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Florida Church of God Ministries, Inc. Constant Comment
Newsletter August 24, 2009 |
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The Devil Made Me Do it? By Dr. Greg Wiens If you are old enough to remember
this phrase, you are not doing "twenty-something" ministry!
For those of you who are too young to know, this phrase was used to explain
actions which aren't acceptable to others. It was kind of a cop-out
that was used to excuse inappropriate behavior. The truth is that we
will be held accountable for all of our actions. We cannot blame our
parents, spouses, kids or even the devil for what we do. Having said that, the New Testament
tells us that the enemy does seek to influence the way we act through
temptations or "footholds" that he may get in our lives. In
Ephesians 4.27 (NIV) we are told that we need to deal with our anger
appropriately (quickly) or it will cause something to rot in our lives and
give Satan a foothold. My observation on this idea of a foothold is
that, if you let anger fester in your life, you give Satan an opportunity to
use that at a later date to disrupt relationships or Kingdom expansion.
Often this foothold will sit latent until a critical time in your life or the
life of the church; then the enemy will be the source of that latent anger,
causing a quarrel in the marriage or in the church. To
continue reading, please click here. |
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Bible Olympics Lake
Wales, FL On August 14-15, we had our largest Bible Olympics ever,
hosting 13 teams from around the state. Churches that participated
were: Church in the Gardens (Palm Beach Gardens), High Point Church
(Lake Wales), Oak Grove FCOG (Tampa), Rock Crusher Rd. FCOG (Crystal River),
Sawgrass Community Church (Weston), University Blvd, Chapel (Jacksonville),
Village View Community Church (Summerville), Venice FCOG (Venice), and
Westside Community Church (Apopka). The theme was "Bible Basic Boot Camp" and
children spent several months studying the books of the Bible, the theme and
author of each book, finding their way around the Bible, finding key passages
and memorizing 25 scripture verses. Children's leaders,
pastors, parents, and of course the children themselves, all had a great time
competing and supporting the quizzers. Three children accepted Christ and returned to their home
church to be baptized! This is a great way to help children gain
Biblical knowledge and it's also a great time for them to meet new friends
and know that there are other children around the state who are hiding God's
Word in their heart! |
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Florida
Ministerial Institute September 18-19, 2009 The cost
for each course is $35.00. This fee includes lunch and
refreshments. Deadline
to submit registrations will be Friday, September 4th, 2009. NO REGISTRATIONS WILL BE
ACCEPTED AFTER THIS DATE. Click here to download the registration
brochure. |
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Intercessory Prayer A group gathers weekly on Mondays @ the FLCOG Ministries
Resource Center for a time of prayer for our pastors and churches. If you
are interested in joining us for this time, we will begin @ 10:30 AM and go
until 11:30 AM. If you have specific prayer requests for your church or
pastor, please email those to prayer@flcog.org. Join us this week wherever you are as we pray for the
following "churches of the week": á Live Oak Community Church, Live Oak á Community COG, Melbourne á Greater Miami Iglesia De Dios, Miami |
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Send Us Your News Do you have news or information you'd like to share? Send
your article and pictures (jpg format please) to office@flcog.org. Articles may
be subject to editing. |
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Florida Church of God Ministries,
Inc. 5826 Hoffner Avenue, Suite 1001 Orlando, FL 32822 Phone: 407-737-7633 Fax: 407-737-0123 www.chog.org
www.flcog.org en espanol
www.floridayouth.net |
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