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One With Christ
Ministries Newsletter Dear Family & Friends, One thing have I desired of
the LORD, that will I seek after; that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days
of my life, to behold the beauty of the LORD, and to enquire in his temple. (Psalms 27:4) We thank you God for your Word. The month of October has been a very restful time for Sue and I
with such peace and joy from the Lord God Almighty. It
is our prayer for each one to experience the peace, joy and rest in the Lord. I believe that God wants all of us to be in the
place of peace with Him, for where there is peace then rest and joy will follow; this is
where God has Sue and I. The Bible School of Elijah met on
October 25th and 26th. The
teaching was on the continuation of the gifts of the Holy Spirit. We are learning so much from the Bible School
teachings, which will help us as we go forth in our calling in the ministry. We are so thankful to Pastor Tootsie and her staff
for coming each month to teach the Bible School. We
ask you to pray for Pastor Tootsie and her staff and the Bible School each month. We have only one more month of Bible School left. We have some very good news to share
with you! On October 10, 2002 we received
our determination letter from the Internal Revenue Service about our tax-exempt status.
IRS determined that One With Christ Ministries, Inc. is exempt from federal income tax
under section 501 (a) of the Internal Revenue Code as an organization described in section
501(c)(3). We give all the Glory to God. Praise you God and Thank you! One With Christ Ministries, Inc. is considered a publicly supported non-profit organization. This means we totally relay on voluntary contributions from the public. Would you pray and consider becoming a partner with One With Christ Ministries, Inc. today? We welcome and encourage your contributions, gifts, and donations to help further this ministry in reaching the lost, hurt, and sick people with the good news and hope of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. MESSAGE THIS MONTH IS ENTITLED A few nights ago, Sue and I were talking about a message that God spoke to me about the seed, vine and branches. A vine and branch are connected to a root system that started from a seed that was planted in good soil and watered and taken care of in order to produce fruit. God’s Word is the seed, the vine is Jesus Christ and we are the branches. Before we become born again and saved, God sends someone to us and plants the seed “the Word of God” in us and it starts to grow and gets rooted, then God will send others to water that seed with more of the Word of God about His Son Jesus Christ “which is the Vine” and then as we receive Jesus Christ into our hearts and become born again, then we are connected to Jesus “the Vine” and abide in Him. As we continue to grow and abide in Jesus, we believers “the Branches” start to bear fruit. God sends us to others with the fruit “the Word of God” and that fruit and seed is planted in others and God’s Kingdom continues to grow and grow. God’s Word in John chapter 15:1 says that I am the true vine, and my Father is the husbandman. The word husbandman means “gardener, a tiller
of the soil, a vinedresser”. If we are
to be the branch then we must always be connected to the vine to produce fruit. If we are connected in the true vine of Jesus then
we must allow the Father “the Gardener” to prune the branches. We as Jesus’ disciples must allow God to
continue to prune us so we will continue to grow and abide in Him and Him in us and bear
much fruit. Are you ready and willing
to allow God to prune and cut away the things from your life so you can bear much fruit
and be Jesus’ disciple? TO SAVE THE
LOST! Take the time to read the following verses from God’s Word in the Book of John chapter 15 and ask God to reveal the revelation of His Word to you. John 15:1 I am the true vine, and my Father is the husbandman. John 15:2 Every branch in me that beareth not fruit he taketh away: and every branch that beareth fruit, he purgeth it, that it may bring forth more fruit. John 15:3 Now ye are clean through the word which I have spoken unto you. John 15:4 Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine; no more can ye, except ye abide in me. John 15:5 I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing. John 15:6 If a man abide not in me, he is cast forth as a branch, and is withered; and men gather them, and cast them into the fire, and they are burned. John 15:7 If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you. John 15:8 Herein is my Father
glorified, that ye bear much fruit; so shall ye be my disciples. As we pray and seek God for guidance each
month on what to say and what message He has for us to place in the newsletter, it’s
our prayer that it will be a blessing to you and your families and that the very Word of
God will be uplifting and encouraging to you. God’s
Word is life. Please be in prayer for the 2nd
Annual Partner’s Conference “Holy Ghost Explosion” held by Tootsie Gudal
Ministries International, Inc. on November14th thru 16th, 2002 in
Bradenton, Fl. We know that the Conference will be an
awesome time with God and a time of refreshing and restitution in God’s people. You are a blessing to God, the ministry
and us. We ask for your continued prayers for
the ministry and us. We love each and
every one of you in the Lord Jesus. A verse for November:
Romans 15:13 Now the God of hope fill
you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope, through the power of
the Holy Ghost. In Our Heavenly Fathers Love, One With Christ Ministries |
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