Below are all posts tagged with 'good news'.
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breathe deep, civil rights, elwin wilson, ephesians, ephesians 3, freedom riders, good news, gospel, lost dogs, reconciliation, robert lewis, sermon
Last week I spoke at Shatin Church on Ephesians 3:1-13. I compared the story of the Freedom Riders during the Civil Rights struggles of 1960s America with that of Paul and the Jews and Gentiles in the early church. I also included a video accompanying the Lost Dogs song Breathe Deep, which invites people from all walks of life to “Breathe deep the breath of God”. The video and slides are available below.
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cancer, good news, our ministry, the sower: helping you share your faith, true stories
Here’s another encouraging post from our brother-in-law, Pat.
“Had another quiet, peaceful time with Jesus this morning on radiation table. Before I got on the table I was having one of those self pity moments. You know, why me Lord, why can’t I have just a normal day, no treatments, no pain, feel good, enjoy the sunshine, etc. While on the table He reminded me in His still quiet way that He loves me and cares for me every minute of every day. Lord, thank you for that and forgive me for those moments of selfishness. He is great and greatly to be praised!!
“…After my treatment this morning I had about hour to sit until my next treatment, so I sat in the waiting room. Soon a man came in and sat at the table with me, looked at me and said, ‘do I know you?’ I did not know him, so I told him my name was Pat and with tears in his eyes he told me his name was Jim. He wiped his tears and began to tell me his wife was there for treatment for breast cancer. He said they have been married 54 years and he could not i...
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cancer, good news, our ministry, the sower: helping you share your faith, true stories
My guest author today is Pat, our brother-in-law. Pat, only 52, is going through chemo and radiation for lung cancer. He has seen these daily treatments as an opportunity to focus on the Lord. He enjoys resting in God’s loving presence and sharing his faith in God with the people he meets each day. Pat’s faith has been encouraging to all of us as we read his daily journals on Caring Bridge.
I’ll let Pat speak for himself:
“At chemo this afternoon I saw three people that we really need to pray for.
“I spoke of Rena last week. Her husband (I believe his name is John) was diagnosed with colon cancer two weeks ago and last week as I spoke to her in the waiting room, she was very discouraged as they were still in shock of the news and were still learning of all the options of treatment, etc. She is the one who along with another Christian lady in the waiting room; I was able to share my experience and my encouragement due to my faith in my loving Savior. She saw me getting my treatments today and r...
