June 2011
Events on the Horizon
Walk in the LightFrom the desk of Pastor John Greiner Have you ever walked through a dark room and stubbed your toe on the furniture? If so, that experience became a painful lesson to you to use a flashlight next time! Likewise, God knows how painful life can be for His children who aren't relying on His guidance for them. His main provision for lighting our pathway is in our spirits. Proverbs says the spirit of man is the lamp of the Lord that sheds light on one's innermost being. Every believer has a divine right to be led by the Holy Spirit, and the primary way He leads is by the inward witness- that illumination, that knowing down on the inside. This same witness is what God uses to let us know we are saved (Jn 8:16). It may not be as spectacular as visions, dreams or audible instructions, but it is no less supernatural. Following the inward witness is the everyday way we walk in the light without "stubbing our toes." How can we experience this leading? Let's use the simple LED method. LEDs or light emitting diodes are the modern sources of intense light used in traffic signals and other technologies. What a great picture of our guidance from the Lord.
Grads shaped by their faithJosiah Greer. Family Christian Academy. Proud parents Frank & Donna Lozano. Josiah plans to attend the University of Houston with a major in Marketing and a minor in Business while pursuing a career in sports journalism and photography. Not a bad career choice for an all-star athlete awarded "Mr. FCA" by his school. Christy Mathew. Klein Forest High. Proud mom Jaisamma Mathew. Christy plans to attend Texas State University with majors in business and teaching. Ashley Parson. Klein Collins High. Proud parents Kyle and Kathy. Inspired by Altitude leader Sophie Macey, Ashley plans to attend Baylor or TCU to major in Deaf Interpretation. "I love kids already so I believe it'll be an even greater experience to help and teach hearing impaired children," Ashley says. Mica Scott. Jersey Village High. Proud parents Gary & Blanca. Mica will attend Tomball Community College and transfer to a university for a Bachelors in Business. Her career goal came from her love for babies in the GWC nursery, says mom: she wants to open a daycare someday. Thank you for your service, Mica! Max Thomas. Home School- GED. Proud parents Corky & Cynthia Cates. Max has been taking dual credit classes from Lone Star College for the past 2 years and will continue until next May. Then he plans to study Engineering at Texas A&M. Go Max! Courtney Brown. Bachelor of Business Administration from Sam Houston State University. Proud parents Marcus & Christie Kaminski. This hard-working single mom to Darien completed her studies with a 3.61 GPA. This fall Courtney will begin work on her Masters in Accounting. Courtney is engaged to Caleb Robertson, now transferring to Texas A&M to study Engineering. CONGRATULATIONS to each of you. The favor of God is over you for a bright future!
Motor Coach for a smart car price?
June Media Special: Growing is Changing.
Poll Question: Does it take a village?
If you see children (not yours) in the church doing something dangerous, should you correct them?
Last Month Results: 94% of you say the best thing to do when someone bothers, upsets or disappoints you in church is to have a talk with that person, while 4% say to tell someone in leadership and 2% say they'd just leave the church. Thankfully, no one chose the "hit-em" option. Our take: give others the benefit of the doubt when you can, but if you just can't shake a bad vibe, don't let it fester. Gently communicate your true feelings to the offender and get it straight. Jesus says: If your brother sins against you, go and tell him his fault between you and him alone. If he hears you, you have gained your brother. But if he will not hear, take with you one or two more...And if he refuses to hear them, tell it to the church. But if he refuses even to hear the church, let him be to you like a heathen...(Matt 18:15-17). Be sure you're willing to forgive him 70 X 7 times (vs 22). See also Eph 4. Gal 6. |
One way to stir up your faith: remember all the ways God has come through for you in the past. Mull them over in your mind and begin to praise Him again for His faithfulness to you through those times. Now you are ready to search the Word of God about your present challenge. Remember, God promises to minister seed to the sower (2 Cor 9:10), so expect to find ammunition to use against these attacks. Often it's just one God-breathed nugget that you believe and speak over and over that carries you through. Once you have God's Word on the matter, boldly start declaring your victory with rejoicing by "sticking" the enemy with the Word. You'll soon come out of that fire with a victor's crown-one to lie at Jesus' feet.
Thanks, John Dyer for setting us up for the deal of the century. Unlike our happy yellow school bus, this motor coach has A/C, is highway friendly and seats more passengers with their luggage.
Learn how to work with God's maturing process for a lifetime of opportunities. Sets of this new series by Pastor Greiner are now available at the Media Center and online. On CD (
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