God is Faithful!

I have to share this account with you all! Last week the elders met at our regular monthly meeting after the Wed night study, and we reviewed our church finances. I have to tell you that the outlook was not positive! Over the course of the summer, offerings were down, and our ‘cash reserve’ was dwindling at an alarming rate. Some hard decisions might be in order soon. Not only that, we had just obtained the permits to proceed with Holy Grounds, and yet we had not met our financial target for funds to proceed.

After much discussion, we settled on the ‘bottom line’.

• We know God has ordained this work at CCW
• We believe God opened the door for us to proceed with Holy Grounds
• We believe we are to go forward
• So… we keep on keeping on, and we trust God, even when the numbers tell us otherwise!
• We decided to pray, seek the Lord, and trust Him.

Well, this past Sunday we had the largest offering that our church has EVER had! God blew our socks off! Just when we felt we had no where else to turn, God provided through His people!

I tell you this for several reasons…

1. To encourage you – if you are in a place where you feel that you have no where else to turn, then its time to pray and trust God!
2. To build your faith – where God guides, He provides!
3. To give you purpose – Get involved with what God is doing. Don’t be a bystander.

In Nehemiah 2, we read: And I told them of the hand of my God which had been good upon me, and also of the king's words that he had spoken to me. So they said, "Let us rise up and build." Then they set their hands to this good work. Neh 2:18

Nehemiah was a man who knew the God he served, and he believed the God he served, and he acted on what God gave him to do! Let us do the same!

...till the whole world hears,

Pastor Clay

Follow up from Sunday...

Greeting Saints!

Last Sunday i made mention of several situations relating to biblical prophecy that are out in the news, and I though it would be good to follow up with the actual news accounts.
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Temple Mount Destruction by Muslim overseers
Here is the most recent article, reported by Worldnet Daily, that gives the latest update on the destruction of evidence of the previous Jewish Temples on Mt Moriah: CLICK HERE

also...
Israel to Cede Control of Temple Mt to Palestinians
Also, I noted that Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert is holding discussions with Palestinian leaders to cede full control of the Temple Mount to Grand Mufti Muhammad Hussein: CLICK HERE

For a more detailed look at this action by Bill Konig, including an interesting link to prophecies in Zech 12:2 and Rev 6:12, CLICK HERE.

If you are interested in the history and truth behind the "Israeli-Palestian Issue", CLICK HERE for a short synopsis of the Palestinian myth.
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Oh, and if we wanted to add one more thing to "watch", Turkey has just elected it's new president... who is a dedicated Muslim. "Why is this a problem" you ask?

Because while Turkey may be populated with Muslims, Turkey has a secular government, with a secular constitution. The Turkish military sees it as it's duty to ensure that the secular nature of the country is retained, and that is does not come to be ruled by Islamic law (which is a good thing as they have nukes!)

The military is watching Abdullah Gul very closely, and will possible remove his government if they feel he is leaning the country in a religious direction (they have done this in the past). CLICK HERE for the full story.

Peace and Love through our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ!

Pastor Clay