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Got Life A newsletter about spiritual enrichment for the Body of Christ
A Monthly Newsletter This is the day the Lord has made
What’s Going On The monthly calendar, birthdays and anniversaries, and Daniel’s Fast resource information. Page 3
An address from the Senior Pastor. Page 2
Who Will Stop and Help
Words From Our Ministries. Page 5
The Lite Side
Jan/Feb ’12 Church Information NLTC ministry staff, service information and statement of faith. Page 12
The Lite Side Biblical principles through humor Page 10
that I had passed a soul who needed me on that CHRIST-morning. Even though I was not driving, I could have been more vocal about serving that man. Yet, I just let it go at suggesting someone call for help.
While some Christians stayed home this Christmas, I gladly went to church with my family. After all, the reason for the season was Jesus’ birth. And what better place to honor and celebrate His birth than in the house of God.
Everyday there are people who’s As our family traveled to church on lives are crashing, spinning out of control Christmas morning, we witnessed a car with major destruction guaranteed to that apparently had a blowout, hitting the their life and even their soul. concrete wall and spinning out. Thankfully, no one hit the man. How often do we look at those people and say, “Lord help them”, and But I quickly noticed that no one, I Pat on the back for me! I fulfilled my ask God to send someone else their way mean no one, stopped to see if the man religious obligations without any to do the job God placed us in their life to was ok - physically or emotionally. No complaints. do? Maybe we invite them to church so one stopped, including us. that the Pastor or the preacher will do our Ha! Let’s back this picture up. As I made comments, hopping that job and tell them about God. Most church attendees have heard the my words would irritate us enough to This year, I don’t want to let anyone story of the Good Samaritan at some stop, I was shamed that we flew on pass else do my job. I don’t want to be guilty point in their life. And boy how we the man who clearly, was in shock at of pretending to care, but not condemn the Priest and the Levite for what had just happened and the inconveniencing myself. It’s my time to their lack of concern for a human in destruction to his car. stop and help! distress. It was hard for me to really worship Mel A. Perry, Assistant Pastor I too am just as guilty. God in service that morning, knowing Jan/Feb
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