Got Life - July 2011 New Life Temple Church Newsletter

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Got Life A newsletter about spiritual enrichment for the Body of Christ

A Monthly Newsletter Knowing The Time

What’s Going On The monthly calendar, birthdays and anniversaries, and Daniel’s Fast resource information.

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An address from the Senior Pastor.

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Words From Our Ministries.

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The Lite Side

before becoming a leader by following their leader. If you are not leading by following, you can’t lead.”

one person observing our life, we are taking someone somewhere.

As I thought about this, I realized the problem most of us get in is the burning desire to lead instead of following.

It was almost like it was the first time But how do you really learn how to I had ever heard it. The words just flew lead?

No amount of motivational out of my mouth like a revelation of sorts. teaching is going to teach you how to “You can not lead anyone if you have lead. That’s a bunch of rubbish! never followed any one!”

The best and most successful leaders There are theories about whether are those who have followed. Until you leaders are born, made, molded, have spent ample time following, you mentored and so on. won’t know how to lead those who follow.

But the truth is, we all have the capacity to lead others. Even if it’s just

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Church Information NLTC ministry staff, service information and statement of faith.

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The Lite Side Biblical principles through humor Page 11

You Can’t Go There Unless You’ve Been There A few days ago I had this epiphany of course I had hear it and said it many times before. But for some reason it just made super clear sense to me this time.

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Now here is a statement that may not make sense on first read,”Leaders lead

Paul said it like this, “Be ye a follower of me, even as I also am of Christ.”

1Corinthians 11:1 Before Paul could lead anyone he had to follow...and continue to follow.

In other words, in order to go there, you have to have been THERE. If you want to destroy the value and growth of a company, a home, or a church try leading before you learn to follow.

This is the generation of the self employed start-up companies. No one wants to work for anyone, because no one wants to follow anyone. And it sounds great, until you hear about another take over by a “mature” company. continued on page 9 1

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IN OTHER WORDS I don’t know if it would be right to say that we are half way through summer, since summer just official began the third week of June. However, it seems that we measure summer by when the children get out of school and when they return.

Whether we use the children’s school calendar or the Roman calendar to tell us when summer begins, it feels as if the first month has gone and we are smack dab in the middle of “Summer Time”.

For me, summer is not as much about taking trips as much as it is about taking time to just slow down a bit, relax and breath in life.

It’s the time of the year when I used to ignore the phone because I was engrossed in some refreshing me time either taking a picnic in the back yard, reading a delicious book or watching a good o’l Black & White classic.

I remember just a few years ago I was a pro in the art of R&R. I knew how not to be disturbed, how to just enjoy.

I’ve managed to “sip” on a book or two thanks to the new technology audiobook downloads from the city library. I enjoy the relaxing feeling of just sitting back with a good fiction and letting my mind create the story. But I wish I could take in more.

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2 John he tells the people of God that he wishes that they would prosper in three major areas. It has been God’s

By Bishop Brenda K. Perry plan for man to be blessed in all areas, and not just one. When Joshua led the In Matthew 11:28 children of Israel into the promise Jesus tells us to, land (the place of “rest” for the mind, “Come unto me, all ye soul and body) they first had to fight. that labor and are We know fighting takes from you, but heavy laden, and I will you must fight to attain what is give you rest.” Every man and woman promised you. In time the conquered must come to Jesus to get rest for their their enemies. However if they would soul. Those that labor in Christ Jesus, have followed God’s plan, and fighting the good fight of faith, need continue on page 4 that rest that is only found in Jesus.

When our spiritual man is weak and restless and agitated by this world it affects the physical and mental man.

Why Me Lord?

So we must set a time away from the care and things that distract us from

By Minister Isaac Bazile drawing near in reaching God. So we During my life time I have often push the plate back. We must shut wondered why certain things happen ourselves into more studying of the to some people and not others. Why Word of God, along with prayer to the Lord blessed this one and not that receive that refreshing and rest that one. I have wondered why the our soul needs. children of God suffer and have to

Enjoy Your Vacation

So what about the physical body when it is tired? How should we respond when the body is worn out from over work in our various So what is it that you really enjoy doing, but you’ve been to busy to do this summer? occupations? When the body is Remember, you will never get this summer fatigued from caring for others? We back if you let it past you by. So take a know we must work so that we will moment and think of what it is you said you not become a burden to others, and would do last month, but still have yet to do. pay our debt to society. Work is a part You still have two months to make it happen. our task in life. We start as early as a You and I must set aside the time to enjoy the little child. Work helps to develop us. time God has given us to relax and rest. Don’t It helps to teach us responsibility and let this summer go by without doing those good stewardship. Even though you things you wanted to do with your family or maybe well learned, and in good maybe just for you. Go ahead...enjoy some fun health, and will work 24/7, the time this summer. physical body still requires rest. You see the natural man, or the physical affects the spiritual as well as your mental factors.

Mel A. Perry, Editor In Chief

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God requires the whole man to gain rest, not just the spiritual man. In

endure hardships and struggles. It is a question asked with a capital WHY by both believer and nonbeliever. There have been more books written on this subject than the subject of the Antichrist or the social gospel or how to live the Christian life. And still the question is being asked, "Why do God's children suffer?"

When suffering causes us to ask, "Why me? Where is God? Why does suffering happen to good people?", we are to look at Jesus' scars and the love for which they are the emblem.

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Looking Ahead Please mark your calendars for the upcoming events for July & August

JULY 4 Fourth of July -Office Closed 12 Leadership Prayer 24 Bishop’s Birthday 27 Ministries Bible Study 21 Leadership Prayer & Meeting 25 Ministries Bible Study 30 Leadership Prayer 30 LOL Fellowship 31 Outreach Sunday

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Birthdays & Anniversaries Monthly birthdays and anniversaries of NLTC members.

If your birthday is not listed, email the church office.

July 1! !

Genesis Baker

July 2! !

Chancellor Hines

July 10! !

Towanna Thompson

July 13 ! !

Joshua Williams

July 16! !

Carey Mithcell

July 21! !

Stephanie Green

July 23! !

Esstine Padgitt

July 24! !

Bishop Brenda K. Perry

July 27! !

Tyron Chambers

July 27! !

Chynna Hines

July 27! !

Samuel Bell

Anniversaries Paul & Denise Dalcoe July 10th Raymond & Pam Wright July 10th

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Upcoming Summer Events Summer is here, and that means it is time to get out and enjoy what the city has to offer. From plays to festivals, there is plenty to do. If you never get out, you will never know what makes Houston the city it is. So here are a few things to get you on your way.

* Independence Day Celebration -July 2 at 11am - 5pm. Start your Independence Day Celebration early! Head over to Old Town Spring for some fun family time! There will be live music, free lemonade, iced tea, and watermelon. Spend the day shopping, eating, and browsing the art galleries and museums. The Civil War museum will be selling hot dogs and BBQ sandwiches as part of a fundraiser. http:// www.oldtownspring.com/ * ExxonMobil Star-Spangled Salute- July 4 enjoy an evening with Michael Krajewski and the Houston Symphony at Miller Outdoor Theatre. Astronaut and vocalist Chris Hadfield will also sing Big Smoke, a song inspired by his first shuttle mission. http://milleroutdoortheatre.com * The Elijah Revolution - July 22 - 24 at Triumph church in Staford , Texas. A conferences that is calling teenagers to a life of wholehearted devotion to Jesus and radical commitment to God, in the spirit of a Nazirite. http://www.elijahrevolution.com/ * Houston Shakespeare Festival – July 29 Aug 7 at 8:30pm each night. Houston Shakespeare Festival, A professional project of the University of Houston, is an over 2 week event happening every night where you can catch performances of Shakespheare's Othello or Taming of the Shrew. http://milleroutdoortheatre.com/

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passion, caused Him and His disciple to work so much so that they did not have time to eat. In another scripture Jesus tells His disciples it is time to take a break. Mark 6:31-32 (KJV) reads, “And he said unto them, Come ye yourselves apart into a desert place, and rest a while; for there were many coming and going, and they had no leisure so much as to eat. And they departed into a desert place by ship privately.”

of money we had fun. Church Family vacations started as early as 1980 with taking the youth to Austin and others cities. So many had not been out of the area they were raised in. The Church Family at large started around 1982 headed northeast. We started those travels with an old school bus.

Next to then called Trailway Bus Line, and before we ended we were stayed obedient to His commands, flying commercial airlines. Some of they would have attained rest in all the body of NLTC Family flew as far three areas that God had promised as Africa and Seoul Korean. I have them.

Vacation is of God, so enjoy always enjoyed my time of vacation I want you to know that the word yourself and relax. Have fun and with my friend Kathryn. She is not “vacation” is not in the Bible, per-say, enjoy good food. But remember, our able to travel like she use too. Never vacation is to be enjoyed and not over but there are scriptures that encourage the less, I’m still enjoying the taxing by excessive spending. And not us to take time out to rest and enjoy memories today. over active so much so that you return life. Merriam Webster defines Vacation time is to be enjoyed, vacation as “a period during which the home and go to go work tired and burned out, in whether with usual routine of school or work is need of another family or suspended”. Synonyms for vacation friend, or just include such words as break, holiday, vacation.

Vacation is not alone; with leave, recess, sabbatical, furlough, a time to get in plenty of rest, intermission, feast, holy day, debt. And money or legal holiday, and the list goes on. please watch little. Some With some of the related words, we out for time time with less can find scripture that will support money use you taking the time out for the figural share. They are good to a great force to body to relax and enjoy those things degree, but they recognize God has set up for His people. are a snare and God’s creation a One scripture that comes to mind trap for debt. You are forever paying little bit more. O how I love the is Mark 3:20, “And the multitude maintenance fee and a very high mountains, and bodies of water, and cometh together again, so that they interest when you purchase them. big forests. Remember Jesus has given could not so much as eat bread.”

Shop but set a budget in how much us all things richly to enjoy, and Jesus’ purpose in life, driven by a you will be spending out for yourself vacation time is one of them. as well as other.

When I think back on the vacations we took as a family with our two daughters, with or without plenty 4

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New Life Temple Ministries Words from our ministries

Ladies of the Light

Please tell your friends and family members about our ladies event. We don’t want to leave anyone out.

Outreach Ministry

Hello Ladies!

The Ladies of the Light Ministry is gearing up for another event. Once again, our time together is here!

Remember that all ladies are welcome, including our youth. We are filled with excitement and anticipation for this year’s ladies fellowship! We have a dress theme this year, “Denim and Diamonds”.

It’s a casual affair. We will meet out at Columbia Lakes Resort and Columbia Lakes • 188 Freeman Conference Center for a day of great Blvd • West Columbia, TX 77486 • fun.

979 345-616 The date is July 30, 2011 from We are looking forward to a great 10:00am until 4:00pm. The cost is only $30.00 per person. We will have time of fellowship and worship! a great time of fellowship, worship, Please contact me for further door prizes, speakers and more. details and information 281 437-6674, On Sunday, July 31, 2011, we are 832 545-0035 or 713 991-5972 ex 188. having a “Parade of Hats” I know everyone will have a good time. You Yours in Christ, can wear all kind of hats, sport hats, dress hats; whatever kind of hat you Sis Donna Stephens, Ladies of the Light desire to wear. Please wear one. This Director Sunday is called “Just Having Church!” I will have a surprise ladies, so please don’t miss it. I know our Mother’s will enjoy seeing all of us wearing a hat.

IF ONLY...

2 Samuel 12-13, Luke 16 Key Verse: Luke 1:29 After reading one of several daily devotions, this one I really identified with. So often when we witness, and it seems that nothing being said is making a difference, we leave thinking, “If only…….” Woodrow Kroll, the writer of this devotion, puts it this way: I always have trouble seeing the 3-D images in those pictures that look like nothing more than colorful patterns. You hold them at nose length, stare through them as you slowly move it away from your face and, voila!, the Statue of Liberty (or something like that) appears. Only once have I successfully seen the image. Some of my friends, more adept at staring through pictures, get frustrated that I

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don't see the hidden image. "If only you . . ." their futile attempts at advice begin.

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gave him up for all of us, will he not with him also give us everything else?"

Sometimes when trying to convince someone that Christianity is true, we think in "if-only" terms. "If only" Noah's ark were found, then people would believe. "If only" Sodom and Gomorrah were found or this miracle would happen or that thing would appear. We think that indisputable evidence would end unbelief.

I don't know if you like questions are not, but I have been thinking about some really deep, deep questions lately like: 1. If love is blind, why is marriage such an eye opener?

2. How do they get the deer to cross at that yellow road sign?

3. What was the "best thing" before sliced bread?

Try this one: "If only someone 4. At a movie theater, which arm rest would come back from the dead." is yours?

Even that 5. Why do most "reality" TV shows would fail. If a person will not listen have absolutely nothing to do with to the Word of God, he or she will reality? not be convinced even if someone 6. Why, when men grow older, do rises from the dead. they lose the hair on their heads but That's what Jesus said. In the story grow more out their ears and noses? of the rich man and Lazarus, Abraham 7. If you jogged backwards would you answers the rich man's request to have gain weight? someone go to his father's house to 8. Why is it that my flashlight is really warn them. He says, "They have just a place to hold dead batteries?

Moses and the Prophets; let them listen to Those are just silly, pointless them" (v. 29). He goes on to say that a questions. But the question I want to person coming back from the grave ask you is anything but silly, and it will not make a difference when the certainly is not pointless. I want to ask Word is rejected. you: How much is your soul worth?

The answer to this question is my Give people the Word of God. That is what will change them, not our redeemed soul is worth the suffering I endure because the reward is great and evidences or our stories. my faith is increased through the Elder JohnsonOutreach, Director suffering.

(Permission to publish article given by Back to the Bible Ministry)

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suffering there is a scarred Christ; behind all our sorrow there is a love that is stronger than death. "He who did not withhold his own Son, but

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suffering and to help us bear it. His scars are an emblem of his time with us, a reminder of his suffering for us, and a pledge of his love to redeem us.

Because of the Resurrection we can hope that the tears we shed, the blows we receive, the emotional pain, the heartache over lost friends and loved ones, all these will become memories, like Jesus' scars. Scars never completely go away, but neither do they hurt any longer. We will have re-created bodies, a re-created heaven and earth.

Because of Jesus’ resurrection I can say thank you Lord for considering me worthy of the experiences you have allowed me to have, and for the relationship I have with you. So my friends the next time you are going through a possible valley experience, and you begin to wonder “Why me Lord”, consider why he came to die for you and I. Consider why he allowed you to go through what you went through, and what you will receive at the end. You may change your response to “Thank you Lord” instead.

Minister Isaac J. Bazile serves as director of the Men of the Tower of NLTC

Borrowing a question from Philip Yancy, who raised it in his book The Jesus I Never Knew, “Who was this man Jesus? What was he like? Why did Jesus' scars remain?” He answers that Jesus scars remained because they connect him to the pain and suffering that we experience in this earthly life.

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BoY “My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee, that thou shalt be no priest to me: seeing thou hast forgotten the law of thy God, I will also forget thy children”. (Hosea 4:6).

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cunning traps so easily because

description of who Satan was

we either have no idea who he

before his fall.

is or what he's capable of doing.

Many of us grew up with this elementary concept that Satan

Ezekiel 28: 12-17: 12 “You were the perfection of wisdom and beauty. 13 You were in Eden, the garden of God. Your

has horns and a pitch fork, and clothing was adorned with is the big baddie that is out to

every precious stone – red

get us. There is some partial

carnelian, chyrsolite, white

truth to this: he IS out to get

moon-stone, beryl, onyx, jasper,

us. Since we do not know what

sapphire, turquoise, and

we are really up against and do emerald – all beautifully not know what he's capable of,

crafted for you and set in the

we are blindly throwing

finest gold. They were given to

wondered why sin is so

punches into thin air hoping to

you on the day you were

enticing, why it looks so

land a blow. We dwell and live

created. 14 I ordained and

beautiful upon first glance, or

on his turf and must know

anointed you as the mighty

why it feels "right"? We always

what his plans are, what his

angelic guardian (or guardian

hear how bad sin is and its

purpose is, and how he plans

cherub). You had access to the

effects, and how we are sinners

on pursuing them both.

holy mountain of God and

by nature, but we never hear the

Ironically, it seems that we do

walked among the stones of

beginning story. We hear so

not know about our enemy

fire. 15 You were blameless in

little about the creator of sin -

because we are scared, and

all you did from the day you

Satan. We are in a battle

sometimes extremely

were created until the day evil

everyday: us vs. world, spirit

frightened, to talk about him.

was found in you. 16 Your

vs. flesh, good vs. evil. These

We need to know what the Word great wealth filled you with

dichotomies have always been

(God) says about him so we

violence, and you sinned. So I

present, but we forget that we

can know how to prepare and

banished you from the

are in an ongoing battle.

stay prepared when he comes.

mountain of God. I expelled

Whether participating in a fight,

He is no myth, no fairytale, or

you, O mighty guardian, from

match, battle, competition, or

story told to describe evil, but

your place among the stones of

war, it is always suggested to

is as real as God and his

fire. 17 Your heart was filled

know your opponent. As

eternal Word is.

with pride because of all your

Have you ever really

Christians, we are at war and battle with sin DAILY. I read a startling but powerful statement by a pastor that said, "We should fight to kill sin everyday because every day it's fighting to kill us”. Everything that we encounter is a spiritual fight if we know it or not. Our feeble and weak flesh is susceptible to the enemy's July

In a nutshell, Satan was the angel over music and worship in Heaven, or the Anointed Cherub, that was cast out by God because he let his pride,

beauty. You corrupted your wisdom for the sake of your splendor” (New Living Translation).

This was Lucifer - beautiful,

ego, and vanity get to him. He

anointed, full of wisdom,

was, and still is, the greatest

magnificent, flawless, and

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into his heart and made itself

delicious, and it would also

sticking up for the one thing

evident externally. He literally

make her wise". Even after

that is not only separating us

had it all but wanted more; he

God's very specific

from God's heart and will for

wanted to exalt himself above

commandment to Adam and

our lives but killing us in the

God so he lost it all. It is

Eve not to eat of the forbidden

long-run and sending is

extremely clear where we get

fruit, they disobeyed anyhow.

quickly to Hell. God hates sin,

the spirit of pride, greed,

Sin looked that good and was

but loves the sinner, and so

vanity, selfishness, and

presented so cunningly and

should we. This is not to say

egocentrism from.

deceivingly at the same time.

that we will not be tempted

We think we are strong to take

because even Jesus was

on sin, and we think we can

tempted. When Jesus was led

stand against it on our own

into the wilderness by the Holy

will and might, but we are

Spirit to be tempted by Satan,

fooling ourselves. We are

Satan distorted the Word of

powerless and slaves to sin

God to allow Jesus to fall.

without the limitless power of

Satan is no fool and knows the

God through His Son, His Blood

Word too. The difference with

and His Holy Spirit. Even

Satan using the Word and God

Michael, one of God's mightiest

using the Word is Satan always

and strongest angels, could

has a clever way to misconstrue

only rebuke Satan through that

it in a sick, demented, twisted

wonderful and everlastingly

way that thwarts God's

powerful name, Jesus. Today, in

meaning. Satan takes it

our world, we flirt with sin

completely out of context or

like it is a date and always

puts it in context to fit sin

kiss and tell. We forget how

accordingly (sounds familiar

strong sin is and how strong

huh). But each time, Jesus

I do not know where the idea

the one behind it is too. Little

resisted the enemy. We are

stemmed from, but Satan is no

intended white lies, partial

bound to be tempted by Satan's

fool or idiot. Never take him

truths, sexual immorality (but

whispers; that is inevitable.

for some brainless moron that

not sexual intercourse),

However, James 4:7 tells us to

gets “lucky” when you fall or

shacking/cohabitation (living

submit to God, resist the

stumble. He is intently strategic

together without being

enemy and he will flee. This is

and purposeful and knows how

married), "borrowing" but never

why it is devastatingly

to bait and intimidate with a

giving back, cursing/using

important that we stay under

roar. Satan is called a roaring

profanity, unforgiveness or

God's protection. Satan and sin

lion because it is the roar of a

whatever subtle sin it may be,

may be strong, but I know for

lion that drives its prey into

sin is sin.

a fact that God's love, grace,

Isaiah 14: 12-15, “12 How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning!

How art thou cut down to the ground, which didst weaken the nations! 13 For thou hast said in thine heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God: I will sit also upon the mount of the congregation, in the sides of the north: 14 I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will be like the most High. 15 Yet thou shalt be brought down to hell, to the sides of the pit”. (King James).

traps (in our case SIN). He has been in the business of making sin look good since the fall of man. Genesis 3:6 describes how Eve "was convinced and the fruit looked so fresh and 8

As Christians, we should not be determining which sins are appropriate for an occasion or which sin is "not as bad" as the

power, anointing, name, and mercy was, is, and forever will be Supernaturally Greater.

Period.

other one. We must stop

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Last I checked we were still Children of God and

What happen’s when that same ideology wakes up in the “church hold within us the same Holy world”? It can be young people, new Spirit according to Acts 2:4. converts, individuals who are new to The same breath that God a local assembly, or even established breathed into Adam and Eve members. still exists in us now!

There is this burning desire to Remind yourself: THIS IS A lead because of searing passion to RIGGED FIGHT; YOU ARE ON exercise or deliver the grand idea that THE WINNING TEAM! We may burns deep within, but the unwillingness to follow others to see have been born sinners but, that the passion of the vision is because of Christ, we were fulfilled. It happens everywhere, all born to be reconciled. We the time. are more than Conquerors.

Usually shipwreck, burnout (the Greater is He that is within passion is sizzled out), conflict, us, than He that is in the distrust, unfaithfulness, narcism, fear, world. We can do ALL things anger, just to name a few, becomes the end result. through Christ that strengthens us. We are only

One thing that is true in the church that may not be so anywhere victorious because of GOD else, people want to see you follow and nothing else. We are before they follow you. And even nothing without God and we after you began to lead they expect are literally powerless you to continue to follow. without Him. Although the In the world, “Do as I say and not enemy is deadly, the God as I do,” will work. But in the church within you is deadlier. The it is, “do as I do”, just as Paul said.

Holy Ghost that dwells Now you may be thinking, oh this within you and that is doesn’t apply to me because I’m not a present around you is a leader.

Weapon of Mass Destruction. Jesus did not just deliver a supernatural gift from Heaven, but gave us a HOLY POWER! Only because of God we win!

Sorry! It applies directly to you.

This is not about being a titled leader in the church. This is about being a Christian leader in the body of Christ.

Paul often started his greetings like this, “ Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle...”

Did you see that? Paul could careless about a title. In fact, he referred to his apostleship as his calling, not his title. His title was “servant”.

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If he was a servant that meant he was a follower.

Guess what? Each of us are born again into servanthood. That means we are followers. And if we are good followers, God will entrust others to follow us as we follow others. And if people are following your Christian walk then that means you are leading someone.

There are people who watching our lives to see who we are following.

I had to ask myself this, “ What would happen if more of us leaders prayed ‘God help me to be a better follower’ instead of ‘God make me a better leader’”?

I think we would really move in sync with the heartbeat of God. When I pray, “ make me a better leader,” it’s about me. When I pray, “make me a better follower,” it becomes about Him. At that moment I loose my need for people to follow me and become a God stalker. I become desperate to know how to please Him and not how to make people want to follow me.

In so many of Paul’s writings he talks about loosing himself for the sake of God, the sake of the Gospel.

Talk about a God stalker. The man was obsessed, needy, even, for God. Here it is straight. If we loose our egos, as I’ve heard Joyce Myers call it, and just be about serving we will accomplish far more than our need for positions, titles, relationships, collection of places to minster, recognition for a job well done.

Let’s forget about the fluff, and just for once become crazy excited about the opportunity to serve...even in the places that may seem beneath us.

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pastor could make. Now this is a church publication so you will have to follow closely, because we are keeping it clean.

Ok, Ok! Here But I have to ask where this dud’s mind was! it is!

Hmm....why are you staring?

As if you have never had a weird moment.

LOL! Have you ever had one of those moments when you step up to do something with confidence only to realize the thoughts of everyone’s mind, “ Uh, we hate to tell you but that is so NOT!”?

It’s like the bad recurring dream just became real.

You desperately and frantically, though trying to appear calm, try to swim out of the horrible sinking quicksand you are in.

And the more you try the more it just keeps pulling you down. And even though everyone seems to be so over it, you know that if you are still thinking about it...yep, everyone else is too.

The pastor is refreshing the nice sized audience’s mind of the previous week’s lesson of Lot being in Sodom. He tries to say that Lot “pitched his tents”, but the only correct words that came out of that phrase was “his”.

Within five seconds he realized he had just given a “R” rated synopses of the last week’s message.

The poor guy! No matter how hard he tried to correct his mistake it just got worst. Before long he was red faced.

It was a fall flat on your face moment.

That’s any teacher or preacher of the Gospel’s nightmare- to have words you never intended to say come out of your mouth.

For a quick spiritual moment, when it happens in church the worst thing you can ever do is lie on God and say that was You a “God moment” and He just wanted to want do something different. Because at the to moment everyone now knows you are really in deep. Oh, guess that wasn’t really spiritual.

Anyway, you know what I’m talking about! That moment...that embarrassing moment you had no clue as to how to pull yourself out other than to blame someone, and if it happens at church it’s usually God who get’s blamed.

ROFLOL! I just had a few images that came to mind.

Yes, yes, yes! I know you are so waiting for me to tell you about mine.

But why would I let you laugh at my expense? Well, we will see...

First let me share about a youth pastor who made the biggest gaff a male youth July

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close your Bible and just say, “I’m out of here!

Just let me crawl in a corner and die!”

But you have to go on. Even while the horrible story that every one will be talking about, continues to play in your head, you go on because you have an assignment.

Now I know some people would say that was the devil. More than likely, not. You try saying “pitching his tents” at full speed. Yep, see you don’t even want to say it now.

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or not. But here it is. We have moments when we totally just embarrass ourself.

But instead of walking away defeated we have to keep going.

I have to give this young preacher a thumbs up. Even though the audience kept laughing and he seemed to be doomed, he kept trying until he was able to continue on with what he had to say.

From what I hear, he has gone on to have a very successful ministry.

How many people walk away from serving, relationships, jobs, or opportunities because of an “I can’t believe it” moment that happens to them?

How many of us have walked away from what we were doing because we made a stupid mistake, whether knowingly or ignorantly.

It’s very easy for people now days to become easily discouraged by a moment.

And most of the time people are willing to move past the moment if we will. But because of our self-image we blame others for that moment.

It’s amazing what excuses you will get from people when you ask them why they won’t get involved, or why have they withdrawn themselves from everyone? Many times you will hear a tale of a moment in their life. A moment where they judged themselves too harshly because they didn’t do it just right. They made a mistake, or stumbled over the speech. Maybe someone unintentionally corrected them a bit sternly in front of others.

And from this point on, they can’t move past the “oops” moment.

Hey, we have all had them. Some of us have been fortunate that no one else we knew was around. So we kept going.

Whatever it is, don’t let your “oops!” keep you from doing what you need to do.

Anyway, I won’t waste time on whether the devil was behind this “gaff moment”

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The purpose of New Life Temple Church is to instill the faith of Jesus Christ into the lives of all people, bringing them into spiritual perfection with a spirit of excellence.

Weekly Service Schedule

NLTC Ministry Leaders

Bishop Brenda K. Perry, Senior Pastor pastor@newlifetemplechurch.com

Sunday Sunday School! !

Pastor Steve Stephens, Associate Pastor Sunday Worship ! sstep72508@sbcglobal.net

Pastor Elmer Powell, Associate Pastor elmerpowell@sbcglobal.net

Donna Ross-Powell, Administrator

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Young People On Fire! !

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donna.ross@newlifetemplechurch.com

Karen Watson, Financial Manager

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Mel A. Perry, Global Relations Director

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Deacons Roy & Veronica Seivwright, Head Deacons rs5587@att.com Pastor Elmer & Cathy Powell, Marriage Min. elmerpowell@sbcglobal.net Minister Isaac Bazile, Men of the Tower lawfalcon@aol.com

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*Senior Connection Monday - Friday 10:00am - 2:00pm for all seniors 60+

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We believe in being born again of waterby immersion in the name of the Lord “Jesus� Christ for the remission of sins, and in Spirit baptism of the Holy Ghost speaking in other tongues as the Spirit gives utterance.

We believe in presenting our bodies a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable unto God.

Minister Raymond & Capricious Wright, Young People On Fire raymondwright24@yahoo.com

Elder Edna Johnson, Outreach ednajohn60@comcast.net

We believe that - in Him (Jesus) dwelleth all the fullness of the Godhead bodily. For it pleased the Father that in Him should all fullness dwell.

We believe in divine healing, communion and foot washing.

Donna Stephens, Ladies of the Light

Towanna Thompson, Perfecting Light Ministry towanna10@sbcglobal.net

We believe this one true God, who revealed Himself as Father in Creation, as Son in redemption, and as Holy Ghost in regeneration.

We believe in the death, burial and resurrection.

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We believe in one eternal God; infinite in power, holy in nature, attributes and purpose, as well as omniscient and omnipresent.

New Life Temple Church 4828 Almeda Genoa Houston, TX 77048

We believe in expressions of praise with lifted hands, hand clapping, playing of musical instruments, voice of praise and dancing.

713.991.5972 www.newlifetemplechurch.com

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