A full day of activities got us going as the rain came this past Saturday. Our visits were wet, finding shelter wherever we could. We have started asking our friends for their empty plastic jugs, so we can fill them up and bring them back the next week. Every camp has been sharing their empty jugs with us, what a blessing. We walked down to Turner's camp to get his jugs and he had each one wrapped in a plastic bag to try and keep them clean! There was an abundance of bread, which kept everybody busy wrapping for the morning. We had a big church group show up to help KC fill her Geaux Bags and reorganize her room. A fun morning.
Monday and Wednesday we are busy with our little friends. What a joy to see everybody coming together as we learn from each other what it means to be a community. You need to come and experience the joy of God's little children!
Tuesday evening, Brother George led the men's Bible fellowship 1 John 4: 1 - 8, talking about false prophets. Momma T and Ms Abbie were deep in discussions in the ladies Bible fellowship in the Friendship Room. Ardis and Vicki were busy baking cakes in the kitchen getting ready for Thursday.
Thursday was filled with candy, games, face painting, hot dogs and music. With the leadership of Vicki and Abbey, our Fall Fest was a huge hit with the community. There were games of all kinds all around the center for young and old to play. The cake walk was busy all night long giving away the delicious cakes cooked during the week. Hot dogs and sausage was cooked by new friends from Eagle Distributing. For the first time we had Spencer come with some of his band members to play while we ate. A great time to meet new friends. Thanks to all for making the Fest such a huge success.
For those of you in town, today Common Ground will be highlighted by a restaurant called Pita Pit located on Shreveport Barksdale Hwy today. A percentage of all their sales today will go to Common Ground. They are open from 10 to 9 today, go by and support them as well as Common Ground.
Prayers continue for Matt and his family as they comfort their mom. The family is hoping she will take a turn for the better as the family gathers for a family Thanksgiving celebration. Prayers for Ginellen as she continues to go through her healing process. Prayers for William and others as they deal with the loss of their friend, Ms V.
Dear friends, the first verse in 1 John chapter 4 starts off, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God . . . Growing up I assumed everything our pastor said was Gospel. Why not, he wore a robe, preached behind the big pulpit, stood up before us on a high stage. I was told to believe him. We are taught to believe our pastors.
When the verse says, test the spirits, how do we do that? Does what our pastor say match up to what the Bible says? In order to do that, that means we have to open our Bibles and read! Ouch, mine sat on the coffee table collecting dust for many a year, thinking I went to church for an hour and I did my "church thing", I was good to go for a week. Not having a relationship with Jesus, did not require me to read His words.
Do you want to know what Jesus wants for your life? Read the Word. Do you want to know if your preacher is speaking the truth? Read the Bible. Do you want to have a relationship with Jesus? Learn the Good News.
We live in a world full of corruption and lies. We live in a world where the truth is sometimes hard to find. Not all pastors are called by God to share His word. The only way to know what is right and of God, is the reading of His word and through prayer. No one else can do that for us, we have to dust off our Bibles and open the pages to discover what God's plan is for our lives! Guaranteed to be a blessing to you if you do! Amen.
Don't forget to set your clocks back Saturday night, don't want to be late for church Sunday!
Hope you will find a verse or a word in your Bible that will bring comfort or peace in your journey this week. Enjoy the many blessing God has for you and our community through His word and through prayer.
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