We have talked about for the last several years, the ministry of visiting our friends living outside, to dissolve as our friends slowly find places to live inside. God must have other plans? Scott shared last week, do you realize we are visiting 12 friends now! Wow, don' t know it that is a good thing or not, but we are there, showing the lvoe of Christ to those who don't have a chance to see His light during their week.
Monday we continued our tutoring activities. Wednesday afternoon, we had a group of ladies sharing with the children, how to eat right. There were lots of fun activities all the children got to experience.
Tuesday evening, Brother Rickie shared the Word as the men of the community read from Genesis 4: 1 - 9, the story of Cain and Abel. Cain was mad at God and took his anger out on his brother Abel. Are we guilty of doing the same with our love ones?
Chapel time was rocking Thursday evening, with the community choir singing their hearts out as Ms Abbie played the piano. One of our own friends from the community, wanted to share the Word, so he preached and preached and preached. Brother George, had to get a hook out and pull him off the stage as he continued to share the Word! It was great! Our community was treated to a banquet created by Z and Ms Abbie, while members of one of the local crewes marched around the dining hall throwing beads and cups! The Market and clothing room were also rocking with people everywhere! A fun night of God's blessings.
We only have one basketball game this week, Tuesday evening at 8:15 at Bill Cockrell Park. Our Chargers lost last week for the first time. Did everybody see the great picture on Facebook of the team praying before their game?! Awesome!
Prayers? How are we doing? What can we pray for you this week?
Talking about Cain and Abel Tuesday night, reminded me of how awesome God is and how sinful we are. Listening to a sermon series this week about an over view of the Bible, I am reminded of how much God lvoes us and how much we mess it up. God created beauty for us as Adam and Eve enjoyed the blessings, but at some point, we messed it up. Nothing has changed over all these years. God wants nothing but the best for us, but our prides and egos, get in the way and we miss out on the blessings God.
I heard a statement this week, that I can't get out of my mind. When we are born again, sin no longer rules our lives, but still remains in us. We want to do God's will, we know what is right and wrong, we know if we go down that path of ours, the consequences will not be good, but we still do it! We tell our children don't do that, don't go there. We say to our children, I have, it didn't work out, but our children do it anyway. We did when our parents told us not to. God talks to Cain in verse 7, "If you do what is right, will you not be accepted? But if you don't do what is right, sin is crouching at your door; it desires to have you, but you must rule over it." The very next verse, Cain takes Abel out into the field and kills him. Sin is powerful. Sin is silent. Sin is always present.
That is why God created us for community. We need each other to help us through our trials. We need each other to hold us accountable for our actions. We need each other to listen. We need each other to pray for us. I wonder if Cain had someone to talk to, a community of believers, of followers, would the fate of Abel been different?
Common Ground is exploding with new ideas, new directions, new paths, new people. Which way should we go? They all do good. They are all important. As a community we need to sit down together, discern, pray, talk and listen to each other to decide which of our paths are of God. It might be hard to say no, or not at this time, or maybe later, but it will be important to remember, we are God's people, doing God's will, in God's time. Amen.
Have a great week. Enjoy all the blessings God has for you. He is good beyond our imaginations!
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