The Acts Church

Saturday Gary had to work again! He is working 6 days a week and Sunday he got a total of 3 hours rest.I'm praying God will restore his strength to start all over again today. The factories are very hot in the summer and it is suppose to get in the 90's this week. I take it for granted that I work in an air condition environment, and for those that don't, the work is hard enough but the heat will drain you. He played Sunday morning at Reynolds and then set up for worship at CFC Sunday afternoon.....

My friend Maria got a make over! Imagine if you will, a 56 year young lady, with long dark hair gray mix, (who looked like she was in her mid 60's) wearing hand-me-down clothes that no one else would wear, most of which are too big, and that being all she has. We have taken her out to eat on several occasions and she expressed to me she felt uncomfortable because she didn't have proper clothing to wear. So I suggested we give her a make-over. She went to the beauty school Saturday and got her hair cut short and had a perm. I didn't know who she was when she called to pick her up. she looks her age:) We went to Goodies and Wal-mart and spent over 200.00 on clothes, shoes, a handbag and personal items and we had a blast. We were gone all day shopping and Gary called while we were Wal-mart and ask me to pick up some drain-o. We came home Maria had several bags she carried in, I had several bags I carried in and I handed Gary his one bag. He just laughed.....

Sunday night we had our first service in our new church that is starting in Paragould My husband is playing in the worship band, who knows I might even get to be a praise singer lol! and we had around 100 people in attendance. We are excited to be in the beginning of a new church. The anticipation of God's blessing is a wonderful place to be. The sacrafice is rewarding. I met a young lady from a christian rehab center(Grace Mission), she came up to me after the service and ask for prayer. She has been away from her children for 3 months and is beginning to feel home-sick. God open the door to allow me to minister to her through my own rotten background and prayed with her. It reminded me of the verse in 2 Cor. " the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble, with the compassion we ourselves have recieved from God" She was smiling when she left. I am going to go out this week and spend time with her. Because as bad as I was growing up, God can use my past to help people today. Thank you Jesus for allowing me to endure my past and use me today to witness and comfort those without hope. amen.....

The worship was awesome, the service was inspiring and the fellowship and meal afterward was refreshing. I invited friends, Dee and Maria, they loved it and look forward to next week. God is so faithful. He said " if you build it, they will come". never mind ...that was Field of Dreams. We rented it and they came......

I can't wait to see what God is going to do this week. Friends of ours, shared how awesome it is to watch the growth. We are starting with 100 people who where driving to Jonesboro to attend church and I can't wait to see what God does. Community Fellowship Church is not just a title, it is a movement. Community being the key, getting involved in community events is where you will met people who are searching for hope in their lives to make it better,
Fellowship as believers as one, not as clicks. It is refreshing to serve as a body once again, everyone being a part of something great not just a chosen few. I understand their will be some who read this days voice and think I am singling out, but I am not. This is what is happening in alot of churches. We get comfortable with what is going on inside the church and forget about the very community we vow to serve. We become complacent. We can not expect the people to just walk in, how arrogant, but to search out those who are struggling in their walk, in their life, in their sin. Jesus didn't just build a temple and sit back and wait for people to come in, He went out, spent tiime with those no one else would sit with, He loved the unloveable, and saved the lost. Their is nothing to me more gratifing than to befriend the homeless, the drug addicts, and the drunks and teach them there is a better way of life. I know what a difference He has made in life and i know He will do the same for any one who ask.

Moral of this Blog: "All the believers (the body) met together constantly and shared ( witnessed with) everything they had. They sold their possessions (sacrifice) and shared the proceeds with those in need. They worshiped together at the temple each day, met in homes for the Lord's Supper, and shared meals with great joy and generosity_all the while praising God and enjoying the goodwill of all the people. And each day the Lord added to their group those who were being saved." Acts 2:44-47