Glimpse From The Lighthouse Issue #6

Dear Friends in Christ,
Hello! I'm finally able to do the newsletter. Sorry that there wasn't one last week, but I was just really busy. Now hopefully I'll be able to keep up and do one every week! :) So... I hope everything is going well for all of you. It's quite cloudy and cool here, it really feels like fall! I like summer best, but, fall and winter are OK too. Well, enjoy and have a good day!
Love,
~Heather



Glimpse From the Lighthouse
No. 6, October 8

Theme Verse:
'For the grace of God that bringeth salvation
hath appeared to all men,
Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts,
we should live soberly, righteously, and godlyin this present world;
Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing
of the great God and our Savior Jesus Christ;
Who gave Himself for us, that He might redeem us from all iniquity,
and purify unto Himself a peculiar people,
zealous of good works.'
Titus 2:11-14

Study: Being His Witnesses


God wants us to be His witnesses. He calls us to go and tell others of His love. Isaiah 6:8 says: 'Also I heard the voice of the Lord, saying, Whom shall I send, and who will go for us? The said I, Here am I; send me'. We just need to be willing to have God use us, and He will! He can do mighty things through us. And our goal as Christians should be to win others to Christ. Matthew 24:14: 'And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come.' God wants us to tell everyone about His salvation, and then Jesus can come. :)

God has made us a light in a dark world. We need to live up to it! :) Several times the Bible talks about being 'a light of the Gentiles', bringing them light. Like Acts 13:47: 'For so hath the Lord commanded us, saying, I have set thee to be a light of the Gentiles, that thou shouldest be for salvation unto the ends of the earth.' And Isaiah 42:6 says: 'I the Lord have called thee in righteousness, and will hold thine hand, and will keep thee, and give thee for a covenant of the people, for a light of the Gentiles.'

John 1:7 says (talking about John the Baptist) 'The same came for a witness, to bear witness of the Light, that all men through him might believe.'

When we are faithful witnesses for Christ, we will take His light to the world, and we will win souls for Him. Proverbs 14:25 says: A true witness delivereth souls.' We are to be bringers of light. I love Luke 1:77 & 79 which says: 'To give knowledge of salvation unto his people by the remission of sins, ... To give light to them that sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace.' It's talking about Jesus here, but it sounds like what our job is too!

When we labor faithfully for Christ, even though we may not see any fruit from it on Earth, our reward will be in Heaven. :) Colossians 3:24 says: 'Knowing that of the Lord ye shall receive the reward of the inheritance: for ye serve the Lord Christ.' :) We will not work in vain; we will get our reward when we get to heaven.


Prayer Requests:
Please pray for Katie's friend's uncle who is a missionary to Tanzania, but he is back in the states for surgery.

Please pray for Sara; her well dried out so she and her family have no water at all.

Please pray for Des's dad's back.

Please pray for Des's friends who are missionaries in Fiji, and their friend who needs healing.

Please pray for Hahna's friend Suzie; she's been getting into trouble lately and needs prayer.

Thanks!!

Favorite Bible Verses:
Last newsletter, I asked for any of you who wanted to, to send me your favorite Bible verses to put in the newsletter. Thank you so much to those of you who did! I'll list them now.

'For God who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts,
to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.
But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellency of the power may be of God, and not of us.'
2 Corinthians 4:6-7
~Katie

'I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.'
Philippians 4:13
~Giovanni

'For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son,
That whosoever believeth in Him should not perish,
But have everlasting life.'
John 3:16
~Sara and Des. ;)

'Delight thyself also in the Lord; and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart.
Commit thy way unto the Lord; trust also in Him, and He shall bring it to pass.'
Psalms 37;4-5

'Let no man despise thy youth; but be thou an example of the believers,
in word, in conversation, in charity, in spirit, in faith, in purity.'
1 Timothy 4:12

'Rejoicing in hope;
patient in tribulation;
continuing instant in prayer.'
Romans 12:12
~Emily Beth (the last 3)

'For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the Lord,
Thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to vige you an expected end.'
Jeremiah 29:11
~Sarah

'Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and shew thee great and mighty things, which thou knowest not.'
Jeremiah 33:3
~Jessica

And mine:
'Cast thy burden upon the Lord, and He shall sustain thee:
He shall never suffer the righteous to be moved.'
Psalms 55:22

Thanks all you who submitted! I hope you all have a great week, and say close to Jesus. :)
Love,
your sister in Christ,
~Heather

(posted by "R")