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November Steeple
Pastors Letter
Proverbs 29:18 - Where there is no vision, the people perish. But he that keepeth the law, happy is he.
“The Rut”
For those of you who aren’t hunters, around the first two weeks of November is the rut. It is the breeding season for deer. Bigger bucks that seldom make mistakes get girl crazy and can make mistakes they normally do not. Many of the bigger bucks I’ve harvested have been during this time. I’ve lived for it. Not so much this year, that passion just isn’t there. My heart longs to have that passion back.
Proverbs speak to vision and passion. When the church has no vision the passion dies. I grew up in a church that had both passion and vision. In my younger years that church flourished.
Somewhere the vision became cloudy. Like me with the rut, the passion became less and less. The church tried and tried to get the passion back, but the vision just wasn’t as clear as it once was. The result was a slow, cruel decline until one day the church doors closed.
When the season of the rut is over, the bigger bucks seem to disappear. The passion they once had is gone. They go hiding in thickets and only come out at night.
When the church loses her vision, her passion isn’t far behind. Instead of the bold testimony for Jesus she once had, she hides behind her doors and slowly dies.
Everything in me believes in the mission of Belmont Community Church. The promise of Proverbs 29:18 is happiness if we keep living Biblically. If we keep a Jesus vision, we will have a Jesus passion. Jesus tells us in Matthew 16:18 that even the gates of hell will not prevail against the church that has the vision and passion for Jesus in her. The devil will try to put out the flame, but he has no power over the risen Jesus. If we are in Jesus he has no power over us. Jesus is the key. Jesus is the only ONE that can keep the passion in the church and in our lives. We must keep our eyes on Jesus and the vision and passion will follow. I’m all in. How about you?
Jesus Freaks Always,
Pastor Tom and Sherri
Steeple Information
The next edition of the Steeple (December / January) will be a dual edition and will cover information into the New Year. If you would like to submit an item that you would like to see published in our December/January Steeple, please email your information to the church secretary at Belmontccj@breezline.net or you may drop it off at the church office. The deadline will be Monday November 18th.
Happy Turkey Day
May your stuffing be tasty...
May your turkey be plump...
May your potatoes 'n gravy have nary a lump...
May your yams be delicious...
May your pies take the prize...
May your Thanksgiving dinner stay off of your thighs...
Happy Thanksgiving
TURKEY HUMOR
A few little turkey jokes to make you smile. Or to help you laugh on Thanksgiving if your turkey doesn't turn out as you planned.
Q: Why did the police arrest the turkey? A: They suspected fowl play.
Q: Why did the turkey cross the road twice? A: To prove he wasn't a chicken
Q: What happened when the turkey got into a fight? A: He got the stuffing knocked out of him.
Q: What key won't open any door? A: A Turkey!!
Q: What did the mother turkey say to her disobedient children?
A: If your father could see you now, he'd turn over in his gravy
Q: Who is not hungry at Thanksgiving? A: The turkey because he is already stuffed.
Q: Why do turkeys lay eggs? A: Because if they dropped them, they would break.
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