Wk 131

April 4, 2008 To The Ends of The Earth

Verse for the week:
I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing. John 15:5

Quote for the week:
"A great many people do not pray because they do not feel any sense of need. The sign that the Holy Spirit is in us is that we realize that we are empty, not that we are full. We have a sense of absolute need. We come across people who try us, circumstances that are difficult, conditions that are perplexing, and all these things awaken a dumb sense of need, which is a sign that the Holy Spirit is there. If we are ever free from the sense of need, it is not because the Holy Spirit has satisfied us, but because we have been satisfied with as much as we have. ‘A man's reach should exceed his grasp.’ A sense of need is one of the greatest benedictions because it keeps our life rightly related to Jesus Christ." - Oswald Chambers

Dictator of the week:
King Mswati III (Swaziland) - By the way, 25.9% of all people in Swaziland (ages 18 - 45) are HIV positive. Unbelievable.

Apostolic Missions Committee Member to pray for this week:
Peter Petrovic (San Diego, CA)

Apostolic Elder's Wife to pray for this week:
Marian Petrovic (San Diego, CA)

Apostolic Christian Missionaries to pray for this week:
Let's pray that God would raise many more missionaries within the Apostolic Christian Church. This week, let's pray for missionaries that we don't know about just yet...and let's not forget that sometimes we are the answer to our own prayers. "Pray ye the LORD of the harvest..." (Luke 10:2)

Other News:
Please take a moment to re-read the Quote for the Week. Do we believe God enough to have a vision for ourselves and the world that can't be attained without Him? Would we still be able to achieve our life-vision if God didn't exist? If so, our vision probably isn't big enough. Just a thought.