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On April 09 we were deeply saddened by the news of the death, of the 27 years old, son of pastor Rick Warren who took his own life after a lifetime fight against a mental illness. Rick Warren is an internationally known Christian leader and founder of the church of Saddleback at Lake Forest, California. It was he who made the announcement about his son on the morning of Saturday, in an e-mail sent to your team."There are no words to express the agonizing pain that I feel now. Our youngest son, Matthew, 27 years old, and a lifetime member of Saddleback, died today," wrote Warren. His son struggled since birth with the mental illness and the parents always sought the best doctors of America, prayers, counseling, they did everything that was possible ,but as Warren said "in a wave of despair momentary in his house, he took his life."Last year the bishop Robinson Cavalcanti and his wife were brutally murdered stabbed by their adoptive son. What a loss for a world lacking in men of character!! And so we could continue talking about tragedies in pastor's houses. This just shows us that pastors are also humans, need love, consideration and respect. Many times the pastor is preaching, is teaching, but in your life there is a pain, a problem, a problem that many times the Church does not know, do not know.Pastors are mostly solitary. There are not many people to lean on, or open up to. The Bible says: "Have confidence in your leaders and submit to their authority, because they keep watch over you as those who must give an account. Do this so that their work will be a joy, not a burden, for that would be of no benefit to you.". Hebrews 13:17 The Church often knows how to only pointing errors of the pastor, his wife and his children, but nobody comes to love and help and this will make the pastoral ministry, a weight in his life. So dear, take care of your pastors and their families. Love with true love because this is pleasing to God. I write here my love and admiration, to my pastors Newton Lobato and his wife Maura, who take care of my life and my family.And also to the pastors of Peniel Ministry which are true brothers that bleed together. I love you all!!! Heliene Lobato and Nivea Colon Simon was one of the few pharisees who joined openly to Jesus, he recognized as a teacher and had hope that he was the Messiah, but had not accepted as their Savior.Simon has endeavored, commanded prepare the finest delicacies, invited illustrious persons of Bethany for the occasion and made a great feast for Jesus and his disciples. One side of the table Simon the ex-leper, the other side along with the disciples Lazarus whom Jesus rose again after four days dead, I imagine that all those present nurtured a hope to hear a great witness to the one who has experienced death and returned to life.(Only Jesus to bring us
from death to life). But, in the Bible there is no record of a testimony of Lazarus on the happened the Bible says in Ecclesiastes 9.5 "The dead know not any thing". THE marvelous testimony of Lazarus was silent his presence alone was to declare that Jesus was the Son of God. Not always we preach about Jesus with words, perhaps in most of the opportunities our witness will be quiet as well as the Lazarus.With feelings of gratitude and recognition by which Jesus had done to his brother says the Bible in Luke 7.38 that Mary was behind Jesus, crying and watering with tears his feet.While all sought sit comfortably the table Mary was at Jesus' feet. The epigraph of this text in paragraphs 7.36 Luke and; "THE sinful woman WHO ANOINTED THE FEET OF JESUS".This is how we arrived at the feet of the Savior. Mary stood at the feet of Jesus with everything she had, there was no way to hide anything from Jesus in Psalm 139 David says; "You have searched me, Lord,and you know me. You know when I sit and when I rise;you perceive my thoughts from afar. You discern my going out and my lying down;you are familiar with all my ways. Before a word is on my tongueyou, Lord, know it completely. You hem me in behind and before,and you lay your hand upon me. Such knowledge is too wonderful for me,too lofty for me to attain."Jesus knew the woman. The intention of Mary was not draw attention, their movements could even have passed unnoticed, but that offering filled the room with its aroma attracting to itself all eyes causing criticism and disapproval.Simon rushed to say "If this were a prophet, would have known who and what is the woman who touched her, for she is a sinner" Luke 7.39 . Jesus in turn filled with love and compassion told him a story, He wanted once again teach something to Simon and also to all present and finally enlighten the eyes of his understanding. "And Jesus answering said unto him: one thing I have to say to you. And he said, Master, say it ". A certain creditor which had two debtors: the one owed five hundred pence, and the other fifty. AND, not having them to pay, he frankly forgave them both. Say, therefore, which of them will love him most? Simon answered and said: I have for me that he, to whom he forgave most. And he said unto him, Thou hast rightly judged.Judas for his part said in John 12.5 "Why was not this ointment for three hundred pence and given to the poor."With this he tried to present a fair reasons for disapproval. But the Bible says in vers. 6 Of the same chapter "But he said this, not for the care of the poor, but because he was a thief, and had the bag, and drew what was put into it". The act of Mary contrasted deeply with the Judas, he couldn't reach the depth of that moment. In
the same way most of the times happens to us, for some what do we do to Jesus may seem wasteful, for other that we could do much more, but Jesus knows what can ask and wait for each one of us. Is not the value THE MORE IMPORTANT and yes what moves us to do something for him, he knows exactly who and what each of us has to give and loves us anyway. Judas perhaps wanted to embarrass Mary and with that hide his true intention. But Jesus says; "She has made me good work" and Matthew 14.8 says;"She has DONE WHAT SHE COULD" Alleluias, Alleluias!With how much justice could the accuser has been accused. Jesus reads the reasons of each soul, and believes every action, he could have revealed to all the guests at the banquet what Judas thought to do. But if Jesus were to do so it would give him a reason to justify the treason to his teacher, the traitor knew that Jesus understood his hypocrisy and that was enough. "And he turned to the woman said unto Simon, Seest thou this woman? I came into your house, and there was no water for my feet; but she bathed my feet with tears and wiped them with her hair. You did not give me a kiss, but since I came in she did not ceased to kiss my feet. You didnt anoint my head with oil, but she has anointed my feet with ointment"."Truly I tell you, wherever this gospel is preached throughout the world, what she has done will also be told, in memory of her.." Matthew 26.13 .Wherever you can reach the gospel of Christ the act of Mary is exhaling its perfume, empires fall, names of large and famous conquerors will one day be forgotten, but the supply of Mary was immortalized in the heavens and in the pages of Sacred History. In conclusion, i would say to her that the Holy Spirit told me to give me this posting: "Simply adores him, it doesn't matter, at least not for Jesus, if you will give two coins such as the poor widow mentioned in MK 12.43 Or if you will ointment of great value as Mary did, leave only that the other will tell you what you have done for Jesus". Because it is for him that we do, to be sure he will raise people to count their acts. Amen! Picture::comodeusentrounaminhavida.blogspot.com
At age 17, Joseph of Egypt was a young man full of life, but faced trials and tribulations that reached him all around, it seemed that even the devil was in control, everything seemed to conspire against him. But Joseph loved the Lord and God was with him. Joseph knew the character of God and, therefore, even under the circumstances, did not fail to love God. He was sold by his own brothers to slave traders from Egypt. When Joseph came to Egypt he was again sold as a slave to Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh, and in this man's house, did not accpeted the proposal of lust of Potiphar's wife. However, did not left his love for God and did not stop of profess his faith on Him. Sometimes, before difficult situations, we do not know to wait the time of GOD. Only He knows the right moment and the right time. He doesn t get late and never mistakes the day and time to fulfill every promise in our lives. Joseph was faithful to God in his heart He was waiting every moment for the fulfillment of the purpose of the Lord. He became the governor of all the land of Egypt, the greatest power of that time (Genesis 37 and 47). I know a very dear boy, drummer and father of six children. The kids are very kind to me. One day I received a hug of the youngest one, who called my attention by hby having his face cutted, stained with mercurochrome. I asked him what happened. Immediately, his sister said, "Oh, pastor, he shaved his beard." The boy took his father's razor and cut himself on the trial to shave the beard , because it was not the right time for this thing to be done.We have to learn early in life that " To every {thing there is} a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven." (Ecclesiastes 3:1) When we really surrender to the Lord, He begins to act. When the Bible says that all things cooperate for our good, it not only refers to big dreams, but also to the little things. If you get at your job and your boss tells you that your salary will increase tenfold, you say: "Glory to God, hallelujah!" But if you are fired, what will be your attitude? God is still the same God. We need to see with the eyes of the Lord and to know how to really rest in Him and believe in the Word. Just as He was with Joseph, He is with you. At the moment we assume the truth of the Word of God in our lives, nothing, any circumstance can overshadow what we have with the Lord. And above any situation, continue in faith like Job stating: For I know {that} my redeemer liveth, and {that} he shall stand at the latter {day} upon the earth. I know that thou canst do every {thing}, and {that} no thought can be withholden from thee. {no thought can be...: or,
INTRODUCTIONWhen we are talking about consolidation we are talking about a lifestyle. We can not separate the consolidation of the vision and even of the cells. When we talk about consolidation teams in the church, we talk about organization. However, it is the cell that the consolidation will work. It is there that we will work in privacy (outside the church service) with people and get them to know Christ.In celebration service we can be very blessed, but it s iin the cell that we are really known and where the new believer has the opportunity to express itself and get an education directed upon the Word of God.Some care that the cell leader must to have about the cell:I - DO NOT ALLOW YOUR CELL TO BE FRUITLESSThe multiplication of a cell does not depend primarily on the amount of people we have,but yes, for the number of leaders who have formed.To form leaders we need to win them. The souls are our field of work, so the leader must be a Constant person on fruitification.Every cell has a life cycle, as well as a tree. When a fruit is born it has a period of growth and need to be harvested at the right time, otherwise it rots.So is in the cell, it has a pregnancy period and harvest period. When the fruits are ripe we have to take the seeds out and plant to generate other trees. That isthe multiplication of the cells. They need to multiply at least once a year, otherwise they will rot.At this point, we see that most people fail due to the difficulty of fruiting. The devil constantly tries to prevent our numerical growth, and therefore, we need to invest everything we have to win souls.II - MEET AT LEAST ONCE A WEEKThe life of a cell is not just a meeting, but this meeting must happen frequently.A cell is a living context, and every vision is a lifestyle. We have to live the cell every day of the week, but we have to separate a date, time and specific location for the meeting.The leader must do of the meeting the Best activity for the week to people's lives.All work of the week must culminate in the cell; people have to enjoy the meetings.For cells meeting to be excellent, the leader should follow some principles:- Arrive early to greet your sheeps;- Welcome everybody with joy;- Give due attention to each one problems ;- Demonstrate joy for the participation of every member of the cell;- Never begin a meeting by saying that you are tired;- Never gegin a meeting by saying that your day was troubled or fearful;- Never begin a meeting by talking about depressive subjects (death, illness, debt, etc.);- Never begin a meeting by saying that the environment is "heavy";- Never speak about your personal problems with the newbies in the meeting.III - MAKE YOUR CELL A PLACE OF RESTORATIONThe cell does exist because of the people. People come to the meetings bringing all kinds of trouble (illness, financial and family problems, sins,
etc.) and the cell has to be an answer from God to each one. We can not come in to a meeting and go home the same way (or worse). We must receive the blessing of God in the meetings of the cell.The role of the leader of success is to know how to detect the problem and give the due care to each one of them. It is very important that he always has a Word of God burning in the heart and is always tuned to the throne of God.The cell has to be the place where people meet with God. The leader must provide this environment during the meeting. God wants to use the cells to restore families, save the lost, release the captive and oppressed, healing diseases, show signs and wonders, etc.. It's hard when we go to a meeting and received death. The leader must pray and ask God for fire from heaven upon each meeting. The leader must to have as target to make every meeting better than the last, because people know where life of God isflowing. If a person goes into a cell and can not find adequate food, she will certainly look elsewhere.
After salvation, there is no other long-term event that will deeply change so many other areas of your life. Here are just some of the ways in which the marriage will impact every aspect of life.1. It will impact you spiritually. If the boy is not a believer, you can stop right there. You have no right to unite in the same yoke a soul redeemed with someone not regenerated, even if it seem open to change. Christ paid a high price for you, and is not an option deliver this heart bought by blood to someone who does not know and love your Lord. This will damage your spiritual development, open space for many temptations, stifle a life of prayer, to make regular attendance in the Church becomes difficult, and cause huge family conflicts, if you have children.If the boy is a believer, is he firm on his beliefs? Will he lead in prayer, reading the Bible, family devotions and public adoration? Or will you live on your own? Will he make the spiritual growth a priority or other things come first? Will he ask you how you how is your soul going so he can help you to grow in holiness and love for Christ, or leave it with your pastor? Will he lead his sons , or you'll have to take charge? In the church, will he help the children to sit properly, pray, find the hymns, or you will be the only one to show what will happen next and help the family to pay attention? Many women married to men immature spiritually, thinking that this would not be a big problem, or that the man would change, they were wrong and carry the scars.The health of his eternity is at stake. Think carefully.2. It will impact you emotionally. will the boy in whom you are thinking will encourage you, love you, be gentle, and try to understand you, or he'll want to go out with friends when you're having a difficult night? Will he listen to you when you are struggling with something or will be concerned with the videogame? Will he be upset when you cry or will take tissues to wipe your tears and give you a hug? Will he seek to understand that you are, probably, more sensitive than he is, more sensitive to the problems and reviews, or he will, regularly, keep stepping on your feelings?A woman was struggling to breastfeed her baby, which is believed to be the best thing for the baby, but it was very difficult. Instead of providing support and encouragement, the husband started to complain about all the times that his wife was struggling to breastfeed.Any guy who is indifferent to your feelings and self-esteem is selfish and should be left aside.Be careful - a husband could slice or nourish your emotional health.3. It will impact you physically. Will the man with whom you are, provide for your basic needs? Will he be able to shelter, clothing and food? At a certain moment in my marriage, I was
worried that there would be no chance of employment. My husband assured me that it would work at McDonalds, dig ditches, clean highways - whatever is needed to sustain the family, regardless of their gifts and training. This is the kind of thing that you want. A man who does not provide for his home is the only thing worse than a cheater (I Tm. 5:8). You may have to help to alleviate the financial burden, but, unless your husband is invalid or in some other unusual circumstance, you shouldn't have to carry it alone.The man with whom you are with take care of you or abuses you? If he gives you small slaps, kicks, etc, when you are dating, get out of this relationship. IT IS almost guaranteed that he will abuse you after marriage, and the statistics show that this is especially true when you're pregnant. He is going to care for and protect or will he beat you? There are women in churches throughout America who thought that it was not a big thing receive small punches or slaps ( friendly type) of boyfriends, but that, subsequently, passed to conceal the aggressions of their husbands.The man with whom you are will take care of you sexually? Will he honor the marriage bed in fidelity physical and mental or he will flirt with other, feed the addiction to pornography, or even leave you for another woman? You can't always predict these issues, but if the seed or practices are already present, be careful. Recently, I saw a newly-married couple and the husband was flirting openly with another woman. Unless something drastic happens, that marriage is headed for disaster.Will he be loving and gentle with you in bed? A co-worker who is not a believer once told to my sister, after her first sexual relationship, she had difficulties to walk for a few days because her boyfriend had been very rude. In other words, he was not selfless enough to care for the body of a woman who he said that he loved him. Be careful. Your body needs care and protection.4. It will impact you mentally. Will the man whom you are thinking be a source of concern or he will help you to cope with your concerns? Will he encourage your intellectual development, or will neglect it? Will he appreciate your opinions and listen to what you're thinking, or will ignore your thoughts? Will he help you to cope with stress so that your mind does not become so overloaded, or will leave you struggling with problems alone? Will he take care of you and be helpful if you are experiencing mental stress, or he will ignore it? I know a woman who can deal with the pregnancy and childbirth very well physically, but the postpartum depression exerted an enormous impact on her mind. The husband has ignored this, and continue to have more children, until his wife ended up in an institution for mentally disabled. You may think that the intellectual or mental side of a marriage is
of little importance. It is more important than you think. Consider it seriously.5. It will impact your relationships. How is your relationship with your mother? your father? Do You love them? Does Your boyfriend love them? Imagine in ten years: you say to your husband that your mother is coming over the weekend. Will he be excited? Disappointed? Angry? Making hateful jokes with your friends? Of course, the husband should come first in your priority of relationships, both of you should leave father and mother and be one, but parents are still a big part of the table. Whatever the negative feelings he has towards your parents, probably will be extended after the marriage. Your marriage will strengthen or harm - even destroy - your relationship with your parents. The people you know and love , can be cut out of your life for a husband who hates them. The same happens with sisters and friends. Will they be welcome, at reasonable hours, in your home? The man who you are with will encourage your healthy relationships with other women, or he'll be jealous of friendships? will he help you to advise younger women and be grateful when older women advising you, or will he denigrate this practice?Don't sacrifice many good relationships because of a boy who cannot appreciate the people who love you.How will you boyfriend act after marriage vows? This is just a sample of the forms that a husband may bless or curse his wife. The effects are far-reaching, long-lasting, and can be wonderful or difficult. It is true, there is no perfect men. But there are great men. And it is better to be maiden over the life of that marry with someone who will make your life a burden. The single life can be great. The marriage with the wrong person and a nightmare.I have witnessed a pastor who had called the police to protect the wife of a husband who was, in the parking lot of the Church, trying to stop her from being at church. This is ugly.Don't be so desperate to get married and then have an unhappy marriage life. If you are in an unhappy marriage, there are ways to get help. But if you are not married, don't put yourself in this situation. Don't be with someone who wont follow God's leadership . Don't look for someone who is not looking to love you as Christ loved the church. Marry someone who knows and demonstrates the love of Christ.Rebecca VanDoodewaard. Website: www.thechristianpundit.org. translation:Nivea Colon photo:devaneiodasnoites.blogspot.com