✝ Daily Encouragement (10/10/24) "Focusing On What Is"
Published: Thu, 10/10/24
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(Click refresh or reload for current message) Thursday, October 10, 2024 
Hay
harvest near
Strasburg, PA.
Notice how
green the hay
is!
Click on photo to enlarge "Focusing On What Is" Message summary: "When are you going to stop worrying about what if and start focusing on what is"?
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Last night we joined others in a worship service in a barn near Strasburg PA. Matt and Kim Goss, a local worship team, led those who gathered and we had a powerful teaching by an Indian engineer named Suhas Kamble from Berks County, PA.
We
were very
blessed but
today we want
to share a
thought shared
by Tyler, the
man who owns
the venue, as
he opened the
service.
The Lord had
specifically
spoken to his
heart during
his prayer
time with this
thought, "When
are you going
to stop
worrying about
what if
and start
focusing on what
is"?
How
many of you
worry about
"what
if"? " What ifs" abound in life both personally and in regard to the state of our country and world.
"
What
if the
diagnosis
reveals I have
cancer?"
"
What
if this or
that candidate
wins our next
election?" "What if Iran develops a nuclear weapon?"
And
on and on and
on there are "what
if"
questionsand
they indeed
cause worry.
Are there "what
if"
questions are
on your heart
today? If so,
it's certainly
a mindset we
both deal
with.
So
today
let us focus
on what
is
using the Book
of Romans to
develop a very
partial list
of what is: 1) The gospel is the power of God. "For I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God that brings salvation to everyone who believes: first to the Jew, then to the Gentile" (Romans 1:16). 2) The gift of God is eternal life. "For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord" (Romans 6:23). 3) There is now no condemnation. "Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus" (Romans 8:1). 4) This is your true and proper worship. "Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship" (Romans 12:1). 5) God is able. "Now to Him who is able to establish you in accordance with my gospel, the message I proclaim about Jesus Christ" ( Romans 16:25). The Bible is full of "what is" truths. May God help us all today to make this our focus!
Be encouraged today, Hebrews 3:13 Stephen & Brooksyne Weber
Today's
Suggested
Music and
Supplemental
Resources
"
He
Won't
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Cody
Carnes
This is the
song we closed
with in our
worship time
last night.
The
wagon in front
of Casey
Jones
Restaurant,
one
of our
favorite local
eateries
,
where we ate
last night in
a real
railroad
dining car.
Following
our meal we
walked back
behind the
restaurant to
the Barn at
Paradise
Station, where
a worship
night was
being held in
the barn.
Before the
service we
walked all 75
steps up the
silo for
panoramic
views of
Lancaster
County
countryside
which we will
share
tomorrow.
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This
is the lower
level of the
barn where we
entered before
going upstairs
for the
worship
service. Turns
out a light
meal was
available here
with cheeses,
meats,
pastries and
fruits (free
will
offering). The
evening was
cool so it was
nice to drink
a cup of
coffee before
the service.
Worship
night in the
barn.
This
is the first
worship
service we
attended. They
host these
free events
every 3 months
with the next
being January
14, 2025.
See
here
for
information.
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