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For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven.

Ecclesiastes 3:1 (ESV)

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For nothing is hidden, except to be revealed; nor has anything been secret, but that it would come to light.

Mark 4:22 (NASB)

Bread of Life food pantry

Had 10 families today, including a family of 11, 4 or 5 new families. Blackhawk didn't get there b4 130 so I called and they weren't sure if they would be able to make it by 3, otherwise they would try again tomorrow to drop off (but I can't be there). Rachel, Meloday, Lou Pierce, Raveena and Deneisha volunteered today. Good day in the pantry!!!!!!!

Thanks to all who helped while Deb and I are on Vacation, and a special Thanks to Sharyl!!!!!
We are excited to get back and open our 1st Wed night Aug 4th, God is so amazing and will supply all our needs.

In Christ Love, Big V

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"Like newborn babies, you must crave pure spiritual milk so that you will grow into a full experience of salvation. Cry out for this nourishment..."
1 Peter 2:2, NLT

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I cast my cares upon You because I know You care for me. I've made up my mind and settled it in my heart: As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord .

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Therefore, my dear brothers, stand firm. Let nothing move you. Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.
1 Corinthians 15:58

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Whatever you do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks through Him to God the Father.

Colossians 3:17 (NASB)

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Often the best way to influence someone is to pray for him or her. Paul's prayer for the Philippians was that they would be united in love. Their love was to result in greater knowledge of Christ and deeper insight (moral discernment). Their love was not based on feelings but on what Christ had done for them. As you grow in Christ's love, your heart and mind must grow together. Is your love and insight growing?
Philippians 1:9-11

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Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud...It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. Love never fails.

1 Corinthians 13:4 (NIV)

Bread of Life food pantry

Praying for the food pantry today that God will continue to meet people,s needs, and the Holy Spirit is free to accomplish His work.Thanks Sharyl for filling in while we are gone we appreciate your heart to serve.

The value of consistent prayer is not that He will hear us, but that we will hear Him.

~ William McGill
God I ask you to have your complete way today, and Holy Spirit do your work of opening hearts to recieve the truth of freedom by experiencing the Cross and the Fathers love. Amen!!!

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I have chosen the way of truth; I have set my heart on your laws.
— Psalm 119:30 (NIV)

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Your life is your responsibility. That is simultaneously a sobering obligation and a fantastic opportunity.



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You would not exist if you did not have something to bring to the table of life.

~ Herbie Hancock

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Being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.

Philippians 1:6 (NIV)

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“For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.”

Jeremiah 29:11 (NIV)

Bread of Life food pantry

Served 10 families and 40 people. Another glorious day with many needs being provided and hearts filled with hope.

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Holy Spirit, today I willingly and decisively give up the immoral habits in my life. I recognize that these not only offend your holiness and grace, but also harden me to your will, pull me away from your character, and blunt my witness to others. Please forgive me and sustain me as I seek to live a life wholly pleasing to you. In Jesus' name I pray. Amen.

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More than that, I count all things to be loss in view of the surpassing value of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and count them but rubbish so that I may gain Christ.

Philippians 3:8 (NASB)

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Dear friends, since God so loved us, we also ought to love one another.
1 John 4:11

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Psalm 70 (The Message)

Psalm 70
A David Prayer
1-3 God! Please hurry to my rescue! God, come quickly to my side!
Those who are out to get me—
let them fall all over themselves.
Those who relish my downfall—
send them down a blind alley.
Give them a taste of their own medicine,
those gossips off clucking their tongues.

4 Let those on the hunt for you
sing and celebrate.
Let all who love your saving way
say over and over, "God is mighty!"

5 But I've lost it. I'm wasted.
God—quickly, quickly!
Quick to my side, quick to my rescue!
God, don't lose a minute.


Praise is important because it helps us remember who God is. Often our prayers are filled with requests for ourselves and others, and we forget to thank God for what he has done and to worship him for who he is. Don't take God for granted and treat him as a vending machine. Even when David was afraid, he praised God.

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Therefore, let us offer through Jesus a continual sacrifice of praise to God, proclaiming our allegiance to his name. Hebrews 13:15 NLT

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For whatever overcomes a person, to that he is enslaved.

2 Peter 2:19 (ESV)

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Public opinion changes and is unreliable, but God's Word is constant. Only in God's eternal Word will we find lasting solutions to our problems and needs.

Bread of Life food pantry

15 families served and 65 people, The last lady we served today said that if we were not there today she was ready to give up..... Wow God your love and care for that women is why ELC has a food pantry ministry..... Thanks to all who have labored and invested to see this ministry continue and Thanks to our Pastor who recieves visions from God that scare us but also challenges our faith......

God is good and His mercy endures forever!!!!

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Joyfully celebrate the good fortune of others. Graciously accept and appreciate the value that their accomplishments add to all of life.

God bless our Pastor and staff at ELC as they have blessed and invested so much into our lives and given up so much of there's. Just say Thanks and find a way to bless them today!!!!!!

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— Psalm 37:37-40 —
Consider the blameless, observe the upright;
there is a future for the man of peace.
But all sinners will be destroyed;
the future of the wicked will be cut off.
The salvation of the righteous comes from the Lord;
he is their stronghold in time of trouble.
The Lord helps them and delivers them;
he delivers them from the wicked and saves them,
because they take refuge in him.

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When we look at the vast expanse of creation, we wonder how God could be concerned for people who constantly disappoint him. Yet God created us only a little lower than himself or the angels! The next time you question your worth as a person, remember that God considers you highly valuable. We have great worth because we bear the stamp of the Creator. Because God has already declared how valuable we are to him, we can be set free from feelings of worthlessness.
(Barbra Lehrman)

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While you are proclaiming peace with your lips, be careful to have it even more fully in your heart. - Saint Francis of Assisi

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Whoever says he abides in him ought to walk in the same way in which he walked.

1 John 2:6 (ESV)

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When we do something well, we want to tell others and be recognized. But recognition is dangerous — it can lead to inflated pride. How much better it is to seek the praise of God rather than the praise of people. Then, when we receive praise, we will be free to give God the credit. What should you change about the way you live in order to receive God's commendation?

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I will not be defined by my sin as I am refined by the cross.

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And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.

Romans 8:28 (NIV)

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Righteous Father, please help me guard my heart and be wise enough not to place things into it that would rob it of its devotion to you. I want to be pure through and through. Please search me and help me remove everything that would steal my devotion from you and that would ruin my influence with others for you. In the name of Jesus I pray. Amen.

Bread of Life Food Pantry

Served 18 Families and a total of 75 people. The month of June we served 65 Families and 245 people. We are expecting July to hit 100 families and 350 - 400 people this will be moving closer to Pastors vision of 1000 people a week, we believe in August we will reach 500 - 600 people per week as we open the pantry on Wed nights, being the only exclusive food pantry open at night, we also need plenty of food drives and volunteers as this will increase our service to the community and be God's love extended as we try to feed God's sheep....... We will also be using Wed as an outreach to move the people coming on Wed into our church family ativities, CCK, 12:11 Youth, and other Wed night opportunities. As I sat in the pantry today preparing my thoughts for the day, I was moved by the scripture in Psalms 119:45 - I will walk in freedom, for I have devoted myself to your commandments. I would like to challenge everyone who calls themselves a disciple including me, to examine the word DEVOTED, The dictionary says this, A zealous attachment, loyalty and affectionate. God spoke to me 3 things that attach themselves to letter E which should be our mission, Evangelism as the title and the action E's are:
Excitment - Zealous attachment
Effort - Develops loyalty
Energy - Which produces an affectionate love that comes from the Holy Spirit

We appreciate our Pastor and his loving heart to Reach up, Reach out and Reach Madison and beyond, but we need the whole body to function in Evangelism that will take excitment,effort and energy from you and I, so please consider what God is asking us to do to expand His Kingdom and win the lost. Thanks, Big V & Debbie G.
Thank you Lord for the hearts of your people who are willing to support Your vision.....