A Letter Of Encouragement
A LETTER OF ENCOURAGEMENT 9-17-06AM
Mt.5:16
Mt.5:16 Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven.
And what Light has been seen shinning from the Christian Lighthouse Church?
The Love of God
The love God has for us & the love we have for others
2Cor.3:3 clearly you are an epistle of Christ, ministered by us, written not with ink but by the Spirit of the living God, not on tablets of stone but on tablets of flesh, that is, of the heart.
And what Word has been seen read on the heart of the Christian Lighthouse Church?
Compassion
compassion : sympathetic consciousness of others’ distress together with a desire to alleviate it
1Peter 3:8 8 Finally, all of you be of one mind, having compassion for one another; love as brothers, be tenderhearted, be 2courteous
That they may see your good works
Mt.5:16 Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven.
And what good works have been seen at the Christian Lighthouse Church?
Weeks of prayer
Weeks of communication
Weeks of planning
Many acts of going the extra mile
Carrying another’s burden
Helping hands
Zeal for GOOD works
Hard work
Long hours
Self sacrifice
Unity
LOVE
Who saw this?----that THEY may see
The area churches
The area businesses
The whole community
The saved
The lost
Those in need
Those that love to help those in need
Those that go to church
Those that don’t go to church
Those in our town
Those out of our town
Those out of our state
So, why is it important what is seen & read by those that we come in contact with?
To glorify your Father in heaven, glorify God.
Mt.5:16 Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven.
1PETER 2:12 they may, by your good works which they observe, glorify God in the day of visitation.
I said all that to show you by the word of God that your efforts over the past weeks are acts of obedience, that they are good, that they are seen by many other people, and that they bring Glory, Honor, and Praise to Our Heavenly Father and to encourage you in your walk with the Lord.
Heb 3:13 13 but 2exhort( encourage)one another daily, while it is called “Today,” lest any of you be hardened through the deceitfulness of sin.
1Peter 3:8 8 Finally, all of you be of one mind, having compassion for one another; love as brothers, be tenderhearted, be 2courteous;……knowing that you were called to this, that you may inherit a blessing. …….
12 For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous,
And His ears are open to their prayers;
You weren’t here, you didn’t do as much as someone else, you are part of this family aren’t you, you support us in what we have done don’t you, then you shall share in the Lord’s blessings with us.
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