--WHEN GOD'S SOVEREIGNTY MEETS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY~

-"I planted, Apollos watered, but God gave the growth. So neither he who plants nor he who waters is anything, but only God who gives the growth."
---1 Corinthians 3:6–7

A farmer bought a brand new piece of land that was nothing but dirt and weeds. He worked it for years, weeding, plowing, fertilizing, and planting. Then one day, his work paid off as he began to harvest an abundance of crops that he was going to sell.

As he was on his tractor, a fellow church member stopped by. The farmer stepped down and walked over to greet his friend. They talked awhile and the church member said, “Well, the Lord sure has given you a great crop here.” And with a twinkle in his eye that farmer said, “Yeah, but you should’ve seen it when the Lord had it all by Himself!”

When it comes to the work of the ministry, it’s important to understand that while God is the one who ultimately gets the glory, He’s invited us to actively participate in His sovereign plan. That means we can’t just sit around and say, “God will take care of it all.” He’s called you to play a key role!

Don’t let the sovereignty of God be an excuse for passiveness. Actively engage the ministry God has given you, knowing that while He’s the one who ultimately gets the glory, you’re a crucial part of that equation as well!

-GO ALL IN WITH THE MINISTRY GOD HAS GIVEN YOU BECAUSE YOU ARE A KEY PART OF HIS SOVEREIGN PLAN.

--PP/JG
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---Important update on America's Perilous Path~
-DECISION / October 2013
-Please, if you do not get the 'Decision Magazine' (A Publication of BGEA), call and get a copy, especially for this month. 1-877-247-2426 (Mon-Fri 8:30-11p.m; Sat. 9 a.m. to 11 p.m., Eastern Time)

Our Country is on "A Perilous Path",- President Devaluing Biblical Principles, Christian Liberties, Constitutional Ethics / By: Charles Chandler
There are several wonderful articles in this October 2013 issue, "The Need for Strong Christian Leaders", by: Billy Graham. "A Word to Kings and Presidents" /By: Jonathan Cahn (An excerpt of this article is in the Bytes Forum on Herb Allure website).

"The Role of Government--And Christian Citizens-By: John Stonestreet / Some quotes: "The stakes are too high for Christians to ignore. Our loyalties and courage are being tested. We must clarify our responsibility to God and our fellow citizens. Christians should be alarmed by the promotion of evil . Christians are also being increasingly asked to join in the promotion of evil, or else risk the loss of religious freedom. We must avoid what the French thinker Jacques Ellul called "the political illusion." Politics, as has been often noted, is more often "downstream" of culture. If we focus on politics while ignoring the larger cultural shifts that drive political decisions, we will find political victories to be temporary at best. Our efforts for the public good must take seriously politics, as well as all else that shapes our society.

We are Christians. We are Americans. Now, as ever, passivity is not an option for the church of Jesus Christ. "Silence in the face of evil is itself evil," wrote Dietrich Bonhoeffer. "God will not hold us guiltless. Not to speak is to speak. Not to act is to act."

[--Thank you Russ and Laura for permitting articles regarding our USA and it's perilous times on your website. May God Bless America! In God We Trust! ~~]