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- -- Thursday, 8/5/10 -- JOINING FORCES -- Judges 8:4-8 [1 Update]
http://groups.google.com/group/takeaminute/t/dc5f197746d908b
- URGENT NEED [1 Update]
http://groups.google.com/group/takeaminute/t/d7bfbe20d14de36d
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Topic: -- Thursday, 8/5/10 -- JOINING FORCES -- Judges 8:4-8
Url: http://groups.google.com/group/takeaminute/t/dc5f197746d908b
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From: "J.R. & Bonnie Ricks" <j-r-and-bonnie@dogwoodministries.org>
Date: Aug 04 04:48PM -0500
Url: http://groups.google.com/group/takeaminute/msg/15481c54ea651575
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JOINING FORCES -- Judges 8:4-8 NIV
Gideon and his three hundred men, exhausted yet keeping up the pursuit, came
to the Jordan and crossed it. He said to the men of Succoth, "Give my
troops some bread; they are worn out, and I am still pursuing Zebah and
Zalmunna, the kings of Midian."
But the officials of Succoth said, "Do you already have the hands of Zebah
and Zalmunna in your possession? Why should we give bread to your troops?"
Then Gideon replied, "Just for that, when the LORD has given Zebah and
Zalmunna into my hand, I will tear your flesh with desert thorns and
briers."
From there he went up to Peniel and made the same request of them, but they
answered as the men of Succoth had. So he said to the men of Peniel, "When
I return in triumph, I will tear down this tower."
Gideon and his men were exhausted, but they kept chasing the Midianites.
When Gideon stopped and asked the leaders of Succoth and Peniel for help,
they refused. It's just possible they were too dense to see that God was
doing battle for Gideon's army. It's most probable that they were too busy
being afraid of revenge on the part of the Midianites to realize that God
was taking care of everything. These people were so busy looking at things
with human logic and man's wisdom that they didn't realize how foolish they
really were. They didn't realize that Gideon's request was God's call for
them to add their abilities to God's forces. So they refused.
Have you ever passed up a chance to join forces with other Christians
because you were afraid? Or because you felt inadequate? Or because you
just didn't recognize the fact that God was working through that person? Or
you didn't see any way you could be of benefit?
You meet someone who has responded to God's call and is in the process of
starting a new ministry - say, for instance, a ministry for people
recovering from divorce. You've been through a divorce. You know what it's
like. You think this ministry is probably a good idea. The person in
charge asks if you will help. Your instant reaction is, "Oh, no, I don't
have time!" Or "Oh, no, I'm not good at counseling people!" Or "Oh, no, I
can't be of any help in something like that!" But perhaps you could be.
Perhaps this is something God wants you to do. Perhaps your negative
response was so fast you didn't learn what it was the leader of the ministry
needed. Perhaps what was needed was not your time. Perhaps you're one of
those people gifted with money, and that extra hundred dollars you have
laying around every month is the one thing needed to get the ministry off
the ground and keep it going every month.
The point is, while we are commanded not to be yoked with unbelievers (2
<http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2%20Corinthians%206:14-18;&vers
ion=31;> Corinthians 6:14-18 NIV), we are also told that we should be yoked
with believers. This means get involved. This means be a part. This means
use the talents and capabilities and resources God has given you to add to
the efforts of your Christian brothers and sisters. If you are already
involved in a ministry effort - or more than one - good for you! But, if
you haven't already done so. even though God has shown you several different
ministries where you could help. then it's time to join forces with those
around you. Be open to God's call, and then - just do it.
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Topic: URGENT NEED
Url: http://groups.google.com/group/takeaminute/t/d7bfbe20d14de36d
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From: "J.R. & Bonnie Ricks" <j-r-and-bonnie@dogwoodministries.org>
Date: Aug 04 12:01PM -0500
Url: http://groups.google.com/group/takeaminute/msg/8ebb2c341a7d08c6
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Dear Friends,
Please forgive this intrusion into the middle of your day, but we have an
urgent need for the ministry. As you may or may not know, at least 90% of
our ministry work is done on line. As such, our connection to the world
through our laptops is essential. Yesterday, J.R.'s laptop died. and
repairs would be so costly, it's not worth the expense. At the same time,
my laptop is acting really strange. doing some things that just "aren't
right". So I guess it needs to be replaced, too, before it takes its own
"dive" into oblivion.
We have a man who works on our laptops who is very good at what he does. and
very reasonable on his fees when he works for us. He has located several
laptops in Nashville which are actually more powerful, bigger monitors, more
memory, etc. than the ones we have, and each runs around $200. He has
offered to donate his time if we will reimburse him for his gasoline, and go
to Nashville, check out these laptops and purchase what we need (2 of them).
Our problem is, we've used up our "reserve" over the past few months in
order to keep ministry work going, so we need $450 to $500 in order to
purchase two laptops and pay for David's gasoline.
As the subject line says, this is an "urgent" need, because we're not at all
sure how long my laptop is going to keep going. If you can help with this
need right away, we will be very, very grateful. As always, U.S. donations
are tax deductible since we're a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit corporation
(Dogwood Ministries, Inc. - www.dogwoodministries.org ). Donations from
anywhere can be made through PayPal (www.paypal.com ) which will convert
foreign funds to U.S. dollars instantly.
Thank you in advance to anyone who can help!!
God bless,
Bonnie & J.R.
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