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What is the Purpose of Trials In Our Lives? Sermon Offers Encouragement

April 3, 2012 By 1 Comment
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"The promises of God are what give us hope in the midst of affliction. . ." Pastor Thorn As we approach Easter, I understand that many people are feeling it hard to rejoice. If God is love and cares about us, why are we going through such physical pain and other hardships? I recently came across a sermon at entitled "Trials (Part 1)" given by Pastor Joe Thorn at Redeemer Fellowship. It looked like a good one and I asked Debbi Farmer if she would listen and let me know her thoughts. Below is her review on this podcast sermon that you can listen to here on Trials. It is an MP3 file. If you hear a fantastic sermon on suffering, illness, pain, etc. that is available to listen to online, feel free to write up what it is about and why it … [Read more...]

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One Woman Shares The Journey From Church Not Reaching Out to Sermon on Invisible Illness Week

September 16, 2010 By Leave a Comment
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Jessica Hayford Cantrell has had quite a summer moving towards Invisible Illness Awareness Week. This last Sunday in fact, her pastor did a sermon that included information about Invisible Illness Awareness Week. How did this happen? The journey is a long one. She shared with us this last weekend, “As most of you know tomorrow is the start of National Invisible Chronic Illness Awareness Week. After a lot of emails, phone calls, and so on I can say that today was a great success for our church and those with such illnesses. Today, before the sermon, my pastor addressed the congregation and held a special prayer. He told them that tomorrow is the start of NICIAW and explained that in the world, and our own congregation we … [Read more...]

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Wheelchair Donations Needed for Haiti

February 10, 2010 By Leave a Comment

Joni & Friends is a Christian ministry that Rest Ministries is honored to be an affiliate of.  This year they celebrate their 30th anniversary of ministry outreach to people with disabilities & their families across the US & around the world. We invite you to browse their website as they have a wealth of information, resources, & encouragement to help their (& your?) global outreach to the disability community! Joni recently wrote on her website a very personal letter regarding the need for wheelchairs in Haiti due to the devastating earthquake: In that devastating natural disaster, thous&s of victims of the earthquake have become permanently or temporarily disabled. Every day the need for wheelchairs, walkers, canes & crutches … [Read more...]

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