January 2003
 January  1/Genesis 1,22/Genesis 3-53/Genesis 6-94/Genesis 10, 115/Genesis 12-156/Genesis 16-197/Genesis 20-228/Genesis 23-269/Genesis 27-2910/Genesis 30-3211/Genesis 33-3612/Genesis 37-3913/Genesis 40-4214/Genesis 43-4615/Genesis 47-5016/Job 1-417/Job 5-718/Job 8-1019/Job 11-1320/Job 14-1721/Job 18-2022/Job 21-2423/Job 25-2724/Job 28-3125/Job 32-3426/Job 35-3727/Job 38-4228/Exodus 1-429/Exodus 5-730/Exodus 8-1031/Exodus 11-13 Appropriating Faith by Mrs. Charles E. Cowman "Arise . . . for we have seen the land, and behold, it is very good; and are ye still? Be not slothful to go, and enter to possess the land: for God hath given it into your hands; a place where there is no want of anything that is in the earth" (Judges 18:9, 10). Arise! Then there is something definite for us to do. Nothing is ours unless we take it. "The children of Joseph, Manasseh and Ephraim, took their inheritance" (Joshua 16:4). "The house of Jacob shall possess their possessions" (Obad. 17). "The upright shall have good things in possession." We need to have appropriating faith in regard to God's promises. We must make God's Word our own personal possession. A child was asked once what appropriating faith was, and the answer was, "It is taking a pencil and underscoring all the me's and mine's and my's in the Bible." Take any word you please that He has spoken and say, "That word is my word." Put your finger on this promise and say, "It is mine." How much of the Word has been endorsed and receipted and said "It is done." How many promises can you subscribe and say, "Fulfilled to me." "Son, thou art ever with Me, and all that I have is thine." Don't let your inheritance go by default. "When faith goes to market it always takes a basket." |  Well friends its been a busy and blessed year for us here at Jordan in 2002. As your pastor, I just wanted to put it into perspective; we have tasted roast lamb, and bitter herbs this last year. Speaking of lambs, thank God for the 8 souls saved in our services, also for the guest speakers who fed us the bread from God's word, Bro. Bill Marshall twice, Bro. W.R. Workman, Missionaries Don Eppler and David Sloan, Bro. Allen Dalton, and The Hinkle Family three times. God Bless them and the work they do for God. We remember the 3 young couples married, Jon & Jessica Freeman, Craig & Amanda Henry, and Jason & Lezley Goff, the new members added, the answered prayers, the white Christmas Day communion service, and the church dinner at Hometown (doing that again this month) amen! All this and more was truly roast lamb from the blessed Lamb of God, our Lord Jesus Christ. But God has ordained that it's not to be eaten without the bitter herbs and that came in the form of having to say goodbye to those we loved. Three funerals preached, (and more attended by you), we said "Till we meet again" to our fellow member, and beloved friend Bro. Art Viars, all will be missed. Yes, Jesus held our hand during 2002 as a pillar cloud by day, and fiery light by night. Children another year stands before us, and Blessed be the name of God, Canaans Land is just in sight! Let's roll Jordan, let's not stop till we taste the milk and honey of Gods promises...MAY THE LORD GOD BLESS EACH OF YOU IN THIS COMING YEAR!Your pastor,
Bro. Tim Crystal Jones 1-02 |
