Tuesday, December 31, 2013

New Year Pray for 2014


During the New Year may you have:

- Enough happiness to keep you sweet,
- Enough trials to keep you strong,
- Enough sorrow to keep you human,
- Enough hope to keep you happy,
- Enough failure to keep you humble,
- Enough success to keep you eager,
- Enough friends to give you comfort,
- Enough wealth to meet your needs,
- Enough enthusiasm to make you
look forward to tomorrow,
& Enough determination to make
each day better than the day before.

Lord, please help us to use the 8,760 hours of 2014 the wisest way we can for You, & for Your glory.
In Jesus Name, Amen!


We all need prayer. If you would like for me to personally pray for you...
 
Cindy McKinley
Subject: Prayer Request
* I Am FREE  http://cccenterhope.blogspot.com/2012/07/i-am-free.html
* Transitions vs. Transformation  http://cccenterhope.blogspot.com/2012/04/transition-vs-transformation.html


If you live in the area of Pottstown, PA, I invite you to visit us at:

426 Laurelwood Road
Pottstown, PA 19465
610-323-0480
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Shrek The Sheep

Meet Shrek

Shrek became famous several years ago when he was found after hiding out in caves for six years. During this time his fleece grew without anyone to shorn (shave) it. When he was finally found and shaved, his fleece weighed an amazing sixty pounds. 

Most sheep have a fleece weighing just under ten pounds. However, there is the exception usually reaching fifteen pounds, maximum. 

For six years, Shrek carried six times the regular weight of his fleece. Simply because he was away from his shepherd. When Shrek was found, a professional sheep shearer took care of Shrek’s fleece in twenty-eight minutes. Shrek’s sixty pound fleece was finally removed. All it took was coming home to his shepherd.

Jesus said:

"I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep." John 10:11 

"I am the good shepherd, I know my sheep and my sheep know me..." John 10:14

Reading about Sherk makes me think of those who know Jesus Christ yet they have chosen to wondered away from him.

 If we avoid Christ’s constant refining of our character, we’re going to accumulate extra weight in this world—a weight we don’t have to bear. 


If we stop hiding from Christ, He can lift the burdens we carry. Shave off our 'fleece' as it were — our self-imposed burdens brought about by wandering from our Good Shepherd.

 Jesus is always calling us to come closer to Him. He said, “Come to Me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For My yoke is easy and my burden is light.” Matthew 11:28-30 

 I pray that you will choose to allow the Good Shepherd, Jesus Christ, to lift your burdens and give you peace that can only come from Him.

 
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*Scripture was taken from the NIV Translation
You can read more about Shrek's story by going to:
http://www.businessinsider.com/what-shrek-a-sheep-that-hasnt-been-shorn-looks-like-2013-7
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Saturday, December 7, 2013

Giving From The Heart

Today Calvary Christian Center located at 426 Laurelwood Road (beside the Coventry Mall) gave away 238 Christmas trees, 200 filled stocking, 200 gift bags, along with food to the community. Many have asked why we do this...We do this because we want people to know that no matter how bad things might get there is always HOPE and God loves and cares about them! We want to thank The Coventry Diner, The Ridge Restaurant, members of The Center, neighbors and friends who donated food and volunteered to make this a success. We pray that you and your family have a Merry Christmas and New Year filled with Love, Joy, and Peace.


If you live in or near Pottstown, PA then I invite you to join us at:
 
Calvary Christian Center
426 Laurelwood Road
Pottstown, PA 19465
610-343-0480


Feel free to e-mail me:
Cindy Mckinley at: 








Check out some of my other blogs:
End Of The World http://cccenterhope.blogspot.com/2013/10/end-of-world.html 
Go Away Jesus! http://cccenterhope.blogspot.com/2012/11/go-away-jesus.html
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Monday, December 2, 2013

TRUE LOVE...

It was approximately 8.30 a.m. on a busy morning when an elderly gentleman in his eighties arrived to have stitches removed from his thumb. He stated that he was in a hurry as he had an appointment at 9.00 a.m. I took his vital signs and had him take a seat. I knew it would take more than an hour before someone would to able to attend to him. I saw him check his watch anxiously for the time and decided to evaluate his wound since I was not busy with another patient. On examination, the wound was well healed. Hence, I talked to one of the doctors to get the supplies to remove his sutures and redress his wound. We began to engage in a conversation while I was taking care of his wound. I asked him if he had another doctor's appointment later as he was in such a hurry. The gentleman told me no and said that he needed to go to the nursing home to have breakfast with his wife. I inquired about her health. He told me that she had been in the nursing home for a while as she was a victim of Alzheimer's disease. I probed further and asked if she would be upset if he was slightly late. He replied that she no longer knew who he was and she had not been able to recognize him since five years ago. I asked him in surprise, "And you still go every morning, even though she doesn't know who you are?" He smiled as he patted my hand and said, "She doesn't know me, but I still know who she is." I had to hold back my tears as he left. I had goose bumps on my arm, and I thought, "That is the kind of love I want in my life." True love is neither physical nor romantic. True love is an acceptance of all that is, has been, will be, and will not be.

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"She doesn't know me, but I still know who she is." Upon reading that statement my thought went right to The Lord Jesus Christ. Many in this world about Him. But did you know you can know Him personally? There is a difference. 

King David said in Psalm 33:13-14  "From heaven the Lord looks down and sees all mankind; from his dwelling place he watches all who live on earth."

Nothing is hidden from Him...Now that could be a sobering thought. It is for me. 

 Think about it...All the things we can do in any given day that is not pleasing to God. All the thinks that offend Him...and yet He still loves us. 

 John 3:16  For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.

Going to church doesn't make us a follower of Jesus Christ. Nor does it mean we have a personal relationship with Him. The only way we can know that we have come to know Him is, if we keep Him commands. ~ 1 John 2:3

Just as the old man in this story demonstrated his love for his wife; God demonstrated His love for us as well in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us. ~ Romans 5:8

I pray that during the Christmas season you will come to Know the One who knows all about you and yet loves you anyway!

If you live in or near Pottstown, PA then I invite you to join us at:
 
Calvary Christian Center
426 Laurelwood Road
Pottstown, PA 19465
610-343-0480


Feel free to e-mail me:
Cindy Mckinley at: 








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Check out some of my other blogs:
End Of The World http://cccenterhope.blogspot.com/2013/10/end-of-world.html 
Go Away Jesus! http://cccenterhope.blogspot.com/2012/11/go-away-jesus.html
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