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May 18, 2000 Issue 45: Misplacing the Keys to the Kingdom, Part 3
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<>< CONTENTS <><
1. Mini-Reflection
2. Cruising Christian Cyberspace!
3. Prayergear.com product and services updates
4. Let us know!
5. Weekly Reflection: "Misplacing the Keys to the
Kingdom", Part 3
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Hello to all of you once again! Thank you for your e-mails, some
of which are encouraging, some challenging, but all very kind and
written in Christ's love. (All e-mails receive a personal
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always appear at the end of the Weekly Reflection.)
We are all very busy and sometimes cut back on our prayer and
study time to get things done (not a good idea <g>). If you
are pressed for time, print this newsletter and read it on your
lunch hour or while you are pumping your stationary bike and then
pass it onto to another interested reader.
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1. ~~ ** Mini-Reflection ** ~~
Due to an e-mail from a subscriber that you will find below, and
our interest in maintaining the standard length of these
newsletters, we will cut this section short and let that person's
words be our Mini-Reflection this week.
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2. ~~ ** Cruising Christian Cyberspace! ** ~~
Our web site feature of the week is
Jesus Christ: His Identity, Life, Death and Resurrection
(http://www.christiananswers.net/jesus/home.html)
This is a great new home page on our Lord whose comprehensiveness
impresses us. The site presents voluminous information on Christ
specifically and Christianity generally in a FAQ (Frequently
Asked Questions) format. Along with a site search engine to help
you get the info of your interest fast, answers and commentary
are offered in many different languages. These pages are great
for printing out, photocopying them, and then placing them in
cards and letters or just handing them out.
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3. ~~ ** Prayergear.com Product and Service Updates ** ~~
Last week we featured our new additions under Bibles and Wall
Charts but mentioned the Wiggley family witnessing tools and
other handcrafted items in passing. That prompted an unsolicited
but welcomed product endorsement from a subscriber in Florida:
"Our beloved friends gave us a Wiggley as a gift last year.
It delighted us so much...nothing can make you giggle like a
Wiggley...that we bought one for our dear friend, a new mom,
whose twins were celebrating their first Christmas. She thought
it was the coolest gift she got and ran around the house showing
it to everyone. Want to make someone giggle? Get them a
Wiggley!" Thank you for that! Each Wiggley has his or her
own Biblical name and adoption papers which include a short
biography. The artisans have stopped making them and there are
only eight left like this in the world so take a look at the
Wiggleys and other handcrafted items at Wiggley Family !
Some of you may be called to a ministry of prayer. Consider
joining our small team of prayer warriors scattered throughout
the US. For more info, send an e-mail to ministry@prayergear.com
and include a short statement of your interest and faith.
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4. ~~ ** Let us know! ** ~~
After last week's newsletter publication, we received a
delightful but stirring e-mail from a subscriber. She ended the
letter saying she hopes her words would encourage the
continuation of this newsletter. Well, her words go beyond
encouraging the newsletter and encouraged us as we know it will
encourage you. With her permission, we are pasting an excerpt
here, with our gratitude...
< The Lord spoke to me today through your newsletter. Satan
has been attacking me since I was given a wonderful and powerful
gift from God last week. I have been praying to understand about
spiritual warfare as now that I am in the midst of it and FINALLY
AWARE of it, I need to know how to fight for myself and my
family.
Yesterday, I felt like giving up. This morning I decided to fight
this "thing" (stronghold or surrounding presence) head
on....
We are all fighting a tremendous battle. Unfortunately, most
people are unaware of the schemes and battles that surround their
heads. The are blind. They don't know the battle game is on. They
don't know the rules. I hope to tell everyone in my path, if the
Lord wills, to those whom the veil has been lifted, about the
rules - the law of God's Spirit and how to receive his blessing
and see ACTUAL results in their everyday lives! I have lived in
hell on earth, now I live in heaven on earth - now that I know
the rules of the battle game (or the law of spiritual warfare).
Since I changed my posture this morning, I feel GREAT! - still
holding my ground with my ARMOR of GOD - knowing I need to
continue this strong posture for a couple of days until I know I
have completed this battle. I know I will win, but there are many
battles in a war and it can be wearing. I need to constantly
remind myself that Christ has already won the war, its just that
Satan is looking for continual casualties. >
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5. ~~ This week's Weekly Reflection follows below ~~
I close with Paul's eloquent declaration to us all: "Praise
God! He can make you strong by means of the good news, which is
the message about Jesus Christ. For ages this message was kept
secret, but now at last it has been told. The eternal God
commanded His prophets to write about the good news, so that all
nations would obey and have faith. And now, because of Jesus
Christ, we can praise the only wise God forever!" (Romans
16:25-27)
John
John S. Hilkevich, Ph.D.
Spiritual Resource Services: Prayergear.com
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