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Good Morning my Friends,
“The earth is filled with your love, O LORD; teach me your decrees.”- Psalm 119:64
Remember, it is always from a foundation of LOVE that we learn God’s desires! What the psalmist is saying is simply, Lord if I am swallowed up in you, then I can learn from you. Take a look in the mirror this morning; talk to the people around you…….does love flow from your being? When you are filled with God he oozes out. If something else (anger, hate, bitterness) is oozing out of your body, don’t make (spiritual) excuses for it….it’s NOT GOD, my friends. Figure out why you have this “junk” flowing from your being, get help, confess, receive the LOVE of God which is the presence of God himself and then, and only then, will you learn HIS decrees! Have a great day. I am praying for you today!
Scott

Good Morning Friends:
Saturday, September 11, 2010, FreshStart will be celebrating 11 years of ministry at John Chestnut Park from 4-7:30 PM. This will be a great time of fellowship for the whole FreshStart Family and a chance for you to invite neighbors and friends to the celebration.
We have a great meal planned with BBQ Ribs, Chicken, Pulled Pork and hamburgers and hotdogs! HOWEVER, we need to know if you are coming! Last Sunday we had a ton of people sign up and you can also do so this Sunday, but if you are going to be out of town this weekend….CALL THE OFFICE NOW….No, not later, NOW! CALL 813-814-1128. We want to be good stewards and order enough food but not too much. Oh yea, we would love for you to bring a side dish to share.
Kathy will have some great activities for the kids, (by the way there is a kids night out on Friday the 10th at the church office….you can sign up your kids when you call). The band will be playing some great party music, and Scott always has some surprises up his sleeve. Don’t miss this great family time!
We will continue the celebration on Sunday, Sept 12th, at 10:00! We have opportunity to share, great music, and Scott will be sharing on the DNA of FreshStart Church our 7 guiding principles! Don’t miss this weekend and invite someone to come with you! CALL THE OFFICE!

Scott

David continues his prayer of confession in Psalm 51:

2 Wash away all my iniquity
and cleanse me from my sin.
3 For I know my transgressions,
and my sin is always before me.
A few weeks ago we spoke about Biblical Confession and that it always has 3 audiences. The first is YOURSELF! You see if we do not first admit to ourselves that we have chosen sin, that our actions have been hurtful to others, that we have done or said things that do not exemplify “God’s Glory my Goal” we will never confess our sins to God. O many people “throw up a token”, forgive me for my sin, while they continue to tell themselves that their greed, hatred, anger, harsh words, controlling behavior are justified. Often we find people or even biblical texts to mask and justify our sinful behavior. Thus, we have never admitted our sin to ourselves. Stand before the mirror today and pray…..Search me O God, show me the reality of my heart! Let me see if there is any offensive way in me….so that I may live a Kingdom Life today!

Have a wonderful day and we will talk in the AM.