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Enter Their Pain!

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Here are some great quotes from our guest Missionary at Cornerstone yesterday…

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“Jesus really is the Savior of the world”- M.G.

” Jesus has not called us to shrink back from the sin and pain of the world. He has called us to enter into it, to minister to it.”- M.G.

“We have to help people understand what it is they already long for.”- M.G.

“The deeper the pit the stronger the search for God.”- M.G.

God, Pastors and the Calling #calling519

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I am just returning from our network pastor’s council. So much wonderful work was done this weekend. Our fellowship ordained 21 new pastors from Southern New England including our very own Youth Pastor here at Cornerstone Rev. Brad Hackett

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Our Lead Pastor and Presbyter Rev. Barry Risto and newly ordained minister Rev. Brad Hackett

During our missions banquet an offering was taken to support three large projects being tackled around the world by missionaries from our Network in Southern New England. 180 churches joined to raise  $121,000.00 for projects in Indonesia, India and Mozambique! And the District Youth Director made an appeal to our Network Pastors to help my sister raise the budget required for her vehicle when she returns to her mission in the The Netherlands.

Today the council was rounded out as we began what is going to become a year-long discussion about “being called by God” the title of the seminar was #calling519 (its Twitter designation)

Here are some quotes from the day

WHAT IF GOD IS TELLING YOU TO STAY WHEN EVERYTHING EXTERNALLY IS TELLING YOU TO GO?- SCOTT GIORDANO

WHEN THE CIRCUMSTANCES SHOUT “GO” BUT GOD CALLS YOU TO STAY, THE STAYING IS THE GOING.- SCOTT GIORDANO

INSTEAD OF PRAYING FOR A WAY OUT PRAY FOR A WAY IN.- SCOTT GIORDANO

FINDING THE GREAT ASSIGNMENT IS NOT NEARLY AS EASY AS HEARING THE GREAT CALL.- BRIAN KROGH

IS IT POSSIBLE TO LIVE OUT THE CALL OF GOD WITHOUT EVER MAKING IT TO THE TOP OF THE PYRAMID? BRIAN KROGH

THERE ARE ASSOCIATE ROLES AND POSITIONS. THERE ARE NO ASSOCIATE CALLS.- BRIAN KROGH

THE CALLING IS NEVER ABOUT SAFETY. SALARY PACAKAGE, PRESTIGE, TITLE, SELFISH GAIN OR PERSONAL GRATIFICATION. THE CALL IS SIMPLY ABOUT FOLLOWING GOD.- SELWYN BODLEY

MOVE IN GOD’S POWER AND AUTHORITY. LEAVE YOURS AT HOME.- SELWYN BODLEY.

One Word Photo Challenge: Cloudy

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This Post is written in response to Jennifer’s One Word Photo Challenge: Cloudy. Click the link to see other people’s clouds.;

Here are mine:

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Try to be a rainbow in someone’s cloud.

Maya Angelou

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“Yesterday I inhaled a cloud, and immediately my eyes started raining.”
― Jarod Kintz, Whenever You’re Gone, I’m Here For You

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“Clouds come floating into my life, no longer to carry rain or usher storm, but to add color to my sunset sky.”
― Rabindranath Tagore, Stray Birds    
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“The sky and the sun are always there. It’s the clouds that come and go.”
― Rachel Joyce

Cee’s Black & White Photo Challenge: Abandoned or Alone

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This week Cee has challenged us to photograph Abandoned and Alone

My thoughts are below and the photos of Cee’s other contributors can be found at Cee’s B& W page for the week by clicking the Black & White icon…

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Every man must do two things alone; he must do his own believing and his own dying.

Martin Luther
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He never is alone that is accompanied with noble thoughts.

John Fletcher
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Then stirs the feeling infinite, so felt In solitude, where we are least alone.

Lord Byron