Protect Your Seed

“Guard, through the HolySpirit who dwells in us, thetreasure which has been en-trusted to you.”

—2 Timothy 1:14, NAS

Everything a pregnant woman takesinto her body goes directly into herbaby. If she smokes, drinks or takesdrugs, she may harm or even aborther unborn child. Everything thatcomes in through your eyes, yourears, and your mind goes into yourspiritual womb. If you take in doubtand unbelief, you will contaminatethe miracle growing in your spirit.

Some people abort the miracle Godhas for them because they are full ofdoubt. They let go of God's promiseand lose sight of their miracle.

Significance

W e p l a n t t h e s e e d .

O u r r e w a r d i s

a c c o r d i n g t o o u r

l a b o u r

We water with our tears

of prayer and the

teaching & living out of

the Word. O u r r e w a r d

i s a c c o r d i n g t o o u r

l a b o u r

God makes it growaccording to Hispurposes. He alone cando this

God protects and makesit prosper.. We rejoice aswe do our part with Godand for God.

13 th

December

2009

Before raising Jairus' daughterfrom the dead, Jesus ordered allunbelievers to leave (Luke 8:54).

If you are incubating a miracle,shun doubt and unbelief; feedyour spirit with the things of God,allowing the Holy Spirit to con-duct regular check-ups of yourspiritual condition. Guard yourmiracle-.-.-.-it is His gift to you.

Lord Jesus, reveal to me theunhealthy thingsI have been putting into myspiritual womb.Instead of partaking of some-thing harmfulto my miracle, I will feast todayon Your Word. Amen.

- Pastor Rod Parsley

Excitement and joy

are filling the air;The lights add special decor.

We're shopping for

Christmas gifts everywhere,But are gifts

what Christmas is for?

The wreaths and the

trees and the partiesAren't what we need to convey;

It's the birth of our Savior,

Jesus,The real reason for this holiday.

Today is Brynley’s farewellservice as he prepares to enterthe Training College for Officers

in 2010. Join with us for a sharedluncheon following the service.Every blessing to you Brynle, andyour wife Michelle, as you

prepare to leave WA on your newadventure with God.

The Salvation Army

Floreat

Come and join us on Sunday Mornings 9:45am, Songster

Meeting Room. Tuesday Night Prayer Meetings have concluded

for 2009, and will resume in February 2010, 7:30pm Main Hall..

Armstrong’s - as Terri continues treatment.

Jackson’s as Arthur Continues treatment.

The Golding’s

Mrs. Ellie Norwood

The Yozzi’s - Ron’s continuing recovery after a stint in Hospital

Remember in prayer:

Children’s & Youth Ministries

Outreach Ministry of the Op Shop

Our Officers

Guidance for vision for the corps in 2010

Our Divisional Leaders and Territorial Leaders

Thank you to everyone who partici-pated this week in the gift wrapping atthe Forum. So far, our team havewrapped in excess of 500 gifts! Welldone team! Special thanks to JoanGray who answered the on the spot callto fill in when there was a vacancy.

Thanks too go to our fabulousSanta’s this week - Nick, John &

Cpt. Andrew. Many favourable com-ments have been received aboutyour manner and conduct. Somechildren have even been heard to

exclaim, “That was awesome!”.Well done gentleman.

Is only 12 days away! There are a lot ofthings that need to be accomplished inthis time period and before. Please takenotice over the coming weeks as weput in the dates and locations of sched-uled activities.

Our willbe held on the 20th of December,

PRAYER

commencingat 5:30pm fora sausagesizzle,followed bythe service @6:30pm.

Is scheduled to commence at on Christmas Day, Friday

the 25th of December.

Please Note: There is no evening

service this week.

Tired of trying to find a gift forpeople who already have more

than enough? Why not tryJUSTgifts. A way of giving thatkeeps the Spirit of generosityalive.

We invite you to participate bybuying JUSTgifts and byspreading the word.

www.justsalvos.com/justgifts/

For a full listing of dates andlocations, please see the no-

ticeboard in the foyer.

A huge effort has alreadybeen made by the band,having completed nine en-gagements since the start of

December. A sincere “welldone” to BM MalcolmMcGuire and our Bandsper-sons. Support is sought for

those willing to contact asthe band plays.

To Reuben van Gaalen whoturns the ripe old age of 11

next Sunday, 20th Decem-ber. And to Tyrus vanGaalen who turns 7 on the31st of December.

CORPS CARING TEAM

MESSAGE 13.12.09

‘Mum, I Can’t Find Baby Jesus’

Story from The War Cry December

1983.

“Mum, I can’t find baby Jesus”,

my six-year-old called to me from the

living room. “Everything else is

here, but Jesus is missing”. I left the

kitchen where Christmas baking was

under way to assist my two younger

children in their plight.

“Did you have Him before? I

questioned, unconsciously giving

personage to the ceramic figurine of

the baby Jesus in the manger.

“Yes, He was here just a minute

ago, but now He’s missing”. It was

the responsibility of the children to

set up the nativity scene each year,

and it was this task in which they

were happily engaged when they

called for my assistance.

A short search revealed the figure

under a piece of discarded tissue

paper on the floor. It was put in its

proper place, and as I left to continue

the baking, my son added, “It just

isn’t right without Jesus there”.

If you only knew how right you

are, I thought as I resumed my duties

in the kitchen. I mentally recounted

the incident later.

So often we are caught up in the

process of life and living and don’t

really give much thought as to

whether or not Jesus has any place in

our life.

We work, we raise our families, we

serve our communities, we give to

our favourite charities, but sooner or

later we come to the realisation that

something is missing. We provide

for our physical and mental well-

being, neglecting the fact that man is

a trinity – body, mind and soul –

and too often no provision is

made for the spiritual.

Thus, life is empty, void,

meaningless.

It was the apostle John who in

his first letter (Ch 5:11-12)

explained why. He declared,

“God hath given to us eternal life

and this life is in His Son. He that

hath not the Son of God hath not

life”.

Life can only be lived to its

fullest and its highest potential

with Christ in His proper place

as Lord of our life. “It just isn’t

right without Jesus there”.

Our sincere thanks to themembers and friends of the

Floreat Corps for their prayerfulsupport in 2009. Specialthanks to our leaders, RyanFoo and Joanne McCall who

often do many things behindthe scenes. We are thankfulfor you.

Ways to Bless Your

Pastor

Tamara Lowe

We can't expect our pastors and

their families to be perfect. We

have to love them—flaws and

all—just as Christ loves us. In

honor of pastor's appreciation

month, here are some practical

ways to bless your pastor.

Consistently pray for your pastor.

Make it a regular discipline in

your prayer time. Don’t just pray,

“God bless pastor”; do spiritual

warfare! Bind principalities and

powers that would seek to destroy

his marriage and children.

Implore the Spirit of God to

move mightily in their lives.

Station mighty angels of God

around their home and children to

push back the forces of darkness

that try to attack them. Ask the

Holy Spirit to give you specific

guidance so that you can pray

effectively. Pray also for associate

ministers, missionaries and other

Christian leaders that you support.

Give the pastor and his family

time together. Encourage them to

take family vacations and geta-

ways. Pastors live their lives in a

fishbowl. They need some private

times with their spouse and chil-

dren.

Give them a gift certificate to a

nice restaurant, and offer to baby-

sit their children. Encourage others

in the congregation to do the same.

If someone in the congregation has

a vacation home, suggest that it

would be a blessing to let the

pastor’s family use it for a week.

Buy them tickets to a sports event,

concert or circus. Create opportuni-

ties for them to be together.

Assure the pastor and his family

members that they are loved and

accepted. Tell them plainly that no

one expects them to be perfect. Let

them know that the congregation is

committed to them and that it’s OK

to be vulnerable. Many times pas-

tors don’t realize that when they

share their weaknesses it encour-

ages the congregation to also be

open with their faults.

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