Grace Couples SS New Years Eve Party Directions (bring your favorite salty, savory or sweet snack)

Party at the Epps at  318 Briarpatch Lane, Cartersville, GA  (in Deerfield Estates adjacent to the Cartersville Primary and Elementary School)  

The Party is at 7pm.

See you there.

Lee

Sunday School New YEARS EVE PARTY AT Kim and Robby Epps (12/31 @ 7pm)

Just a reminder, our end of the year Sunday School party will be hosted by Kim and Robby this Friday night at 7pm.  I will send out directions and soon as I find out what Chick Filet to turn at.  LOL, Seriously, I will send that out Wed.

Lee

Merry Christmas !!!

Merry Christmas to all.  Our savior was born and lived among man and died for our sins and raised himself up to live again for us and to His glory.  Joy to the world !!!

Prayer Request from Kelly Champion for Shanike Cooper and family

See the message below from Kelly about Shanike's request.

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• Hey Lee,
  Can you please send this out to our Sunday school class. Shanike Cooper is asking for prayer on 2 separate issues. They were told that Chloe is no longer available for adoption due to both mom and dad's side requesting custody. Due to the emotional attachment, Shanike gave DEFACS a 14 day notice to place Chloe with another foster family until custody is decided. They are also going through genetic testing for Jeremiah (mini cooper -the 2 year old) that they are adopting and should be official in Feb. I'm attaching the following message Shanike has sent me. 
  
  Thanks,
  Kelly
  
  
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  Shanike Williams Cooper December 22 at 10:06pm Report
  Hey Kelly Just wanted to let u know...we no longer have our little Chloe bug! She was been moved to a foster ONLY home. It was hard but God knows whats best. Its far to much to talk about right now. Please pray for mini cooper. He will be put to sleep at 6:30am at t c thompson children's hospital in Chattanooga, TN for test then after that a lot of blood test. We have to be there at 5:30am so Im heading to bed now. I know I have forgot to send this to someone so if I did i am soooo sorry just forward it on as we are sooooo requesting prayer!
  
  
  Shanike

Fwd: Please listen to this entire prayer - UNBELIEVABLE

Regina sent this to me and you may have already seen it.  I can't add anything to what Regina has already said.  Please take time in the next few days to view this video.  It takes about 5 minutes.

Merry Christmas.

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If we only prayed with HALF the confidence and faith of this little girl, I cannot even imagine what would happen to our world!  Do we really grasp the Risen Savior as this little girl has done?  Praise God for parents that are raising up a child in the way she should go! Regina Amazing Prayer from Little Girl - Cute Videos - GodTube http://godtu.be/7YP6LLNX

Cade Walker info

From Danielle Facebook post

Danielle Walker This isn't the update I wanted to post but biopsy is canceled. The blood worked showed cancer. Tomorrow morning they will insert a shunt to drain fluid off his brain. This might be a permanent thing. Waiting to see oncologist to find our when the port will go in. Will have chemo and radiation for about a yr. We just w...ant to go home!!!! Please continue to pray!!!!

Lee

Update today: Please pray for Dan and Connie Larimar's grandson Cade... Urgent !!!

Per Craig on twitter today:

plz continue 2 pray 4 Cade & family Cancer has been confirmed & they'll be placing a shunt 2 drain fluid from the brain pray 4 peace & grace

Lee

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Lee,   Could you please share with SS class per Victoria:   To pray for Cade, Dan and Connie's grandson, they have found a mass I think she said behind his eye in the brain and have just called them back to Scottish Rite hospital.  Parents are Danny and Jake.  Don't know all the details but God does.  Please remember all the family, Dan and Connie as well.   Thank you, Laura Jo

Something to make you smile this Christmas !!!

Watch the itouch video.  Modern Church, North Point

http://insidenorthpoint.org/

Ms Judy and our class

As we discussed today, we have begun collecting funds to help with her cab fare needs.  We started collecting today and will do so next Sunday and conclude our final collection at our SS class party at the Epps house on New Years Eve !!!  Our goal is to at least get about $150.

Thank you so much and have a very Merry Christmas.

Lee

Please pray for Dan and Connie Larimar's grandson Cade... Urgent !!!

This is just in.  

----- Forwarded Message ----
From: G MALONE <bl84gm@yahoo.com>
To: Lee Daniel <harryldanieliii@yahoo.com>
Sent: Sat, December 18, 2010 1:02:25 PM
Subject:

Lee,   Could you please share with SS class per Victoria:   To pray for Cade, Dan and Connie's grandson, they have found a mass I think she said behind his eye in the brain and have just called them back to Scottish Rite hospital.  Parents are Danny and Jake.  Don't know all the details but God does.  Please remember all the family, Dan and Connie as well.   Thank you, Laura Jo

Verses for the lesson Sunday: It's A Wonderful Life: In Christ - Luke 18:9-14, Philippians 2:5

Nothing to ponder, nothing to play, just read the verses and see what Tommy has to say.  Ha Ha !!!

Devotional This Morning a Must Read & Video, Retooning the Nativity from Yesterday....below devotional

December 13, 2010

Our Focus in Life By Michael Youssef, Ph.D.      When we understand that the enemy is sly and that he attacks us from many different angles, we will be able to fend him off much better. When attacks are blatant against our lives, they are easy to spot.      Maybe your marriage has become rocky or you are facing financial problems. Maybe you have stopped going to church because you were hurt by someone there. Maybe you have experienced the pain of a losing a loved one who died unexpectedly.      If we hold on to the hand of God through life's most difficult trials, we have not escaped sin's assault on our soul just yet. In an attempt to quench our passion for God and slowly steal away our intimacy with the Lord, the enemy will try to lure our focus and attention elsewhere. He may tempt you to think of things that are not overtly sinful, but the problems come when your attention does not rest on God--and that can be destructive.      As we peer into our hearts, we must be diligent to rid our lives of things that do not point to God first and foremost. Is desiring to have a better life sinful? No, it is not. However, when our focus in life becomes to upgrade our lifestyles, shifting us away from God, it does become sinful.  Throughout life, we are faced with numerous decisions, many of which are costly by the world's standards if the right decision is made. Yet, nothing in life will ever be as satisfying as following the Lord.      No matter how many things we obtain in life, no matter how many promotions we get, no matter how much fame and popularity we have--these things pale in comparison to the hope and joy we find in a relationship with Christ.      Prayer: Lord, please help me to keep my focus on You and You alone. For you are great and do marvelous deeds; you alone are God (Psalm 86:10). Retooning the Nativity

Care package info on Victoria's friend Tammy that is deployed

Okay class, here is your chance to minister to someone we have direct contact with that is deployed.  Please see Victoria's email and the email below from Tammy.  Most of all, please please pray for her and her family. 

Thank you Victoria for sharing. 

The plan.... bring your stuff Sunday morning.  We will pack it and give it to Victoria (with funds) to mail it on Monday.  Also, note you can send her your own card or letter.

Let's pour out Christian love to this sister that is serving for freedom.  Bring some shoe boxes to mail with also.  Even if we have more than one, that is ok, we can stagger them over the weeks.

Lee

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Peters, Victoria L Civ USAF AFOSI Det 117 <Victoria.Peters@ogn.af.mil>
Date: Tue, Dec 7, 2010 at 10:28 AM
Subject: FW: question
To: Lee Daniel <ldaniel@hdins.com>


Lee, this is from Tammy.  She gave some good ideas below.  My heart is
moved on what she needs more than anything...prayer.
Her mailing address if anyone wants to send her a card is:

Tammy Cole
USF-1/JCIU-I
APO  AE  09348

And the reason she calls me kommie mommie is my title is KOM, she came
up with kommie mommie and it has stuck.  I didn't want anyone to think I
was, you know, communist!

Thank to everyone in the class for thinking of her.

Victoria


Sent: Tuesday, December 07, 2010 3:37 AM
To: Peters, Victoria L Civ USAF AFOSI Det 117
Subject: RE: question

Hi kommie mommie,
  That is awful sweet! I just had my brother send me some more soap,
nivea
lotion and shampoo/conditioner.  This place definitely caters to the
male
gender in the few small concessions they have.  He sent me huge bottles
so I
am good til I leave here.
  Things I can't get here are my favorite toasted peanut butter
crackers
(the Austin ones from walmart, they are cheap and they are the best!).
Maybe some oxyclean to wash my clothes or just the oxyclean stain
remover.
Other than those two necessities, I really can't think of anything.  I
am
not being difficult we are just so busy that all we do is work or sleep.
Letters or cards would really be great! And of course ALWAYS PRAYERS!!!!
I
think I need prayers the most, so really that would be enough to ask
for.
That God's will be done in all areas of my life, personally and
professionally.  Things have changed from before - so the teams here are
much better.... THE POWER OF PRAYER!
  Love and miss you!
Tammy


-----Original Message-----
From: Peters, Victoria L Civ USAF AFOSI Det 117
[mailto:Victoria.Peters@Ogn.af.mil]
Sent: Monday, December 06, 2010 4:57 PM
To: Cole, Tammy L Civ USAF USF-I JCIU/ALPHA TEAM
Subject: question

Hey Tammylynn,

I hope you are well.  My Sunday school class wants to send you a box,
please
give me some suggestions that you can use.

Love, km

Please pray for Colton Montgomery - a friend and teammate of Luke's and former player I coached.

Colton Montgomey (age 18) ( a freshman at Georgia College and State University) is a former player I coached and one of Luke's friends and past Hurricane baseball player. During a routine MRI for arm surgery for Tommy John Surgery the doctors found a tumor in the bone of his right forearm at the elbow area.  Colton completed a full body bone scan today and they get the results of that this week to be sure there are no other tumors.  Colton will be going to Emory to meet with a tumor specialist next week to see what to do about the one in his arm.

Colton is in his first year at college, playing baseball, the sport he has loved his whole life like many young men, dreaming the dream.  

Please pray for Colton, his family Mark and Sharon Montgomery and his sister Kristi.  Obviously, they are hoping and praying for the tumor to be benign.

Mark welcomes our prayers.

Lee Daniel

Sunday School Lessons for December - 3 Special Lessons Announced !!!

As we discussed yesterday, we will deviate from the "lifeway" prepared lessons for the month of December and do a "special edition" set of lessons.  Sunday School Text and Lesson plan to follow, but this is the theme for the balance of the month.
Here goes

• 12/12 - Mythbusters: Christmas Edition
• 12/19 - A Christmas Story: It's a Wonderful Life (in Christ)
• 12/26 - 2011: A Re-boot, where are we going, what to do, what's important

We hope you will find these interesting as well as topical for the Christmas / New Years Season.

( Remember to pray for each other and our church this week )

Sincerely

Lee Daniel, CIC, CPIA
Harry Daniel Insurance
www.hdins.com
770-382-8954 ext 100
770-386-4081 fax

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SS Text and Thoughts for Sunday - Isaiah 61:1-11, Luke 4, Mark 1:15

As we enter the Christmas Season, lets take a look at something we might not consider very often.  What God really values.

What God Values
Scriptures: Isaiah 61:1-11


We cannot overlook the fact that Jesus chose verses from this chapter of Isaiah to read when He appeared at the synagogue of His hometown early in His earthly ministry (read Luke 4). It's also noteworthy that Jesus added words from Isaiah 58 - that He had come to preach recovery of sight to the blind. If you would like to read another passage that adds clarity to the reasons why Jesus came into the world, read Mark 1:15, the first words the Lord utters in that book. When Jesus arrived, the kingdom of God was brought near to the lost. His message was that all should repent of their sins and believe the good news of salvation through His coming atonement.

To value what God values means we appreciate and communicate the incredible sacrifice His Son made for us because of the value the Father saw in us even as sinners. The language of Isaiah 61 is pre-exilic, meaning that it explains events prior to Judah's fall to Babylon. Having this chapter framed correctly, you can see how the prophet's words would have been a great comfort to Judah years later as her people lived oppressed and downtrodden by their captors. God really did redeem His people from captivity and restored them in their land, just as He promised. And these promises also point forward to the coming Redeemer who would loose the bonds of sin and open the eyes of the spiritually blind to the new life He would bring. The Spirit of the Lord is on Christ to set captives free and bring them into eternal joy.

To really understand how much God values justice, consider that injustice was one of the main reasons He punished Israel and Judah with exile. Read through the major prophets such as Isaiah and Jeremiah, and time after time you will see God's accusations of His people's mistreatment of the poor and vulnerable in their midst. Idolatry was another major complaint, but injustice ranks up there beside it.

Finding ourselves as believers, standing before God clothed in Christ's righteousness, we realize how undeserving we are of His mercy. Each one of us is the one who has neglected the poor, chosen our own advancement over the good of others, and overlooked the marginalized. Just as Israel and Judah had done, we are all lawbreakers in God's sight. We are deserving of exile and banishment from His presence. But His Son has made peace between us and the Father. His work on our behalf makes possible our genuine action to help right some of the wrongs we see in the world. But none of our responses will mean anything in eternity if we forget to use them as opportunities to preach Christ and Him crucified.

Christmas Parade and SPLASH Bartow Canned Food Drive

Subject: Christmas Parade

 

As you know tomorrow night is the Christmas Parade at 6 p.m.  If you are going, I am asking you to take a food item with you.  Youth from SPLASH have a float and will be going out into the crowd (they will have on their SPLASH blue t-shirts) and gathering food for families in need in our community.  Word of mouth and from the churches is the best way to get this message out.  It was in the paper last week but I have not seen it this week and then it was listed under church activities which most people do not read.  Please share this email with your friends.
 
This is the 1st year the youth have done this.  Their desire is to be involved in missions all year round.  Please help support our community by meeting the need with a food donation.  Encourage our youth and let them know how much we appreciate what they are doing.  Please continue to lift them up in prayer.
 
In Christ,
Charlotte

"O Lord, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth."

                                                                   - Psalm 8:9