Post by HardcoreHeroes on Nov 29, 2006 7:06:16 GMT -5
GREETING MY FRIENDS,
I HOPE ALL IS WELL WITH YOU. I AM WRITING TO YOU TODAY WITH WHAT I HOPE IS A VERY CREATIVE IMAGINATION. PLEASE DON'T LAUGH TOO HARD. ANYWAY, I AM ACTUALLY WRITING TO CHALLENGE YOU.
RECENTLY MY PASTOR PREACHED A MESSAGE ON THE PRINCIPLE OF SOWING AND REAPING FROM THE BOOK OF MATTHEW CHAP. 25. YOU MAY BE FAMILIAR WITH THE STORY JESUS TOLD OF THREE SERVANTS WHO WERE GIVEN TALENTS (MONEY) BY THERE LORD AND INSTRUCTED TO CARE FOR IT. ONE WAS GIVEN 5 TALENTS, ONE 2 TALENTS AND ONE, 1 TALENT AND IMMEDIATELY THEIR LORD WENT ON HIS JOURNEY. HE WHO WAS GIVEN 5 WENT AND TRADED WITH THEM AND ACCUMULATED 5 MORE. LIKEWISE, THE ONE WHO RECEIVED 2 GAINED 2 MORE. BUT THE ONE WHO RECEIVED 1 WENT AND DUG A HOLE IN THE GROUND AND HID HIS LORD'S MONEY. UPON THE LORD'S RETURNING, THE SERVANT WITH 5 GAVE HIS LORD 10, AND THE SERVANT WITH 2 GAVE HIS LORD 4. THEIR LORD TOLD THEM WELL DONE GOOD AND FAITHFUL SERVANTS. HOWEVER, THE ONE WHO BURIED HIS WAS TAKEN FROM HIM AND CALLED WICKED AND LAZY.
WHY AM I SHARING THIS STORY WITH U? WELL, MY PASTOR DID SOMETHING PROBABLY 99% OF YOU HAVE NEVER SEEN A CHURCH DO . HE ASKED EVERYONE 13 YRS OF AGE AND OLDER TO STAND. HE SAID, HE WANTED TO SHOW US JUST HOW MUCH HE BELIEVED IN THE SOWING AND REAPING PRINCIPLE THAT THIS STORY TEACHES. HE CALLED THE USHERS FORWARD AND INSTRUCTED THEM TO PLACE SEED IN THE HANDS OF EVERY PERSON STANDING. THEY BEGAN HANDING OUT A $20 BILL TO EACH PERSON. THAT'S RIGHT THE CHURCH GAVE US MONEY. WHEN THE USHERS FINISHED MY PASTOR SAID, THE MONEY WAS NOW OURS TO DO WITH IT AS WE PLEASED. IT WAS NO LONGER 'THE REFUGE'S'. IF WE WANTED OT GO TO LUNCH, GO TO LUNCH. IT WAS OUR CHOICE TO DO WITH IT AS WE PLEASED.
THEN HE CHALLENGED US. HE ASKED, WHICH PERSON IN THE BIBLE WERE WE? WERE WE THE 5 TALENT, 2 TALENT OR 1 TALENT SERVANT. HE GAVE US A FEW CREATIVE IDEA'S HOW TO TURN THE $20 INTO $50,$100,$200. STILL NOT SURE WHY HE DID ALL THIS? WELL, WE HAVE OUT GROWN OUR CHURCH. A LITTLE OVER 2 YRS AGO, WE STARTED WITH 40 PEOPLE AND WE NOW HAVE OVER 600 ATTENDING. WE CAN HOLD NO MORE. SO WE HAVE BEEN PRAYING FOR GOD TO SHOW US WHAT TO DO AND LOW AND BEHOLD GOD OPENED A DOOR TO PURCHASE A 25,000, SQ FT BUILDING. WE HAVE WRITTEN A CONTRACT ON IT AND ARE NOW IN THE PROCESS OF RAISING THE FUNDS.
HERE'S WHAT I'M ASKING- WOULD YOU LIKE TO SOW INTO A CHURCH THAT'S IMPACTING A COMMUNITY? A CHURCH THAT'S GETTING OUTSIDE THE CHURCH WALLS AND REACHING THE WIDOWS, ORPHANS, ELDERLY, HANDICAPPED, MINORITY? WE RUN 20 BUSES EVERY WED. NIGHT AND BRING IN OVER 600 KIDS FROM THE HOODS AND LOVE ON THEM. WE RECENTLY SENT $7K TO A MOLDOVA ORPHANAGE FOR WINDOWS. GOD IS MOVING IN OUR CHURCH. BY SOWING IN THIS MINISTRY, YOU CAN BE STORING UP TREASURES IN HEAVEN.
WOULD YOU CONSIDER MATCHING THE $20 I WAS GIVEN? YOU CAN MAKE A TAX DEDUCTIBLE DONATION BY SENDING A CHECK MADE OUT TO: THE REFUGE AND SEND IT TO: KOLOFF FOR CHRIST MINISTRIES, PO BOX 5598, CONCORD,NC 28027. ALL CHECKS NEED TO BE SENT BY DEC. 15TH. IF YOU'RE NOT ABLE TO MAKE A CONTRIBUTION WOULD YOU CONSIDER PRAYING FOR US? I WANT TO THANK YOU IN ADVANCE. SO, WHAT DO YOU SAY? ARE YOU UP TO THE CHALLENGE?
REMEMBER,IT'S ALL ABOUT HIM, NIKITA
www.koloff.org www.therefugeonline.net
I HOPE ALL IS WELL WITH YOU. I AM WRITING TO YOU TODAY WITH WHAT I HOPE IS A VERY CREATIVE IMAGINATION. PLEASE DON'T LAUGH TOO HARD. ANYWAY, I AM ACTUALLY WRITING TO CHALLENGE YOU.
RECENTLY MY PASTOR PREACHED A MESSAGE ON THE PRINCIPLE OF SOWING AND REAPING FROM THE BOOK OF MATTHEW CHAP. 25. YOU MAY BE FAMILIAR WITH THE STORY JESUS TOLD OF THREE SERVANTS WHO WERE GIVEN TALENTS (MONEY) BY THERE LORD AND INSTRUCTED TO CARE FOR IT. ONE WAS GIVEN 5 TALENTS, ONE 2 TALENTS AND ONE, 1 TALENT AND IMMEDIATELY THEIR LORD WENT ON HIS JOURNEY. HE WHO WAS GIVEN 5 WENT AND TRADED WITH THEM AND ACCUMULATED 5 MORE. LIKEWISE, THE ONE WHO RECEIVED 2 GAINED 2 MORE. BUT THE ONE WHO RECEIVED 1 WENT AND DUG A HOLE IN THE GROUND AND HID HIS LORD'S MONEY. UPON THE LORD'S RETURNING, THE SERVANT WITH 5 GAVE HIS LORD 10, AND THE SERVANT WITH 2 GAVE HIS LORD 4. THEIR LORD TOLD THEM WELL DONE GOOD AND FAITHFUL SERVANTS. HOWEVER, THE ONE WHO BURIED HIS WAS TAKEN FROM HIM AND CALLED WICKED AND LAZY.
WHY AM I SHARING THIS STORY WITH U? WELL, MY PASTOR DID SOMETHING PROBABLY 99% OF YOU HAVE NEVER SEEN A CHURCH DO . HE ASKED EVERYONE 13 YRS OF AGE AND OLDER TO STAND. HE SAID, HE WANTED TO SHOW US JUST HOW MUCH HE BELIEVED IN THE SOWING AND REAPING PRINCIPLE THAT THIS STORY TEACHES. HE CALLED THE USHERS FORWARD AND INSTRUCTED THEM TO PLACE SEED IN THE HANDS OF EVERY PERSON STANDING. THEY BEGAN HANDING OUT A $20 BILL TO EACH PERSON. THAT'S RIGHT THE CHURCH GAVE US MONEY. WHEN THE USHERS FINISHED MY PASTOR SAID, THE MONEY WAS NOW OURS TO DO WITH IT AS WE PLEASED. IT WAS NO LONGER 'THE REFUGE'S'. IF WE WANTED OT GO TO LUNCH, GO TO LUNCH. IT WAS OUR CHOICE TO DO WITH IT AS WE PLEASED.
THEN HE CHALLENGED US. HE ASKED, WHICH PERSON IN THE BIBLE WERE WE? WERE WE THE 5 TALENT, 2 TALENT OR 1 TALENT SERVANT. HE GAVE US A FEW CREATIVE IDEA'S HOW TO TURN THE $20 INTO $50,$100,$200. STILL NOT SURE WHY HE DID ALL THIS? WELL, WE HAVE OUT GROWN OUR CHURCH. A LITTLE OVER 2 YRS AGO, WE STARTED WITH 40 PEOPLE AND WE NOW HAVE OVER 600 ATTENDING. WE CAN HOLD NO MORE. SO WE HAVE BEEN PRAYING FOR GOD TO SHOW US WHAT TO DO AND LOW AND BEHOLD GOD OPENED A DOOR TO PURCHASE A 25,000, SQ FT BUILDING. WE HAVE WRITTEN A CONTRACT ON IT AND ARE NOW IN THE PROCESS OF RAISING THE FUNDS.
HERE'S WHAT I'M ASKING- WOULD YOU LIKE TO SOW INTO A CHURCH THAT'S IMPACTING A COMMUNITY? A CHURCH THAT'S GETTING OUTSIDE THE CHURCH WALLS AND REACHING THE WIDOWS, ORPHANS, ELDERLY, HANDICAPPED, MINORITY? WE RUN 20 BUSES EVERY WED. NIGHT AND BRING IN OVER 600 KIDS FROM THE HOODS AND LOVE ON THEM. WE RECENTLY SENT $7K TO A MOLDOVA ORPHANAGE FOR WINDOWS. GOD IS MOVING IN OUR CHURCH. BY SOWING IN THIS MINISTRY, YOU CAN BE STORING UP TREASURES IN HEAVEN.
WOULD YOU CONSIDER MATCHING THE $20 I WAS GIVEN? YOU CAN MAKE A TAX DEDUCTIBLE DONATION BY SENDING A CHECK MADE OUT TO: THE REFUGE AND SEND IT TO: KOLOFF FOR CHRIST MINISTRIES, PO BOX 5598, CONCORD,NC 28027. ALL CHECKS NEED TO BE SENT BY DEC. 15TH. IF YOU'RE NOT ABLE TO MAKE A CONTRIBUTION WOULD YOU CONSIDER PRAYING FOR US? I WANT TO THANK YOU IN ADVANCE. SO, WHAT DO YOU SAY? ARE YOU UP TO THE CHALLENGE?
REMEMBER,IT'S ALL ABOUT HIM, NIKITA
www.koloff.org www.therefugeonline.net