Seasons of War

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In Honor of my Pastor, Bishop J. Hugh Rose

J. Hugh Rose, DD, 75, of Cadiz, died Thursday, September 23, 2010 at Acuity Specialty Hospital in Steubenville. He was born November 21, 1934 in Jewett, Ohio a son of the late J. Harper and Lottie L. VanAllen Rose. Rev. Rose was the recently retired Pastor and actively serving as Bishop of Harrison Hills United Pentecostal Church in Jewett. He was a founding member of the Harvestime Radio Broadcast and a member of the Ohio District Board and the Board of Education for United Pentecostal Church International for many years. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by four sisters, Ella May Stark, Edith Pickering, Dorothy Uhlich and Martha Banta; and one brother, Paul William Rose. Surviving are his wife, Nila Jayne Habig Rose, whom he married February 14, 1958; four children, Joseph Hugh Rose, II and his wife, Julia of Jamestown, North Carolina (children, David and Andrew), Stephanie Weldy of Granger, Indiana (children, Danielle, Collin and Gabrielle), David Rose of Columbus, and Dawnella Johnson and her husband, Chris of New York, New York. Friends may call Sunday, 4 – 8 p.m. and Monday, 9:30 – 11 a.m. at the Harrison Hills United Pentecostal Church, 87800 Cadiz-Jewett Rd., Jewett, Ohio, where funeral services will be held Monday at 11:00 a.m. with Rev. James Stark and Rev. Kirt Denney officiating. Entombment will follow at Holly Memorial Gardens Mausoleum in Pleasant Grove. Memorial Contributions may be made to Harrison Hills United Pentecostal Church, 87800 Cadiz-Jewett Rd., Jewett, Ohio 43986 . Online condolences may be made at www.clark-kirkland.com

Seasons of Shaking

When life comes at you fast and hard, when your world is shaken, Where do you stand? You can build a life that is anchored, immovable, and indestructible!

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Seasons of Change

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Focus on the Solution

Focus on the solution.

Instead of focusing on how awful things might seem at the moment, instantly determine within your spirit to go after peace in your soul. Walk with an attitude of victory, not defeat. Train your mind to think clearly, refusing negative thoughts, and find the solution that will cause you to rise above your circumstance. You do this by utilizing resources that are available to you, including the internet, books, cds, podcasts, prayer, positive biblical resources and the Word of God! (Josh. 1:8)

Seasons: Understanding God's Process for Our Lives

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Focus on the Future

In the middle of change, challenge or transition, don’t worry about your future, but instead, meditate on the destiny that God has for you. Then do whatever it takes to position yourself for your harvest. Remember that your harvest may include a lot of hard work and “elbow grease.” However it is God’s promise that you will reap in due season if you do not grow weary in well doing. (Gal. 6:9)

The Jesus You Can't Ignore Book Review

The Jesus You Can't Ignore: What You Must Learn from the Bold Confrontations of Christ By John Macarthur

‎"This is my only request, that I may not merely be called a Christian, but may really be found to be one." ~ Ignatius of Antioch

For us to live out this statement we must have a first hand knowledge of and about Jesus Christ. We must know Him! Our view of Jesus affects every aspect of our lives. Our worldview, ourselves, decisions, how we treat others, our finances, and our families, etc.... John Macarthur gives an incredible, direct picture of the Jesus we can't ignore. I love the fact that the author stays within the boundaries of the scriptures, walks us through the Gospels, and doesn't describe him by they way people see him as "in their own eyes". This is the person, personality, historic Jesus.

He quotes CH Spurgeon by saying, "I never could believe in the Jesus Christ of some people, for the Christ in whom they believe is simply full of affectionateness and gentleness, whereas I believe there never was a more splendid specimen of manhood, even it sternness, than the Saviour; and the very lips which declared that He would not break a bruised reed uttered the most terrible anathemas upon the Pharisees." Beginning with the first chapter, he just basically jacks up your concept of Jesus always being "nice". The religious institution leads us to believe that Jesus was nice to believers, and mean to sinners. I love the first chapter. The Pharisees, Sadducees, the Jewish Sanhedrin, and the Roman government had come down on the side of arrogance and blasphemy, so Jesus' method of cleaning up this mess was directed at them. There is a lot these confrontations within the book. He says it was Jesus who normally fired the first shot to those who were hostile towards him.

Every chapter contains nuggets of truth well worth reflecting and revealing even if it goes against your nature and view of Jesus.

Get this book, even if you don't like the Author! It is very informative, easy to read, and gives you a picture of the historic Jesus that you didn't learn about in sunday school.

Football Sunday at FaithPointe

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Justification By Attendance- Dustin Neeley Acts 29 Pastor - Louisville, Kentucky

Church Math
As kids, I bet most of us reading this post probably hated math—all the subtracting, borrowing, and dividing. These are all words that make pastors nervous. No wonder teachers called them "problems."
But as we aged and began ministry, something miraculous happened and we suddenly fell in love with numbers. In fact, we learned the whole new subject called "church math," like baptisms, budgets, and Sunday service attendance. The number of things to count became almost endless and almost fun—that is, as long as the numbers were up. But if the numbers went down, especially the Sunday attendance number, our spirits would often go down with them. And that is a problem indeed.

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