Showing posts with label Cardboard Ministry. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Cardboard Ministry. Show all posts

Monday, April 20, 2009

Cardboard Ministry Video

Welcome to TUESDAYS TOGETHER (in the WORD). I am so glad that you have joined us.

Our goal/purpose is that we are reading God's Word and we are sharing with each other a "nugget" of what we are learning. Join with us - at any time. We welcome your comments and/or your thoughts of what you have read and/or your link to your blog post. You do not have to be a "blogger" to join in on the encouragement and sharing together.



This week our reading (as posted on the sidebar under the button) was from Mark 12-16. Psalm 37, I Peter 1.

(If you are reading something else - that is perfectly fine... just share with us.)

Actually, today I am coming from a totally different passage. I have read all of the reading for this week. But as I was praying about what passage/verse that I was to share about... I received word that the video from our Sunday Service was now posted on you -tube. I immediately watched it and wept again. I knew that this was what I was to share with you today. The song that is being sung comes from Revelation 12:11.




They overcame him by the blood of the Lamb

and the word of their testimony...


Our enemy would love for us to continue to be beaten down, trapped, discouraged, defeated, powerless, afraid, guilt-ridden, full of shame, sick, disheartened... unuseful for Kingdom Work.


But Praise be to God... By the Blood of the Lamb and by the Word of our Testimony... We can be overcomers. We can be healed. We can be restored. We can be forgiven.


Cardboard Ministry.


Merely a visual of God's healing, redemptive work in the individual lives of this particular body of believers.


And already we have received word from many others, who have shared that they could have/should have been up there too.


It is almost 10 minutes in length... but I promise you will be blessed as you see real people give real testimony of what our Lord has done in their lives.


I just keep thinking about a verse that we claimed for our son during his "yuk-years" as he calls them...




Joel 2:25

"I will restore or replace for you
the years that the locust has eaten..."


It has happened in our lives...

It has happened in each of these lives...




I am sure it has happened in a lot of your lives too....


Leave a comment and let me know how... (you can comment anonymous if you would like).


Let's have a sharing time...


And of course, if you have a blog - link with us... we would love to visit with you today too.



Sunday, April 19, 2009

Cardboard Ministry

We had a Disciple Now weekend at our church this weekend. It was good for our teens... and expect to hear even more in the days and weeks ahead.


It was good for me too... in that my Julia and Ronnie came here from VA to help with it - so this mom was able to have all the fam in the same city for this weekend. We did not get to spend much time with them - because they were with the kids... but that is completely ok. Loved seeing them for a short while - and also loved knowing that they were ministering to our kids. That is a "No Greater Joy Moment".


But mainly this post is about the end of the service today at our church. We finished the service with a song by the Youth Praise Team (which was AWESOME)... and any who wanted to participate in the Cardboard Ministry.


It is a visual of where you have been - and what God has done in your life.


It was amazing....


I am going to share a few pics today... and when we get the video, I plan to show it to you too. But just to be honest... I did not want to wait on it. I WILL share it with you when I get it.


You can go to You Tube and see examples of others who have done so... but I must say it was so moving to have OUR people... share. I dare say there was not a dry eye in the house. People broke out in applause... and tears.


In the audience... and on the stage. Tears of Joy. Tears of relief. Tears of Praise. Probably tears of relating... Applause of support and love and acceptance!


I praise the Lord for His Sweet Spirit and the freedom in our church for Him to move.


Praise the Lord for people willing to share by the word of their testimony.


Overcomers.... by the Blood of the Lamb!!!


























P.S. Just found out that Michelle and Tricia have posted blogs about today also. Visit with them too! I will add links to others if more are posted. You can tell we all were blessed!