Lesson 1: God provides for his own. I'm not sure why, but I was worrying again about finances and money again. Leah has just started making fun of me when I worry about money, because God has provided in so many ridiculous ways that we couldn't possibly see them coming. As if on cue we received a huge gift from someone we hadn't seen in years. God is so good to us even in spite of our (my) lack of faith. How great is the God that we serve!
Lesson 2: Last Sunday we had an evening service meeting at a church here in Illinois. It was close enough that we were able to attend North Love for the morning service and Sunday school, come home for lunch, and even get in a little bit of a nap before we left for the evening service. It was one of those Sunday afternoons that was dreary and gray and it would have been so nice to stay in bed and relax. Fortunately, we got up and headed to our evening meeting. Leah was able to sing, we were able to present our ministry, and I was also allowed to preach. We were so encouraged after the service when one of the members came up to us told us that he had gotten some things right in his life that night. We were floored that God would us two sinners like us to draw someone closer to himself! God is so good.
I (Joey) was also able to attend and speak at an Everlasting Nation Fellowship at El Vista Baptist Church in Peoria on Monday night. We had been to this church's missions conference last October, and their pastor is a big proponent for Jewish evangelism. It was great to not only see 15 people come to a meeting about Jewish evangelism on a cold, damp Monday night, but they were actually interested in what was going on. After my lesson they had tons of questions and were so excited to have this time to focus on Jewish evangelism. We are continually amazed at what God is doing in the area of Jewish missions. We are so humbled and honored to have just a small part in the work He is doing. Thanks again for your prayers! With prayerlessness comes powerlessness.
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