Praise Glory and Honor to our Lord and Savior
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I stand in awe of you God
I stand in awe of you God
This morning I want to acknowledge the way the Lord continues to work here at Bridge of Faith.
We believe
5 And whoever welcomes one child like this in My name welcomes Me.
As Summers at the Beach started this week, God is working.
This week I met with Jake who is feeling called to missions to unreached people groups
I have watched as Amy and Kara saw potential in Katie and poured in to her and placing her in a position of leadership this year.
Katie wanted to be a veterinarian so she didn’t have to be around people.
Now she is leading Summers at the Beach
I listened as Darryl shared his testimony of getting in to construction work and that preparing him for what he is doing now
I met with Jeremy and later met with Romie who both shared with me that they met for a time of Bible Study on Monday morning
I watched as countless people this week served Jesus by serving others.
I don’t like the term volunteers because it separates us out as staff and volunteers and I believe we are all one and we are all working for the same goal.
Breanna Palmer and Amy were talking about the kids and how well they line up.
We were once known as the 561 because of the discipline issues.
Junior intern program
I watched as the OneHeart team continues to complete their course work and many are ready to start taking practicum students
Joe driving to Fort Scott
Thrift store team
Steve George driving the bus in the afternoons
Rick mowing the Fitness center
Ron meeting with Beverly and Wally for Bible study in their home
1200 meals served this week
College ministry happened
I never want to be in a place where I don’t give credit where credit is due. The Lord has really been teaching me this spring the importance of everyone that serves him here.
1 The time had come for the Lord to take Elijah up to heaven in a whirlwind. Elijah and Elisha were traveling from Gilgal,
2 and Elijah said to Elisha, “Stay here; the Lord is sending me on to Bethel.” But Elisha replied, “As the Lord lives and as you yourself live, I will not leave you.” So they went down to Bethel.
3 Then the sons of the prophets who were at Bethel came out to Elisha and said, “Do you know that the Lord will take your master away from you today?” He said, “Yes, I know. Be quiet.”
4 Elijah said to him, “Elisha, stay here; the Lord is sending me to Jericho.” But Elisha said, “As the Lord lives and as you yourself live, I will not leave you.” So they went to Jericho.
5 Then the sons of the prophets who were in Jericho came up to Elisha and said, “Do you know that the Lord will take your master away from you today?” He said, “Yes, I know. Be quiet.”
6 Elijah said to him, “Stay here; the Lord is sending me to the Jordan.” But Elisha said, “As the Lord lives and as you yourself live, I will not leave you.” So the two of them went on.
7 Fifty men from the sons of the prophets came and stood facing them from a distance while the two of them stood by the Jordan.
8 Elijah took his mantle, rolled it up, and struck the waters, which parted to the right and left. Then the two of them crossed over on dry ground.
9 After they had crossed over, Elijah said to Elisha, “Tell me what I can do for you before I am taken from you.” So Elisha answered, “Please, let me inherit two shares of your spirit.”
10 Elijah replied, “You have asked for something difficult. If you see me being taken from you, you will have it. If not, you won’t.”
11 As they continued walking and talking, a chariot of fire with horses of fire suddenly appeared and separated the two of them. Then Elijah went up into heaven in the whirlwind.
12 As Elisha watched, he kept crying out, “My father, my father, the chariots and horsemen of Israel!” Then he never saw Elijah again. He took hold of his own clothes and tore them into two pieces.
13 Elisha picked up the mantle that had fallen off Elijah and went back and stood on the bank of the Jordan.
14 Then he took the mantle Elijah had dropped and struck the waters. “Where is the Lord God of Elijah?” he asked. He struck the waters himself, and they parted to the right and the left, and Elisha crossed over.
15 When the sons of the prophets from Jericho who were facing him saw him, they said, “The spirit of Elijah rests on Elisha.” They came to meet him and bowed down to the ground in front of him.
16 Then the sons of the prophets said to Elisha, “Since there are 50 strong men here with your servants, please let them go and search for your master. Maybe the Spirit of the Lord has carried him away and put him on one of the mountains or into one of the valleys.” He answered, “Don’t send them.”
17 However, they urged him to the point of embarrassment, so he said, “Send them.” They sent 50 men, who looked for three days but did not find him.
18 When they returned to him in Jericho where he was staying, he said to them, “Didn’t I tell you not to go?”
19 Then the men of the city said to Elisha, “Even though our lord can see that the city’s location is good, the water is bad and the land unfruitful.”
20 He replied, “Bring me a new bowl and put salt in it.” After they had brought him one,
21 Elisha went out to the spring of water, threw salt in it, and said, “This is what the Lord says: ‘I have healed this water. No longer will death or unfruitfulness result from it.’ ”
22 Therefore, the water remains healthy to this very day according to the word that Elisha spoke.
Picture of the water problem
Solutions to the water problem
Breanna and Amy talking this week and how much better the kids are today than when Breanna’s group came through
How we gage success student becomes a mentor, mentor becomes an adult and continues to serve here at Bridge of Faith.
2 The Lord said to Gideon, “You have too many people for Me to hand the Midianites over to you, or else Israel might brag: ‘I did it myself.’
Prayer sheets with kids names on them.