GET READY TO HAVE YOUR CAR
WASHED!!!!!! This Saturday from 9am-2pm the C2 (college and career) class is
having a fundraiser car wash at the church. I was looking at some of your cars
last Sunday, and I noticed how filthy they were so come on down to NBCC and
have’em washed for a good cause. Also,
coming up is VBS! Be ready to have some fun in the sun! VBS starts Monday the
16th- Thursday the 19th. Our
theme this year is Adventures on Promise Island. We will teach kids what God what
He promises to us.
Well,
for those of you keeping count it’s week number 8 for me. I am still loving it
here at NBCC, and I still like most of you. Just kidding! I love you all, and I
thank each and every one of you for making this internship so great. This past
week was kind of crazy with three funeral services Thursday till Saturday. Then,
with all the rain we had, I thought for a day or two we might have to build an
ark like Noah. However, I hope you all stayed dry this last week. I know Bayshore
was completely flooded and going down to south Tampa, I needed a raft not a
car. I did see a sign posted on a church billboard on my wet way to work that
read, “If you prayed for the rain, you can stop now.” I found it quit clever.
I
learned a valuable lesson this week, that ministry is always full time whether
you’re a part-time intern or a full-time senior minister. God’s work never
stops. The kingdom of God doesn’t take a day off, I now realize. Just because I am tired does not mean there
are not people who need to be saved. God has called each of us to live a life
that serves and glorifies Him and this is not depicted on our time but His. In
1 Peter 3:15 it says, “But
in your hearts revere Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to give an answer to
everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have. But do
this with gentleness and respect.” We must at all times
be ready to serve God even if it means giving up our day off or losing time we
could be at home. Being a Christian does not qualify you for a comfortable, cushy
life but rather the opposite. It calls
for a life that faces hardships and endures for Christ sake. So remember, God
wants us to have fun and calls us to relax but to always be ready to act. You
could say we are called to be God’s firemen.
Kristian Beasley
Ministry Intern
Jeremiah 29:11 “For I know the plansI have for you,”
declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you
hope and a future.”
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