Lessons from Life – #103


The way a rainbow springs out of the sky
on a rainy day—that’s what it was like. It
turned out to be the Glory of
God!
(Ezekiel 1:28 – MSG Bible)

I was really down because of something I was going through and I needed a reminder of God’s love. That night as I was so in a state of despondency. I cried out to the Lord to show me a sign of His love just for me. (Knowing in my spirit that He would.) Early the next morning, I awoke and went outside. I looked up over the side of my house and saw the most beautiful double rainbow that I have ever seen in my life!
(From a PCAF member.)

photography of rainbow during cloudy sky

God has ways of reaching us in the most difficult times!
He reveals and expresses His renewed love so that
we are continually strengthened by
those revelations and dimensions of Him.

Written by a PCAF member.
(Not the actual picture)

_____________________________________________

(Please e-mail us at: http://www.iceaquestions@att.net if you are a member of the PCAF and would like to submit a brief, one paragraph testimony. This testimony may be read during our Saturday Night Sunday School and posted on this site. We reserved the right to edit your testimony to correct spelling and/or sentence structure. We may also find an appropriate scripture and short comment about your testimony, such as the one above.)

Oh…The Potential of The Brotherhood!


Here’s a look back
at the annual

National King’s Men Retreat.

Bishop Jerry Jones is the Chairman.
The retreat was held in Grass Lake, Michigan.
Dea. Gerry Pollock is the Chairman of
the Michigan State Council Brotherhood.

 

IMG_0970IMG_0952IMG_0945IMG_0888IMG_0895IMG_0934IMG_0872IMG_0869IMG_0938IMG_0921IMG_0882IMG_0976IMG_0916IMG_0974IMG_0875IMG_0904IMG_0906IMG_0940IMG_0901IMG_0877IMG_0939IMG_0894IMG_0907

 

 

 

Lessons from Life – #102


God hates cheating in the marketplace;
    he loves it when business is aboveboard.
(Prov. 11:1 – MSG Bible)

Money.jpg

I was called to a home and completed a work for an old man today. I was very proud of myself to have finished the task. “That will be 40.00 dollars”, I said, after completing the work. He promptly reached into his wallet and handed me three crisp 20.00 dollar bills, totaling 60.00 dollars. These were the type of bills that seemed fresh from the bank…the kind that stick together. He was well into his 90s and wasn’t aware he had given me too much money. I could have easily pocketed the extra 20.00. I quickly returned the 20.00 bill to him, and said: “I may have kept this 20.00 bill one time in my life, but I am planning on seeing Jesus!”

God sees every transaction we have with others and He knows if we have been unfair in dealing with then financially. There are times when only we know our motives for estimating, charging, and figuring…and whether those motives are aboveboard. We all should practice integrity down to every single penny.

Written by a PCAF member.

_____________________________________________

(Please e-mail us at: http://www.iceaquestions@att.net if you are a member of the PCAF and would like to submit a brief, one paragraph testimony. This testimony may be read during our Saturday Night Sunday School and posted on this site. We reserved the right to edit your testimony to correct spelling and/or sentence structure. We may also find an appropriate scripture and short comment about your testimony, such as the one above.)

 

 

Offer A Well Needed Session: “Don’t Play With Anger”


person-human-male-man.jpg

ICEA – “Church At Study”

THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE WHO NEED TO KNOW WHAT THE BIBLE HAS TO SAY ABOUT ANGER. How about offering a unique discussion with a number of panelists. Give each panelist 5 minutes to speak on some topic from the subject anger. Save some time for good Q&A. Allow panelists to pray for members at the end of the session.

Some topics could be:

  • Be Angry But Don’t Sin
  • Have A Knowledge of Anger
  • Avoiding Domestic and Family Anger
  • Anger Affects the Body
  • Overcoming Anger

CLICK THE TEXT AND SEE OUR SAMPLE LAYOUT BELOW

Don’t Play With Anger (Blog Handout)

A Modern Day Psalm of Praise!


A PCAF Member’s Praise!

Praise the Lord!
To the Saints of the Most High God.
A Modern Day Psalm of Remembrance.

 

I spent endless years without God.
And yet there was a presence at times.
It was a glimmer of light to the darkness of my soul.
Faintly revealing glimpses of His goodness.
Yet, through the darkness I went.
So dark!
It became oh, so dark!
Traveling without purpose.
Lost in the night.
Shivering in the cold.
The world…oh, so cold!
Afraid of the dark.
The days became as night.
Searching for help in the black.
So many voices, and yet, no answer.
Futile searching.
In desperation…I asked, “where am I going?”
No answer.
Lost…abiding time!
Waiting without hope.
Yet, I tried the darkness again and again…
Somehow searching for something.
Alone. Everything seems alone.
Afraid…
Trembling…
Lost.
Suddenly…as darkness came nearer, it clothed me.
In a moment, hell was taking me down!
I called…somehow knowing the power of God….
Somehow knowing the power of God!
Still…it covered me!
Now; unable to lift my voice.
In hell, I was unable to lift my voice.
Oh, hear my faint cry!

Through the darkest of black, God heard my impotent voice!
He overturned the darkest…with His voice.
Delivered me from the place of the underworld!

I hear  the joyful sound…
Jesus saves, Jesus saves!
I break forth in praise!
God has delivered my soul.
What a change in my life!
I break forth in praise!
I break forth in praise!