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There's a really cool message I think you should check out from CompassionNet! "The Lord is near" from the "PrayerLine" series: via @TheChurchApp. Will you pray for five people, and share God's love with them? When the Lord gives you an open door will you share the gospel as well?

This is how we help people to know the Lord who is near.

Pastor Bill

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Still not to Late to attend "Impact Your World"

To All Pastors in and Near Lansing Michigan
If you'd feel adventurous and curious than I'd like to invite you to
a conference that could change your life. The meeting is May 2-4, 2011
at Cedar Street Baptist Church, 1705 Cedar Street, Holt MI 48842.
Here you will explore new ideas regarding missions and outreach. You
may even hear the voice of God call you to something new and exciting.

This conference is designed to enlarge your vision for missions. It will
not only show you how you and your church can impact our world for Christ
but if you attend this meeting what you will see and hear will impact your
personal world. You will never be the same again.

Make arrangements to attend at this late date. You can do it.

A Fellow Traveler

Pastor Bill Smith
North Buffalo Community Church, SBC
pastorbill@nbccwny.org
716-833-6598

Impact Your World Conference

God's Word is Clear - "Go and Make Disciples"

You and I have been given the command to be disciple makers.
Our command is divine in origin and has not been revoked. If
you are a believer in Christ Jesus then you have been given this charge.
 
To live out God's plan for your life can be a frightening thing.
After all God wants nothing less then for you to enlarge your
vision. He want you to see missions as more that what you do
around your church or even your city. He actually desires for you to
stretch out develop ministry that will touch people in places all
around the world.

If you'd feel adventurous and curious than I'd like to invite you to
a conference that could change your life. The meeting is May 2-4, 2011
at Cedar Street Baptist Church, 1705 Cedar Street, Holt MI 48842.
Here you will explore new ideas regarding missions and outreach. You
may even hear the voice of God call you to something new and exciting.

If you have questions feel free to contact me at Reach Your World

Jesus the Faithful One

The words of this card smacked me upside the head. They
Arrested my attention. Most words are nice and kind.
They say what the author intended. But then there are those
few words that grab your attention like nothing else said that day.

Listen to these words with your heart. Listen deeply and allow them
to direct your steps today.

Every purpose He has made
He purposes to fulfill.
He has the authority to accomplish
All He has spoken.

His power is limitless...
His character changeless...
His love endless

lord have your way in my life today!

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Whose in the lead?

The tug of war: The tale of two ideas; Is leadership
inherited at birth or is leadership learned? Which is
the right view? Both? Some people are born leaders.
Others may not know it but leadership can be learned.
How to influence others for the greater good can be acquired.
Yes, you can study, practice and grow your leadership every year.

There is one question. What are you doing to take your
leadership skills to the next level? What are you reading,
who are you listening to? Who do you spend time with
when it's totally your choice?

Ponder these ideas. Oh, by the way John Maxwell's book
"The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership", is a great read.

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God isn't mad at you. He really wants you to have a relationship
with Him that is alive and rich in blessings. From the very beginning He
started an avalanche of events that opened up the way for us to have
a personal and daily walk with Him...the God of the Universe! Now whatever
we need is there for the taking.

Think about it! The Mighty Creator of our world wants to relate to me in a
real personal way. He wants to talk to me everyday. He has a plan for
my life and He wants for me plug into that plan. God wants nothing but the
best for me.

The concept that God wants to talk to me is a hard one to grasp.
In order for me to have access  to all of the stuff He wants to pour into
my life, He must communicate with me. Well how does that work?

He speaks to us through His Holy Spirit who actually lives inside of
every believer. The Spirit empowers us, teaches us and leads to the pathway
He has for us. He also speaks to us through many different Bible teachers.
Sunday school teachers, radio preachers and teachers, mentors and discipleship
leaders. These men and women all communicate God's truth to us all along the way.

Are you willing to hear what the Lord has to say? He is speaking, listen.

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When you connect with a friend or two or three 
that friendship becomes a bond for life. Maybe even
forever.

You remember when you were a kid and you had a friend that
was your bestest of friends. You ate together, laughed together
and even fought together or even each other. But you always
made up and life was good again. It was true friendship. Nothing
could break that bond, nothing at all.

Now, if you were fortunate enough to spend time throughout your
teen years it even got better. More time doing life together just forged
a bond of steel. Oh, there were times when you felt like this friendship
will last forever. Nothing would ever tear us apart.

Then that painful day arrived. You over heard your parents talk
about a move they were planning for your whole family. And that
was the beginning of the end. Your heart sank and you had nothing
else to do but cry. What would ever happen to my friend?

The day of reality finally came and all you could do was cry. Sure you had
to pack your boxes but the tears just flowed like a river. Your mind was
filled with all of the memories of your times together. It was so sweet,
so powerful. Now it is quickly slipping away. What will you do?

One day, thirty years later you make plans for your trip back to your old
neighborhood. The thoughts of your youthful friends begin to flash across your
mind. You wondered about your buddy. Is he as grey as you are now? You haven't
seen him since the last funeral of a mutual friend some 9 years ago. This is a
holiday weekend and you wonder will I see him again? Will I share in that
precious moment once again? I hope so.

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