Riv Pastor's Note

"Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego replied to the king, "O Nebuchadnezzar, we do not need to defend ourselves before you in this matter. If we are thrown into the blazing furnace, the God we serve is able to save us from it, and he will rescue us from your hand, O king. But even if he does not, we want you to know, O king, that we will not serve your gods or worship the image of gold you have set up." "

MOPS seeking a Mentor and Coordinator for 2009.

Robin Moore �Taking part in a missionary program �On Earth� at Halls Creek.

Many of our Elderly who are unwell at the moment.

Petition against prostitution in residential areas.

FuelUp ministry Godly witness in our community.

Jenny and Kate as they minister through FuelUp Caf�.

Students and families traveling during the holidays.

Mayor Glenys Godfrey and our city Councilors.

FuelUp Basketball program.

Read A Banned Book

READ: Jeremiah 36:1-8,21-26

"Write . . . all the words that I have spoken to you . . . that everyone may turn from his evil way, that I may forgive their iniquity and their sin." � Jeremiah 36:2-3

The American Library Association has designated this week as Banned Books Week in celebration of the freedom to read and to express one�s opinion �even if that opinion might be considered unorthodox or unpopular.� The Bible is the all-time bestselling book, but in some parts of the world it is banned because it�s considered dangerous. The Bible is dangerous, however, only to those who fear finding out that they are wrong. It�s dangerous to those who exploit the weak and the innocent, who use force to keep others enslaved in poverty and ignorance, who don�t want to give up their favourite sin, who believe that salvation can be found apart from Christ.

No one wants to be told they are wrong. No one wants to hear that their behaviour is putting themselves and those they love in danger or that God�s patience will eventually wear out. Yet that was the message God told Jeremiah to write (Jer. 36:2). When His message was read to King Jehoiakim, the king cut up the scroll and threw it into the fire (v.23). The only way to know we are right is to be willing to discover where we are wrong. Read the all-time bestselling banned book, and let it reveal to you the truth about God�and about yourself. � Julie Ackerman Link

Lord Jesus, show Thyself to me
In very truth and deed;
Help me to find, O Christ, in Thee,
More than my deepest need. � Clarkson

The Bible shows us a picture of who we really are.

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