Transformed Moms: GOD STILL MOVES

It is GOD who BLESSES and TRANSFORMS...

This is a blog for women (not just moms) who:

(1) Desire to be transformed by JESUS' LOVE, HOLINESS, AND GRACE;

(2) Believe that GOD'S WORD is the true Spirit food for HIS HOLY SPIRIT who lives within us;

(3) Submit to GOD and walk this journey of life with HIM transforming us more and more into HIS likeness.

It's a blog about the POWER OF TRANSFORMED LIVES. Let's begin with yours and mine and pass it on... 1 + 1 + 1...

Since GOD's HOLY SPIRIT lives inside a christian, let's choose to be nurtured and transformed by feasting daily on HOLY SPIRIT food - GOD's WORD - The Holy Bible..

My regular posts stopped in 2013, with a major move and the chronic illness and eventual death of our oldest daughter. Yes, we grieve daily, yet I am determined to continue to let the LIGHT of my LORD and SAVIOR shine through me. I have tried to start posting again, over the last few years, but have not been consistent. So, I think the biggest blessing for you and me both will be to intersperse some new posts while revisiting some of the former posts. Let's begin with "Oh, the JOY!" as we head into living through Fall 2019; meeting back here 1-2 days a week.

If you need daily encouragement, you will find plenty by clicky on past posts. When reading earlier posts, you will see that I often posted daily, following this format: ...Sunday in the SON, Meditation Monday, GratiTuesday, Women in the WORD Wednesday, Transforming Thursday, Family Fellowship Friday, Ketchup & Mustard Saturday.

There's a whole lot here! Take your time to browse.

Please come back and visit each week. Welcome!

Because of JESUS, we can be family,

Patti

Friday, October 30, 2009

GOD STILL MOVES - 50 YEARS LATER

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This truly is FAMILY FELLOWSHIP FRIDAY for the Pitman church of Christ. Tonight begins our weekend celebration of this church's 50th anniversary. Members who have moved away are returning for the fellowship. Tonight the festivities begin as we join together for a two hour hymn sing!
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A group of people began meeting together 50 years ago, not knowing what the future held and they chose to walk by faith and not by sight. These were people who believed in The Great I AM told about in the Holy Bible... The Creator of the universe.... The Savior and Deliverer of people who chose to TRUST and OBEY the I AM and walked BY FAITH and not by sight... people like Noah who had never seen rain before... and Moses who had not seen waters part before...
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Fifty years ago, this group of people began meeting as a group of followers of the GREAT I AM, believing that His Son had

lived a perfect life on this earth
been crucified for it
not allowed death and the grave to hold Him
come back to life

Today, as disciples of Jesus Christ, we believe that although He returned to heaven, He has left part of Himself with us, THE HOLY SPIRIT OF GOD to...
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INDWELL us
HELP us
give LIFE to us (ETERNAL LIFE)
COMFORT us
LEAD us
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So, 50 years later, this fellowship of believers continues to strive to walk in the light of Jesus Christ and grow in what Dan the preacher-man talked about last Sunday and I wrote about yesterday...

TRANSFORMATION BY THE HOLY SPIRIT OF THE GREAT I AM

SINCERE LOVE

BELIEF THAT GOD IS GOOD ALL THE TIME

DEVOTION TO ONE ANOTHER

SPIRITUAL FERVOR

JOYFUL HOPE... REJOICING IN ALL THINGS

PATIENCE IN AFFLICTION

FAITHFULNESS IN PRAYER

SHARING WITH GOD'S PEOPLE IN NEED

PRACTICING HOSPITALITY

BLESSING THOSE WHO PERSECUTE - EVEN OUR ENEMIES

OVERCOMING EVIL WITH GOOD

If we claim to have fellowship with Him

yet walk in the darkness,

we lie and do not live by the truth.

7 But if we walk in the light,

as He is in the light,

we have fellowship with one another,

and the blood of Jesus, His Son,

purifies us from all sin."

1 John 1:6-7
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A Little History of this Blog:

A group of moms in Pitman, New Jersey began meeting every Tuesday morning in June 2008 to learn how to be Master-Full Moms. Although that class only lasted that summer, we have continued to have other classes for moms offered at the Pitman church of Christ. This blog will remain like an ongoing class. So, come back each day and join us as we discuss being God's women as we encourage transformation in each other.
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3 POINTERS TO NAVIGATE THIS BLOG:

1. Just below, you'll find a series of questions and answers about who Transformed Moms are.

2. Options for getting started...after those questions and answers... YOU COULD click on the June 2008 Archive, scroll down to the first post called MASTER-FULL MOMS and start from the beginning with our 14 day devotional challenge, or.... YOU COULD start with our summary of our original summer class and blog on the 8-31-08 post: SUMMER SUMMARY - SPIRITUAL, or... YOU COULD browse through the archive and click what looks interesting to you...and/or...
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3. You're invited to read recent posts and come back daily to join us as we are led by the Holy Spirit down the road to healing and / or transformation.

Thanks for joining us, Patti

2. WHAT DOES A MOM DO WHO HAS THE SPIRIT OF GOD LIVING IN HER?

… those who live in accordance with the SPIRIT have their minds set on what the SPIRIT desires …life and peace; the sinful mind is hostile to GOD. It does not submit to GOD’S law, nor can it do so. Those controlled by the sinful nature cannot please GOD. You, however, are controlled not by the sinful nature but by the SPIRIT, if the SPIRIT OF GOD lives in you…Therefore, sisters, we have an obligation… by the SPIRIT you put to death the misdeeds of the body, you will live… Romans 8:5-13

6. MOM, DAUGHTER OF GOD, HOW DO YOU GET THE POWER TO LIVE AND NOT LOSE HEART?

For GOD, WHO said, "Let light shine out of darkness," made HIS light shine in our hearts to give us the light of the knowledge of the glory of GOD in the face of CHRIST.
But we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this all-surpassing power is from GOD and not from us.

We are:

· hard pressed on every side, but not crushed

· perplexed, but not in despair

· persecuted, but not abandoned

· struck down, but not destroyed.

2 Corinthians 4:5-12