From The Pastor’s Desk…

We were privileged to attend Spirit Fest 2009 in Nashville, TN this past week. We gathered with other ministers and saints from across the country who were celebrating just as we do at MSQ. The theme was “Dare To Be Different.” It was a time of refreshing and re-focusing for us. The battle does wear us down – even in the ministry. We received new direction and encouragement. The Lord spoke directly to us that “He has everything in His control and in His eyesight.” It is important that we have these assurances from time to time to give us the courage and hope that our labor is not in vain. We are the people that God has called to deliver the message of hope to a community that mainline churches seem to overlook and ignore. But, God is using us—little ministries that are beginning to dot the globe. There is a shaking going on just like the earthquake that hit the Roman jail that loosed the chains that were binding Paul and Silas. The enemy may try to bind us and chain us—mentally, physically, financially, emotionally or spiritually. However, we must not contribute to his works. We must cooperate with God’s plan to get the job done before He returns. If we aren’t trusting God with all we’ve been given, we will give an account for the lack of action on our part. So, let’s get busy. Let us ALL do the Lord’s work. We are part of God’s kingdom on earth and Heaven.

God Bless You,
Pastor Randy

Pass This Along Today…

New Life Family:

There was a lady driving from the South Texas Retreat that tool place a few weeks ago. She saw a man walking down the road. The Lord told her to stop and pick him up. She hesitated because of the world that we live in, and the dangers in picking up strangers. The Lord spoke to her again, and told her to stop and pick up that man. She did. The man climbed in and sat on the back seat of her car. The first words out of his mouth were, “Gabriel has the trumpet to his lips. The Lord’s coming is soon!”

The lady was so overcome with excitement as they both conversed about the coming of the Lord, so much so…that she was speeding unknowingly. An officer came up behind her and pulled her over. She began to tell hem that she didn’t realize that she was speeding, but she and the man in the back seat were talking about the coming of the Lord, and she became so excited that she lost track of how fast she was going. The officer looked in the back seat, and no one was there. No door had been opened. The man had simply disappeared.

The lady then told the officer, “I promise you…someone was in that back seat, and we were having a conversation!” He replied, “I believe you, ma’am. You are the eighth person who has repeated this story, so I know that it has to be true.” The lady went home all excited. The LORD is speaking to His people.

I’m passing this on just as it came to me. I am just the messenger…take it and do with this info what God, in prayer, would have you to do! We know He will return someday. Could it be sooner than we think? WRD