ANNOUNCEMENTS &
MONTHLY NEWSLETTER FOR: SEPTEMBER, 2022 

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THEME FOR 2022 :
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BIG TEN IN REVIEW AGAIN,

THE TEN COMMANDMENTS

SUBTITLE: LIVING HOLY UNTO GOD!

SCRIPTURE TEXT: EXODUS, CHAPTER 20



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REMEMBER:

MONTHLY BIBLE READING: THE BOOK OF LAMENTATIONS, CHAPTERS 1-4,
                                      AND THE BOOK OF EZEKIEL, CHAPTERS 1-15.
                                 
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MESSAGE: Learning to Encourage Ourselves in Troubled Times.

SCRIPTURE TEXT: 

1Sa 30:6
And David was greatly distressed; for the people spake of stoning him, because the soul of all the people was grieved, every man for his sons and for his daughters: but David encouraged himself in the LORD his God.

Encourage (df.) to Strengthen, Fortify, Cheer On, Inspire, Reassure, Rally, Comfort, Help, Foster, Cause to Hope, and Advance.

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Love and Comfort to You All, Family and Friends of Promised Land 07 Ministries,

On September 12th, is the National Day of Encouragement.  We read in the scripture text that David had to encourage himself in the LORD.  All the people around him were depressed and distraught because the Amalekites had invaded Ziklag, overtook it, and burned it down. The women had been taken and held captive. When David came, he and his men saw devastation the fire, their wives, their sons, and their daughters were all taken by the Amalekites. David and the people wept and cried out until they could not cry no more (I Samuel 30: 1-5).  

The people were so upset with David, and how could he let this happen that they wanted to stone him to death. We read in Exodus 17:4, that Moses has a similar experience with the Children of Israel when they were in the Wilderness and wanted to stone Moses for bringing them out of Egypt. In both instances, we see that Moses and David, as leaders, were blamed for circumstances that were out of their control. However, we read that Moses did what the LORD told him to do and to strike the rock for water. David encouraged himself in the LORD, His God. 

David knew what was before him, and he had to Strengthen himself in God, Fortify himself in God, Cheer himself in God, Reassure himself in God, Comfort himself in God, Inspire himself in God: David had to find Help in God for himself quickly. He had to find Hope in God so that he was able to Advance in spite of all chaos breaking out around him. 
  
Does this sound familiar today? It most certainly does. We have chaos in the world through people and wars, we climate change, and we have COVID-19. Apostle Paul reminds of what it takes to be steadfast in troubled times in Second Corinthians, Chapter 4

 2Co 4:1
Therefore seeing we have this ministry, as we have received mercy, we faint not;

 2Co 4:2
But have renounced the hidden things of dishonesty, not walking in craftiness, nor handling the word of God deceitfully; but by manifestation of the truth commending ourselves to every man's conscience in the sight of God.

 2Co 4:3
But if our gospel be hid, it is hid to them that are lost:

 2Co 4:4
In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them.

 2Co 4:5
For we preach not ourselves, but Christ Jesus the Lord; and ourselves your servants for Jesus' sake.
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 2Co 4:6
For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.

​ 2Co 4:7
But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellency of the power may be of God, and not of us.
 2Co 4:8
We are troubled on every side, yet not distressed; we are perplexed, but not in despair;

 2Co 4:9
Persecuted, but not forsaken; cast down, but not destroyed;

 2Co 4:10
Always bearing about in the body the dying of the Lord Jesus, that the life also of Jesus might be made manifest in our body.

 2Co 4:11
For we which live are alway delivered unto death for Jesus' sake, that the life also of Jesus might be made manifest in our mortal flesh.

 2Co 4:12
So then death worketh in us, but life in you.

 2Co 4:13
We having the same spirit of faith, according as it is written, I believed, and therefore have I spoken; we also believe, and therefore speak;

 2Co 4:14
Knowing that he which raised up the Lord Jesus shall raise up us also by Jesus, and shall present us with you.

 2Co 4:15
For all things are for your sakes, that the abundant grace might through the thanksgiving of many redound to the glory of God.

 2Co 4:16
For which cause we faint not; but though our outward man perish, yet the inward man is renewed day by day.

 2Co 4:17
For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory;

 2Co 4:18
While we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen: for the things which are seen are temporal; but the things which are not seen are eternal.


From this passage of scripture above, we have to be Encouraged in the Day of Adversity in and through by God..  He that endures until the end shall be Saved! Saved from what? Salvation from God's Eternal Wrath towards Sinners who did not accept Salvation from Christ Jesus, our Lord and Savior, given by the unction and conviction of the Soul and Spirit by the Holy Spirit.
 
In conclusion, after David encouraged himself, he inquired of the LORD on what his next strategy would be against the Amalekites. Father God told him to go up against them, and he would prevail (See First Samuel, Chapter 30, Verses 8-31).

Here are 7 ways to encourage yourself in the LORD: 
1. Praying
2. Meditating on God's Word and Promises in the Bible.
3. Singing Songs/Hymns about God and for God.
4. Writing Down Affirmations.
5. Memorizations of Scripture Passages in the Bible.
6.  Getting Silent and Being Still, Let the Holy Spirit minister to you.
7. Praise Festival, Recalling Past Victories God has brought you through Jesus and the Holy Spirit.

DON'T FAINT IN THE DAY OF ADVERSITY, STAY ENCOURAGED! GOD LOVES YOU AND HE'S GOT YOU!

Love,
Sister Christine


For 2022 and always, Promised Land 07 Ministries, is asking Father God, in the Name of Jesus, that you will experience God's Blessings on each day of your life, and on your special days of Birthdays, Anniversaries, Graduations, and Special Events. 
  In Jesus' Name, Amen.
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​SPECIAL DAYS FOR SEPTEMBER, 2022 :
1st. American Chess Day.
2nd. National Food Bank Day.
4th. National Wildlife Day.
5th. Labor Day, and International Day of Charity.
6th., Read a Book Day.
7th., International Day of Clean Air and Blue Skies.
8th., International Literacy Day and Cystic Fibrosis Day.
9th., National 401(k) Day.
11th., Grandparent's Day., and Patriot's Day -Remembering 911.
12th., National Encouragement Day.
13th., Positive Thinking Day.
14th., Citizens Day, and Clean Up the Earth Day.
17th., Oktoberfest (Begins).
18th., Wife Appreciation Day.
19th., National Dance Day.
20th., World Gratitude Day.
21st., International Day of Peace.
22nd., American Business Women's Day, and the Beginning of Fall.
23rd., International Day of Sign Language.
24th., National Family Health & Fitness Day in the US, and National Singles Day.
25th., National Comic Book Day, and National Daughter's Day.
26th., National Family Day
27th., National Voter's Registration Day.
28th., National Neighbor's Day, and National Sons Day.
29th., International Day of Proper Food Management Loss/Waste, World Heart Day
30th., National Love People Day, National Day of Truth and Reconciliation, and
​            International Day of Podcasting.
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MONTH OF SEPTEMBER, 2022:
1. National Hispanic Heritage Month.
​2. National Alzheimer's Month.
3. Classical Music Month.
4. National Awareness for Childhood, Ovarian, and Prostate Cancer.
5. National Courtesy Month.
6. National Suicide Prevention Month.
​7.  Baby Safety Awareness Month.
8. Sickle Cell Awareness Month.
9. Self-Improvement Month.
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