We Are So Glad to Start Again at Tamiami

There's an air of antici- pation in our home as we get ready to start meeting at Tamiami again. We're glad to be able to see our old friends, and make some new ones this fall and winter. Each year in the past we have started on the week FOLLOWING Thanksgiving. I'm glad we're starting before because we get to sing those Thanksgiving songs! God bless each of you that attend our services. May the LORD reveal Himself to you each day, and as we worship Him together!

HAPPY THANKSGIVING TO EACH OF YOU!

Our Worship Services at Tamiami RV Park are coming soon

When the calendar rolls around to November, that means it's just about time. Traditionally we've started our worship service at Tamiami RV Park right around Thanksgiving. This year we plan to start on Sunday, November 23rd, the Sunday BEFORE Thanksgiving.

We hope that you can join us!

A Mighty Fortress Is Our God

During this season after the election, let us take to heart the words of this Reformation hymn.

A mighty fortress is our God, a bulwark never failing;
Our helper He, amid the flood of mortal ills prevailing:
For still our ancient foe doth seek to work us woe;
His craft and power are great, and, armed with cruel hate,
On earth is not his equal.

Did we in our own strength confide, our striving would be losing;
Were not the right Man on our side, the Man of God’s own choosing:
Dost ask who that may be? Christ Jesus, it is He;
Lord Sabaoth, His Name, from age to age the same,
And He must win the battle.

And though this world, with devils filled, should threaten to undo us,
We will not fear, for God hath willed His truth to triumph through us:
The Prince of Darkness grim, we tremble not for him;
His rage we can endure, for lo, his doom is sure,
One little word shall fell him.

That word above all earthly powers, no thanks to them, abideth;
The Spirit and the gifts are ours through Him Who with us sideth:
Let goods and kindred go, this mortal life also;
The body they may kill: God’s truth abideth still,
His kingdom is forever.

Reformation Day vs. Halloween

October 31st can be a tricky day for an American Christian. While most Americans celebrate the holiday, a Christian may find him/herself wincing. Why? Because our culture has tried to make this day one of fun and costumes. But anyone who has read up on the history of this holiday knows that its roots go back to spiritist and occultic practices.

For religious reasons, our family has chosen not to celebrate Halloween. What is a Christian to do?

Well, as we look back on this day in history, we find that in 1517, a German monk by the name of Martin Luther nailed 95 Theses to the door of the church in Wittenburg, Germany. He was protesting against the abuses of the Roman Catholic Church. One such abuse was the sale of indulgences. Johann Tetzel was famous for saying, "As soon as a coin in the coffer rings / the soul from purgatory springs." Luther could not stand for this heresy, and so was granted courage by God to be bold in nailing his complains in the form of these Theses. What resulted from his boldness was an enlightening of the church back to the Biblical doctrine of Justification by Grace through Faith. Ultimately, his action, along with other reformers, was the catalyst God used to bring on the Protestant Reformation.

So what will you do this October 31st? I encourage you to celebrate not in the way the world around us celebrates. Instead, let's rejoice that we are saved by the grace of God without any work or worthiness on our part. Let's rejoice in what He has done in our lives!

HAPPY REFORMATION DAY!

We desire to minister to people

God is a great God. He gives to each of us a special life message. We'd like to share that with whomever God places in our path. May God use this vehicle to honor His Name!