Days are getting longer.....

Boy...It was nice to leave work the other day and have the daylight, still kind of be out. We have now passed the shortest day of the year and are moving towards the longer days of spring and summer. I know winter is still here with snow in the forcast, but that won't stop us.

We are excited for 2011 and what God has in store for all of you. It has been on our heart to be in the word more as a team and we will begin that soon. We challenge each and every one of you to be in the word daily. Roger said it perfectly this weekend, you don't have to completely understand it, but be in the word, reading the wording, breathing the word....it will make all the difference in your life.

God has challenged Aaron and I with that as well. We have not been as diligent as we should on our devotions and SOAP's. Can't look back, only forward and do differently. Wanting to become the best that God wants for our lives, we will be diving into the word and the daily read through everyday. Please watch her for blog posts about the daily SOAP.

If your struggling with SOAP's or devotions please email Aaron @ asaumski@gmail.com or Pennie @ saum1@msn.com. We will connect with you and help you through. Our team has some great resources for devotions and people on our team that can really help you get the most out of your SOAP.

Please be praying for Warren's Dad who during the Christmas break had to have surgery on his bad and just went back in for more surgery. We are praying for God's hand upon him and healing.

We are praying for provision over all of your lives this 2011, that you will be challenged to be tithers and offerers...that we will all, as a team, be challenged to be great stewards. The bible talks about tithing back in Genesis 14. Let's be spirit led givers--let's be disciples and impact our community and our nation for God.

Here are some scriptures about spirit led tithing.
Malachi 3:10- Bring all the tenth parts into the storehouse, that there may come to be food in my house; and test me out, please, in this respect,” Jehovah of armies has said, “whether I shall not open to YOU people the floodgates of the heavens and actually empty out upon YOU a blessing until there is no more want.

Luke 6:38- Practice giving, and people will give to YOU. They will pour into YOUR laps a fine measure, pressed down, shaken together and overflowing. For with the measure that YOU are measuring out, they will measure out to YOU in return.”

2 Corinthians 8:12- For if the readiness is there first, it is especially acceptable according to what a person has, not according to what a person does not have

2 Corinthians 9:7- Let each one do just as he has resolved in his heart, not grudgingly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.

We are being challenged by God to be faithful all the time givers... Are you being moved??

Love in Christ!
Pennie and Aaron
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