Happy Week, Family! 💒
This week, we are praising God for:
💟 Sue thanked God for being so good to her and her family, Especially for getting her sister in law, Nancy, through her radiation treatments. She is also grateful to the Lighthouse for their kindness towards her with the Week of Love.
💟Carole praises God for her husband'srecovery and the prayers of her church family.
💟Astrid was praising God for the "angels sent by God" a.k.a. to her as The Lighthouse. She also thankful for the prayers for her family, and for God allowing them to celebrate Alex's 18th birthday.
💟 Micharen praised God for giving Angelina another year of life; her 19th Birthday!
💟Nelson also took time to thank Gilbert, Brendan, Nessa and others for allowing God to use them to share the word of God with His people!
💟 All of the young people,every Sabbath at the Lighthouse. Their willingness to help, to serve and to lead are an inspiration to everyone. We are so veryy BLESSED to have each of them! 🤗
We are also praying for:
🛐 Traveling mercies for Damaris and her family, for Angelina and her cousins.
🛐 We prayed for healing for:
Adrianna (vasthi friend)
Samantha and the family for their loss.
Jordan (Angie's nephew) as he faces health issues
John Vega, through his extended radiation treatment
🛐Our miracle boy, Seth. (As most of you know, Seth tested positive for covid,on Sabbath afternoon) but is doing much better! 🙌🏽) Kristina and Andy thank God and their church family for cheering Seth up with his Week of Love!
🛐Maria, Who was also diagnosed with a breakthrough case of COVID. Though she struggled with all of the symptoms, she is feeling better. And she extremely grateful for her church family and their support through the Week of Love.
🛐 Vasthi asked that we keep our church leadership in our prayers.
🛐 All of the fathers at the Lighthouse!💙
🛐 Seth’s upcoming eye surgery, scheduled for August. May the same Jesus who gave sight to the blind touch Seth's eyes with healing and improved sight.
🛐 Micharen's uncle, Ismael. He was able to travel to Florida and has found an experimental treatment for his cancer. Charen is grateful that he has been able to eat and hold down his food since starting the treatment. Please continue to pray for healing.
🛐 Nancy, Sue's sister-in-law, as she continues her three week radiation treatment for cancer. May God give her strength and healing.
🛐 Vasthi asks the church to pray for her nephew, Mikey, for Cedric and for all of our young people.
🛐 Zully, Sue's other sister-in-law, who is having a biopsy. Let's pray for positive results.
🛐 Nelly's grandson, Jordan, as he faces a very difficult time in his life. May anything God allows in his life bring Jordan closer to Him!
🛐 Pat asks her church family to pray that God will help her on her journey towards good health.
🛐 Our brother, John Vega, will begin radiation treatment on Tuesday. Pray for God’s protection and healing.
🛐 Nelly, and for answers to her health questions. May God grant her team of doctors the wisdom they need to figure out this mystery.
🛐 Bianca, Vishal and Sebastian Suri. May the Lord shower their beautiful family with blessings from above.
🛐 Rosa and her daughters, their husbands and their children.
🛐 Angelica, as she continues to walk through the doors God is opening for her.
🛐 Doris, and her daughters, Jackie, Amanda and their children, Skylar, Heaven Lee, Dorian, Zaire and Amir. May God keep working miracles in their lives.
knowing that God has always come through.
🛐 Anna Ortiz as she continues to battle cancer, and for her family as they support her.
Tonight's Devotional was shared by Kevin, who is always right on time! ⌚️, my brother!👊🏽
TMI: Total Member Involvement
I recently attended a leadership seminar on TMI. And I don't mean. Too Much Information. I mean, total member involvement. That's literally what the seminar was called. In my conversations with Angelique recently I've learned that you also are talking about getting the whole church involved in using their gifts in ministries. You also are talking about TMI. Why is this so important? Allow me to share my thoughts.
Why is total member involvement crucial for the church? Why can't the church afford for ANY OF YOU to shrug your shoulders and think this isn't really for me? I will tell you why. Succinctly.
I believe that TOTAL MEMBER involvement is CRUCIAL to the very life of the church. The growth of any movement de depends on its ability to get its people moving in effective, continuous, building-up activity. The church is no exception. For this reason, the church must be intentional about helping people find their places in ministry and becoming passionate and involved members of the church.
The healthy, dynamic church we see and are inspired by in the New Testament gives us the secret: it must depend on the Total Member Involvement model, also known as discipleship, which is absolutely necessary for service, ministry and growth. This church will practice the basic habits necessary for spiritual growth and ministry, including intercessory prayer, Bible study, worshipping, and sharing one’s faith with others on a personal level. Believe he! I know you're doing this at The Lighthouse. I hear it and see it in the things you do!
Now imagine if EVERY SINGLE ONE OF YOU was doing it, not just just corporately, but personally as well! The Lighthouse is doing the things I learned we should do when our goal is Total Member Involvement. They've helped you identify your gifts and talents. They have offered ideas as to the areas you can and should serve. They encourage you to serve, to grow through Bible Study, Prayer Ports and service opportunities throughout the year!
THE REST IS UP TO YOU. I don't mean just you, the Lighthouse. I ALSO MEAN YOU. THE ONE READING THIS.
it's up to you to help other believers maximize their ministry gifts and provides opportunities for them to find a place of belonging, support, and relationship with God and others. To develop a sense of community among you and the Jesus who is at the center of it all!
The hard truth I learned and feel PRESSED to share with each of you is that the church, your beloved Lighthouse, Beacon to all around it, will NEVER be all it COULD be until there is TOTAL MEMBER INVOLVEMENT. Don't be someone who's keeping that from happening. God created you to serve. To be part of something bigger. To be part of God's plan. To bring healing to the hurting and LIGHT to those in darkness. This church needs you in order to be the church Jesus has called it to be.
Who's ready to GO?
✌🏽️Kevin
Well said. ✌🏾