Calvary Chapel Reno-Sparks

September-October 2013

Calvary Chapel Reno-Sparks

Fragrant Life Womens Ministry Newsletter

I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well. Psalm 139:14 Have you ever stopped and thought about how wonderful the human body is. Have you ever stopped and thought about how much your life is dependent on the Some of you that have been Christians inner workings of the forces within you. I for a while might remember a rocker from believe that is exactly what David was dothe Jesus movement years named Dar- ing when he penned this Psalm. rell Mansfield. Well years ago I attended The New Living Translation reads one of his concerts. He did something at Thank you for making me so wonderfulthat concert that I have never forgotten. ly complex! Your workmanship is marvelHe held up his wrist for all to see his oushow well I know it. David was awe beautiful new watch. Then he went on to inspired when he realized the time and tell us of all the wonderful things this care the Lord took to create us. The comwatch could do. Not only did it have a plexities of the human body point only to beautiful solid gold band and was very creation, nothing else. The words, I will expensive, but it was a stop watch, a timer praise thee note the attitude of praise and told you the date. It also told you the that permeates this entire Psalm. time in every time zone in the world and Reflections upon Gods wonderful works to top it off, it was pretty much destrucmust overflow into praise; and the phetion proof. It was a remarkable watch. nomena of mans of mans creation and Then he did something I didnt see com- birth are at least calculated to call forth ing, he took off his watch and held up his praise and adoration. The Pulpit Comarm. He said, As wonderful as this watch mentary. is, in all its complexities, it doesnt comThe next time youre complaining pare to the wrist that holds it. about your double chin or your planters The wrist is made up of 8 carpal bones that continue on to form the skeletal segment of the hand. It is a pivotal joint joining the hand and the arm. Through it run the veins that provide blood and oxygen to the hand. Movement of the hand is permitted only by the wrist. As a former majorette I learned the importance of the wrist early on. Your wrist is what twirls that baton, it is what swings a tennis racket and it is what allows me to sit at this computer and type this letter. fasciitis (both common complaints of mine) take a moment to praise God for making you so great and complex. And remember that you too are fearfully (aweinspiring) and wonderfully made and that no matter how many advances technology makes; no matter what mankind does or what science discovers it will never create a wonder like you. Love, Sandie

Inside this issue:

Portraits From Sandie Prayer, Poetry & Praise Fruit of Her Hands Titus 2 Activities & Recipe Devotional Expressions of Love Calvary Chapel Info Calendar OUR DESIRES FOR THE WOMENS MINISTRIES ARE:
To encourage deeper relationships and spiritual growth for the women in the body of Christ. To provide a place where women will be encouraged and uplifted to seek Gods best for their lives. To give opportunity to study the Word of God together that women might grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord Jesus. To equip women to be lights in their homes, neighborhoods and workplaces reflecting the love of Jesus Christ to all.

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Prayer, Poetry and Praise

Forever Reign
Hillsong

You are true You are true Even in my wandering You are joy You are joy Youre the reason that I sing You are life You are life In You death has lost its sting Chorus Oh Im running to Your arms Im running to Your arms The riches of Your love Will always be enough Nothing compares to Your embrace Light of the world forever reign

You are more You are more Than my words will ever say You are Lord You are Lord All creation will proclaim You are here You are here In Your presence Im made whole You are God You are God Of all else Im letting go My heart will sing No other Name Jesus Jesus

You are good You are good When theres nothing good in me You are love You are love On display for all to see You are light You are light When the darkness closes in You are hope You are hope You have covered all my sin You are peace You are peace When my fear is crippling

Psalm 139
O LORD, You have searched me and known me.You know my sitting down and my rising up; You understand my thought afar off. You comprehend my path and my lying down, And are acquainted with all my ways. For there is not a word on my tongue, But behold, O LORD, You know it altogether. You have hedged me behind and before, And laid Your hand upon me. Such knowledge is too wonderful for me; It is high, I cannot attain it.

For You formed my inward parts; You covered me in my mothers womb. I will praise You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made; Marvelous are Your works, And that my soul knows very well. My frame was not hidden from You, When I was made in secret, And skillfully wrought in the lowest parts of the earth. Your eyes saw my substance, being yet unformed. And in Your book they all were written, The days fashioned for me, When as yet there were none of them.

How precious also are Your thoughts to me, O God! How great is the sum of them! If I should count them, they would be more in number than the sand; When I awake, I am still Where can I go from Your Spirit? Or where can I flee from with You. Oh, that You would slay the wicked, O God! Your presence? If I ascend into heaven, You are there; If I Depart from me, therefore, you bloodthirsty men. For they make my bed in hell, behold, You are there. If I take the speak against You wickedly; Your enemies take Your wings of the morning, And dwell in the uttermost parts of name in vain. Do I not hate them, O LORD, who hate You? the sea, Even there Your hand shall lead me, And Your right And do I not loathe those who rise up against You? I hate hand shall hold me. If I say, Surely the darkness shall fall on them with perfect hatred; I count them my enemies. me, Even the night shall be light about me; Indeed, the darkness shall not hide from You, But the night shines as the Search me, O God, and know my heart; Try me, and know day; The darkness and the light are both alike to You. my anxieties; And see if there is any wicked way in me, And lead me in the way everlasting.

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Fruit of Her Hands

God is Everything to Me,
tion continues to live up to six or eight months so they can migrate to the warmer climate, hibernate and then start a new first generation in the springtime. These butterflies use the I Pray He is Everything to You same trees each year when they migrate which may seem odd By Janet Coughran because they arent the same butterflies that were there last year. These are the fourth generation of Monarch Butterflies, so how do they know which trees to hibernate in? The ButterAll of creation including the heavens reveals Gods glory and flies migrate guided by a brain the size of a pinhead. Also, conmajesty. We usually see the big pictures like our breath taken sider the monarchs metamorphosis, after the caterpillar away by a majestic mountain, a panoramic sunset or double builds a chrysalis around itself, it releases a chemical that rainbows in the sky. We tend to forget the little extraordinary turns its inside to mush no perceptible parts. Somehow, from work in details that require more careful study and examinathe metamorphosis, the brain emerges, along with the internal tion. parts, head, legs and wings of a butterfly. O Lord, how maniWhen I read Jeremiah chapter 10:12 -13, it reminds me of the fold are Your works! Psalm 104:24 creative power of God, His wisdom and discretion or underAs we grow to understand the wonder of creation, it must alstanding the earth and the heavens were brought into orderly ways point us to the Creator Himself, our Heavenly Father existence. All by the command of His Voice at creation and call us to worship Him alone. (Gen.1:1 2:4), the waters, lightning and the wind are sumThe Bible tell us that God is aware of all our comings, goings moned. God did not just create the and knows our thoughts. He also knows our universe but also governs its ongoing speech before our tongue can even form the life. words. God knows everything about us before Romans 1:20 For since the creation we are even born. Psalm 139:1-5 of the world His invisible attributes Our Heavenly Fathers loving purpose for are clearly seen, being understood by you and me is obvious. The better we know the things that are made, even His the Lord the more we will love Him and the eternal power and Godhead, so that more we love Him, the more we want to worthey are without excuse. From the ship and obey Him. I end with these words microscopically small to the unin a song I sang when I was a youth. Hes searched reaches of the universe, it everything to me by Ralph Carmichael. is all the work of the Creator. Not only is much of Gods creation hidden In the stars His handiwork I see, in smaller pictures, but other parts are also too small for us to On the wind He speaks with majesty, observe. In those magnificent structures - seen and the unThough He ruleth over land and sea, seen- Gods creative glory is revealed. What is that to me? This reminded me about the Monarch butterflies. A few years I will celebrate Nativity, For it has a place in history, ago I had the opportunity to see these Monarch butterflies Sure, He came to set His people free, migrating back from Mexico to North America at our home in What is that to me? Arizona. I was amazed at its gentle flight and colorful wings taking their long journey of a 2,500 mile trip. Their migratory patterns are traits that make them one of Gods masterpieces Till by faith I met Him face to face, of our world. and I felt the wonder of His grace, Then I knew that He was more than just a I can relate to the Monarch butterflies, they are not able to God who didn't care, survive the cold winters here so they migrate south to escape That lived a way out there and the cold weather. The other reason they migrate is the larvae food plants do not grow in their wintering sites. The spring generation must fly back north to places where the plants are plentiful. Did you know that the monarch butterflies go through four generations each year? The first three generations hatch from their cocoon state (also known as the pupa or chrysalis state) and live for up to six weeks. The fourth generaNow He walks beside me day by day, Ever watching o'er me lest I stray, Helping me to find that narrow way, He's Everything to me.

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Titus 2
peace knowing I was going to bring it to my prayer group and not only lift those things up to the Lord As a mother of two now grown children, one that I myself, but often, my prayer partner was able to homeschooled, I understand the fears, and the anxious pray for that situation in a way that I wasnt. heart that can often be consuming. When my children Praying together brought us ladies so close to one were young I was introduced to a ministry of prayer another. just for my children. It was there among like minded Moms in prayer has blessed me immensely the last mothers that I found a place of solace, comfort and enseveral years. It gives me a dedicated time to pray couragement that got me through many troubling for my children and to pray for my sisters children. times. Praying scriptures for my children keeps me mindThe scripture instructs us to cast our cares upon the ful of Gods work in their lives. Lord. For moms, because one of our greatest concerns The Holy Spirit will be your guide on what to pray. is for our children, rather than worrying and fretting, Its not the length of your prayers, how fancy or elowe can bring our children to the One who can do the quent the words are, but the heart of a mom who impossible, turning our fears to faith as we pray the comes before God and other sisters in Christ to pray scriptures for them. I did this for the last sixteen years for wisdom, guidance, salvation, healing and Gods and have found stress, weariness and anxiety turned to perfect plan for her kids. peace, strength, and hope. Prayer is not the least we can do, but the most we can do. Battles are won on our praying for our children (especially when their behavior or circumstances are far from admirable) knees. We can parent to perfection, but if we are not causes us to rest and thrive within the love of Gods continually praying for our childs heart to be conHoly Spirit. We become strengthened and our love formed to the image and will of God, we have misfor them is magnified. placed priorities. After a short break this summer we are beginning Moms in prayer time will provide a welcoming safe again this fall praying together on a weekly basis. You place to pray for your childrens needs on a weekly baare invited to join us. Come for an introduction to this sis ministry of prayer for our children: Monday, Sept. 16 Here is what a few a of our mothers say about their @ 12:00 1:00 pm. We meet at CC Reno/Sparks in experiences with moms in prayer. the 3rd and 4th grade room. For further questions conSo many times I recall struggling with worry and tact DiAnn 972-4264. anxiety over things going on and it brought such

Do You Worry About Your Children?

Womens Ministry Book Selection: Joyful Books

Are you tired of always evaluating your insecurities and failures? Are you struggling with who you are in Christ? Maybe you know you would like to make some changes in your walk with Christ, but you are unsure of where to begin. I encourage you to read the book, Marvelously Made by Monica Rose Brennan. As you read along, you will learn through scripture the plans God has for you as a woman. I highly recommend Marvelously Made for all women high school age and up!

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Opportunities for Study-Fellowship & Prayer

Monday Womens Bible Study Begins Monday, September 9th, in Caf 2:42. It will be held from 10:00am11:30am and 6:30pm-8:15pm. Studies will be available in the Book Store. You can purchase the study in a binder or just the study papers. Joyful Books Book Club Friday Womens Ministry UPDATES If you would like to have weekly email reminders of Womens Ministry activities along with a color copy of the Fragrant Life Womens Ministry Newsletter, please EMAIL: gardner.joyfullbooks@gmail.com 2013 Day Away Womens Conference

What Did You Expect? My soul, wait silently for God alone, for my expectation is from Begins Wednesday, September 4th, in the 3rd and 4th Him. Psalm 62:5. Saturday, October 19, 2013. Doors open at 8:00am for Continental Breakfast. grade classroom. It will be held from 9:30am10:30am. The book, Marvelously Made by Monica Conference is from 9:00am-3:30pm. Our guest speaker for the conference is Pam Synder. Rose Brennan is available in the Book Store. The pace is (1) chapter per week for the months of SeptemberOctober. We will not meet on October 9th. Womens Morning Prayer Womens Evening Prayer Wednesday evenings from 6:00pm-6:45pm in the Womens Ministry Room. Home Fellowship Sunday Evenings beginning September 15th. Womens Thursday morning prayer will resume at 10:00am on Thursday, September 19th in the Womens Ministry Room. Moms In Prayer Moms in prayer will resume at 12:00pm on Monday, September 16th in the 3rd/4th grade classroom.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. In a medium bowl, combine flour and butter using a pastry cutter until a ball is formed. Press into a 9X13 pan. Bake for 25 minutes in a preheated oven, or until lightly golden. Remove from oven and allow to cool completely. In a medium bowl, beat the cream cheese and sugar until smooth and well blended. Spread evenly over the cooled crust. In another bowl whisk together the lemon pudding mix and milk for 3-5 minutes. Spread over the cream cheese layer. Chill until set, then top with whipped topping. From the Kitchen of Janet Coughran

Lemon Lush
2 cups all purpose flour 1 cup butter, softened 2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese 1 cup powdered sugar 2 (3.4 ounce) package instant lemon pudding mix 3 cups of milk 1 (12 ounce) container frozen whipped topping thawed

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Devotional
Every one of us have been created from a very specific, extremely unique blueprint; a mold that, after creating you, is broken and then made new for creating me and so on. Not only did God make you according to His perfect purposes, He breathed His own By Beverly Chong breath into your lungs causing your life to begin. He not only watched each intricate part of your body being formed, but He already planned each day and year Do you ever have those moments when you just of your life. Not only did He give you the personality, want to snuggle up to a favorite scripture, the one you talents, abilities and capabilities that make you who know will send your spirit soaring as if on the wings He planned for, but He made sure there was no one of an eagle, carrying you out of discouragement, right else like you. He not only knows your thoughts beinto the safety of Jesus arms? Thats what Psalm 139 fore they have occurred to you, but He knows exactly does for me. Verse 14 states I will praise you, for I what is or was or will be the reason why you had that am fearfully and wonderfully made. Marvelous are thought in the first place. And if that thought leads your works and that my soul knows very well. you in a particular direction, He has already gone beWow, how awesome to know this. fore you to open the doors or close them and redirect Then, I look into my cultural mirror and wonder you. You cannot get away from His all seeing, wonwhy an imperfect reflection is staring back at me. I drous sight because you are so precious to Him. see a body that breaks down and grows old far too Yes, todays Medical knowledge is expanding and quickly, needing rest and sleep although never man continues to search out magnificent wonders, and enough, skin that seems to want to do its own thing by yet fails to see or even realize his search is over before wrinkling too soon or evolving into acne and blackit has begunif he could only look into a mirror and heads and then the embarrassing noises that seem to see what God and only God has created, the most alert at the most inopportune moments. But then, magnificent wonder of all, You. there are solutions to our dilemmas. When we get down and become discouraged, may Our amazing progress in medical knowledge paves we remember that He not only made us, but He has the way for us to have our skin scraped, stretched and promised to stay at our side always, holding our hand, stitched down or cut off. Fat can be vacuumed out; going before us and watchfully guiding us, providing any area of our choosing can be filled in, plumped up for all that we need and loving us so incredibly much and remolded with silicone and manmade putty, dye that He would allow His own perfect Son to die in our to change the color of our hair and chemicals that, sinful place just so He can have us with Him forever, when poured onto the scalp, can grow hair. And lets as we accept the Salvation offered by Jesus Christ as not forget the girdle with the buttocks for those who our Lord and Savior, to Praise Him for who He is and feel they have none. Really? I realize many of these for His miraculous workmanship in us. All you need improvements are not bad and may even be necessary, to do is believe it, accept it and Praise Him for not usand I do not believe God is going to hold it against us ing the same cultural mirror that we do. You are so if we do choose to do so. I just think we all need to very special, my friend, and Jesus loves you just the realize just how special and uniquely made, each of us way you are! is.

Jesus Loves You Just the Way You Are

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Expressions of Love
Psalm 139:23,24 Search me, O God, and know my heart; Try me, and know my anxieties; And see if there is any wicked way in me, and lead me in the way ever lasting. It is our daily task to stay holy in Gods eyes. Prayer and staying in the Word is our weapon. It is the one encouraging high in our By Mary Jane Robinette journey that keeps our focus on our God and on our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Our prayers are to praise Him, to thank Him, to give Him the honor and the glory that is due only to Psalm 139:13-14 For You formed my inward parts; You covered me in my Him. 1Thessalonians 5:16-18 Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, in mothers womb. I will praise You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made; everything give thanks for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for Marvelous are Your works, And that my soul knows very well. us. There isnt anything that we can say or do that God doesnt God formed us in our mothers womb. How precious it is to already know ahead of us what they are. He knows our sitting know that God, our Abba Daddy was present the day we were down and our rising up. He knows all our ways. It is overborn. Like any proud father I am sure He was beaming with joy, whelming to imagine the depth of the love our Heavenly Father very pleased with His creation. Our earthly daddy had visions of has for us. Only through submitting to His will for us can we what he hoped his baby girl would grow up to be. But our Heav- remain holy in His presence. Without our bibles for daily nourenly Father already knew every thing about us even before we ishment and the power of prayer keeping us in constant cominhaled air into our lungs. From the moment we were born our munication with our Abba Father, we would be spiritually empty. What a comforting feeling to know that we can weep, sing, lives to Him have been a long love novel that has no ending. Its chapters will continue on till the moment we breathe no more. laugh, shout, and whisper all in one prayer and feel safe in our Abba Fathers arms. Time has a way of showing us by our physical appearance that our journey on this earth shortens with the arrival of each new day. Before we were even able to cry out with our first breathe We were fearfully and wonderfully made so that we can serve God wrote in His lifes journal for each one of us how long our our Heavenly Father. How precious for us is each day here on days on earth would be. Psalm 139:16 Your eyes saw my substance this earth. Our life is such a tremendous gift from God. He chose being yet unformed, and in Your book they all were written, the days fashus to serve Him in this world so that we can leave His legacy ioned for me, when as yet there were none of them. behind us. We could search every descriptive word in the dictionary and never find enough words to speak Gods praises. All the prayers that overflow from within us are never enough to There were times in our childhood when our earthly father show our love we have for Him. I pray that our light never goes made promises to us but then unexpected things hindered him dim but illuminates brightly so that others can see we walk from being able to keep them. However the promises made by boldly in faith. Prayer can bring souls to come to know the savour Heavenly Father have never been broken. He promised us ing knowledge of Jesus Christ. Fervent words of prayer can redemption for our sins. He gave us a way to be with Him in make unimaginable things happen when prayed in Gods Will. heaven when our earthly journey ends. He gave us a gift, His We will never understand the mysteries of Gods ways nor the only begotten Son Jesus Christ. All He asked is for us to come in depth of His agape love. It is like trying to climb a mountain faith and believe in Jesus and what He did for us on the cross so that is so tremendously high we could never reach the top. God that we will not perish in the fires of hell but have everlasting gave us life so that we can love and serve Him during our jourlife in heaven. Through the saving grace of Jesus and the inney to eternity. It isnt our abilities in how we serve God, it is dwelling of the Holy Sprit we can fashion our life to be a mirror our availability. Dont let others make you feel lesser than who image of Gods character. We are daughters of the King. His you are. We are all special in His eyes. God has a plan for each Princesses. May we never forget the privilege we have to walk one of us, hear his call to come to serve. Psalm 139:14 I am fearwith God through our lifes journey. 1Corthinthians 6:18 I will be a fully and wonderfully made. You are a daughter of the King. Stay Father to you, and you shall be My sons and daughters, says the Lord Altrue to who you are in your walk with Jesus. Visit with your mighty. Abba Daddy everyday in the Word and in prayer. Embrace His perfect love. Rest in His perfect peace.

Journey to Eternity

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