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A 21 Day
Quiet Time
Devotional Guide
in preparation
for Thanksgiving 2010
here at His Life
 A 21 Day
Quiet Time
Devotional Guide
in preparation
for Thanksgiving 2010
here at His Life
What is a Quiet Time / Q.T.?
“A quiet time is a daily time I set aside to be alone with God to
get to know Him through Bible Reading and Prayer.” What could
be your greatest problem as you commit to do Quiet Times?
Your greatest problem will be your struggle to stay consistent.
Satan fights nothing harder than our Time alone with God.

Here's some Suggestions

for Constancy:
1. Make a faith covenant or a godly vow to God to
listen to Him daily.
2. Schedule it on your daily calendar this November 2010.
3. Leave your Bible open at night to the passage for
the next day!
4. Don’t just read the articles only in this Guide, make
God’s Word, the Bible number ONE!
6. Be open to Fresh truths that God will use to speak
to you. Don’t forget to pray and thank God.
7. Read Prayerfully and be sensitive to impressions God will
give you. Write things down—journal it … pray it.
Hi Everybody!
We have to LISTEN to what God is doing and saying. We may
see this through the different personal stories that comes to the
family of believers.
This booklet is a collection of testimonies and stories on how
God our Father who loves us so much has expressed His love, grace
and mercies to His people. Here is a guide to help us have a
consistent Quiet Time using the Word of God as our primary source.
This last Quarter of 2010 will be a time to celebrate big! It is our
annual THANKSGIVING! As we behold how God has been so good,
kind, loving, gracious and generous to us, we will GIVE THANKS!
Praise the LORD that His Life Ministries is being used by the
LORD to advance His Kingdom and Purposes here in the
Philippines together with other Christian groups who honor Jesus.
In your Quiet Times make sure to listen. Make sure to be ready
to obey. Make sure to tap on the source of power that is available in
the Word of God and in the touch of the Holy Spirit. Be excited to
read the Word of God. Be expectant in your fellowship with the
Holy Spirit.
I personally invite you to join THANKSGIVING 2010 by recalling
all what the LORD has done to you, your family, your business, your
life, health and well being. He loves you. Thank Him.
May the highest and best praises be heard and delivered for the
glory of God caused by His grace upon all of us.
May this 21 Day Quiet Time Devotional Reading Guide
help you see the mighty hand of God at work in the lives of others.
Articles were contributed by our brothers and sisters who made His
Life their home church. BLESSED THANKSGIVING!
pastor jr here
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THE 3 PURPOSES OF
THANKSGIVING 2010 at His Life

1. TO HELP PEOPLE GROW TO SPIRITUAL MATURITY

By challenging everybody to understand
(through Small Groups and Church Wide Preachings):
1) Biblical Stewardship
2) Godly Financial Responsibility
3) To Dream BIG for God’s Kingdom to Advance

2. TO RAISE THE FUNDS TO BUILD our

FREEDOM FACILITY (Phase 2) for Encounter Nights,
Prayer Meetings and Leadership Trainings.

METHOD: By having a THANKSGIVING COMMITMENT

SUNDAY, on November 28, 2010, where each
family / individual can make a CASH GIFT and
a 12 month giving PLEDGE towards their
Congregation’s Treasury (HLM SITE).

3. TO CELEBRATE ALL THAT WE HAVE TO

THANK GOD FOR in a BIG UNIFIED Church Celebration.

VENUE: USLS Coliseum

WHEN: December 5, 2010
TIME: 6pm
EVENT: JUMP 2010

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What We WON’T Do in This Campaign
1. We will not pressure anyone to give.
“Each one should give what he has decided in his heart to give,
not reluctantly or under pressure, for God loves a cheerful giver.”
2 Corinthians 9:7

2. We will not mix giving with personal promotions.

“Sell my product to the church & I’ll give or I will tithe”.

3. We will not sell junk.

David “I will not sacrifice an offering that costs me nothing."
1 Chronicles 21:26

What We WILL DO – Without Apology

1. We will show how everyone can give something. It is a myth that some
people can’t give anything. (Mark 12:43)
There are many ways to give - if one is willing to give.
Even those with no cash can make a commitment to give.

2. We will ask people to sacrifice.

You cannot become like Christ without learning to sacrifice, and
certainly the Body of Christ is worth sacrificing for.

To SACRIFICE means to willingly give the best I have for a greater purpose.
While we all cannot give the same amount, we all can sacrifice somehow.
This way everyone can have a part.

3. We will be grateful to be a part of what God is doing in our church.

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READ: The Joy of Bringing Our BEST Together
Giving back to God is the heart of worship.
It may surprise you to learn that Jesus taught more about money and possessions
than he did about heaven or hell. The word “give” is used over 1,500 times in the
Bible, more than the words faith, hope, love or pray. Why? Obviously, God
doesn’t need your money. But God does want us to become like Him, and that
will only happen if we learn to be generous. God is a giver- the most generous
giver in the universe. Everything you have is a gift from God. (1 Chronicles 29:14)

In many churches, the giving of offerings is the low point of the service. It’s
ignored, tolerated, or often resented by many. But the Bible teaches that God
wants our giving to be a deep meaningful expression of worship in three
dimensions - past, present and future.

First, MY GIVING EXPRESSES MY GRATITUDE TO GOD FOR THE PAST.

“Thanks” and “giving” go together. When we give back to God, we express our
appreciation to Him for all the ways He has blessed us. We’re saying, “God, we’re
grateful for all you’ve done in our lives and we love you.” That’s why you should
never give under pressure. God wants your giving to be motivated by gratitude.

Second, MY GIVING EXPRESSES MY PRIORITIES IN THE PRESENT.

“… The purpose of tithing is to teach you to put God first in your lives”
(Deuteronomy 14:23B, LB). If you want to know what a person really values, just
look at his calendar and checkbook. The way people spend their time and money
reveals what is really important to them. It’s one thing to claim we love God, but
the Bible says our bringing of the tithe and offerings tests the sincerity of our
obedience and love of Him (2 Corinthians 8:8). When we bring the first part of
our income to God, on the first day of the week, it is evidence that God holds first
place in our hearts.

Third, MY GIVING EXPRESSES MY FAITH IN GOD FOR THE FUTURE.

God sees my giving as a test of my faith. In Malachi 3:10 (NIV) he says, “Bring the
whole tithe into the storehouse (temple)… Test me in this… and see if I will not
throw open the floodgates of heaven and pour out so much blessing that you will
not have room enough for it.” God challenges us saying,” I dare you to trust my
promise to take care of you as you put me first in your finances.
Will you trust me?” [borrowed from 40 DOC with minor additions by JR]

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JESUS
Author Unknown
More than 2000 years ago a man was born
contrary to natural law. This man lived in poverty and was DayPage
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brought up in obscurity. He did not travel extensively. Only
one time did he cross the border of the country that he
lived in, and this he did as an exiled child. He had no
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influence or money. His relatives had no social prominence, Sunday
formal training or education. During his infancy he Philippians 2:5-11
terrorized a king; As a child, He puzzled and amazed the
religious teachers of Jerusalem. Prayer Items:
Even though he was a man, he dominated natural law.
He walked on water as though it were solid ground, calmed • PRAISE the
the waves, healed the multitudes, and did not charge for his Lord for who He
services. He never wrote a book, but the books that have is to you today.
been written about him could fill enormous libraries. He • RECEIVE a fresh
never wrote a song, but has provided the theme for more
revelation about
songs than have been produced by all composers,
JESUS.
combined. He never went to a university, but has more
disciples than all the universities and other schools • PRAY that
combined. He never directed an army, or enlisted even one JESUS would be
soldier, or shot a gun; but no leader has had more Primary at His Life
volunteers under his authority who have made the Church.
rebellious turn in their guns, surrendering without firing
one shot.
Centuries before the sciences of psychiatry and psychology ever existed, He was
the Great Physician of the Soul, binding up broken hearts and healing fragile minds.
And without ever administering a medicine or charging a fee, He was the Great
Physician of the Human Body, healing the blind and the lame and the paralyzed by the
hundreds--and even raising people from the dead.
We date our calendars from the year of His birth. Once each week, the wheels
of commerce stop turning, and people stream into houses of worship to honor Him.
The names of the great statesmen, soldiers, scientists, philosophers, and theologi-
ans of the past fade into obscurity, but His name increases. And yet, While He was
alive, doing the works and speaking the words that have indelibly etched Him into
our history and our hearts, His own nation sought His death, and His own family did
not understand and believe who He really was.
The great gladiators of Greece and Rome have lived, died, and been forgotten,
but even though time has placed more than 2000 years between this man's life and
ours, He still lives. Herod could not destroy him, and the grave could not hold him.
He is now at the pinnacle of heavenly glory, honored by God, recognized by demons,
a living and personal Christ, our Lord and Savior.
If we spent the rest of our lives studying the story of Jesus, we would never be
able to fully grasp or encompass the mystery and paradox of this great life!

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 MY STORY – HIS STORY
by Ces Musni, HLM Manila

I have been a Christian for thirteen years and I have

Day 2 many stories to share about personal encounter with God
and His marvelous deeds.
November 8 I came to know Jesus as my personal Lord and Savior
Monday in April 1997. Since then, my life really changed drastically.
Psalms 34:8-10 I was freed from my hatred towards my father who left
my mom when he got her pregnant. I started to forgive
Prayer Items: people who abused and hurt me when I was little girl.
I began to have a very deep relationship with God. He
• PRAY for our became more than just my Lord and Savior, He became
youth ministry my best friend. I faithfully served Him as one of the youth
leaders. leaders of Breakthrough (now called Youth Xtreme, YX).
• PRAY for turn Unfortunately, being a Christian did not turn me into a
perfect person.
around In October 1999, just like what happened to my mom,
testimonies to I became a single mom myself. I failed to guard my heart,
be shared for wasted my youth loving the man but after knowing that he
the Glory of got me pregnant he left me. Abortion was my only option
God. just to get away from shame. But one day I felt the gentle
• THANK God touch of my Heavenly Father and I audibly heard His
fatherly voice assuring me with these exact words, "My
for emerging
daughter, don't worry, I will never leave you. I will take
leaders today. care of you". From that moment on, I firmly decided that
whatever consequences I must face, even if the whole
world would be against me and even if my own mother would reject me, I will let
my baby live and will raise him well. Yes, some people really judged me and told
me that I was a curse but the justice of God saw me through His merciful son
Jesus Christ who already died for my immorality. And I must say; I AM NOT A
CURSE!
I thank God for giving me a loving mother who despite of the shame and
frustrations I brought her, stood by me. Today that baby I chose to bring forth to
this world is already 10 years old. My Heavenly Father turned my dirty past into a
beautiful future by giving me a very loving husband who married me in August
2005 and taking full ownership of my eldest son as his own. We are now a big
happy family of 4 children, 3 boys and a girl.
I am currently one of the staff of His Life Manila, reaching out to the young
people of different schools and university. I love sharing my stories especially
when I see people are drawn to Jesus and lives are change. Then my story
becomes His story!
All Glory and Honor belongs to Jesus who was, who is and is to come!

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COINCIDENCE?
by Herbert Guillem, HLM Iloilo

I acquired the “Rich God, Poor God” book last

September 23, Thursday. I finished reading it by DayPage
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September 25, Saturday. I shared with my wife, Jem,
the principles of the book and invited her to apply it November 9
on our financial life. We agreed to raise up the level of Tuesday
our giving a notch higher and applied it that Sunday. Hebrews Chap 11

Six days later on October 1, Friday, I received a Prayer Items:

very pleasant surprise as I attended my company’s
National Conference. You see, my company conducts • PRAY that you
detailing /presenting competitions every year end. I will be rising up in
have been with them for four years now and have FAITH and
never won the contest which needed a lot of OBEDIENCE.
composure, guts and “luck”. I had none of these • PRAY that you
qualities. But that day, somehow, I was in my best will be excited to
shape ever. My mind was so clear and my nerves were honor God in Big
so calm. I emerged as the top 5 best nationwide. I won and Impossible
a laptop. But more importantly, I won the respect and Things!
caught the attention of “reps” and the big bosses na- • DETERMINE to
tionwide! walk by Faith and
not by sight.
This changes a lot of things.

Was this purely coincidence? Or is this the Lord Jesus talking to me and
you? Is He telling us that faith, obedience and giving are keys that open the
gates of blessings? The reader will have to decide on his or her own. But it is
clear to me that this has been a miracle and a great blessing from the God
of Heaven and Earth.

The eyes of my faith see more coming. And I can’t help but to open my
mouth and proclaim the Lord’s goodness.

Let everything that has breath, praise the Lord!

Hebrews 11:1, 2
“What is faith? It is the confident assurance that what we hope for is going
to happen. It is the evidence of things we cannot yet see. God gave
his approval to people in days of old because of their faith.”

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 God is GOOD!
by Kathy Alanes, HLM Gaisano

Over the years I had been suffering from

Day 4 recurrent urinary tract infection and flank pain on the left
side of my lower back. I had undergone medical check-up
November 10 and various laboratory tests, but everything came out
Wednesday negative. Come May 2010 that I prayed one night to the
Psalms 34:8-10 Lord and inquired from Him what was wrong with my left
kidney that I was having those symptoms. I also asked
Prayer Items: Him for provision for my medical check-up and for other
expenses needed for my treatment and healing. The
• PRAY for people answer came early the next day when my sister suffered
who requested from hematuria (blood in the urine) and also had to seek
healing prayers. medical check up. To make the story short, I went to see
• THANK God for the doctor with her and I was later diagnosed with a
malignant tumor at my left kidney. I had no work and no
your sound
money. I am a single parent to two girls, and diagnosed
mind and sound with a deadly disease. My left kidney had to be removed
body. through surgery as soon as possible. I just held on to the
• DECIDE to serve Lord and sought refuge in Him, and without a shadow of
the LORD with doubt I decided to undergo surgery.
gladness with God is faithful indeed. He provided all my needs
all your through the generosity of those people He touched and
strength. used as a blessing to me. From my medical check up to
my hospitalization and medicine, God provided them all.
I did not spend even a single centavo.
Seven days after I knew about the tumor, I underwent surgery. After a week, I
went home with two nursing aides who took care of me. Their services cost a lot,
but it was also another favor from the Lord because someone paid it for me. And
another good news, the tumor was still encapsulated in my left kidney. It had not
yet spread to other parts of my body. The doctors told me that I am good as
cured.
Truly God is a good and faithful God, who listens to those who call upon His
name; to those who seek Him and take refuge in Him. He will not reject those
who run to Him for help. He always provides all our needs just as long as we
acknowledge Him and believe in Him.
What an amazing and a good God we have!does it mean to pray “Your will be
done?” It means literally, “Your will, whatever You wish, let it happen now as in
heaven so on earth.” In other words, “God, whatever You want to do go ahead
and do it.
I want Your will done, not mine.

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HIS Great Love for You
Contributed for Thanks 2010 by Pastor Eric Negado, HLM Araneta

“But because of his great love for us, God, who is rich in
mercy, made us alive with Christ DayPage
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even when we were dead in transgressions—it is by
grace you have been saved.” November 11
Ephesians 2:-4-5 Thursday
Ephesians Chap 2
Because of His great love, you have been saved
through trusting Christ, and please, remember that Prayer Items:
even the faith that made this possible is a gift from • MAKE sure you
God. It come hearing the message through the have been saved
word of Christ. It is also undeserved, nor as a by grace through
result of your own effort or abilities but by the faith NOW.
grace of God. • RECEIVE Jesus in
your heart 100%.
Salvation is not a reward for the good we have • PRAISE God for
done, so none of us can take any credit for it. (Read this great
Ephesians 2:8-9), so we should respond with salvation. You are
gratitude, praise, and joy. set free; ready to
serve and tell
what He has
Thankfulness can take on a variety of effective
done.
expressions. One is remembering this part of the
scripture because it will be a lot easier for us to
thank God by extending His love to others. God’s intention is that our
salvation will result in acts of service. We are not saved merely for our
own benefit, but to serve Christ and build up the church (Ephesians 4:12).
And one way of doing it is to bless the goal and the vision of the church
and be a blessing to others.

Thankfulness ought is the our main characteristic as a Christian and

living a life our of this gratitude for His free gift, we should seek not only
to give back to God what is due Him, we should also seek to help and
serve others with kindness, love, and gentleness.

"I thank God every time I remember you.

In all my prayers for all of you, I always pray with joy."
Philippians 1:3-4

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 Greater Than RICHES
contributed by Don Maravilla, HLM Partner (Saudi Arabia)

God has promised He will never leave us nor

Day 6 forsake us. In Christ God has revealed His
faithfulness to us from the beginning of time.
November 12
Friday In the book of Genesis, Jesus is the" Ram at
John 8:48—59
Abraham's alter ".In Exodus He's the" Passover
Lamb" .In Leviticus He's the" High Priest". In
Prayer Items: Numbers He's the" Cloud by day and Pillar of fire"
• PRAY for hunger by night. In Deuteronomy He's the" City of our
to know more Refuge".
and more
JESUS. In Joshua He's the" Scarlet thread" out of Ra-
• THANK God for hab's window. In Judges He's our" Judge". In Ruth
He has revealed He's our "Kinsman-redeemer". In I and II Samuel
His Son to you He's our "Trusted Prophet", and in Kings and
— Jesus Christ. Chronicles He's our "Reigning King". In Ezra He's
• MAKE it a our "Faithful Scribe". In Nehemiah He's the
mission to "Rebuilder" of everything that is broken. And in
share the Lord Esther He's the "Mordecai" sitting faithful at the
to others. gate. In Job He's the Redeemer" that ever living. In
Psalm He's my "Shepherd" I shall not want.
In Proverbs and Ecclesiastes He's our "Wisdom". And in the Songs of
Solomon He's the "Beautiful Bridegroom".

In Isaiah He's the "Suffering Servant". In Jeremiah and Lamentations it

is Jesus that is the Weeping Prophet". In Ezekiel He's the wonderful "Four
Faced-man". In Daniel He's the "Fourth-man" in the midst of fiery furnace.
In Hosea He is my Lord the "Forever Faithful". In Joel He "Baptizes us
with His Holy Spirit". In Amos He's our "Burden Bearer". In Obadiah our
"Savior". In Jonah He's the great "Foreign Missionary" that takes the
Word of the Lord into all the world. In Micah He's the "Message" a
beautiful feet. In Nahum He's the "Avenger". In Habakkuk He's the
"Watchmen" that is ever praying for revival. In Zephaniah He's the "Lord
Mighty To Save". In Haggai He's the "Restorer" of our lost heritage. In
Zachariah He's our "Fountain of Hope". In Malachi He's the "Son of
Righteousness" with healing in His wings.

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GREATER & GREATEST!
Contributed by Don Maravilla, HLM Partner, (Saudi Arabia)
In Matthew thou art "The Christ" the Son of the
living God. In Mark He's the "Miracle Worker". In DayPage
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Luke He's the "Son of Man". In John He's "The
Door" by which everyone of us must enter. November 13
In Acts He's "The Shinning Light" that appears Saturday
to Saul on the road lead to Damascus. In Romans Genesis Chapter 1
He's our "Justifier". In I Corinthians our
"Resurrection". In II Corinthians our "Sin-Bearer. In Prayer Items:
Galatians He "Redeems us from the Law".
In Ephesians He's our "Unsearchable Riches". In • PRAY to value,
pursue and
Philippians He "Supplies our every need". In
experience JESUS
Colossians He's "The Fullness of God-Head day by day.
Fatherhood". In I and II Thessalonians He's our
• PRAY that we will
"Soon and Coming King". In I and II Timothy He's MAKE Disciples
"The Mediator" between God and man. In Titus of the LORD
He's our "Blessed Hope". In Philemon He's a Jesus Christ in
"Friend that sticks closer than a brother". our Small Groups.
In Hebrews He is "The Blood of the Everlasting • DECLARE the
Covenant". In James it is "The Lord that Heals the glory of God in
Sick". In I and II Peter He is "The Chief Shepherd". your life and our
In I ,II and III John it is "Jesus". In Jude He's church today.
"Coming with Ten thousand Saints. And in
Revelation...Lift up your eyes church, co'z He is "The KING of KINGS
and the LORD of LORDS"!
There is no pursuit more valuable, exciting, transforming, and
enriching to the human soul than the pursuit of Knowing God. The more we find
Him the more we find ourselves and enjoy the experience of living we were meant
to know.
All the books written by men about God with all of their insights still fall far
short of revealing His fullness. As David exclaims in Psalm 145:3 "His Greatness is
Unsearchable". The "CREATOR" - ( Genesis 1:1-31) He spoke, and galaxies
whirled into places, stars burned the heavens, and planets began orbiting their suns
-words of awesome, unlimited, unleashed power. He spoke again and the waters
and lands were filled with plants and creatures, running, swimming, growing and
multiplying-words of animating, breathing, pulsing life. Again He spoke, and man
and woman were formed, thinking, speaking, and loving-words of personal and
creative glory. Eternal, infinite, unlimited - He was, is, and always will be the
"Maker and Lord of all that exists".

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 Giving in GOD’S WILL
Article: SUGGESTED STEPS FOR DETERMINING GOD’S
WILL REGARDING GIVING this THANKSGIVING 2010.

Day 8 1. Begin by praying every day, “Lord, I want to

give sacrificially. Now please show me how to
November 14 give a gift that will stretch my faith.”
Sunday If you’re married, pray together with your
1 Timothy 6:17-19 spouse.
2. Give yourself time! Don’t rush your decision.
You’ll find that the longer you genuinely pray
Prayer Items: “Show me how,” the more ways God
• PRAISE God for will show you, and you’ll be able to give more
your personal than the first amount that popped into your
transformation head.
as committed to 3. Plan a family conference to discuss ways to give.
Ask your family members to be thinking of
Jesus.
ideas in advance. Be sure to involve
• ASK God to your children, no matter how young they are.
move powerfully This is a great opportunity to teach giving and
in this THANKS faith.
2010 Campaign 4. At your family conference, read the following
Bible promises and instructions and make a list
• DECLARE that
of what you learn:
our faith level Proverbs 3:9-10; Proverbs 11:24-25; Luke 6:38;
as a church will 1 Corinthians 16:1-2; 2 Corinthians 8:1-12;
grow! 2 Corinthians 9:6-12; Matthew 6:19-20.
5. In your family conference, ask yourselves aloud these questions:
Regarding our CASH gift:
>> How much cash could we gather by November 28, 2010?
>> Is there anything we could sell or convert to cash?
>> Do we have any assets or tangible items we could give?
>> Are there ways we could decrease our expenses in order to
make a larger gift?
>> Are there ways we could increase our income in order to
make a larger gift?
6. Decide as a family the total amount you’ll give, hold hands and have
a prayer of commitment similar to this:
“Father, this is a joyful step for us to participate in GIVING our BEST to You. We’re asking
you to strengthen our faith and help us grow spiritually through giving. We thank you for all
you have given us. We know we wouldn’t have anything if it weren’t for you. We want to be
cheerful givers. We’re claiming the promises you’ve said in your Word that you’ll take care of
our needs if we trust you. Thank you for this opportunity to grow. Thank you for our church.
Help us understand the impact of Evangelism, Missions, Church Planting and Disciple-Making
in eternity. Praise the LORD that our gifts may advance your Kingdom purposes while we are
here on earth. In Jesus’ name, Amen!

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THANK YOU JESUS!
by Shine Solis, HLM Manila
God is faithful, God is just, God is loving. I can still
clearly recall from my childhood years these three DayPage
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words that I commonly hear describing the nature
of our Lord Jesus Christ. During those years, I had no
personal encounter with our Lord. Nevertheless, I
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have believed and instilled these thoughts about Monday
God in my mind and in my heart, as I mature and Philippians 4:4-23
up until now.
God is indeed faithful, just and loving. From the Prayer Items:
time I accepted him as my Lord and Saviour in year
2006, I have personally experienced not just His • OPEN in prayer
perfect love, faithfulness and just, but also His grace, today by
mercy and holiness. I realized that His greatness is PRAISING God
not limited to these three words. No words can ever for what He has
precisely describe how loving and how great is our done.
God is. • REMEMBER one
As I write this article, my tears can’t help but fall by one how God
as I ponder on God’s love towards me. Even has blessed you
though I am not worthy, he made me worthy. Even this YEAR.
though I am sinful, he cleansed me. Even though I
am just me, he made me his daughter. I am thank-
• COMMIT to a
ful that even though people may reject me, disap- DAILY Prayer
point me or abandon me, I am confident that the Quiet Time with
Lord will remain to love me and accept me for who God. Schedule it.
I am. I thank God that he has given me a “direct
access” to him. That I can call on him anytime. And that I can call him
my Father, my best friend, the lover of my soul, my Rich Daddy God, my
big boss, my healer, my comforter, my refuge and most of all, my Lord
and Saviour. Thank you Jesus!
I am honoured to share with you His faithfulness in my life. He has
exceedingly blessed me with good relationships and to count among
these are: My personal relationship with our Lord Jesus; A Christ-Centered
blissful marriage relationship with Roy (my husband who I am happy to say
is a God-fearing man); and a Happy relationship with my family, my
daughter Naya, my parents, and in-laws, my siblings, and my spiritual
family and friends. Not to mention the daily blessings that give us the
opportunity for us to be a blessing to other people as well.
Thank you Father for your faithfulness!
I am excited to wake-up everyday, for again, I will experience his
goodness. God is doing His work in me everyday and reveals Himself to
me. Thank you Lord for your great love. I am excited to live life daily,
knowing that you are with me. Praise be to you Jesus!

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 Adam er Steve? or Eve?
by Jason Paris, YX Benigno High School, Makati City
I am Jayson Paris, 4th year student of Benigno
Day 10 High School. Before I met Jesus as my personal Lord
and saviour, I was a homosexual. And for me just
November 16 like many others swearing and speaking foul and
dirty languages is normal. To a point that every part
Tuesday of my sentence; even punctuation marks are full of
Ephesians Chap 3 foul words. For me, it is just an expression and there
is nothing wrong with it. I lived a gay life, making
Prayer Items: people laugh by my making a joke out of my
• PRAISE God for sexuality but deep within, I was empty, lost and
confused. It seems like something is missing, lacking
your personal
and it was like I was living without any sense of
transformation direction.
as committed to I also have hatred towards God because we are
Jesus. poor. But despite the struggle I have dreams and
• ASK God to ambitions.
move powerfully Then one day, everything changed when I was
in this THANKS invited by Ate Jen (my sister) to a church where I
2010 Campaign met Mommy Ces (our youth pastor). It was the
moment when I met and accepted Jesus as my
• DECLARE that Lord and Saviour. It was the time when I learned
our faith level that I am not an accident. That God fearfully and
as a church will wonderfully created me to be a real and 100% man.
grow! I learned that God only created Adam and Eve NOT
Adam and Steve (a joke of Mommy Ces during her
preaching). It slowly opened my spiritual eyes to the Truth. I realized what
a sinner I am but I was bought with a price. My sins were fully paid when
Jesus was nailed on that cross to save me, you and the entire human
race. I am now living a renewed life that is acceptable to God. Through
my daily quiet time with God I was able to read through the story of
Sodom and Gomorrah in the Bible where gays are perished by fire be-
cause of wickedness (see GENESIS 19). I started to know the things of God
and this totally changed me. I am not perfect and change takes time
and I know it is a process. My goal is to run and finish the race by fixing
my eyes to Jesus and never look back just like what Paul said in Hebrews
12:1-2. Praise God that I am part of Youth Xtreme Manila and I boldly
share God’s word in my campus.
I praise God for Mommy Ces who would always quote to encourage
me the 1 Timothy 4:12 passage. It is my desire for His Life Manila to grow
big in the college where I will be studying and to have its own building
and I believe that this shall come to pass. I know that God holds all of my
dreams and future. Honour and Glory belongs to Jesus and Him alone!

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GOD is MY Provider
by Alvin Masiba, HLM Cagayan de Oro

Philippians 4: 19
“And my God will meet all your needs according to DayPage
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his glorious riches in Christ Jesus.”
November 17
Great verse! My favorite verse! Sounds great. Wednesday
Until such time that our family had faced serious Psalms Chapter 65
financial constraints that I have to stop going to
school to cope up with our financial incapacity.
Since then Philippians 4:19 became a “LIE” to me.
Prayer Items:
(wala nang dating!)
• PRAY for God’s
Yes, I stopped going to school and started to live provisions fro our
a sinful life in this dark world. I was hopeless and FREEDOM
broken. But it was NOT the plan of God for me (see Facility, PHASE 2.
Jeremiah29:11). His plan is to prosper me and to
• THANK the
give me hope and a future. Before, I’ve been so
LORD for a
numb with this fact.
Financial
Upon hearing and hearing the word of the Lord, Breakthrough
my eyes were opened again, then I realized what’s before 2010
wrong with me. I did not ask, seek or knock unto ENDS.
the Lord (see Matthew 7:7).
• COMMIT to the
After this, I was so blessed knowing the truth godly habit of
about Jesus. I started to believe that God is the TITHING.
source of everything I needed. He never fails.
That moment I committed my life to Jesus again and decided to join
His Life Ministries here in Cagayan, I started to attend meetings (small
groups, prayer meetings, rehearsals, etc.). For weeks with NO work. NO
part time job offers and with no single centavo in my pocket, I was able to
attend meetings (complete attendance po!). Why? God provided my
fare in amazing ways and with extra for my needs. I really found favor
with the Lord.
Now, job opportunities over take me. Part time jobs just kept on
coming my way. Wow! Amazing God. He is indeed sustaining my needs.
I don’t even worry about my finances anymore. I surrendered everything
to God (see Job 22:21—21) — “Stop quarreling with God! If you agree
with him, you will have peace at last, and things will go well for
you.” [although this statement was partially true in the context of Job, this
statement has good common sense].
I found peace and prosperity. The best is yet to come. Right now I’m
holding on to the promises of God knowing that He is faithful, willing and
able to provide ALL MY NEEDS!

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 Serving a Faithful God!
by Ade Esperancil, HLM Sagay City

Deuteronomy 7:9
Day 12 “Therefore know that the Lord your God, He is God,
the faithful God who keeps covenant and mercy for
November 18 a thousand generations with those who love Him
Thursday and keep His commandments.”
Ephesians Chap 3
What if God is not faithful? Then, we have
nothing to place our hope in. We cannot trust what
Prayer Items: the Bible says. We cannot trust Jesus. We cannot
• THANK God for hope for salvation. We can’t have peace and we
His rich can’t expect the promises to come true. We would
blessings daily. have to constantly worry about our future. But the
God I serve is indeed faithful, not 99.9% but 100%
• ASK God to give faithful.
you creative
ideas on how to It was 2 in the morning of December 2007 when I
was awakened by a phone call from my father in
GIVE your BEST law. He told me that my mother in law was rushed
for THANKS to the hospital because she was in coma due to
2010. cerebellar bleed and she has to undergo surgery
• DECLARE His immediately. The doctor told us to prepare 300-400
Faithfulness thousand as deposit in order for the surgery to take
throughout the place. I don’t know where to get that big amount in
day. a span of 5 hours. Then, I remembered the promise
of God in John 14:14 that says, ”If you ask anything
in my name, I will do it”. That verse encouraged and
reminded me that my God can do anything because He is a rich and
faithful God. I knelt down and prayed and trusted everything to God. At
around 4am, I called my father in law and he said that my mother-in-law
was already inside the operating room. The neurosurgeon did the
procedure to her without any deposited amount.
Nothing is impossible with my God. I cried and thanked Him for His
amazing works. My mother-in-law stayed in ICU for 18 days after the major
operation she recovered fast. God provided everything, from the medi-
cine to the doctor’s fee and hospital bills. What an amazing and rich God
I have.
After that incident, He gave my husband a good and well
compensated job. He even entrusted us a business. He continually blesses
my husband’s job and the business. He is always true to His promises, that’s
why I don’t stop thanking Him for everything He has done to me and my
family. Surely, I am serving a rich and faithful God.

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God MAY CHANGE it!
by Erika Joanne Gallespen, YX Leader

On the 3rd week of October, we were scheduled

to be in Kabankalan for our 4th monthly YX DayPage
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HANG-OUT. Four-thousand pesos (P 4,000.00) was
the amount that we needed to raise to cover the November 19
expenses for our short term Missions Trip. As we Friday
randomly sending solicitation letters via “FaceBook”, Ecclesiastes Chap 12
we received this response from a Vision Partner who
opted to keep here anonymity. This is what she
typed:
Prayer Items:
“I don't know how to say this but your turning my world • PRAY for
upside down... last night my sister told me you sent a Missionaries
message for me... I replied, sorry don't have time to today and Church
open my yahoo mail... to my surprise ara gle sa Launches to
facebook... [its in FaceBook] to cut the chase, I have happen at HLM.
no choice, its one account i usually open every
morning... whew! i read it over and over again, trying • BE a Vision
to bargain over the price if i could get the best deal Partner to
in town but nah! i just can't ... a week ago several someone.
things happened.. and i bet one them you know...my • SHARE God’s
sister lost her phone...mourning over it won't do any love and power
good..that same week, i was looking for a subwoofer
over your emails
speaker for my ipod, i found one unfortunately i dont
know what keeps me from buying it thinking i've
today? At Face-
been in and out of that store thrice in a week al- BOOK too. Enjoy.
ready just waiting for a go sign...i find the price
(3999.95) really good for that kind of brand ... there's no way i wouldn't buy
it...ive waited for this...but again i must also say its just one of my
wants...again im torn between buying my want or making someone happy
by buying a new phone...but things get even complicated now it haS GONE
UP TO 3... buying my want, buying someone a phone or giving this exact
amount where hundreds or thousand souls could benefit .. im trying to
bargain a 50% discount but God is trying to impress in me to give it all...ive
been bargaining for a much cheaper price i even texted you how much of
that amount have you already come up thinking i would just add up..but
then no amount was specified for a reply..I want to close my eyes, i want to
ignore all the data ive read but something inside me just cant contain it...i
looked at both sides horizontally but it looks like to be a dead end...and the
only way is to look up vertically..for what its worth Lord im giving it ALL.. i wont
hold back..God bless you all! Have a plentiful harvest.........”

We at Team Kabankalan were THANKFUL, INSPIRED AND BLESSED by this

testimony of sacrificial giving out of a heart who knows she has a RICH
GOD! :) *Note: Kabankalan BIG LAUNCH this November 19.

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 God is Over Difficulties
by Charina Mendoza, HLM Main

On Feb 29 2009, I received a text message from

Day 14 my neighbour telling me to come home but she
never explained why should I go home. I felt that
November 20 there’s something wrong. I received a text message
Saturday again from my neighbour telling me to go to the
Psalm 55:22; 107:1 hospital because my 9 year old daughter had an
accident. I just cried and stayed calm and I prayed
trusting HIM that my daughter will be fine.
Prayer Items:
I received JESUS in my life last year of 2009 and
• PRAY for the I’ve been through a lot of difficulties. But I know
strength, God is using these circumstances to mould me to
wisdom and be strong and to be brave. When I arrived at the
power of God in hospital I saw my daughter conscious but I saw her
all nose and ears were bleeding, she even vomited
circumstances. blood. When Dr Pacete arrived he requested the
• DECLARE God’s staff to have the CT-Scan of my daughter’s head. I
kept on praying that she will be okey. When the
prosperity,
result arrived, Dr Pacete told me that the cause of
protection and bleeding was, “there were veins that snapped and
fruitfulness her eardrums were damaged”. The amazing thing
upon your is, her head was not affected. Thank you Lord!
home.
After 2 days I kept on asking who brought my
• REJOICE today. daughter to the hospital, and my neighbour told me
that a traffic enforcer helped my daughter. On the
2nd day of admission, this man came and asked regarding the situation of
my daughter, he thought that my child was already dead. I asked this
man how it happened and he said he was behind the truck while the
incident happened and he saw how the truck hit and stepped upon my
daughter. After a short conversation I asked him to write his name on a
paper, while he was writing I was amazed when I saw his name "JESUS" D.
GOMEZ.
I told myself, LORD YOU ARE AMAZING! After a week in the hospital the
doctor diagnosed mild fracture in her shoulder and ankle and linear
fracture of mastoid portion of each temporal bone.
Praise GOD for within a month my daughter has fully recovered. I will
serve and worship you LORD FOREVER. AMEN
Psalm 107:1
“Give thanks to the LORD, for HE is good! HIS faithful love
endures forever.”

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BRIM with Thankfulness!
by Glenda Omana, YX Our Lady of Mercy College

Words would never be enough to

express how thankful I am to have my DayPage
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precious Jesus in my life.
November 21
Last week, I had a nightmare. In my Sunday
dream, bits and pieces of my old sinful self Isaiah Chapter 53
haunted me as waves after waves of grief Prayer Items:
and guilt seeped through my blood like
acrid bile. I've never felt so dirty in my life • PRAY seeing
until now. I woke up in the morning with the Calvary today.
words "Isaiah 53" ringing loudly in my ears. • ASK for a
When I flipped my bible to Isaiah chapter revelation of the
CROSS of JESUS.
53, I found out that the passages were
narrating Isaiah's prophecy regarding the • APPRECIATE His
BEST GIFT for
horrifying crucifixion of the Messiah. you — His very
life, blood, death.
“Yet it was our weaknesses He carried; • ASK God to lead
it was our sorrows that weighed Him down. you to have the
He was pierced for our rebellion, BEST Thanksgiving
crushed for our sins.” Isaiah 53 GIFT this 2010.

Jesus, thank You for Your unconditional and awesome

love. You swallowed the bitter fruit of my sins--the very fruit
that sinners like me were destined to eat. You took upon
Yourself the punishment on my behalf, sparing me from
eternal damnation. Jesus, You died that I may live. You gave
up everything so I would not lack anything.

I have everything now: salvation, inheritance, spiritual

fervor, transformed life, renewed mind, cleansed heart, joy,
love, blessings abundance, and a beautiful relationship with
the Father.

Just thinking of You, Jesus, is enough to make my heart

brim with thankfulness!

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 5 DAY High
by the Prayer Team, Thanksgiving 2010

Day 16 PRAY Through the following:

November 22 1) PRAY for JOY in all our Small Groups that

Monday are using the “RICH God POOR
Ephesians Chap 3 God” Study in all our NETWORKS His
Life Wide.
Prayer Items: 2) PRAY that all our Small Group Leaders
• PRAY with the will be careful to share their
Prayer TEAM for TESTIMONIES and CONVICTIONS
the next 5 regarding Biblical STEWARDSHIP.
DAYS. DAWN
Watch Prayer. 3) PRAY that we will RAISE the FUNDS to
• You may START FINISH our FREEDOM Facility
a Prayer Group (Phase 2) by the year 2011.
for the next 5 4) PRAY that everyone will have GODLY
days at your and CREATIVE IDEAS to find ways
SITE. to GIVE THEIR BEST and HIGHEST
• PRAY that HLM CASH GIFT and 1 2 m o n t h
will be a House COMMITMENTS this Thanksgiving to
of Prayer. God.

5) PRAY that JESUS be lifted up this coming JUMP 2010 at the

USLS Coliseum.
6) PRAY for God’s SUPERNATURAL PROVISION to b e
experienced by every one this last Quarter of 2010.
7) PRAY for an EXCELLENT spiritual SERVANT-LEADERSHIP that
will be displayed by our TEAM LEADERS.
8) PRAY for FAMILY UNITY & CHURCH RENEWAL to be
manifested among us (His Life Wide).

NOTE: DAWN PRAYER Format from November 22 to 26

Praise Preach Pray Praise
Celebrate, Teach, Stand in the Gap, Declare the Truth of God’s Word

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TAKE Time to SAY ...TY
contributed by Time To Build Lessons
“When one of them saw that he was healed,
he went back to Jesus, praising God in a loud voice. DayPage
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Then he bowed down at Jesus’ feet and thanked
him. (And this man was a Samaritan.) Jesus said,
‘Weren’t ten men healed?
November 23
Where are the other nine?’” Tuesday
Luke 17:15-17 (NCV) Philippians 4:4-23

Only one in ten took time to tell Jesus thank you. Prayer Items:
Jesus asked a striking question, “Where are the
other nine.” Indeed, where had they gone. What • PRAY. PRAY.
were they doing that was so important that they did PRAY.
not have time to thank the one that saved them • THANK.
from leprosy? Let’s imagine where the “other nine” THANK.
might have been for a moment. The purpose is not THANK.
to condemn them, but to recognize that we might
easily have been among them.
• RETURN praises
One of the “other nine” might have been and thanksgiving
hurrying to the temple to complete the legal to the LORD.
requirements that went along with such a healing. • DECLARE God’s
So focused on keeping the rules and getting things perfect will for
done in the right order that he did not have time to you and your
stop and say thank you. home and church.
Another was just following the crowd. If the ma-
jority had turned back to tell Jesus thank you, he
would have gladly followed. It would have never occurred to him to do
something other than what “the others” were doing. Those who take the
time to say thank you are those who stand above the crowd… not simply
with the crowd.
One of the nine might have been afraid to go back. Someone with
the power to heal his leprosy might also use that power to give him leprosy
again. He might have felt that he didn’t really deserve so great a
blessing. What if he said or did the wrong thing and Jesus found him out
for who he really was.
A few of the nine might have felt embarrassed to go back. As a leper
he’d been used to thinking of himself as a useless outcast. What
difference would his word of thanks make to a powerful public figure like
Jesus. Odds are that all of us find ourselves amidst “the others” at times.
Today take some time to be “the one” who tells Jesus and tells others
“thank you for what you’ve done.”
Discussion QUESTION for the Family or your Small Group:
“What have you “forgotten” to thank God for?”

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 TWO Sincere THANKS
by the Pilla Family, HLM Sagay City

God is good all the time, even though we

Day 18 don’t have a job but He still provides for all our
daily needs, abundantly and exceedingly
November 24 beyond our imagination and expectation.
Wednesday God only proves how rich He is and faithful in
Ephesians Chap 3 the life of every child of His. Jesus always keep
His promises that He will never leave us nor
Prayer Items: forsake us. We really thank God for the whole
• START praising year of good health, everyday’s strength and a
peaceful mind condition towards our family
God for who He
despite of all trials we have encountered.
is. THEN count
Because God is an awesome God.
your blessings
Because when He closed the door, he make
naming them
sure that windows will be opened. Thank you
one by one. Lord Jesus for everything. We give God all the
• PRAY for our Glory as a famly.
JUMP event this
coming
December. You
may invite 2 or
TWO Hundred ???
200 people, its by Suzzet Castillo, HLM East
up to YOU. If we count the times we thank God each
day, it would be more than we have ever ex-
pected. I was asked to write thoughts about
Thanksgiving 2010, say I put it on a 120 words, got my pen ready and
listed down all there is to thank God for.

I came up with a 200!

God gives and does for me everyday, 72 for me, 74 for my

daughter and 56 for my husband. If I were to write down all the things
I thank God for in 24 hours he has given me, 120 words allotted to me
in this paper would not suffice. Imagine 200 or even more than this
times to thank God for. Wow! Its not an ordinary day after all. Its
Thanksgiving Day everyday.

CAN YOU WRITE 200 ITEMS TO THANK GOD FOR TODAY?

GO FOR THAT CHALLENGE ...

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GIVING that
CAUSES Me to GROW
Article from Time To Build, Saddleback, USA
DayPage
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Many have asked “How do I decide what God
wants me to give?” November 25
Six Questions To Ask Myself Thursday
Philippians 4:4-23
1. Will I give based on REASON or by REVELATION?
Is my gift just what I think I can afford or is
it what God wants to give through me?
Prayer Items:
2. Does this amount really stretch my faith? • PRAISE God for
"God is able to make it up to you by His goodness,
giving you everything you need and more grace and glory!
so that there will not only be enough for
• MAKE a godly
your own needs but plenty left over to
VOW to the
give joyfully to others." 2 Cor 9:8 (LB)
LORD regarding
3. Does it show I value my hope of eternal reward spiritual growth.
more than material things on earth?
• GET Ready to
“Use your money to do good... always
being ready...By doing this you will be hear from the
storing up real treasure for yourself in LORD as you
heaven--it is the only safe investment for prepare your
eternity! And you’ll live a fruitful THANKSGIVING
Christian life down here as well." GIFT.
1 Timothy 6:19 (LB)
4. Will this amount demonstrate how much I love
Jesus and His church family?
"...be a leader in the spirit of cheerful giving.... This is one way to
prove that your love is real, that it goes beyond mere words."
2 Corinthians 8:8 (LB)
5. Does this amount represent a genuine sacrifice?
“I will not sacrifice to my God an offering that costs me nothing!"
2 Samuel 24:24
6. Does this amount express the level of thanksgiving I have for how
His Life has blessed my life & family?
"With a freewill offering I will sacrifice to you; I will give thanks to
your name, O Lord.” Psalm 54:6 (RSV)

If you’ll sincerely ask these questions, YOU’LL BE ABLE TO ARRIVE at a specific

amount to give. The amount will almost always be larger than the first number
that popped into your mind since it will be a step of faith.

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 ONLY He CAN
contributed by Pastor Eric Negado, HLM Araneta

“20 Now to Him who is able to do…”

Day 20 Ephesians 3:20a
November 26 “Now to Him who is able” — this address is
Friday directing you to the one and only one who can
Ephesians Chap 3 make things happen for you, your family and your
situation as you know and thank Him who is able.
Prayer Items: If you read the passage carefully you will notice that
• PRAISE God for verse 20 is an extension of a prayer that started on
the opportunity verse 14 (please read these preceding verses).
to Worship Him
today with the This will help you understand that God wants
brethren. you to be rooted in Him first for you to understand
• PRAY for your “how wide and long and high and deep is the love
pastor this very of Christ,” for you. This is the first step that will
moment. help you offer a THANKS GIVING PRAISE to Him
who is able. We should always be expressing
• DECLARE God;s thankfulness. Praise and thanksgiving should be a
blessings and
regular part of our routine, not reserved only for
Kingdom upon
celebrations. Praise God continually, and you will
you & family
find that you won’t take his blessings for granted.
today.

MORE THAN YOU CAN IMAGINE —- “God has more

things in stored for you, and He wants you discover it through
His word”.

“…to Him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask

or imagine,” Ephesians 3:20

In this time of thanksgiving, thank God through our Lord Jesus for
providing us “ALL” our needs, for He is even able to do it measurably
more than all we ask or imagine.

It is not uncommon for Apostle Paul to utter an acknowledgment of

praise in view of the fact that God communicates to his people such
blessings - that they may become filled with all His fullness.

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CELEBRATION Time!
Article from our Previous Thanksgivings, borrowed from TTB

If you haven’t learned how to celebrate you

haven’t truly learned to trust God. Those who truly DayPage
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trust in Him take the time to celebrate what He is
doing. November 27
Believers in Christ should not be unsmiling Saturday
workaholics. They have learned to accomplish Philippians 4:4-23
great tasks while still being able to enjoy life.
Sometimes we accomplish a task only to find that
we have become consumed by it… and so we
Prayer Items:
cannot celebrate it. Nehemiah was a leader who
• PRAY one by one
not only knew how to work, he knew how to
for your family
celebrate. As he led his people to celebrate after
members by
they had finished the wall around Jerusalem he
Name.
teaches us some important lessons in celebration.
• PREPARE your
Celebration grows out of WORSHIP. BEST CASH GIFT
Worship is one of the vital keys to personal joy. In for tomorrow.
the Old Testament they regularly celebrated in Forget NOT to
festivals and special Sabbath days. They include your 12
intentionally built into their lives opportunities to month PLEDGE
celebrate God. Commitment.
Celebration should BE FUN. • RELAX Celebrate
Sacred does not equal sad. Enjoyment, after all, is tomorrow!
God's idea. And so Nehemiah includes in his
celebration a great feast. There should be no one in this world who has a
better time celebrating than those who know Jesus as their Saviour. We
have something to REALLY celebrate!
The result of celebration is STRENGTH.
The joy of the Lord is our strength. Far from sapping our strength for “more
important things,” celebration actually gives us the real strength we need
to endure. Some people have the attitude, “Let’s wait until we get to
heaven to celebrate. Right now we have work to do.” The problem with
that is it doesn’t take into account the way God has made us. We need
to celebrate what He has done in order to receive the strength to do
what He wants us to do. If you feel like your spiritual gas tank is empty
here’s your one word prescription: CELEBRATE!

Discussion Question: What has God done in your lives this last year that
you need to celebrate? Write down a “Celebration List” on the last page
of this guide. Teach your children to do so. It’s Celebration Time!

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 Supplement
Portion for THANKSGIVING 2010
HOW to GIVE BIG and the BEST!
Article borrowed from Previous Thanksgivings at His Life

Here are some CREATIVE WAYS that could help you with your giving
commitment and be a BIG and BEST giver for 2010 Thanksgiving:
1. Minimize eating out for the next few weeks. Save that cash to
be added to your CASH GIFT on November 28 –
Thanksgiving Sunday HLM Nationwide.
2. Hold a garage sale. You probably have a garage or closet full
of unused items that could be converted into CASH.
3. If your schedule allows you, take a part-time job.
4. Have everyone in your family locate the spare change in your
house and begin collecting it all in one giant piggy bank.
5. Postpone a major purchase for a few more months in order to
save for your CASH GIFT.
6. Make crafts and sell them to raise additional cash for your offering.
7. Try the buy and sell business. There are many opportunities for
just a small kind of trade that will not distract you from your
current job – Eloads, cell cards, clothing, food, butingtings,
pa-kilo junk, and other customer servicing (Car Washing,
Organizing a Sport for a Cause Activity or a Local Concert
with your talents and a thousand more ideas)

WISDOM:
Basically, there are two basic approaches to finding MORE CASH TO GIVE:
1) Look for ways to REDUCE your expenses.
2) Look for ways to INCREASE your income. By using a
combination of these two during the next
month, you’ll be able to give far more cash than
you thought. Be creative!
IMAGINE:
If 400 families in our church each found an extra
P 700 cash to give through these ideas - that alone would
total TWO HUNDRED EIGHTY THOUSAND over and above
their GOAL!
REMEMBER:
EQUAL SACRIFICE, NOT EQUAL GIFTS. Obviously, God has not given
everyone the ability to give the same amount. However, God does call us
to make the same QUALITY of Commitment.
THANKSGIVINGS at His Life has a purpose — it is to DISCIPLE ourselves
in Generosity, Sacrifice, Faith, Obedience, Commitment and Investing
more in the Work of the Kingdom of God and all for the Glory of Jesus,
who loved us and gave His Life to us!

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 December 5 2010
USLS Coliseum
6pm

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As we approach Thanksgiving 2010, we once again choose to dream
BIG in the Lord for our Building Plan’s Phase 2:
“The FREEDOM FACILITY”.
We envision this facility to be a place where Real Freedom happens
through the Renewal of the Mind (Leadership Training School),
Fresh encounters with God (Encounter Weekend Retreat),
Spirit-filled Freedom Nights (Prayer and Intercession) and;
One-on-one and Group counselling sessions.

It would be a three-storey building that would basically

include the following:
Leadership Training Room; Encounter Session Hall; Prayer
and Intercession Center (Activity Center); Dormitories for Men and
Women attending the Encounter Weekend Retreat.

With this, we invite you to DREAM BIG again this year!

To ANOTHER church-wide pursuit of glorifying God
and making disciples
in this generation and beyond.

— ALL THINGS ARE POSSIBLE —

A 3.5 Million Miracle in the waiting ...

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 How to Be a Born Again Christian
1. Recognize God’s Plan
– Peace and Life
God loves you and wants you to experience His
peace and life.
The BIBLE says… “For God so loved the world
that he gave his one and only Son, that
whoever believes in him shall not perish but
have eternal life.” John 3:16
2. Realize our Problem – Separation
People choose to disobey God and go their
own way. This results in separation from God.
The BIBLE says ... “For all have sinned and fall
short of the glory of God.” Romans 3:23
3. Respond to God’s Remedy
– Cross of Christ
God sent His son to bridge the gap. Christ did THE CROSS
this by paying the penalty of our sins when He OF JESUS
died on the cross and rose from the grave.
The BIBLE says… “But God demonstrates his
own love us in this: While we were sinners,
Christ died for us.” Romans 5:8
4. Receive God’s Son
– Lord and Savior
You cross the bridged into God’s family when
you ask Christ to come into your life.
The BIBLE says… “Yet to all who received
him, to those who believed in his name, he
gave the right to become children of God.”
John 1:12

The Invitation is to: REPENT (turn from your sins) and by faith
RECEIVE Jesus Christ into your heart and life and follow Him in
obedience as your Lord and Savior. WILL YOU SUBMIT TO THIS?

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 Are You Ready to Receive
God’s Offer of Eternal Life and Hope?

If, so please pray the following prayer. Remember, it is not the words
that you use, but the attitude of your heart. If you pray this prayer
sincerely, Jesus will come into your life, and in Him, you will have
eternal Life and Hope.
“Dear God, I know that Jesus is Your Son and that He died on the
cross and was raised from the dead. Because I have sinned and need
forgiveness, I ask Jesus to come into my heart. I am willing to change
the direction of my life by acknowledging Jesus as my Lord and Savior,
and by turning away from my sins. Thank You for giving me
forgiveness, eternal life, and hope. In Jesus’ name, Amen.”

You are Assured of Eternal Life and Hope Because:

You can trust God’s promise.
“Everyone who calls on the name of the
Lord will be saved” Romans 10:13
Did you sincerely ask Jesus into your heart as Lord and Savior?
Where is He right now? What does God’s Word promise?
You are a member of God’s family.
“The Spirit Himself testifies with our spirit that we
are God’s children” Romans 8:16
Your Life is eternally secure in God.
“For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels, nor
demons, neither the present nor the future, neither height nor depth,
nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the
love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord” Romans 8:38-39
• You will begin to live for God (Romans 12:1-2,9-18)
• You will publicly profess your faith by being baptized
(Matthew 28:19-20; Luke 3:21; Romans 6:4)
• You will share with others what Jesus has done for you
(Romans 10:14)
• You will get to know God better through prayer, Bible study, and
fellowship with other Christians as a member of a local church
(Romans 15:4-6)
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