LADIES BIBLE STUDY

This coming Tuesday, August 2, 2011 Ladies Bible study will resume at 10am in Kufeldt Hall. ALL are welcome...bring a friend.

This will be a six week teaching entitled "WHEN WOMEN SAY YES TO GOD" with Lysa Terkeurst's DVD.  First session is..."THE POWER OF ONE".

We loved the last lesson. DVD, with her and trust you will love this one too.

See you there....work books will be available for purchase.  Not sure of the price, but around $12.  I will also have copies of the lesson if you can not afford or want the book.  Glory to God...I have missed Bible study and ya "all.   

TGIF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

YES>>>thank God its Friday..even though I am not a working gal out there in the work force.  I am, however, a working gal for God and that is hard work and takes long hours.  Thank you Jesus for trusting me with your precious WORD to teach.  Last night I attended my first "church counsel meeting" to introduce my ministry, WINGS.  They received it with open arms...Praise God.  How I prayed...They gave me their blessings... so OFF we go with WINGS as eagles  Isaiah 40:31. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not faint.   Hold on, my friend, Lisa, here we go!!!!! Thank you God.  Also be looking for SLCC website under construction.   SOOOOO exciting.  God is good.. ya He is.. all the time!!!!

 Our Pastor is on a much needed vacation..God bless you Pastor...enjoy your time off and with your family up north...God put your angels around the plane and SMOOTH flying and return to us RENEWED!!!!  We love you.

Short message today my gorgeous and fabulous women.....BE WELL AND BE BLESSED and remember who loves you....GOD does and me too.  Be kind to someone today.

Love, Val

THEY ARE WATCHING OUR LIVES....YAH.. THEY ARE!!!!

Have you been praying for your loved ones, especially for the salvation of your children?

Psalm 78:4....We will tell the next generation the praiseworthy deeds of the Lord.

My children are grown now but we raised them in the ways of the Lord.  Some how when they reach college age and into their 20s   they stray, much to the sadness of parents.  Why?  We then begin the daily prays to our Lord for their return OR for their salvation.  Days, weeks, months and even years go by....no answer.  We must in addition to our prayers live the life in Jesus so that THEY can see.  THEY ARE WATCHING!!

Psalm 71:18 says....."Even when I am old and gray, do not forsake me, O God, will I declare the power to the next generation."

You see, God's timing is not our timing.  Don't ya just want it now?  We live in an instant society and we loose focus if it does not happen when we want it to happen...BUT saints...be patient, keep sending those prayers for your children up to Heaven and ask God to answer in our time here on earth so we can see it.   You might not see the answer so be faithful. Great is God's faithfulness.

NOW...my fabulous and gorgeous friends....BE WELL AND BE BLESSED and remember who loves you  GOD...and me too.  Be kind to someone today.

Love, Val

Don't quit, and Don't give up!!!!!

Good morning all you fabulous and gorgeous women,

I was reading this morning in Mark 5 about the woman who was healed of the issue of blood after 12 years of suffering.  She had seen many doctors and suffered many things, and spent all her money hoping to to get some relief, but nothing was better and got worse.  She heard that Jesus was in town and said... "If only I could touch His garment I surely would be healed".  She pressed towards Him and touched His clothes.  Now Jesus was surrounded by many people , the Bible says they THRONGED him...meaning they all pressed around him, all touching Him.  BUT, Jesus felt her touch out of all those surrounding Him and said WHO TOUCHED ME?.....He said it again..>WHO TOUCHED ME?  He looked around to see her.  He felt the touch and the power of His self heal her.  The woman (verse 33)fearing and trembling, knowing what was done in her, came and fell down before him, and told him the truth. Jesus said to her(verse 34).."Daughter, thy FAITH hath made you whole; go in peace, and be whole of the plague."   WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 how she must have felt.  Why did Jesus heal her?  She believed Jesus..she trusted Him. and she did not give up!!

Oh God wouldn't do that for me, we say!!! Doubt creeps in(and we know where that comes from..the devil)  to kill and destroy....  The Word of God  is powerful....speak it and come against the devil.  There is power in the "mouth".     Step out in faith and stand on the promises of God.  DRIVE doubt out by saying I BELIEVE that God will do exactly what He says He will do!!!!  Heal in the name of Jesus.  Jesus' stripes proves that>   Glory to God.  makes me shout JOY and GLORY!!!!!! It happened in my own life. Over 38 years I prayed for my husband to be healed of pain.  I did not quit and in June, 2011 GOD healed him.  Glory and praise.  That is a story in its self for some day.
Release your faith by SAYING, PRAYING AND DOING.  It works!!!

BE WELL AND BE BLESSED  today and remember who loves you...GOD does and me too.
Reach out and touch some one today with God's love.
Val

WE ARE MORE THAN CONQUERORS

Romans 8:35-37....."Who shall separate us from the love of Christ?  Shall trouble or hardship or persecution or famine or nakedness or danger or sword?   As it is written:  For your sake we face death all day long; we are considered as sheep to be slaughtered."  NO, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loves us."

WOW!!! more than conquerors.....are you more than a conqueror?  We have already defeated the devil.

Don't be afraid of bad news or sadness that comes your way.  We can overcome THROUGH  CHRIST!!  The key word is through....we go through it with Jesus...we are not suck there or never coming out ...we are going THROUGH the situation.  Praise God, glory to Him.  Don't be suck in grief, illness, sadness, or a bad place...call it out, pray it through and trust in our Lord....oh how glorious is He.  He will see you through....TRUST and BELIEF!!!!!!!
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I want to remind you that on August 2, 2011 we will resume our Tuesday's Gods Handmaiden's, Ladies Bible study in Kufeldt Hall beginning at 10am.   It will be Lysa Terkeurst's DVD teaching on
"WHEN WOMEN SAY YES TO GOD"....It is a 6 week series.  Workbooks will be available for purchase...I believe for the cost is between 10 and 12 dollars...I will let you know for sure.

Beginning in September we will be joined by mothers from the Leesburg area that are homeschoolers...they will come to our study group with their children that will have their own Bible study taught by one of the mothers who has volunteered.  This will be a wonderful time to reach out to our community...so be looking forward to and praying for this out reach of SLCC.

So my fabulous, gorgeous women of God....BE WELL AND BE BLESSED today and remember who loves you....GOD and me too.

OHHHH OHHHHH...we welcome home .... Karen Boram...So glad you are home.. our friend!!!

Love, Val

WEEKEND YEAHHHHH!!!!!!

It's the weekend and want to REST after five days of VBS.....Rest in the Lord.  While in His rest I am going to mow the lawn....before it gets to HOT.  Heard from my friend Karen Boram and she and David are in the car on their way back to us here in Leesburg and Tavares.  I have missed her so.  She leaves her family with tears and sadness but is anxious to return to their home here.  SLCC has missed her and David so much.  As she helped her mother settle a few issues she now can feel that she did her best as the daughter.  Oh the passages we women go through in our lives.  thank you Jesus for your forever LOVE and guidance.  WELL>>>> you fabulous and gorgeous women....BE WELL AND BE BLESSED and have a wonderful weekend with your families.  Go to church Sunday and worship our risen Savior, be kind to someone today and I will talk to you Monday.
  OH my youngest son, Peter got engaged last night to a wonderful girl, Chrissy.  We love her and welcome her into the Russo family.   Pray for them and wish them blessings as they begin the journey of engagement one of my favorite times in my life....  RIGHT GIRLS?

Love,  Val

Love Val

Lord, I trust you for the strength I need!!!

Judges 6:14....The Lord turned to him and said, "Go in the strength you have....Am I not sending you?"

In today's message from "Pathways To God",  is the story of Gideon and the Lord telling him to go and save the Israelites.  Gideon said I am weak and not of favor in my family, how can I do this? 
Are there times in your life when God has told you to do something and you think you do not have the strength to do it?  I am sure all of us have said that.  BUT GOD will not send you if He doesn't have the faith in you to perform the task. As the scripture says..GO IN THE STRENGTH YOU HAVE>  You might get in the middle of the task and run out of steam...God will be there to give you strength to carry on.  If He is sending you...you can achieve!!  Listen to the voice of God!!
                                                      
For example...in my life there have been times when I heard God telling me to do something and I thought it is impossible.  Now... I can do one of two things....I can ignore the command(not a good idea) or I can step out on faith and believe I can ....God is with me always.  The results will bless you!!!

Let's talk about dream vs. vision....I believe that dreams are our own, in our minds....visions, I believe come from God.  Understand?  Your vision will dictate your purpose and direction in life.  Does that make sense?  I have dreams of  a great future but God has given a vision for ministry to women.  He is directing my paths and hopefully my dreams will come true....I know  if I follow and trust in His wisdom and strength ...His vision for me will become my vision and my dreams can come true.
LORD, I trust you for the strength I need, in Jesus' name.

Well my fabulous and gorgeous friends....BE WELL AND BE BLESSED....reach out to another women today....bless her and you will be blessed!!!!!!

Love, Val