God is a God of pursuit. Time after time in the Bible He pursues those who are in the deepest of sin so He can bring them to freedom. He doesn't pursue them once they quit doing wrong, He pursues them while they are in the midst of it. He doesn't persue them to condemn them and point out their mistakes. God understands the human struggle. He understands lonliness, hardship, the want for a better life. He understands that people want to be loved, that they need a Father. God is a rescuer. Jesus means "One who saves".

God bless you today and always~ Greg

Jesus is not waiting for us to clean up the junk in our lives to love us. He is waiting for us to open our hearts to Him. In the Gospels Jesus never expresses tension to a pagan outcast or sinner, yet He expresses tension toward religious leaders. At times He yells at them. God is not mad at you. If you feel like it, it is because the church most of the time does not express the heart of Christ. God is saying to us take my hand get rid of the crap in your life and follow me.

God is longing for us to let go of misconceptions given to us by the church, the lies we have been told about Him, and the hurts we have experienced through the church, other christians, or just by life. He is hoping we will seek to know Him and go against the grain and seek the truth. He is simply waiting, pursuing us and loving us as we go through life.

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i took norm to dinner tonight he said he ahd not been out to a restaurant in five years he had a great time bobby d joined us and gave norm two tickets to the christmas program at emmanuel fellowship

met with the pastor at verde valley christian church he loved what we are doing and wants someone from his church to attend our next outreach so they can catch our vision. said he would help mahke up any shortcomings we may have with our christmas outreach

this week i will contact bread of life mission in camp verde and central az food bank for help with food, toiletries,and possible blankets and propane vouchers people are getting cold

tonight was a great night i found the ownwer of the property i want he said it has many studios with 3 kichens his grandfather housed homeless ther and called it lighthouse mission what a connection

a lady came in and said she had a one ton cargo van she was selling she said she did not know why but she felt she should tell me she said from me she would take payments of 500 per month for ten months i told her God knows i need a van that is why you are telling me she began to cry

the market seems tobe the hub of my ministry people come in we talk they tell me what they need and i try to help them.

i can see them changing hearts softening,

a young woman came in the other night and wanted $2.12 worth of gas i pre paid her for $5.12 and told her not to panic when she went over i paid the other 3 dollars from my pocket. she came in 2 days later and told her husband to give me the 3 dollarsi told him no that was their blessing from GOD that day they both began to cry.

God is moving in this small community

the retreat center in=s now giving me the leftover food, i take it to work with me daily at the market and search for a hungry family everyday i find someone to feed, the people are cold and all cannot afford propane i am searching for propane vouchers for them,

debbie and i will be moving from the retreat center at the end of january and into the area where we have been feeding and sharing Gods love,  we will start out with a small house to rent with the idea of buying one to use as a ministry center in the future

we have already found to facilitators for aa and one for na

i am so excited and open to help anyone who needs it

IF YOU ASK MOST PEOPLE, SOMETIME IN THEIR LIFE THEY HAVE ACCEPTED CRIST AS THEIR SAVIOR, GOD SAYS "THE GIFT OF GOD IS ETERNAL LIFE" IT WOULD BE TOTALLY AGAINST GOD'S CHARACTER TO GIVE US A GIFT AND TAKE IT AWAY. WE JUST LOSE THE GIFT IN OUR EVERYDAY LIFE. WE TRY HARD NOT TO FIND IT AND WITH ITS LOSS COMES A VOID WHICH WE TRY TO FILL WITH ALCOHOL, DRUGS ,SEX AND ANYTHING ELSE WE CAN FIND TO GIVE US TEMPRPRARY HAPPINESS. MY PRAYER THIS HOLIDAY SEASON IS THAT EVERYONE WHO IS SEARCHING FOR PEACE WILL REALIZE GOD HAS ALREADY GIVEN IT TO THEM . HE WILL NEVER TAKE IT AWAY FIND IT PLEASE.

IF YOU NEED HELP LET ME KNOW I AM WAITING IN THE SHADOWS WITH JESUS WAITING TO PULL YOU OUT OF THE DARKNESS.

outcasts?

 We have a large goth culture in Cottonwood but not only those wearing black, dark make-up, fishnet and chains belong to the outcast scene. Is the straight A student striving for a college scholarship really an outcast in disguise? What about the bulging muscular football star? The prom queen? The person sitting alone in the cafeteria at lunch? Don't let outward appearance fool you. Many of the people you see everyday, people you think have it all together carry the mark of rejection. You see, everyone cries, everyone bleeds, everyone feels pain. You see, the least expected people have been battered, abused, alienated, and mis-used by a world who doesn't care about them.

2000 years ago a man walked this earth. He was abused, battered, alienated and rejected. His friends were misfits, social outcasts and prostitutes. He himself was labeled an outcast. He understands what you are going through, He went through it too. He feels your pain and hurt and cries with you at night. He wants to pull you out of the darkness. He doesn't care how you look or what you have done. He isn't waiting for you to change to love you, He already does. He is a gentleman so He won't force Himself on you. He wants nothing from you in return. He only wants to love you. Give Him a chance. Jesus is waiting.