tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27649231716254994192024-03-14T02:17:36.172-04:00Fruitful Life Family ConnectionsWe're not here to build a big ministry. We're building people who will know God, be strong, and do big things with Him.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger628125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2764923171625499419.post-16706822807100038042024-02-28T11:00:00.001-05:002024-03-01T07:26:00.325-05:00Chris Green Earns Master Mental Health Coach Certification<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU70t0A9kleiXr_vbzJwCKAGYYGX5zl0k-rs7W_BB_sSrUzuq6RmNQ8ft0wB80nxoZJvOwFHFwr5COfce9jO9nKglFt2QuZF24-biJjOK1W6GEGxBs7CMZgIHD8iVyPAw6quC7cWbSSHC5JSf1VbnTxJLquoMUvFYzWrXHCkcvyemGp3vk_RF7f6tVxFY/s500/Master%20Mental%20Health%20Certificate%20-%20Chris%20Green.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="378" data-original-width="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU70t0A9kleiXr_vbzJwCKAGYYGX5zl0k-rs7W_BB_sSrUzuq6RmNQ8ft0wB80nxoZJvOwFHFwr5COfce9jO9nKglFt2QuZF24-biJjOK1W6GEGxBs7CMZgIHD8iVyPAw6quC7cWbSSHC5JSf1VbnTxJLquoMUvFYzWrXHCkcvyemGp3vk_RF7f6tVxFY/s16000/Master%20Mental%20Health%20Certificate%20-%20Chris%20Green.jpg" /></a></div><p style="text-align: left;">Today, Chris Green officially became a Board-Certified <b>Master</b> Mental Health Coach (BCMMHC) upon completion of the mental health specialization program: <b>Crisis Response and Trauma Care</b>, administered by the <u><a href="https://www.aacc.net/" target="_blank">American Association of Christian Counselors</a></u> through Light University. </p><p><i>“Many of our religious and civic leaders have been misinformed and still approach this issue from ignorance, stigma, fear, and very bad theology,”</i> Chris explains.</p><p>Many still believe that all people need to do is just quote a scripture, say a prayer, and God will take care of the mental health issue by injecting peace into their minds. But God says through Biblical text, that His people perish because of the lack of knowledge. In this aspect of our human experience, we suffer from debilitating ignorance.</p><p><i>In response to this errant mindset and theology, we just wanted to get educated, trained and empowered to address this crisis by learning from other, more knowledgeable and experienced Christian organizations and institutions who bring a <b>balanced and holistic</b> approach to helping individuals and families who are struggling with mental health challenges. We wanted to immerse ourselves in proper education, so that we could better understand the mental health crisis in our own families and communities."</i></p><p>This specialization program in <i>Crisis Response and Trauma Care</i> involved 24 hours of training and exams that prepares leaders to come alongside of those who are hurting, and to help the interventionist properly and adequately respond when a traumatic event happens. The good news is that God is always with us in our trouble, and He has no greater plan than to work through His people as a conduit, to provide a "ministry of presence" that speaks to people in crisis, that God will make a way.</p><p>This specialization course was preceded by a 41-hour rigorous training program that included:</p><p> 1.) First, the completion of a 14-session course called <b>Foundations of Mental Health Coaching</b> - This introductory course was designed to provide students with an orientation to the field of mental health coaching. Topics covered included the role and scope of mental health coaching within the local church, ethical guidelines and professional standards in coaching, crisis intervention techniques, and the integration of faith and biblical wisdom in coaching.</p><p> 2.) Next, the completion of a 14-session course called <b>Mental Health Coaching Skills</b> -The purpose of this course was to provide students with the fundamental theories and skills of Christ-centered mental health coaching. Key elements of the coaching process, included methods of change, listening, effective communication, giving hope, operating small groups, and counseling theory.</p><p> 3.) And finally, the completion of a 13-session course called <b>Mental and Behavioral Health Disorders</b> - This course introduced students to the fundamentals of mental and behavioral health disorders. Particular emphasis was placed on factors that cause mental disorders, as well as conventional treatments. Conditions discussed included addiction, anxiety disorders, bipolar disorder, major depressive disorder, eating disorders, and post-traumatic stress disorder.</p><p>As a Board Certified Master Mental Health Coach, credentialed by the <u><a href="https://www.ibccglobal.com/" target="_blank">International Board of Christian Care</a></u> (IBCC), Chris has earned a voluntary global credential that trains and charges its recipients to maintain the highest clinical, ethical and biblical standards of practice.</p><p><i>“I'm very pleased to have earned this credential,"</i> Chris concluded. <i>“Now my wife (Carol) and I are better prepared to assist people through our coaching business and ministry. We're also able to become a more successful connection and liaison between those who need help, and the very capable mental health professionals in our community. We are part of an army of mental health coaches that are being trained and deployed across the United States. It's a new day for those who have been suffering in silence in our families, neighborhoods, church pews, classrooms and office cubicles."</i></p><p>Chris and Carol Green are the creators of the <u><a href="https://www.candcconnections.com/" target="_blank">CARE-Ready Life Coaching</a></u>® model of inspiration, education and certification, and the founders of the <u><a href="https://fruitfullifeleadershipeducation.talentlms.com/index" target="_blank">STEP Forward Life Institute</a></u>™, an online community service preparatory platform. Through their business and school, they empower people to become the change they want to see, and to become the kind and caring light this world so desperately needs.</p>Chris and Carol Greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07877339904629610741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2764923171625499419.post-19805036493575697412023-12-30T01:00:00.000-05:002023-12-30T02:28:25.134-05:00Fruitful Living Monthly Review and Updates (December)<p style="text-align: center;"> <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">(December Postings)</span></i></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhae1f0tWpJgn6P0mu7vNJywZGKmlh3rf7xmgsAd-RiThb7rcU1zJ2SFWxCLQSYcMuZk_MJKdTOiyt9t1dKawy9Muu_PFKWMoZs4FUVJJbwY_csFFvZtwPgWutmHXBpIzvvheNiCOrPJinYkzXI7_BGSt2q4tzMHeQwYJwBd6J37d5mK6r-mc7evJ0wbrM/s1600/D430_35_159_1200.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="237" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhae1f0tWpJgn6P0mu7vNJywZGKmlh3rf7xmgsAd-RiThb7rcU1zJ2SFWxCLQSYcMuZk_MJKdTOiyt9t1dKawy9Muu_PFKWMoZs4FUVJJbwY_csFFvZtwPgWutmHXBpIzvvheNiCOrPJinYkzXI7_BGSt2q4tzMHeQwYJwBd6J37d5mK6r-mc7evJ0wbrM/w421-h237/D430_35_159_1200.jpg" width="421" /></a></b></div><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><br /></b><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">This has
been an incredible year in which we have beheld our infinite all-knowing,
all-wise God, Savior, Lord and Heavenly Father, move in our lives in ways that
confounded and confused the wisdom of this world, and thwarted the plans of our
enemy. We have come out of the fiery trials of 2023 as pure gold.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">We thank
you for following and supporting us through 2023.</span></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">We will
continue moving forward in the Word and Will of God in 2024.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">The Fruitful
Life Learning Community is our online space for connection, encouragement and
support for you. </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">This ministry
was launched as an intentional effort to help people of faith return to the
simple mission and lifestyle that demonstrates God's love and healing to hearts
and homes.</span></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">We are a
community of Seekers, Students and Servants.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Here's a
summary and review of some of our special faith-building moments, prayer,
teaching and victories during the month of December. </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">We pray that it encourages you and your
family.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 15pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 15pt;"><span style="color: #01ffff;">Prayer
Watch </span><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">- </b>"You will seek Me and
find Me, when you search for Me with all your heart." Jeremiah 29:13 NKJV<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Fight for Your Family<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><a href="https://www.chrisandcarolgreen.com/family-prayer-campaign"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">https://www.chrisandcarolgreen.com/family-prayer-campaign</span></a><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Prayer Agenda/ Daily Prayer and
Devotionals<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><a href="https://www.fruitfullifelearningcommunity.org/prayer"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">https://www.fruitfullifelearningcommunity.org/prayer</span></a><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 15pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 15pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 15pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 15pt;"><span style="color: #01ffff;">Spiritual
Wellness Support Group</span><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">Feel free to join our weekly Midweek Prayer Connection as we unite from
coast to coast in the United States.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 21.0pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 0in 21pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">-<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Wednesdays at
7:00PM Eastern Time, USA<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 21.0pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 0in 21pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span color="windowtext" style="font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">-<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 14pt;">The Zoom
link is </span><a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/j/972473313"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">https://us02web.zoom.us/j/972473313</span></a><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span color="windowtext" style="font-size: 14pt; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span color="windowtext" style="font-size: 14pt; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span color="windowtext" style="font-size: 14pt; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">‘Nevertheless’ Kind of Faith<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span color="windowtext" style="font-size: 14pt; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;"><a href="https://vimeo.com/channels/midweekconnection/889734908">https://vimeo.com/channels/midweekconnection/889734908</a>
<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span color="windowtext" style="font-size: 14pt; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span color="windowtext" style="font-size: 14pt; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Endure Hardship (Do it Anyway)<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span color="windowtext" style="font-size: 14pt; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;"><a href="https://vimeo.com/channels/midweekconnection/892107828">https://vimeo.com/channels/midweekconnection/892107828</a>
<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span color="windowtext" style="font-size: 14pt; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span color="windowtext" style="font-size: 14pt; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">When the Math Isn’t Math-ing <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span color="windowtext" style="font-size: 14pt; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;"><a href="https://vimeo.com/channels/midweekconnection/894350430">https://vimeo.com/channels/midweekconnection/894350430</a>
<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span color="windowtext" style="font-size: 14pt; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span color="windowtext" style="font-size: 14pt; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Godly Responses to the Pagan Origins
of December 25<sup>th</sup><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span color="windowtext" style="font-size: 14pt; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;"><a href="https://vimeo.com/channels/midweekconnection/896764239">https://vimeo.com/channels/midweekconnection/896764239</a>
<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 15pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 15pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 15pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #01ffff; font-size: 15pt;">News
and Announcements</span></b><span style="font-size: 15pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Enroll in the Hearts and Homes Community
Page <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><a href="https://fruitfullifenetwork.mn.co/"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">https://fruitfullifenetwork.mn.co/</span></a><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Tryout the New Facebook Group<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/275183742084251"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">https://www.facebook.com/groups/275183742084251</span></a><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Christ-centered Life Coaching
Certification Course Available 24/7<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><a href="https://fruitfullifeleadershipeducation.talentlms.com/catalog/info/id:127"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">https://fruitfullifeleadershipeducation.talentlms.com/catalog/info/id:127</span></a><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 15pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 15pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 15pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #01ffff; font-size: 15pt;">Sunday
Webcasts</span></b><span style="font-size: 15pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">– Replay and rehearse these profoundly powerful messages from the
Sunday postings in the Hearts and Homes Community Site.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Virtue, Knowledge and Self Control (Part
2)</span> <span style="font-size: 14pt;"><a href="https://vimeo.com/channels/unlockingthedreamwithin/40522054">https://vimeo.com/channels/unlockingthedreamwithin/40522054</a></span>
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Perseverance and Godliness<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><a href="https://vimeo.com/channels/unlockingthedreamwithin/40835357">https://vimeo.com/channels/unlockingthedreamwithin/40835357</a>
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Brotherly Kindness and Love<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><a href="https://vimeo.com/channels/unlockingthedreamwithin/41286260">https://vimeo.com/channels/unlockingthedreamwithin/41286260</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Godly Response to the Pagan Origins of
December 25<sup>th</sup><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><a href="https://vimeo.com/82477719?share=copy">https://vimeo.com/82477719?share=copy</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Expanding and Excelling in Exile<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><a href="https://vimeo.com/channels/850249/501647305">https://vimeo.com/channels/850249/501647305</a>
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 15pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 15pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 15pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #01ffff; font-size: 15pt;">Householder’s
Treasure</span></b><span style="font-size: 15pt;"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">– Midweek short video clips that posted in the Hearts and Homes
Community Site.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Who Will Go For God?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><a href="https://vimeo.com/channels/icymi/98881001">https://vimeo.com/channels/icymi/98881001</a>
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Prayer Changes Us<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><a href="https://vimeo.com/channels/icymi/114508841">https://vimeo.com/channels/icymi/114508841</a>
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">People Relate to Love <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><a href="https://vimeo.com/channels/icymi/115133145">https://vimeo.com/channels/icymi/115133145</a>
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">What if we do this the way God wants it
done?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><a href="https://vimeo.com/channels/icymi/162441063">https://vimeo.com/channels/icymi/162441063</a>
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 15pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 15pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 15pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 15pt;"><span style="color: #01ffff;">Books
and Blogs</span><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">The Holiday Challenge<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><a href="https://urbanlifefamilypost.blogspot.com/2022/11/the-holiday-challenge_25.html"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">https://urbanlifefamilypost.blogspot.com/2022/11/the-holiday-challenge_25.html</span></a><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">A Matter of Conscience<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><a href="https://urbanlifefamilypost.blogspot.com/2022/12/a-matter-of-conscience.html"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">https://urbanlifefamilypost.blogspot.com/2022/12/a-matter-of-conscience.html</span></a><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">The Gift of Forgiveness<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><a href="https://urbanlifefamilypost.blogspot.com/2022/12/the-gift-of-forgiveness.html"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">https://urbanlifefamilypost.blogspot.com/2022/12/the-gift-of-forgiveness.html</span></a><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Giving Is Already Our Lifestyle<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><a href="https://urbanlifefamilypost.blogspot.com/2022/12/giving-is-already-our-lifestyle.html"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">https://urbanlifefamilypost.blogspot.com/2022/12/giving-is-already-our-lifestyle.html</span></a><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">In Remembrance of Christ<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><a href="https://urbanlifefamilypost.blogspot.com/2022/12/in-remembrance-of-christ.html">https://urbanlifefamilypost.blogspot.com/2022/12/in-remembrance-of-christ.html</a>
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Fruitful Living in Winter<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Download your free copy at <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><a href="http://www.fruitful-life.net/books/Fruitful_Living_in_Winter.pdf"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">http://www.fruitful-life.net/books/Fruitful_Living_in_Winter.pdf</span></a><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Processed for Success<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Get your free copy now at <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><a href="https://www.chrisandcarolgreen.com/processed-for-success"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">https://www.chrisandcarolgreen.com/processed-for-success</span></a><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Urban Apologetics: Cults and Cultural
Ideologies: Biblical and Theological Challenges Facing Christians<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Urban-Apologetics-Ideologies-Theological-Challenges/dp/0310142997"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">https://www.amazon.com/Urban-Apologetics-Ideologies-Theological-Challenges/dp/0310142997</span></a><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Rest, Retreats, Revival and Other
Comedies: You are Success in Process<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/1539728234"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">https://www.amazon.com/dp/1539728234</span></a><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 15pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 15pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 15pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 15pt;"><span style="color: #01ffff;">Health
and Wellness</span><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">Mental Health and Wellness Support <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Christianity and Mental Health (Uniting
Faith and Counseling)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><a href="https://www.fruitfullifelearningcommunity.org/christianity-and-mental-health"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">https://www.fruitfullifelearningcommunity.org/christianity-and-mental-health</span></a><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Beyond the Altar: Amethyst Roberson, MA,
LPC, NCC<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><a href="https://www.fruitfullifelearningcommunity.org/beyond-the-altar"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">https://www.fruitfullifelearningcommunity.org/beyond-the-altar</span></a><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Elephant in the Room: Mental Health and
Wellness in the Church<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><a href="https://www.fruitfullifelearningcommunity.org/elephant-in-the-room"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">https://www.fruitfullifelearningcommunity.org/elephant-in-the-room</span></a><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 15pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 15pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 15pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #01ffff; font-size: 15pt;">STEP
Forward Life Institute</span></b><span style="font-size: 15pt;"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">– Add to your faith…. Knowledge. Continue to be equipped and empowered
for the work of the ministry in your home and community.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Personal Growth and Spiritual Maturity<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><a href="https://www.fruitfullifelearningcommunity.org/personal-growth-maturity"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">https://www.fruitfullifelearningcommunity.org/personal-growth-maturity</span></a><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Fruitful Life Education Certificate
Courses<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><a href="https://www.fruitfullifelearningcommunity.org/certificate-courses"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">https://www.fruitfullifelearningcommunity.org/certificate-courses</span></a><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Our Resource Library – Recommended Books
and Courses<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><a href="https://www.fruitfullifelearningcommunity.org/library"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">https://www.fruitfullifelearningcommunity.org/library</span></a><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">***<o:p></o:p></span></p>Chris and Carol Greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07877339904629610741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2764923171625499419.post-7066639371583854462023-11-30T02:00:00.001-05:002023-11-30T02:06:27.957-05:00Fruitful Living Monthly Review and Updates (November)<p style="text-align: center;"> <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">(November Postings)</span></i></p><p style="text-align: center;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal; text-align: center;"></i></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6EmLlox9gCPm3uXDA0DH5bNYMdXw6q3WyjNTOrdgdpjnrfWtwxwuPOFQISmxslN2_1Hj1V2vtUCKGc6d6iRKa06M-MAL_wRwtlEMwVXfVDYnKRlyaSCZMvojKIn3slf2jarHSf3PwHqrfN_vbObva7TljFFXQQ3_Uq1IFxvQsTwMVMw_a2hy0Km4-M-I/s1600/D430_35_159_1200.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6EmLlox9gCPm3uXDA0DH5bNYMdXw6q3WyjNTOrdgdpjnrfWtwxwuPOFQISmxslN2_1Hj1V2vtUCKGc6d6iRKa06M-MAL_wRwtlEMwVXfVDYnKRlyaSCZMvojKIn3slf2jarHSf3PwHqrfN_vbObva7TljFFXQQ3_Uq1IFxvQsTwMVMw_a2hy0Km4-M-I/w424-h239/D430_35_159_1200.jpg" width="424" /></a></i></div><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal; text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></i><p></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">“Come on
in, the table’s spread. There’s a feast going on.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Come on
in; Have your fill. We’re so glad, you’ve made it home.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><span>The Fruitful
Life Learning Community is our online space for connection, encouragement and
support for you. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><span>This ministry
was launched as an intentional effort to help people of faith return to the
simple mission and lifestyle that demonstrates God's love and healing to hearts
and homes.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><span>We are a
community of Seekers, Students and Servants.<o:p style="font-size: 12pt;"></o:p></span></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 15pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 15pt;"><span style="color: #01ffff;">Prayer
Watch </span><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">- </b>"You will seek Me and
find Me, when you search for Me with all your heart." Jeremiah 29:13 NKJV<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Fight for Your Family<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><a href="https://www.chrisandcarolgreen.com/family-prayer-campaign"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">https://www.chrisandcarolgreen.com/family-prayer-campaign</span></a><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Prayer Agenda/ Daily Prayer and
Devotionals<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><a href="https://www.fruitfullifelearningcommunity.org/prayer"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">https://www.fruitfullifelearningcommunity.org/prayer</span></a><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 15pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 15pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 15pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 15pt;"><span style="color: #01ffff;">Spiritual
Wellness Support Group</span><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">Feel free to join our weekly Midweek Prayer Connection as we unite from
coast to coast in the United States.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 21.0pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 0in 21pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">-<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";">
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Webcasts</span></span></b><span style="font-size: 15pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">– Replay and rehearse these profoundly powerful messages from the
Sunday postings in the Hearts and Homes Community Site.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Hope and Expectations<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><a href="https://vimeo.com/channels/unlockingthedreamwithin/38336045">https://vimeo.com/channels/unlockingthedreamwithin/38336045</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Receiving the Word<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><a href="https://vimeo.com/channels/unlockingthedreamwithin/38744647">https://vimeo.com/channels/unlockingthedreamwithin/38744647</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Add Virtue to Your Faith <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Virtue, Knowledge and Self Control (Part
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 15pt;"><span style="color: #01ffff;">Householder’s
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">MATURITY: The Measure of Effective
Ministry<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Building the Immature Areas of Our Lives<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Facing the Unknown<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><a href="https://vimeo.com/channels/icymi/112638700">https://vimeo.com/channels/icymi/112638700</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">God Has Aimed You at His Target<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><a href="https://vimeo.com/channels/icymi/119071115">https://vimeo.com/channels/icymi/119071115</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">The Holiday Challenge<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><a href="https://urbanlifefamilypost.blogspot.com/2022/11/the-holiday-challenge_25.html">https://urbanlifefamilypost.blogspot.com/2022/11/the-holiday-challenge_25.html</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">A Matter of Conscience<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><a href="https://urbanlifefamilypost.blogspot.com/2022/12/a-matter-of-conscience.html">https://urbanlifefamilypost.blogspot.com/2022/12/a-matter-of-conscience.html</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">The Gift of Forgiveness<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><a href="https://urbanlifefamilypost.blogspot.com/2022/12/the-gift-of-forgiveness.html">https://urbanlifefamilypost.blogspot.com/2022/12/the-gift-of-forgiveness.html</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Giving Is Already Our Lifestyle<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Fruitful Living in Winter<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span>Download your free copy at <a href="http://www.fruitful-life.net/books/Fruitful_Living_in_Winter.pdf">http://www.fruitful-life.net/books/Fruitful_Living_in_Winter.pdf</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Processed for Success<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Rest, Retreats, Revival and Other
Comedies: You are Success in Process<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/1539728234"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">https://www.amazon.com/dp/1539728234</span></a><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 15pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 15pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 15pt;"><span style="color: #01ffff;">Health
and Wellness</span><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">Mental Health and Wellness Support <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Christianity and Mental Health (Uniting
Faith and Counseling)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><a href="https://www.fruitfullifelearningcommunity.org/christianity-and-mental-health"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">https://www.fruitfullifelearningcommunity.org/christianity-and-mental-health</span></a><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Elephant in the Room: Mental Health and Wellness
in the Church<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><a href="https://www.fruitfullifelearningcommunity.org/elephant-in-the-room"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">https://www.fruitfullifelearningcommunity.org/elephant-in-the-room</span></a><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 15pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 15pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 15pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 15pt;"><span style="color: #01ffff;">STEP
Forward Life Institute</span></span></b><span style="font-size: 15pt;"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">– Add to your faith…. Knowledge. Continue to be equipped and empowered
for the work of the ministry in your home and community.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Personal Growth and Spiritual Maturity<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><a href="https://www.fruitfullifelearningcommunity.org/personal-growth-maturity"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">https://www.fruitfullifelearningcommunity.org/personal-growth-maturity</span></a><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Fruitful Life Education Certificate
Courses<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><a href="https://www.fruitfullifelearningcommunity.org/certificate-courses"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">https://www.fruitfullifelearningcommunity.org/certificate-courses</span></a><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Our Resource Library – Recommended Books
and Courses<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><a href="https://www.fruitfullifelearningcommunity.org/library"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">https://www.fruitfullifelearningcommunity.org/library</span></a><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">***<o:p></o:p></span></p>Chris and Carol Greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07877339904629610741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2764923171625499419.post-69761483670688777542023-10-31T08:00:00.001-04:002023-10-31T10:43:40.005-04:00Fruitful Living Monthly Review and Updates (October)<p style="text-align: center;"> <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">(October Postings)</span></i></p><p style="text-align: center;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal; text-align: center;"></i></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji75FFSa6LCWdp-HG6QJGm2WiLFGJDy8455Re6_xgrgrtPUeDtIf7VpnjwCDqK1Zz8zexb-3gNmUzf6SfuqS9l8rpzBEkPk_MQ7yHxM7pu5_uOD9Fp0OudUsywnbi1jlRguB-RhYy5VPS_zQCunjbk9TSUUwMMR0w0JLTWLf8qNYjgEPDWEhfk6uCteqk/s1600/D430_35_159_1200.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="257" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji75FFSa6LCWdp-HG6QJGm2WiLFGJDy8455Re6_xgrgrtPUeDtIf7VpnjwCDqK1Zz8zexb-3gNmUzf6SfuqS9l8rpzBEkPk_MQ7yHxM7pu5_uOD9Fp0OudUsywnbi1jlRguB-RhYy5VPS_zQCunjbk9TSUUwMMR0w0JLTWLf8qNYjgEPDWEhfk6uCteqk/w457-h257/D430_35_159_1200.jpg" width="457" /></a></i></div><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal; text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></i><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">“… if My people who are called by My
name will humble themselves, and pray and seek My face, and turn from their
wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin and heal
their land.”</span><span> *** </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">2 Chronicles 7:14 (New King James
Version)</span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 15pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 15pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 15pt;"><span style="color: #01ffff;">Prayer
Watch </span><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">- </b>"You will seek Me and
find Me, when you search for Me with all your heart." Jeremiah 29:13 NKJV<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="font-size: 18.6667px;">Seven National Calls to Prayer During World War 2 </b><span style="font-size: 18.6667px;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 18.6667px;"><a href="https://vimeo.com/channels/onlineprayer/540356647">https://vimeo.com/channels/onlineprayer/540356647</a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-size: 18.6667px;"><b>The Role of Prayer During World War 2</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 18.6667px;"><a href="https://vimeo.com/channels/onlineprayer/542995872">https://vimeo.com/channels/onlineprayer/542995872</a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 18.6667px;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span><b style="font-size: 18.6667px;">A </b><span style="font-size: 18.6667px;"><b>Company</b></span><b style="font-size: 18.6667px;"> of Hidden Intercessors (World War 2)</b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 18.6667px;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 18.6667px;"><a href="https://vimeo.com/channels/onlineprayer/545831387">https://vimeo.com/channels/onlineprayer/545831387</a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Fight for Your Family<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><a href="https://www.chrisandcarolgreen.com/family-prayer-campaign"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">https://www.chrisandcarolgreen.com/family-prayer-campaign</span></a><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Prayer Agenda/ Daily Prayer and
Devotionals<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><a href="https://www.fruitfullifelearningcommunity.org/prayer"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">https://www.fruitfullifelearningcommunity.org/prayer</span></a><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 15pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 15pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 15pt;"><span style="color: #01ffff;">Spiritual
Wellness Support Group</span><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">Feel free to join our weekly Midweek Prayer Connection as we unite from
coast to coast in the United States. </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; text-indent: -0.25in;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; text-indent: -0.25in;">***Wednesdays at
7:00PM Eastern Time, USA</span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 21.0pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 0in 21pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span color="windowtext" style="font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 21.0pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 0in 21pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 14pt;">The Zoom
link is </span><a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/j/972473313"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">https://us02web.zoom.us/j/972473313</span></a><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span color="windowtext" style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 3.0pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 0in 3pt;"><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span color="windowtext" style="font-size: 14pt;"> </span></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 21.0pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 0in 21pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size: 14pt;">-<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span><!--[endif]--><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">It’s the Simple Things </span></span><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> </span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 21.0pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 0in 21pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><a href="https://vimeo.com/channels/midweekconnection/871279794" target="_blank">https://vimeo.com/channels/midweekconnection/871279794</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 21.0pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 0in 21pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"><br /></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 21.0pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 0in 21pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">-<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Pray for One Another </span></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 21.0pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 0in 21pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><a href="https://vimeo.com/channels/midweekconnection/873556477" target="_blank">https://vimeo.com/channels/midweekconnection/873556477</a><span class="MsoHyperlink"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 21.0pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 0in 21pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"><br /></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 21.0pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 0in 21pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">-<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">God’s Got a Way </span></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 21.0pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 0in 21pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><a href="https://vimeo.com/channels/midweekconnection/875806683" target="_blank">https://vimeo.com/channels/midweekconnection/875806683</a><span class="MsoHyperlink"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 21.0pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 0in 21pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"><br /></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 21.0pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 0in 21pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]-->
</p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 21.0pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 0in 21pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">-<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Filled With the Knowledge of His Will </span></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 21.0pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 0in 21pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> </span></span><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><a href="https://vimeo.com/channels/midweekconnection/878123980" target="_blank">https://vimeo.com/channels/midweekconnection/878123980</a><span class="MsoHyperlink"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 21.0pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 0in 21pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"><br /></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 21.0pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 0in 21pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><br /></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 15pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #01ffff; font-size: 15pt;">News
and Announcements</span></b><span style="font-size: 15pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><a href="https://fruitfullifeleadershipeducation.talentlms.com/catalog/info/id:127"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">https://fruitfullifeleadershipeducation.talentlms.com/catalog/info/id:127</span></a><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 15pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 15pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 15pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #01ffff; font-size: 15pt;">Sunday
Webcasts</span></b><span style="font-size: 15pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">– Replay and rehearse these profoundly powerful messages from the
Sunday postings in the Hearts and Homes Community Site.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Continue Steadfast in Prayer <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><a href="https://vimeo.com/channels/passion4prayer/20071117"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">https://vimeo.com/channels/passion4prayer/20071117</span></a><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Prayers of Petition</span> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><a href="https://vimeo.com/channels/passion4prayer/20071247"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">https://vimeo.com/channels/passion4prayer/20071247</span></a><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Establishing a Lifestyle and Legacy of
Prayer (Part 1) <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><a href="https://vimeo.com/217687481?share=copy"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">https://vimeo.com/217687481?share=copy</span></a><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Establishing a Lifestyle and Legacy of
Prayer (Part 2)</span> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><a href="https://vimeo.com/217697391?share=copy"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">https://vimeo.com/217697391?share=copy</span></a><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Purposeful Prayer<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><a href="https://vimeo.com/channels/passion4prayer/20071598"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">https://vimeo.com/channels/passion4prayer/20071598</span></a><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 15pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 15pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #01ffff; font-size: 15pt;">Householder’s
Treasure</span></b><span style="font-size: 15pt;"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">– Midweek short video clips that posted in the Hearts and Homes
Community Site.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Bless the Lord at All Times<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><a href="https://vimeo.com/channels/icymi/97679966"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">https://vimeo.com/channels/icymi/97679966</span></a><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">We're Not Trying to Hold You Back<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><a href="https://vimeo.com/channels/icymi/100068377"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">https://vimeo.com/channels/icymi/100068377</span></a><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Stop Defending Ungodly Strongholds<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><a href="https://vimeo.com/channels/icymi/104824895"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">https://vimeo.com/channels/icymi/104824895</span></a><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">God Says: "I'm Coming to You!"<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><a href="https://vimeo.com/channels/icymi/106134580"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">https://vimeo.com/channels/icymi/106134580</span></a><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 15pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 15pt;"><span style="color: #01ffff;">Books
and Blogs</span><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Urban Apologetics: Cults and Cultural
Ideologies: Biblical and Theological Challenges Facing Christians</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Urban-Apologetics-Ideologies-Theological-Challenges/dp/0310142997"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">https://www.amazon.com/Urban-Apologetics-Ideologies-Theological-Challenges/dp/0310142997</span></a><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Rest, Retreats, Revival and Other
Comedies: You are Success in Process<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/1539728234"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">https://www.amazon.com/dp/1539728234</span></a><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 15pt;"><span style="color: #01ffff;">Health
and Wellness</span><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">Mental Health and Wellness Support <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Christianity and Mental Health (Uniting
Faith and Counseling)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><a href="https://www.fruitfullifelearningcommunity.org/christianity-and-mental-health"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">https://www.fruitfullifelearningcommunity.org/christianity-and-mental-health</span></a><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Beyond the Altar: Amethyst Roberson, MA,
LPC, NCC<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><a href="https://www.fruitfullifelearningcommunity.org/beyond-the-altar"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">https://www.fruitfullifelearningcommunity.org/beyond-the-altar</span></a><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Elephant in the Room: Mental Health and
Wellness in the Church<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><a href="https://www.fruitfullifelearningcommunity.org/elephant-in-the-room"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">https://www.fruitfullifelearningcommunity.org/elephant-in-the-room</span></a><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 15pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 15pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 15pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #01ffff; font-size: 15pt;">STEP
Forward Life Institute</span></b><span style="font-size: 15pt;"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">– Add to your faith…. Knowledge. Continue to be equipped and empowered
for the work of the ministry in your home and community.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Personal Growth and Spiritual Maturity<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><a href="https://www.fruitfullifelearningcommunity.org/personal-growth-maturity"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">https://www.fruitfullifelearningcommunity.org/personal-growth-maturity</span></a><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Fruitful Life Education Certificate
Courses<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><a href="https://www.fruitfullifelearningcommunity.org/certificate-courses"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">https://www.fruitfullifelearningcommunity.org/certificate-courses</span></a><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Our Resource Library – Recommended Books
and Courses<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><a href="https://www.fruitfullifelearningcommunity.org/library"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">https://www.fruitfullifelearningcommunity.org/library</span></a><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">*****<o:p></o:p></span></p>Chris and Carol Greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07877339904629610741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2764923171625499419.post-67984493129992330412023-09-30T11:00:00.001-04:002023-11-27T16:35:19.448-05:00Fruitful Living Monthly Review and Updates (September)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">(September Postings)</span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaW8Fji6qyhIdyVh6AS7T_3_Vi6huY1KEqWCdfn9wvWKX9tLX-c1c0IO0z7RyhtckYX1G7hEH63Or7VFXBDZ8Xz8GkbfpJrKVLDlxqrUMMIiI3itUrlEPduOd-tdMKdWz9TnAV1ItsKz4IQPq0EO9lQ6NfbRakg3GSZBFKsuddCZpu2iaUkNxTEcY_0yk/s1600/D430_35_159_1200.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaW8Fji6qyhIdyVh6AS7T_3_Vi6huY1KEqWCdfn9wvWKX9tLX-c1c0IO0z7RyhtckYX1G7hEH63Or7VFXBDZ8Xz8GkbfpJrKVLDlxqrUMMIiI3itUrlEPduOd-tdMKdWz9TnAV1ItsKz4IQPq0EO9lQ6NfbRakg3GSZBFKsuddCZpu2iaUkNxTEcY_0yk/s320/D430_35_159_1200.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span>Fruitful Life began in September of
2004. All this month we have celebrated and reflected upon our 19 years of ministry
in south central Pennsylvania. Part of our reflection involved reviewing and
rehearsing the prophetic words and promises that were spoken over this
ministry.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span>We also used this opportunity to speak
forth our role in rebuilding, restoring and renewing hearts and homes through the </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Fruitful Life Learning Community</b><span> and its </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">STEP Forward Life Institute</b><span>. Check out part of that vision casting word
at </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://vimeo.com/859863611?share=copy" target="_blank">Prepared for the Prophetic Promise</a>. </b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 15pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 15pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 15pt;"><span style="color: #01ffff;">Prayer
Watch </span><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">- </b>"You will seek Me and
find Me, when you search for Me with all your heart." Jeremiah 29:13 NKJV<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Fight for Your Family<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><a href="https://www.chrisandcarolgreen.com/family-prayer-campaign"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">https://www.chrisandcarolgreen.com/family-prayer-campaign</span></a><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Prayer Agenda/ Daily Prayer and
Devotionals<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><a href="https://www.fruitfullifelearningcommunity.org/prayer"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">https://www.fruitfullifelearningcommunity.org/prayer</span></a><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 15pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 15pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 15pt;"><span style="color: #01ffff;"><br /></span></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 15pt;"><span style="color: #01ffff;">Spiritual
Wellness Support Group</span><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">Feel free to join our weekly Midweek Prayer Connection as we unite from
coast to coast in the United States. </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 21.0pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 0in 21pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">-<span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Wednesdays at
7:00PM EST, USA<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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and Announcements</span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Honoring the Life and Legacy of Bishop Paul T. Veney, Sr.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p><a href="https://urbanlifefamilypost.blogspot.com/2023/09/honoring-life-and-legacy-of-bishop-paul.html">https://urbanlifefamilypost.blogspot.com/2023/09/honoring-life-and-legacy-of-bishop-paul.html</a></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Christ-centered Life Coaching: Accredited Certification Course Available
24/7</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 15pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #01ffff;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 15pt;"><br /></span></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #01ffff;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 15pt;">Sunday
Webcasts</span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">– Replay and rehearse these profoundly powerful messages from the
Sunday postings in the Hearts and Homes Community Site.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Prophetic Promises: We Were Sent<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><a href="https://vimeo.com/channels/leadershipsummit/237497194">https://vimeo.com/channels/leadershipsummit/237497194</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Prophetic Promises: Strategies<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><a href="https://vimeo.com/channels/leadershipsummit/237497790">https://vimeo.com/channels/leadershipsummit/237497790</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Prophetic Promises: Recommissioned<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><a href="https://vimeo.com/channels/leadershipsummit/237498125">https://vimeo.com/channels/leadershipsummit/237498125</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Standing On God's Promises<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><a href="https://vimeo.com/163119799">https://vimeo.com/163119799</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 15pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 15pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #01ffff; font-size: 15pt;">Householder’s
Treasure</span></b><span style="font-size: 15pt;"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">– Midweek short video clips that posted in the Hearts and Homes
Community Site.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Confessing Our Faults (Broken Places)</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><a href="https://vimeo.com/channels/icymi/93217219">https://vimeo.com/channels/icymi/93217219</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Stop Playing Games With God<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><a href="https://vimeo.com/channels/icymi/93217374">https://vimeo.com/channels/icymi/93217374</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">The Hundredfold Blessing<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><a href="https://vimeo.com/channels/icymi/95693055">https://vimeo.com/channels/icymi/95693055</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">You Must Be Born Again<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><a href="https://vimeo.com/channels/icymi/96464218">https://vimeo.com/channels/icymi/96464218</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 15pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 15pt;"><span style="color: #01ffff;">Books
and Blogs</span><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Staying in Your Lane</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Urban-Apologetics-Ideologies-Theological-Challenges/dp/0310142997" style="font-size: 14pt;">https://chrisandcarolgreen.blogspot.com/2023/09/stay-in-your-lane.html</a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Urban Apologetics: Cults and Cultural
Ideologies: Biblical and Theological Challenges Facing Christians</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Urban-Apologetics-Ideologies-Theological-Challenges/dp/0310142997">https://www.amazon.com/Urban-Apologetics-Ideologies-Theological-Challenges/dp/0310142997</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Rest, Retreats, Revival and Other
Comedies: You are Success in Process<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/1539728234">https://www.amazon.com/dp/1539728234</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 15pt;"><span style="color: #01ffff;"><br /></span></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 15pt;"><span style="color: #01ffff;">Health
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Faith and Counseling)</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><a href="https://www.fruitfullifelearningcommunity.org/christianity-and-mental-health">https://www.fruitfullifelearningcommunity.org/christianity-and-mental-health</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Beyond the Altar: Amethyst Roberson, MA,
LPC, NCC<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><a href="https://www.fruitfullifelearningcommunity.org/beyond-the-altar"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">https://www.fruitfullifelearningcommunity.org/beyond-the-altar</span></a><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Elephant in the Room: Mental Health and
Wellness in the Church<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><a href="https://www.fruitfullifelearningcommunity.org/elephant-in-the-room"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">https://www.fruitfullifelearningcommunity.org/elephant-in-the-room</span></a><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Forward Life Institute</span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">– Add to your faith…. Knowledge. Continue to be equipped and empowered
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">***<o:p></o:p></span></p>Chris and Carol Greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07877339904629610741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2764923171625499419.post-79006675942252463392023-09-15T14:00:00.015-04:002023-09-16T12:47:06.588-04:00Honoring the Life and Legacy of Bishop Paul T. Veney, Sr.<p><span style="color: #050505;"></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWKt0s71sh_6OSpmG2g7hKIGOiIzZoOa68eGrn3TI_P4uMRJWCPY6zSKfNp2WXUzIp8XltMnA8B61kyfXYGXYo2RM9kVCZNrUlrmCNhfyK6QBD-DqMEIGfR_LYj7YRz7omi_dW4in-xfwQggls2oCu6Jv5ZgiXaMrYYJqsRXqFGbhKzU4eVbdvlYWe6q8/s1000/EEZ5XFDBIZDDJIHJZ7DLHS2B6Y.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="638" data-original-width="1000" height="255" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWKt0s71sh_6OSpmG2g7hKIGOiIzZoOa68eGrn3TI_P4uMRJWCPY6zSKfNp2WXUzIp8XltMnA8B61kyfXYGXYo2RM9kVCZNrUlrmCNhfyK6QBD-DqMEIGfR_LYj7YRz7omi_dW4in-xfwQggls2oCu6Jv5ZgiXaMrYYJqsRXqFGbhKzU4eVbdvlYWe6q8/w400-h255/EEZ5XFDBIZDDJIHJZ7DLHS2B6Y.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Minister Chris Green gives the invocation at the funeral service <br />held at Life Center Ministries for Bishop Paul Troy Veney Sr., 82, of Harrisburg. <br />September 15, 2023. Dan Gleiter | dgleiter@pennlive.com</td></tr></tbody></table><span style="color: #050505;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span><p></p><p>Today, I was humbled and honored to be given the opportunity to minister the Invocation to begin a royal Home-going celebration of one the most regal and noble souls that we will ever meet in our lifetime.</p><p>Before lifting up words of prayer, I shared the following:</p><p><i>"Twenty years ago, in the summer of 2003, my wife and I were in the midst of a two-year preparation to plant a ministry in Harrisburg, PA. It just so happened that Bishop Paul T. Veney, Sr. was going to be traveling through our home city of St. Louis, MO. </i></p><p><i>His daughter, Lisa was a good friend of one of the young women in our church, and this young lady, knowing that we were going to be moving to Harrisburg, contacted us to arrange a meeting with the Veneys. We shared a meal at a restaurant and this mighty man of God, without hesitation, welcomed us to Harrisburg a full year before we ever arrived.</i></p><p><i>Little did we know that God was making us part of, what I now call the Veney Thread. We’re all here today because of the way God used this great man and his family, like a thread that has connected people across ethnic, social, economic, denominational, and generational boundaries and barriers. </i></p><p><i>Little did we know how God was going to use this great man to tie us in to, weave us in, sew us into this community the same way God used Barnabus to connect Paul with the elders of the early church.</i></p><p><i>If you look across this community, you will see the results of the Veney Thread and the powerful way that The Father has used this man to connect all of us in our various callings, appointings, anointings, giftings, and assignments in such a masterful orchestration of relationships."</i></p><p>Bishop Veney's legacy will be kept alive and well in our STEP Forward Life Institute. Two of his sermons are featured in our <b><u><a href="https://www.fruitfullifelearningcommunity.org/personal-growth-maturity" target="_blank">Personal Growth and Spiritual Maturity Courses</a></u></b>.</p><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: #ffe599;"><b>The </b><b>Invocation:</b></span></p><p>Father God, we stand here today in the name of Jesus Christ, and we give You all the Glory for the things You have done.</p><p>When we look across this auditorium, we see the true representation of what it looks like when Your Kingdom comes and Your will is done in the hearts and lives of the countless men, women, boys and girls whose destinies have been impacted by Your servant, one Bishop Paul Veney.</p><p>We thank You for his life! We thank You for pouring out Your love upon us through his life. We heard Your voice when he spoke. We were flooded with Your wisdom when he was teaching us. We felt Your heart when he embraced us. We even experienced Your joy when he smiled and laughed with us. </p><p>Although we didn’t always recognize it, we look back and we recall Your love when he had to correct us. And we were amazed by Your presence when he would lift his hands in worship with tears streaming down his face.</p><p>God we thank You!</p><p>And as testimonies and stories are shared throughout the remainder of this gathering, we declare that You are welcome in this place, even as we honor Your servant whom You used to show us the Father’s Heart. </p><p>Let everything that is said and done from this point forward bring honor to Your matchless name. </p><p>And it is in that great name that we pray, In Jesus' name; Amen.</p><p></p><p><br /></p>Chris and Carol Greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07877339904629610741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2764923171625499419.post-28479953529041076392023-08-31T01:00:00.060-04:002023-09-02T01:16:26.499-04:00Fruitful Living Monthly Review and Updates (August)<p style="text-align: center;"> <i style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">(August Postings)</span></i></p><p style="text-align: center;"><i style="text-align: center;"></i></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBBwEXxUDxI9b82STcTOVg7l9iOwVkEFbabzZRBPRjhpdVQgHW4d6aDO8G9DARQdz1mT2d7AGTWPBxmDHlHodYdEEZUrIMfn9Ni6yKGM_kL6Vtc7JGIs-fA6t4_kc0-rVL4ly-scnLCj_-6m8mYABgqtEeNALj04KLu5TGAaf4Jr5mwDXpEJai9D4AVag/s1600/D430_35_159_1200.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBBwEXxUDxI9b82STcTOVg7l9iOwVkEFbabzZRBPRjhpdVQgHW4d6aDO8G9DARQdz1mT2d7AGTWPBxmDHlHodYdEEZUrIMfn9Ni6yKGM_kL6Vtc7JGIs-fA6t4_kc0-rVL4ly-scnLCj_-6m8mYABgqtEeNALj04KLu5TGAaf4Jr5mwDXpEJai9D4AVag/s320/D430_35_159_1200.jpg" width="320" /></a></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The saying goes: “When all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail.”</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Many believers only have this one tool in their toolkit so they really don't know how to engage delicate and sensitive repairs in any other way than to hammer away.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Fruitful Life has been presenting Believers the opportunity to build up a much-needed multifaceted spiritual toolkit with screwdrivers, scissors, pliers, wrenches, flashlights, measuring tape, and many other assorted instruments so that they can properly engage the challenging issues of hearts and homes: spiritual, mental, emotional, financial plumbing, electrical, HVAC, or structural problems, and even know when or how to make repairs or adjustments that are according to code (proper interpretation of the Bible).</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">........Continue this word at <b><span style="color: #fcff01;"><u><a href="https://vimeo.com/856029199/fdc61b5084?share=copy">More Than a Hammer</a></u></span></b></div><div><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: right;"><br /></div>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">The Test of Faith (Part 1)</span> <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">The Test of Faith (Part 2)</span> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><a href="https://youtu.be/7erAtYEPU70">https://youtu.be/7erAtYEPU70</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Fight for Your Family<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Restoring the Gates and Walls of Our
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #9fc5e8; font-size: 15pt;">Householder’s
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">– Midweek short video clips that posted in the Hearts and Homes
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Marching Orders <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Self-Absorbed Believers</span> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><a href="https://vimeo.com/channels/icymi/65484761">https://vimeo.com/channels/icymi/65484761</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Real Talk</span> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><a href="https://vimeo.com/channels/icymi/78880158">https://vimeo.com/channels/icymi/78880158</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">The Priority and Presence of God<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><a href="https://vimeo.com/channels/icymi/93216117">https://vimeo.com/channels/icymi/93216117</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Moving Out of Tradition</span> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><a href="https://vimeo.com/channels/icymi/93216252">https://vimeo.com/channels/icymi/93216252</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 15pt;"><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">Books
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">How I Learned to Hide <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><a href="https://lisaredeemed.com/how-i-learned-to-hide/">https://lisaredeemed.com/how-i-learned-to-hide/</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Why I Tried to Die: A Story of Trauma,
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Why-Tried-Die-Resilience-Restoration/dp/1945169389"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">https://www.amazon.com/Why-Tried-Die-Resilience-Restoration/dp/1945169389</span></a><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Fruitful Living ...In Every Season</span>
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/1514327066">https://www.amazon.com/dp/1514327066</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Processed for Success (Free eBook
Download)</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><a href="https://www.chrisandcarolgreen.com/processed-for-success"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">https://www.chrisandcarolgreen.com/processed-for-success</span></a><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 15pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
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and Wellness</span><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">Mental Health and Wellness Support <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Christianity and Mental Health (Courageous Conversations)</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><a href="https://www.fruitfullifelearningcommunity.org/beyond-the-altar"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">https://www.fruitfullifelearningcommunity.org/christianity-and-mental-health</span></a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Beyond the Altar: Amethyst Roberson, MA,
LPC, NCC<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><a href="https://www.fruitfullifelearningcommunity.org/beyond-the-altar"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">https://www.fruitfullifelearningcommunity.org/beyond-the-altar</span></a><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">More Than a Hammer</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><a href="https://www.chrisandcarolgreen.com/family-prayer-campaign" style="font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">https://vimeo.com/856029199/fdc61b5084?share=copy</span></a></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 15pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 15pt;"><o:p><br /></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #9fc5e8; font-size: 15pt;">STEP
Forward Life Institute</span></b><span style="font-size: 15pt;"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">– Add to your faith…. Knowledge. Continue to be equipped and empowered
for the work of the ministry in your home and community.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Personal Growth and Spiritual Maturity<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Fruitful Living Legacy Certificate<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Kingdom Foundations Certificate<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Marriage and Family Life Certificate<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Servant-Leadership in Family and
Community Certificate<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Ministry Certificate<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Become CARE-Ready®, Even If You Don’t
Want to Be a Certified Life Coach<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Our Resource Library – Recommended Books
and Courses<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">***<o:p></o:p></span></p>Chris and Carol Greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07877339904629610741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2764923171625499419.post-79325788347208067542023-07-31T09:00:00.002-04:002023-09-02T01:20:54.557-04:00Fruitful Living Monthly Review and Updates (July)<p style="text-align: center;"> <span style="text-align: center;">(July Postings)</span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUf5cC7mdazyQZoH_7XDaDAtNe8O72LkQJohtSAVwsFIY7hz7CqVlm9FsLMy__j25PCnIWG1qJ95iryw0biIfqb3V33AlKgEkpBB8Qw_kHWf2xvWatQfqkjVZJCdlGxmkyJ1dGvI1o8TvJJU9R4HZusG7QX2MAiZ-1e8iwjEDFZK3fCYQojUH09nh8/s1600/D430_35_159_1200.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUf5cC7mdazyQZoH_7XDaDAtNe8O72LkQJohtSAVwsFIY7hz7CqVlm9FsLMy__j25PCnIWG1qJ95iryw0biIfqb3V33AlKgEkpBB8Qw_kHWf2xvWatQfqkjVZJCdlGxmkyJ1dGvI1o8TvJJU9R4HZusG7QX2MAiZ-1e8iwjEDFZK3fCYQojUH09nh8/w400-h225/D430_35_159_1200.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://fruitfullifenetwork.mn.co/" target="_blank"><b><i>Join the Hearts and Homes Community Site HERE</i></b></a></td></tr></tbody></table><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 15pt;"><span style="color: #01ffff;">Prayer
Watch </span><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">- </b>"You will seek Me and
find Me, when you search for Me with all your heart." Jeremiah 29:13 NKJV<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Fight for Your Family<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Prayer Agenda/ Daily Prayer and
Devotionals<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Wellness Support Group</span><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">Feel free to join our weekly Midweek Connection as we unite from the
east coast to the west coast of the United States.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">In Loving Memory of Yong Saccone<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><a href="https://urbanlifefamilypost.blogspot.com/2023/07/in-loving-memory-of-yong-saccone.html">https://urbanlifefamilypost.blogspot.com/2023/07/in-loving-memory-of-yong-saccone.html</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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for most of our courses and programs. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Life Coach Certification Course Now
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #01ffff; font-size: 15pt;">Sunday
Webcasts</span></b><span style="font-size: 15pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">– Replay and rehearse these profoundly powerful messages from the
Sunday postings in the Hearts and Homes Community Site.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Restore the Former Desolation (Part 1)</span>
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><a href="https://youtu.be/jt-58Su2K6Y" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/jt-58Su2K6Y</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Restore the Former Desolation (Part 2)</span>
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><a href="https://youtu.be/v55rJG3Am4w">https://youtu.be/v55rJG3Am4w</a>
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Repair the Ruined Cities<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><a href="https://youtu.be/5JEzw_Mok2I">https://youtu.be/5JEzw_Mok2I</a>
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Normalcy Bias<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><a href="https://youtu.be/WWLJj7WZgFs">https://youtu.be/WWLJj7WZgFs</a>
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Defeating the Real Enemies of Our
Families<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><a href="https://youtu.be/P-9YobXZADg">https://youtu.be/P-9YobXZADg</a>
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #01ffff; font-size: 15pt;">Householder’s
Treasure</span></b><span style="font-size: 15pt;"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">– Midweek short video clips that posted in the Hearts and Homes
Community Site.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Breaking the Cycles<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><a href="https://vimeo.com/channels/icymi/59931518">https://vimeo.com/channels/icymi/59931518</a>
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Be Ready for Him<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><a href="https://vimeo.com/channels/icymi/61219792">https://vimeo.com/channels/icymi/61219792</a>
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">The Blessing Terminator<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><a href="https://vimeo.com/channels/icymi/61224862">https://vimeo.com/channels/icymi/61224862</a>
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Rejecting the Ways and Wisdom of God<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><a href="https://vimeo.com/channels/icymi/65484356">https://vimeo.com/channels/icymi/65484356</a>
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 15pt;"><span style="color: #01ffff;">Books and Blogs</span><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Processed for Success (Free eBook Download)</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><a href="https://www.chrisandcarolgreen.com/processed-for-success">https://www.chrisandcarolgreen.com/processed-for-success</a>
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">How I Learned to Hide </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><a href="https://lisaredeemed.com/how-i-learned-to-hide/ " target="_blank">https://lisaredeemed.com/how-i-learned-to-hide/ </a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Why I Tried to Die: A Story of Trauma,
Resilience and Restoration<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Why-Tried-Die-Resilience-Restoration/dp/1945169389"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">https://www.amazon.com/Why-Tried-Die-Resilience-Restoration/dp/1945169389</span></a><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Scenes from the Life of the Redeemed <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Scenes-Life-Redeemed-DeVata-Davis/dp/1414113501"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">https://www.amazon.com/Scenes-Life-Redeemed-DeVata-Davis/dp/1414113501</span></a><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 15pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 15pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 15pt;"><span style="color: #01ffff;">Health
and Wellness</span><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">Weekly Spiritual Wellness Support Group<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Beyond the Altar: Amethyst Roberson,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>MA, LPC, NCC<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><a href="https://www.fruitfullifelearningcommunity.org/beyond-the-altar"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">https://www.fruitfullifelearningcommunity.org/beyond-the-altar</span></a><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Elephant in the Room: Mental Health and
Wellness in the Church<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><a href="https://www.fruitfullifelearningcommunity.org/elephant-in-the-room"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">https://www.fruitfullifelearningcommunity.org/elephant-in-the-room</span></a><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Breaking the Silence and Stigma of
Mental Health Struggles<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><a href="https://www.fruitfullifelearningcommunity.org/family-emotional-mental-healing"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">https://www.fruitfullifelearningcommunity.org/family-emotional-mental-healing</span></a><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 15pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 15pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #01ffff; font-size: 15pt;">STEP
Forward Life Institute</span></b><span style="font-size: 15pt;"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">– Add to your faith…. Knowledge. Continue to be equipped and empowered
for the work of the ministry in your home and community.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Fruitful Living Legacy Certificate<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><a href="https://www.fruitfullifelearningcommunity.org/fruitful-living-legacy">https://www.fruitfullifelearningcommunity.org/fruitful-living-legacy</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Kingdom Foundations Certificate<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><a href="https://www.fruitfullifelearningcommunity.org/kingdom-foundations">https://www.fruitfullifelearningcommunity.org/kingdom-foundations</a>
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Marriage and Family Life Certificate<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><a href="https://www.fruitfullifelearningcommunity.org/marriage-and-family-life">https://www.fruitfullifelearningcommunity.org/marriage-and-family-life</a>
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Servant-Leadership in Family and
Community Certificate<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><a href="https://www.fruitfullifelearningcommunity.org/family-and-community-leadership">https://www.fruitfullifelearningcommunity.org/family-and-community-leadership</a>
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Innovative Service and Marketplace
Ministry Certificate<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><a href="https://www.fruitfullifelearningcommunity.org/innovative-ministry-leadership">https://www.fruitfullifelearningcommunity.org/innovative-ministry-leadership</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Become CARE-Ready®, Even If You Don’t
Want to Be a Certified Life Coach<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><a href="https://fruitfullifeleadershipeducation.talentlms.com/catalog/info/id:157"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">https://fruitfullifeleadershipeducation.talentlms.com/catalog/info/id:157</span></a><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Our Resource Library – Recommended Books
and Courses<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><a href="https://www.fruitfullifelearningcommunity.org/library"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">https://www.fruitfullifelearningcommunity.org/library</span></a><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">***<o:p></o:p></span></p>Chris and Carol Greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07877339904629610741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2764923171625499419.post-21242979968838256732023-07-09T09:00:00.002-04:002023-07-09T09:33:36.189-04:00In Loving Memory of Yong Saccone<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFFoEkqlJWBqZYCZifQLn2-GhNzUMX3ZLOU12nIQZquFugcm1dxGoWAjmuJMO3OyZcIgaOR2s4-_Yk8B0ZzrqiLh-fJB7IUb_1qa8_unLe4L0JK_cAmZW1uiCUQeNDEb2FT2Nuf5FQpS9ia_b0MuR1eiyqDD10VxjX1x8kzE8f-4J8Qr5eR9HWbvfyXQ0/s1632/22528745_10211515549181902_3212392174444392738_o.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1224" data-original-width="1632" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFFoEkqlJWBqZYCZifQLn2-GhNzUMX3ZLOU12nIQZquFugcm1dxGoWAjmuJMO3OyZcIgaOR2s4-_Yk8B0ZzrqiLh-fJB7IUb_1qa8_unLe4L0JK_cAmZW1uiCUQeNDEb2FT2Nuf5FQpS9ia_b0MuR1eiyqDD10VxjX1x8kzE8f-4J8Qr5eR9HWbvfyXQ0/w400-h300/22528745_10211515549181902_3212392174444392738_o.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Last night we learned of the passing of a very dear woman of God.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We met Congressman Rick Saccone and his wife Yong at a prayer breakfast a few years ago (January of 2018). We sat at the same table that morning, and she began asking us about our ministry. Somehow we got on the topic of our Fight for the Family prayer series and campaign, and she became totally captivated by it. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">She embraced us and our ministry of prayer immediately. She later purchased our book (Fight for the Family) and met with us every time they were in Harrisburg for Rick's congressional sessions. We met in the lobby of the hotel where they resided, and she'd secure a conference room or an isolated area in the cafe. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Over the course of several months, we walked through and discussed every single chapter of that book. She told us that she learned more from that book than she had heard or been taught in any church that they visited across the entire state of Pennsylvania. (And they had been to well over 200 churches by that time).</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">She encouraged and supported our ministry with the most genuine and sincere heart we had ever seen. She was a great blessing to us at a time when we were beginning to feel like our time and purpose for being in south central Pennsylvania had been a failure and was pointless.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">She was a powerful intercessor and a grateful U.S. citizen since she was a Korean immigrant. She had a greater love for our country than most natural born U.S. citizens. Her love for God and this nation had nothing to do with conservative politics, but it was out of a genuine appreciation for the opportunity to live in a place where there was actual freedom from governmental and religious oppression. She helped us recognize what we had, in spite of the racism and emerging radical social agendas.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We are at a total loss for words. She will be missed by all who knew and loved her. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Our prayers are with her family. </div></div><br /><p><br /></p>Chris and Carol Greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07877339904629610741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2764923171625499419.post-64476035004240795512023-06-30T07:00:00.002-04:002023-09-02T01:21:09.828-04:00Fruitful Living Monthly Review and Updates (June)<p style="text-align: center;">(June Postings)</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUf5cC7mdazyQZoH_7XDaDAtNe8O72LkQJohtSAVwsFIY7hz7CqVlm9FsLMy__j25PCnIWG1qJ95iryw0biIfqb3V33AlKgEkpBB8Qw_kHWf2xvWatQfqkjVZJCdlGxmkyJ1dGvI1o8TvJJU9R4HZusG7QX2MAiZ-1e8iwjEDFZK3fCYQojUH09nh8/s1600/D430_35_159_1200.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUf5cC7mdazyQZoH_7XDaDAtNe8O72LkQJohtSAVwsFIY7hz7CqVlm9FsLMy__j25PCnIWG1qJ95iryw0biIfqb3V33AlKgEkpBB8Qw_kHWf2xvWatQfqkjVZJCdlGxmkyJ1dGvI1o8TvJJU9R4HZusG7QX2MAiZ-1e8iwjEDFZK3fCYQojUH09nh8/w400-h225/D430_35_159_1200.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://fruitfullifenetwork.mn.co/" target="_blank"><b><i>Join the Hearts and Homes Community Site HERE</i></b></a></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%;"></span></div><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><br /><br /></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 15pt;"><span style="color: #01ffff;">Prayer
Watch </span><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">- </b>"You will seek Me and
find Me, when you search for Me with all your heart." Jeremiah 29:13 NKJV<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Fight for Your Family<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><a href="https://www.chrisandcarolgreen.com/family-prayer-campaign"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">https://www.chrisandcarolgreen.com/family-prayer-campaign</span></a><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Prayer Agenda/ Daily Prayer and
Devotionals<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><a href="https://www.fruitfullifelearningcommunity.org/prayer"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">https://www.fruitfullifelearningcommunity.org/prayer</span></a><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 15pt;"><span style="color: #01ffff;">Spiritual
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for most of our courses and programs. (Discounts ranging from 50% to 100% off registrations.)</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">STEP Forward Life Institute Graduates More CARE-Ready Life Coaches</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><a href="https://chrisandcarolgreen.blogspot.com/2023/06/109-certified-care-ready-life-coaches.html">https://chrisandcarolgreen.blogspot.com/2023/06/109-certified-care-ready-life-coaches.html</a></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">CARE-Ready Life Coaching® Receives USPTO Registered Trademark Approval</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><a href="https://chrisandcarolgreen.blogspot.com/2023/02/care-ready-life-coaching-receives-uspto.html"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">https://chrisandcarolgreen.blogspot.com/2023/02/care-ready-life-coaching-receives-uspto.html</span></a><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> </span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p><br /></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 15pt;"><span style="color: #01ffff;">Sunday
Webcasts</span></span></b><span style="font-size: 15pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">– Replay and rehearse these profoundly powerful messages from the
Sunday postings in the Hearts and Homes Community Site.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Making Disciples (Part 1)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><a href="https://youtu.be/RYWKjF5uWn8">https://youtu.be/RYWKjF5uWn8</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">The Honor Role<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><a href="https://vimeo.com/559714302">https://vimeo.com/559714302</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Father's Day - The Gift of Resiliency<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><a href="https://youtu.be/EHzs5ixOCnM">https://youtu.be/EHzs5ixOCnM</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Making Disciples (Part 2)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><a href="https://youtu.be/3HUvPYTU6TU">https://youtu.be/3HUvPYTU6TU</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 15pt;"><span style="color: #01ffff;">Householder’s
Treasure</span></span></b><span style="font-size: 15pt;"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">– Midweek short video clips that posted in the Hearts and Homes
Community Site.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Restoring an Expectation in God<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><a href="https://vimeo.com/channels/icymi/55748441">https://vimeo.com/channels/icymi/55748441</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">The CROSS: God Knows How We Feel<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><a href="https://vimeo.com/channels/icymi/56283625">https://vimeo.com/channels/icymi/56283625</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">A Foundation of Prayer<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><a href="https://vimeo.com/channels/icymi/59930652">https://vimeo.com/channels/icymi/59930652</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Living Beyond the Natural<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><a href="https://vimeo.com/channels/icymi/59931327">https://vimeo.com/channels/icymi/59931327</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 15pt;"><span style="color: #01ffff;">Books and Blogs</span></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Why I Tried to Die: A Story of Trauma,
Resilience and Restoration<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Why-Tried-Die-Resilience-Restoration/dp/1945169389"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">https://www.amazon.com/Why-Tried-Die-Resilience-Restoration/dp/1945169389</span></a><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Scenes from the Life of the Redeemed <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Scenes-Life-Redeemed-DeVata-Davis/dp/1414113501"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">https://www.amazon.com/Scenes-Life-Redeemed-DeVata-Davis/dp/1414113501</span></a><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 15pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 15pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 15pt;"><span style="color: #01ffff;">Health
and Wellness</span><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">Access to holistic wellness from a Biblical perspective<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Beyond the Altar: Amethyst
Roberson,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>MA, LPC, NCC<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Elephant in the Room: Mental Health and
Wellness in the Church<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><a href="https://www.fruitfullifelearningcommunity.org/elephant-in-the-room">https://www.fruitfullifelearningcommunity.org/elephant-in-the-room</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Breaking the Silence and Stigma of
Mental Health Struggles<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><a href="https://www.fruitfullifelearningcommunity.org/family-emotional-mental-healing">https://www.fruitfullifelearningcommunity.org/family-emotional-mental-healing</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">The Spiritual Wellness Support Group
Archive<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 15pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 15pt;"><span style="color: #01ffff;">STEP
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">– Add to your faith…. Knowledge. Continue to be equipped and empowered
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Five Habits of Victorious People of
Faith<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Marriage Enrichment & Resiliency<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><a href="https://fruitfullifeleadershipeducation.talentlms.com/catalog/info/id:125">https://fruitfullifeleadershipeducation.talentlms.com/catalog/info/id:125</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Spiritual Urgent CARE<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><a href="https://vimeo.com/744314194/a67d8937d2">https://vimeo.com/744314194/a67d8937d2</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Freedom in Christ: Spiritual Urgent CARE
Training<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><a href="https://vimeo.com/744378697/6fb85d11e9">https://vimeo.com/744378697/6fb85d11e9</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">The Pillars of the Success in Process
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Become CARE-Ready®, Even If You Don’t
Want to Be a Certified Life Coach<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><a href="https://www.fruitfullifelearningcommunity.org/library"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">https://www.fruitfullifelearningcommunity.org/library</span></a><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">***</p>Chris and Carol Greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07877339904629610741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2764923171625499419.post-82282078891087217742023-06-02T10:00:00.021-04:002023-06-05T17:08:22.010-04:00You Will Appear to Be Drab<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVhU8LXVn2HxB03ymp9gra9RGnhINP__AL_AyXgDc4xMLgGH0OOEjitmd_AfFXvgi8rlIExHTAVRoMpVO-PQqQu6ZYA7GoESOdtwRrlOvUXzqBdLs340d6FsVWIzEGXwkg74CBtOh8wxtKNV50PH8eiRwROwFIapCt_Qz_RUgulRALTzFj-8MIbVCO/s2178/DSC04949edit.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1720" data-original-width="2178" height="316" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVhU8LXVn2HxB03ymp9gra9RGnhINP__AL_AyXgDc4xMLgGH0OOEjitmd_AfFXvgi8rlIExHTAVRoMpVO-PQqQu6ZYA7GoESOdtwRrlOvUXzqBdLs340d6FsVWIzEGXwkg74CBtOh8wxtKNV50PH8eiRwROwFIapCt_Qz_RUgulRALTzFj-8MIbVCO/w400-h316/DSC04949edit.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 11pt;">In November of 1990, Carol and I were being prayed for by a group of pastors and leaders who had gathered from across the country. We were attending a special conference called The School of the Prophets. It was a conference for pastors and their leadership teams, including their administrators. During this conference, they set aside time to pray for everyone.</span></p><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span face="'Verdana','sans-serif'" style="font-size: 11pt;">Having accepted the role as my brother's administrator, this was an extremely important time for me. Carol and I had been married nearly 10 years. Our first born son was only four years old. Our twins were only seven months old. Even though many things were spoken concerning our future ministry and our marriage, the most profound thing I took away from that session was the prophetic word about how my life and ministry would be perceived.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span face="'Verdana','sans-serif'" style="font-size: 11pt;">The word went something like this: <i>“<b><span style="color: #ffa400;">You will appear to be drab</span></b> because of the way you will disarm and disenfranchise yourself in order that others will be seen.”</i><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span face="'Verdana','sans-serif'" style="font-size: 11pt;">I have never forgotten that exhortation because it has always given me perspective about the way people would perceive and respond to our ministry, even to this day. Today, in America, you must be bold, strong and forceful to attract people to your business, organization, institution or church. Yet, I've had to deal with the fact that God said that I would appear to be drab.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span face="'Verdana','sans-serif'" style="font-size: 11pt;">Drab has definitions like: boring, dreary, drudging, ho-hum, humdrum, mind-numbing, monotonous, numbing, old, pedestrian, ponderous, slow, stale, stuffy, tedious, tiresome, tiring, uninteresting, wearisome, and wearying.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span face="'Verdana','sans-serif'" style="font-size: 11pt;">It doesn’t seem very encouraging to have the Spirit of God tell you that your ministry is going to appear to be drab. However, this word has served me very well through the years because it anchored me to not be surprised or get too discouraged by the responses of people. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span face="'Verdana','sans-serif'" style="font-size: 11pt;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span face="'Verdana','sans-serif'" style="font-size: 11pt;">Honestly, sometimes this is still a challenge for me because the most notable responses from people who see you as drab are dismissal and disregrard for what you share and teach. They love the encouraging words, but the words of wisdom and advice have often been ignored or glossed over. Sometimes it seemed like Biblical foundational teaching, as well as life and ministry experiences were meaningless. Yes, I will confess and admit, that's the toughest part about appearing to be drab.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span face="'Verdana','sans-serif'" style="font-size: 11pt;">We have watched our peers experience ministries that were exciting and explosive, while our ministry was more like the day to day, regular life, boring stuff that happens in a family. There isn't a lot of hype with us. We aren't charismatic, possessing magnetic personalities that draw crowds of people. Carol and I were, and always have been just a mom and a dad who served in the role of pastors for a time. So perhaps that is part of the reason we haven't grown very much beyond establishing a weekly support group. This society seems to desire the next new and exciting thing. However, the various types of people that God sent us to serve; all of them seemed to need a steady, no nonsense kind of mentorship.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span face="'Verdana','sans-serif'" style="font-size: 11pt;">Part of the reason why we appear to be drab is because we keep it real behind the scenes. Carol and I don’t believe in putting on a show or publically performing to impress people. Our most powerful moments take place in private coaching sessions on a zoom call, in our living room or sitting at the kitchen table. We had some great times in weekly church gatherings, but the bulk of what we are about is what takes place when there is no big crowd to observe it.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span face="'Verdana','sans-serif'" style="font-size: 11pt;">To this day, my wife and I still prefer sitting on our sofa, holding hands, talking and sharing our deepest thoughts with one another; rather than standing on a stage or in a pulpit performing for a crowd of people. The secret place is the only place that matters to us.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span face="'Verdana','sans-serif'" style="font-size: 11pt;">When our children were home, we had weekly or monthly family meetings and we talked openly and frankly in that setting. Therefore, our sons (preacher's kids) had no need to try to publically prove anything to anyone outside of what went on behind closed doors in our home.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span face="'Verdana','sans-serif'" style="font-size: 11pt;">When our youngest son got married, Carol and I had a private moment with him a few minutes before the wedding ceremony. When it came time to share publically during the wedding reception, we didn’t say very much because we had said what we needed to say behind the scenes. We felt no need to impress anyone publically.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span face="'Verdana','sans-serif'" style="font-size: 11pt;">Publically we may have appeared to be drab, but we didn’t mind that. What we had to say, we said it to our son privately and personally. So that’s a big part of why our ministry can appear to be drab publically. It’s because we keep it dynamic and real behind the scenes.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">When a ministry appears to be drab, the number of people attending and supporting can remain small. It has been nearly impossible to establish a ministry team and a support base. In the business world, they call it building capacity. That basically means that it takes a certain minimum amount of staff, customers and investors to sustain a company or organization.</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="font-size: 11pt;">In today's technology-driven world, you can go a lot further with a lot fewer people. Our daughter in law, our eldest son's wife, has been an absoloute God-send for us and our business. She has helped us grow and build even though we are a staff of only three. We are small, but mighty.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">I guess what I'm saying is that God can, and still does, use the drabs of the world. Even though we don't always feel heard, we must realize that this is the same way God is treated all the time. It's not about us. It's all about Him. So instead of complaining or hanging our heads in some form of self-pity, we must all choose to move forward in obedience and appreciation of the opportunity to be a drab presence in a screaming world because somewhere, someone is no longer searching for thrills and excitement, but they're looking for the boring and real.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">(The first/original version of this blog was posted July 23, 2013)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br /></div>Chris and Carol Greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07877339904629610741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2764923171625499419.post-32735136258838067572023-05-31T11:00:00.002-04:002023-09-02T01:21:22.067-04:00Fruitful Living Monthly Review and Updates (May)<p style="text-align: center;">(May Postings)</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUf5cC7mdazyQZoH_7XDaDAtNe8O72LkQJohtSAVwsFIY7hz7CqVlm9FsLMy__j25PCnIWG1qJ95iryw0biIfqb3V33AlKgEkpBB8Qw_kHWf2xvWatQfqkjVZJCdlGxmkyJ1dGvI1o8TvJJU9R4HZusG7QX2MAiZ-1e8iwjEDFZK3fCYQojUH09nh8/s1600/D430_35_159_1200.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUf5cC7mdazyQZoH_7XDaDAtNe8O72LkQJohtSAVwsFIY7hz7CqVlm9FsLMy__j25PCnIWG1qJ95iryw0biIfqb3V33AlKgEkpBB8Qw_kHWf2xvWatQfqkjVZJCdlGxmkyJ1dGvI1o8TvJJU9R4HZusG7QX2MAiZ-1e8iwjEDFZK3fCYQojUH09nh8/w400-h225/D430_35_159_1200.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://fruitfullifenetwork.mn.co/" target="_blank"><b><i>Join the Hearts and Homes Community Site HERE</i></b></a></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%;"></span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: left;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: left;"></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 15pt;"><span style="color: #01ffff;">Prayer
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 15pt;"><span style="color: #01ffff;">Sunday
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">– Replay and rehearse these profoundly powerful messages from the
Sunday postings in the Hearts and Homes Community Site.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Women (God's Intention)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><a href="https://vimeo.com/544384242"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">https://vimeo.com/544384242</span></a><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Answers to a Mother's Prayer<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><a href="https://youtu.be/-K2qZUT6Doc"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">https://youtu.be/-K2qZUT6Doc</span></a><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">I Live For You Alone (Part 1)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><a href="https://youtu.be/6skzjlZXano"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">https://youtu.be/6skzjlZXano</span></a><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">I Live For You Alone (Part 2)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 15pt;"><span style="color: #01ffff;">Householder’s
Treasure</span></span></b><span style="font-size: 15pt;"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Religion Can't Bring Healing <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Traditions of Men and the Principles of
the World<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><a href="https://vimeo.com/channels/icymi/46632155"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">https://vimeo.com/channels/icymi/46632155</span></a><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">When We Pray In the Spirit<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><a href="https://vimeo.com/channels/icymi/54822258"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">https://vimeo.com/channels/icymi/54822258</span></a><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Conviction vs. Condemnation<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><a href="https://vimeo.com/channels/icymi/55738202"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">https://vimeo.com/channels/icymi/55738202</span></a><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Who is waiting for your YES?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><a href="https://vimeo.com/channels/icymi/55738360"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">https://vimeo.com/channels/icymi/55738360</span></a><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b><b><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 15pt;"><span style="color: #01ffff;">Books and Blogs</span><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Why I Tried to Die: A Story of Trauma,
Resilience and Restoration<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Why-Tried-Die-Resilience-Restoration/dp/1945169389"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">https://www.amazon.com/Why-Tried-Die-Resilience-Restoration/dp/1945169389</span></a><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Treasure</span></span></b><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span>– Midweek short video clips that posted
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Church Community<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><a href="https://vimeo.com/channels/icymi/45041294">https://vimeo.com/channels/icymi/45041294</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">God's Strength<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><a href="https://vimeo.com/channels/icymi/45812794">https://vimeo.com/channels/icymi/45812794</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">What God Allows vs. What Is God's Will<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><a href="https://vimeo.com/channels/icymi/46241715">https://vimeo.com/channels/icymi/46241715</a>
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Ministry<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><a href="https://www.aacc.net/2023/03/03/why-your-church-needs-a-mental-health-ministry/">https://www.aacc.net/2023/03/03/why-your-church-needs-a-mental-health-ministry/</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Why the Church Must Address the Mental
Health Crisis of the Next Generation<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><a href="https://www.aacc.net/2023/03/07/why-the-church-must-address-the-mental-health-crisis-of-the-next-generation/">https://www.aacc.net/2023/03/07/why-the-church-must-address-the-mental-health-crisis-of-the-next-generation/</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Rest, Retreats, Revival and Other
Comedies: You are Success in Process<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/1539728234">https://www.amazon.com/dp/1539728234</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Responding with CARE: Listening, Lifting
and Launching<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B09LB2MXX4">https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B09LB2MXX4</a>
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and Wellness</span><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span>Breaking the Silence and Stigma on Mental
Health Struggles<o:p style="font-size: 14pt;"></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Family Mental and Emotional Health<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><a href="https://www.fruitfullifelearningcommunity.org/family-emotional-mental-healing">https://www.fruitfullifelearningcommunity.org/family-emotional-mental-healing</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">For Christian Lovers Only - Drs.
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about Mental Health in the Church<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><a href="https://www.fruitfullifelearningcommunity.org/elephant-in-the-room">https://www.fruitfullifelearningcommunity.org/elephant-in-the-room</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Can We Talk? – Relational Challenges of
Blended Families<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><a href="https://vimeo.com/745240257/0338312833">https://vimeo.com/745240257/0338312833</a>
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Continue to be equipped and empowered for the work of the ministry in your home
and community.<o:p style="font-size: 14pt;"></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Life Coach Certification Course Now
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</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><a href="https://www.fruitfullifelearningcommunity.org/library"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">https://www.fruitfullifelearningcommunity.org/library</span></a><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></p>Chris and Carol Greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07877339904629610741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2764923171625499419.post-80243240310047786772023-04-05T19:00:00.024-04:002023-11-19T11:19:59.546-05:00Fruitful Life Launches Spiritual Wellness Support Group <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiaVF5xxj8tUBRQyckKp5in0g3DRcsaYHajL7bqPj5MS0sYpJt_6jO6wPg6ULJSTA-yiw6oDboE3jYnuTPnAtLj5eTpihvBxvZGeyelJHxMHdgtfsOVmPzmt-ByF6P39JF-FoUoDWWPG0_ipL4UUQBqol8Eysac8I6YHbE9xzI_qGzEExa7w5K0fU7/s550/Spiritual%20Wellness%20Support%20Group%20-550x309.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="309" data-original-width="550" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiaVF5xxj8tUBRQyckKp5in0g3DRcsaYHajL7bqPj5MS0sYpJt_6jO6wPg6ULJSTA-yiw6oDboE3jYnuTPnAtLj5eTpihvBxvZGeyelJHxMHdgtfsOVmPzmt-ByF6P39JF-FoUoDWWPG0_ipL4UUQBqol8Eysac8I6YHbE9xzI_qGzEExa7w5K0fU7/w400-h225/Spiritual%20Wellness%20Support%20Group%20-550x309.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>The Fruitful Life Learning Community officially launched a Spiritual Wellness Support Group as part of its overall commitment to provide a safe space where people of faith can share their struggles in mental, emotional, physical, financial, occupational, social or spiritual health issues with others who will listen to, offer support, and pray with them. </p><p>This ministry also resources participants through an online teaching platform; providing what is called FRUITFUL LIFE EDUCATION: which is practical instruction, Biblical wisdom and spiritual insight for participants to receive healing within their own hearts, and then the ability to share their extraordinary transformation with the rest of their family or friends.</p><p>“Smaller-sized gatherings don't work for everyone,” concede the Fruitful Life founders Chris and Carol Green, “but they might work for some or just a few. But this smaller percentage does not mean that these Believer's journey to healing and fulfilling their purpose does not matter. We must make room for them as well. And we have been called to dedicate our time and energy for those precious few.”</p><p>Before there was a religion called Christianity, there was a movement known as THE WAY. Participants gathered primarily in their homes for centuries; long before religious and governmental leaders persuaded them to congregate in massive buildings. </p><p>Chris and Carol Green launched the Fruitful Life Learning Community as an intentional effort to help people of Faith and Christian leaders return to some of the original simple lifestyles and the mission that demonstrated God's love and healing daily in hearts, homes, neighborhoods and cities.</p><p>“We know that our participants were simply looking for relationship, first,” the Greens explain. “That's why our ministry seems to identify best with people who seek a non-traditional faith practice. Yes, we are still part of the Church-at-large, but we are connecting with those who were missed, skipped over, passed over, or they simply slipped through the cracks of congregational settings.”</p><p>The Spiritual Wellness Support Group meets on Wednesday evenings at 7:00PM Eastern Time, on Zoom</p><p>Learn more at <a href="https://www.fruitfullifelearningcommunity.org/spiritual-wellness-support">https://www.fruitfullifelearningcommunity.org/spiritual-wellness-support</a></p><div><br /></div>Chris and Carol Greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07877339904629610741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2764923171625499419.post-25312565984540678532023-03-31T14:00:00.001-04:002023-09-02T01:22:02.338-04:00Fruitful Living Monthly Review and Updates (March)<p style="text-align: center;">(March Postings)</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUf5cC7mdazyQZoH_7XDaDAtNe8O72LkQJohtSAVwsFIY7hz7CqVlm9FsLMy__j25PCnIWG1qJ95iryw0biIfqb3V33AlKgEkpBB8Qw_kHWf2xvWatQfqkjVZJCdlGxmkyJ1dGvI1o8TvJJU9R4HZusG7QX2MAiZ-1e8iwjEDFZK3fCYQojUH09nh8/s1600/D430_35_159_1200.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUf5cC7mdazyQZoH_7XDaDAtNe8O72LkQJohtSAVwsFIY7hz7CqVlm9FsLMy__j25PCnIWG1qJ95iryw0biIfqb3V33AlKgEkpBB8Qw_kHWf2xvWatQfqkjVZJCdlGxmkyJ1dGvI1o8TvJJU9R4HZusG7QX2MAiZ-1e8iwjEDFZK3fCYQojUH09nh8/w400-h225/D430_35_159_1200.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://fruitfullifenetwork.mn.co/" target="_blank"><b><i>Join the Hearts and Homes Community Site HERE</i></b></a></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%;"></span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #9fc5e8; font-size: 14pt;">Prayer
Watch</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><span>-
</span></b><span>"You will seek Me and find Me,
when you search for Me with all your heart." Jeremiah 29:13 NKJV<b style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p></o:p></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Fight for Your Family</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><a href="https://www.chrisandcarolgreen.com/family-prayer-campaign"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">https://www.chrisandcarolgreen.com/family-prayer-campaign</span></a><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Prayer Agenda/ Daily Prayer and
Devotionals<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">
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and Announcements</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Fit2B Loved Women’s Conference</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><a href="https://www.fit2bloved.com/"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">https://www.fit2bloved.com/</span></a><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: #9fc5e8;"><b><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> </span></b><b><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Spiritual
Wellness Support Group</span></b></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 21.0pt; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; margin: 0in 0in 0in 21pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; text-indent: -0.25in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">-<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;">
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</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> </span></p><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: left;"><br /></p></blockquote>Chris and Carol Greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07877339904629610741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2764923171625499419.post-89576423782494306642023-03-23T10:00:00.000-04:002023-03-23T10:00:00.150-04:00AFTER THE FIRE (Part 2)<p> Dr. DeVata Davis</p><p>Let’s continue examining the story. Notice that Elijah didn’t stay under the broom tree. After he ate and drank as the angel directed him, he went in the strength of the two meals for 40 days and nights. Sounds a little like Jesus, doesn’t it? (Luke 4:1-13). But unlike Jesus, Elijah was still afraid. He kept running until he reached Horeb, which the bible called the Mountain of God. Elijah had enough faith to run to God, even as he was running away from the enemy.</p><p>Matthew Henry’s Commentary notes that Horeb was called the Mountain of God because it was on it that God manifested His Glory when God hid Moses in the cleft of a rock when His Glory passed before him.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-yKuguI5kXeO9MVwsZAZyzuHotgBWeWkq3QUzWSvaVeAfsqyR05bYgM-2Kr53JHQVu7UOcphTipVchSBj1yyDqazM8buK-MbtUjZegX-LKvZrJF-zEQn-qCdLrQ932NncxJz4fUTjAcsu22BXsZo8JAfSKPQH-QRJR38tBL7shPVGpW2BPCWZ3G-t/s259/cave%20of%20elijah.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="259" data-original-width="194" height="259" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-yKuguI5kXeO9MVwsZAZyzuHotgBWeWkq3QUzWSvaVeAfsqyR05bYgM-2Kr53JHQVu7UOcphTipVchSBj1yyDqazM8buK-MbtUjZegX-LKvZrJF-zEQn-qCdLrQ932NncxJz4fUTjAcsu22BXsZo8JAfSKPQH-QRJR38tBL7shPVGpW2BPCWZ3G-t/s1600/cave%20of%20elijah.jpg" width="194" /></a></div>At Horeb, Elijah went into a cave – a place of hiding, as well as protection from the elements, animals, and Jezebel. It was there in the cave, while he slept, that the word of the Lord came and asked him what he was doing there. (Who’s the word of the Lord? I would say it was Jesus). Elijah answered by blaming the children of Israel for forsaking their covenant with God, tearing down altars, and killing prophets. Elijah lamented and complained that he was the only prophet of God left and they were seeking to kill him. Notice that he didn’t mention that he had prayed to God to kill him, but instead he placed the blame for what he saw as his expected end on the children of Israel.<p></p><p>The word of the Lord told Elijah to “Go out, and stand on the mountain before the Lord.” When the Lord passed by, a strong, great wind tore into the mountain, then there was an earthquake, and a fire. But the Lord was not in the wind, the earthquake, or the fire. After all those harsh natural occurrences, there was a still small voice. That still small voice was what Elijah heard. The bible doesn’t record what the still small voice said. But it moved Elijah to action. He wrapped his face in his mantle and went out and stood at the entrance of the cave.</p><p>Why was Elijah still in the cave during the wind, earthquake, and fire when the word of the Lord told him to “Go out, and stand on the mountain before the Lord.”? Interestingly, Matthew Henry’s Commentary notes that God put Moses into the cave when He passed by him, but he called Elijah out of the cave. Notice that Elijah wrapped his face in his mantle and went out and stood in the entrance of the cave. Perhaps Elijah knew the significance of where he was and he recognized who was speaking to him in the still small voice so he covered his face so that he would not see the face of God and die.</p><p>Once again, the Lord asked Elijah, “What are you doing here, Elijah?” Elijah didn’t say, “I was afraid to stand on the mountain like you told me, so I hid in this cave.” Instead, he stated the exact same response he had earlier in which he touted his zealousness for the Lord and blamed the children of Israel and accused them of trying to kill him. Could it be that Elijah misunderstood the question? Is it possible that the Lord was asking him why he was standing at the entrance of the cave wrapped in his mantle instead of standing on the mountain as he had been instructed to do? </p><p>We’re not much different from Elijah. We may misunderstand what God says to us and also fail to follow his instructions completely because we are still in a fearful state. Notice that the Lord didn’t chastise Elijah or comment regarding his response. Instead, He lovingly instructed Elijah to go back to the Wilderness of Damascus and anoint kings over Syria and Israel (Hazael and Jehu) and to appoint Elisha as prophet in his place. God would use these men to chastise the Israelites. Elisha would kill those who escaped Hazael’s sword of war and Jehu’s sword of justice (Matthew Henry’s Commentary). </p><p>Finally, the Lord lovingly informed Elijah that he was not alone. He was not the only prophet left in Israel. God always has a remnant who remain faithful to him and that he preserves. According to Nelson’s Illustrated Bible Dictionary, “the survival of a righteous remnant rests solely on God’s providential care for His chosen people and His faithfulness to keep His covenant promises.” Other relevant scriptures regarding the remnant of God’s people include Isaiah 10:21 and Isaiah 11.</p><p>Consider these questions: What or where is God instructing you to go back to? What is He telling you to do when you get there? If you’re not sure, now is a good time to seek the Lord regarding that thing or person you have been running from or are still fearful of.</p><p>Shortly after Elijah received the instructions from the Lord he departed from the cave and soon found Elisha plowing in a field and placed his mantle upon him. Who is the Lord telling you to pass your mantle to?</p><p>The natural elements in this story - the wind (storms), earthquakes (shaking), and fire (burning away) – remove everything that is familiar, distractions, hindrances, etc., that prevent us from hearing clearly the voice of the Lord. Often our lives requires drastic disruptions that God initiates in order to get us to focus on Him and to HEAR and LISTEN to His voice.</p><p>Let me encourage you with this small stanza from a song that Pastors Chris and Carol Green wrote many years ago:</p><p><span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>In the stillness of the night, listen to His voice hear His call</p><p><span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>In the break of morning light, listen to His voice hear His call</p><p><span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>For it’s beauty for the ashes His will brings into our life</p><p><span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Listen to His voice, Hear His call, Hear His call</p><p><br /></p><p>AFTER THE FIRE . . . HEAR HIS CALL</p><p><br /></p><p> </p><div><br /></div>Chris and Carol Greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07877339904629610741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2764923171625499419.post-88212145116067304472023-03-21T10:00:00.001-04:002023-03-22T08:57:09.820-04:00AFTER THE FIRE<p> <span style="text-align: center;">Dr. DeVata Davis</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal">Have you been through – or – are you currently going through the fire, the wind, an earthquake, a storm – and still nothing about your situation has changed? </p><p class="MsoNormal">Do you feel like you can’t take on one more thing in your busy, tumultuous life? </p><p class="MsoNormal">Are you at the point where you just want to run and hide and be left alone?</p><p class="MsoNormal">Have your friends run out of advice to give you, along with patience for you? </p><p class="MsoNormal"> Are you down to your last nerve?</p><p class="MsoNormal">Are you sick and tired of being sick and tired?</p><p class="MsoNormal">What will you do now?</p><p class="MsoNormal">That’s for you to decide. But, before you make any decisions, dig deep and muster up enough courage and strength to try just ONE MORE THING. I promise you it will be well worth it. It might even change your life.</p><p class="MsoNormal">Let me point you to a story in the bible that recently rocked my world and put me on a path that is steady, and peaceful, and CALM.</p><p class="MsoNormal">Let’s take a look at 1 Kings 19:4-18 (NKJV). Here’s the backdrop to the story from Chapter 18. Elijah was in a battle with the prophets of Baal, in which he challenged them that the God who answered by fire was the true God. Elijah prayed to God and He answered by sending fire from heaven that consumed the sacrifice, the wood, the stones, and the dust, and lapped up the water in the trenches. Then, Elijah killed the 450 prophets of Baal. After seeing a cloud the size of a man’s hand, Elijah outran Ahab’s chariot to the entrance of Jezreel. When Jezebel heard what he had done, she sent a message to Elijah that she was coming to kill him.</p><p class="MsoNormal">Elijah ran for his life. The story continues . . . </p><p class="MsoNormal">4 But he himself went a day’s journey into the wilderness and came and sat down under a broom tree. And he prayed that he might die, and said, “It is enough! Now, Lord, take my life, for I am no better than my fathers!”</p><p class="MsoNormal">5 Then as he lay and slept under a broom tree, suddenly an angel touched him, and said to him, “Arise and eat.” </p><p class="MsoNormal">6 Then he looked, and there by his head was a cake baked on coals, and a jar of water. So he ate and drank, and lay down again. </p><p class="MsoNormal">7 And the angel of the Lord came back the second time, and touched him, and said, “Arise and eat, because the journey is too great for you.” </p><p class="MsoNormal">8 So he arose, and ate and drank; and he went in the strength of that food forty days and forty nights as far as Horeb, the mountain of God.</p><p class="MsoNormal">9 And there he went into a cave, and spent the night in that place; and behold, the word of the Lord came to him, and He said to him, “What are you doing here, Elijah?”</p><p class="MsoNormal">10 So he said, “I have been very zealous for the Lord God of hosts; for the children of Israel have forsaken Your covenant, torn down Your altars, and killed Your prophets with the sword. I alone am left; and they seek to take my life.”</p><p class="MsoNormal">11 Then He said, “Go out, and stand on the mountain before the Lord.” And behold, the Lord passed by, and a great and strong wind tore into the mountains and broke the rocks in pieces before the Lord, but the Lord was not in the wind; and after the wind an earthquake, but the Lord was not in the earthquake;</p><p class="MsoNormal">12 and after the earthquake a fire, but the Lord was not in the fire; and after the fire a still small voice.</p><p class="MsoNormal">13 So it was, when Elijah heard it, that he wrapped his face in his mantle and went out and stood in the entrance of the cave. Suddenly a voice came to him, and said, “What are you doing here, Elijah?”</p><p class="MsoNormal">14 And he said, “I have been very zealous for the Lord God of hosts; because the children of Israel have forsaken Your covenant, torn down Your altars, and killed Your prophets with the sword. I alone am left; and they seek to take my life.”</p><p class="MsoNormal">15 Then the Lord said to him: “Go, return on your way to the Wilderness of Damascus; and when you arrive, anoint Hazael as king over Syria. </p><p class="MsoNormal">16 Also you shall anoint Jehu the son of Nimshi as king over Israel. And Elisha the son of Shaphat of Abel Meholah you shall anoint as prophet in your place. </p><p class="MsoNormal">17 It shall be that whoever escapes the sword of Hazael, Jehu will kill; and whoever escapes the sword of Jehu, Elisha will kill. </p><p class="MsoNormal">18 Yet I have reserved seven thousand in Israel, all whose knees have not bowed to Baal, and every mouth that has not kissed him.”</p><p class="MsoNormal">Let’s break down this scripture a bit. First, let’s take a look at Elijah’s response after he received Jezebel’s message. Remember, Elijah was an anointed, appointed prophet of God who had just scored a victory over 450 prophets of Baal. Yet, when Elijah’s life was threatened by a woman who did not know God and who hated him, he was gripped with fear. Elijah did what we will often do when we are gripped with fear. Science tells us that when fear grips us there are generally two responses – either FIGHT or FLIGHT. Elijah chose FLIGHT. He RAN – not to a friend’s house for help, not to the house of God, but into the wilderness – a desert place. </p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrAAnVKb_XzR9B8s1_ypWBO74IQqKvNog3ZZJ00SSVO7zck-Kjs39jq7PHMnr63E-sRiGFgOm4CyQh0A3Hx_rtO5UtOab8pSzPX5147MCBgEvXtSZR0S__gJfstVL57Zd2RFV8w3DV4ZO8Mrc1VY0T6Vr1BlHv3qMihxJEpV91em97TF3PuvaJSXtH/s543/Wilderness.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="306" data-original-width="543" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrAAnVKb_XzR9B8s1_ypWBO74IQqKvNog3ZZJ00SSVO7zck-Kjs39jq7PHMnr63E-sRiGFgOm4CyQh0A3Hx_rtO5UtOab8pSzPX5147MCBgEvXtSZR0S__gJfstVL57Zd2RFV8w3DV4ZO8Mrc1VY0T6Vr1BlHv3qMihxJEpV91em97TF3PuvaJSXtH/s320/Wilderness.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>In the wilderness, most likely exhausted from running from Jezebel, Elijah sat down under a broom tree where he prayed that he would die. (According to Nelson’s Bible Dictionary, a broom tree is a dense, twiggy bush, almost leafless, which grew up to 12 feet. It is sometimes referred to as juniper in the KJV, NKJV, and NASB.) <p></p><p class="MsoNormal">I find it rather interesting that Elijah was not just running from Jezebel, he was gripped with fear. After a day’s journey, he had an emotional breakdown and sat in utter depression and despair under a broom tree wanting to die. It is there that he prayed to God to take his life. Perhaps Elijah felt it was better to die at the hand of God than at the hand of Jezebel. </p><p class="MsoNormal">Consider this. What are you running from that has you so afraid? Where are you sitting today in your spirit? Are you sitting under your own broom tree in the wilderness or at some other desert place in your life? Are you depressed, in despair, and wallowing in self-pity, screaming inside “This is enough! It’s too much! I can’t take anymore!”? Are you perhaps wondering if it is better to die than to face your circumstances? Do you not know that God sees you under your broom tree?</p><p class="MsoNormal">Before you let your thoughts and emotions take you too far, let me remind you that just like Elijah, your story doesn’t end here in the place where you are currently sitting. Just like Elijah, the wilderness or desert place you are in is the exact place where the Lord sends His angelic help to strengthen you for the journey toward His purpose for your life that you MUST take. For Elijah that help came while he lay down and slept under the broom tree for it was then that an angel suddenly appeared, touched him, and instructed him to eat for the journey ahead of him. For you, help just might be this article that God has you reading at this moment.</p><p class="MsoNormal">(TO BE CONTINUED)</p><div><br /></div>Chris and Carol Greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07877339904629610741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2764923171625499419.post-76201009809368952852023-02-28T11:00:00.000-05:002023-06-29T17:24:20.108-04:00Fruitful Living Monthly Review and Updates <p style="text-align: center;">(February Postings)</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUf5cC7mdazyQZoH_7XDaDAtNe8O72LkQJohtSAVwsFIY7hz7CqVlm9FsLMy__j25PCnIWG1qJ95iryw0biIfqb3V33AlKgEkpBB8Qw_kHWf2xvWatQfqkjVZJCdlGxmkyJ1dGvI1o8TvJJU9R4HZusG7QX2MAiZ-1e8iwjEDFZK3fCYQojUH09nh8/s1600/D430_35_159_1200.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUf5cC7mdazyQZoH_7XDaDAtNe8O72LkQJohtSAVwsFIY7hz7CqVlm9FsLMy__j25PCnIWG1qJ95iryw0biIfqb3V33AlKgEkpBB8Qw_kHWf2xvWatQfqkjVZJCdlGxmkyJ1dGvI1o8TvJJU9R4HZusG7QX2MAiZ-1e8iwjEDFZK3fCYQojUH09nh8/w400-h225/D430_35_159_1200.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://fruitfullifenetwork.mn.co/" target="_blank"><b><i>Join the Hearts and Homes Community Site HERE</i></b></a></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%;"></span></div><div style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: left;"><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span><b><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">Prayer
Watch </span></b></span><b><span> </span></b></span></h2></div><div style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span>Prayer Agenda/ Daily Prayer and
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Community Site.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br /><span> </span><span><div style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">For the Joy Set Before Us (Pt. 1)</div><div style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><a href="https://youtu.be/IvKrfTOvDws">https://youtu.be/IvKrfTOvDws</a></div><div style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></div><div style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;">For the Joy Set Before Us (Part 2)</div><div style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><a href="https://youtu.be/T-r42-MWI54">https://youtu.be/T-r42-MWI54</a> </div></span></span></div><div style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span><br /></span></span></div><div style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span>Stalled Believers</span><br /><span><a href="https://youtu.be/Bhj4dOY7quk">https://youtu.be/Bhj4dOY7quk</a></span><br /><span> </span><br /><span>Fruitful Choices (Part1)</span><br /><span><a href="https://youtu.be/pdPlokKPI7Q">https://youtu.be/pdPlokKPI7Q</a></span><br /><span> </span><br /><span>Fruitful Choices (Part 2)</span><br /><span><a href="https://youtu.be/wbEw8ZhGMkA">https://youtu.be/wbEw8ZhGMkA</a></span><br /><span> </span></span></div><div style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><span> </span></b><br /></span><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #9fc5e8;"><b><span>Householder’s
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in the Hearts and Homes Community Site.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br /><span> </span><br /><span>Rise Up and Walk</span><br /><span><a href="https://vimeo.com/132050651">https://vimeo.com/132050651</a></span><br /><span> </span><br /><span>Do What's Right Because It's Right</span><br /><span><a href="https://vimeo.com/channels/icymi/39637903">https://vimeo.com/channels/icymi/39637903</a></span><br /><span> </span><br /><span>See How Much God Loves Us</span><br /><span><a href="https://vimeo.com/channels/icymi/40032503">https://vimeo.com/channels/icymi/40032503</a></span><br /><span> </span><br /><span>We Just Want To Be Faithful</span><br /><span><a href="https://vimeo.com/channels/icymi/40491534">https://vimeo.com/channels/icymi/40491534</a></span><br /><b><span> </span></b><b><span> </span></b><br /><b><span> </span></b><br /></span><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span><b><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">STEP
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and Courses</span><br /><span><a href="https://www.fruitfullifelearningcommunity.org/library">https://www.fruitfullifelearningcommunity.org/library</a></span><br /><b><span> </span></b><b><span> </span></b><br /><b><span> </span></b><br /></span><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">Hold
That Thought…</span></b></span></h2><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #cccccc;"><span> </span><b><span>#AdvancingBeyondBibleBasics</span></b></span><br /><span> </span><br /><span>The Elementary Principles of God's Word
that are taught in the Fruitful Life Learning Community are.... <a href="https://www.fruitfullifelearningcommunity.org/beliefs">https://www.fruitfullifelearningcommunity.org/beliefs</a></span></span></div>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: center;"><br /></p>Chris and Carol Greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07877339904629610741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2764923171625499419.post-70820367513308601412023-02-28T10:00:00.004-05:002023-03-05T00:29:00.168-05:00Advancing Beyond Bible Basics<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPUvxxBWz8Bfl3lz_R2jslsQuZpZyNd44esPq1Kpbj3roO6VjE1mLOz2M9xtnm4zf3deecvVwgymwnm1XgjFAI4ZZ87WWJ21RUMsiIoRXQ9iwCe6PDRJKE2qZBvOz5jzpcUVe2ByUyBvrP8CVoqIlrB-evrHTU2rtqPTFIZq6eYSBkVvY7il-dqD_D/s1920/Beliefs%20&%20Doctrine.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1920" height="250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPUvxxBWz8Bfl3lz_R2jslsQuZpZyNd44esPq1Kpbj3roO6VjE1mLOz2M9xtnm4zf3deecvVwgymwnm1XgjFAI4ZZ87WWJ21RUMsiIoRXQ9iwCe6PDRJKE2qZBvOz5jzpcUVe2ByUyBvrP8CVoqIlrB-evrHTU2rtqPTFIZq6eYSBkVvY7il-dqD_D/w400-h250/Beliefs%20&%20Doctrine.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">According to the writer of the book of Hebrews, Believers should grow to the point where they can clearly articulate and teach the fundamental principles of God's word.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">"For though by this time you ought to be teachers [because of the time you have had to learn these truths], you actually need someone to teach you again the elementary principles of God’s word [from the beginning], and you have come to be continually in need of milk, not solid food." (Hebrews 5:12)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">"Therefore let us get past the elementary stage in the teachings about the Christ, advancing on to maturity and perfection and spiritual completeness, [doing this] without laying again a foundation of repentance from dead works and of faith toward God, of teaching about washings (ritual purifications), the laying on of hands, the resurrection of the dead, and eternal judgment. [These are all important matters in which you should have been proficient long ago.] And we will do this [that is, proceed to maturity], if God permits." (Hebrews 6: 1-3)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">That's why we strongly encourage you to become familiar with the Elementary Principles of God's Word that have been conveniently and comprehensively organized and presented for the Fruitful Life Learning Community at.... <a href="https://www.fruitfullifelearningcommunity.org/beliefs">https://www.fruitfullifelearningcommunity.org/beliefs</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We're Building People</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">****</div></div>Chris and Carol Greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07877339904629610741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2764923171625499419.post-89744693769048197102022-12-23T09:00:00.041-05:002023-12-23T10:14:39.804-05:00In Remembrance of Yeshua (Jesus) the Christ<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtNf5EcmEa35zMSc6EUOWWg3EInWwh8huv1ImG95Z4PaGYpRlrz1f-UqMd8IcpOt2sR84AzmYJcfRZ0fMxtjgPG0KtxnCT1UEKXnv4sJQOWHBbL7Zm5Ml5z3ZWuRmiWaf_j0LlmFazrw1cN7cQoe51JLRTBmAOLf--scuGC_rygDKqy_PxTak67CD2/s2178/DSC04949edit.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1720" data-original-width="2178" height="316" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtNf5EcmEa35zMSc6EUOWWg3EInWwh8huv1ImG95Z4PaGYpRlrz1f-UqMd8IcpOt2sR84AzmYJcfRZ0fMxtjgPG0KtxnCT1UEKXnv4sJQOWHBbL7Zm5Ml5z3ZWuRmiWaf_j0LlmFazrw1cN7cQoe51JLRTBmAOLf--scuGC_rygDKqy_PxTak67CD2/w400-h316/DSC04949edit.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Did you know that December 25th is not the actual arrival date of Yeshua (Jesus) Christ? </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Did you know that Christmas was a celebration of Christ that was established by the Roman Catholic Church when they initiated a Mass during the same season that people were already engaged in various winter solstice celebrations? </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">That's how the term Christ Mass was established. It was all part of an effort to convert people to Christianity. However they failed to steer the people away from the sun god rituals in spite of the new church-initiated Mass to celebrate the Son of God.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">We share this with you because many skeptics use this well established historical fact to attack the validity of Christian beliefs because of Christians who are ignorant of Church history. They feel that this discrepancy, concerning the birth of Christ, gives them leverage to deny the Bible and the Son of God.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">We're just providing a little more understanding as to why there is so much confusion and controversy surrounding December 25th. There is a vast difference between Christmas and the winter sun god rituals that permeate our society.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Many Believers already know that the Bible never says that Christ came in December. The point is that it doesn't matter that His coming wasn't on December 25th. We assert that this church-initiated celebration was never an attempt to celebrate December 25th as Christ's date of birth. It was intended to celebrate the REALITY and PURPOSE for Him coming into our world. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Since millions of people have come into the Faith as Protestants, they have never been aware of the history behind December 25th. Most of the evolution and perversion of the original purpose for Christmas is very negative and even involves an annual persecution of Jewish people on that day. For most Jewish people, December 25th is directly connected with a negative history of persecution, and it is a 24-hour celebration declaring that there is another way to come to Jehovah God; so they want no part of it.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Over the years, the Christmas (Christ Mass) celebration has embraced many non-Biblical traditions and those traditions have become disconnected from historical facts and understanding. Of course the history is far more complicated than this, but we really don't have space to cover every detail in a simple newsletter. Hopefully, this will get you started in pursuing answers in your own personal study.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">As a side note, many Biblical historians believe that Christ actually arrived at a much more significant God-ordained time (perhaps the Feast of Tabernacle). </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Over the past few weeks, we have been offering very important points for you to consider for making Godly responses to the pagan origins of December 25th.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Here are the four points we asked you to consider for responding to people who are caught in the midst of this controversy:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">1.) Become all things to all men - 1 Corinthians 9:18-23</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">2.) Don’t cause your brother to stumble - 1 Corinthians 8:4-13</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">3.) Use the opportunity (holiday) to bless your enemies - Matthew 5:43-45; and</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">4.) Continue in the early church lifestyle of giving to others/ helping the poor - Acts 2: 40-47</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">This week we are offering the fifth response:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">5.) Consider a foundational Christian celebration: Partaking of the Lord's Table in Remembrance of Christ (Luke 22:14-20).</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Yeshua (Jesus) instructed His followers to partake of the communion table in remembrance of Him. The winter holiday season is simply another OPPORTUNITY to RETURN the emphasis back to Christ by gathering to do what HE instructed us to do. That's what we choose to do every year within our Fruitful Life Learning Community.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Millions of Believers will gather in sanctuaries or in their homes to partake of Holy Communion and truly reflect upon the reason Christ came into the world.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">These special gatherings remind us that the Son of God is not to be merely thought of as a baby lying in a manger, but as our Savior who was brutally beaten and nailed alive to a wooden cross. We should remember that He rose again from the dead to usher all of us into the Family and Kingdom of God.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">As we stated last week, we are simply trying to communicate that in spite of the historical facts, controversies and conflicts that surround December 25th, CHRIST must truly become YOUR reason for this season and all year round.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The world will continue to celebrate the sun god (in all of its many names and forms) as part of their annual winter celebrations. WE must celebrate the Son of God and give a Godly RESPONSE to our non-believing family and friends, and to our Christian brothers and sisters who may not have this insight.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">We're Building People.</span></div></div>Chris and Carol Greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07877339904629610741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2764923171625499419.post-31795158338556543842022-12-16T09:00:00.014-05:002023-12-15T12:55:02.546-05:00Giving Is Already Our Lifestyle<p style="margin: 0px 0px 24px;"><span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ05C_CTO0vri7QY2IRAHFcao31v-09VOhAbPCrfqfLUw8ghSMhQNU_tGnKWFe308p928zzkVuBac2GVnQS5BqdkWgTUPpXrAK7kzVQD_TBiOSHXYA90PnQZfRlpQbYhiIyxHYs9QLro96/s1600/Dec+25th.jpg" style="font-family: Mulish, "Helvetica Neue", Mulish-Fallback-To-Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji"; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: var(--mighty-text-link-decoration); user-select: auto;" target="_blank"></a><br /></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3R-8T7UHJWHWvOil7qODXRILvOnz9Ta1lOk9BuNg2zOu7XukWQlWvFnjKbDmHNpkovLQVrhrhueiu9Um55vKKZM_Z64j0cbtFWKpX6GZzR8toRDe9IIZ5-VywgiQ_2VtUQbcgpsVYcwzcUcJbfHHcywMs3bJeRYwp_wzFbzrfr6ZiEKIo5NyMYtHl/s1080/Five%20Godly%20responses%202.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="1080" height="281" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3R-8T7UHJWHWvOil7qODXRILvOnz9Ta1lOk9BuNg2zOu7XukWQlWvFnjKbDmHNpkovLQVrhrhueiu9Um55vKKZM_Z64j0cbtFWKpX6GZzR8toRDe9IIZ5-VywgiQ_2VtUQbcgpsVYcwzcUcJbfHHcywMs3bJeRYwp_wzFbzrfr6ZiEKIo5NyMYtHl/w640-h281/Five%20Godly%20responses%202.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></span></div><span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><p style="font-size: x-large; margin: 0px 0px 24px;"><span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></span></p></span></span></span><p style="margin: 0px 0px 24px;"><span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">Over the past few weeks we have been offering very important points for us to consider for making a Godly response to the pagan origins of December 25th. As Faith Leaders and Community Life Coaches, we have decided to provide practical answers and solutions for you and your family.</span></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 24px;"><span style="background-color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: white;">Here are three points we asked you to consider for responding to people who are caught in the midst of the December 25th controversy:</span><br /><br /><em style="color: white;">1.) Become all things to all men - 1 Corinthians 9:18-23<br /><br />2.) Don’t cause your brother to stumble - 1 Corinthians 8:4-13, and<br /><br />3.) Use the opportunity (holiday) to bless your enemies - Matthew 5:43-45</em><br /><br /><span style="color: white;">This week we are offering the fourth of five responses:</span><br /><br /><span style="color: #fff2cc;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">Response #4: Continue steadfast in the first-century church lifestyle of generosity </span><span style="font-weight: 700;">- Acts 2: 40-47</span><br /></span><br /><span style="color: white;">In the early church, they developed a lifestyle of sharing with others and making intentional efforts to help those in need. This was not a practice that came out of pagan rituals or December 25th. The church did this as part of the overflow of the life of Christ within them.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: white;">Never think of gift-giving and helping the needy as only a December 25th thing. It's simply a Godly response. This date just happens to be a great time to do what should come naturally for Believers all year.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: white;">Today, we are urgently trying to communicate that in spite of the negative history, controversies and conflicts that surround December 25th, Christ must truly become YOUR reason for this season and all year round.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: white;">The world will continue to celebrate the sun god </span><em style="color: white;">(in all its many names and forms)</em><span style="color: white;"> as part of their annual winter celebrations. WE must celebrate the Son of God and give a Godly RESPONSE to our non-believing family and friends, and to our Christian brothers and sisters who may not have this insight.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: white;">Many religious leaders are preaching strongly about the negative issues that surround December 25th. However, we believe that it is one thing to expose all the problems with this date, but it is another thing to actually offer a way for people to RESPOND in this season and bring Glory to God the Father.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: white;">Yes, we must speak the truth about December 25th, but what does it matter if we cannot present TRUTH in LOVE and take advantage of the opportunity to lead people to a genuine relationship with Father God through Christ?</span><br /><br /><span style="color: white;">Giving gifts and helping the needy is more than a December 25th thing; it's a Godly thing. God gave us the gift of His son. </span><span style="color: white; font-weight: 700;">For God so loved the world that He gave.....</span><span style="color: white;"> </span></span></span></p><p style="margin: 0px;"><span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">We're Building People.</span></span></p>Chris and Carol Greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07877339904629610741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2764923171625499419.post-64335564202595497722022-12-09T09:00:00.013-05:002022-12-09T21:21:57.965-05:00The Gift of Forgiveness<p> </p><span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ05C_CTO0vri7QY2IRAHFcao31v-09VOhAbPCrfqfLUw8ghSMhQNU_tGnKWFe308p928zzkVuBac2GVnQS5BqdkWgTUPpXrAK7kzVQD_TBiOSHXYA90PnQZfRlpQbYhiIyxHYs9QLro96/s1600/Dec+25th.jpg" style="background-color: black; font-family: Mulish, "Helvetica Neue", Mulish-Fallback-To-Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji"; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: var(--mighty-text-link-decoration); user-select: auto;" target="_blank"><img border="0" class="fr-fic fr-dib" data-asset-id="16221575" height="141" src="https://media1-production-mightynetworks.imgix.net/asset/16221575/1605259940174.png?ixlib=rails-0.3.0&fm=jpg&q=75&auto=format&w=1400&h=1400&fit=max" style="animation: 0.4s ease-out 0s 1 normal none running FadeIn; border-style: none; cursor: pointer; display: block; float: none; height: auto; margin: 0px auto; max-width: 100%; padding: 0px 1px; position: relative; vertical-align: top;" width="320" /></a><br style="color: #141921; font-family: Mulish, "Helvetica Neue", Mulish-Fallback-To-Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji"; font-size: 16px;" /><span face="Mulish, "Helvetica Neue", Mulish-Fallback-To-Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji""><span style="color: white; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><p style="color: black; margin: 0px 0px 24px;"><span><span style="color: white;"><span style="background-color: black;">In the midst of global political and economic upheaval, people are struggling, trying to find a way to still celebrate the holiday season. The entire year has been challenging and even as it wraps up, it still shows no sign of letting up on the relentless assault on our lives.</span></span></span></p><span><span style="background-color: black;">For centuries, people of various faiths and religious beliefs have furiously battled over the</span><span style="background-color: black;"> appropriate way to deal with the holiday season. Even within Christianity there are debates about the way December 25th should be celebrated, or if it should be celebrated at all.</span></span></span></span></span><div><span style="background-color: black;"><span face="Mulish, "Helvetica Neue", Mulish-Fallback-To-Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji""><span style="color: white; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: black;"><span face="Mulish, "Helvetica Neue", Mulish-Fallback-To-Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji""><span style="color: white; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">A couple weeks ago we started discussing the controversies surrounding various December 25th celebrations and traditions; and how we, as Believers, must stop merely REACTING to the negative origins of this date and begin making a wise RESPONSE to this season.<br /><br />We are offering at least <span style="font-weight: 700;"><em>Five Godly Responses to December 25th</em></span>.<br /><br />So far we have presented two responses:<br /><em>#1: Become All Things to All Men from 1 Corinthians 9:18-23 (NKJV)<br />#2: Don’t cause your brother to stumble from 1 Corinthians 8:9-13 (NKJV)</em><br /><br />This week we’re offering response <span style="font-weight: 700;">#3 - Use the opportunity (holiday) to love, bless, do good and pray for your enemies, cursers, haters and persecutors. </span><br /><br />Many people are giving in to the pressure to buy gifts and they’re going to run up huge credit card bills to do it. Recently, we saw a celebrity on a talk show and he said the only thing he asked his family and friends to give him was a gift that doesn’t cost any money. So he simply asked for a letter, a poem, a song, a phone call, etc. It is truly amazing how one of the richest people in America has a request for the most important things in life. Meanwhile, many of the poorest people in America will try to spend money.<br /><br />We plan to enjoy the holiday by spending time with family. We are focusing on our relationships; even the relationships that are not doing so well. We encourage you to do the same.<br /><br />In Matthew 5:43-45 (NKJV), Jesus said: <em>“You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ But I say to you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who spitefully use you and persecute you, that you may be sons of your Father in heaven; for He makes His sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and on the unjust."</em><br /><br />This may seem radical, but we believe that we can use this holiday season as an opportunity to bless those who are our enemies. Jesus actually tells us to bless those who curse us.<br /><br />What a marvelous time to do something so completely unexpected that it truly personifies what it means to be a child of our Father in heaven. Just like HE provides sunshine and rain <i>(and rain was a wonderful thing for their agriculturally-based society)</i> to evil and good people, we can express His goodness and mercy in a tangible way as well.<br /><br />For many of us, we don’t have to think too hard to come up with a name or two of people whom we could bless in this way. Many people will be scrambling through shopping malls trying to find the perfect gift for someone who is very special to them. But what if we include in our lists, a couple of people who don’t like us very much?<br /><br />In these harsh economic times, millions of people don’t have very much money for purchasing gifts and December 25th has become more of a burden of obligation than a time of celebration. However, we encourage you to consider those who spitefully used you or even persecuted you. It might be something as simple as sending a Christmas card or extending an invitation to dinner.<br /><br />One year the Holy Spirit showed me that I had buried unforgiveness regarding a childhood bully. Just mentioning his name brought up old feelings of anger and resentment. So the Lord impressed upon me to start the cleansing process by sending a Christmas card with a letter. It was to be the first step in blessing someone who persecuted me long ago.<br /><br />What names and faces come into your thoughts as you consider this Godly response? Don’t hesitate. Take advantage of this holiday season to respond like a child of God. Give the gift of forgiveness.<br /><br /><em>We're Building People!</em></span></span></span></div>Chris and Carol Greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07877339904629610741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2764923171625499419.post-9536321964275237002022-12-02T09:00:00.017-05:002022-12-02T23:45:31.992-05:00A Matter of Conscience<p style="color: #141921; font-family: Mulish, "Helvetica Neue", Mulish-Fallback-To-Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji"; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px 0px 24px;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ05C_CTO0vri7QY2IRAHFcao31v-09VOhAbPCrfqfLUw8ghSMhQNU_tGnKWFe308p928zzkVuBac2GVnQS5BqdkWgTUPpXrAK7kzVQD_TBiOSHXYA90PnQZfRlpQbYhiIyxHYs9QLro96/s1600/Dec+25th.jpg" style="background-color: black; text-decoration: var(--mighty-text-link-decoration); user-select: auto;" target="_blank"><img border="0" class="fr-fic fr-dib" data-asset-id="16221546" height="141" src="https://media1-production-mightynetworks.imgix.net/asset/16221546/1605259842334.png?ixlib=rails-0.3.0&fm=jpg&q=75&auto=format&w=1400&h=1400&fit=max" style="animation: 0.4s ease-out 0s 1 normal none running FadeIn; border-style: none; cursor: pointer; display: block; float: none; height: auto; margin: 0px auto; max-width: 100%; padding: 0px 1px; position: relative; vertical-align: top;" width="320" /></a></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 24px;"><span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">In the midst of global political and economic upheaval, people are struggling, trying to find a way to still celebrate the holiday season. The entire year has been challenging and even as it wraps up, it still shows no sign of letting up on the relentless assault on our lives.</span></span></span></p><p style="margin: 0px;"><span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">In years past, people of various faiths and religious beliefs have furiously battled over the appropriate way to deal with the holiday season. Even within Christianity there are debates about the way December 25th should be celebrated, or if it should be celebrated at all.</span></span></span></p><p style="margin: 0px;"><span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="margin: 0px;"><span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">Last week we began discussing some of the controversies surrounding December 25th and how we, as Believers, can stop merely REACTING to the negative origins of this date and begin making wise RESPONSES to this season.<br /><br />We are offering at least <span style="font-weight: 700;"><em>Five Godly Responses to December 25th.</em></span><br /><br />Last week we presented <span style="font-weight: 700;">response #1: Become All Things to All Men</span>, according to 1 Corinthians 9:18-23.<br /><br />This week we offer <span style="font-weight: 700;">response #2: Don’t cause your brother to stumble</span> - 1 Corinthians 8:4-13 (NKJV)<br /><br />In his first letter to the church in Corinth, Paul was dealing with a matter that was very similar to the controversial December 25th issues. Some Believers were participating in the practice of eating food that was offered to idols. They didn’t feel restricted because they knew that the idols were not real gods and they also knew that what goes into a person is not what defiles them.<br /><br />It’s the same for Christian Believers today who participate in modern December 25th rituals that have proven historical foundation in idol worship (The sun god and a season known as Saturnalia). They feel, just as those early Believers to whom Paul had written, that they are free in Christ Jesus. Therefore, they have no problem with celebrating December 25th with some of the pagan mixtures. </span></span></p><p style="margin: 0px;"><span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="margin: 0px;"><span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">Many educated Believers know that Christmas was started as something that was seperate from Saturnalia and sun god celebrations, but a lot of those pagan rituals became mixed in with the celebration of Christ; even confusing December 25th as Christ's date of birth, when it was actually a celebration of His coming to save mankind, not a commemoration of the day He was born.<br /><br />However, Paul admonished those early Believers to not allow their freedom to cause another brother to stumble. He explained that due to his brother's conscience, he did not have internal permission to participate in that practice of eating food offered to idols.<br /><br />If another Believer is struggling with our practices, it may wound their conscience. Paul actually says that we sin against our brother and Christ. The sin is not the practice itself, but it is in how the participation affects our brothers.<br /><br />Let’s read the letter: <em>“Therefore concerning the eating of things offered to idols, we know that an idol is nothing in the world, and that there is no other God but one. For even if there are so-called gods, whether in heaven or on earth (as there are many gods and many lords), yet for us there is one God, the Father, of whom are all things, and we for Him; and one Lord Jesus Christ, through whom are all things, and through whom we live.<br /><br />However, there is not in everyone that knowledge; for some, with consciousness of the idol, until now eat it as a thing offered to an idol; and their conscience, being weak, is defiled. But food does not commend us to God; for neither if we eat are we the better, nor if we do not eat are we the worse.<br /><br />But beware lest somehow this liberty of yours become a stumbling block to those who are weak. For if anyone sees you who have knowledge eating in an idol’s temple, will not the conscience of him who is weak be emboldened to eat those things offered to idols? And because of your knowledge shall the weak brother perish, for whom Christ died? But when you thus sin against the brethren, and wound their weak conscience, you sin against Christ. Therefore, if food makes my brother stumble, I will never again eat meat, lest I make my brother stumble.”</em><br /><br />We realize that even though there are many things that are okay for Chris and Carol to do, as Spiritual life coaches and leaders in this community, they are not always expedient. Some things are not wise for us to do. Some things are not beneficial for us to do. There are many things that we were at liberty to say and do in Missouri that have proven to be offensive in Pennsylvania. So we don't do them for the sake of our brothers and sisters in this region and culture.<br /><br />Why abstain? Well, because we have an extremely important mission and purpose. Some of our freedoms could go beyond merely offending another brother, and could actually cause them to stumble. Paul says that some of our freedoms could actually wound another brother’s conscience. Our freedoms can cause others, who are outside of the Faith, to continue in their ungodly practices. So, we have learned that some things are just not worth it. Why risk losing potential brothers and sisters or wounding current brothers and sisters?<br /><br />What are we saying to you today? We're saying, please be very careful of what you practice in this controversial season. Allow the Holy Spirit to give you the 'yea and nay' about what you do. Don't question Him. Just obey Him.<br /><br />We cannot, do not, must not, and will not dictate what goes on in your home. We’re not the December 25th police! God knows who is in your family and He knows the people who are part of your life. You might be connected to people with whom your response is based upon what we mentioned last week <span style="font-weight: 700;">….I have become, to those who are without law, as without law.</span><br /><br />Most of today’s December 25th practices don’t cause people any internal conflict because they have no knowledge of the history. But if you are closely connected with Believing family members who have issues with these things, be very wise and sensitive to where they are in their conscience. They would require the response from last week's scripture <span style="font-weight: 700;">.…I become to those who are under the law, as under the law.</span><br /><br />Remember, a person’s beliefs are often deeply rooted in teachings, upbringing, personal interpretation, history and life-long understandings. It really is a matter of their conscience. Don’t force someone to violate their own conscience. It’s not simply a matter of whether THEY are right or wrong about December 25th. Don’t let your freedom cause your brother to stumble.<br /><em><br /></em></span></span></p><p style="margin: 0px;"><span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><em>We're Building People.</em></span></span></p>Chris and Carol Greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07877339904629610741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2764923171625499419.post-42869424757497528802022-11-25T09:00:00.026-05:002022-11-27T00:41:36.779-05:00The Holiday Challenge<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://share-cdn-prod.azureedge.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/family-thanksgiving-786x524.png.webp" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="524" data-original-width="786" height="267" src="https://share-cdn-prod.azureedge.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/family-thanksgiving-786x524.png.webp" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">It’s that time again. It’s the holiday season. It’s time for family, fellowship, food and.... controversy. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">Following Thanksgiving, people usually start to immediately prepare for December 25th. That's because the day after Thanksgiving is the "official" start of the holiday shopping season. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">In the midst of global political and economic upheaval, people are struggling, trying to find a way to still celebrate the holiday season. The entire year has been challenging and even as it wraps up, it still shows no sign of letting up on the relentless assault on our lives.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">In years past, people of various faiths and religious beliefs have furiously battled over the appropriate way to deal with the holiday season. Even within Christianity there are debates about the way December 25th should be celebrated, or if it should be celebrated at all.</span></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 24px;"><span><span style="background-color: black; color: white; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">Every year, we take advantage of this annual holiday launch to start talking about December 25th and what it truly means in America today.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><b>Did you know that millions of people believe December 25th should not be celebrated at all?</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">Perhaps you are one of them.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">When you learn about some of its background and history you can understand why. Here are just a few reasons why it is not celebrated in many sectors of American society. You might have family or friends who feel this way:</span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><i>1.) December 25th is just a capitalistic marketing ploy to manipulate the masses to spend money.</i></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><i>2.) There is no Christian church validation that Jesus was really born on December 25th.</i></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><i>3.) December 25th is a day on which Jews have been shamed, tortured and murdered.</i></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><i>4.) Many of the most popular December 25th customs – including trees, mistletoe, stockings and Santa Claus – are modern reincarnations of pagan rituals.</i></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><i>5.) Most December 25th customs evolved from pagan rituals and practices and, therefore, should never be observed.</i></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">We agree that these are all very strong arguments for not participating in the festivities of the holiday. Many preachers across America will accurately and systematically destroy any reason a Christian Believer could possibly be connected to modern-day rituals associated with this season of the year.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">However, as you know, we have built a reputation in addressing controversial topics and we’re about to add more fuel to that fire.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">Many Christians and religious people have taken the position that it is wrong to embrace things that were perverted and sinful in their origins. They feel we should never attempt to use these things for God. However, that's exactly what God did for us. Even though we were born in sin and shaped in iniquity, Christ died for us while we were still sinners. For anyone who receives Him, He gives them the power to become children of God. He changes us and sets us apart for His purpose. He didn't allow our sinful origins to keep us away from His divine purpose.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">Now, as His children, we have the opportunity to take advantage of a season that has very negative origins and highly commercialized, money-making schemes. This is one of the special times in which our families can be exposed to the reality of Christ and the true reason why He came to earth.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">We believe that we must do much more than just debate about all the reasons why we should not celebrate December 25th. Most people simply REACT to the negative aspects of this date. We believe that we need to provide Believers some Godly ways to RESPOND to this season.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">Beginning this week, we want to give you <b>Five Godly Responses to December 25th.</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">This week we’re presenting response #1: <b>Become All Things to All Men.</b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">In 1 Corinthians 9:18-23, Paul writes, "For though I am free from all men, I have made myself a servant to all, that I might win the more; and to the Jews I became as a Jew, that I might win Jews; to those who are under the law, as under the law, that I might win those who are under the law; to those who are without law, as without law (not being without law toward God, but under law toward Christ), that I might win those who are without law; to the weak I became as weak, that I might win the weak. I have become all things to all men, that I might by all means save some. Now this I do for the gospel’s sake, that I may be partaker of it with you."</span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">We see the holiday season as the perfect opportunity to connect with many different kinds of people. This scripture does not mean that we become hypocrites and pretenders in order to indulge in secular practices. This is talking about connecting with people ON THEIR LEVEL of understanding. This is about identifying with them, the same way Christ identified with all of mankind.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">Don't shun people because of what they believe or practice during this season. Don't isolate yourself from the office party or the family gathering because they may have traditions or rituals that are against your beliefs.<b><i> Become all things to all men, so that you might by all means save some.</i></b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">We're Building People.</span></p><div><br /></div>Chris and Carol Greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07877339904629610741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2764923171625499419.post-39677171574940286302022-11-12T09:00:00.002-05:002022-11-21T01:06:18.365-05:00Presentation to Global Consortium of Leaders <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxMXb-rEL3mhBYTi0iv3nX6m1Vo7_XlTEx5UQAwQupxABNy650-oxQc8hEEzfUrHSBBj-00vIvwPnmI_5OrVKfkT1RduGOkVAW6MxGxDoXR_NNdR_6WpIKwmYMMQztKKLSpYms6XsyHqrktp4jrgUkFG_hPyFZE3Z-l7ob0ZWiidB_VgnrpbMpT_aF/s750/Documentation%20Presentation%2011-05-22.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="563" data-original-width="750" height="357" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxMXb-rEL3mhBYTi0iv3nX6m1Vo7_XlTEx5UQAwQupxABNy650-oxQc8hEEzfUrHSBBj-00vIvwPnmI_5OrVKfkT1RduGOkVAW6MxGxDoXR_NNdR_6WpIKwmYMMQztKKLSpYms6XsyHqrktp4jrgUkFG_hPyFZE3Z-l7ob0ZWiidB_VgnrpbMpT_aF/w476-h357/Documentation%20Presentation%2011-05-22.jpg" width="476" /></a></div><br /><p>UGCSI --- With his wife Carol by his side, Life Educator Chris Green was the featured presenter last week, in a special online conference of United Graduate College and Seminary International’s Global Consortium of Searcher Professors.</p><p>In a live video conference that was hosted by Chancellor Michal P. Pitzl, who founded the Searcher Education model and philosophy, and Chief Chancellor HRH, Dr Clyde Rivers, the purpose of the session was to encourage and empower the attendees with wisdom for their process of building toward and preparation for global opportunities to bring the answers that nations are looking for through the collective impact of Searcher Education.</p><p><i>“We continue to be honored by the opportunities that UGCSI gives us to impart the lessons that we have learned in our journey, with servant leaders from all over the world,”</i> said Professor Chris who, with is wife Carol, is also Vice Chancellor of Administrative Leadership at UGCSI, and the founder of the STEP Forward Life Institute. <i>“Five years ago we could never have imagined that we would be teaching on an international platform.”</i></p><p>The session, which included attendees from Kenya, Mozambique, Nigeria, South Africa, Trinidad & Tobago, the United Kingdom, and the United States, began with HRH Dr. Clyde Rivers speaking about his journey and the process he has gone through to reach the top status as the major voice of Civility in the world.</p><p>Then, at the request of the UGCSI Chancellors, Professor Green made a presentation about the Biblical precedence and practice of documenting one’s journey and progress. He demonstrated how this practice builds the evidence of success. He revealed that record keeping is so important that God had it documented that the writers of the Bible were documenting. He showed how keeping records saved a man’s life. He shared that we know about the life of Christ because it was documented. And he asked what would be today's understanding of the Church if Luke had not documented the Acts of the Apostles.</p><p>In closing, he provided tips and tools for building evidence in one’s Searcherdemic philosophy.</p><p><i>“We thank Professors Chris and Carol for giving us the practical steps forward in this,”</i> Chancellor Pitzl informed the attending professors.<i> “They are ready to help you in this process.”</i></p><p><i>“This is one of the greatest evenings that I’ve ever enjoyed,”</i> stated Professor Jared Akama Onyari from Kenya. <i>“It was very informative and educating. Searcher education is God’s education. If we have been given this Searcher Education, we should be like the prophets in the Bible. When God was speaking to them, they were working with it and writing it down. I thank you Professor Chris for giving this presentation. We cannot talk of Searcher Education if we are not able to document it for future generations.”</i></p><div><br /></div>Chris and Carol Greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07877339904629610741noreply@blogger.com