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A Word From Pastor John
This verse in Hebrews chapter 12 really spoke to me today.
"Work at living in peace with everyone, and work at living a holy life, for those who are not holy will not see the Lord."
Hebrews 12:14 NLT
God's word tells us here to embark on the work of living at peace with everyone. Sometimes easier said than done. Maybe you know the kind of person that I'm talking about. Not everyone is easy to get along with; and we occasionally find ourselves in a situation that feels very chaotic or filled with animosity.
Whether someone speaks rudely to us, or we find out someone has been talking behind our back, it can be very easy to retaliate. If it's not an outward retaliation then perhaps it's an inward retaliation in our own minds. Acting out in this way creates strife and chaos. God wants to free us of that, and so the call is to live at peace with everyone whenever possible.
May we be reminded this week, that our God is the God of peace. it certainly doesn't mean that we let people walk all over us. But it does mean that God has called us to bear witness to the fact that we do follow Him. One of the big ways that we do that is by living at peace with everyone.
May the Lord continue to bless you with a heart full of God's true peace as you go about your week.
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Nazarene News
Oil field ministry impacts Texas communities
The Permian Oil Basin and Energy Ministry has been reaching oil-field workers in rural West Texas since 2019. While adapting due to the COVID-19 pandemic, they have seen God work through them to impact these communities.
Josh Cisneros, a pastor at Big Spring, Texas, First Church of the Nazarene, heard District Superintendent David Downs speak at the West Texas District Assembly about a vision to reach workers of the Permian Oil Basin. The Permian Basin, which stretches across Western Texas and southern New Mexico, is roughly 86,000 square miles of oil-rich land. It attracts thousands of workers due to high wages, as even those without college degrees can make up to $100,000 annually working in this industry. However, their living situations aren’t much better than a college dorm.
Across the basin, real estate developers have built “man camps” ranging from 300-500 beds. While an apartment can cost over $1,000 a month to rent and a single night at a hotel can cost nearly $500, these man camps offer workers a bed for around $50 a night. But due to the rural locations, the residents eventually become bored and stressed, often turning to drugs and alcohol.
“They come into work, they’re usually away from their families, they’re cooped up and working long hours,” Cisneros said. “They don’t have money or food stress, but they have a lot of relational stress. The way they cope is drinking with each other, drugs; all kinds of things are surfacing.”
In August of 2019, Cisneros officially started the Permian Oil Basin and Energy Ministry. Cisneros and a group of volunteers started visiting the camps, offering pizza and Bible studies while building relationships with them.
“We had a couple of concerts,” Cisneros said. “We had a Super Bowl party, which was really good. We were able to give a quick message at halftime. A lot of the guys there dropped their beers when I started sharing the Word with them and came up to me later and we just began talking. And it was that kind of relationship that we’re trying to build, hoping that as we build this relationship with them, that we can speak hope, truth, and peace into their lives and their circumstances.”
When the COVID-19 pandemic began just weeks after that Super Bowl party, many of the RV parks and man camps emptied out. People had been laid off, and Cisneros and his team were not quite sure what God had for them next. The group eventually connected with Nazarene Compassionate Ministries to obtain funds for a mobile medical center.
“We go into what remains of the man camps and different areas of town and offer wellness visits because if they’re laid off, they probably don’t have insurance and access to medical care,” Cisneros said.
They also partnered with a food bank to distribute food boxes to the communities.
“We’d call a church and say, ‘Hey, this is what we want to do. Can we help you minister to your community?’” Cisneros said. “The first [distribution] was really small but we were able to minister to maybe 30 or 40 families with 50 boxes of food.”
Since their first effort in May, they were able to serve an estimated 3,412 people (nearly 1,000 families) by passing out 1,472 boxes of food across five different cities through the end of 2020. During registration for the distribution, they would include an offer for prayer as well as Bibles and devotional books. More than 40 people made decisions for Christ through these efforts.
“That’s where we’re seeing the breakthrough,” Cisneros said. “People are here for food, but they’re really seeing God move. We’ve had people come back and say, ‘We’re not here for the food, we just came for the prayer.’”
by Daniel Sperry for Nazarene News | 26 Feb 2021
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Thank you, for your continued generosity of both time and resources. Your gifts make a difference!
Contact Barbara Keeler: (520) 709-8925
You may always designate how you would like your offerings to be used for Mosaic Ministries besides our general fund. Here are some ministries in which you may want your offerings to go:
✎ LoveWorks ✎ Children's Ministry ✎ MOPs ✎ Prison Ministry ✎ Outreach ✎ Women's Ministry ✎ Facilities Upgrade Fund
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M O S A I C K I D S
This weeks topic is:
Love your enemies
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New CHALLAGE! Be the first to email me with 100% correct and get a PRIZE! mosaicnazarene.org
1. Q: Which book did Jesus directly write?
2. Q: How many days did God take to create the world?
3. Q: Where did God give Moses the Ten Commandments?
4. Q: Who was the enemy who took the Ark of the Covenant?
5. Q: Who was Bathsheba’s husband?
6. Q: What Israelite saved her people from being murdered and was a wife of the king?
7. Q: Name the city where Jesus was born?
8. Q: Who was the first Christian to die for his faith?
9. Q: What is the first commandment?
10. True or False: Bananas are a fruit of the Spirit?
Answers will posted on the next Newsletter.
Last weeks anwsers:
True or False: The Bible is the most popular book ever written. (by copies sold) A: True
Q: What day did God create man?
A: 6th
Q: How did Moses’ mother save him from the Egyptian soldiers? A: Put him in a basket in the river.
Q: Who was the first king of Israel?
A: Saul
Q: Who was David’s captain of his army?
A: Joab
Q: Where did Jesus’ family go when Herod wanted to harm him as baby? A: Egypt
Q: Who preached at Pentecost?
A: Peter
Q: Where can you find the 10 commandments in the Bible? A: Exodus 20 and Deuteronomy 5
Q: Where is the Fruit of the Spirit found in the Bible? A: Galatians 5
Q: Where in the Bible can you find the Lord’s Prayer? A: Matthew 6
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