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Amish Voice Conference Calls
(Past, Present, and Future)
Join us for a live conference call on the first
Sunday of every month at 8:00 p.m. EST.
Simply dial
(302) 202-1110
, and then enter the
conference code
409703
. Join us in discussion
or just listen to the call!
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UPCOMING DISCUSSIONS
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Sunday Night, February 05:
Sam Tr oyer
Testimony
Sunday Night, March 05
Your Eter nal
Home, Zion
Sunday Night, April 02
: Ephesians 1
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PREVIOUS DISCUSSIONS
(RECORDED)
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If you missed any of our
previous conference
call discussions
, dial
(641) 715-3800,
enter
code
89752
and listen to the recordings.
January—Allowed or Not Allowed for
Christians?
What does the Bible say about
things like gambling, smoking, music, alcohol,
modesty, etc.
December—Witnessing:
Ar e we supposed to
keep the truth of the gospel to ourselves, or are
we to share it with others all around us? How do
we tell others about the truth and love of Jesus
Christ?
November—Victory in Jesus:
We all str uggle
and have problems and temptations. We might
not be able to overcome the world, sin, and
Satan on our own, but we can have victory in
Jesus.
October—Unity in Christ:
Is Chr istian unity
an inward or outward thing? If we all look and
dress exactly the same, does that mean that we
are united? Did Jesus have inward unity in mind
or outward conformity? What are the basic
beliefs that should unite us as Christians?
No More Wasted Years
—By Norma Miller
Just a simple line spoken over me,
but such grace and wonder it held.
"The things of the past, the pain,
the mistakes, are not a waste. God
will use those things in a
wonderful way."
I always knew God was able to
use everything in our lives for
good, even the bad things, but I
still had a mindset that suggested
that some seasons of my life were
simply wasted, thrown away, and
irretrievable. I found myself
unable to move forward as I
wanted to because I wanted a do-
over. God doesn't give us do-
overs, my friends. He gives us
something better! He gives us
second chances, yes, but He gives
us something much better than
that. He has the ability to make
something totally wonderful,
beautiful and new from our
mistakes and from our sin! The
only thing we need to do is to
confess it, repent, and give it to
Him!
Let's face it; we have all done
things that we are not proud of,
those devastating seasons we'd
love to forget, those lost things we
hope to regain, the deep grief of
things that happened in the past.
They happened in the past, but
somehow they just won't stay in
the past because we can't seem to
move on, and the memories keep
haunting us.
Or perhaps we can't move on from
hurts caused by others, or
offences that remain to steal our
peace. The torment of bitterness
and unforgiveness is unparalleled
and it keeps festering deeper and
deeper, causing great pain and
void.
This is a season in which God
offers great grace for us to release
those things into His hands, so
they truly are His and no longer
ours! When we make the decision
to transfer these things from our
hands to His all-capable ones, we
give Him permission and control
to turn these ashes into something
beautiful and as a result, all those
mistakes, hurts, failures, and
disappointments are so totally
NOT WASTED! This is true
redemption , my friends! Jesus
has already paid the price, it is up
to us to receive this amazing, free
gift!
No longer do the things of the past
need to weigh us down, steal our
joy and peace, and instead, we
have the opportunity to stand in
awe and amazement at the
beautiful way He turns our
sorrows and grief into joy
unspeakable and full of glory!
There is no such thing as wasted
years when they've been placed in
His hands. It's ALL good!
Because He makes it good.
He has already accomplished all
in His suffering, death, burial, and
resurrection. He paid the full
price. It's done. All that is left is
for us to open our hearts
completely so we can receive the
fullness of His healing power in
our lives.
Let's those difficult things to Him
today, so we can release the hurt,
pain, bitterness, and sorrow of the
past, and be gloriously free to
walk into the destiny, the plans He
has for us! —Norma Miller