Saturday, July 20, 2024

Nelson Newsletter - July 2024

 “Blessed be the Lord, who daily bears our burden, the God who is our salvation.” Psalm 68:19

“Bear one another’s burdens, and thereby fulfill the law of Christ.”      Galatians 6:2

Dear Saints, 

Burdens Have you ever lifted ceramic tile? It’s heavy!  Danelle and I purchased boxes of tile for our home. It was laying in the back of my truck all night while I tried to sleep - dreading the task of unloading it the next day. I prayed and asked God to help me. He sent a group of four men “to help” me carry it into the house. They actually carried all the tiles into the house! They saved my back! They bore my burden! These men were my team that day. Praise the Lord!

What heavy burdens do you dread lifting? Your burdens may be financial, health, a strained relationship, or a lost friend’s soul weighing on your heart. Are you trying to carry this burden alone? Do you have a team to bear your burden like the four men who rescued me?

Teamwork Our team is the church! God commands us to bear one another’s burdens in the same way that Jesus bore our burdens. He died for our sin burden,  which we created, and we could not bear. Jesus modeled the church for us.  For us to be the church, we must be with others who care about our burdens and want to help us. Then we must openly share our burdens if others are going to be able to help us.

“Teamwork Makes The Dream Work”

Jesus built a team. He was a team-player, even though He could do everything perfectly on His own. His goal was to make disciples - disciples who were team players like Him. He worked with the Holy Spirit and the Father in perfect unity. Teamwork! The church, which is His body (you and I) is to work together as well. Unity. Teamwork! We practice teamwork when we bear one another’s burdens. This requires each of us to continually making Jesus Lord of our lives. We must trust and obey Him by relying on the Holy Spirit’s power. Are you part of a team? I pray that you have a church family where you are bearing one another’s burdens.

                                      The Morris family @ our recent church gathering

 

Prayer & Praise

Atlanta Church Ask God to increase our compassion for one another to bear one another’s burdens when together and in prayer when apart. Pray for us to prayerfully bear the burdens of others - including our lost family, friends, and co-workers who need God’s salvation.

Carbondale & Portsmouth Churches A new believer in David and Stephanie’s church in Carbondale plans to be baptized soon! Pray for her growth. One couple in Portsmouth has returned to fellowship recently. Pray for each person to grow in their relationship with God, to build into one another, and to be confident without having a pastor to preach to them every week.


Our Family
We had Julie, Jasper, and Emilia come stay with us last week. Jasper still has several good options for college. Please pray for God’s leading. Pray for our 7 children, their spouses, and our 22 grandchildren to be on mission with Christ and as team of believers!

          


Emilia & Emilia both share the same birthday - as well as the same name!                                                                    


                        The Newtons, Evans, Danelle & I  celebrating a few birthdays  

America Pray for revival in our nation! Our church has been studying Hosea together. It reminds us that any nation that lives in rebellion against God, even Israel, will suffer the consequences of their sin. Our country needs the salvation that Christ died and rose again to give us!

Yours in God’s grace,

  Steve & Danelle          

       

                                                                                                                                      



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