November 2011 - Thankful

"Make a joyful shout to the LORD, all you lands! Serve the LORD with gladness;
Come before His presence with singing. Know that the LORD, He is God;
It is He who has made us, and not we ourselves; We are His people and the sheep of His pasture.

Enter into His gates with thanksgiving, And into His courts with praise.
Be thankful to Him, and bless His name. For the LORD is good;
His mercy is everlasting, And His truth endures to all generations."

Psalm 100, A Psalm of Thanksgiving

The Lord continues to remind us that when we serve the Lord it should be with gladness. And the same is true with giving in that if we can't give joyfully to the Lord, then it's better off not to give, because God loves a cheerful giver with a cheerful heart (2 Corinthians 9:7). God is worthy of our praise, because He is God. We are living on God's earth (Psalm 24:1), breathing God's air, drinking God's water, eating God's food, and everything that we have, everything that we see, everything that we're surrounded with belongs to God. Our attitude when serving should be filled with gladness and thanksgiving for the salvation we have through Jesus.

This month we had a 3-week home Bible study looking that the Gospel. We have done evangelism classes in the past but they have always been at church and not at our home. We had a great time and if we do another one we will most likely have it at our home again. There is a dynamic of building relationships and discipleship that can take place outside the church building that is just awesome. So we looked mainly that 3 things, one for each week as follows, the Gospel and you, the Gospel and your family, and the Gospel and the world. As people were leaving on our last night they told us they felt more equipped and encouraged to share the Gospel.

Also one of the ladies who attended our study was able to share the Gospel while waiting for jury duty, (she also told us that our friend's memorial service motivated her to learn how to witness) and was very bold in talking about Jesus, wow, to God be the glory.  “...These who have turned the world upside down have come here too” (Acts 17:6). It was an epic time and personally we were also so encouraged by listening to the testimony of what God is doing in the lives of those we serve with in the Church. We have posted an outline of the 3-week Bible study and attached the handouts if you are interested in viewing them at: http://sites.google.com/site/evangelismclass/home/newclass

This has truly been a wonderful month, and we have had a great time with our family for Thanksgiving. Joshua turned 3 months old and we are amazed at how quickly he is developing and one characteristic that always remains is his big smile. He is the happiest little baby and loves listening to the Bible read to him. Joshua continues to eat well and sleep all night and is growing so fast up right before our eyes. We have so much to be thankful for and we are truly blessed and filled with joy as we raise our son. Praise the Lord for His goodness, for His mercy, and for His truth. May God just cause your month to be filled with thanksgiving and praise unto Him.

Praise God For...

• The wonderful time we got to spend with family, pray and talk about Jesus.
• New friends from our home Bible study who love Jesus Christ and are now ready to share the Gospel.
• Allowing us to serve Him and be His hands and feet to the world around us.
• Family drawing closer to Jesus and watching family become fruitful in Christ.
• For our precious son and the joy of parenting!

Please Pray For...

• Us to have rest so we don't overexert ourselves in serving at Church and at home.
• Our friend and her little baby (both are doing great).
• Wisdom for raising Joshua in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.
• The High School students at Calvary Chapel to grow in the grace and knowledge of Jesus Christ.

Seek and save that which is lost and press on in Love,
Tim, Anna & Joshua Molter



PS. You can also watch Joshua's Dedication, video below...

"And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to which also you were called in one body; and be thankful." 

Colossians 3:15