HOPE!

I hope that this video encourages you during this time of economic uncertainty. Crown Financial Ministries has so many resources to offer the local church. This is a great message from the CEO of the company. I think TLCC can make an impact in this community, specifically in the area of finances. Put your trust in Jesus!

Your vote counts! Please watch this video and vote with wisdom and discernment. There are issues that deserve our attention and our vote.

Will you give your Life for the Kingdom?

Patriot Nathan Hale Was Hanged
September 22, 1776
"I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country." Have you heard this famous declaration before? American patriot Nathan Hale said it on September 22, 1776, his last words before he was hanged for spying on British troops. How did this come to pass? Hale, born in Coventry, Connecticut, on June 6, 1755, and a teacher by trade, joined his five brothers in the fight for independence against the British.

Five of Nathan Hale's brothers fought the British at Lexington and Concord, Massachusetts, on April 19, 1775. Nathan joined them on July 6. From there, he quickly rose to the rank of captain in the military. He fought under General George Washington in New York, as British General William Howe began a military build-up on Long Island. Washington took his army onto Manhattan Island. At the battle of Harlem Heights, Washington, facing Howe in battle yet again, asked for a volunteer to go on a spy mission behind enemy lines. Hale stepped forward.
Disguised as a Dutch schoolmaster, Nathan Hale set out on his mission on
September 1.
For a week he gathered information on the position of British troops, but was captured while returning to the American side. Because of incriminating papers Hale possessed, the British knew he was a spy. It is said that his cousin, a British sympathizer under Howe's command, betrayed him. Howe ordered young Hale to be hanged the following day. That's when Hale, who gave his life for his country, said those famous words.

Taken from www.americaslibrary.gov

Jesus commands that his followers must be willing to give their very life for him and the Kingdom. How is your life of Jesus-like self denial going?

Blessings!

One CRAFTy win!

Last night, I stayed up to watch UCLA upset the Vols in OT. What an exciting game. The first half didn't look that promising. the score really didn't tell the whole story at the end of the first half. Only down by 7 points, the Bruins went in the lockerroom with four interceptions from the third string quarterback.

Craft, came out and played a completely different second half and led the Bruins to an electrifying victory in OT.

No matter what the first half look like for you this morning, don't give up!
God's mercies are new every morning.

There are so many great lessons from this game. Many of the seniors on the team encouraged Craft and let him know that they were't giving up on him.
That was the first thing he stated in the post game interview.
Never underestimate the power we have to encourage one another!!

Be encourged. Don't Quit. We win! Because He already won. All we have to do is get out on the field and play!!!

The Spoken Word

Imagine a church that looks like God! TLCC can be this church, even in Southwest MO!

everyone is a missionary!

So, the other day I read this statistic that if the world was a village of 100 people, 67 of them would not know Jesus.
Do the math. 33 people know Jesus. 67 don't. why? What are the 33 doing with the GOOD NEWS? Could they be doing more?
I want to make a difference in my "village" that I live in. I know that you do too. Oh, how the number of 67 could dramatically change if the 33 were burdened, motivated, and convicted to be the missionaries that God has called us to be.
Let's win our village to Jesus!
In the fall of 08 we are going to be speaking about missions around the number "67". Put your creative hats on a think with the team as we come up with ideas that center around this incredible number.
What could you do with 67 dimes?
Send out 67 postcards?

we would love to use one of your creative ideas!

David

When God Changes a Life!

This was on Dave Ferguson’s Blog, I wanted to share it with you!


If you are a baseball fan then you watched Josh Hamilton of the Texas Rangers set a new single round record with 28 homers in the first round of Home Run Derby. Much more amazing is Josh Hamilton's story of how God saved him from a life of drugs and alcohol that almost ruined him. He said, "When I get the urge to have a drink or do something I'm not supposed to do, I think about what a hypocrite I would be to my Christianity and my sobriety." He continued, "My wife told me in the midst of my addiction that God was going to let me get back to baseball." Then Josh Hamilton added, "Being able to share my story, that's what it's all about." If you want to read more about his story here is one version in the Dallas News. My favorite line of the night was from one of the ESPN announcers while Hamilton was clobbering homer after homer out of Yankee Stadium, "It's not a good night to be an atheist."