Martin family

An account has been set up for the “Martin Family Memorial Fund” at Wells Fargo. Deposits can be made at any Wells Fargo Bank. Use account number 5739784279. Please remember that they are self supporting and really need help at this time.

This coming CoR meeting

Hi lovely CoR group,

This Saturday August 13 we will be meeting at the offices for a teaching on the second half of Col. 1.

Meeting will start promptly at 6:30 pm. We will have a sign up sheet at the meeting for "fellowship" nights over the next couple of months so look at your calendars in advance to see what day you can host the meeting. Keep in mind that fellowship nights are every alternate week with the teaching weeks.

See you there!

How lovely are the feet!

Isaiah 52:7
How beautiful upon the mountains
Are the feet of him who brings good news,
Who proclaims peace,
Who brings glad tidings of good things,
Who proclaims salvation,
Who says to Zion,

“ Your God reigns!”

Ever wake up with a scripture "out of nowhere" floating through your mind?

This is the one that was there for me this morning. I knew what to do--well eventually I did. After thinking about the weekend, posting a note on FB (proof positive I need to fast from FB) I heard the words again. Then, I remembered again what to do. Bless God for his mercy and patience.

I searched for the scripture reference. What was God saying to me again? I wanted to believe that today would bring blessed good news and that's why the words repeating through my mind. But then.....what if.....could it be..... that God would use me to bring good news today? What if He would use me to bring The Good News to someone else today? What if He is saying that He is calling me to bring the Good News every day????????

Glory, Hallelujah! It made my heart sing to think about God using me in an extraordinary, extravagant conversation today!

So I must prepare, search the Word to see what it means about beautiful feet and bringing good news that "Your God reigns"!

Here are some of the things I found:

From Matthew Henry's Commentary:

Note, When bad news is abroad this is good news, and when good news is abroad this is the best news, that Zion's God reigns, that God is Zion's God, in covenant with her, and as such he reigns
All events have their rise in the disposals of the kingdom of his providence and their tendency to the advancement of the kingdom of his grace. This must be applied to the preaching of the gospel, which is a proclamation of peace and salvation; it is gospel indeed, good news, glad tidings, tidings of victory over our spiritual enemies and liberty from our spiritual bondage. The good news is that the Lord Jesus reigns and all power is given to him.


Whether you need to be reminded of the Good News or you need the Good News or you are called to bring Good News, be encouraged!

Our God Reigns and is there every step those beautiful feet of yours takes you! So get up outta your chair get those beautiful feet moving to follow our amazing Lord wherever and to whom ever He takes you.

Francis Chan series

Thought we would share this great link to a new Francis Chan series. Check it out!

How high tech are we?

CoR blog is now available for your mobile device! Yes, you have read this correctly. If you are currently a member of CoR your email address has been added and you will receive an email whenever we post to the blog.

We will be using the blog to post info about next meetings, info to study etc.

So, check the blog and see what's up!

What If .... movie†

This is a really great Christ based movie. I highly recommend this family friendly movie. I love seeing good movies with a sound Christian message that don't come off as "preachy" and yet declare the truth of the Word.

Desiring God Download for Free!

You can get Desiring God by John Piper for free! Follow the link and either download for free or get hard copy for only $5.

You can also follow along with John Piper reading the book. See the times etc. on this page.

This is a fantastic opportunity to get an amazing book.

http://www.desiringgod.org/blog/posts/introducing-desiring-god-chapters-1-2

Crown Financial 10 Week Study Group

Crown Financial 10 Week Study Group begins March 27 at 6:30 pm at CoR offices 4635 S. Lakeshore Dr #200. All couples and singles are invited to attend this 10 week course to learn about financial freedom through sound biblical principles. Cost is $10 for the book. All couples welcome. Call the Vision Reach (CoR) offices at 480-838-1644 for info and to sign up.

Women's "Crazy Love" Book Study

Join the ladies of CoR for a book discussion of "Crazy Love" by Francis Chan. Group meets every other Saturday at 9:00 am at the CoR offices. Next meeting day will be March 26. All ladies invited to attend.

Men's "Think" Book Study

Join the guys for a great book study of John Piper's book Think. Group meets at the CoR offices at 4635 S. Lakeshore Dr., Tempe Suite 200 at 10 a.m. every other Saturday. Next meeting is March 19. All men welcome to attend.

the CoR website is up and running!

We have our website up and going. We've posted our current info, purpose ministries (along with links to websites) and I'll be putting up our current meetings, outreaches and activities. We need all the ministries to keep us updated and informed so that the info stays current. God is doing great things with the small but mighty band of followers at CoR--let's let everyone know what God is doing in our midst and where He is taking us.

40 Days for Life is underway!!!!

40 days for life began Sept. 22 and will continue for well-- 40 days. Regularly individuals from the east valley will stand on the sidewalk near the Planned Parenthood Abortion Clinic at Alma School and Galveston in Mesa to pray for the mothers and and their lost babies.

Join us whenever you have a few minutes to pray that God will over turn this heinous taking of lives and the horrible impact it has on the mothers and families.

We cannot forget the 4000 babies being killed DAILY in this country.

Pastor John's Vision for the Church

The Church that Jesus died for, the local Body of Christ has taken a lot of hits in the last few years. In light of that and lest we forget that Paul taught often (Check out Ephesians chapters 1-3) that God's fulfillment for His purposes for His individual children, His glory and His revelation come to us as we are in fellowship in "The Church" and in response to this shunning of church by well meaning men such as Wayne Jacobsen, Jim Palmer, Darin Hufford, Frank Viola, George Barna etc., I contemplated what scripturally a church should look like. Here's what I came up with.

The church I foresee is...

A church that evolves from generation to generation

A church that starts a revolution adaptable to the coming age.

A church full of true worshipers who understand, "in spirit and in truth!"

A church that will introduce a Kingdom form of worship that will rock the heavens and the earth;
that will influence many because of its new pattern of worship.

A church of that is unshakable because its foundation is the Rock, the life of Jesus Christ.

A church that will reclaim the culture of Kingdom of Heaven through it's ambassadors on earth.

A church that remains loyal to its roots.

A church of multiplication whose numbers increase its influence that cannot be ignored.

A church so attractive, "making disciples as they go" it is both organic and infectious.

A church of hospitality

A church that will teach the true meaning of REPENTANCE and living within it daily

A church dependent on the Holy Spirit; His calling and leading

A church unified under One Rule, One Authority, One Culture, One Nation, One Citizenship on earth as it is in heaven.

A church that will speak God's messages with love, consideration, confidence and understanding.

A church committed to raising, training and empowering leaders from the generations that follow

I see a Church whose overseer is Jesus, governed by the Holy Spirit that will focus on the Great Commission!

Missional Living

Saw this blog today and thought it had some great practical ideas to reach out to the world around you. Just putting one or two of these in place in your lives will have some amazing results for Christ. I'm going to do it myself. Let's try it and see what God will do.

http://www.theresurgence.com/Dodson_Simplified-Missional-Living

A Song for our Guys

This is an amazing Youtube song by Sanctus Real. Something worth listening to daily.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OAKBXBXz1fo&feature=player_embedded

Philippians 2:2-3

2 make my joy complete by being of the same mind, maintaining the same love, united in spirit, intent on one purpose.

3 Do nothing from selfishness or empty conceit, but with humility of mind regard one another as more important than yourselves

My prayer today is that I will be more concerned for others and their trials than my own.

John Piper on abortion to President Obama

John Pipers message to President Obama about Roe V Wade



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kdnQAB3cJec&feature=related

The familiar yields something new when I open my mind to discovery and with discovery to those connections to all else that I know-J Wilson

One of the most untruthful things possible, you know, is a collection of facts, because they can be made to appear so many different ways.

All blame's a waste of time. No matter
how much fault you find, and regardless of how much you blame them it will not change you-Wayne Dyer