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Sent: Wednesday, 10 January 2001 6:54 PM
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Subject: Webpastor Weekly Hits! 2001 Vol.1 No.2

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Dear Hitsters,
Well, here we are into the New Year a few days. How
many resolutions have crashed to the ground already!
Cheer up though! The decision to follow the Lord can
be made any day. Why not today?

READING FROM THE WORD OF GOD
I love the Lord; for he heard my voice;
he heard my cry for mercy. Because he
turned his ear to me, I will call on him
as long as I live.
Psalm 116:1-2 (NIV)

When the Psalmist wrote this Psalm, he
wrote it from his own experience. Death
and warfare were a fact of life, and
to thank God for survival, a natural
reaction for a man of the spirit.
Yet the Psalm's words had an echo of
much larger events. One, in the past,
was the escape from Egypt, and so
this Psalm was recited corporately
in memory of that miraculous act of
salvation. The other event, however,
lay in the future, when another, far
greater, act of salvation would take
place, when the chains of death would
forever be broken (v16) and the cup of
salvation would be offered to mankind (v13). 

DEFINING GOD 
This was written by an 8 year old, Danny Dutton 
of Chula Vista, CA, for his third grade homework 
assignment. The assignment was to explain God. 
Danny may not have it all right, but some of his 
words ring very true.

Assignment: EXPLAIN GOD 
"One of God's main jobs is making people. 
He makes them to replace the ones that die, 
so there will be enough people to take care 
of things on earth. He doesn't make grown-ups, 
just babies. I think because they are smaller 
and easier to make. That way He doesn't have to 
take up His valuable time teaching them to talk 
and walk. He can just leave that to mothers and 
fathers. 

God's second most important job is listening 
to prayers. An awful lot of this goes on, since 
some people, like preachers and things, pray 
at times beside bedtime. God doesn't have time to 
listen to the radio or TV because of this. Because 
He hears everything, there must be a terrible lot of 
noise in His ears, unless He has thought of a way to 
turn it off. 
God sees everything and hears everything and 
is everywhere which keeps him pretty busy. So 
you shouldn't go wasting His time by going 
over your Mom and Dad's head asking for 
something they said you couldn't have. Atheists 
are people who don't believe in God. I don't 
think there are any in Chula Vista. At least 
there aren't any who come to our church. 
Jesus is God's Son. He used to do all the hard work 
like walking on water and performing miracles and 
trying to teach the people who didn't want to learn 
about God. They finally got tired of Him preaching to 
them and they crucified Him. But He was good and kind, 
like His Father, and He told His Father that they didn't 
know what they were doing and to forgive them and God 
said "O.K." His Dad (God) appreciated everything that 
He had done and all His hard work on earth so He told 
Him He didn't have to go out on the road anymore. He 
could stay in heaven. So He did. And now He helps 
His Dad out by listening to prayers and seeing things 
which are important for God to take care of and which 
ones He can take care of Himself without having to 
bother God, (Like a secretary, only more important.) 
You can pray anytime you want and they are sure to 
help you because they got it worked out so one of 
them is on duty all the time. 

You should always go to church on Sunday because 
it makes God happy, and if there's anybody you want 
to make happy, it's God. Don't skip church to do 
something you think will be more fun like going to the 
beach. This is wrong. And besides the sun doesn't come 
out at the beach until noon anyway. 

If you don't believe in God, besides being an 
atheist, you will be very lonely, because your 
parents can't go everywhere with you, like 
to camp, but God can. It is good to know He's 
around you when you're scared in the dark or 
when you can't swim and you get thrown into 
real deep water by big kids. 

But...you shouldn't just always think of what 
God can do for you. I figure God put me here and 
He can take me back anytime He pleases. 

And that's why I believe in God." 
--submitted by Jennie Graham

PRAYER POINTS
***Thank God that He listens to the prayers of
His people.
***Praise Him for the work of salvation that
He has done through Jesus.
***Thank Him that little Amelia D is growing
well and doing things at a normal rate for her
age.
***Pat C has asked for prayer for her friend
Catina who lost much of her family in a house
fire on Christmas Eve. She is due to lose
her husband to throat cancer as well, and her
father, the only survivor of the fire, is 
not doing well.
***Patti's friend, Roger, also suffering from 
cancer is not doing well. Keep him in your 
prayers.
***We have heard that one of our netsisters in
faith has severe marriage problems. Pray for
her and her family at this difficult time.
***Many families are making big decisions at
this time of year. Pray for the Warren and
Trish, now settled in Brisbane, as he looks
for work. Also Luciano. Pray for those who 
might lose jobs or whom the Lord is calling 
to new places.

HAHAHA CORNER
***The man passed out in a dead faint as 
he came out of his front door onto the
porch. Someone called 911. When the paramedics 
arrived, they helped him regain consciousness 
and asked if he knew what caused him to
faint.
"It was enough to make anybody faint," he said. 
"My son asked me for the keys to the garage, and 
instead of driving the car out, he came out with 
the lawn mower."
--submitted by Pat C

***FUNNY  LABELS

In case you needed further proof that the 
human race is doomed through stupidity, here 
are some actual label instructions on 
consumer goods:

1. On hairdryer: "Do not use while sleeping".
2. On a bag of crisps: "You could be winner! No 
purchase necessary. Details inside".
3. On a bar of soap: "Directions: Use like regular 
soap."
4. On some frozen dinners: "Serving suggestions: 
Defrost."
5. On Tiramisu dessert (printed on bottom of box): 
"Do not turn upside down."
6. On Bread Pudding: "Product will be hot after heating."
7. On packaging for a iron: "Do not iron clothes on body."
8. On Children's Cough Medicine: "Do not drive a car or 
operate machinery after taking this medication."
9. On Sleep Aid: "Warning: May cause drowsiness".
10. On most brands of Christmas lights: "For indoor or 
outdoor use only."
11. On a food processor: "Not to be used for the other 
use."
12. On pack of peanuts: "Warning: Contains nuts."
13. On an airlines packet of nuts: "Instructions: 
open packet, eat nuts."
14. On a child's Superman costume: "Wearing of this 
garment does not enable you to fly." 
--Anon.   

***The Sunday before Christmas, a pastor told 
his congregation that the church needed some 
extra money. He asked the people to consider 
donating a little more than usual into the 
offering plate. He said that whoever gave 
the most would be able to pick out three hymns. 
After the offering plates were passed, the pastor 
glanced down and noticed that someone had placed 
a $1,000 bill in offering.
He was so excited that he immediately shared his 
joy with his congregation and said he'd like to 
personally thank the person who placed the money 
in the plate. A very plain, middle aged lady all the 
way in the back shyly raised her hand. 
The pastor asked her to come to the front.
Slowly she made her way to the pastor. He told her 
how wonderful it was that she gave so much and in 
thanks asked her to pick out three hymns.
Her eyes brightened as she looked over the 
congregation, pointed to the three most 
handsome men in the building and said, "I'll 
take him and him and him." 
---Anon.
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Sue: Oh Rocco, that is SUCH an OLD joke! I heard
it when I was a girl.
Rocco: Really? THAT OLD!!!
Hehehehe. 
See you all next week.
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