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Seeds of Hope Newsletter
Vol 5
A Bi-Monthly Publication by France Aprahamian
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This edition includes:
I. Editors Note
II. Survey
III. Article-The Way to Eternal Salvation
IV. An Article Dedicated to Mothers
V. In a Word Devotion-Children
VI. Thought for the day
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The Way to Eternal Salvation
by Brother Dave

According to God’s word, you have broken god's laws
(Romans 1-3).
For this, we all deserve death (Romans 6:23) but God is
rich in his mercy and grace decided to send His Son in our
place to pay the penalty for our sin. Eternal life and
forgiveness of sins is a gift for us from God. To receive
this gift, you must first believe that you deserve the
penalty of your sin, which is hell. Once you believe this
you will understand why you need to be saved. He is the
Savior of mankind. No works of righteousness can undo the
wrong things you’ve done.
Read Galatians 2-3.

Simply believe that God took the form of a man in Christ Jesus,
paid your sin debt in full, and was resurrected, conquering
death and the grave. If you simply trust one time that he
did this for you to save you from eternal damnation, you
shall be saved. It is His life, death, burial and
resurrection that saves a person from hell, not a person’s
commitment to live a righteous life, no matter how well
meaning they are. God wants us to do good
works, but they neither save us, nor keep us saved.
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Let the Rain Fall (Dedicated to Mom's)
by Bruce W. Durbin
(copyright 2002)

As a young boy, before I would exit the house in pursuit of
adventure, my mother would attempt to ensure that I was
properly outfitted for the weather outside. "Put Your Coat
On." If it was raining, my mother would instruct me to put
on a jacket to keep me from getting wet. If it was a sunny
day, my mother would instruct me to put on a hat to keep the
sun from my eyes. If it was approaching dusk, my mother would
tell me to watch for vehicles. Whatever the weather conditions
existed outside of the house, my mother would always provide me
with the appropriate instructions and would always add the
parting directive, "Be careful."

What Did Mom Say?

After enduring the delays in exiting the house, I would find
myself away from the house and my mother. As I was bounding
down that last step, I may have had the fleeting thought, "What
did Mom say?" When it was raining, I would find the puddles and
conduct an experiment in seeing how high I could splash the
water. Despite my mother's precautions in attempting to keep
me dry, this experiment inevitably resulted in me becoming wet.
When it was sunny, the hat would often become an annoyance and
would be displaced, with the sun then turning my skin pink.
Despite my mother's precautions, I would get sunburned. When
it was approaching dusk, I would forget that cars were bigger
than me. Despite my mother's directive, sometimes, I wasn't
careful.

My Mother is Better than Your Mother

Who can argue that the most notable mother is Mary? As
Matthew 1:20-21 relates:
"Joseph, thou son of David, fear not to take unto thee Mary
thy wife: for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy
Ghost. And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call
his name Jesus: for he shall save his people from their sins."

Before Jesus Christ was even born, Mary knew that He would
do great and marvelous things. Perhaps, in recognition of
the impact of a mother's love, the first miracle that Jesus
Christ performed was in response to a plea for help from His
mother. As John 2:3, relates:
"And when they wanted wine, the mother of Jesus saith unto him,
They have no wine."
What a thrill, what an honor for Mary to see her son perform a
miracle. What pride Mary must have felt.

Whose Child Is That?

Often, when a child becomes unruly in a restaurant or store,
people will whisper, "Whose child is that?" When a child
becomes an adult and achieves greatness, people will often
comment, "That person must have had a great mother." When
a person becomes famous or infamous, there is often the
tendency to either revere or defame the person's mother.
People recall the mother of Jesus Christ and hold her in high
esteem. Few people would consider that Judas even had a mother,
let alone hold her in high esteem.

As my mother's attempts to prepare me for the outside
conditions were often futile, due to my failure to obey, a
mother's attempts to prepare their children for the world are
also often futile. No matter what a mother may tell her
children, the children must make their own decisions.

Let the Rain Fall

A tribute to mothers? I only know my own mother.
She is special.

She has a sense of humor.
She knows how to bandage my cuts.
She knows how to play basketball and checkers.
She mends my clothes.
She cooks tasty meals and bakes cookies.
She has wisdom.
She gives hugs that tug at my heart.

What really makes my mother special is the fact that
she is a Christian. Before I even knew her as my mother,
she knew that while I was her son, I was also a child of
God, possessing a soul that needed to be guided. My mother
taught me to pray. My mother showed me the path of
righteousness. My mother sung songs of praise to God.
My mother taught me of God's love not only through her
words, but also through her life.

Whatever I have faced in the world, I have known that
my mother loved me and that I was constantly in her prayers.
What attributes could a mother possess that would make her
more special?

Let torrents of rain fall down on me, let the blazing sun
parch my skin, let the coming darkness swallow me, but never
let the love of my mother fade.

Bruce W. Durbin is a freelance writer whose articles have
been featured on many Christian online publications.
He is also the author of "Almost Heaven"
(www.iUniverse.com and Barnes & Noble) and may be
contacted at RavenInstitute@aol.com.
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A great website to visit for Christian Information and
encouragement.
www.resqdiver.com
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In a Word Devotion
Children

A man in need knocked at the door, and the children watched
as their father responded to the need. Seeing the willingness
of the father to help those on the outside that ask, the
children (inside) have confidence that their father will gladly
meet their needs when they ask.

Luke 11:5-10
"And he said unto them, Which of you shall have a friend, and
shall go unto him at midnight, and say unto him, Friend, lend
me three loaves; For a friend of mine in his journey is come
to me, and I have nothing to set before him? And he from within
shall answer and say, Trouble me not: the door is now shut, and
MY CHILDREN are with me in bed; I cannot rise and give thee.
I say unto you, Though he will not rise and give him, because
he is his friend, yet because of his importunity he will rise
and give him as many as he needeth. And I say unto you, Ask,
and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and
it shall be opened unto you. For every one that asketh receiveth;
and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be
opened."

As one of the children we can ask with the confidence of knowing
that our Heavenly Father will meet our needs.
If you are not a child of God abiding within the house of God
then email us today for directions on how to get to Gods' house.
For when you sincerely knock on His door, He will open the door
and blot out your past and adopt you into the household of faith.

One of the children,

Jim Boyte
You can email Jim at jboyte@amen.net
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Words of Hope:
"I do not nullify the grace of God, for if righteousness
comes though the law then Christ died needlessly."
Galatians 2:21
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