Dear Saints:
I pray that you and your family had a wonderful Christmas
and will now have a Blessed New Year. Just think about it, we are about
to embark on an exciting new year, one year closer to our Lord’s return. As
we look around there is much to do to prepare for His Coming. There are
many souls to reach. I am hearing some exciting news of how some of our
churches are reaching their communities. Our goal is not to be the best
church ‘in’ the Community, but the best Church ‘for’ the Community. Our
mandate is to minister to those in need. As we work on ministering to
those in our communities, the Lord will bless and reward us for fulfilling His
Mandate of going out and compelling them to come in. All of us are
Laborers together with the Lord. Again, my wife and I count it such an
honor to work in the harvest with some of the most precious people there are!
Stewardship Month
January in the Church of God of Prophecy is “Stewardship
Month.” The Lord desires for all of us to be good stewards with what He
has given us. That not only means with our tithes and offerings, but also
as stewards of our time, our gifts and callings, and our work for the Lord.
Down economic times is not the time to cut back in our stewardship obligations,
rather it is a time to give more, more of ourselves and more of our
resources. By doing so, we step out in faith and trust the Lord for His
Divine Providence and care over our families and our churches.
21 Days of Prayer and Fasting
As in the past several years, Bishop Randall Howard, General
Overseer, invites all of us once again to join thousands of others in the
Kingdom of God for 21 days of Prayer and Fasting as we begin the New Year in a
Season of Seeking.
Bishop Howard states, “dedicating the first days of the
New Year to calling on the name of the Lord is the best way I can think of to
start the fresh New Year God has given us with eyes toward Him, ears open to
Him, and hearts hungry for Him.”
(Please see Part III, below, of the Regional Overseer's
Annual Address regarding the Importance of Prayer.)
SCHOOL OF PRACTICAL AND ADVANCED STUDIES (SOPAS)
The School of Practical and Advanced Studies is scheduled
for three days, March 22-24, 2012 at the New Horizons Church, Washougal,
WA. As you recall, we have had SOPAS I and SOPAS II in our
Region. SOPAS III will be offered this time and there will be teaching
tracts in both English and Spanish. Please note: It will not be
necessary to have taken SOPAS I or SOPAS II prior to taking SOPAS III.
(Note: There are No Tests, for those who may be
apprehensive about attending.)
(For students completing the reading assignments, a
Certificate of Completion will be awarded.)
This is a Must School for all Pastors, Ministers, and
Aspiring Church Leadership.
More information will be forthcoming, so be sure to mark
this time on your calendars.
Lay Ministers
All lay ministers are asked to send in their lay minister’s
certificates to my office, 7319 199th St. Ct. E., Spanaway, WA 98387
by the first of the year, so they can be issued a new one for 2012. Their
current certificate is only valid for 2011.
Events Calendar for 2012
January Stewardship Month
January 13-15 Winter Teen Retreat - White Pass (Shelly Symonds, Director)
January Stewardship Month
January 13-15 Winter Teen Retreat - White Pass (Shelly Symonds, Director)
January 26-29 Gordon-Conwell
Theological Seminary - Salem, OR (Research & Writing)
February 3-5 Adult Retreat - Pacific Beach (Don & Mary Knoblich, Directors)
February 24 District Convention - Tacoma (Rick Bear, District Overseer)
February 25 District Convention - Washougal (Franklin Smith, District Overseer)
March 10 District
Convention - Kirkland (Roger Jones, District Overseer)
March 17 District Convention - Tri-Cities (Franklin Smith, District Overseer)
March 17 District Convention - Tri-Cities (Franklin Smith, District Overseer)
March 22-24 School
of Practical and Advanced Studies (SOPAS III) - Washougal, WA
(English and Spanish Tracks)
“Driven By The Spirit”
Blessings for the New Year!
Bishop/Dr. Don Knoblich
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