Calvary Chapel Newsletter January-February 2015

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Portraits From

Sandie And I, brethren, when I

came to you, did not come

with excellence of speech or

of wisdom declaring to you

the testimony of God. For I

determined not to know any-

thing among you except Je-

sus Christ and Him crucified.

1 Cor. 2:1-2

Ever since I was first

saved, I have loved people

that share the Lord with oth-

ers. I love them because

they love Jesus, and I love

them for their passion for the

lost. I love them for their

boldness and the ease with

which they approach com-

plete strangers with the good news of the Gospel. My

prayer has always been that I would be such a per-

son.

In 1985 Tom and I had the privilege was attending

the Billy Graham Crusade at Anaheim Stadium in

Southern Calif. I remember how excited I was. Finally it

was time for Mr. Graham to take to podium and deliv-

er his message. I remember thinking how ordinary he

looked. No robes, or funny hats, or pomp and circum-

stance, just an ordinary man preaching the Gospel

message to the thousands of people who had come

to hear. He didnt dazzle us with his enticing words or

charm us with his wit; he simply preached the mes-

sage simply.

When he had finished and had given the alter call,

I watched in amazement as thousands upon thou-

sands of people responded. Two things clicked in my

head that night, one, Mr. Graham was a vessel used

by God to bring many into His kingdom. Number two

and more importantly, he was utterly and totally de-

pendent upon the power of God to do so.

I know I will always have faults and shortcomings. I

know that in myself dwells no good thing. I know that

Im not as knowledgeable in the scripture as I could

be, and a lot of times I just dont know what to say

when sharing with others. But I do know that I dont

save people God does. He and He alone has thepower to do so. All he needs is a willing and obedient

vessel. He will do the rest.

Paul says in 1 Corinthians 2:4-5, And my speech

and my preaching were not with persuasive words of

human wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and

of power, that your faith should not be in the wisdom

of men but in the power of God and Paul was the

greatest evangelist that ever lived.

That crusade was many years ago, but I still remem-

ber the changes that happened in my heart that

night. I love to share Jesus with people. Do I still trip

over my words, yes, do I still fear rejection, and theanswer is a resounding yes. But you know what, I am

so glad because I never want to think its me.

I want to encourage each and every one of you to

take a step of faith with someone every day. They

might reject you now, but they will thank you later.

God will bless you beyond measure.

Love Sandie

Calvary Chapel Reno-Sparks January-February 2015

Calvary Chapel Reno-Sparks

ragrant Life Womens Ministry Newsletter

Portraits From

Sandie

Praise & Worship

Koinonia Review

2

Missions

Fruit of Her Hands

3

What Kind of Inn-

keeper Will You Be?

4

Joyful Books

Recipe

5

God Calls Us 6

Sharing the Good

News

7

Calvary Chapel Info

and Calendar

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Sharing the GoodNews

1 Corinthians 2:1-2


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Page 2 Fragrant L i fe Womens

Praise Worship

Womens Koinonia

Sharing the Good News

Christmas Koinonia 2014

We Have Come To

Worship Himby Mary Jane Robinette

On Saturday December 13, 2014

the women of Calvary Chapel Reno/Sparks gathered together in theChurch caf, to fellowship, share won-

derful holiday foods, have extendedworship time, and hear the message of

God shared with us by Leah Bradley.

Christmas is such a special time togather together with our sisters-in-Christ. The love that permeates fromeach table is nourishment in it-self. Love is a miracle healer and it

is a joyous gift that we share withthose in our lives. I know I was

blessed to be there and felt the love ofJesus Christ spread throughout theroom. The worship music had to be a

blessing to our Lord. The music wasloud, it was jubilant; it was filled with

adoration, praise and thanksgiving for

the celebration of the gift of love wereceived, our Lord Jesus Christ, our

Savior, our Redeemer, from our Abba

Father.

Precious are always thosememories that we share together

when we praise Him as one chorus

in joyful harmony.

Our speaker was Leah Bradley and

what a delight she was as she startedout with some old remembrances frommy younger days, of Art Linkletterwith his program, Children Say theDarndest Things. The laughter was

refreshing, and her message was in-spiring. She spoke on Choice

Points, and the message that came tome was we have choices on how welove and serve the Lord. And in doing

so we are to Bow to Him, Believe inHim, Obey Him, Practice saying yes

to Him, and Worship Him in how welive and work. Why? Because Hewants us to be with Him forever. In

closing let me share the one specialhighlight for me that I got from Leah,

and that was right in the very begin-

ning when she raised her fist and shesaid, If you see this fist shaking, it is

because I am afraid, but God told me;

fear not, for I hold your righthand. We find this truth inIsaiah

41:13 NLT For I hold you by your

right hand, I the Lord your God, and

I say to you, dont be afraid. I amhere to help you. What a wonderfultruth for us to carry with us every day

that we are not to fear because God iswalking right there beside us holding

our right hand. I pray that all of uswho attended this wonderful WomensChristmas Koinonia had open ears and

hearts and came away with one specialmoment,

one spe-cial mes-

sage thatwas de-signed for

each one

of us.

Here Is Love (Robert Lowry)

Here is love vast as the ocean,

Loving kindness as the flood:

When the Prince of life, our ransom,

Shed for us His precious blood.

Who His love will not remember?

Who can cease to sing His praise?

He will never be forgottenThroughout heavns eternal days.

On the mount of crucifixion

Fountains opened deep and wide.

Through the flood gates of Gods mercy

Flowed a vast and gracious tide.

Grace and love like mighty rivers

Poured incessant from above.

Heavens peace and perfect justice

Kissed a guilty world in love.

Beloved, let us love one

another, for love is of

God; and everyone who

loves is born of God and

knows God.

1 John 4:7

LOVE


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Page 3Fragrant L i fe Womens Minis try Sharing the Good News

Salomon & Rosario Ojeda

At this time, Salomon andRosario report that they areabout the Father's Business and

have been kept very busy. They say that we areall in their thoughts and prayers. Please contin-ue to pray for their safety and that there wouldbe revival in the heart of the people in Tejaro,Mexico.

You can email them at:

[email protected]

If you would like to help support them finan-cially you can by mail or online through

Shepherds Staff:

Shepherds Staff,P.O. Box 53640,

Albuquerque, NM 87153-3640(All checks must include the missionarys ac-

count number which can be written in the memosection of the check. Their account number is

4037

Online:

www.ssmfi.org

Missions

Fruit of Her Hands Ministry

UPCOMING EVENTS:

March 14, 2015

Bracelets of Faith for the

Single Moms Ministry

May 16, 2015

Spring Fabric Wreaths

for Our Homes

September 12, 2015

Soup Fellowship

for Friendship

November 14, 2015

Lap Blankets of Hope

for the Needy

Sign up Sheets, Supply Lists, and Maps will be

available on the Womens Ministry Counter

4 weeks prior to each event.

Time: 10am-2pm

Location: The Gardners Home

Fruit of Her Hands is a giving Ministrywhere women come together for worship, a

short devotional and a time of creative

fellowship.

Give her of the fruit of her hands, And let her own

works praise her in the gates. Proverbs 31:31
http://www.ssmfi.org/http://www.ssmfi.org/


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Page 4 Fragrant L i fe Womens Sharing the Good News

What Kind of Innkeeper Will You Be?

When I sat down and asked the Lord to show me

what He would have me write about, SHARING the

GOOD NEWS, He told me, Look up the word

SHARING. And that is where I will begin.

SHARINGin the Websters 1828 Diconary is de-

scribed as: Partaking; having a part with another;

enjoying or suering with others. When we truly

SHARE the GOOD NEWS, the gospel message of the

LOVE of Jesus Christwith others, it means that we

are taking part in anothers life to the point of actual-

ly suering with them and hopefully, if the messageis received, enjoying with them the abundant life

that Christ came to oer.

In order to be a part of anothers life we need to

be willing to involve ourselves in their life. This re-

minded me of the passage in Luke chapter 10 of the

Good Samaritan. Jesus shares about a certain man

who was traveling alone from Jerusalem to Jericho,

on a road that was known for its thieves and ban-

dits; not a very smart thing to do. This traveler

would represent us, the ones who dont do very

smart things at mes. The thieves stripped him of his

clothing, beat him and le him half dead. Then Jesus

shared about a priest, one who is supposed to repre-

sent God to the people, and when he saw him, he

passed by, on the other side. Could it be that this

priest, knowing that if he touched him, he would be

deemed unclean for seven days, said in his heart,Im too busy, I dont have me for this man, miss-

ing the opportunity that God had for him to truly

SHARE the GOOD NEWSof the LOVE OF GOD.

Then a Levite, one who served in the church, of the

tribe of Levi, who could have even been a worshipper

singing and playing instruments in the church, when

he looked, he passed by on the other side of the

road also. Perhaps he was afraid to get involved;

perhaps he too was busy and did not take the me to

SHARE the GOOD NEWSof the LOVE OF GOD. But

when a certain Samaritan saw him, he had compas-

sion. I believe the Samaritan represents our Jesus,

The ONEwho comes to us when we have made

wrong decisions and have been beat up by our sin

and Heshows compassion on us. The Samaritan got

involved and went to him and bandaged his wounds,

pouring oil (a symbol of the spirit) and wine (a sym-

bol of Christs blood); and he set him on his own ani-

mal, brought him to an inn, and took care of him. He

even gave the innkeeper 2 denarii to take care of

him. One commentary said this would be enough for

24 days at the inn, and he told the innkeeper if that

wasnt enough, the next me he was in town he

would give him whatever it took to take care of him.

I believe the Innkeeper is a picture of us. We have a

choice to either take that gi we have been given

and SHARE THE GOOD NEWS, get involved in otherslives, even in their suerings; or we can squander the

gi using it for selsh gain. If we believe that the Sa-

maritan, our Lord, is truly returning, then we will use

the precious gi of the Gospel we have been given

and SHARE THE GOOD NEWSwith others because

we want them to also be partakers in the LOVE OF

GOD.

WHAT KIND OF INNKEEPER WILL YOU BE?

For the love of Christ compels us, because we

judge thus: If One died for all, then all died; and He

died for all, That those who live should live no long-

er for themselves, But for Him who dies for them

and rose again. 2 Corinthians 5:14-15

Simply His, Pam Snyder


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Joyful Books Book Club Ministry

Joyful ooks ook Club Ministry

We meet on Wednesday mornings in the Womens Minis-try Room from 9:30am-10:30am. You are welcome to

drop in anytime.

Contact person is Kelly Gardner (775) 843-0650.

READING SCHEDULE:

Ingredients:

1 pound of fresh cheese raviolis1 cupmilk

4 ounces Cream Cheese6Tbsp. grated Parmesan Cheese, divided tsp. black pepper6 ounces offresh baby spinach1 cup cherry tomatoes sliced

Directions:COOKpasta as directed on package.

MEANWHILE,heat milk and cream cheese in largeskillet on medium heat until cream cheese is melted and

mixture is well blended, stirring occasionally. Stir in 1/4

cup Parmesan and pepper. Add spinach; mix well.

DRAINpasta. Add to spinach mixture; mix lightly. Top

with tomatoes and remaining Parmesan.

SIDEBAR TITLE

You can make this recipe either

traditional or gluten free, by

substituting gluten free raviolis.

CREAMY RAVIOLIS

SIDEBAR TITLE

This is an updated edition of a book written by

Missionary and evangelist Roy Hession in 1950

in which he profiles the nature of religious re-

vival and lays out the prerequisites and conse-

quences of the activity of God in the heart of the

hungry seeker.

WOMENS MINISTRY

BOOK SELECTION

1/7/15 Chapter 1 Brokenness

1/14/15 Chapter 2 Cups Running Over

1/21/15 Chapter 3 The Way of Fellowship

1/28/15 Chapter 4 The Highway of Holiness

2/4/15 Chapter 5 The Dove and the Lamb

2/11/15 Chapter 6 & 7 Revival in the Home/Mote & Beam

2/18/15 Chapter 8 & 9 Willing Servant/Power of Blood & Lamb

2/25/15 Chapter 10 & Epilogue Protesting Our Innocence


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GOD CALLS US

by Mary Jane Robinette

Before we were even conceived

in our mothers womb, God chose

us and called us to be Hisown.Not everyone opens the door

to their heart when God calls them.

Consequently they are lost to live

under the reign of the evil one inthis earthly kingdom, and are des-

tined for their souls to face the

eternal fires of hell. But for those

that feel Gods tugging on theirheart and accept the invitation to

allow Jesus completely into their

life, heart, mind, body and soul, astheir Lord and Savior; that day is

their rebirth into the newness of

life and becoming a child of God.

Romans 10:9-10 that if you

confess with your mouth the

Lord Jesus and believe in your

heart that God has raised Him

from the dead, you will be saved.

For with the heart one believes

unto righteousness, and with the

mouth confession is made unto

salvation.

In this confession we agree that

we are sinners; that we come infaith believing that Jesus died for

all of our sins, past, present andfuture. We recognize that He bore

our stripes on His body, and that

we as sinners nailed Him to the

cross. We believe He rose againand one day will come again to

take His church to heaven. It is at

that moment of confessing with ourmouth that we leave behind us the

mass of those that live of theworld. Being sealed with the HolySpirit, we become saints, sanctified

in Jesus Christ by Gods call-

ing. Immediately we become stu-dents of the Bible. We experience

growing pains in our walk with the

Lord and come to know that we no

longer want to live of the world,but to live in the promises of the

Word of God. We soon understand

that God calls us to serve Him in

sharing the good news of the gos-

pel.

As we grow in the Lord we are

not only students of Gods Word,

but we become teachers of GodsWord. There should be no fear in

our growth in the Lord. When we

spend time in the Word as students

of the bible we gain the knowledgeof the promises of God. We be-

come teachers through the help ofthe Holy Spirit at those appointedtimes when God places us before

someone that He has called and is

searching for answers. We are

never alone in sharing the goodnews of the bible for we are filled

with the Holy Spirit and He will

give us the abilities, the words weneed at the moments we need

them.

Being saints of Jesus Christ we

are His followers. He is our Shep-

herd and we are His sheep. He hasgiven us so much food to feed on

in His Word and it is there that we

are nourished to learn, and then to

go out and share the message of thesaving grace of Jesus Christ. God

created us to know Him, to loveHim and to serve Him. God didnt

chose us by who we are, or whatwe do in life. He chose us becauseHe loves us and His only desire is

for us to be the beacons that shine

the light of His Son Jesus Christ toothers. Matthew5:16"Let your

light so shine before men, that they

may see your good works and glo-

rify your Father in heav-en." Sometimes it isnt what we

share in words, it is simply by our

example in the way we live our life

as Christians. Our goal every dayin our walk is to glorify God so

that others see that God is love. It

is through our example that otherswill come to know who Jesus

Christ is, God made man.

The Apostle Paul made a power-

ful testimony when he said in 1

Corinthians2:1-2 And I, breth-

ren, when I came to you, did not

come with excellence of speech orof wisdom declaring to you the

testimony of God.For I deter-

mined not to know anything

among you except Jesus Christ

and Him crucified. The ApostlePaul spoke simply in sharing the

gospel message with others, and

we should use his example whenwe are given the opportunity to

speak to others about Jesus Christ

and their salvation. Just like Paul,this is how we can glorify Jesus for

what He did for each one of us on

the cross. There is no greater gift

we can give to a family member, afriend, a stranger, but Gods gift of

love,

(Continued on page 7)

God Calls Us


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Sharing the

Good NewsBy Beverly Chong

I just love butterflies! When my granddaugh-

ter was only two and a half years old, talking like amagpie very early, she could name many of the but-

terflies that caught her always searching eye. I re-member her screeching in excitement, shouting as

from the roof tops, Butterfly, butterfly, come backbutterfly. She had a book, my daughter read to her

incessantly that named and described each butterfly.

She loved to explain to me how the butterfly was real-ly a worm, trapped within a blanket. And when that

worm was changed into a beautiful butterfly, it wig-

gled itself out of the blanket and flew away, looking

for pretty flowers to land on. That cherished memorycalls to mind Psalm 139:15-16 (Living Bible), You

were there while I was being formed in utter seclu-sion! You saw me before I was born and scheduled

each day of my life before I began to breathe. Every

day was recorded in your Book.

This verse calls to my heart, as the butterflymemory does, that God, in His great love for us, felt

He needed to do something about the sin that had ap-peared and wrapped itself so tightly around mans

life, destroying the beauty He had created and intend-ed it to be. His choice for a remedy was a very ten-

der, heartfelt, and extremely painful one, in which Hesaw no other way than to send His precious sinless

Son to die on a cross, wiping out the grip of that ugly

sin. God ultimately conquered sin by allowing our

willing Savior to die instead of us, determining thatwhosoever believed in His Son Jesus and accepted

Him as Savior, would never have to face exile from

Him, but would forever be with Him in Heaven whenit is all said and done. You see, eternal death is wait-

ing to grab and trap all of whom reject this costly freegift God had planned for a long time ago, sending His

Son to pay our debt of sin on the cross. But that was-nt the end of the story. Jesus victoriously rose from

that death and commissioned us to go into all the

earth and proclaim Him, proclaim Gods word. Inother words, we are to shout it from the roof tops that

Jesus is Lord and Savior of all, and He is coming

back for us one day soon. This is the Good News.Jesus is alive and He wants us to share that Good

news with everyone we come into contact with.

Share it with words, or share it with actions, but shareit all the time. In season or out of season, whether weare going through great trials or have come out ofsome difficult or devastating trial. He lives, Hes vic-

torious and He wants to live in us and through us,

helping us to share with the whole world what He has

done for us

Have a very excited, Shout if from the roof tops,

kind of day!


Sharing the Good News

(Continued from page 6)

His only begotten Son, Christ Je-

sus; crucified to death on the crossto redeem us.

As I close, my thoughts are with

our brother and sister, Solomon

and Rosario Ojeda who gave upeverything here in the United

States, their home, their jobs, leav-

ing their precious family here and

answered Gods missionary call to

go out into the world and share thegood news of the gos-

pel.John17:18I also have sentthem. Pastor Solomon and Ro-

sario are now living in Tejaro,Mexico where they are planting a

Calvary Chapel church and sharing

with joy in their hearts what JesusChrist did when He died on that

wooden cross.Not all of us are

called to completely change howwe live and where we live. But we

are called twice, first to accept thesaving knowledge of Christ as our

Lord and Savior; and secondly we

are called to share the amazing

news about the Road to Salvation.Ilove to speak of Jesus, He is the

way, the truth and the life. God

will use me, and He will use you,to be His messengers to share the

good news that will bring life to the

lost.


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November-December 2014

HOW CAN I GET INVOLVED AT

CALVARY CHAPEL?

First: Present yourself to God (Romans 12:1) for confirmation thatHe has planted you in this fellowship. If so, then discover your gifts

and Gods calling your life.

Second: Study to show yourself approved unto God (2 Timothy

2:15). As you grow in your relationship with God, let Him prepare

you for effective service.

Third: Be doers of the Word (James 1:22). Commit yourself to the

work of Jesus Christ in this fellowship. Get involved as a yielded

vessel to Gods guiding anywhere He directs.

Helps Ministry: Food Pantry, Meal Ministry

Caf 2:42

Womens Greeters

Womens Monday Bible Study

Womens Conferences, Koinonias & Retreats

Womens Wed Evening & Thursday Morning PRAYER

Childrens Ministry

Fruit of Her Hands Ministry

Widows Meeting (Encourage &Prayer) 2nd Sunday of the Month

in Caf 2:42 8:15 amJoyful Books Wednesdays 9:30am Womens Ministry Room

Single Moms Ministry

Fragrant Life Newsletter Contact: Kelly Gardner at 843-0650

Contact the Church Office and Fill Out a Ministry

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JANUARY 2015MONDAYS: 5,12,19,26 Womens Bible Study

WEDNESDAYS: 7,14,21,28 Joyful Books 9:30am

SUNDAY: 4th Missions Prayer 12:30pm

SUNDAY: 11thWidows Meeting 8:15am

WEDNESDAYS: 7,14,21,28 Evening Prayer 6pm

THURSDAYS: 8,15,22,29 Morning Prayer 10am

FEBRUARY 2015MONDAYS: 2,9,16,23 Womens Bible Study

WEDNESDAYS: 4,11,18,25 Joyful Books 9:30am

SUNDAY: 1st Missions Prayer 12:30 pm

SUNDAY: 8th Widows Meeting 8:15am

WEDNESDAYS: 4,11,18,25 Evening Prayer 6pm

THURSDAYS: 5,12,19,26 Morning Prayer 10am

SATURDAY: 14th Couples Potluck 6pm

Our Desires For

Womens Ministry

To encourage deeper rela-tionships and spiritual

growth for the women in

the body of Christ.

To provide a place where

women will be encouraged

and uplifted to seek Gods

best for their lives.

To give opportunity to study

the Word of God together

that women might grow in

the grace and knowledge of

our Lord Jesus.

To equip women to be lights

in their homes, neighbor-

hoods and workplaces re-

flecting the love of Jesus

Christ to all.

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