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Henry on the Rise!

MP3 to Support Henry's medical related expenses just released!

This time last year we were all praying and hoping against all hope that God would spare Henry Green's life. Our prayers were answered and Henry is alive, well and making music again!

At the same time, he is facing some major surgery and major expenses as he begins the long process of an intestinal transplant. This is the price of having his guts shot out last year.

Henry has been blessed by Amtrak with free transportation to the DC area for the surgery, and by the Ronald McDonald House helping defray housing costs for his mom.  There is still however the issue of lost wages and increased expenses that the family will have to contend with for several months. We want to help.

Henry just released his first CD entitled "From Hell's Kitchen to Heaven's Gate."  In it, he displays his musical and lyrical talents in an extradinary way. One of the cuts, Musichead, is a hip hop ballad that tells the story of a young DJ who seeks to escape the hazards of the streets by way of his music. There is something wonderfully haunting  and yet familiar about the song. I first heard it when Henry was up in Yale's Intensive Care hanging on to life by a thread....something about it went right through me!

LISTEN TO SAMPLE HERE:  MusicHead Sample

If you'd like to hear the rest of it, please go to our Facebook store and purchase the MP3 for $2.50. All of the prceeds less paypal fees will go straight to the Green family. Be a hero, and be blessed. You'll enjoy the music and be contributing to the Green family in their time of need.

PURCHASE INSTANTLY DOWNLOADABLE FULL TRACK HERE:
If you'd like to buy the download for only $2.50, visit our Facebook store and choose "MusicHead" at

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Church-on-the-Rock-New-Haven/24275024431?sk=app_137036186323012

Church Folks - Your Help is Needed in this FIGHT!

As discussed at yesterday's service....

The New Haven Board of Alderman will be holding a public meeting to discuss the implementation of the proposed new Stormwater Authority on Thursday, 3/17. If the plan is implemented, EVERY building owner in the city will be levied a tax (they are calling it an "assessment" to avoid the "t" word).  It will start off small, but it's very likely that the fees will go up dramatically over the next few years.

1. A letter that specifially addresses our concerns with this proposal is attached. Please download it and read through it to undertstand why we have an issue. 

Download Alderman_English_w97

2.  Please plan to show up at the meeting of the Board of Aldermen this coming Thursday, March 17th at City hall, 165 Church Street, 2nd Floor (Aldermanic chambers). The meeting begins at 6PM, but we would like as many people as possible to show up at 5.  It is imperative that we have a (very) large number of people show up. We are church members, but we also represent a significant number of VOTERS. They need to SEE that reality.  

3. It is essential that our aldermanic representatives know that we're here and that we have a voice. Please contact your repsresentative by email and or/phone simply to say something like this:

The proposal to levy a water drainage assessment upon nonprofits including faith-based establishments is not prudent. As social services funded by the public sector are being severely cut back and even eliminated, the demand for work and services offered by nonprofits is only heightened.  The city needs us now more than ever.   We feed, clothe, house, teach, counsel, encourage, and facilitate rehabilitation of those in need as a matter of course. The more difficult the times, the more people look to us for help. I am opposed to what amounts to taxation of nonprofit entities including the church.

Here's a link to the list of current of aldermen and their contact information.

 New Haven Aldermen Contact List

For your convenience, here is a list of all of their email addresses:

ward1@newhavenct.net, ward2@newhavenct.net, ward3@newhavenct.net, ward4@newhavenct.net, ward5@newhavenct.net, ward6@newhavenct.net, ward7@newhavenct.net, ward8@newhavenct.net, ward9@newhavenct.net, ward10@newhavenct.net, ward11@newhavenct.net, ward12@newhavenct.net, ward13@newhavenct.net, ward14@newhavenct.net, ward15@newhavenct.net, ward16@newhavenct.net, ward17@newhavenct.net, ward18@newhavenct.net, ward19@newhavenct.net, ward20@newhavenct.net, ward21@newhavenct.net, ward22@newhavenct.net, ward23@newhavenct.net, ward24@newhavenct.net, ward25@newhavenct.net, ward26@newhavenct.net, ward27@newhavenct.net, ward28@newhavenct.net, ward29@newhavenct.net, ward30@newhavenct.net

The timleline is VERY tight. Please, we need you to act NOW! Thank you and God Bless You!

On behalf of concerned New Haven Clergy,

Rev. Todd Foster (203) 498-2687

Radical, Chapter 2( (Too Hungry for Words), Question 2

On page 27 (Kindle 408-12) of Radical, Pastor Platt speaks of hosting a "Secret Church," a no frills straight up Bible Study.......no music, no cushioned chairs; just the Word and prayer from 6PM until midnight on a Friday night.   What do you think? Could you hang?

Radical, Chapter 2 (Too Hungry for Words), Question 1

We saw in Chapter 2 how hungry some people around the world are for the Word of God. There was no anointed band, no comfy meeting places, no programs, just a group of people who wanted to know more about God through His Word!

What's the differnce between the hungry and the complacent? Why is the gap so wide? Hunger can't be manufactured. Either you're hungry or you're not. What do you think it would take for the American churchgoer to become truly "hungry" for the Word of God?

 

 

 

Women of Courage 2011

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Call (203) 498-2687 for further information or send registration fee with form at the above link.

Radical; Chapter 1, Question 2

2. Following Christ requires a cost that should be considered before we commit (Luke 14:28-32). Why is it important to count the cost of following Jesus before making a commitment to Him? There is a cost for us to follow Him, but when we don't follow Him what is the cost to those around us who don't know Him at all?

Radical; Chapter 1 Question 1

1. Following Christ means continually sacrificing who we are for who He is (Luke 14:27). What does it mean to "carry our cross"?  When we follow Christ, what might we be asked to sacrifice? How do churches in America tend to cater to self rather than foster abandoning of self. (see page 7 of the book).  What should we or can we do about it?

Radical: Taking Back Your Faith from the American dream

This is the book I'm going to start highlighting on Sunday Morning's. I'm also hoping that we can begin a chapter by chapter book discussion here on this blog.

If you pick it up from the link below at the great Amazon pricing, the ProTeen Center will receive a peecentage of the proceeds:

 

Breakthrough Prayers 1/12/11

These are the items you submitted for us to join together with you in prayer for breakthrough. They are listed in general categories. Let's use this time of prayer and fasting to press in to God and expect to see breakthrough in each of these areas. Feel free to add areas for breakthrough as comments to this post:

Spiritual Breakthrough: Holy Spirit Revival, salvations, deeper levels of intimacy, more consistent walk with God, more effective and consistent prayer lives, more effective hearing of God's voice, etc.

Discipline: Victory over laziness and distractions, and lack of self-control.

Marriages and other relationships:Peace, joy, harmony, comaraderie (friendship), common vision, agape selfless love, the bringing forth of God-ordained spouses.

Financial Breakthrough: Employment, businesses, release of finances.

Vision: Clear view of where God is leading. 

Healing and Deliverance: Physical, emotional, mental, freedom from addictions and  compulsions.

Wisdom: Insight and understanding from God's perespective in all matters great and small.

Children and Youth: spiritual awakening, revivial, safety, salvation, direction,wisdom

Boldness: Freedom from fear and timidity

Housing: Provisions for home or  apartment

USA: Peace, divine wisdom in leadership, eradication of siprit of division, eradication of spirit of murder of the unborn, youth, and the general population.

World: for the protection of tand ultimately the growth of he church of the Lord Jesus Christ around the world, end to extreme poverty, peace

Legal: Justice, immigration, naturalization and visa  issues.

Parents: Wisdom from above, insight, love, compassion, family as a priority.

New Haven: peace, revival, salvation, ProTeenCenter and other youth developing efforts, end to homeslessness, eradication of drugs and violence, prosperity.

 

 

 

 

 

It's a Great day to Pray!!!

While you're snowed in, take some time to really press in.  Here's a great place to start. Remember the prophecy that Dr. Mike Maiden back in June of 2007.  I pasted it below.  Over the course of our time of fasting and prayer, would take the time to pray for the breakthrough in these areas?

I'm going to add other breakthrough prayer items in the next posting. Those will be based on the cards you submitted this past Sunday.....

Summary of  Prophecy given by Dr. Mike Maiden 6/20/07

A. God will give us this building and another youth Building Debt free.

1. Biblical Mandate or Precedent

a) Phil 4:19 And my God shall supply all your need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus.

2. Our part: be loyal to God.

B. He’ll give us a caravan of vans and 4 busses.

1. Biblical Mandate or Precedent

a) Luke 14:23  Then the master said to the servant, 'Go out into the highways and hedges, and compel them to come in, that my house may be filled.

2. Our part: willingness to “go…and compel them to come”

C. He’ll give us favor with Government Officials

1. Biblical Mandate and Precedent

a) Luke 2:52  And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and men.

b) Prov 21:1 The king's heart is in the hand of the Lord, like the rivers of water; He turns it wherever He wishes.

2. Our part: Continue to be obedient and maintain His favor, the rest will follow.

D. He’ll connect us with Government money to help us get accomplished what He wants us to do.

1. Biblical Mandate or Precedent.

a) Prov 13:22 the wealth of the sinner is stored up for the righteous.

b) Ps 24:1 The earth is the Lord's, and everything in it, the world, and all who live in it;

2. Our part: Don’t chase the money, but pursue God’s vision.

E. We will bless this church, city, and the state…..

1. Biblical Mandate or Precedent

a) Acts 1:8 But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be witnesses to Me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth."

b) Our part: be sensitive to know when and how to expand.

F. He will bring us out into the open to show off His work

1. Biblical Mandate or Precedent

a) Matt 5:14-16   "You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a hill cannot be hidden.  15 Nor do they light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a lampstand, and it gives light to all who are in the house.  16 Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven.

b) Our part: Continue to be willing to shine

G. He’ll bring many men and women of aith and valor

1. Biblical Mandate or Precedent

a) Phil 2:25 Yet I considered it necessary to send to you Epaphroditus, my brother, fellow worker, and fellow soldier.

2. Our part: Be willing to play the same role for others.

H. We’ll have the keys to make many other things happen…

1. Biblical Mandate or Precedent

1. Matt 16:19 And I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven."
2. Our part: Don’t enter where we haven’t been called.

I. The city is ours “to take”

1. Biblical Mandate or Precedent

a) Josh 1:3-4 Every place that the sole of your foot will tread upon I have given you, as I said to Moses.

2. Our part: Pray for the city and be light bearers in dark places. We’re taking it for God, not for ourselves.

J. Dozens of Ministries….especially compassion ministries…

1. Biblical Mandate or Precedent

a) Matt 9:35-36  Then Jesus went about all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every sickness and every disease among the people.   36 But when He saw the multitudes, He was moved with compassion for them

2. Our part: Look for opportunities to help wherever possible: Ark Almighty.

K. Church growth to many thousands.

1. Biblical Mandate or Precedent

a) Acts 2:47 and the Lord added to the church daily those who were being saved.

2. Our part: Care for People’s souls, not just their physical comfort

L. God will raise up new leaders to handle the growth

1. Biblical Mandate or Precedent

a) Ex 18:17-19  So Moses' father-in-law said to him, "The thing that you do is not good. 18 Both you and these people who are with you will surely wear yourselves out. For this thing is too much for you; you are not able to perform it by yourself.

2. Our part: Look for, recruit and train leadership