Renaissance of a Soul

I will give your life to you as a prize in all places, wherever you go -Jeremiah 45:5

This is the firm and immovable secret of the Lord to those who trust Him- "I will give your life to you . . . ." What more does a man want than his life? It is the essential thing. ". . . your life . . . as a prize . . ." means that wherever you may go, even if it is into hell, you will come out with your life and nothing can harm it. So many of us are caught up in exhibiting things for others to see, not showing off property and possessions, but our blessings. All these things that we so proudly show have to go. But there is something greater that can never go- the life that "is hidden with Christ in God" (Colossians 3:3).

Are you prepared to let God take you into total oneness with Himself, paying no more attention to what you call the great things of life? Are you prepared to surrender totally and let go? The true test of abandonment or surrender is in refusing to say, "Well, what about this?" Beware of your own ideas and speculations. The moment you allow yourself to think, "What about this?" you show that you have not surrendered and that you do not really trust God. But once you do surrender, you will no longer think about what God is going to do. Abandonment means to refuse yourself the luxury of asking any questions. If you totally abandon yourself to God, He immediately says to you, "I will give your life to you as a prize . . . ." The reason people are tired of life is that God has not given them anything- they have not been given their life "as a prize." The way to get out of that condition is to abandon yourself to God. And once you do get to the point of total surrender to Him, you will be the most surprised and delighted person on earth. God will have you absolutely, without any limitations, and He will have given you your life. If you are not there, it is either because of disobedience in your life or your refusal to be simple enough.

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Hello Family!!

The preparations fro England continue. I've heard from Simon, the pastor in England, and he says they have encounter a few more hoops they need to jump through than anticipated. But still he thinks the time frame for my arrival, end of June, should not change. Pray that all they paper work get's sorted and they will secure the Sponsorship License without delay.

On my end, I have been seeking support from the local churches I have been involved with to partner with us in the work God is doing. This week, in fact today, one of the churches is having a meeting to discuss such possibility. I will be called to their office later this week to be informed of their decision. Please pray for favor and God's will to be done.

Other prayer request would be for me to stay focused, encouraged and steadfast

God is in control!

Love you all! I am greatly encouraged by your prayers and support.

His name be glorified!
Amaris Rivera

www.becauseGodisgood.blogspot.com

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Hey guys,

Here's a new song Steve told me about today.
Check it out.

Youtube Clip:
http://youtu.be/pPOWMApmacY

Interview & guitar only live:
http://www.worshiptogether.com/songs/songdetail.aspx?iid=1826863

Jason Kim

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Hello Everyone,

I added this snippet of an email from Bert Waggoner, our National Director about the tornadoes over the last 48 hours. Also, I want us to begin to pray about what our part will be. We have friends in Alabama that we will likely be helping directly, but for now, if you wish to give to help future coming efforts, you can do this through the giving bucket at the church and/or online through the website. Just be sure to add a note that says it is designated for "Vineyard South East Recovery." We will use it for ONLY those efforts.

Thank you so much for being such amazing giving people. Our giving has been steadily going up over the last few weeks and we want to say thank you. And thank you for supporting the missions we currently are doing and this as well.

May GOD Bless you directly in return for all of your kindness!!!!!

Blessings!
pd

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Dear Vineyard Pastors and Leaders,

We have been in contact with Jon Quitt who pastors in Tuscaloosa where the tornado did so much damage. I am happy to report that they are okay. The tornado passed about a block from their church, and some of the church families lost their homes. But there is no report of loss of life or serious injury.

I hope you will join with me in prayer for those who stand in harm's way as these tornadoes continue their vengeful path across the South and East. I will keep you informed of any developments or reports I receive from our pastors or Kevin Fischer, the Southeast Regional Overseer.

Sincerely,

Berten A Waggoner
National Director
Vineyard USA

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April 18th, 2010

Japan Relief Effort

A Letter From the Japan/Korea Partnership

Dear Vineyard family:

Today marks the one month anniversary of the earthquake/tsunami in Japan's Tohoku region. While the disaster receives diminishing US news coverage in the face of more recent local and international crises, the news coming from Japan suggests, if anything, a deepening awareness of the scope of the disaster.

A number of you have contacted Vineyard Mercy Response, Vineyard missions or us directly asking about Vineyard-based avenues of response to the situation in Japan. Over the past few weeks we have been exploring how we might support a Vineyard-based response; we've been in conversation with the Vineyard Missions, Mercy Response and National offices, and just returned from a one-week trip to meet with our Vineyard pastors in Japan, talk with directors of a local Christian relief agency, and visit the disaster area.

The Vineyards in Japan are taking initial steps to partner together with one another, and with other Christian churches and agencies, in early-stage response. Gail and I were able to get a glimpse of this on a 36-hour trip to the coastal town of Iwaki, where a local nondenominational church is serving as a hub for church-based relief efforts. We helped clean out tsunami-ravaged homes and serve refugees at local relocation centers, and found ourselves working together with Christians from around Japan as well as around the globe.

A bit of what we saw and heard: a young woman from Osaka cheerfully advocates for outreach even within the exclusion zone around the Fukushima reactors, joking that we've already died in Christ anyways; Pastor Kaz Ito tells of watching a young Korean man washing the feet of an obaasan (Japanese grandmother) at a refugee center, and how she begins to weep as she lets flow the grief of losing her husband – along with 2/3 of her village; we sort and clear what remains of the first floor of an older couple's home (photo, below), and see the wife break into tears as she thanks us at day's end; I glimpse one young westerner, knee-deep in debris, wearing a T-shirt that reads, "I ♥ Fukushima"; and, Gail overhears one neighbor ask another—next door to where we were working—"Who are these people?", and hears the other reply, "They are Christians."

The main thing that Gail and I kept hearing on our trip – most often from Japanese Christians – was, "What Japan needs right now, more than anything else, is hope." We are frequently reminded that this may be the most important window for the gospel in Japan since 1945, and we do believe that a movement committed to building communities of hope, to reaching the unreached, and to compassionate, Spirit-graced ministry has much to offer Japan at this time. So we want to offer our missions partnership as a means of assisting the wider Vineyard community to help support, and to serve alongside, our brothers and sisters in Japan. If you would like to explore working together in a Vineyard-based response, please contact us via the information provided below. Please note, also, that at least one Vineyard pastor from Japan will be at the national conference in Phoenix next month – stop by the Vineyard Missions display table to visit in person!

For such a time as this,

Karl & Gail Neils (on L of photo)

Pastors, Seattle Vineyard

Japan/Korea Missions P'Ship Leaders

www.seattlevineyard.org

karl@seattlevineyard.org

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Tapestry Family,

I bought a house about a year ago, and I've been fixing it up slowly, but my yard needs A LOT of work. I am going to need some help planting new bushes/plants, raking, putting down mulch and grass seed and remove some small dead pine trees from my back yard.

Now here's the tricky part…..I live on top of a hill, so I have a slope which all my dirt in my empty flower beds are going down hill. So I'm going to have to put some borders around the beds to keep the dirt in. I bought most of the materials, plants,tools,etc. I just

need help!!! It's just myself and Katrina in the house so I don't really have a handyman and I can't really afford a Professional Landscaper. If you can help in anyway I would appreciate it

This Saturday April 30th I plan on tackling this job from 10 am – 4 pm (or possibly later.) The weather should be nice a little cloudy with a high of 70. I will provide Pizza and drinks to anyone who helps…

If you would like to come out and help My address is:

(EMAIL FOR ADDRESS & CELL PHONE TO: dustinhedrick@tapestrychurch.org)

Silver Spring, MD 20904

Love you all,

Jessica Levandowski

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Please consider giving a sunday or two to help love on our Tapestry kiddos. Here are our needs for May.

Babies (0-2)
May 8
vol #1______________
vol #2______________

May 29
vol #1______________
vol #2______________

Kiddos (3-5)
May 8 _______________
May 22 ______________

Big Kiddos (6-10)
May 8 ________________

Some of these slots may now be filled, so please simply email Lori with your availability and JUMP IN!!!! WE NEED YOU!
lorihedrick@tapestrychurch.org

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Special Giving Opportunity
An urgent call for help from The Barn: Gary and Sarah Peterson, a family with 6 small children, recently lost everything in a house fire. Please help this family and leave a donation in the offering bucket made out to Tapestry Church with "Peterson Family" in the memo line or cash in an envelope marked the same. Let's be the church and help this family in need.

Prayer and counseling ministry
If you need special prayer or ministry and you can't be at church on Sunday to have our prayer team pray for you on the spot, you can email letuspray@tapestrychurch.org.
If you need further counseling, deliverance or prophetic ministry, please simply let Lori know, lorihedrick@tapestrychurch.org so we can schedule a time to meet with you.

Volunteers and future volunteers!
If you are interested in email distribution for the volunteer opportunities. please email lorihedrick@tapestrychurch.org<mailto:lorihedrick@tapestrychurch.org>. You will be added to mailing list and kept informed about the volunteering opportunities with the Tapestry Church.

Kiddos' volunteers needed
We are splitting our one kiddos class into 3! Our very patient 8 year old is tired of hanging out with the 3 year olds and our babies are starting to discover their voices! To pull this off right each Sunday we need 2 people to help with the babies. 2 people to help with our 2-5 year olds and 1 person to help with the 6-10 year olds. Please see the sign up sheet in the hall and/or email lorihedrick@tapestrychurch.org<mailto:lorihedrick@tapestrychurch.org>

COMING SOON!!!

Tapestry 101 – 401 – New Members Courses
Are you wanting to know what the Tapestry is all about and do you want to stop feeling like such a NEW-comer???? Well, come on and sign up for the Tapestry's NEW MEMBERS' courses. The first course is going to start this Spring and we want you to be a part. Even if you are an OLD-Timer and you really want to learn the heartbeat of the Tapestry and find your fit, sign up now!!!!! Our courses are called Tapestry 101-401 and we will be starting them SOON! Sign up today by emailing Lori @ lorihedrick@tapestrychurch.org<mailto:lorihedrick@tapestrychurch.org>. PD will love to have you! (They will likely be on Sunday Afternoons with lunch included!)

Building the Greeting, Welcoming and Follow up ministry.
Are you interested in making people smile? Do you like giving things away? Do you enjoy praying for people when they don't even know it? And do you love our church and want to increase the atmosphere? Well then, you are EXACTLY who we want to talk to for welcome/greeting ministry training. And yes, it is an EASY MINISTRY!!!!! If you love the heartbeat of Starbucks' atmosphere and experience, then you are the right person for this ministry. Sign up by emailing Lori @ lorihedrick@tapestrychurch.org<mailto:lorihedrick@tapestrychurch.org> and PD will be leading a training later this Spring 2011. Even if you are not interested in greeting at the church and simply want to work on some spiritual and interpersonal skills with relating to people, you should sign up for the training. You do NOT have to serve. We just want to learn. This is FOR YOU!

Personal Finance Seminar
Having trouble with that budget? Can you never keep money in your savings? Are you feeling a little under water when it comes to your debt situation? Would you like to be a bigger giver and a better steward of your finances? Would you like to learn how to save, budget and invest wisely in line with GOD's standards? Then, sign up now. We are developing a seminar for YOU! This one day seminar is focused on helping people find financial freedom in a Biblical way AND become blessed so they can BLESS! Email Lori @ lorihedrick@tapestrychurch.org<mailto:lorihedrick@tapestrychurch.org> to sign up! PD will fill you in later on details.

Events:
New Comers Lunch
New to the Tapestry?
Old to the Tapestry but never heard the story?
Sunday May 1st
1:45 at PD's house.

Ladies pot luck at Lor's
Wednesday, May 4th, 7pm
PD is away, the Ladies will play
Please bring a yummy snack.
Look for Event on Tapestry's Facebook Soon

Worship School with Chris Dupre
May 9-13 ,2011
First 1 week worship school at Catch the Fire Toronto.
For more info contact David Huang
davohuang@gmail.com<mailto:davohuang@gmail.com>

Spiritual Retreat
May 13-15, 2011
Tapestry invites you to a church wide spiritual retreat to West Chester KOA about 2 hours from Kensington! Worship, Prayer, fellowship and family fun in the middle of God's Creation! Cost is $40.00 per adult if you plan to camp out ($30.00 for children under 17) or $65.00 if you want a Cabin. Cabins are limited so sign up soon. Children under 12 are free! Cost covers two nights, three days and includes all food and retreat activities. Please note that people are responsible for their own tents. Contact Seiji or Joan to sign up or for more information.

Wanna Play?
Sunday, May 22nd
Games and Pizza directly after service
Pizza and Soda provided!
Do you have the guts to play?

South Dakota Mission Trip: HELP!
The good news is that the Yamashita's are expecting their first baby! The bad news is that they will not be able to lead the missions trip to Pine Ridge Indian reservation in South Dakota this year. If you have a heart for children and ministering to them, and would like to be part of a team or lead a team to Pine Ridge, please contact Joan joanyamashita@tapestrychurch.org<mailto:joanyamashita@tapestrychurch.org>

Upcoming Vineyard Conferences in 2011

Project Timothy 2011
Aug 6 – Aug 13
The Barn, Landenberg, PA

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Be ready in season and out of season -2 Timothy 4:2

Many of us suffer from the unbalanced tendency to "be ready" only "out of season." The season does not refer to time; it refers to us. This verse says, "Preach the Word! Be ready in season and out of season." In other words, we should "be ready" whether we feel like it or not. If we do only what we feel inclined to do, some of us would never do anything. There are some people who are totally unemployable in the spiritual realm. They are spiritually feeble and weak, and they refuse to do anything unless they are supernaturally inspired. The proof that our relationship is right with God is that we do our best whether we feel inspired or not.

One of the worst traps a Christian worker can fall into is to become obsessed with his own exceptional moments of inspiration. When the Spirit of God gives you a time of inspiration and insight, you tend to say, "Now that I've experienced this moment, I will always be like this for God." No, you will not, and God will make sure of that. Those times are entirely the gift of God. You cannot give them to yourself when you choose. If you say you will only be at your best for God, as during those exceptional times, you actually become an intolerable burden on Him. You will never do anything unless God keeps you consciously aware of His inspiration to you at all times. If you make a god out of your best moments, you will find that God will fade out of your life, never to return until you are obedient in the work He has placed closest to you, and until you have learned not to be obsessed with those exceptional moments He has given you.

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