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Greater Sidney Area Emmaus Newsletter Nov. 2001

It's In The Valleys I Grow

Sometimes life seems hard to bear, full of sorrow, trouble and woe.
It's then I have to remember that it's in the valleys I grow.

If I always stayed on the mountain top and never experienced pain,
I would never appreciate God's love and would be living in vain.

I have so much to learn and my growth is very slow,
Sometimes I need the mountain tops, but it's in the valleys I grow.

I do not always understand why things happen as they do,
but I am very sure of one thing, my Lord will see me through.

My little valleys are nothing when I picture Christ on the cross,
He went through the valley of death; His victory was Satan's loss.

Forgive me Lord, for complaining when I'm feeling so very low.
Just give me a gentle reminder that it's in the valleys I grow.

Continue to strengthen me, Lord, and use my life each day,
to share your love with others and help them find their way.

Thank you for the valleys, Lord, for this one thing I know...
the mountain tops are glorious, but, it's in the valleys I grow!
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Remember...
The shortest distance between a problem and a 
solution is the distance between your knees and 
the floor. The one who kneels to the Lord can 
stand up to anything.

We encourage you to submit information and articles for this newsletter. Deadline for the Jan. newsletter is Dec.. 15th. If you have any additions or corrections to the mailing list or any other suggestions for this newsletter or our Emmaus community , please let us know.
Address correspondence to:

Greater Sidney Area Emmaus Community
230 E. Poplar Street
Sidney, Ohio 45365
or email "mkohler@bright.net"

Church Marquee Messages

"The best vitamin for a Christian is B1"
"Under same management for over 2000 years"
"Soul food served here"
"Tithe if you love Jesus! Anyone can honk!"
"You can give without loving, but you cannot love without giving"
"Beat the Christmas rush, come to church this Sunday!"
"Don't wait for the hearse to take you to church"
"We should be more concerned with the Rock of Ages, instead of the age of rocks"
"Reputation is what people think about you. Character is what people know you are."
"Don't give up. Moses was once a basket case!"
"Life has many choices, Eternity has two. What's yours?"
"Worry is interest paid on trouble before it is due"
"A man's character is like a fence. It cannot be strengthened by whitewash"

A lady had recently been baptized. One of her co-workers asked her what it was like to be a Christian. She was caught off guard and didn't know how to answer, but when she looked up she saw a jack-o-lantern on the desk and answered: "It's like being a pumpkin". The worker asked her to explain that one. "Well, God picks you from the patch, brings you in and washes off all the dirt on the outside that you got from being around all the other pumpkins. Then he cuts off the top and takes all the yucky stuff out from inside. He removes all those seeds of doubt, hate, greed, etc. Then he carves you a new smiling face and puts his light inside of you to shine for all to see."
I will never look at a pumpkin the same way again

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Come and welcome our newest
Emmaus members. 
Let's show them some true
 agape LOVE...
Candlelight is at 8:00 p.m. 
on Nov. 10, Saturday night at 
the First United Methodist Church.
The Closing for the pilgrims will be at 4:30 p.m. on Sunday afternoon. Please come after 4:00 p.m. and meet.

Upcoming Events:
Nov. 8-11th - MW #21
Nov. 10- Candlelight, 8:00 pm, FUM Church in the Sanctuary
Nov. 11- Closing, 4:00 pm in the Old Fellowship Hall
Nov. 13- Sidney Emmaus Community Gathering, 7:00 pm
Dec. 11 - Sidney Community Gathering, 7:00 pm
Jan. 8 - Sidney Community Gathering, 7:00 pm
Feb. 12 - Sidney Community Gathering, 7:00 p.m. - The Kairos Community will be leading the Gathering.

F.Y.I.: Newsletters are sent out to each new community member for 1 year after your walk. Remember that on your first anniversary of your walk you will need to renew your subscription in order to keep receiving the newsletter. An easy way to remember this is by looking on your newsletter label, your renewal date is located there.

The servant does not get any special thanks for doing what his master commanded. It is the same with you. When you have done everything you are told to do, you should say, "We are unworthy servants; we have only done the work we should do."
 Luke 17:9-10