Read and Study: 2 Corinthians 5:1-10
My Friend,
Read and Study: 2 Corinthians 5:1-10
My Friend,
Read and Study Proverbs 3:5-6 ESV; Romans 10:9-10 ESV; Psalm 103:12 ESV; and Psalm 139:14 ESV
To the people who care about you, you are not a nuisance or a waste of time.
Don't let doubts discourage you from living a full life. Time is short and you can't change or take back regrets, but you can control where you focus your energy now clear into the future.
Realizing this empowers you to feel in control of your journey. Anxiety and fear numbs, but forgiveness brings a visceral freshness unparalleled by anything that could be conjured in an impaired mind.
Dig deep, push back, fight the lies, forgive yourself, and be strengthened. YOU are worth the time and energy even if it's a challenge to believe it.
When you confess and become saved (Roman's 10:9-10) you are forgiven in the deepest way possible. As far as the east is from the west (Psalm 103:12)! Now we have to decide if we want to accept that God's free gift of grace and forgiveness is enough.
He is the only one who constantly says you're worth the time when you believe a lie. He is the only one who will continually wash you white as snow all the while not leaving or forsaking you even when the accuser roams. You are a child of God and therefore loved, cared for, forgiven, and wonderfully + fearfully made (Psalm 139:14).
Hold on to hope my friends!!
God Bless
- Noah
Picture of a view of The Pacific Ocean From Otter Crest By Noah Koch
Please prayerfully consider helping this ministry through a gift of any size via our first ever fundraiser: https://www.gofundme.com/f/Please-Help-AShepherdsHeart
Hello Friend,
It was during a storm that Peter saw someone walking from the shore over the crashing waves to the boat he was in.
Once He recognized that it was Jesus, he said, "Lord, if it’s you,” “tell me to come to you on the water.” Then Jesus said. "come." and then Peter stepped out of the boat.
Note, he was the only one who had faith enough to step out of the boat.
Once he started walking toward Jesus, Peter made one error though, he took his eyes off of Jesus and looked instead on his circumstances. Then he started to sink into the water and of course Jesus saved him.
We're kind of like Peter sometimes because even though we know what we should do, instead of fixing our eyes on Jesus, we fix our eyes on our circumstances and then our troubles get worse in the process.
My friend, We need to fix our eyes on Jesus as much as possible and not the storms of life.
Read, Study, and pray about Matthew 14:22-33.
Then ask yourself, am I willing to step out in faith, keeping my eyes on Jesus no matter my circumstances?
Let's pray for one another that we will keep our eyes on Jesus.
Your Brother and Servant in Christ,
Randolph Koch
P.S. Please prayerfully help me with my first ever fundraiser for my little ministry which I've extended for 1 additional month as I'm trying to raise just enough for some basic resources to serve you with.
Please share this small fundraiser with your church family and friends. Please help A Shepherd's Heart meet the goal of it's first ever fundraiser.
Here's the link to the main fundraiser site: www.fundly.com/a-shepherd-s-heart-2020-fundraiser
Or here are 3 other options to help in this friends helping a friend fundraiser:
You can use Cash App and send your gift to user name $ashepherdsheart or if you haven't used Cash App before, if you use this link https://cash.app/app/GHCJWXG we'll both receive $5! :-)
Use PayPal sending to giving@ashepherdsheart.org.
Use PayPal's Venmo app by sending to @ashepherdsheart
You're continued prayers and sharing this fundraiser with friends and family would be greatly appreciated!
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Hello!
From time to time I'll receive questions from those God has blessed me with the opportunity to serve.
Recently I received another thoughtful question from someone regarding how we as followers of Christ should respond to current events going on in our world.
My response isn't "profound" by any means and others may have a different perspective on this, but, I thought it might be an encouragement to you in some way and a starting point as you seek The Lord for similar things. So, with the permission of the person who asked the question, and with their name omitted, here is the question and prayerful answer.
Your Brother and Servant in Christ,
Randolph Koch
Question:
"Hello brother in Christ. I have an honest question. No underlying motive in asking, just looking for an honest answer on your perspective. As a man who appears to be grounded in Biblical truth as far as I can tell through what you post, what is your stance on America's current state and the church's, the body of Christ, needed response in light of all that is going on? Are we being too "quiet", too fearful, are we speaking up as we should into the myriad of issues? It seems there is much, "mixed", for lack of a better word, response from the church. Do we need to be a bit more fierce, is there too much fear of man in the church as a whole? Ok more than one question and they are some loaded questions lol."
Answer:
Here's the link to the main fundraiser site: www.fundly.com/a-shepherd-s-heart-2020-fundraiser
Or here are 3 other options to help in this friends helping a friend fundraiser:
You can use Cash App and send your gift to user name $ashepherdsheart or if you haven't used Cash App before, if you use this link https://cash.app/app/GHCJWXG we'll both receive $5! :-)
Use PayPal sending to giving@ashepherdsheart.org.
Use PayPal's Venmo app by sending to @ashepherdsheart
You're continued prayers and sharing this fundraiser with friends and family would be greatly appreciated!
Today on my 50th birthday I simply want to give thanks to God!
I'm Thankful to God for the gift of life and another year to serve Him and His people!
I'm thankful for God's Word, my Savior Jesus, and the work of His Holy Spirit in my life!
I'm thankful for my family!
I'm thankful for friends.
I'm thankful for employment.
I'm thankful for my church family.
I'm thankful to be alive, period.
There are many things I'm thankful for and I pray this next year will be a blessing and filled with opportunities to serve and bring Him glory. Opportunities for Him to expand His territory through me somehow. Opportunities to serve His people helping meet spiritual and physical needs as much as possible. Opportunities to live life on purpose together as we strive to seek, serve, and love Him with all that is within us!
I pray this year will be a year of further growth for me and becoming more deeply rooted in Him.
I pray that God would use me somehow to help others grow in their relationship with Him and that they'd become more deeply rooted in Christ as well!
Many Blessings friends! Thank you for the honor of serving you!
Your brother and servant in Christ,
Randolph Koch
P. S. You're prayers appreciated:
"The past is the past. Your history is now and always will be HIStory as He's always known the beginning and end of your story!" -Randolph Koch