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Do you remember that slogan that was
popular around the mid to late eighties
“
”.? People had them plastered on
their cars everywhere it seemed to me.
And, it annoyed me. I remember won-
dering as a teenager if it was some sort
of advance excuse or apology for some
soul, in anticipation of messing up some-
how.
What is perfection? And, is it unreason-
able to expect to gain perfection? The
bible is clear about “daily working out
your salvation”. So Christians know
that this is something that character-
ises the life of a Christian. We’ve re-
ceived the work of salvation, but we are
to the work of salvation in our
lives. See Galatians 2:20. For the
Christian, the aim is to be like Jesus.
Jesus is perfection. The bible describes
perfection as completeness or whole-
ness. Jesus taught us that perfection
comes by way of benevolence. Caring for
the needy, and following in His foot-
steps. Matt. 19:21 says this “
.” One of the
greatest visions of beauty I have ever
witnessed with my own eyes was the
sight of an elderly Salvo with clippers in
Significance
W e p l a n t t h e s e e d .O u r r e w a r d i sa c c o r d i n g t o o u rl a b o u r
We water with our tearsof prayer and theteaching & living out ofthe Word. O u r r e w a r d
i s a c c o r d i n g t o o u r
l a b o u r
God makes it growaccording to Hispurposes. He alone cando this
God protects and makesit prosper.. We rejoice aswe do our part with Godand for God.
his hands attempting to clip the
mattered and knotted hair of a
homeless man, and then having suc-
ceeded, proceeded to shave him.
This elderly Salvo didn’t shrink back
from the stink of stale vomit on the
man he tended to, but benevolently
cared. I saw the homeless man’s
eyes transform from a dead stare
into shining joy. He even willingly
took a bath afterwards!
Paul in writing to the Colossians,
tells them that love is an essential
ingredient to perfection. “
Col. 3:14
The love of God would have to be the
most perfect thing I have ever expe-
rienced. His love transformed me!
Not a counsellor, not a teacher, not
a parent, not punishment, not mon-
ey. It was His love! And His love
was made to be shared around.
James tells us that good works
leads to the perfection of our faith.
“
”
James 2:22 and he reminds us that
controlling our tongues is a sign of
perfection, and even leads to re-
straint in other areas of our lives.
“
James 3:2
Perfection is characterised by obe-
dience. 1 John 2:5 tells us “
”
Again, I ask, “Is it unreasonable to
think any of us could attain to per-
fection?” No. It is not. Under-
stand though, God isn’t finished
with any of us yet. If we keep close
to the Lord, day by day He enables
& empowers us to do whatever He
asks of us. And one day, the Bible
promises that “we shall be like
Him!”. Until then, day by day in our
Saviour’s steps, let us follow, and
as Paul says, live up to what we
already know.
Instead of proclaiming how imper-
fect we are, it might be more pru-
dent to exclaim“
”. Remembering, God
specialises in the impossible!
The Salvation Army
Floreat
Come and join us on SundayMornings 9:45am, Songster RoomTerri Armstrong
Arthur Jackson
Colin Golding
Mrs. Ellie Norwood
Major Laurie Venables
Cathy Marian
Ken Crocker who recently spent threedays hospitalised.
Isabella McGuire who is unwell.
Rose Haywood as she prepares forsurgery on her leg in early March.
New initiatives being taken in SundaySchool and JYG, (previously known asOASIS)
Our officers as they lead the corps into2010
UPCOMING EVENTS & Causes for
prayer
FEBRUARY
21st OWSOMS Launch
PM SERVICE Youth Meeting
- Lower Hall
24th H/L Chiropractor Visit
25th Girlfriends Unlimited Team
Meeting, 6:30pm, Qtrs
28th PM METRO MEETING
Installation Service of new
D.C’s, Majors Dennis & Pat
Rowe
MARCH
3rd H/L Abingdon Miniature
Village, Mandurah, $21
4th Corps Council, Songster
Rooms, 7:30pm
6th Covenant Service 7pm
7th AM Enrolement Service
6PM SERVICE
10th H/L Fashion Parade
11th RSA Meeting Perth
Fortress @ 7:30am
12th GHC Cluster (C.O.’S)
13th “Revive” Women’s
Conference - 20’s-40’s
(see noticeboard in foyer
for details)
14th-18th Capt. Andrew, 10
year service review -
Geelong
14th NO PM SERVICE
17th H/L Unwrap a gift with
Kathy Sedgman
19th 2love church, Morely
7:30pm
21st 6PM SERVICE
22nd Officer’s Day Apart
23rd RSA Meeting - Songster
Rooms - 7pm
24th H/L Guest Cpt. Sharon
Watson, Bentley Corps
27th Floreat Corps Fete
28th Palm Sunday & OW
SOMS Appeal
PM SERVICE - Youth
Meeting Lower Hall
31st H/L Easter Reflections
Guest, Captain
Andrew
APRIL
2nd Good Friday Service
@ 9am
Metro Meeting
4th Easter Sunday Service
NO PM SERVICE
7th H/L - Morning Tea @
Kathy Sedgman’s
11th NO PM SERVICE
14th H/L - Pam Russell
15th RSA Meeting Perth
Fortress @ 7:30am
18th Basketball Church
Parade
6PM SERVICE- Youth
Meeting, Lower Hall
25th NO PM SERVICE
27th RSA Meeting -
Songster Room @ 7pm
How about it? You can helpus save money and be goodstewards of what God hasgiven us. Access the corps
newsletter online at:
http://issuu.com/floreat.salvos
Let us know if you are goingonline for the newsletter byputting your name down onthe form in the Foyer, so wecan print less. It is a greatway of keeping track ofwhat's happening anddownload photos thatappear from time to time.
Ruth Venables
Sometimes we just need to bereminded!
A well-known speaker started off hisseminar by holding up a $20.00 note.In the room of 200 people, he asked,“Who would like this $20 note. Hands started going up. He said, “Iam going to give this $20 to one of youbut first, let me do this. He proceeded to crumple up the $20note. He then asked, “Who still wantsit?”Still hands were up in the air. Well, hereplied, “What if I do this?” And hedropped it on the ground and started togrind it into the floor with his shoe.
He picked it up, now crumpled anddirty. “Now, who still wants it?” Stillthe hands went into the air. “My friends, we have all learned avery valuable lesson. No matter what Idid to the money, you still wanted itbecause it did not decrease in value. Itwas still worth $20. Many times in ourlives, we are dropped, crumpled, andground into the dirt by the decisions wemake and the circumstances that comeour way. We feel as though we areworthless.
“But no matter what has happenedor what will happen, you are still thesame person, you will never lose yourvalue. Dirty or clean, crumpled orfinely creased, you are still priceless tothose who DO LOVE you”.
The worth of our lives comes not inwhat we do or who we know, but byWHO WE ARE and WHOSE WEARE.
YOU ARE SPECIAL. DON’T
EVER FORGET IT.
TEAR W.A. Is conducting a“
” this year betweenJune 19- 25th, at Australia’s larg-est salt lake north west of Kalgo-orie. The cost is $700 perperson. Further details can befound on the noticeboard in thefoyer.
The Salvation Army’sWomen’s
Conferences have beenamalgimated this year, to becalled REVIVE. This fullycatered conference is aimed at20-40 year olds and will takeplace at the South Perth Churchof Christ on Saturday the 13th ofMarch. Registration forms areavailable, and can be located onthe table in the foyer. Comealong and be “REVIVED”.
A willing and computer savvysoul to compile and prepare theweekly newsletter. If you thinkyou could fit this service intoyour schedule, and don’talready undertake a ministrythrough our corps, our officerswould be very grateful to hearfrom you. This position wouldrequire no more than 1 ½ perweek of your time.
Heartfelt thanks to those whokindly collected for this yearsBadge Day Appeal. Our total is$5090.70. Well done!
Preparations are being madefor our annual fete. Help isrequired with set up and packup. If you can lend a hand, itwould help to make light workfor everyone involved.
Morely Salvo’s, 19th March, @7:30pm, $3 entry.
For Youth aged 13+
1-5 April, CYC Cooloongup,Baldivis - $170 per person.Registrations now available.See Paul Marian.
Committee & Cluster Meetingshave been scheduled for ourupcoming Red Shield Appeal.Chairpersons, please take noteof the dates in your diary. Seecorps calendar Feb-April page2 of newsletter.
What is JYG? Aka - JuniorYouth Group. This is the newname of what was previouslyknown as OASIS. Along withthe name change comes otherchanges in an exciting effort toreach the junior youth of Floreatand surrounding suburbs! So,please pray for our leaders,Tom & Rachel Zimmerman, BenGolding, and Stacey Golding asthey lean on the Holy Spirit andimplement these changes forthe growth of His Kingdom.
T
The Salvation Army in Haiti hasnow distributed more than amillion meals in its response to theearthquake. The most recentdistribution alone saw more thanhalf a million meals given out infour hours. The organisationcontinues to work alongside othernon-governmental organisations(NGOs) and agencies, and it hasnow formed a good workingrelationship with the US Army's82nd Airborne Division.
Late on Friday 29 January anofficer in charge of the US 82ndAirborne Division requested thatThe Salvation Army conduct adistribution in the most dangerouspart of Port-au-Prince, the capitalcity of Haiti. He agreed to providesecurity for this event and for thenext distribution planned onMonday. Both distributionsproceeded without incident andthere is now a very effective andvalued relationship with both theUnited Nations and the 82ndAirborne Division.
Major Kelly Pontsler, PublicInformation Officer in Haiti,describes what she saw: 'At 2pmthe convoy of trucks arrived,escorted by four vehicles carryingapproximately 40 members of the
service. For the thousands ofdisplaced people gathered onthe dusty road, this was aboutcontinued survival.
As smoke billowed from theravine of smouldering rubbishwhich runs along the narrowroad, family members followedin turn to present their foodration card for a stamp. As theline inched forward, each bearerof a card received food. Thepackages – containing rice,beans, and vegetables – providea family of five with a week’sworth of nutrition. An estimated552,000 meals were distributedin less than four hours.'
Medical treatment continues tobe provided, with an average ofwell over 200 people beingtreated each day. Lieut-ColonelLindsay Rowe, Chief Secretaryfor The Salvation Army'sCaribbean Territory, says: 'Thework being done by thesededicated doctors, nurses andsupport staff is truly amazing. Istood in awe as they engaged incomplex medical procedureswith very limited medicalresources at their disposal.'
This was the colonel's first visitto Haiti since the earthquake. Hewrites: 'Nothing could haveprepared me for what Iwould see and experienceas I arrived in the crumbledcity of Port-au-Prince. Thesights, sounds and smellsconfronted me with themagnitude of thisearthquake like no othermedium possibly could.
The city of Port-au-Prince lies inruins – a mass of rubble anddebris. Many of the buildings thatappear to have survived the 33seconds when the earth trembledare in fact structurallycompromised and will need to bedestroyed.'
The Salvation Army compound, inthe heart of one of the poorestand most dangerous areas of thecity, is made up of a school for1,500 students, a children’s homefor 52 orphans, a medical clinicthat serves more than 200patients each day, a 1,000-seatcorps (church) building, thedivisional headquarters for HaitiDivision, staff apartments and aconference centre, severalunattached officers’ quarters andan administration building. All butthe school building are unsafeand will need to be rebuilt.