Ashagre

Pro 18:10 - The name of the LORD is a strong tower. A righteous person runs to it and is safe

Here is, 1. God's sufficiency for the saints: His name is a strong tower for them, in which they may take rest when they are weary and take sanctuary when they are pursued, where they may be lifted up above their enemies and fortified against them. There is enough in God, and in the discoveries which he has made of himself to us, to make us easy at all times. The wealth laid up in this tower is enough to enrich them, to be a continual feast and a continuing treasure to them. The strength of this tower is enough to protect them; the name of the Lord is all that whereby he has made himself known as God, and our God, not only his titles and attributes, but his covenant and all the promises of it; these make up a tower, a strong tower, impenetrable, impregnable, for all God's people. 2. The saints' security in God. It is a strong tower to those who know how to make use of it as such. The righteous, by faith and prayer, devotion towards God and dependence on him, run into it, as their city of refuge. Having made sure their interest in God's name, they take the comfort and benefit of it; they go out of themselves, retire from the world, live above, dwell in God and God in them, and so they are safe, they think themselves so, and they shall find themselves so.

My day in hawassa

I came yesterday at 8 =00 in the night my family was waiting me at home as soon as am home everyone accepted me with great joy. After little time they served us nice cultural food and some coffee. They also prepared nice room with the best bed for me I got the best.

Today I have met some of my old friends and I spent my time with them a nice time. We have talked about different issues like previous thing. I also got some nice coffee and juice with them.

Finally in the afternoon I visited my church, I really excited they started new church building; I think they will finished within two or three years.

I also started with the church report; the auditor saw our entire church document. Tomorrow I will continue with him, I hope tomorrow we will finish. If we finish tomorrow Monday I will take all the report to Addis.

In everything God is so good,

Being ready for vacation and for church report

Tomorrow morning I will start my trip to hawassa, it feels very nice. Today I was so happy because the bible school started, seven nice people were there, these people are completely new and they know nothing about bible, about spiritually thing, it is amazing.

Another thing is I got my driving license today, halelujaaaaaaaaaa; probably I will drive some car in hawassa.

What amazing church gathering

Today we had great church gathering with all of our church members in the team house. We were 25 people, Samuel started by sharing about the vision we have and encouraging all the church. Specially about being in the church all the time even if we are a few in numbers, he also mentioned in the future we will be many. Then I prayed for the church.

After we have reported about the thing that happened in the last year and the money how much we got and how much we spent in the last year. We also shared about next year plan and the goals the church of joy has. Some of the goals are reaching from 1000- 2000 people with the gospel of Jesus and from those people 100 people baptizing and making the disciples, and from those people 20-30 people putting them in to the bible school. And adding 30 very active disciples into the church,

Finally we encouraged them with the word of from Neh 2:20, “The God of heaven is the One who will grant us success. We, His servants, will start building, with this great bible verse everyone encouraged and had promise to work with us.  Thanks to living God.

We also took their signature for government.ahahaha........

What is happening in harar church of joy?

In the last one and half month we are not so many people serving in the church of joy but amazing things are happening. We are baptizing the people in water; Jesus is baptizing the people in Holy Spirit and in fire, we are preparing the people for bible school, Holy Spirit preparing the people heart for the bible school too. Next week Tuesday we will start the bible school, most probably we will have more than seven people in the class. On the other hand we are thinking to start leader training school with some of former bible school students once a week.

In the Sunday s meeting always there is great joy, people get saved, healed, many of our church members doing good.  Glory to living God  

In the church we started the bible teaching the last three Wednesday I have been teaching the 2^nd Timothy book about good soldier of Christ Jesus.

I tried to show all the church about good soldier of Christ Jesus, the missions, characters, challenges, and commends of Christ.  Christ soldier have missions, preaching the gospel mat 28=18-20 every Christian received the great commission from Jesus. So everyone should live for the mission.

The commission of a good soldier of Christ Jesus 

Chapter 1=3-18

-         Not be ashamed to testify for Christ

-         Suffer for the gospel by the power of God

-         Keep the pattern of sound teaching

-         Guard the truth entrusted to him with the help of the Holy Spirit who lived in him.  

The character and conduct of a good soldier of Christ Jesus

Chapter 2=1-26

-         Strong in God s grace (strength)

-         Single minded

-         Secure in God s faithfulness

-         Student of the word

-         Set apart in godliness for God s purposes

-         Servant of the lord   

The challenge of the good soldier of Christ Jesus

Chapter 3=1-17

-         Main challenge for timothy was with respect to the ungodly society in which he lived, and things would only get worse. Many people including false teachers lives and are lovers of self, money, and pleasure…….

The command to the good soldier of Christ Jesus

Chapter 4=1-18

-         Preach the word

-              Always be prepared

-            Correct, rebuke and instruct with

                 With great patient

                 Careful instruction.

This was my teaching in the last three week; it was really breakthrough for many of our disciple

Yesterday we baptized three nice people; we can see their picture down here. 



 

I really cried

Today we had the house church in one of our disciple, named Dawit. We were eight people in his small house. We started the house church as usual with laughing, joking, eating, and drinking, listening music. some of them are very new but the house church gave them freedom to speak and to say whatever they want to say, also the presence of God was very strong that’s why everyone felt the really happiness, what I amazed is the new disciple like shawameles, tekalign, and mesay, they are talking about bible school, and they start to invite the others to be in the bible school, Tesfay was there today.

After long talking, joking, eating, laughing, we started to pray, then Dawit shared the word of God about trusting God and relying on Him, that was really amazing; when I heard him I was so happy then I started to cry and laugh.

As john said in 3^rd john 1=3

  Beloved, I pray that you may prosper in all things and be healthy, even as your soul prospers.

3Jo 1:3  For I rejoiced greatly, when brothers came and testified about your truth, even as you walk in truth.

3Jo 1:4  I have no greater joy than this, to hear about my children walking in truth.

It was great joy for me when i see my disciple preach the gospel and take over the work. That’s why i really cried today in the house church.

Thank you God for these great opportunities. This is great privileges’ for me, i love you Jesus.

 I will never have greater joy than this, to see about my children walking in the truth and standing on their foot. 





 

The best bible school students ever in our church

After the third class of the bible school we have been preparing the fourth bible school students. Today we had the best time with the new bible school students. We told them about the rules and the general orientation about bible school. It was amazing. We are going to start in august 24. We have eight new saved people in our church and baptized in our church. Today for the orientation six people was in the team house. Five of them they signed to attend the bible school. One of the girls promised to sign another time, I think she will sign soon. The other two will sign too.

I really excited about them, truly they are nothing in front of the world but they are great in the kingdom of God’s.