One Hope Outreach THE HUB Newsletter November 2023

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Dear friends and partners:

Thanksgiving is a marvelous holiday. Thanksgiving celebration is an American tradition. Thanksgiving became an American tradition after it was declared official by our first president. On October 3, 1789, George Washington issued his Thanksgiving proclamation, designating a day for “the people of the United States a day of public thanks-giving.”

Thanksgiving is not about the greatness of men but rather the generosity and greatness of God. As our first President Washington stated in his proclamation, “that we then all unite in rendering unto him our sincere and humble thanks for His kind care and protection of the people of this country previous to their becoming a nation” and “that we may unite in humbly offering our prayers and supplications to the great Lord and Ruler of Nations, and beseech Him to pardon our national and other transgressions.”

Our history records a Thanksgiving meal by the Plymouth Colony settlers. This meal was prepared to celebrate a fruitful harvest after a brutal winter of starvation and other hardships that took the lives of about half of their population. This harvest celebration was an acknowledgment of the mercy of God and an instilled resilience to press forward.

As Christians, our heritage of thanksgiving goes back much further than the history of our beloved pilgrim forefathers. The injunction for Christian thanksgiving is as old as mankind. Thanksgiving to God is never out of order and is never outdated, for He has blessed us with many favors too numerous to count.

During this Thanksgiving season, as we remember our historical or cultural roots, let us be sure and thank God, for He is the origin of all our prosperity and blessing of every kind.

Thank you friends and partners of this ministry for your prayers and financial support.

-Marvin Smith

One Hope Outreach THE HUB Newsletter October 2023

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Dear friends and partners:

You are such a vital part of the work that One Hope Outreach Ministry is called to do. As we work together in the harvest fields of the kingdom, God is counting every prayer and every support as a ministry unto Him.

Mastering your words:

One of the first steps to growing spiritually is learning to master your words.

According to the Bible, (James 3:2) a person that controls his own tongue can bridle his whole body. The tongue used for speaking words is like a rudder on a ship or bit in a horse’s mouth (James 3:3,4). It is a member of our being that has a huge part to play in governing the course of our life.

The apostle Paul says in his letter to the church at Ephesus, let no bad word pass your lips, but only such speech as is good for edification, as occasion may require, words that are gracious and a means of grace to those who hear them. And do not vex God's holy Spirit, by whom you have been sealed for the day of redemption. Drop all bitter feeling and passion and anger and clamoring and insults, together with all malice; be kind to each other, be tenderhearted, be generous to each other as God has been generous to you in Christ. Eph. 4:29-32 (MOFFATT’S)

Words that we speak carry spiritual force and are very powerful for good or bad. On the one hand words can motivate and inspire and on the other hand bring despair and discouragement. As Christians we must clean up our words so that they express the character of Christ likeness.

Jesus said, “the words that we speak come from the heart (Matthew 15:18).” It takes the power of God to clean up the heart and the mouth. The cleaning or mastering our words take our diligent pursuit of God by reading, spending with Him, and meditating His word. The more time spent doing these things the greater strength we will have to take charge of our words.

It is time to begin declaring what God’s word says. Create a new environment for yourself and those around you. Speak words that bring life and give hope. Putting the kindness of God’s word in your mouth will bring you to a higher dimension in your walk with God and with others in your world. So today, begin to master your words, you will like the results.

-Marvin Smith

One Hope Outreach THE HUB Newsletter September 2023

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Dear friends and partners:

You are a valued partner with One Hope Outreach Ministry. Thank you for your faithful prayers and support in all that the Lord has entrusted to us.

Have you prayed today?

The advancement of God’s kingdom is dependent upon praying people. Praying people are God’s agents on earth, representatives of the government of heaven.

Jesus’ disciples, upon observing the effectiveness of His prayers, ask that He would teach them how to pray. Jesus’ instructions to them began with acknowledging God as sovereign, almighty and above all others. Further instruction was to pray that God’s kingdom would come to earth and His will be done here as it is in heaven. (Luke 11:2-4)

Prayer must be at the forefront of all that we do. Jesus said --- ”men ought to always pray and not faint.” There is no principle in scripture more strongly urged than “men ought to pray.”

Praying people can change circumstances and situations and bring about a more desired outcome altogether. In the book of Acts, Chapter 12, The apostle Peter was thrown into prison by Herod the king with the intent of (after the Easter holiday) having him killed by removing his head by sword. But because of praying people, Peter was set free from his chains by a supernatural visitation of God’s angel, for the scriptures say, “prayer was made without ceasing of the church of God for him.”

Heaven is full of treasures and provision for every situation of life and they are all accessed through prayer. So, have you prayed today? Heaven is waiting to hear from you.

-Marvin Smith