Friends,
I received this meditation today and it was not a coincidence that it
came today. I firmly believe God and God's words are in front of us
every day to glean guidance and comfort. It is a portion from
"Building On One Another"
I share it with you to find words to comfort and sustain as we are
going through this dark time.

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> Building One Another A Letter of Encouragement I Thessalonians 5
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> Dear Friend, January 29, 2008 Volume 7, No. 5
> Team Ministry
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> Who are the key people with you in whatever it is that you are
> doing? I know those who are “with me” are essential to the
> fruitfulness of my own efforts.
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> If you track the names of the people who worked with the Apostle
> Paul you will discover many of them are mentioned at the end of his
> letters. It always delights me to read of a time Paul was
> traveling to Jerusalem and to learn of the many key teammates who
> were with him.
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> “He was accompanied by Sopater son of Pyrrhus from Beroea, by
> Aristarchus and Secundus from Thessalonica, by Gaius from Derbe,
> and by Timothy, as well as by Tychicus and Trophimus from Asia.”
> Acts 20:4*
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> I call this team “The Magnificent Seven,” although since Luke, who
> describes the team was also with Paul, there were probably at least
> eight or more of them. And what a team they were! United in
> Christian faith and committed to spreading the gospel, team members
> clearly brought their particular capabilities to the task while
> encouraging one another.
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> Who are your “Magnificent Seven? Who are the key people who have
> come along your side as you seek to accomplish a common vision?
> Even the most casual study of the New Testament reveals the
> teamwork nature of God’s People. Jesus, Paul, Barnabas, Priscilla
> and Aquila, and others invited others along “with” them and
> countless lives were changed as a result.
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> Show honor to those who have been with you and those who are with
> you now. Pray for the “people eyes” to discern still others whom
> you may ask to join you - and take the courage to ask them!
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