New Ministry from our home church

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Galatians 6:2 Lord, you are my God; I will exalt you and praise your name, for in perfect faithfulness you have done wonderful things, things planned long ago. Romans 12:15 Rejoice with those who rejoice, weep with those who weep. Psalm 55:22 Cast your burden on the LORD, and he will sustain you; he will never permit the righteous to be moved. I Peter 4:10 As each has received a gift, use it to serve one another, as good stewards of God's varied grace: Ephesians 4:29 Let no corrupting talk come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for building up, as fits the occasion, that it may give grace to those who hear. Proverbs 22:25 Heaviness in the heart of man maketh it stoop: but a good word maketh it glad. Romans 15:4 For everything that was written in the past was written to teach us, so that through the endurance taught in the Scriptures and the encouragement they provide we might have hope. Breadcrumbs is a ministry of the ROCK Christian Fellowship. The above verses dictate its purpose: a. bear the burdens of fellow believers b. to encourage believers to press on for the Kingdom, c. to hold one another accountable and not allow our pains and disappointments to drag us into sin, d. to lead those that are hurting to the comfort of Christ, and e. to remind one another of the hope, joy, and purpose that can be found in the pain when we surrender all to the Lord. This ministry, originally, was formed for the parents of adult children, those parents who had done their best in rearing their kids, those parents who selflessly devoted everything they had and everything they were to make sure their kids were loved and appreciated, those parents who protected, and those parents who tried to make life fun and as stress free as possible. These are the parents whose every choice was for the well being and happiness of their child, only to have that child/children become an adult and (metaphorically speaking) kick those parents to the curb, placing new relationships, careers, hobbies, etc. as the love of their lives. These are the kids that call seldomly, visit occasionally, never respond to the parent’s messages, and consider their comfort and interests above the parents. These kids are gracious enough to sprinkle their parents with breadcrumbs of affection. They give the parent just enough attention to look good in front of others (can’t let their new friends and loves know they really don’t care about their parents). They give their parents just enough attention to feed their own slight affinity for the ones who gave all for them. These adult children sprinkle their parents with just enough affection and attention to keep them alive but not really living. I have come to discover, though, it is not just parents of adult kids living off the breadcrumbs of loved ones. It is children with the parents, wives with their husbands, husbands with wives, singles in search of love, friends that have been traded for newer models. The list can go on. The point is people are hurting and they are being hurt by those who are suppose to love them most. The enemy is using these hurts to cripple people of God. The enemy is distracting us from our calling. He is making us doubt our purpose and effectiveness. He is finding joy in watching God’s people live in anguish and hopelessness. It is time we take back our lives. It is time we time we allow the Holy Spirit to do His work in us and through us. It is time we trust God to handle our loved ones and heal our hearts. Hebrews 3:13 But exhort one another daily, while it is called today; lest any of you be hardened through the deceitfulness of sin. The Bible tells us that satan is the father of lies. One of his greatest tactics is deceit. If he can make us doubt God, if he can distract us from who we are in Christ, if he can get us so turned inward focusing on our own pain, then we become our own god. We slowly begin to doubt or blame God. Maybe we just become indifferent to God. Whatever the case, sin takes root in our lives by acts instigated by someone else. Breadcrumbs is formed to help us avoid those satanic traps. Its purpose is to heal and restore the saints of God. Our mission is equip and empower us to live victorious lives of faith and joy. Hopefully, we can also do a little self-reflection and see how, we too, have been guilty of sprinkling bread crumbs of affection in our lives-most of us have been guilty (at some point) of giving God our breadcrumbs of appreciation, thankfulness, and love. The perfect parent who made the greatest sacrifice of all to redeem our sinful lives, we have been guilty of offering Him our leftovers. He deserves so much more. He deserves our everything. So in our next session, we will dig into God’s Word and find answers, hope, and healing for our wounded spirits. Please feel free to submit, to us, your prayer requests. We have a prayer team who is ready to pray and trust me, we all know from personal experience the power of prayer. We appreciate all prayers and if any has prayer request, praise reports, or questions concerning family, please feel free to share .