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Family Support
Emmanuel Missionary Baptist Church's Family Support Ministry
exists mainly to serve the needs of the church congregation.
As Christians we are faced with the same kinds of struggles
and challenges as anyone else, but sometimes we are
reluctant to reach out for help. By addressing the underlying
needs around these struggles and challenges,
this ministry
can help strengthen our congregation as a whole.
This is how God will use this ministry to empower the body of
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Welcome!
The EMBC Family Support Ministry's mission is to serve God by
providing support and encouragement to our Emmanuel family. Our
goal is to strengthen our church family by effecting change in
the lives of people, and to provide counseling and education to
those who have expressed a desire for it.
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Article Of The Month
Got Peace?
The importance of having meaningful peace in your life
Recommended Reading
The Five Love Languages by
Gary Chapman
Marriage & Family Life
Children Learn What They Live
by Dorothy Law Nolte
Parenting Tips
Children need parents to stop just being their friend
Health & Wellness
Recognizing A Stroke
Taking It Personally (T.I.P.)
Sun, Moon, and Stars
The sun is glorious in one way, the moon is glorious in another
way, and the stars are glorious in their own [distinctive] way;
for one star differs from and surpasses another in its beauty
and brilliance. I Corinthians 15: 41 (Amplified Bible)
We are all different. Like the sun, moon, and stars, God has
created us to be different from one another, and He has done it
on purpose. Each of us fills a need, and we are all part of
God’s overall plan. When you struggle to be like others, not
only do you lose yourself, you also grieve the Holy Spirit. God
wants you to fit into His plan, not to feel pressured trying to
fit into everyone else’s plans.
We are all born with different temperaments, different gifts and
abilities, etc. Your goal should be to find out what you
individually are supposed to be, and then succeed at being that.
Different is good!
Reference:
Myer, Joyce (2004). Ending your day right. New York: Time Warner
Book Group. p. 171.
Family Support Survey Results
Thanks for participating in the "EMBC Survey
of Needs." Here are the results: 160
respondents (38% males, 62% females). 75%
indicated an interest in counseling
services, support groups and workshops. Top
3 issues in rank order: 1) Financial
Freedom; 2) Family Relationships; 3) Health
& Wellness. Other suggested programs will be
considered in the ministry’s strategy.
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Got Peace?
ARTICLE OF THE MONTH
A
rare, precious, priceless gift is the peace that
passes all understanding. Everybody wants it, but everybody
can’t find it. This hustle and bustle, daily grind, buy and
sell, appointments to keep, people to meet, haste and always
hectic that we call “life” needs a big dose of peace. Chaos is
invasive! It penetrates and disrupts every aspect of our lives.
Thought become stressful, relationships become resentful, and
work becomes unfruitful and sleep becomes impossible. You need
peace to overcome the chaos. But you need to have the right
peace. Notice how many Walgreen, CVS and Canada Drugs are
around? You know what they sell most? Pharmaceutical peace. Pill
peace to help you sleep. Pink peace to ease your stomach. Powder
peace to ease you mind. The thing is these quick comfort
remedies don’t fix the real problem. Headache, sleep loss and
diarrhea are usually symptoms of anxiety that come from poor
living.
Real close to Walgreen’s you’ll find a liquor store. It can’t
give you peace either. They can only give temporary euphoria.
The price though (monetarily, socially, emotionally and
spiritually) is too much to pay. Plus you have to do more to get
less. Some try to get away. Unfortunately, life is such that
trouble can find you where you are. In fact, real life issues
will go with you wherever you go and true peace is not found in
vacations.
God gives real peace - meaningful not momentary, systematic not
symptomatic, but anywhere, any time peace (Isaiah 26:3). Real
peace comes from God’s Word. That truth
becomes even clearer when you look back on things. The most
anxious, stressful, sleepless, hostile, chaotic moments of my
life came from disobeying God’s Word. God doesn’t tell us what
to do because he’s bossy. He tells us how to live because He
knows the secret to successful, stress-free productive, happy
living. There is nothing like the peace of living Godly. How are
you living?
Blogged by David Wilson
Minister of Kings Church of Christ
Brooklyn, New York
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Recommended Reading
The Five Love Languages
by Gary Chapman
This book is an excellent communication tool. Many times
misunderstandings in a relationship happen simply because we are
speaking “different languages”. If you’d like to understand
someone with a different point of view, this book is MUST read.
From the Publisher
 Are
you and your spouse speaking the same language? While love is a
many splendored thing, it is sometimes a very confusing thing,
too. And as people come in all varieties, shapes, and sizes, so
do their choices of personal expressions of love. But more often
than not, the giver and the receiver express love in two
different ways. This can lead to misunderstanding, quarrels, and
even divorce. Dr. Gary Chapman identifies five basic languages
of love and then guides couples towards a better understanding
of their unique languages of love. Learn to speak and understand
your mate's love language, and in no time you will be able to
effectively love and truly feel loved in return. Skillful
communication is within your grasp!Click here for the Study
Guide for Spouse and Group Discussion. |
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Marriage & Family Life
CHILDREN LEARN WHAT THEY LIVE
By Dorothy Law Nolte
If children live with criticism,
they learn to condemn.
If children live with fear,
they learn to be apprehensive.
If children live with pity,
they learn to feel sorry for themselves.
If children live with ridicule,
they learn to feel shy.
If children live with jealousy,
they learn to feel envy.
If children live with shame,
they learn to feel guilty.
If children live with encouragement,
they learn confidence.
If children live with tolerance,
they learn patience.
If children live with praise,
they learn appreciation.
If children live with acceptance,
they learn love.
If children live with approval,
they learn to like themselves.
If children live with recognition,
they learn it is good have a goal.
If children live with sharing,
they learn generosity.
If children live with honesty,
they learn truthfulness.
If children live with fairness,
they learn justice.
If children live with kindness
and consideration,
they learn respect.
If children live with security,
they learn to have faith
in themselves and in those about them.
If children live with friendliness,
they learn the world
is a nice place in which to live. |
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Parenting Tips
Children need parents to stop just being their friend
and to provide true structure for their lives.
If you want your children to know Christ, live it out for
them each day. It is vital that single parents find
emotional support through friends, family, and the Church.
It is vital that single parents find emotional support
through friends, family and the Church.
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Health & Wellness
RECOGNIZING A STROKE
During a BBQ, a friend stumbled and took a little fall. She
assured everyone that she was fine (they offered to call
paramedics) . She said she had just tripped because of her
new shoes. They got her cleaned up and got her a new plate
of food.
While she appeared a bit shaken up, Corinne went about
enjoying herself the rest of the evening. Corinne’s husband
called later telling everyone that his wife had been taken
to the hospital. At 6:00 pm Corinne passed away. She had
suffered a stroke at the BBQ. Had they known how to identify
the signs of a stroke, perhaps Corinne would be with us
today. Some don’t die. Instead, they end up in a helpless,
possibly hopeless condition. It only takes a minute to read
this:
A neurologist says that if he can get to a stroke victim
within 3 hours he can totally reverse the effects of a
stroke…totally. He said the trick was getting a stroke
recognized, diagnosed and then getting the patient medically
cared for within 3 hours, which is tough.
RECOGNIZING A STROKE – Thank God for the sense to remember
the 3 steps. STR. Read and learn! Sometimes symptoms of a
stroke are difficult to identify. Unfortunately, the lack of
awareness spells disaster. The stroke victim may suffer
severe brain damage when people nearby fail to recognize the
symptoms of a stroke. Now doctors say a bystander can
recognize a stroke by asking three simple questions:
S — Ask the individual to
SMILE.
T — Ask the individual to
TALK and SPEAK a simple sentence
coherently. For example: “It is sunny out today”.
R — Ask him or her to
RAISE BOTH ARMS.
Also, ask the person to stick out their tongue. If the
tongue is crooked, if it goes to one side or the other, that
is an indication of a stroke.
If he or she has trouble with any one of these tasks, call
911 immediately and describe the symptoms to the dispatcher.
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