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ISSUE 1 SEPTEMBER 2011VOLUME 2

The Praise Report“REACHING THE LOST; TEACHING THE SAVED.” 

Prayer is not a normal part of the life of the natural man. We hear it said that aperson’s life will suffer if he doesn’t pray,

but I question that. What will suffer is thelife of the Son of God in him, which isnourished not by food, but by prayer.

When a person is born again from above,the life of the Son of God is born in him,and he can either starve or nourish thatlife. Prayer is the way that the life of Godin us is nourished. Our common ideasregarding prayer are not found in the NewTestament. We look upon prayer simply asa means of getting things for ourselves, butthe biblical purpose of prayer is that wemay get to know God Himself.

―Ask, and you will receive . . .‖ (John16:24). We complain before God, andsometimes we are apologetic or indifferent

to Him, but we actually ask Him for veryfew things. Yet a child exhibits a

Membership SundayOn August 28th, three new families became members of Praise Temple. We are so happy to welcomCharles & Gina Tash (Kaylan & Haley), Charles & Tiffany Jordan, and Robert & Laura Newsom(Marissa). They are already getting busy in the ―kingdom work‖- the Jordan’s are lending a hand wYouth Group & Kids Church, Sister Gina & Sister Laura are volunteering in the Nursery, BrothTash is helping with remodels and playing the bass guitar in worship services, Brother Robbieteaching adult Sunday School, and all of the children are attending Praise Temple Christian Academor Praise Kids Learning Center. We are truly blessed to have them at Praise Temple.

magnificent boldness to ask! OurLord said, ―. . . unless you. .. becomeas little children . . .‖ (Matthew 18:3).Ask and God will do. Give Jesus Christthe opportunity and the room to work.The problem is that no one will ever do this

until he is at his wits’ end. When a person is at his wits’ end, it no longer seems to be a cowardly

thing to pray; in fact, it is the only way he can get intouch with the truth and the reality of God Himself. Beyourself before God and present Him with your problems — the very things that have brought you to your wits’

end. But as long as you think you are self-sufficient, you do not need to ask God for anyth

To say that ―prayer changes things‖ is not as close to the truth as saying, ―Pra

changes me and then I change things.‖ God has established things so that prayer, on the b

of redemption, changes the way a person looks at things. Prayer is not a matter of changthings externally, but one of working miracles in a person’s inner nature.  

Excerpt from ―My Utmost for His Highest:‖ by Oswald Chambers  

The Purpose of Prayer …One o is iscip es sai unto Him,

„Lord, teach us to pray…‟ Luke 11:1 

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Special Thanks  Thank you to Diane Ledford, Gina Tash, Gloria Fairchild, Beverly Benjamin,

Laura Newsome, and Rhonda Cook for volunteering to work in the Nursery

during Sunday Worship Services.

  We also appreciate Dena Johnson, Beverly Benjamin, Gloria Fairchild, Elsa Alba, and Gina &

Charlie Tash helping clean the school restrooms daily. Brother Tash has also helped repair and

remodel different areas around the church and school campus.

  Charles & Tiffany Jordan were an awesome asset at the Kingdom RAZErs lock-in  – chaperoning

students, organizing and setting up games, and taking pictures. Thanks!  

Sunday SchoolRobbie Newsome will be teaching the Adult Sunday School class starting on September 4th at 09:45 AM.

Brother Newsome is an outstanding teacher – come out to Sunday School and be blessed.

Kids of PraiseTreasure Island On September 4th, the children will arrive at ―Treasure Island‖ to spend all the coins they hav

earned in their treasure boxes. There will be lots of goodies for sale – they will not want to miss it!

New Quarter at a New Time On September 11th, the Kids of Praise will start learning about ―Hiding God

Law In Our Hearts‖ (The Ten Commandments). There will be even more fun & games, songs, object lesson

stories, and skits. We will be starting class at 09:45 AM.

Giving is Sweet The children are working hard to fill the ―Hershey‖ bank to earn their Six Foot Banana Split

Keep up the great giving.

Youth NewsRock the Universe On Friday, September 9th, the Youth will be going to

Christian concert (featuring Switchfoot, David Crowder Band, Anbelin, Gri

Family Force Five, Rhema Soul, and Hyland) at Universal Studios. The cost f

tickets is $55.00 (due Sunday, September 4th). If you have participated

fundraisers see Sister Megan or Brother Jonathan for the balance due.

Fundraisers Last month the youth raised a total of $292.00 from the Back

School Bash and Bake Sale to help purchase Rock the Universe tickets. Our ne

fundraiser is making and selling Sub Sandwiches.

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Revelation ClassWhere there's a pier, there's a river. That's

even true at Praise Temple Church of God,

where Dr. Pier will be with us Wednesdays

this Fall, inviting Christians to go ever

deeper into the river of God and discover

what marvelous treasures lie in the depths of 

the Word. This time around we will be taking

a long look at the Revelation of Jesus Christ,

the prophetic book which is literally a

blessing to read and study (Rev. 1:3). There

is no need to fear this powerful tome, since

we know that our Father wants us blessedand has sent a master tour guide our way. Dr.

Pier has taught and preached prophecy for

over 50 years and has something spectacular

in store for you. 

EWSTUDENTS At PTCA &

PKLC

Praise Temple ChristianAcademy & Praise Kids

are pleased towelcome… 

Brandon BishopOlivia DvoroznakCheyenne Helms

Dustin MerrittMarissa NewsomeWilliam Rodriguez

Haley TashKaylan Tash

Madison Wikner

Minister’s Conference Pastor Langley will be the keynote speaker at the Annual Minister’s Conference in Missouri from September 29

to October 3rd. We know that as he and Sister Judy pour into the lives of others, they will receive a blessing

return. Please continue to keep them in your prayers.

September NurserySchedule

04 – Sister Beverly11 – Sister Rhonda18 – Sister Diana25 – Sister Gloria

Thank you for volunteering! 

Missions ProjectWe are half-way to our goal amount of school supplies for Haiti. Take advantage of the remaining back-to-sch

sales while you can. We will be sending the supplies with the Garlock family when they arrive in December.

“And the King will say, “I tell you the truth, when you did it to one of the least of these my brothers and sisters, you were doing it to m e!” Matthew 25

Empowered Men / Women of PraiseWe are kicking off the Women / Men’s ministry meetings on Thursday, September 1 st at 07:00 PM. The men wi

be meeting in the Adult Sunday School room and the Ladies will be meeting in the Praise Bible College Chapel.

The Kingdom RAZErs youth will be providing child care during the meetings. A meal, provided by Sister Els

Alba will follow.