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The Fellowship of Joy has entered into a new partnership ministry with Darryl Curry, one of our members and pastor of the Grafitti ministry. His New Hope Ministries will be incorporated into ours with a board of our members and others and we are in the process of opening a men's home for discipleship and recovery through Jesus Christ. lately, we have reassessed our sponsorship of Set Free Ministries and have prayerfully and carefully come to the conclusion that we will be helping them launch out on their own and removing ourselves from responsibility and oversight over them. Below is the letter I wrote to them this week and they receieved graciously: Baptist Temple – The Fellowship of Joy 4141 N Fresno St., Fresno, CA. 93619 www.fresnojoy.com 559-229-9379 From the Desk of Tom Sims, Senior Pastor www.pastortomsims.com tomsims1@compuserve.com Set Free Ministries – Fresno 4141 N. Fresno St. Fresno, CA. 93726 Attention: Pastor David Zamora March 8, 200...
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Friday Update - March 16, 2007

Pastor Tom will bring important messages at the morning and evening services this Sunday on the church's mission and vision. It has been a busy week at the Fellowship of Joy - at least for me. A few updates: We are negotiating with a possible landlord for a new men's home under the auspices of the church and New Hope Ministries. Pastor Jack's father is out of intensive care and will soon be transfered to a rest home. Mike Lenhof needs prayers for a room at a rehabbilitation place where he can continue to regain his motor functions. He is alert and aware. Falma Parker is undergoing some tests and needs our prayers. Please be in prayer for: The family of Alan McWhorter who passed away earlier this week. Alan is the son of Month & Bev McWhorter and brother of Randy McWhorter. If you would like to send a card here are addresses: Monty & Bev McWhorter 2240 E. Brandywine Lane, Fresno, CA 93720 Randy McWhorter c/o CSBC 678 E. Shaw Avenue, Fr...
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Open, Loosen, Use -Ears, Tongues, Lives --Mark 7, 31-37, Photo by Putz ...

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Photo by Putz Adrian on Unsplash Mark 7:31-37 Then he returned from the region of Tyre and went by way of Sidon toward the Sea of Galilee, in the region of the Decapolis. They brought to him a deaf man who had an impediment in his speech, and they begged him to lay his hand on him. He took him aside in private, away from the crowd, and put his fingers into his ears, and he spat and touched his tongue. Then looking up to heaven, he sighed and said to him, "Ephphatha," that is, "Be opened." And his ears were opened, his tongue was released, and he spoke plainly. Then Jesus ordered them to tell no one, but the more he ordered them, the more zealously they proclaimed it. They were astounded beyond measure, saying, "He has done everything well; he even makes the deaf to hear and the mute to speak." Psalm 146 A Model for Leadership that Lasts In contrast to trust, dependence, reliance and subjugation to human leadership that always dies, even our own leadershi...
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