Altogether Lovely Ministries - encouraging visitors in their walk with the Lord Jesus Christ.

OUR VISION: ENCOURAGERS & BLESSERS!!

I trust and pray that all is well and that God is blessing your family and ministry. Christmas is around the corner and we really can be thankful for PEACE ON EARTH.........Jesus, who is PEACE, having come to Earth and returning soon to set up His Millennial Kingdom and reign! Jesus, the essence of Peace in our hearts and the Manifestation of Real Peace on Earth. In the past, His Peace manifested through His flawless, anointed walk on Earth. Now, His Peace through His Spirit that reigns in our hearts. In the future, His Peace when He returns to set up His Millennial Kingdom and walk amongst us again. The first time Jesus came, many did not recognize the time of His visitation. May we truly recognize His present Visitation, the Comfort, Guidance, and Love of His Holy Spirit that He has shed abroad in our hearts!! And may we truly watch, pray, and eagerly long for His return.......His Next Visitation!! Praise His Glorious Name!!
I want to especially say something briefly to the true workers who are toiling in God's vineyard in very difficult situations. Your work for the Lord is known, appreciated, and touches the Father's heart. He is truly

blessed by your desire to serve Him out of love. You may think you are doing so little but like the widow who gave only a few coins, Jesus saw her heart and knew she was giving "all she had." God rewards those who diligently seek Him and genuinely serve Him. He is the True Rewarder! He has not forgotten your hardship, tears, prayers, heartache, and toil. God is with you!!

Right now, I continue to prepare online teachings for the Body of Christ to be used by pastors, missionaries, teachers, and church workers worldwide. I am putting together extensive teachings, books, and resources for the body of Christ that people will be able to download FREE to teach their people with. This is especially important in many Asian and African countries where people are starting Bible schools and need these kinds of resources. I am getting good response to this shared vision from people in southeast Asia, central Asia, Africa, etc. I have teachings on salvation, the Cross, Song of Songs (extensive), God's Word (extensive), spiritual gifts, typology, fasting, our identity in Christ, God's creation, etc. People can use these FREE teachings for their ministries, Bible Schools, and their own personal growth and edification. I pray that they will be on our website sometime in the New Year. This work has taken much time and energy, but I do look forward to returning to visiting areas of the world to encourage and bless God's workers in the future as time and funds are provided. Please pray for our humble ministry.
Thank you for your past, present, and future encouragement and prayers. Feel free to contact us with any thoughts or comments. May God richly bless you, your families, and ministry this Christmas, into the New Year, and for All Eternity! He is ALTOGETHER LOVELY!!

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Serving the Risen, Ascended, Exalted One,
<>< Brother Richard ><>
ALTOGETHER LOVELY MINISTRIES INTL.
<>< Building God's Kingdom ><>
www.altogetherlovely.org
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LEARNING FROM CHRIST, THIS CHRISTMAS!

Year after year, people eagerly look forward to Christmas. It could be for a family reunion or for trade opportunities, travel and holidaying, trying new recipes, carolling, exchanging gifts, attending parties, dinners and so on. Simultaneously, some others amplify their fussy arguments regarding the date of Christmas, the Sonship of Christ, Trinity, cultural diversities, multi-religious opinions, secular views and what not! The most important reason should be: what can we learn from Christ, who came in flesh as a new born baby some 2000 years ago. Jesus said, "Come to me, all of you who are weary and over-burdened, and I will give you rest! Put on my yoke and learn from me. For I am gentle and humble in heart and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light." (Mt: 11:28-30 JBP)

TURN TO CHRIST: Sin separates us from Him. Managing life on our own (crude independence, due to material self-sufficiency) distances us from Him resulting in a barren, selfish life. Having a long-pending dispute due to an unforgiving spirit can make us ineligible to worship Him in spirit and truth. Not sharing our time or resources with a needy and deserving person would make us loveless even towards Christ. Being self-righteous can make us proud and haughty resulting in enmity between God and us. Therefore, it is time now to turn to Christ! In times of guilt, sickness, shame, loneliness, deprivation, temptation, persecution and failure, we need Christ all the more to arise and shine with a His gift of new life.

TAKE HIS YOKE: Taking His yoke is to think, walk and work in close relationship with Christ, following His footsteps (teachings). While there are many teachings, many opinions, more fashionable for today's culture, it is only the teaching of Christ that can deliver us from sin. Any teaching that does not endorse the purity of heart in Christian walk is not of God. Beware of being tossed about by the winds of various doctrines that dilutes the reality of evil, and reduces the dignity of man to that of The Beast!

BE GENTLE AND HUMBLE: Being instructed of one way of worship or doctrine, can also make us arrogant towards the ignorance of others and towards those who are week in faith. Nicodemus was a knowledgeable teacher but found it difficult to accept on the spot, the teaching of Christ concerning personal salvation (John 3). The rich young ruler turned away sorrowfully from Christ, not being able to follow His advice. But in the case of Appollos (Act 18), though he was a gifted speaker, well-versed in the scriptures, had been instructed in the way of the Lord, spoke with burning zeal, teaching the facts about Jesus faithfully, he only knew the baptism of John. Yet he was gentle enough to be readily receptive to Aquila and Priscilla for further learning on the subject. Gentleness helps us to lend a listening ear; not only to listen to what is being said but also to discern what is left unsaid. Gentleness helps us to speak the right things at the right time to the right person. Jesus washed the feet of His disciples! He was humble enough to sit and dine with sinners and with those of ill-repute, in order to lead them towards His Kingdom. Jesus was humble enough to be silent before Pilate, when false allegations were heaped at Him. He who follows Jesus will endeavour to be humble before God and men. A humble person has the fewest troubles in life, because he hardly quarrels with anyone. A humble person finds grace in the sight of God and men and is exalted in due season. A humble person achieves more in life with quietness and confidence being his strength.

FIND TRUE REST: People are becoming more and more restless, because of endless "wants" in life, career, family or ministry. There is a real profit, of course, but it comes only to those who live contentedly as God would have them live. We brought absolutely nothing with us when we entered the world and we can be sure we shall take absolutely nothing with us when we leave it. Surely then, as far as physical things are concerned, it is sufficient for us to keep our bodies fed and clothed (I Tim 6:6-8 JBP). True rest that Christ offers brings in a disposition where we don't lament for things we don't have and express gratitude to God for every good thing we do have, in all situations.

May God grant you this Christmas the blessing of TRUE REST! I join Dr. Richard in wishing you and yours A Blessed Christmas and A Triumphant New Year in 2010.

Anand David, Ministry associate, Altogether Lovely Ministries, Dec 2009

SOME GREAT VIDEOS:

THE BRIDGE:
http://www.tangle.com/view_video?viewkey=13a4a045cd290bc2ae2d

PSALM 23...through a child's heart
http://www.godtube.com/view_video.php?viewkey=9e7c4b40cf5a13cea6ca

GOD'S LOVE LETTER:
http://www.tangle.com/view_video?viewkey=03fee4646b9cbb9c67bc

A father's love for his son:
http://www.tangle.com/view_video?viewkey=8cf08faca5dd9ea45513

A MOM'S OVERTURE:
http://www.tangle.com/view_video?viewkey=d5dae50b0ce6c62959fe

THE MARSHMALLOW TEST (temptation verses obedience):
http://www.tangle.com/view_video?viewkey=fe8dac8ea404308c4068&utm_source=newsletter0924&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=weeklytopvideos

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