Once again we welcome you among the people of God here at FEA. “Behold how good and pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity.”

Alabama Chief Justice, Roy Moore, is a strong opponent of gay marriage. In 2006, the state’s voters overwhelmingly voted against it. But a federal judge in Alabama struck down the ban, as judges have done recently in more than a dozen other states.

The U.S. Supreme Court refused to put the ruling on hold. That means the state’s probate judges should have started issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples since last Monday. However, many of those judges refused after Moore ordered them to continue following the rejected state ban. One judge stated that he was caught between the federal court order and Moore’s directive: “I want to uphold my oath, but what law do I follow?”

In the year 2003 when Judge Moore held the same position, he refused to remove a 2-ton granite monument of the Ten Commandments that he had installed in the state judicial building. He maintained his stand even after a federal appeals court ruled that what he did was an unconstitutional endorsement of religion. He was subsequently labeled, the Ten Commandments chief justice. His defiance cost him his job. However Moore was reelected in 2012. And once again, here he is in the news taking his stand for God and right.

In this age of corruption, God is looking for men and women who he can trust to take a stand for Him regardless of the cost. May God bless Judge Moore and the state of Alabama.

SCHEDULE FOR THE WEEK

1. King’s Daughters Ministry
Today, 6:00pm.

2. LUNCH HOUR HOTLINE
Wednesday, 12:00 noon Lunch Hour Hotline

3. NO BIBLICAL DYNAMICS this Wednesday

4. Women’s Prayer Night
Thursday, 5:30 p.m.

5. CHOIR PRACTICE
Friday, 6:30 p.m.

6. HOUR-OF-POWER PRAYER SESSION
Saturday, 7:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m.

7. KIDS GIGG CHILDREN’S MINISTRY
Saturday, 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 Noon

8. NEXT SUNDAY
Worship & Ministry, 9:00 a.m.
Global/National Intercessors, 5:00pm.

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Minister Fellowship Crusade at Nadir,
Sunday February 15 to March 1st.
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CHRIST FOR THE NATIONS
Will be hosting a cake sale at Cost U Less on Saturday, February 21, 2015. Please give them your support!

SECOND BEST?

Leah must have laid awake all night thinking of the moment when her new husband would awaken. She knew that it was not her face he expected to see, but Rachel’s. Jacob had been a victim of deception, and when he realized that a “bait and switch” had occurred, he quickly made a new deal with Laban to claim the woman he had been promised (Gen. 29:25-37).
Have you ever felt insignificant or second-best? Leah felt that way. It’s seen in the names she chose for her first three sons (vv. 31-35). Reuben means “See, a Son”; Simeon means “Heard”; and Levi means “Attached.” Their names were all plays on words that indicated the lack of love she felt from Jacob. With each son’s birth, she desperately hoped she would move up in Jacob’s affections and earn his love. But slowly Leah’s attitude changed, and she named her fourth son Judah, which means “Praise” (v.35). Though she felt unloved by her husband, perhaps she now realized she was greatly loved by God.
We can never “earn” God love, because it’s not dependent on what we do. In truth, the Bible tells us that “while we were still sinners, Christ died for us” (Rom. 5:8). In God’s eyes, we are worth the best that heaven could offer-the gift of His precious Son. -Cindy Hess Kasper
Nothing speaks more clearly of God’s love than the cross.

“Mas Dios muestra su amor para con nosotros, en que siendo
aún pecadores, Cristo murió por nosotros.“
Romanos 5:8 (RVR1960)

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MEDIA MINISTRY

World Overcomers: WSTA 1340 AM station: Sundays at 12:30 p.m. & Tuesdays at 6:00 a.m.