Daily Fuel

Are you starving spiritually?  

Do you feast at the table of God daily or just fast all week long and hope to get enough fuel at Sunday worship and at Group to get you through?  Simply said, I hope you'll be fueling your soul as you go through life so that you're filled to the max with the Word & Spirit of God.  

Don't over-think this, just choose the option that 'feels' the best and check it out and see if it fuels you like I hope it will.

Enjoy
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Weekly Phos "Need to Know" -- second attempt....sorry for clutter...

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Funeral Arrangements for Jeff Fuson's Granny, Mae Mitchell

Thanks to all who have called, texted, facebooked to reach out to me.  Your love means a lot. 

This is CELEBRATION Week for Granny Mitchell as she's finally freed from the confines of that tiny Nursing Home room and that hospital bed that have confined her body and kept her spirit from soaring to the one who loves her best and most.  So, for my mom and her 6 brothers and sisters (who are all around and doing pretty well health wise) this is a week of celebration and letting Granny go.  We all know that she is so better off than we can even imagine and after 8 years we're definitely ready to let her soar.  

Unlike the tragic death of a younger person that is sudden and unanticipated, Granny's passing on has been grieved and anticipated and prepared for over a lot of years.  She was in the nursing home for the past 8 years. So, we're focused on remembering and celebrating and yes, we grieve, but we grieve as ones with a great hope. 

1 Thessalonians 4:13 (The Message) 13-14And regarding the question, friends, that has come up about what happens to those already dead and buried, we don't want you in the dark any longer. First off, you must not carry on over them like people who have nothing to look forward to, as if the grave were the last word. Since Jesus died and broke loose from the grave, God will most certainly bring back to life those who died in Jesus.

 (more about Granny below) 

About the Funeral Arrangements:  Visitation is at Calvary Baptist Church at 98 Calvary Church Road in Corbin, KY 40701 from 6 to 8 Thursday evening and on Friday we'll have a Visitation from 1 to 2 PM with the funeral happening at 2 PM also at Calvary Baptist Church.  She'll then be buried up on the hill overlooking the church at Calvary Cemetary next to her husband, Roscoe Malcolm Mitchell.  

She and my Papa loved Jesus and they expressed that by being ACTIVE ACTIVE ACTIVE in the Ministry of Calvary Baptist Church.  Their devotion spilled over onto my mom and dad and into my life and I learned to Love Jesus, the Church and to serve in the church in all my growing up years.  And, it's there where I accepted Christ (under protest and with much amazement that God busted down my defenses and overcame my stubbornness!!) and was baptized.  So, this journey of saying goodbye to Granny is filled with gratitude and remembering for me.  She was a huge part of leading me to Christ via participation in our local church.  

Granny was 94 years old when she died.  Her legacy lives on through me and a herd of children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren.  Here name was Lillie Mae Evans Mitchell.  She worked lots of retail jobs, worked at the Holiday Inn as a Maid, worked the books at the Concrete Block plant that my grandfather owned and she valued work and compassion.  She combined her willingness to work hard with her compassion for those less fortunate (if you knew her and papa's background and how poor they were you'd wonder how they could offer help to anyone else....) through her work at Calvary Baptist Church.  In particular she worked in the Women's Missionary Union helping those in need locally and being sure that people all over the world would have a chance to hear about Jesus.  

About Memorial Gifts:
So, in honor of that, the family is requesting that memorial gifts be sent in lieu of flowers to the Women's Missionary Union, Mae Mitchell Fund, 98 Calvary Church Road, Corbin, KY 40701.  

Some have asked about sending a note or card to my mom and that'd be great if you want to.  Her name is JoAnn Fuson and her address is 76 Standard Avenue, Corbin, KY 40701.  

Thanks again for loving on me and my family at this time.

Peace,
Jeff

p.s.  My cousin Julie is about to have a baby girl any hour now and her name will be Lillie, just like my granny's ... every time a baby is born it reminds us that God is still on His throne and it's His plan that life goes on...

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Strength is cultivated over time

If you wanna get stronger [BIGGER] own this truth... Strength is not gained overnight, it is CULTIVATED over time.

This goes for Spiritual Strength and your relationship with God granted by Jesus and the work of the Holy Spirit.

It goes for marriages and all the important relationships of your life.

It's true for training your brain and your finances as well.

What are YOU gonna do today to cultivate strength?

Just get started and just do something.

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Pray me through please....

My grandmother, Mae Mitchell died today around noon in Corbin,
Kentucky. She has had a long nursing home bout and got really sick
last evening. She was a Christ follower and had a great life and left
a great legacy for large family. I'll tell you more about Granny in
the days ahead as she set a great example we all can learn from. Pray
for my mom as this is really tough on her. Thanks.

Jeff

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Jeff FUSON Prayer Request

Please pray for my family this week as my grandmother, Mae Mitchell,
is near the end of her earthly journey.

She's been in the nursing home since 2001 and was moved to the
hospital in Corbin KY last night. Granny is a Christ follower and
her best years are coming up soon. She's a large part of who I am and
I attended church with her and her husband, Roscoe, in my elementary
and high school days. They gave me a great start in following Christ.
I'm grateful for a family that drug me to church in those years that
I didn't always want to go. They took me and made me sit there and
endure it all! And that made all the difference. I fought so hard to
stay home on many Sunday mornings because I was under conviction and
God was working on me and I simply wanted to do my own thing! I
shudder to think what would have happened to me if mom and dad had let
me stay home...

So this will be a hard week or two of saying good bye to Granny but we
also get to celebrate her life and how she loved us and the faith that
she lives out will carry her home.

I'll keep you posted.

Who do you need to 'drag' to church this Sunday? It may make all the
difference...

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Daily Devotionals

Carla offers sone great thoughts here!

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Carla

I am a long-time devotee of Our Daily Bread (RBC Ministries).  The
daily reading includes the Scripture with a comment about the
Scripture printed on one page, and a "story" incorporating the
Scripture, a poem, prayer, or brief song, a saying related to the
topic, and a read-the-Bible in a year chart on the facing page.

RBC Ministries also offers booklets on a particular subject, available
for the asking, with each monthly delivery of Our Daily Bread; I have
gotten several.  It is through their Discovery Series.  They also
offer DVD's as part of their Day of Discovery ministry (I get one
every 3 months).  I think they also offer Bible Studies through the
Discovery Series.

I am also reading Jesus Calling by Sarah Young.  Although you have to
look up the Scriptures, she writes the devotion in the first person,
with the "I" being Jesus.  This book has finally taught me to seek Him
no matter what, and to walk through my day with my hand almost
literally in His.  Not so much as praying, but talking to Him
constantly.

Hope you get LOTS of responses to your request...that means people are
actually spending time with, and learning about, the Lord.  I'm always
amazed when I hear "old" Christians confess that they've never read
the Bible.  How can you know God and His plans if you don't??

In Christ,
Carla

Carla  >^^
Proverbs 3:5,6


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Angel Noble's Niece Diagnosed with a Rare Form of Leukemia ... please pray with the family...

Jeff my great Niece has been diagnosed with a rare form of Leukemia.  She has been at Kosiar and is now headed to St. Jude.  I ask that you please put her on your churchs prayer list.  Her name is Hayli Nobles and she is 13 months old.  We need as much prayer for her and her parents Mike Nobles  & Amanda Nobles as they make this journey to Memphis and St Jude to cure this disease.  Thank you for all the prayers our entire family appreciates this very much.
 
Angel Nobles
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Your mentality drives your team's reality...

If you don't think your team is the best why should anyone else?

Raheem Morris
Head Coach
Tampa Bay Bucaneers

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