Comments for CTA, Inc. | The Community Website for Christian Ministry Gifts http://share.ctainc.com To lift up and encourage the Body of Christ. Sun, 15 Nov 2009 05:30:09 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 Comment on Devotions by Can not understand http://share.ctainc.com/home/devotions/comment-page-1/#comment-388 Can not understand Sun, 15 Nov 2009 05:30:09 +0000 http://share.ctainc.com/?page_id=214#comment-388 I want someone to explain to me why you Christians are so hateful to people that are not believers like you!! I do not attend any church but at the same time I do not do harm to anyone. If I see a fellow brother or sister hungry I give them to eat. If I see them cold I take my jacket of and give it them. If that is wrong then what is!!! I have some family members that are "Christians" but at the same time I see them doing harm all the time. When a cousin was in jail instead of see how we can help her or what she plans to do; these cousin when to tell her how she is going to rot in hell and that she is a bad person. What is up with that?? I stop believing when a person tell me that I need God. I have God but I don't need to follow the foot steps of the people that are doing harm to others. I leaves me more mad is when someone with a bible in their hand telling people that Islam is a faith of evil. WHAT!! Those are the crazy fanatics but I have taken classes in a masque before but you know what they treat me with more respect and taught better that your Christians. Some of your church either teach better your followers how to be more like Jesus and gain more souls but mine you have not even won at all. I stay away from you Christians especially when I was a single mother I was treated even worse from your followers. I hope your pastors and other leaders read this and see how to get this message across to everyone that Christians are not bad but do more good. I will have to see it to believe it. I want someone to explain to me why you Christians are so hateful to people that are not believers like you!! I do not attend any church but at the same time I do not do harm to anyone. If I see a fellow brother or sister hungry I give them to eat. If I see them cold I take my jacket of and give it them. If that is wrong then what is!!! I have some family members that are “Christians” but at the same time I see them doing harm all the time. When a cousin was in jail instead of see how we can help her or what she plans to do; these cousin when to tell her how she is going to rot in hell and that she is a bad person. What is up with that?? I stop believing when a person tell me that I need God. I have God but I don’t need to follow the foot steps of the people that are doing harm to others. I leaves me more mad is when someone with a bible in their hand telling people that Islam is a faith of evil. WHAT!! Those are the crazy fanatics but I have taken classes in a masque before but you know what they treat me with more respect and taught better that your Christians. Some of your church either teach better your followers how to be more like Jesus and gain more souls but mine you have not even won at all. I stay away from you Christians especially when I was a single mother I was treated even worse from your followers. I hope your pastors and other leaders read this and see how to get this message across to everyone that Christians are not bad but do more good. I will have to see it to believe it.

]]> Comment on Pastor Appreciation Ideas by pastor,p.ramamurthy http://share.ctainc.com/2009/09/24/pastor-appreciation-ideas/comment-page-1/#comment-383 pastor,p.ramamurthy Fri, 30 Oct 2009 15:46:20 +0000 http://share.ctainc.com/?p=2058#comment-383 Dear Brother are Parents in Christ, Greetings to you in His Sacred Name. HAPPY GREETINGS We are conveying your good wishes in the name of Jesus Christ.. Greetings to you in His Sacred Name. Good greetings of to you. We are writing from our Banjara Tribal as the pastor,s team and our church believers and the poorest of the poor destitute, orphans, widows women?s, blind, polio, aged people, leprosy, physically handicapped, street children?s and other orphanage children?s disadvantaged of this area. We are safe, and hove are you. We hope that god will grant you happiness, health and wealth through out your life. Dear beloved brother in Christ, Greetings to both of you from (Pastor) P.Rama Murthy (Stephen) Naik Yerragonda Palem ( India ) in the name of our lord and savior Jesus Christ. We are all doing well by the grace of almighty god and by your blessings also and we are also praying for your Ministries and Church, your family. We have not yet seen to each other, but we are loving very much to each other since Philiphans 1:1 ? 7. Let me at the outset, introduce my self. I am Ramamurthy (Stephen) Naik (Pastor) residing at Yerragonda Palem, Prakasam District, South India . I decided to develop intimacy and friendship and do lord?s work. I praise the lord for giving me this opportunity. I thanking you for praying for me and treating me as your brother or friend or fellow worker. Inspired by your prayers, I am going forward in his work. I am praying for your. Our Church and our Pastors also remembers you in its daily prayers and fasting prayers. We belong to BANJARA TRIBE (GYPSY). Our Mother Tongue is TELUGU LANGUAGE which is very backward educationally socially and financially. The almighty god saved me and using me for his work (I TIMOTHY 1:12 ? 17) we live thick forests, village our people are addicted to drinking, cheating and robbing the passers by is a common profession to many of us. We live on hunting, collecting the forest products. People living in town and cities look down and ill that us. Our life style is very peculiar. Our women wear a special dress. We worship stones. Neemtree, Ant hills, Idols made of mud, and other things. Our people are very backward in education. Actually there are no educational facilities, non medical facilities. I studied up to intermediate class and had to give up studies because of poverty up and working as cooli on daily wages. On 1-1-1984 some of the lords servants came to our tribal village and started preaching. Their words were new to us. We had never heard such messages. Their messages brought a lot of change in our people. The word of God perced into my heart. I could know that I was a sinner. I went to one of them and begged for prayer. He prayed for me and official a new testament. As I was reading the word of God and praying every day, a miracle had taken place in my life. I confessed my sin and accepted Christ as my lord and savior. I was baptized on 09-10-1984. God called me to His service (Luke: 5:4-11) obeying his word, I looking his yoke and doing his work since them. I am being used by God as an instrument to spread his gospel among the nomadic tribes of our area. I wanted to bring the uneducated and uncivilized people of our treat to the fact of Jesus. I visited different villages on foot, preached the work of God and made them to accept Christ as their savior. Yet there are may to be brought to His feet. We are praying for them. I could start 9 Churches at different places and appointed 9 believe as pastors. They are daily voluntary Gospel work as I am doing I am also pastering one Church at Yerragondapalem. Transporting facilities are practically nil in our hilly area. One has to go up and the hills and hillocks the villages and cross rivulets to reach different villages. The distance between one villages is very big. Our Gospel workers do not have even bicycles worship is being conducted in small huts.. There are orphans, street children and destitudes. There are no schools in these villages. One has to go to a distant village in planes on foot to study. This very dangerous because wild animals wander even in day light. Threatening the passers by. So there is n need to start schools for educating the tribal children may people are dying every day, due to poverty and lack of medical facilities. There is much to be done for these forsaken people who live forest beasts and animals. But our hands are not strong enough to provide food, clothing, shelter medical and educational facilities. We are praying God to send help from any souce and hopefully awaiting a nicle to happen. Dear Brother. I am protected from tribal cart and Lord keep the as service man of him. The people from so many tribal areas of forest and hills area were used in Lord god Ministry. God has given in two places in tribal area i.e. tow Churches. With the god has given 9 numbers of God servants and doing ministry. By his day by day. We are conveying "GOSPEL" to so many people. Everyday, from village we are visiting every village and every house. In small huts, we are conducted "Sunday worships and prayers in other times also. We are suffering from lack of church buildings. Kindly pray for us. Lord selected us from backward forest area. In Andhra Pradesh, Ongole, Guntur , Nalgonda, Warangal Districts are backward districts. In this districts Lambadies Chenchulu, Erukula and Yanadis People are livings so, 250 Tribal Tandas (Villages) were mere villagers and people were unaware of Gospels from those areas. We are came forward no our are to transit Gospel, because no road transport ? so people are facing difficulties. From this villages, we should go by walk to tell Gospel to Villagers. To convey Gospel to his places, your prayer is very much in need. We are if we want to buy ? pamphlets, Bibles, Books, Gospel Books, we do not have economic support please pray for us about his matter. No one is helping to us from any place, in these forest areas, people are wondering on the roads without food and cloths. Please pray for his people we are so backwards and lack of fund people, so we are back ward in Lord God Ministry service. We want 300 Bibles, pamphlets of Gospels and books to us. Our mother tongue is TELUGU LANGUAGES so we need Telugu bibles and pamphlets, Books. Kindly pray for us for these. We are praying for you and your ministry. We will be happy and great full if you can extend your helping hand we are requesting God with them in our fasting prayers to send help. Ephesians 3:20. Please pray for our Tribal Ministry Ministers, Churches and families of our ministries. Please pray for orphans destitudes and streets children. James 1:27 May God bless you adundantely and use you in His service. III John 1:1-2. Awaiting your early reply. Yours in His Service (P. RAMAMURTHY (Stephen) NAIK) (Pastor) From P. Rama Murthy (Stephen) Naik, (Pastor) Post Office Second Line, Indira Nagar, YERRAGONDA PALEM, (P&M) Prakasam District, A.P. South India, Pin : 523 327 E-mail : Pastorstephen_naik2006@yahoo.co.in Dear Brother are Parents in Christ, Greetings to you in His Sacred Name. HAPPY GREETINGS We are conveying your good wishes in the name of Jesus Christ.. Greetings to you in His Sacred Name. Good greetings of to you. We are writing from our Banjara Tribal as the pastor,s team and our church believers and the poorest of the poor destitute, orphans, widows women?s, blind, polio, aged people, leprosy, physically handicapped, street children?s and other orphanage children?s disadvantaged of this area. We are safe, and hove are you. We hope that god will grant you happiness, health and wealth through out your life. Dear beloved brother in Christ, Greetings to both of you from (Pastor) P.Rama Murthy (Stephen) Naik Yerragonda Palem ( India ) in the name of our lord and savior Jesus Christ. We are all doing well by the grace of almighty god and by your blessings also and we are also praying for your Ministries and Church, your family. We have not yet seen to each
other, but we are loving very much to each other since Philiphans 1:1 ? 7. Let me at the outset, introduce my self. I am Ramamurthy (Stephen) Naik (Pastor) residing at Yerragonda Palem, Prakasam District, South India . I decided to develop intimacy and friendship and do lord?s work. I praise the lord for giving me this opportunity. I thanking you for praying for me and treating me as your brother or friend or fellow worker. Inspired by your prayers, I am going forward in his work. I am praying for your. Our Church and our Pastors also remembers you in its daily prayers and fasting prayers. We belong to BANJARA TRIBE (GYPSY). Our Mother Tongue is TELUGU LANGUAGE which is very backward educationally socially and financially. The almighty god saved me and using me for his work (I TIMOTHY 1:12 ? 17) we live thick forests, village our people are addicted to drinking, cheating and robbing the passers by is a common profession to many of us. We live on
hunting, collecting the forest products. People living in town and cities look down and ill that us. Our life style is very peculiar. Our women wear a special dress. We worship stones. Neemtree, Ant hills, Idols made of mud, and other things. Our people are very backward in education. Actually there are no educational facilities, non medical facilities. I studied up to intermediate class and had to give up studies because of poverty up and working as cooli on daily wages. On 1-1-1984 some of the lords servants came to our tribal village and started preaching. Their words were new to us. We had never heard such messages. Their messages brought a lot of change in our people. The word of God perced into my heart. I could know that I was a sinner. I went to one of them and begged for prayer. He prayed for me and official a new testament. As I was reading the word of God and praying every day, a miracle had taken place in my life. I confessed my sin and
accepted Christ as my lord and savior. I was baptized on 09-10-1984. God called me to His service (Luke: 5:4-11) obeying his word, I looking his yoke and doing his work since them. I am being used by God as an instrument to spread his gospel among the nomadic tribes of our area. I wanted to bring the uneducated and uncivilized people of our treat to the fact of Jesus. I visited different villages on foot, preached the work of God and made them to accept Christ as their savior. Yet there are may to be brought to His feet. We are praying for them. I could start 9 Churches at different places and appointed 9 believe as pastors. They are daily voluntary Gospel work as I am doing I am also pastering one Church at Yerragondapalem. Transporting facilities are practically nil in our hilly area. One has to go up and the hills and hillocks the villages and cross rivulets to reach different villages. The distance between one villages is very big. Our Gospel
workers do not have even bicycles worship is being conducted in small huts.. There are orphans, street children and destitudes. There are no schools in these villages. One has to go to a distant village in planes on foot to study. This very dangerous because wild animals wander even in day light. Threatening the passers by. So there is n need to start schools for educating the tribal children may people are dying every day, due to poverty and lack of medical facilities. There is much to be done for these forsaken people who live forest beasts and animals. But our hands are not strong enough to provide food, clothing, shelter medical and educational facilities. We are praying God to send help from any souce and hopefully awaiting a nicle to happen. Dear Brother. I am protected from tribal cart and Lord keep the as service man of him. The people from so many tribal areas of forest and hills area were used in Lord god Ministry. God has given in two places
in tribal area i.e. tow Churches. With the god has given 9 numbers of God servants and doing ministry. By his day by day. We are conveying “GOSPEL” to so many people. Everyday, from village we are visiting every village and every house. In small huts, we are conducted “Sunday worships and prayers in other times also. We are suffering from lack of church buildings. Kindly pray for us. Lord selected us from backward forest area. In Andhra Pradesh, Ongole, Guntur , Nalgonda, Warangal Districts are backward districts. In this districts Lambadies Chenchulu, Erukula and Yanadis People are livings so, 250 Tribal Tandas (Villages) were mere villagers and people were unaware of Gospels from those areas. We are came forward no our are to transit Gospel, because no road transport ? so people are facing difficulties. From this villages, we should go by walk to tell Gospel to Villagers. To convey Gospel to his places, your prayer is very much in need. We are if we
want to buy ? pamphlets, Bibles, Books, Gospel Books, we do not have economic support please pray for us about his matter. No one is helping to us from any place, in these forest areas, people are wondering on the roads without food and cloths. Please pray for his people we are so backwards and lack of fund people, so we are back ward in Lord God Ministry service. We want 300 Bibles, pamphlets of Gospels and books to us. Our mother tongue is TELUGU LANGUAGES so we need Telugu bibles and pamphlets, Books. Kindly pray for us for these. We are praying for you and your ministry. We will be happy and great full if you can extend your helping hand we are requesting God with them in our fasting prayers to send help. Ephesians 3:20. Please pray for our Tribal Ministry Ministers, Churches and families of our ministries. Please pray for orphans destitudes and streets children. James 1:27 May God bless you adundantely and use you in His service. III John 1:1-2.
Awaiting your early reply. Yours in His Service (P. RAMAMURTHY (Stephen) NAIK) (Pastor) From P. Rama Murthy (Stephen) Naik, (Pastor) Post Office Second Line, Indira Nagar, YERRAGONDA PALEM, (P&M) Prakasam District, A.P. South India, Pin : 523 327 E-mail : Pastorstephen_naik2006@yahoo.co.in

]]> Comment on On a Treadmill? by Romondo Davis http://share.ctainc.com/2009/10/08/on-a-treadmill/comment-page-1/#comment-348 Romondo Davis Thu, 08 Oct 2009 14:21:25 +0000 http://share.ctainc.com/?p=2140#comment-348 See more devotions here: http://share.ctainc.com/home/devotions/ See more devotions here: http://share.ctainc.com/home/devotions/

]]> Comment on 2009 Servant Heart Pastor of the Year Winner! by Colleen McCallister http://share.ctainc.com/2009/10/05/servant-heart-award-winner/comment-page-1/#comment-347 Colleen McCallister Thu, 08 Oct 2009 12:17:16 +0000 http://share.ctainc.com/?p=2100#comment-347 God bless you, Pastor, for your heart to follow the plans and purposes Father has laid for you in this life. I pray that your heart is strengthened each moment to continue with courage and devotion as you share His love with us. Blessings for Today! smiles God bless you, Pastor, for your heart to follow the plans and purposes Father has laid for you in this life. I pray that your heart is strengthened each moment to continue with courage and devotion as you share His love with us. Blessings for Today! smiles

]]> Comment on Roots & Wings–Ideas for Recognition of Grandparents Day by Jane Fryar http://share.ctainc.com/2009/09/08/roots-wings-ideas-for-recognition-of-grandparents-day/comment-page-1/#comment-332 Jane Fryar Tue, 22 Sep 2009 01:29:51 +0000 http://share.ctainc.com/?p=1924#comment-332 Hi, Amy! It's great to hear from you! As a starting point, you might check out CTA’s <a href="http://image.ctainc.com/ctainc/Images/art/LML8DA.pdf?utm_source=social&utm_medium=share&utm_campaign=comment" rel="nofollow">free Ministry Message for “Leaving a Legacy.”</a> Consider this <a href="http://image.ctainc.com/ctainc/Images/art/LML9BI.pdf?utm_source=social&utm_medium=share&utm_campaign=comment" rel="nofollow">insert for your bulletin or service folder</a>. The second page includes a litany/responsive prayer you may find helpful. The theme verse for the "Living a Legacy" product line is Psalm 145:4. That might be a good starting point as you help plan the service. We appreciate your questions, and invite other readers to share ideas that have worked well for them! Jane Hi, Amy! It’s great to hear from you!

As a starting point, you might check out CTA’s free Ministry Message for “Leaving a Legacy.”

Consider this insert for your bulletin or service folder. The second page includes a litany/responsive prayer you may find helpful.

The theme verse for the “Living a Legacy” product line is Psalm 145:4. That might be a good starting point as you help plan the service.

We appreciate your questions, and invite other readers to share ideas that have worked well for them!

Jane

]]> Comment on Roots & Wings–Ideas for Recognition of Grandparents Day by Amy Burgoyne http://share.ctainc.com/2009/09/08/roots-wings-ideas-for-recognition-of-grandparents-day/comment-page-1/#comment-331 Amy Burgoyne Mon, 21 Sep 2009 04:15:26 +0000 http://share.ctainc.com/?p=1924#comment-331 HI I am a Catholic School Teacher in charge of our Grandparents Day All School Mass. I would love to know of any Mass plans you might be able to share so that I have a starting point for choosing readings, songs, etc. Thanks Amy HI
I am a Catholic School Teacher in charge of our Grandparents Day All School Mass. I would love to know of any Mass plans you might be able to share so that I have a starting point for choosing readings, songs, etc.
Thanks
Amy

]]> Comment on Roots & Wings–Ideas for Recognition of Grandparents Day by Kayla Thole http://share.ctainc.com/2009/09/08/roots-wings-ideas-for-recognition-of-grandparents-day/comment-page-1/#comment-319 Kayla Thole Tue, 08 Sep 2009 18:59:20 +0000 http://share.ctainc.com/?p=1924#comment-319 Hello Dr. Fryar! I'm teaching Pre-K this year and I'm loving it! I think that celebrating Grandparents Day in my classroom this year might be a lot of fun and I really liked how you gave a visual of roots and wings. I actually was trying to find your email address somewhere on this site. Since I couldnt find it I thought I would just post on here and tell you that I miss you! Also i'm thinking about starting a Bible study group but I had a few questions to ask you. I still use my school email so if you could email me sometime that would be great! Jesus bless your day! In His Grip, Kayla P.S. Say hi to marty for me! Hello Dr. Fryar!

I’m teaching Pre-K this year and I’m loving it! I think that celebrating Grandparents Day in my classroom this year might be a lot of fun and I really liked how you gave a visual of roots and wings.

I actually was trying to find your email address somewhere on this site. Since I couldnt find it I thought I would just post on here and tell you that I miss you! Also i’m thinking about starting a Bible study group but I had a few questions to ask you. I still use my school email so if you could email me sometime that would be great! Jesus bless your day!

In His Grip,
Kayla

P.S. Say hi to marty for me!

]]> Comment on Roots & Wings–Ideas for Recognition of Grandparents Day by Jane Fryar http://share.ctainc.com/2009/09/08/roots-wings-ideas-for-recognition-of-grandparents-day/comment-page-1/#comment-318 Jane Fryar Tue, 08 Sep 2009 17:58:32 +0000 http://share.ctainc.com/?p=1924#comment-318 Linda, Glad you found it helpful! I remember neither of my grandfathers; they died when I was very young. But both my grandmas had enormous influence. Grandma Fryar gave me my first Bible--when I was 8! And my fondest memory of Grandma Hepp is walking into her home early in the morning and finding her sitting in her favorite rocking chair, reading the Psalms. It's a heritage from our Lord that I deeply treasure! Jane Linda,

Glad you found it helpful! I remember neither of my grandfathers; they died when I was very young. But both my grandmas had enormous influence. Grandma Fryar gave me my first Bible–when I was 8! And my fondest memory of Grandma Hepp is walking into her home early in the morning and finding her sitting in her favorite rocking chair, reading the Psalms. It’s a heritage from our Lord that I deeply treasure!

Jane

]]> Comment on Roots & Wings–Ideas for Recognition of Grandparents Day by Aunt Linda http://share.ctainc.com/2009/09/08/roots-wings-ideas-for-recognition-of-grandparents-day/comment-page-1/#comment-316 Aunt Linda Tue, 08 Sep 2009 16:21:13 +0000 http://share.ctainc.com/?p=1924#comment-316 Jane, I followed the link and am so glad to learn about the origins of Grandparents Day. I'm a step-grandparent, and I am learning how important grandparents can be to their grandchildren. We've been off on vacation, so I'm not sure if our church will be celebrating the day. Maybe next year I can have some input. Best regards, Aunt Linda Jane,
I followed the link and am so glad to learn about the origins of Grandparents Day. I’m a step-grandparent, and I am learning how important grandparents can be to their grandchildren.

We’ve been off on vacation, so I’m not sure if our church will be celebrating the day. Maybe next year I can have some input.

Best regards,
Aunt Linda

]]> Comment on Devotions by David Ryder http://share.ctainc.com/home/devotions/comment-page-1/#comment-286 David Ryder Sat, 22 Aug 2009 23:36:04 +0000 http://share.ctainc.com/?page_id=214#comment-286 Do you accept devotional pieces from freelance writers? If so, what are your guidlines for submission? Thanks, David Ryder Do you accept devotional pieces from freelance writers? If so, what are your guidlines for submission?

Thanks,
David Ryder

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