14 GLAD TIDINGS AUGUST 2025 Get It On Paper People read the newspaper for many different reasons. Some want to stay abreast of the latest local, state and national news, while others read the sports pages word-for-word. Still others enjoy reading about the arts and entertainment scene, or scanning the latest auto classifieds. But the best news of all is the Glad Tidings of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. It is the “good news!” Subscribe today to a paper the whole family can enjoy. Only $12.00 for 1 year (6 issues). Checks please - No Cash Glad Tidings P. O. Box 1116 Douglas, Ga. 31534 912-384-6896 NEWSPAPERS PRAY FOR THE PEACE Of JERUSALEM Salvation Prayer If you have not made Jesus Christ Savior and Lord ... pray the following prayer in faith, and Jesus will be your Lord! Heavenly Father, I come to You in the Name of Jesus. Your Word says, “Whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved” and “if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved” (Acts 2:21; Romans 10:9). You said my salvation would be the result of Your Holy Spirit giving me new birth by coming to live in me (John 3:5-6, 15-16; Romans 8:9-11) and that if I would ask, You would fill me with Your Spirit and give me the ability to speak with other tongues (Luke 11:13; Acts 2:4). I take You at Your Word, I confess that Jesus is Lord, and I believe in my heart that You raised Him from the dead. Thank You for forgiving me of my sins, for coming into my heart, for giving me Your Holy Spirit as You have promised, and for being Lord over my life. Amen. Welcome into the Family of God PENCIL & ERASER “Hey, how are you?” the eraser asked the pencil kindly. “I’m not your friend,” the pencil snapped. “I hate you.” Surprised and hurt, the eraser asked, “Why?” “Because you erase everything I write.” “I only remove the mistakes,” the eraser replied gently. “That doesn’t make it right,” said the pencil. “But that’s what I’m here for. It’s my purpose.” “Then your job is meaningless,” grumbled the pencil. “Writing is more important than erasing.” “To erase the wrong is just as important as writing the right,” the eraser said. The pencil paused, then quietly said, “But I see you getting smaller each day…” “That’s because I give a little bit of myself every time I help correct a mistake.” “I feel smaller too,” the pencil admitted. “We can’t do good for others unless we’re willing to sacrifice something,” the eraser smiled. Then she looked at him and softly asked, “Do you still hate me?” The pencil smiled back: “How could I hate someone who gives so much of themselves?” Each day we wake up with one day less. If you can’t be the pencil that creates joy for others, be the eraser that wipes away their pain, planting hope and reminding them: The future can still be better than the past. Be grateful. Always. ... The New English Bible uses the words, “fortify yourselves.” The Amplified Bible says, “make spiritual progress.” You are actually enriching your faith when you pray in the Spirit. For example, the substance Uranium-235 (U-235) can be compared to the substance of your faith (Romans 12:3; Hebrews 11:1). U235 is used to make nuclear power and once U-235 is enriched; it becomes extremely powerful. Just one pound of highly enriched U-235 can be used to power a nuclear submarine or aircraft carrier for 25 years and is equal to about a million gallons of gasoline. When you consider the fact that a pound of U-235 is smaller than a baseball and a million gallons of gasoline would fill a container as tall as a five-story building, you get an idea of the amount of energy available in just a little bit of enriched U-235! U-235 that is enriched to 2-3% is used for civilian use such as electricity. However, weapons-grade U-235 must be enriched to over 90% for it to have explosive amounts of power. Just as U-235 can be enriched, your faith can be enriched as you pray in the Spirit. Just a little mustard seed size of enriched faith can move a mountain. It will cause you to rise out of the pit you have been in. With the help of the Holy Spirit, your Strengthener, you will gain a tremendous advantage and win an overwhelming victory! Summer 2025 is packed with powerful opportunities! We’d love for you and your family to join us for Campmeeting June 24-27. There will be ministry for all ages, powerful preaching and singing - it will be truly life-changing. Next, in July we are anticipating a tremendous outpouring of the Word and the Spirit as we minister to over 2,000 pastors and leaders in Brazil. In August, we will be traveling back to Bogota, Colombia and finishing this summer with the gospel being preached and taught to ministers from many South American nations. We ask you to pray for hearts to be open and the Word to have free course. Your financial partnership in helping to support these missions is needed and we know that fruit will abound to your account. “My God shall supply all your need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus.” u In Christ, Mark and Trina Permission Granted MARK HANKINS MINISTRIES PO Box 12863 Alexandria, LA 71315 318-767-2001 contact@markhankins.org MARK HANKINS - Con’t Socks and Shoes A little boy about 10 years old was standing before a shoe store on the roadway, barefooted, peering through the window, and shivering with cold. A lady approached the boy and said, “My little fellow, why are you looking so earnestly in that window?” “I was asking God to give me a pair of shoes,” was the boy’s reply. The lady took him by the hand and went into the store and asked the clerk to get half a dozen pairs of socks for the boy. She then asked if he could give her a basin of water and a towel. He quickly brought them to her. She took the little fellow to the back part of the store and, removing her gloves, knelt down, washed his little feet, and dried them with a towel. By this time the clerk had returned with the socks. Placing a pair upon the boy’s feet, she purchased him a pair of shoes. She tied up the remaining pairs of socks and gave them to him. She patted him on the head and said, “No doubt, my little fellow, you feel more comfortable now?” As she turned to go, the astonished lad caught her by the hand, and looking up in her face, with tears his eyes, answered the question with these words: “Are you God’s Wife?” Author Unknown
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