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NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2012

Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord; Hebrews 12:14

Greater Light Church & Ministries Pastor Joyce Hackett, Presiding

Tukwila Community Center 12424 42nd Avenue

Tukwila, WA

SPIRIT WATCH To the extent that you put into practice the discipline, wisdom, obedience you learn from

reading the bible, studying the bible, sermons, prayer and fasting, spirit inspired writings,

service to others, fellowshipping with one another and turning your life completely over to

Jesus Christ, you will see growth and change in your life.

www.greaterlight.org Sundays 10:30 am

Wednesdays 7:00 pm

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Happy

Thanksgiving

Be Thankful!

Be Blessed, Be Safe!

The Heart

See it as God sees it. It is more than an organ!

The Prophets’ Dictionary

by Paula A. Price, PhD.

The Heart

The seat of human emotion, affections, desire, love,

and feelings of all kinds. The heart is the

origination or center of true thoughts, ideas, desires,

and the human will. Jesus taught us that the heart

was the seat of all that eventually becomes our

behavior, conduct, and attitude. See Matthew 15:19

[For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts,

murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false

witness, blasphemies:] and His parable of the seed,

the sower, and the Word in the gospels. According

to what our Savior said in the parables, the product

of human life and its experiences stem from the

heart. The heart is also the seat of emotions, it is

the place where inner judgments, morality, and

courage are conceived and formulated for behavior

and conduct. The heart is the core of all human

emotions. The heart is also the sunlight of the body

because it is the body’s light source. Salvation

impacts the heart where the love of God is shed

abroad. Lastly, in spiritual and religious matters,

the heart was thought of as the temple seat of one’s

god. It is this premise that led the writer of

Hebrews 13:9-10 [Be not carried about with divers

and strange doctrines. For it is a good thing that

the heart be established with grace; not with meats,

which have not profited them that have been

occupied therein. We have an altar, whereof they

have no right to eat which serve the tabernacle.] to

comprehend and describe the heart as the

worshipper’s alter. See Jeremiah 17:1 [The sin of

Judah is written with a pen of iron, and with the

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point of a diamond: it is graven upon the table of

their heart and upon the horns of your altars;]

PRAY FOR THE PRESECUTED CHURCH!

www.presecution.org

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ALL

November/December

BIRTHDAYS!

PRAY FOR ISREAL

“Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: ‘May they

prosper who love you.’” Psalm 122:6

Check out www.ifcj.org and www.cufi.org for

the latest updates on Israel.

ON BEING SAVED…

If you have not accepted Jesus Christ as your Lord

and Savior by asking Him into your heart through

the person of the Holy Spirit, it would be wisdom

on your part to do so. This is done by confessing

with your mouth that He is the Lord and believing

in your heart that He was raised from the dead.

Romans 10:9-10, “That 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 For with the heart man believeth

unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession

is made unto salvation.” Simply pray from the heart

the following prayer of repentance:

PRAYER OF REPENTANCE “Father in

heaven, I know that I have sinned and need to be

born again. I offer you my life and ask for cleansing

through the blood of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, the

Messiah. I confess Jesus Christ, the Messiah, as

Lord and I believe in my heart that He willingly

died for my sins and was raised from the dead on

the third day. Holy Spirit, I ask you to come into my

heart and make me born a new. Thank you Father

for doing it through the person of the Holy Spirit, in

Jesus Christ’s name, Amen.”

Luke 15:10

“Likewise, I say unto you, there is joy in the

presence of the angels of God over one sinner

that repenteth.” (KJV)

If you said this prayer, attend a church that teaches

biblical truths. Associate with like-minded people.

Begin your “new life” with habits of reading the

bible, studying the scriptures, daily prayer, praise

and worship and always THANKING God for His

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grace and mercy. Remember that developing your

new life as a follower of Jesus Christ, the Messiah,

is a process. It takes time and the time is NOW.

INVITE SOMEONE TO

CHURCH!

They are waiting on YOU!

WHAT DOES IT MEAN?

Canonicity and Authority – Canonicity and

Authority are terms that refer to the acceptance of

the books of the Bible as being divinely inspired,

and the official recognition of them as

Holy Scripture. The canon of Scriptures is a closed

(completed) collection of writings, consisting of

only those writings inspired by God. The 39 books

of the Hebrew Old Testament and the 27 books of

the Greek New Testament comprise the whole

canon of Scriptures ( 2 Timothy 3:16; Jude 1:3;

Revelation 22:18-22). Because Scripture is God’s

only written revelation to men, it is our sole source

of infallible guidance for faith and

practice. Biblical Christianity does not accept the

apocryphal books as canonical ( Matthew 5:17-18;

cp. Revelation 22:18-19; Jude 1:3). Canonicity

includes the reasoning that establishes the

authenticity of the Scriptures. One example would

be that Jesus attested to the Old Testament books as

being part of the Scriptures ( Luke 11:51; Luke

24:27, 44).

Capital Punishment – Putting someone to death

for a capital crime. The sections which deal with the

classification of capital crimes in the Old

Testament are Genesis 9:6; Exodus 20; Numbers

35:16-22; Deuteronomy 18:20; 19:11-13. The

punishment must be preceded by trial authorized

within the judicial function of government. There

must be an objective judge who can recognize and

admit true evidence; hearsay and prejudice are

rejected. When evidence points to a capital crime

having been committed, there must be punishment

such that the criminal suffers by dying, and others

must witness the execution for the purpose of

deterrence. (Genesis 9:6) See Divine

Establishment.

Carnality – From the Greek adjective

/sarkikos/. The believer who is living under the

control of the sinful flesh, acting as a babe in Christ,

unable to tolerate much truth, (1 Corinthians

3:1; Romans 7:14-24). The carnal believer operates

under the thinking and power of the sinful nature,

much the same as an unbeliever, and is the enemy

of God (1 Corinthians 3:3; Romans 8:6-7). The

Getting the most out of studying

YOUR bible…

Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.-2 Timothy 2:15 (KJV).

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carnal state begins at the commission of apersonal

sin, and ends when that sin is confessed to God. At

the confession of any sin committed during the

carnal state, God cleanses the carnal believer from

all the sins of that carnal time, and restores him to

fellowship (1 John 1:9). Carnality is an absolute

state, and mutually excludes Fellowship with God

(1 John 1:5-6). (see Spirituality.)

Christianity – A personal relationship with God

begins at the moment of faith alone in Christ alone,

in which one has believed in the finished work of

Christ for eternal life. Christianity is not considered

a religion.

Christian Life – Every believer in Jesus Christ

is baptized into union with Christ by the Holy

Spirit at the moment of salvation, and shares

Christ’s Priesthood. Every Christian is to grow

in grace and in the knowledge of our Lord and

Savior Jesus Christ, through the Word of God. A

believer is to bear witness by life and by word to the

truths of the Holy Scriptures, to remember the work

of the Lord in prayer, and to support it with his

means as the Lord has prospered him. ( 1

Corinthians 12:13; 1 Peter 2:5, 9; Revelation

1:6; Matthew 4:4; Psalm 138:2; Deuteronomy 6:6-

7; 1 Thessalonians 5:17; Ephesians 6:18; 1

Corinthians 16:2). See Spiritual Life. See Believer-

Priest.

Christology – The Study of Christ—a major

division of Systematic Theology—including

the Biblical truth regarding His deity and attributes,

His pre-existence, His incarnation and humanity,

the hypostatic union, His deaths,

burial, resurrection, ascension and session,

and second coming.

Christophanies – Appearances of Jesus Christ

after His resurrection. To Mary (Matthew

28:1, 9; John 20:14-18). To Mary Magdalene

( Matthew 28:1, 9; John 20:14-18; Mark 16:9). To

Simon Peter ( Luke 24:34; John 21:1-14; 1

Corinthians 15:5). To the Eleven ( Matt

28:16; Mark 16:14; Luke 24:33, 36; John

20:26; John 21:1-14; 1 Corinthians 15:5,7). To the

500+ (1 Corinthians 15:5-6). To James ( 1

Corinthians 15:7); To Saul/Paul (1 Corinthians

15:5-8; Acts 9:1-8; Acts 18:9; Acts 22:17; Acts

23:11; Acts 27:23). To Cleophas ( Luke 24:18). To

Joseph {Barsabas} Justus (Acts 1:22-23). To

Matthias (Acts 1:22-23). To Stephen ( Acts

7:56, 59). To John (Revelation 1:12-20; Revelation

22:20). Appearances of Christ before

the incarnation are called Theophanies.

Church Age – The current dispensation of human

history began on the day of Pentecost ( Acts 2:1. ca.

A.D. 33 Harold Hoehner, Chronological Aspects of

the Life of Christ pg 143), fifty days after

the resurrection of Jesus Christ, and will terminate

with the Rapture of the Church. (1 Thessalonians

4:13-18).

Citizen's Responsibility to His Nation – Citizens

of a nation have a responsibility to their nation,

including (a) Obeying the Laws, (b) Voting, (c)

Paying Taxes (Matt 22:17-22; Mark 12:13-17; Luke

20:19-26; Romans 13:7), (d) Jury Duty, (e) Military

Service, for males, (f) Patriotism, and for Believers

(g) honoring the Salt of the Earth Principle.

See Nation's Responsibility to its Citizens.

Civil Government – God has willed human

government for the promotion of justice and order

in the world, which are the best conditions for the

dissemination of the Gospel (1 Timothy 2:1-

4). Governments sustain internal freedom through

laws, law enforcement, and judicial procedure and

punishment (Genesis 9:5-6; Romans 13:1-7), and

external freedom through diplomacy and military

force. – Citizens of a nation have aresponsibility to

their nation, including (a) Obeying the Laws

(Romans 13:7; 1 Peter 2:13-17), (b) Paying Taxes

(Matthew 22:17-22; Romans 13:7), (c) Honoring

the Salt of the Earth Principle (in which spiritual

growth and maturity have an impact on the nation),

and (d) Praying for Government Leadership (1

Timothy 2:2). Furthermore, in nations that have

participatory government, the believer may enjoy

many vital forms of Christian service. Voting,

service in government leadership and

administration, military service, jury duty, and

many others qualify. See also Nation's

Responsibility to its Citizens.

Common Grace – Common grace is the general

blessing God displays towards all mankind. It

includes material provision, (Matthew 5:45), the

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restraint of sin and of judgment as evidenced by

man’s ability through the ministry of the Holy

Spirit to come to the knowledge of Jesus Christ

and salvation. (Luke 6:35; Romans 3:25; Ephesians

2:7; Titus 3:4) http://www.chafercstn.org/Glossary,

October, 2012

Church Leadership

Joyce Hackett, Presiding Pastor

Elder Arthur Harris

Elder Devin Stubblefield

Prophet Elijah Hackett

Evangelist Tesha Moore

Evangelist Bettye Stubblefield

Deaconess Allene Harris

Deacon Rodney Stephenson

Deaconess Sherrea Stephenson

Deacon Kenneth Colston

Deacon-in-Training Tomaz Baskin

Deacon-in-Training Duron Jones

Church Ministries

Victory in Dance Ministry Saved Young Youth Ministry

Women of Divine Purpose Sons of Thunder (Men’s Fellowship)

Homeless Ministry Sick and Shut-In Ministry Evangelism Ministry

All services are held at the Tukwila Community Center, 12424 42nd Ave. So.,

Tukwila, WA unless otherwise announced.

CHURCH SCHEDULE

Pastor’s instruction to the congregation:

READ PSALM 91 and PSALM 70 DAILY

SUNDAYS

8:30 AM—MORNING PRAYER

9:00 AM—ADULT SUNDAY SCHOOL

9:00 AM—YOUTH SUNDAY SCHOOL

(Every 2nd & 4th Sunday)

10:30 AM—WORSHIP SERVICE

WEEKLY BIBLE STUDY

7:00 PM—WEDNESDAY

WOMEN’S FELLOWSHIP

7:00 PM—2ND FRIDAY

MEN’S FELLOWSHIP

7:00 PM—3RD FRIDAY

What’s going on in GLCM:

GLCM EVENTS 2012

SAVE THE DATES

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●November 11th

International Day of

Prayer for the Persecuted Chu rch

●November 23rd

Friday Night Finance

●December 8th

Evening Gala

●December 15th

Teachers Year End

Celebration

●December 21st Youth Christmas Party

and Dinner

●December 23rd

Christmas Breakfast

●January 13 – 20th,

2013 Pastor

Anniversary Week

GLCM Leadership meeting last Friday of

each month. See Evangelist Tesha Moore

for details.

Want DVDs of

Wednesday’s and/or Sunday’s services?

You can get them from Elder Arthur Harris

or Sister Allene Harris for a small donation

of $5.00. They have archived special and

past services as well. Get copies for your

personal/home library.

GLCM WITNESSING & HOMELESS

OUTREACH SERVICE DAY FOR

CHRIST. During the winter months, until

spring (November – May), is “Servolution”

time. We witness by serving others during

these months. For November and December

GLCM is serving the Homeless Ministry.

See Sunday announcements.

GLCM HOMELESS MINISTRY is collecting clothing (clean, gently used items

please). Please see or call Sister Elizabeth

Garza for information. The Dollar Store is a

great place to buy needed items. Gift boxes

for the homeless for Christmas are now

being requested. Please donate a gift shoe

box with the following assorted items inside:

toothbrush, toothpaste, shampoo,

conditioner, deodorant, socks, wash clothes,

Chap Stick, comb and brush. Please have

Gift Boxes ready by the 2nd week in

December. GLCM, the request is for at least

40 boxes to be donated, so let’s meet the

goal. For more information, contact GLCM

Homeless Ministry at www.greaterlight.org

E-mail: greaterlight@comcast.net

425-272-5902.

Galatians 5:13 “For brethren, ye have been

called unto liberty; only use not liberty for

an occasion to the flesh, but by love serve

one another.”

GLCM Corporate Fast Tuesdays and

Fridays 12:00 am until 4:00 pm (starts at

midnight). GLCM women fast for the

brothers Wednesdays 12:00 am until 4:00

pm. If you need to discuss the guidelines of

the fast, please see Pastor Hackett.

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PRAYER LIST

As you pray, remember GLCM

leadership, brothers and sisters.

Isaiah 58:19 – Pray for Our Youth

SICK & SHUT-IN MINISTRY

If you would like to donate $10.00 for Christmas

gifts for the residents at Leon Sullivan that come

to the ministry service, please see Sis. O. Wade

or Sis. Jamale Thompson. We buy gifts

according to the advice of the facility. Deadline:

Sunday, December 16.

Please find time to volunteer or visit the residents.

Call Maggie Dixon, Volunteer Coordinator for

details. Leon Sullivan Health Care Facility, 2611

South Dearborn, Seattle, WA, 206-325-4042.

GLCM Spirit Focus Newsletter is a bi-monthly

publication of Greater Light Church & Ministries.

Sister Ollievette Wade, Editor-in-Chief. Contact

GLCM Spirit Focus Newsletter in the subject line

at: greaterlight@comcast.net

Submissions for publication are welcome.

All submissions for the newsletter are due no later

than the 15th of every month. Greater Light

reserves the right to approve materials for

publication. Submitted material(s) will not be

returned.

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list or know someone who does, please email or

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Website: www.greaterlight.org

E-mail: greaterlight@comcast.net

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MESSAGE FOR 2013

SERVE. SERVE. SERVE!

“So after he had washed their feet, and had taken his garments, and was set down again, he

said unto them, Know ye what I have done to you? Ye call me Master and Lord: and ye say well;

for so I am. If I then, your Lord and Master, have washed your feet; ye also ought to wash one

another's feet. For I have given you an example, that ye should do as I have done to you. Verily,

verily, I say unto you, The servant is not greater than his lord; neither he that is sent greater

than he that sent him. If ye know these things, happy are ye if ye do them. I speak not of you all:

I know whom I have chosen: but that the scripture may be fulfilled, (John 13:12-18)

“But the end of all things is at hand: be you therefore sober, and watch to prayer. And above all

things have fervent charity among yourselves: for charity shall cover the multitude of sins. Use

hospitality one to another without grudging. As every man has received the gift, even so

minister the same one to another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God. If any man

speak, let him speak as the oracles of God; if any man minister, let him do it as of the ability

which God gives: that God in all things may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom be

praise and dominion for ever and ever. Amen (1 Peter 4:7-11)

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Greater Light Church & Ministries, Inc.

STATEMENT OF FAITH

Greater Light Church & Ministries, Inc. is a Full Gospel Apostolic Organization dedicated to the teaching and

preaching of the Word of God inspired by the original King James text.

WE BELIEVE:

1. There is only One God made manifest in three authorities. (1Timothy 3:16, Colossians 2:9)

2. God gave Jesus a name that is above every name, that at the name of Jesus, every knee should bow and

every tongue confesses that Jesus is Lord to the glory of God. (Philippians 2:10)

3. The bible is the inspired, infallible and unalterable Word of God, written by holy men of God who were

moved by the Holy Ghost. (2 Peter 1:21)

4. In baptism by immersion in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ for the remission of sins and baptism of

the Holy Ghost with the initial evidence of speaking in tongues as the Spirit gives utterance. This

constitutes the “new birth”. (Acts 2:38, Romans 6:4, John 3:5)

5. In ONE God, infinite in power, holy in nature attributes and purposes, omniscient and omnipresent. (Mark 12:32, 1Timothy 2:5)

6. God was revealed to us as Father in creation, Son in redemption and as Holy Spirit in His comforting

grace that never leaves those that trust in Him. (Deuteronomy 6:4, Matthew 28:18, Isaiah 40:13-17)

7. In Jesus dwelleth all the fullness of the Godhead bodily, “for it pleased the Father that in him should all

fullness dwell.” (Colossians 2:9, 1Timothy 3:16)

8. At his birth, that Jesus was both human and divine—the very God manifested in the flesh. (John 1:10 &

14, Matthew 1:18-24)

9. In the literal death, burial and bodily resurrection of Jesus. (1Peter 1:3)

10. He ascended on high and has sent His spirit, the Spirit which was poured out at Jerusalem over 1900

years ago and is still filling the hearts of those who diligently seek Him today. (Acts 10:39-40, 13:26-39)