My Recent Projects!

Do you remember the

"Mystery Lamp"?

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Well it is now also a

Clutch!

Here is the lining.

I carried the fabric

inside for pockets.

This silky fabric is very difficult

to work with, so I sewed

it to plain white cotton before

beginning.It makes it much easier

and is thicker so its nice

for a purse!

And then my next project...

The

"Branch Jewelry Holder"
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I saw this idea at a Claire's.

They actually had one made

out of metal.I really liked the

design but was a little too pricey

so I made one out of a real branch.

First I went into the woods to

find a branch with enough limbs to

work for what I needed.Cut it down,removed

the bark and polyurethane it.(Same with the

base.) Then I glued the branch to the base

with craft glue. TA DA! A nice

Jewelry Holder!

This past week I had been convicted about

the time I spend with the Lord.I am ashamed

to admit to it, but it tends to be something I

hurry along just to get done.Not taking my time

and receiving the things the Lord wants to teach me.

Then this weeks sermon went somewhat hand in hand

with my conviction.( I love how the Lord does this,It's such

an encouragement to me!)I just thought I would take some time

to go over some things we talked about just to refresh my memory

and to have it written down somewhere.Hopefully so more can benefit

from it than just me!

We started in II Peter 1:1B, "We need to be living the lives that

God has designed for us believers(bond servants) to live!"This

statement really stood out to me!How can I even begin to do this without

taking Him seriously at His own word?!?I'm not saying that I don't believe what

the Bible says to be true,don't get me wrong,I'm saying,"Do I cheris Him and

His word as I should?" It is so important to start my day with Him and His word,

no matter how busy I am, I NEED to. I will not be able to go about my day

and try as hard as I can to be a diligent bond servant to Him.

Then we dealt with the issue of Faith.

If someone came up to me off the streets and asked me,"What kind of

faith do I have?"or"How would I describe my faith to them?"

Well here is how I should answer...

I. It is a gift of God.

-One I do not deserve and most certainly cannot

come to on my own. This faith will only make God look good because

we cannot come to it on our own!

I'll put down the verses we went over so you can look them

up if you want.Eph.2:8,Acts 18:27,Rom12:3,James2:5

Implications of this Reality:

-this truth ought to keep us humble

before the Lord especially in our attitude toward the lost.

-Increase in our thankfulness to Him!

-Giving Him the praise,honor,and glory!

II.Faith that is focused on Jesus Christ!

-A realization that Jesus is everything to me!

and if not I have NO hope!

Rom5:1-2,Gala.2:20,Heb.12:2,I Cor.1:30

III.It is a Precious Faith!

What is the unique value of this faith?

-It reconciles us to God.Rom16:25-26

-This faith is an obedient faith.

-It is a faith that can be seen

(in our lives and Hopefully on our in our lives!)

Matt.8:10,Rom1:8,Eph1:15,Colo1:3-4,IThes3:5-7,IPet1:7

-It is a transcendent faith.

We walk by FAITH NOT by SIGHT!(v.7) II Cor.5:10,Heb10:19-22

-It is a faith that enables and embraces real progress.II Cor.10:14-15,

Eph3:14-18,Phill1:21,II Thess1:3

-It is a faith that provides real protection.

-It is a faith that provides genuine unity.

-It is a victorious faith!I John 5:4,I Peter1:9

This Faith is a Most Holy Faith!!!Jude 11

Well I hope this is a conviction and an encouragement!

the same to you as it was to me!

In Christ's Love,

Kelsey