Subject: Rose Hill
Herald
From: Steve
Comeans (spcomeans@rosehillnazarene.org)
A publication of Rose Hill
Church of the
Nazarene
August 1, 2009
Volume 2, Issue 8
1. Pastor’s thoughts
2. Laugh a little
3. Thought for the month
4. Helpful websites
5. Nazarene websites
6. Rose Hill News
1. Pastor’s
thoughts:
Well, as you may have noticed, this is coming to you
early. Hopefully, I will not have missed any current events.
Do you ever have
dreams? I probably have more than my share. I have had some wonderful dreams
that are delightful, but I’ve also had some bad dreams. What is a dream? Well,
the dictionary says that a dream is: a succession of images, thoughts, or
emotions passing through the mind during sleep. Many Biblical characters had
dreams; such as: Jacob, the King of Egypt, David, Nebuchadnezzar, and
Daniel, to name just a few. Some of their dreams were good and some were
extremely bad. What do the specialists have to say about why people have
dreams? Let me share some research I was working on: Different people have
given different reasons about dreaming but the question is still unanswerable.
Psychoanalysts tell the cause of dreams as the suppressed desires of the
dreamer. Some see it as the result of subconscious thoughts and desires. We
remember a few of our dreams having a powerful or intense impact on us and
forget others-- why? That’s also unknown. Let’s review simply different theories
and thoughts about dreaming.
Physiological
theories explain that dreaming occurs as the
active and awake brain stops working and dreams replace the function of
transmitting and receiving messages that seizes while
sleep.
Psychological
theories put stress on the thoughts and emotions
in our daily life of high concerns as the cause of
dreaming.
Freud’s
theory -Freud said that our dreams were based on the
activities that we do all day long which are combined with our wishes.
Carl Jung
theory-He explained the dreams as a result of personal
experience also associated with collective conscious. He was the one who said
that the dreamer could
interpret the dreams by forming combined image of all the dreams and finding the
common element among them.
Alfred Adler theory-Adler
explains dreams as a problem solving device which are correlated
with the problems in our daily life to get control over our lives and believed
in the interpretation of dreams to better understand and solve the problem.
Is your head swimming
yet? Over the years, I have had many dreams about going to heaven, but
thankfully, not a one on going to hell. I am so thankful that a day came when I
surrendered my life to Jesus and accepted Him as my personal Savior. I know
where I will spend eternity! Praise the Lord!
On Friend Day I shared
with you that I joined Face Book. On this program, I have met many
2nd and 3rd cousins that I have never even heard of, let
alone met. What do they have in common with me? Their last name is “Comeans.”
One young lady, a 3rd cousin, asked me if I was a pastor. She said
from your profile it appears that you are. She then opened up with some
problems she was going through. And then she asked me to pray for her. While
I’ve only talked to these relatives online, and have never met them, God has
placed a burden on my heart for these relatives who don’t know Jesus. You know
folks, we are living in such a fast paced world that we don’t seem to have the
time to even think of these people, let alone be concerned about those who are
lost and heading for hell. My prayer is that God will send me dreams of the
faces He has put in my life that need to know His Son, whether it is relatives
or not. Who do you know that doesn’t have a personal relationship with Jesus
Christ?
2. Laugh a
little:
Long, long ago an old Indian chief was about to die, so
he called for Geronimo and Falling Rocks, the two bravest warriors in his
tribe. The chief instructed each to go out and collect buffalo skins. Whoever
returned with the most skins would be the new chief. About a month later,
Geronimo came back with one hundred pelts, but Falling Rocks never returned.
Even today as you drive through the West you can see this saying: Watch out for
Falling Rocks.
Dr. Tom Walters, a highly successful minister renowned
for his preaching, was admonishing a class of seminary students on the
importance of making the facial expressions harmonize with the speech in
delivering sermons. “When you speak of heaven,” he said, “let your face shine
with reflected glory. And when you speak of hell,” he continued, staring
intently at his audience, turning his head from side to side in order to make
eye contact with each one, “well, then your everyday face will
do.”
Great truths about life adults have
learned:
*Raising teens is like trying to nail Jell-O to a
tree
*Every 7 minutes of every day, someone in an aerobics
class pulls a hamstring
*Families are like fudge: mostly sweet, with a few
nuts
*If you can remain calm, you don’t have all the
facts
*Eat a live toad first thing in the morning, and nothing
worse can happen to you the rest of the day.
*There’s always a lot to be thankful for if you take
time to look for it. For example, think how nice it is that wrinkles don’t
hurt
3. Thought for the
month:
Ability is what you're capable of
doing.
Motivation determines
what
you do.
Attitude determines
how well you do it.
Lou
Holtz
4. Helpful
websites:
Here is a host of free on line games
you can play from AARP
http://games.aarp.org/games/crossword-easy.aspx#NLC-WBLTR-CTRL%3DWEEK-51608
5. Nazarene
websites:
Rose Hill Church of the Nazarene:
www.rosehillnazarene.org
South Arkansas District: www.southarkansasdistrict.org
Church of the Nazarene:
www.nazarene.org
Southern Nazarene University: www.snu.edu/home.asp
6. Rose Hill
News:
The summer is swiftly passing us by. We are that much
closer to the Rapture!
The Sunday School will be hosting breakfast at the
church on August 9th starting at 9:00 A.M. The Ladies’ Bible Study
will resume their meetings on Tuesday, August 11th at 10:00 A.M.
Men’s Prayer Breakfast meets at the church August 22nd at 8:00 A.M.
Prime Timer’s will meet for a potluck supper on Thursday, August 6th
at 6:00 P.M. and lunch on August 20th at noon.
Sunday, August 9th at 10:00 A.M. will be our
children’s annual VBS program.
Church and Sunday School Board retreat will be at the
church on Saturday, August 15th from 9:00 – 1:00 P.M. Lunch will be
provided.
Rose Hill birthdays include: Sharon Gray
(4th), Greg Hayes (10th), Katy McDonald (15th),
Don Skillern (16th),
Jessie May Armbruster (23rd), Dana Burnett (24th), and Amy
Marshall & Kimberly Stair
(30th). If we have overlooked your birthday or anniversary, we
apologize and ask that you please bring it to our attention.
Charles Casey leads our Sunday night small group at the
church at 6:00 P.M. George Bratton leads our Thursday small group at 7:00 P.M.
at his home and Faith Comeans leads the tribe of faith at the parsonage on
Mondays at 6:00 P.M. Faith’s group will not meet on July 27 or August
3rd.
If you would be interested in hosting a small group in
your home, please let Pastor Steve know. We would love to have many more small
groups throughout greater Little Rock.
Your
Feedback:
Your response to the Rose Hill Herald is always welcome
as well as any suggestions, articles or links you would like to
submit.
Thank you
Pastor Steve
Comeans
