Go Fish Ministries, Inc. News Letter July1, 2009

Go Fish Ministries, Inc. News Letter July1, 2009


Jesus said: Follow me and I will make you fishers for the souls of others. Matthew 4:19

Sis. Kimberly Hartfield, B.S. M.S. (Almost!) Christian Community Consultant/Spiritual Peer Counselor Contact: gofishbooks@gmail.com



Counselors’ Corner



Sacrifices for Freedom

Summer is half way over now, and so is my job at the Boys and Girls club. I believe I am starting to reach some of the teens I have had the privilege to lead this summer. I pray that before the summer is over I will have touched their hearts in some way and pointed them toward a stronger faith. Pray for me as I try to do God’s will. Please pray for Selah and Joey as well, as they are continually facing bullying issues, being two of only four white children there. I’m not sure if race is an issue, but that may be part of the problem here. Joey has been physically assaulted a couple of times and Selah has been threatened, recently. So, I ask you all, to please pray for their safety for the rest of the summer. Otherwise I may have to take them out, but I truly hope not, as overall, it has been a good experience for them. I still don’t have any job offers for the fall, so please continue to pray that God will open up a door that no one can shut for me. I feel like Abraham when God told him, “Go to a land I will show you.” He went, not knowing where he was going. I went back to school, not knowing where I was heading, and I still don’t exactly know, now that I’m finished with school. I’m just trying to take one step of faith at a time. I graduate on August 8th at 9:30 AM, at the WCU auditorium if anyone wants to come.

My daughter Rose is purchasing my cap and gown for my birthday I think, so I’m going to go ahead and walk, though I’m really going to hate the fact that my Dad won’t be there to see me. I lost him last summer, when he suddenly died of necrotizing faciitis, or flesh eating bacteria. It was always my desire for him to be proud of me, but I guess that desire wasn’t to be. He did see me graduate with my Bachelor’s degree, but he stated more than once that I’d never amount to anything much, so I wanted to show him I would someday. But even if I never amount to anything much by human standards, I truly want to make a difference by God’s standards. Daddy always wanted me to be teacher or a nurse, or something practical. He thought being a Christian Counselor wasn’t a real job. But I have faith that God will help me find my place in this world, and that I will be able to make a small difference in the Christian community someday. That is my prayer anyway.

It’s been really dry with no rain for the last month. I was praying for rain, but I was reading about Elijah, the other day, and I believe that God showed me through that passage that we’re going to have a long three and a half year drought, and that it will rain only a few times when God allows it during that time. I don’t know if I’m right or not, but that passage ended with Elijah asking the people whether or not they were going to serve God or the idol of that time. I think, we as a people, need to choose this day whom we will serve, whether we will serve God, or the powers that be. With the recent events and deaths of Farah Fawcet and Michael Jackson, I believe we have lifted up movie stars, rock stars, and the president to idol status. Farah was a good actress and did some good work in her life, particularly her part in the movie, The Burning Bed, as she showed the horrors of domestic violence. MJ was a good musician, but had a questionable lifestyle at best, being accused of being a pedophile more than once. Barak Obama may have done a few good things, but the evil things he is promoting, have not gone unnoticed by those of us who stand up for righteousness, nor have they been unnoticed by God. God will not let us as a nation continue to worship our idols, while we claim to be serving Him. God will bring judgment on us as a nation, unless we humble ourselves, and get on our knees and pray, and seek God’s face, and change our evil ways.

Well the 4th of July is here, and we have much to celebrate. We have our freedoms still, and yet they are slowly being eroded by the powers that be. Great men and women of God have fought and died for these freedoms that we now enjoy. And I’m not just talking about the ones we enjoy as a country, but the ones we enjoy as Christians. Jesus died to give us freedom from the consequences of sin and death, and many Martyrs have died to give us free access to the Word of God. We can now pick up our Bibles anytime we want to and read a word from God, even though some of us may need to dust the cover off a little bit. This freedom that we have now, will not always be the case. As God has shown me in a dream a while ago, even our Bibles will be taken from us within twenty years. If you’ve been following the practices of our new administration, this should not be too surprising. President Obama has declared that we are not a Christian nation anymore! The Homosexual community is trying to sue Bible publishers for discrimination, for publishing the Word of God as it concerns homosexuality. Pedophilia is rampant and largely unpunished. And this country clearly has innocent blood on its hands with the sin of abortion being glorified as a good thing, and trying to push it on other countries. Yes, we are still largely a Christian nation, but many here are clearly not of the Christian mindset. And nothing will change unless Christians get up out of the pews of complacency and start fighting the good fight of faith. We need to unwaveringly stand up for what we believe, as it has been said before that the only thing it takes for evil to reign, is for good people to do nothing. We need to be willing to loose our jobs, our homes, and even our lives to do what God wants us to do. I, myself, have lost a job, my home, and risked my very life, to do God’s will. I lost a job at Lamar Christian School for speaking out against prejudice in the Christian community. I lost my home and risked my life to stand against ungodliness and to be able to take my children to church, when my husband would rather me not have. God asks this kind of sacrifice of all of us, not just me. What good is it, if someone gains the whole world and looses their own soul. We must be willing to make some sacrifices, and get out of our comfort zone to stand up for what is right. What is God asking you to sacrifice? Are you willing to make that sacrifice for God?

God bless and go fish!



Paul’s First Letter to Timothy 4-6



4[1-10] Now the Spirit openly says, that in the latter times some will leave the faith, being led away by tempting spirits, and teachings of evil spirits; Pretending to be what they aren’t and lying; having their conscience ruined; Forbidding people to marry, and telling them to give up eating meats, which God has created to be eaten with thankfulness by those who believe and know the truth. Every creature of God is good, and nothing is to be refused, if it’s eaten with thankfulness: because it’s set apart by the Word of God and prayer. If you remind the Christians of this, you’re a good minister of Yeshua the Christ, grown up in the words of faith and in the good teachings, which you’ve followed. Don’t believe godless myths and old fairytales, but instead train yourself to be godly. Training the body does a little good: but godliness is good for everything, holding promise for the life that you have now, and for your life to come. This is a faithful saying and worthy to be accepted. So we work and suffer dishonor both, because we trust in the living God, who is the Savior of everyone, especially of those who believe.

[11-16] Tell this and teach it and let no one find fault with you for your youth; but be an example to believers, in word, in lifestyle, in love, in spirit, in faith, in purity. Take care of the reading, the preaching, and the teaching until I come. Don’t neglect the gift that is in you, which was given to you by word, which was told you before, when the elders laid hands on you. Think about these things; giving your full attention to them; so that your spiritual growth will appear to all. Be careful of yourself, and of the Word of God; stay in it, because in doing this you’ll both save yourself, and those who hear you.

5[1-16] Don’t accuse an elder, but treat them as a parent; and the younger ones as siblings; The elder women as mothers; the younger women as sisters, with all decency. Honor widows that are true widows. But if any widow has children or other family, let them first show their faith at home by repaying their parents because that is good and acceptable to God. Now those who are true widows, having no one to care for them, trust in God, and keep on praying and asking God for help night and day. But those who live richly in pleasures are dead even while they live. Tell them these things, so that they can be without fault. So if anyone doesn’t give for their own, and especially for those of their own home, they have no true faith, and are worse than an unbeliever. Don’t let a widow be counted, who is under sixty years old, and only if she has been the spouse of one person, spoken well of for the good she’s done; if she has brought up her children, if she has taken in strangers, if she has taken care of the needs of Christians, if she has helped the troubled, if she has done everything good with care. But the younger widows refuse because when their physical needs turn them against following Christ, they’ll remarry, bringing judgment on themselves, if they break their vows to God. And besides this, they learn to be lazy, going from house to house; and not only to be lazy, but to gossip and to mind other peoples’ business, telling things which they shouldn’t. So I’d rather that the younger women remarry, have children, keep the house, give the enemy nothing to speak evil of. Some have already followed after Satan. So if anyone believes they have widows, let them take care of them, and don’t let the church be troubled; so that the church can take care of those who are really in need.

[17-25] Let the elders that lead well, especially those who preach and teach the Word, be thought of as worthy of double honor. The Word says, “Don’t muzzle the cow that grinds the grain;” And “The worker is worthy of their pay.” Don’t accept an accusation against an elder, unless there are two or three witnesses. Those who sin should be accused before the church, so that others will fear also. I tell you, before God, and Yeshua the Christ, and the chosen angels, to do this without prejudice, not doing favors for anyone. Don’t lay hands on anyone too quickly, nor take part in the sins of others: keep yourself pure. Don’t drink water only any longer, but use a little wine for your stomach’s sake and your sicknesses, which comes often. Some people’s sins are clearly seen even before they go to judgment; and some are not known till later. It’s the same also with the good that’s done; Some good things are clearly seen now; and those things that aren’t seen, won’t be hidden forever.

6[1-10] Let all the workers who are forced to work for someone else count those they work for worthy of the most respect, so that the Name of God and these teachings aren’t spoken evil of. And those who work for believers, shouldn’t show them any less, because they’re Christians; but should work harder for them, because the one who has been helped by the work is a faithful and dear loved one. Teach this and encourage it. If anyone teaches otherwise, and doesn’t accept these good words, which are the Words of our Christ, Yeshua, and the Word of God, which are for godliness; That person is proud, knowing nothing, but loves to argue and fight about words, which only bring jealousy, fighting, abuses, evil imaginings, and unreasonable arguments by those with ruined minds, who don’t have the truth. They think that a show of religion brings financial gain, so stay away from these kinds of people. But true godliness with peace is a great gain. We bring nothing into this world, and we certainly can’t take anything out of it, so if we have food and clothing, let’s be happy with that. But those who want to be rich fall into temptation and a trap, wanting many stupid and hurtful things, which ruin them and send them to hell. The love of money is the root of all evils. Some, being greedy for it, leave the faith, and give themselves a world full trouble.

[11-16] But you, dear One of God, escape this; and follow after goodness, godliness, faith, love, patience, gentleness. Fight the good fight of faith. Hold on to the everlasting life, to which you’ve been called. You’ve made a good confession to many witnesses. I tell you, in the sight of God, who gives life to everything, and to Christ Yeshua, who made a good confession to Pontius Pilate, to keep this word without fault, blameless, until the appearing of our Christ, Yeshua. The Christ will be made known at just the right time, who is the blessed and only Sovereign One, the Ruler of rulers, and the Savior of saviors; Who is the only Eternal Spirit, which lives in the light which no one can come near to; whom no one has seen, nor can see: to whom be honor and power everlasting. So be it!

[17-21] Tell those who are rich in this world, not to think themselves better than others, nor trust in uncertain riches, but to trust in the living God, who richly gives us everything to enjoy; That they do good things, that they be rich in good behavior, ready to give, willing to share; Saving up for themselves a good treasure for the time to come, so that they can take hold of everlasting life. Timothy, keep what has been put in your trust, keeping away from ungodly and mindless arguments, and disagreements about what is falsely called knowledge, which some have accepted and left the faith. Grace be with you. So be it!





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Notes and Prayer Requests

• My son Rock went to North Carolina earlier this summer to live with his sister Sunny for a while and has found work for the summer.

• My son Tommy has been working very hard at his summer job and has become a hard working young man.

• My son Jonnie has come to the Boys and girls Club with me and volunteered for a few days, and did very well. I’m so proud of all my sons!

• Merry went for her Summer Camp at Duke, and flew home yesterday. They grounded two different planes that she was to be on, so I thank God for her safety.

• I have published many of my paraphrases on the Triond website. Some of the links are listed below if anyone wants to check them out. I have just published Mathew, and Mark, and am now working on Luke. I don’t have those links handy but you can get to them by going to my main Triond link at https://www.triond.com/users/Mama+Heartfilled

• I would appreciate if you’d let me know of grammar, punctuation, and other mistakes I may have made. My goal is to make the paraphrase as simple and clear as possible. I know they still need much work, as they are drafts of a work in progress. I don’t know of any other bible that uses the Name of Yahweh (I am in Hebrew), so I am working hard to get it right. Please pray that God helps me in this work, and let me know of any mistakes you find. Thank all of you who are praying for me on this.





John :http://www.relijournal.com/Christianity/The-New-Word-According-to-John.155907

Acts: http://www.relijournal.com/Christianity/The-Acts-of-the-Followers-Chapters-1-7.672465

http://relijournal.com/christianity/acts-of-the-followers-chapter-8-14/

http://relijournal.com/christianity/the-acts-of-the-followers-chapters-15-21/

http://relijournal.com/christianity/the-acts-of-the-followers-chapters-22-28/



Romans: http://relijournal.com/christianity/paul%e2%80%99s-letter-to-the-romans-chapters-1-7/

http://relijournal.com/christianity/paul%e2%80%99s-letter-to-romans-ch-8-16/



I Corinthians: http://relijournal.com/christianity/i-corinthians-1-4/

http://relijournal.com/christianity/i-corinthians-5-7/

http://relijournal.com/christianity/i-corinthians-8-11-paul%e2%80%99s-first-letter-to-the-corinthians/

http://relijournal.com/christianity/i-corinthians-12-16/



II Corinthians: http://relijournal.com/christianity/paul%e2%80%99s-second-letter-to-the-corinthians-ch-1-3/

http://relijournal.com/christianity/paul%e2%80%99s-second-letter-to-the-corinthians-ch-4-7/

http://relijournal.com/christianity/paul%e2%80%99s-second-letter-to-the-corinthians-ch-8-10/

http://relijournal.com/christianity/paul%e2%80%99s-second-letter-to-the-corinthians-ch-11-13/



Galatians: http://relijournal.com/christianity/paul%e2%80%99s-letter-to-the-galatians/



Ephesians: http://relijournal.com/christianity/paul%e2%80%99s-letter-to-the-ephesians/



Philippians: http://relijournal.com/christianity/paul%e2%80%99s-letter-to-the-philippians/



Colossians: http://relijournal.com/christianity/pauls-letter-to-the-collossians/



I Thessalonians: http://relijournal.com/christianity/pauls-first-letter-to-the-thessalonians/



II Thessalonians: http://relijournal.com/christianity/the-second-letter-to-the-thesalonians-the-holy-bible/



I Timothy: http://relijournal.com/christianity/paul%e2%80%99s-first-letter-to-timothy/



II Timothy: http://relijournal.com/christianity/paul%e2%80%99s-second-letter-to-timothy/



Titus: http://relijournal.com/christianity/pauls-letter-to-titus/



Philemon: http://relijournal.com/christianity/paul%e2%80%99s-letter-to-philemon/



Hebrews: http://relijournal.com/christianity/a-letter-to-the-hebrews/



James: http://relijournal.com/christianity/a-letter-from-james/



I Peter: http://relijournal.com/christianity/peter-i/



II Peter: http://relijournal.com/christianity/peter-ii/



I John: http://relijournal.com/christianity/the-first-letter-from-john/



II John: http://relijournal.com/christianity/the-second-letter-from-john/



III John: http://relijournal.com/christianity/the-third-letter-from-john/



Jude: http://relijournal.com/christianity/a-letter-from-jude/