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                             ::In this issue::
                                       Updates
                           Inspirational Story
                                     Testimony
                                Lost Now Found
                                the Invitation
                                      Humor Me
                             Verse of the Week
                             Quote of the week
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                        ::Spontaneous Praise::
             When I am weak You make me strong
               When I am poor I know I am rich
                 For in the power of Your name
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                                   ::Updates::
  Welcome to this suprise edition of the C
   Zine! So, did I suprise you? For those of
    you who haven't gotten a C Zine before,
     the C Zines are usually sent out on Fridays
      but I'm doing it on Thursday instead!
     Also, I've added a new section to the
    zine and site! The section is "Testimonies"
   they're real stories, of real faith, in a
  real God! There is a special reasion I especially
 like this section, in fact it rather came out
of the blue for me.  The man who's testimony
 you're going to read today, just sent it to
  me out of the blue. When he sent me it he
   said "For some reason I feel compelled to 
    send you something a bit 
personal." No doubt
     to me, at least, that it's God's perfect
      timing in action!  Also, if you'd like
       share your testimony with us, please do,
        we're running on low! ;)

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                       ::Inspirational Story::
                                     ::Scars::

Some years ago on a hot summer day in south 
Florida. A little boy decided 
to go for a swim 
in the old swimming hole behind his house. In a 
hurry 
to dive into the cool water, he ran out the
back door, Leaving behind shoes, socks, and shirt 
as he went. He flew into 
the water, not realizing 
that as he swam toward the middle of the lake, 
an 
alligator was swimming toward the shore.

His mother in the house was looking out the 
window saw the two as they 
got closer and closer 
together. In utter fear, she ran toward the water, 

yelling to her son as loudly as she could. Hearing 
her voice, the little  
boy became alarmed and made 
a U-turn to swim to his mother. It was too 
late.  
Just as he reached her, the alligator reached him.

From the dock, the mother grabbed her little boy 
by the arms just as the 
alligator snatched his 
legs. That began an incredible tug-of-war between 

the two. The alligator was much stronger than the mother, 
but the mother 
was much too passionate to let go. A farmer
happened to drive by, heard her screams, raced from his 
truck, took aim 
and shot the alligator.

Remarkably, after weeks and weeks in the hospital, the little
boy survived. His legs were extremely scarred by the 
vicious attack of 
the animal, and, on his arms, were deep 
scratches where his mother's fingernails 
dug into his flesh 
in her effort to hang on to the son she loved.

The newspaper reporter who interviewed the boy after the
trauma,  asked if he would show him his scars. The boy 
lifted his pant 
legs. And then, with obvious pride, he 
said to the reporter, "But look 
at my arms. I have great 
scars on my arms, too.  I have them because my 
Mom wouldn't let go."

You and I can identify with that little boy. 
We have scars, too. No, not 
from an alligator, or 
anything quite so dramatic. But the scars of a painful 

past, Some of those scars are unsightly and have caused us 
deep regret.

But, some wounds, my friend, are because God has 
refused to let go.  In 
the midst of your struggle, 
He's been there holding on to you.  The Scripture 

teaches that God loves you. If you have Christ in your 
life, you have become 
a child of God. He wants to protect 
you and provide for you in every way. 
But sometimes we 
foolishly wade into dangerous situations.

The swimming hole of life is filled with 
peril - and we forget that the 
enemy is 
waiting to attack. That's when the 
tug-of-war begins - and if 
you have the scars 
of His love on your arms be very, very grateful. 
He 
did not and will not - let you go.

"Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary
  the devil walks about like a roaring lion,
   seeking whom he may devour."
    1 Peter 5:8[NKJV]

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                                 ::Testimony::
                              ::Joe Illian's::

The truth of the matter is...before I came to 
the Lord, I had lived about 
as far away from Him, 
as a man can get. I lived very much, solely in 
the 
material world. My goal being, to experience 
everything this life had to 
offer in, earthly 
pleasures. After all, hadn't God created all 
things? 
Were we not to enjoy, what the creator 
provided us with?


I was indeed a man's man, a leader of men in the 
material world. I was 
often heard to boast, "I 
have lived ten men's lives in one". I lived my 

life by a simple creed, written by a medieval 
knight, "Do what thy manhood 
bids thee do. From 
none but self, expect applause. He noblest lives, 
and 
noblest dies, who makes, and keeps his self made 
laws." I lived my life 
with reckless abandon, 
like there would be, no tomorrow. I lived life 

on the edge, engaging death as a playmate. If 
death came, then that too, 
I'd hoped in it's 
finality, would be the ultimate experience I craved. 

Maybe in death, I could finally realize the 
meaning of life. I had experienced 
everything 
this world had to offer that brought pleasure,
but, without meaning. I had come up, empty. Respected, 
and perhaps, feared 
by my peers, but empty just the same.

It would become this emptiness, this unfillable void, 
that would lead me, 
and in desperation, bring this 
unworthy wretch, face to face, with the 
one and only, 
Almighty Lord, my God. The circumstances of the 
desperation, 
are in themselves immaterial. Suffice 
to say, they were of this world, 
and the consequences 
would have cost me the most precious thing I have 
of 
it, my relationship with my children. I had exhausted 
all my worldly 
resources, and the situation, not only 
didn't look good, but it was getting 
worse. For months 
prior to the developements at hand, I had been speaking 

spiritually with my born again Christian sister, 
affectionately known, 
as the family zealot. As we 
began to delve deeper, and deeper into spiritual 
no 
man's land, the truth that is Jesus Christ, became 
not only difficult, 
but impossible to dispel. I was 
very close, but hadn't made a solid commitment.

The night before I was to do battle in court, as my 
children hung in the 
balance, I called my sister, 
for moral support. As we spoke, she began 
to share 
with me her own testimony, of how she had come to 
the Lord, through 
a similar situation, where she had 
exhausted all her worldly options, and 
relinqished the 
situation to the Lord, through prayer. She suggested, 

maybe it was time for me to relinquish my situation to 
Him, to accept Him 
as my savior, ask His forgiveness, 
and to trust Him. As she so adeptly 
put it, allow Him, 
to prove Himself, to me. Why on earth I thought, would 

the almighty, feel the need to prove Himself, to an 
insignificant, like 
me? I had lived my whole life in 
His opposition. I did however, just as 
she suggested. 
Broken, and in tears, I fervently prayed for forgiveness, 

I accepted the Lord Jesus Christ as my savior, and 
pledged my alegiance, 
and trust in the Lord, our God. 
I beleive that night as I prayed, the Holy 
Spirit 
came upon me, and convicted me of many things, 
foremost, being 
the truth. I was to go into battle 
in the morning facing, deceit, fabrication, 
distortion, 
and out right lies, armed only with the truth, and my 
faith 
in God, to do the right thing, His will, not mine. 
I would trust in His 
wisdom the outcome, regardless, 
of what I wished it to be.

The trust I had placed in the Lord, did not fail me. 
His will was done. 
In the face of compelling evidence, 
the Lord handed me, an unworthy, rebellious 
child, an 
overwhelming victory. Unworthy, yes, and for the first 
time 
in my life, I felt loved, in spite of it. The 
Lord had put forgiveness, 
and redemption, by the 
mercy, and grace of God, into language even I,
could understand. The significance of Jesus Christ, 
the Lamb of God, the 
magnificent perfect sacrifice of the 
Father's only Son, and the Son's willingness 
to take on 
lowly human form, and shed his own blood in agony on the 
cross, 
for the unworthy, but loved, so that we maybe 
called the children of God, 
became apparent to me. What 
kind of love, was this?

Well... I'll tell you, it's the kind of love that 
transforms lives, mine 
specifically. My gratitude 
turned to hunger, to answer the questions.
What kind of love is this, became, how do I return, 
what I can't even phantom? 
My gratitude, was about 
to become attitude. I was going to pursue Christianity 

with the same zeal, I'd pursued the world, and then 
some. The emptiness 
of the void, had been filled by the 
spirit, and the spirit overflowed, 
as the temple was 
cleansed, and sanctified by the spirit, and the hunger 

for more, persisted. Delving into the word, and seeking 
it's understanding 
through prayer, my faith grew 
stronger, and my knowledge broadened, but 
the hunger 
persists, and the goal is long. I am growing day, by 
day, I 
pray it never stops. I understand I must 
strengthen my own faith, on a 
daily basis, through 
prayer, and the word, that I may become bold enough 

to share this gift, with love, as it was shared with 
me, as it was meant 
to be. I will.

I wish you had known the man I was, so you could see 
the miracle unfold 
before your eyes, as the scales 
fell from mine, so that your faith would 
be strengthened. 
For the truth is, that through Him, in Him, 
and with 
Him, Jesus Christ, this man was 
born again, a new creation. Not of this 

world, but out of the darkness, and into 
the light. I thank the Almighty 
Father, 
the loving Son, and the Holy spirit, now, 
and eternally forever, 
that lowly I, may 
be called a child of God. Amen!
                                    Sincerely,

                       your brother in Christ,

                           Just me, Joe Illian

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---->Spontaneous Praise
Hallelujah, Jesus is alive!
Death has lost it's victory
And the grave has been denied!
The curse of sin is broken
And we have perfect liberty!
He's alive! He's alive!
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                            ::Lost Now Found::
                         Total souls saved: 19
The counter has finally gone up!
Hallelujah!

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                        ::Spontaneous Praise::
                   Amazing love, how can it be
          That You, my King, would die for me?
                Amazing love, I know it's true
                      It's my joy to honor you
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                            ::the Invitation::
             In the place of the land of mercy
           The King looked out from His throne
   He saw the sick and the homeless and hungry
               He saw me lost and without hope
                     And moved with compassion
                      He sent out His only Son
                   With the invitation to come

                       This is your invitation
                     Come just the way you are
 Come find what your soul has been longing for
                          Come find your peace
                           Come join the feast
              Come in, this is your invitation

     So I stood outside the gates and trembled
                    In my rags of unworthiness
            Afraid to even stand at a distance
                   In the presence of holiness
                    But just as I turned to go
                     The gates swung open wide
                 And the King and His only Son
                        They invited me inside
                  So now will you come with me
            To where the gates swing open wide
                     The King and His only Son
                        Are inviting us inside

                        This is our invitation
                        Come sinner as you are
 Come find what your soul has been longing for
                          Come find your peace
                           Come join the feast
              Come in, this is your invitation
                        This is our invitation
                        This is the invitation

(By Steven Curtis Chapman in "Speechless")

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                                  ::Humor Me::
                      ::Meeting of the bored::

"There will be a meeting of the Board immediately 
after the service," announced 
the pastor. 
After the close of the service, the group 
gathered at the 
back of the auditorium for 
the announced meeting. But there was a stranger 

in their midst. He was a visitor who had 
never attended their church before. 

"My friend," asked the pastor, "did you 
understand that this is a meeting 
of the 
Board?" 

"Yes," said the visitor, "and after that 
sermon, I'm 
about as bored as you can get!" 

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                              ::Jesus Christ::
  Do you know Jesus Christ as your personal 
  savior?  Do feel like something 

is missing
  in your life?  Do you feel like there is 
  no point to life, you have 

nothing to live
  for?  Are you worried about your future?
  You don't have to read horoscopes, or call
  a psychic hotline to be comforted of your 
  future.  Instead, GOD loves 

you.  And He 
  wants only the best for you.  He knows 
  you inside and 

out, even if you don't know
  Him.  He loves you unconditionally, no strings
  are attached to His love.  He loves you so
  much that He died for you.  He did it so 
  that you and I could spend 

all eternity
  with Him. Do you have Him as your savior?
  He didn't say that we would have all the 
  luxuries of this world, He 

did say that He 
  would provide for us, if only we seek Him.
  Do you have this wonderful gift called 
  Salvation?  If you don't, it's 

easy to get,
  just ask Him you want it.  Commit your life 
  to Him, and He will greatly 

reward you.
      Will you pray?
"Lord Jesus, I admit I am a sinner. I need forgiveness. 
    I am sorry 

for my sins and I don't want to sin against You 
  anymore. I believe You 

are the Son of God and You died on 
the cross for MY sins. I also believe 

that you rose from the dead 
so that I, too, may have victory over the grave. 

Please forgive me 
now Lord and cleanse me. Come into my heart and give 

me a new 
life. Thank You, Jesus, for shedding your blood for me and for 
                         
hearing
                   and answering my prayer. Amen" 

  If you've just prayed 

that, you are a Child
  of GOD.  Think about that!  A child of the
  Creator of the Universe.  It's a humbling
  experience.  If you have anything you 
  want to know about your new life 

with Christ,
  or if you're still not sure about all this,
  please do not hesitate to email me.(just hit
                             the reply button)

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                        ::Spontaneous Praise::
                           God is in the house
                             There is no doubt
                           God is in the house
                            Can't keep Him out
                                    As for you
                                     As for me
                   We're gonna serve the Lord!
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                         ::Verse of the Week::

"Summon your power, O GOD; show us 
 your strength, O GOD, as you have done 
before."
      -Psalms 68:28

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                        ::Spontaneous Praise::
       We come into Your presence with singing
           Come into Your presence with praise
     And enter Your gates with thankful hearts
                    We are going to celebrate!
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                         ::Quote of the Week::
 There are three kinds of people:
  People who make things happen
   People who watch things happen
    People who say, "What happened?!"
     -Unknown
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                        ::Spontaneous Praise::
               Better is one day in Your house
              Better is one day in Your courts
               Better is one day in Your house
                      Than thousands elsewhere
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                        ::Spontaneous Praise::
        I'm forgiven because You were forsaken
             I am accepted, You were condemned
                            I'm alive and well
                      Your Spirit is within me
               Because You died and rose again
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