Cup of Empowerment
January 13, 2020 
It feels so good to sit back,  catch our breath and  savor a cup of empowerment   fro God's Word

 

EVENTS AT ANNA'S GATE

Join us at Anna's Gate every Tuesday from 4 to 6 pm for 
worship and teaching!  Find out more about us at
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  Make your reservations for our Ladies annual "He's My Valentine" Party for widows and singles!  February 15th at Rothchilds! (You must have a reservation with Anna's Gate!) Call 865-803-5445 and leave the names, contact phone number and how many in your group will be attending. We need SPONSORS and First Responders! (Details below)   

 

 



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A Drinker gets a Boost! 
by
 Dr. CarolMarie
Mom looked puzzled when I talked to her about drinking her "Boost" to get extra nutrition.  "Mom, what's wrong?  The nurse said this was a good supplement since you are not eating much."  "Why should I drink "Booze" she replied!  With that we all laughed, thinking of our Mom getting her nutrition through a drinking habit she had never acquired!   
 
At Anna's Gate, I recently taught on the Samaritan woman who most likely was a widow by all types since she "lacked in a husband" and had been married to five men.  According to the Hebrew and Greek translations, a widow includes being alone by death of spouse, by divorce and by circumstance.  In John chapter four the Lord goes to a city named Sychar in Samaria.  Talk about booze...the city means "drunken city"!  And the Lord asks the widow for a drink!  This woman is an outcast, filling her water pot at noon in the heat of the day to avoid judgment from the local women.  Jesus spoke not only to a Samaritan which Jews usually did not do, but He also spoke to a woman, which was really frowned upon!  To make it worse, she was a woman with not a good reputation!  The Jews did not have "dealings" or "agreement" with the Samaritans.
 
(In the middle eastern culture, it has been said if you ask someone for a drink, you are asking for covenant for a day!) When he asked her for a drink, she was amazed that He even spoke to her and asked Him why?  Jesus replied that if she knew the Gift of God offered her, she would ask Him for Living Water!  That it would be a spring that would never run dry!  (Now that's nourishment in a drink!)

"Sammie" (I like to call her) asked the Lord if He was greater than "our" father, Jacob that gave them the well?  Without realizing it, Sammie is finding a place of agreement with Jesus since both the generational roots went back to Jacob!  He's offered her covenant, not just for a day but one that won't run out!

Jesus ministers to Sammie by the well while His disciples went into town for food.  When they come back and offer him something to eat, He tells them He has had "meat" they know not of!  (Also, in the Middle Eastern culture it's said to ask for a meal, it is asking for covenant for a lifetime!)  He explains that His meal was doing the will of the Father!  

God has offered us not only Living Water but also the ability to eat with Him by doing His will and "finishing the work he has sent us to do".  (John 4:34) Now that is satisfying!  Better than "Boost"!

Sammie's real name according to history is Photine.  And since Photine was a widow, God honored Proverbs 15:25 and established her territory!  Because she came into covenant with the Lord Jesus and drank from His eternal well, she introduced her whole city to Him!  History tells us that she became an Apostle to Africa and three of her sisters and two of her sons became full-time evangelists!  All because she traded her Booze for Boost!

February 15th is our annual "He's My Valentine" party for widows and single ladies in our region!  It's for widows of all types (alone, due to death of spouse, divorce or by circumstance.)  It is our opportunity to celebrate the Lord as our ultimate Valentine that fills every need and makes our lives complete!  This year we will be honoring the "First Responders" in our community including our Law Enforcement, Fire Fighters, EMTs, Chaplains etc.  We are looking for sponsors of the tables ($250 for 10 ladies to attend) and for First Responders to connect with. Please email us at info@annasgate,org or leave a message at our number to register for the event. To sponsor a table go to annasgate.org under donate and write "Sponsorship". 
 
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Dr. CarolMarie

At Anna's Gate 2 pm EST prayer times every Tuesday, many are getting direction for their lives as the presence of God is so powerful!  If you are hungry for more of God, join us and then stay for our worship time with teaching following! 

You can also s end your prayer requests to us and we will agree with you in this time of fresh discovery! We are all in Transition. Let's embrace it and submit to His plan and timing!  (prayer@annasgate.org)

Be sure to read the Torah portions below that Jesus read during this time in history!  There is always something that relates to us in our place in history now!  That's so amazing to me!

Find out more about the month of Tevet on our website. Please email us your area of passion and the skill you desire to be developed so that we can agree with you in prayer! ( prayer@annasgate.org)  This is your time to excel into your greater potential! 


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We would also like to invite you to send us a brief testimony 
(written or filmed on your smart phone) 
of how God has used Anna's Gate 
to help you and to reach your realm of influence. 
Email it to:   info@annasgate.org 
(Put "Testimony" on the subject line). 
If filmed, please make it only 1 to 2 minutes. 
We would love to hear from you!

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Read what Jesus read on this week in History!
Check out the Torah Reading


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Learn about the  Hebraic month.


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