The President's Message
January 2009Matthew C. Manning- President, LHWE, Inc.
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January
A New Beginning
Any time is a good time to make a new beginning. At any point in your experience, you can make a change, find a new direction, and take a new path. You do not need to wait for the beginning of a new year to begin to follow a new way of life.
However, it is sometimes easier to make a new beginning at this time of year, when the old year is drawing to a close, when the New Year stretches invitingly before you. There is a desire for newness in human hearts at this time. You cannot help but feel inspired and enthused by it; you cannot help being caught up in it.
Possibly you have an area in your life that you would like to change or improve. To someone else, your life may seem perfect and complete, but you know the places in your life and heart that call for light and exposure. The beginning of a new year provides a time and a season for newness, for the changes, inner and outer, that you have dreamed of making but have not yet dared to set into motion.
This is the time to gain a new understanding of the idea of life. This is the time to realize that God has a plan for your life, that your body should be the temple of the living God, where God’s healing power can transform you, that through His power you are made alive, restored, renewed, and healed.
Do you want peace in your life in the coming year? Have you longed to be on better terms with family, friends, or co-workers, to feel closer to others, to be understanding of others, to be understood by them? This is the time to enter into newness, to open your heart and mind to the love of Jesus Christ and to let His love find expression in and through you in the thoughts you think, in the way you act, in your attitude toward people and situations.
You need not carry into the New Year the old habits of thinking and acting that have left you frustrated, unhappy, and or empty. You need not carry into the New Year the old doubts and fears and uncertainties, the old hurt and bitterness. You need not bring forward into the New Year, any feelings of un-forgiveness. Through the power of the Holy Spirit, you can let go of your old nature and negative ways of thinking and begin to live in the new life Jesus desires for you to have.
As we approach January 2008, this is the time for a new beginning. This is the time to let go of the old, to put on the new. This is the time to let the life and love and light of Jesus Christ flow through you and to shine in all that you do. Old thoughts and old conditions are as “waters that have passed away” (Job 11:16). Now you stand at a place of beginning again.
I hope these poems will bring encouragement to you in this New Year:
Make Me Pure
The pounding rain is coming down,
As I sit here all alone,
Tonight I invite You here with me,
To make my heart Your home.I know that You’ve been here before,
Your picture is on the wall,
But somehow I blocked Your presence here,
You’ve been limited to the hall.The other rooms have been blocked to You,
for reasons I’m not sure,
Perhaps it’s fear of letting You in,
Cause You’ll come and make me pure.So I start by unlocking the first door,
that holds bitterness inside,
And I release the memories,
When I was scared and cried.The next room is too dark to see,
I need Your light to shine,
And we’ll repaint this dungeon room,
Which I call this heart of mine.This one door has chains on it,
but I somehow lost the key,
No one ever sees this room;
it’s the deepest part of me.I realize what’s inside the room,
and I ask that You stand near,
As I face something I’ve always known,
It’s that old familiar fear.With a shaking hand I turn the knob,
and I see You walk on in,
You beckon me to come with You,
as You flash a brilliant grin.You hold Your hand for me to take,
I feel the scars on You,
I see the hole that held the nail,
and I recall what You went through.You made me face my enemy,
as You stood close behind,
You showed me there was nothing there
that the fear was in my mind.I hand over the keys of me;
You now own this temple heart,
So come and bring Your Kingdom here,
and give a brand new start.
Concetta Papadopoli ©2006 All Rights Reserved
LightHouse World Evangelism, Inc.
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Why we call ourselves LightHouse World Evangelism (LHWE)
To really understand why God chose the name LightHouse World Evangelism, we need to understand what a LightHouse is. Below are some answers to frequently asked questions regarding what a Christian perspective is on a LightHouse. We as an organization believe that being a LightHouse that shines the Light of Jesus Christ to the Lost and hurting around the world, is in essence, to rise up and build LightHouses all over the world. So let’s answer the who, what, when, where and how of the purpose behind God’s LightHouses to the world:
New Full-Length DVD Documentary: "my eyes see You "
Matthew grew up feeling very different from other boys. Christa lived a life of rebellion and substance abuse.
- Two seperate lives...
- Two seperate paths...
- Both headed towards destruction...
- But God had different plans...
Now one heart, one path and both on the road of redemption, Pastor Matthew C. Manning and his wife Christa, are the founders of LightHouse World Evangelism, Inc., a multi-faceted ministry located north of San Francisco.
- Can God set one free from homosexuality?
- Can God deliver one from alcohol and drugs?
- Can God completely heal from HIV and AIDS?
- Can God heal one's deepest emotions and mend a battered and bruised heart?
- Does God care about you?
This brand-new DVD from LightHouse World Evangelism and Safe Harbor Productions tells the true story of redemption, healing and deliverance in the lives of two people who were transformed by the power of Jesus Christ.
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A Word From The Media Director
Thank you for visiting. My name is Christopher Shawn Shaw. God has placed inside me the desire to minister to people through the artistic expression of film and video. Though I attended college to study acting, it was there I truly began to find myself more and more behind the camera and in the editing room. Acting is still something I enjoy, however, my ministry calling and direction is directing and editing. One of the biggest and definitely the longest projects I’ve worked on (post-production was a doozy!) was the “my eyes see You” documentary. I learned a lot on that project.
There are many more projects on the horizon - movie shorts, documentaries, and more. The next documentary I believe God is leading me on is yet untitled, but deals with the “nameless” people we pass daily, some of us not even giving a second thought to – the homeless. There are so many productive and efficient ways we as Christians can minister the love and hope of Jesus Christ to those who walk around every day without any hope or tangible love.
I would appreciate your prayers regarding this and other projects on the horizon. Thank you and God bless you richly.
Christopher Shawn Shaw,
Media Director
Visit the Media Center to find updated video and audio of Pastor Matthew's speaking engagements, television and radio station appearances and other creations from LightHouse World Evangelism's media director, Christopher Shawn Shaw.
