Wednesday, July 25, 2007

It's catching on



Hello again Small Biz Prayer Network Friends,

I trust that you've been having a great week. It has been great to see different people at our prayer/network meetings on Monday's. I happened to be out talking with business owners in the community. Almost everyone who had time to talk just a little bit was so refreshed to know that somebody was praying for them. We were even able to pray right on the spot in some cases.

It amazes me that people are so open to prayer. In the midst of talking with the business owners, there are employees listening in just smiling. I imagine they are touched to some degree knowing that they are being prayed for also.

I invite you to tell your business associates about our network. Not only will they benefit from the prayer but they can also benefit by meeting some really nice people like you as well as possibly picking up a few referrals once in a while. What's not to like about that?

Starting Monday's off with prayer and networking is a great encourager. To have other business owners praying for you during the week makes for a great week.

Hope to see you this coming Monday.

Stay blessed,

Ced
(909) 597-3502
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Monday, July 16, 2007

Let's keep on praying and networking

Who needs prayer today? That's pretty obvious. Everybody does. Our effort however is specifically designed to target small business owners. For years now I have sensed a burden to keep small business owners in prayer. The grind is so much different for business owners than it is for employees. Nothing against employees. Please understand I not only pastor a church but I also have owned businesses in the past and presently operate one. There's a pressure that doesn't compare to when I was an employee.

The exciting thing about being in business for my self has been being able to determine my own schedule and enjoy my family and other things on my own terms. You're probably no doubt in business for similar reasons.

As we get going with the Small Biz Prayer Network Meetup in Chino, I want to let each of you know that my prayer is for your personal and business success. I pray that the Lord brings those people that are necessary in your life to increase your opportunities to serve them.

So far we've only met twice but each time has been so delightful and liberating. The key that I continue to pick up from the group is we're not just here to network. "It's the prayer that gives so much encouragement. Just knowing that somebody else cares enough about us as individuals is awesome. During the course of the day we can't help but think of each other since we purposed to pray together to start our week." It's statements like this that make it worthwhile to be involved...

Stay blessed,


Pastor Ced
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