God is speaking!

Are you Listening?

God speaks to us through his Holy Word and he is trying to reach many of us today. Do you believe on the Lord Jesus Christ? Have you accepted his invite to come into your heart? The Bible says Jesus is knocking at the door of your heart and anyone who opens the door and lets him in he will come and sup with them. (Revelation 3:20)

Time is drawing near to the return of Christ, Jesus, our Savior, and Lord. The Biblical signs point toward his coming being near but none of us know when our last moment on earth will be individually. Your life could cease in an instant, if so will you stand before God blameless or guilty? The Bible says like in the days of Noah so shall the coming of the son of man be. The Bible says everyone after Adam was born into sin and stand guilty before him. The Bible also says that no righteousness lies within us of our own accord, it says all our righteousness is like filthy rags. (Isaiah 64:6) Jesus is righteousness. (Romans 5:17-19)

The Bible says the wages of sin is death. Sin=death! How shall I take care of my sin debt so that I can live you ask? God speaks through his word to answer that question, "My Son, Jesus"

Le me show you the scriptures......

Romans 5:8--But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.

Christ paid for our sins.....He gave his life for ours...

1 Peter 3:18--For Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh, but quickened by the Spirit:

Matthew 20:28--Even as the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.

Ephesians 5:2--And walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us, and hath given himself for us an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweet smelling savour.

You may be saying why? Answer, because he loves us....

At Christmastime we delight in the gifts we receive.....but the ultimate unsurpassable gift we can ever receive comes from God, the Father, through his Son, Jesus, and that is ETERNAL LIFE. This gift can only come from him by GRACE.

For by grace we are saved, as a result of our faith, and that it is the GIFT of God, not of the result of works you have done, so man his NO room to boast about salvation whatsoever. (Ephesians 2:8-9)

If you have already received the gift because of your faith in Jesus then you know of the Joy that the saints of God have and that are found in these scriptures. Those of us that believe in Christ hath no fear of the end coming because we know we will stand before God blameless, not as a result of anything we have done but all because of what the SAVIOR CHRIST JESUS HAS!

If you have not believed or the Lord Jesus and take your last breath and leave this earth in the physical you will be defenseless before the Father and will be judged for your unwillingness to accept his Son Jesus. (Revelation 20:11-15)

I encourage you, if you have not already, to seek Truth, Jesus is TRUTH, the word of God says "He is the way, the truth and the life; and that no man comes unto the Father but through him, so you see there is no other way to even connect with God, the Father, but through Jesus. It doesn't matter how man wants to say is the way, the only thing that matters is how the Father has shown us which way is the right way. (John 4:16)

The Bible says whosoever believes on Jesus shall be saved.....this was his reason for coming......

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved....John 3:16-17

Will you believe before it's too late? I pray your answer is YES! When you have please email us so we can rejoice together....send your email here @ sherri@woman2womanlounge.com

No time to procrastinate in 2008!

by Sherri C. Walker

No time for sleeping when there is work to be done. We have moved forward into a New Year with a greater opportunity to enhance and improve our businesses. No time to be idol, every second counts. The more time you waste the next person is already gaining steps ahead of you. In today's business market there is a lot of competition out there and each business owner is claiming their business service or product is the best. Competition is getting stiffer and stiffer. No room to procrastinate in 2008 is my motto. We have to get moving and sharpen our marketing and public speaking skills. Bottom line you will not be noticed if you stay invisible. You have to put yourself out there so people will know who you are, what you do, and where to find you when needed. If you don’t have a website then I suggest you create one for yourself and your business, if you already have one now would be the time in the beginning of our new year to go over it like a fine tooth comb and make sure its sharp, perhaps even give it a new look for the new year. People pay attention to every detail now days. Consumers are looking for the most they can get for their dollars. They want professionalism not peanuts.

Cover all your basis make sure you keep business cards on hand at all times and be sure to keep them in active circulation. Hand them out individually, leave them places locally in your neighborhood like mini markets, banks, post offices, laundromats, and your local library, most of these places have bulletin boards where customers can post ads, leave flyers, or business cards. It would even be a good investment to get your business listed in the local business yellow pages in your city or state. Small ads in your weekly neighborhood reader could prove to be profitable and get your name and business on the lips of folks in your area. Networking and good advertising is essential to the growth of your business. The success of your business is what you make of it. If you put 50% into it then you will only see half of what it could possibly be, why not put your all into it and work at making it stand out from the rest. Remember you only get out of it what you put into it. I wish you all the best........ Happy Marketing Ladies!

You can read more articles by Sherri Walker and others at: www.woman2womanlounge.com

Want to be encouraged and inspired in the year 2008?

The Woman2Woman Lounge is the place were you can find such encouragement and inspiration. The testimonies we are blessed to publish weekly on the ladies we interview are phenomenal. Come on over and see what God is doing in the lives of your fellow sisters in Christ. You will be blessed. I know I have been over the months with each woman I humbly have the opportunity to touch lives with.

This weeks extraordinary interview is on Ryze's own Sabrina Walker who is a member of the Mia Bella family. She is the wife of a minister and mother of 4 who loves the Lord and is thankful for all he has done for her and where she is in him presently.

You can read her interview at: http://woman2womanlounge.com/sabrinawalker.htm

Blessings,
Sherri Walker, Editor
Woman2Woman Lounge

A New Year: New Beginnings

We are less than 48 hours away from a New Year. Many people make resolutions to change things in their lives. Out with the old and in with the new. What is it that you want to make sure that you do more of this year? What areas in your life do you want to see increase? I myself want to dedicate more of my time in the word of God and spreading the word of God be it through poetry or word of mouth to another. I want to spend more time worshiping our Lord and Savior Jesus the Christ, the giver of every good and perfect gift. As we enter the 2008 let us be thankful that the Lord has allowed us to see a New Year and we have a chance to present our bodies a living sacrifice unto him. Let us remember to give him honor glory and praise for all he does, all he has done, and all that he is going to do that we have yet to see manifested in our lives for the coming year. I wish you all a blessed coming New Year full of good health, happiness, and prosperity. I appreciate each and every one of you who continue to stop by Woman2Woman to browse our website. May the Lord's blessing be upon you and your family.

In His Service Forever,
Sherri C. Walker

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Advertising Made Easy!

Ok, so you’ve started a new home business or maybe you have an established business. One very important thing to do is advertise your business.

First, let’s talk about what the difference is between marketing and advertising. The definition of marketing is to make a communication about a product or service a purpose of which is to encourage recipients of the communication to purchase or use the product or service. The definition of advertising is a public promotion of some product or service.

So now that we have that cleared up, let’s look at some different ways to advertise your business.

First thing you should do is get business cards. You can get inexpensive business cards at Vistaprint. Business cards are very important to any business. Make sure to put your website, if you have one, on the card as well as your name and phone number.

Now that you have business cards, you need to utilize them. You can leave your card everywhere you go. Some ideas are bathrooms, table at a restaurant, leave one on the shelf in the baby section at the store, put them in your bills when you send them in for payment, give them to people that you are networking with, and give them to your children to give to there friends. I have also used my card to tell the teller what change I need at the drive thru. I have also left them in books at the library, on the tables or computer desks at the library, on the counter at the doctor’s office, and in magazines in waiting rooms. Let your imagination run wild with this.

Second thing you should do is to make up some flyers. You can leave your flyers on any public bulletin board. Some examples of this would be a bulletin board at the laundry mat, apartment complex, grocery store, work out center, and the mall. Flyers are also good for Mom Packs and to send out for direct mailings. Let your imagination run wild with this one as well.

The third thing you should do is on-line marketing. Of course, you should do on-line marketing if you have a website. But, you can do on-line marketing if you don’t have a website. It’s better if you have one, but that’s alright if you don’t. If you don’t have a website, you should at least have an e-mail address and you should leave a phone number. If you have a website, then you don’t need to leave an e-mail or phone number. Course, all of this depends on how you want people to contact you.

To do the advertising on-line, you can do a Google search for advertising. You can do free advertising or paid advertising. It’s up to you. I have found the paid advertising works better than free advertising, but it’s up to you. If your advertising budget doesn’t allow paid advertising right now, then you really should do the free advertising. No matter how much money you have to spend, you need to advertise. If you don’t advertise you don’t have people coming in. If you don’t have people coming in, you don’t make money. Some places that you can advertise are Ryze and message boards. Do the Google search and you will find many more places.

The last thing you need to do is networking. Networking is very important for any business. The definition of networking is using contacts made in business for purposes beyond the reason for the initial contact. For example, a sales representative may ask a customer for names of others who may be interested in his product. You can network through Ryze, the Chamber of Commerce mixers, and many other places. You should always network, wherever you go.

There are many more ideas for advertising your business. Use Google and people that you know. Success is as far as you make it out to be. Good luck and keep up the hard work! You can do it.

Corrie Petersen runs a successful VA and Advertising business. Check out her website at http://www.virtualfreedom4you.com. You can also sign up for her free advertising tips newsletter at http://getyoursoload.com/advertisingtips.aspx.

Keep Christ in Christmas

Keep Christ in Christmas
By Sherri C. Walker

It’s almost that time of year again. Christmas is just about to dawn on the world in a few short weeks. A large number of people have decked their halls, began their Christmas shopping, and are making dinner plans for the upcoming last major family celebrated holiday of the year. Christmas is one of the two holiest holidays of the year where Christ is central focus, the other being the resurrection of Christ (Easter). Let us not let this holiday go by in a blur without remembering why we take a pause in life to reflect on the day Christ entered the world in bodily form.

Christmas is not about us, it’s about Jesus. It’s not about us getting, its about what the Father gave. He gave his only begotten Son, Jesus, so that all who believe in him could be redeemed and live eternally.

It's so easy, if not careful, to get caught up in the commercialism of Christmas with its glitter and glamour and abundance of material things available for the giving and the taking, but let us not forget about the greatest gift of all that was given, our Lord and Savior Jesus, the Christ.

Although we don’t know the exact day he was born, the world has set aside the 25th of December to observe his birth. On birthdays we give gifts to people we love. What will you give Christ on his birthday? We know we can't give him things hand in hand because he is not physically present with us, but we can give him things in spirit, like more of our time in worship, more of our time glorifying him, more time reading his word, praying, and being kind to others as he was, all the while wanting to go unnoticed and not expecting anything in return. Another thing we can do is not forget to share the good news with others about him and the reason why he was sent.

The existence of Jesus didn’t just began we he entered the world as a baby through the womb of his mother, Mary. He was there in the beginning, remember he said, “I am alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the first, and the last. (Revelation 22:13) We can tell people of how he willing came knowing the destiny that awaited him 33 years down the line when he would willingly give his life a sacrifice for the sins of man.

What an amazing gift we were lovingly given by our Father in Heaven. (John 3:16) In closing this letter to you I thought of another thing we could give to our Savior on the day we remember the precious day he was born of a Virgin, we can give him yet again our thanks for his unselfishness in taking our place on the cross at Calvary.

Saturday, December 01, 2007
(c) Sherri Walker