Did you know... There are several Pastors in Liberia who have received thousands of The Armor of God Challenge coins. Many people in Liberia have been given the Challenge and are carrying and displaying the Armor of God coin as a reminder that God loves us and have given us Armor to wear and to use the Word, the Bible, to stay strong in Christ and repel the evil attacks that we all face. Grateful for the Pastors in Liberia! Great Job Pastor Tage and Pastor Anthony and all the other other Pastors in Africa in many African Countries who are giving out the Armor of God Challenge that encourages and reminds people to Pray Always! Monrovia is the Capitol of Liberia. The Pastors in this region are holding Armor of God Seminars and traveling to small villages to give the Gospel and the Challenge to Pastors and Ministry workers who in turn give the Challenge and coins to others. Prayers for Liberia and the other Countries in Africa where the Pastors are encouraging and Challenging people.

"God . . . has made us what we are and given us new lives from Christ Jesus; and long ages ago he planned that we should spend these lives in helping others.” Ephesians 2:10 (TLB) God did not put you on earth just to live for yourself. He wants you to make the world a better place! Ephesians 2:10 says, “God . . . has made us what we are and given us new lives from Christ Jesus; and long ages ago he planned that we should spend these lives in helping others” (TLB). There’s a word for this kind of living: ministry. Every Christian is a minister. Not every Christian is a pastor, but every Christian is a minister. When you minister, you use your talents and gifts to make a contribution in life—you’re a giver, not a taker. The Bible teaches us to love one another. Care for one another. Pray for one another. Encourage one another. Help one another. Counsel one another. Support one another. And on and on. It is the mutual ministry of every believer in the family of God to every other believer in the family of God. That’s the way God meant for it to be. The truth is, serving God by serving others is not always easy. Sometimes you’ll get discouraged. So what do you do when you start to get discouraged? Remember two things. First, remember the reward you’ll receive that will go on for eternity. The Bible says that God “will not forget how hard you have worked for him and how you have shown your love to him by caring for other believers” (Hebrews 6:10 NLT). He will reward you in eternity. The second thing to remember is that God uses every little thing that happens in your life. Nothing is insignificant when you serve God. None of it is in vain. “Keep busy always in your work for the Lord, since you know that nothing you do in the Lord’s service is ever useless” (1 Corinthians 15:58 GNT). No matter who you are or where you live, if you’re a follower of Jesus, you’re a minister. As you walk through your day today, look for ways you can serve God by serving someone else. Talk It Over • What’s one specific way that someone has ministered to you? What difference did it make in your life? • What talents or gifts has God given you for serving other people? • Is there a change you need to make in your life—to your calendar or even to your attitudes—to become more available to minister to other people?