*4/10/11 IS YOUR CUP OVERFLOWING? + JEANNETTE TOWNE, CRYSTAL CATHEDRAL

4/10/11 cblog IS YOUR CUP OVERFLOWING? + JEANNETTE TOWNE, Crystal Cathedral 930a
[sheila preaching, robert in chair for benediction, special guest jeanette towne, [My station wagon prayer friends r here..my af-am same seat friend drives a green qx56... is here...my starbucks friend is here..usual deacon on west end..don't see usual 2 on east end..starbucks friend collected offering up here in east wing...the houses of hope mexico team are on their way back..God be with them, praying 4 kim westrate..still in bulletin..shout out to tube..for that..don't see freed in bulletin anymore..but rog williams & juan carlos ortiz still in there..prayer. request]
[Beginning of service, Sheila interviewing Jeanette Towne ] "From prisoner to president..was a prisoner of domestic violence..thanks 4 courage to write this book..was in geriatric nursing..decided to go for extra money..took job as waitress..man walked in..thought he was the best thing that ever happened..when realize it was a mistake..finally got out..sold everything moved 450 miles away..started w/ threats..assault..guns weapons..sexual assault..nightmare..ten years..why didn't u leave? .he had a one year old..she became my baby..he made it clear u will never see her again if u leave..and even that she or me may be killed..it was an emotional prison..spiral..intellectual prison..women get caught in this..often takes many times out and back..I was fortune 500 ..but at home..worthless..one night came home..he violated me..he took my purse..snuck in to get my purse..woke him up..he came at me w/ A hammer...I started praying..something happened..he stood there..I challenged him..he dropped hammer..escaped, never looked back..miracle..imagined angels..god has done a miracle of healing..absolutely...one day sam towne..walked into my life..invited me to church on Friday night..accepted christ..from head to heart..helped me to become whole again..married sam towne..biggest heartache...can't bear a child b/c of first rshp...told sam..2 years later god blessd us w/ miracle twins..was hannah..and then adopted 2 more....if u r caught in an abusive rshp...courage to get out..divorce is not the issue, don't feel u must stay if its abusive] [END INTERVIEW]
1012 am stand up singing..[my batt is running low]
...[sheila..powerful..when feeling down..god has saved..why not dancing..]..my message..cup half empty full or overflowing..u lord..u prepare a table in presence of enemy ..cup overflows..psalm 23..metaphor..god is shepherd..new metaphor..he is heavenly host..like one who invites over to dinner..at this time when written, host had responsibilities..more food than uu can eat..also they wash your feet..anoint u..eat & drink much..cup overflows..u spread table..when u run into people..negative naysayers..oppress oppose u..midst of all..god spreads table, feast..encouragment,,mercy...feel discrgd..hurt..broken ashamed.god sets table..for u..talks abt..back when israelites in captivity..they were prisoners..enslaved persecuted..god went to moses..said "go liberate my people.." deliverance..pharaoh said no..moses went back multiple times..pharaoh said no, not letting go..it took god sending angel of death..must of us know the story..god said "go find a perfect lamb" so angel would know these.r god's children..angel of death would PASSOVER..hencefort.they have celbrated passover..he delivered them from..again moses said "let my people go" and pharaoh said "go"..so they flee..and run into red sea..pharaoh changed mind..chasing them..they felt entrapped..ever feel that way? (Vid)..and he did deliver...he opened the sea..they escaped..but then they felt hungry..started to grumble..so god gave manna..god abundantly provides..feast...of deliverance..overflowing..he anoints our head w/ oil..2 components..aloe & myrhh..aloe is a healing balm..when heart broken, life falling apart,,disgraced, ashamed..need healing balm of aloe..other is myrhh..one ingred..myrhh.foreshadowed..baby born to die..that's used to dress the dead..nicodemus buried Jesus after anointing Him with aloe & myrhh..heads anointed..myrrhh mercy..gave life 4 u & me..read a short passage, book of luke..she stood @ his feet..kissed anointed..simon I hav somthin to tell u...cancelled both debts..who more grateful.? One forgiven most..that's right..remember I told u what a good host is to do..wash feet..anoint, holy kiss...she rained tears on my feet and dried w/ her hair..but simon u did not..she was forgiven many sins..she is very grateful..wow..this woma got it right..she was anoinnted..so she gave back..even tho she didn't feel worthy..all she cared abt was worshppng god..sometimes we don't feel worthy..but its not abt us..its abt Him...her cup overflowed w/ love for Jesus..our cups can overflow w/ holy spirit..for one reason..jesus was willing to drink from cup..he asked for the cup to pass,... not my will but thy will..this is the new testament in my blood..he drank of the cup..so our cups can overflow w. Love mercy spirit., life abundant..lord jesus so gratefull..gave life so angel of feath passes over..our cup overflows..u ggive abundant table..feast of encouragmnt..new life.." [end message]