Louisiana Power Ball Pool – Game Three
This week's promise: God will conquer death
For all the saints
"For all the saints, who from their labors rest,
Who Thee by faith before the world confessed,
Thy name, O Jesus, be forever blest,
Alleluia, Alleluia!
And when the strife is fierce, the warfare long,
Steals on the ear the distant triumph song,
And hearts are brave again, and arms are strong.
Alleluia, Alleluia!
For All the Saints
William Walsham How (1823-1897)
So now you Gentiles are no longer strangers and foreigners. You are citizens along with all of God's holy people. You are members of God's family. We are his house, built on the foundation of the apostles and the prophets. And the cornerstone is Christ Jesus himself. We who believe are carefully knit together, becoming a holy temple for the Lord. Through him you Gentiles are also joined together as part of this dwelling where God lives by his Spirit.
Ephesians 2:19-22 NLT
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A hero of the faith
"In 1864 Bishop William How wrote this hymn for All Saints Day. He cited Hebrews 12:1 in his original title, but he drew on all of Hebrews 11 for inspiration. That's the famous "faith chapter," which praises the faithful deeds of a score of Old Testament heroes.
The author might be considered a hero of the faith himself. He was a man of the people, regularly reaching out to minister to the poor and needy in his area. Once he listed the characterisitics that a minister should have; among them was being "wholly without thought of self." Those who knew him said that Bishop How was like that, selflessly caring for others.
from The One Year® Book of Hymns by Mark Norton and Robert Brown (Tyndale) entry for November 1"
This Game Now Only Contains Texas Millions Mega Tickets
Here are your numbers:
| Numbers | Mega | Dates Valid | Notes |
| 08 11 18 22 23 | 36 | 01/22/08 – 02/12/2008 | |
| 02 07 12 31 44 | 42 | 01/22/08 – 02/12/2008 | |
| 06 11 19 25 36 | 38 | 01/22/08 – 02/12/2008 | Won $2.00 |
| 08 13 28 48 50 | 06 | 02/08/2008 – 02/12/2008 | New |
Here is Mac’s spreadsheet for this game: http://tinyurl.com/2e4llr
If you checked on Mac’s spreadsheet for this game, you will find he corrected it and update – Just IN TIME.
On are three little bitty lines, we got the Mega Ball last night! So we got $2.00. We have two draws left in this game, so I didn’t even shower, and just slapped on clothes, rode the bus to Kroger. Their Kiosk was down (Surprise Surprise) so I had to go to the counter.
And since I was at the Service Center in Kroger, I made them check all my tickets for all my games, including my own.
I didn’t even pick up our money, I just handed her a play slip for 1 Quick Pick for 2 drawings.
So now with only 2 drawings left in this game, you now have four lines.
You should know by now (if you’re a member of Mega Millions Lottery Pool – Game 39, you would know) that no one won the Jack Pot last night.
The Jack Pot for Friday, February 8th, 2008 is worth $122 Million. The Cash Option is worth $76,400,000.00.
There were 10 shares sold in this game. Remember this game started out as Power Ball game, and I sold shares at $20.00
Here is what you could win if we have the winning numbers for Friday, February 8th, 2008.
| Shares Purchased | Amount you could win (before any attorney fees, taxes or tithes) |
| .5 | $ 3,820,000.00 |
| 1 | $ 7,640,000.00 |
| 2 | $ 15,280,000.00 |
Now allow me to tell you a story. After I did the 14th update, I noticed that I would have won $12 Million. I was excited, until I realized that I couldn’t pray for this pool. And he is why:
On 01/31/2008, I was having dinner with a friend. He has been unemployed for over 30 days and almost on the street. I have help him with is cell phone and giving him money, and feeding him.
On this night at the Bronx we were talking of Spiritual things. I expressed to him a story of my various pools and the dreams I’ve had of having won the lottery, not just once, but several times over. I told him that I have asked my members to pray for the pools they are in.
You would not believe the number of people in my pools who have either e-mailed me or told me they can’t pray for us. They feel that is wrong.
As I told Gary this story, I told him that I didn’t understand people giving me $10 or $20 per month to play in a Lotto Pool that could not pray for that pool. Why are you playing? Don’t believe we will win?
Well I told Gary that I have learned the art of praying without ceasing. But I get so dishearten when I realize the God it not hearing me or telling me NO.
I tend to have bad results for prayer for myself, but I have great results when I pray for others. I told him of one of times that I had to pray for my minister. I would be awaked night after night, with the sense of urgency to pray for Pastor Bob. I didn’t even know why I was praying for him, but I obey and prayed night after night.
As I told Gary this testimony, the story, while it happened years ago, brought me to tears. It has a very happy ending and my prayers were answered.
That night while having dinner, I ask Gary if he would pray for my pools from that night until Easter Sunday. In return, I would cease all prayers for anything other than Gary.
I told him that I would only pray for him getting a career, not just a job, and it would fall into his lap, he would make more money than ever before. God would do miracles in his life and he would be restore him to the income that he had before.
I cautioned him to ask for the Maximum, not the minimum because God as been know to give us exactly what we pray for to the very detail of our prayers.
Now I have kept my end of the bargain. And I ask that God get Gary to work by Monday! (Okay, I admit, I admit that I am very Bold when talking to God.)
Well, before Monday Gary and I had chance to talk. I told him of what I had been doing, and the told me that he couldn’t do exactly as I had asked. But, he did pray for me and told God he knew how long and how hard I had been working on my Lottery Pools, and would God give just a little something.
I had explained to Gary that if I won, or one of my groups won, then he would never be homeless. I would be able to afford to get my own place, and he would benefit from me winning.
He knows that, and I’m positive God knows that.
Now I was not pleased with Gary’s pray to God. So in a long long e-mail to Juanita Brown and gave her the entire story. I begged to pray for this group, because I couldn’t.
Now Juanita wrote back a short sentence that she already prays for my pools.
Now God has been answering prayers. On a whim, I had purchase 1 draw for 5 lines for the Mega Million, and I even megaplied, which I don’t usually do.
Well on Saturday I discovered that I had won $40.00 on that Mega Million ticket. And I had won $4.00 on my Cash Five ticket, giving me a total of $44.00.
Gary was worried that I would have enough money to pay his cell phone bill. He needs to for his job hunting. And now with an extra $44.00, yesterday I paid his bill for him at Metro PCS.
I was worried the when my rent check clear, and my tithe check clear, I would be over drawn. I got a check from the Pennsylvania Lottery, which I deposited today.
As it turned out, I was able to help Gary out, and I will have maybe $23.00 leave in my checking account when everything clears.
So I think God answered Gary’s prayer, he ask for a little bit to help me out, and I got just that, a little bit to help me out.
Now you know that Juanita told me she prays for all my pools, and she is in all my pools, expect for one. This was the only game to have a win last night, and you one $2.00. You have two more drawings left, and now you have 4 lines.
I’m asking every one of you who reads this e-mail, to pray for us to win the Jack Pot.
Now I already know of two people who will NOT. And I can not, well at least I don’t think I can. My deal with Gary was that I would pay only for him to get a job until after Easter and nothing else.
I have not heard from Gary since last Saturday. He may very well have gotten a job and has not had time to call me. At least, I am thinking in that direction.
But that leaves 7 of you who could begin prayers for this group.
Now another problem I have with people, is some of my friends believe that you only ask God one time. They think asking for God the same thing over and over is a sign of NOT trusting God.
I counter that with this verse:
Luke 18
The Parable of the Persistent Widow
1Then Jesus told his disciples a parable to show them that they should always pray and not give up. 2He said: "In a certain town there was a judge who neither feared God nor cared about men. 3And there was a widow in that town who kept coming to him with the plea, 'Grant me justice against my adversary.'
4"For some time he refused. But finally he said to himself, 'Even though I don't fear God or care about men, 5yet because this widow keeps bothering me, I will see that she gets justice, so that she won't eventually wear me out with her coming!' "
6And the Lord said, "Listen to what the unjust judge says. 7And will not God bring about justice for his chosen ones, who cry out to him day and night? Will he keep putting them off? 8I tell you, he will see that they get justice, and quickly. However, when the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on the earth?"
I know that on many of my games, I tell you that I pray for us to win on the last drawings, because the Jack Pot will be bigger.
You needn’t do that, you can start now because the Jack Pot is big enough now.
Now before I get off my soapbox, I ask Waylon Coulter a few weeks back his feelings on praying for the lottery. Did he feel it was wrong.
I didn’t even know if Waylon was Christian when I asked this question. We were outside at work, smoking, and oddly enough no one else was around.
He gave the most interesting response:
“Michael, a lady once told me something I will never forget. ‘If you think it, God knows it, might as well pray for it.’”
Waylon told me that he took it to heart and prayed for something he had been wanting. He told me that God answered his prayer immediately.
I don’t care if we win this on Friday or the following Tuesday, we only have to two more drawings in this game, so it needs to happen soon.
Game Announcements
1. Lotto Texas Lottery Pool – Game Twelve – Cost is $10.00 per share. This game starts on Wednesday February 13th, 2008. You need to have your money to me Saturday February 9th, 2008.
Membership List: http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=ddn3r8c7_119cgj5v5gz
2. Mega Millions Lottery Pool – Game 40 – Cost is $10.00 per share. This game starts on Tuesday February 19th, 2008. You need to have your money to me Saturday February 16th, 2008.
Membership List: http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=ddn3r8c7_111g93hsnf3
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