SOS - The S.O.S. Files
"The S.O.S files are part of what I call THE S.O.S ADVENTURE. My concern is to help those on the field, by visits, written communications. It’s not a program or a separate ministry. It’s to help compliment what you are doing on the field. S.O.S stands for SOLD OUT ON SERVICE. " Rev. Robert (Bob) Vignola
This is one of the first SOS files sent out by Rev Robert (Bob) Vignola. He shares his heart for Psalm 46:10 and also explains what SOS stands for as he continued to send out "SOS files" following this one.
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Publication Date: 12-30-2013
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Robert James Vignola “Bob” (August 13, 1950 - November 29,2016) was a caring servant and minister to God’s people. Bob was born and reared in New York where he gained a passion for music. He was especially fond of and loved the many songs produced by the legendary band, The Beatles. His attraction was not just in the music, but the uplifting effect it had on God’s people. During his teen years his quest for the answers to life led him to the Word of God. Once he found this truth it became his passion in life to share and teach it with others.
Reverend Robert James Vignola never got off the course which God set for him. He was full of life, love, and instruction, as well as giving and caring. Bob was a doulos (servant of God to God's people), a faithful father of four, a steadfast believer, and a loyal friend. As seen from the S.O.S files that he regularly emailed out to others, he had a contagious and irreplaceable humor. He was very proud of his New York Heritage (often quoting “The Brooklyn Text”) his family, and the Word of God and the man who taught it to him. His faithful stand for God’s people and the never ending agape (love of God in the renewed mind in manifestation) he poured out to others will last for all eternity.
To describe the heart and presence of Rev. Robert James Vignola would require endless pages with countless incidents by multitudes of people. However, when one reflects on his life, "The lillies of the field" and their attributes might represent his life well.
Bob Vignola, the lily of the field.
As the lily among thorns, so is my love among the daughters.
(Song of Solomon 2:2)
The lily will grow in fields, valleys, cultivated gardens and even among thorns. They spread their roots and produce trumpet shaped flowers of various colors.
A lily has a sweet and fragrant flower with a strong scent. Within the lily are grains of seeds of a golden color which are very fruitful and help beautify any place (or person) they are around. The lily can be a tall flower, yet it hangs it's bloom down and does not attempt to draw attention to itself.
The lily has medical qualities as well. They can be used to restore a lost voice (a defeated soul), help faintness (loss of strength), are good for the liver (filters out poisons), encourages with beauty (makes one feel special-pretty-delighted-encouraged-merry) and spreads it's roots so others will grow.
Matthew 6:28-29
And why take ye thought for raiment? Consider the lillies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin: And yet I say unto you, That even Soloman in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.
All who knew him can attest to Rev Vignola’s humbleness and lowliness of mind in service to God’s people. He lived to help others grow. He was living example of 1 Corinthians 13.
“The S.O.S. Files”
God Bless Everyone.
One of my favorite scriptures (in fact, I think this is My Anna’s favorite) is Psalm 46:10a: Be still and know that I am God.
In the Aramaic, the word “still” is pha and it means turn, turn away, return and turn towards. It implies the turning of the day, which in the Hebrew day was early evening (around 6-7 pm our time). The people of the East considered that time, the quiet calm of the early evening. The main thought of the verse is To Know God. We can never completely KNOW God until Jesus Christ returns, but can move towards that direction.
The word “know” is in the imperfect tense. Yada is the Hebrew word; Yaday is the Aramaic word. It means to perceive, to understand. What a great lesson God is teaching us, to be still, get quiet, for as we have heard before: the greatest cargos of life come in over quiet seas! A good example is in 1Kings 19:11-12 Elijah hearing a still, small voice. I got to thinking about the birth of Jesus Christ, and if you remember when Dr.Wierwille and the research team did the great work, Jesus Christ Our Promised Seed, they were able to document the approximate time of His birth to be between 6:18 and 7:39pm. How wonderful Our Heavenly Father is! It blows my mind! For God gave The GREATEST CARGO OF LIFE (HIS SON) in the Great Quiet Calm of or at the turning of the day! In the stillness of that day, Our Savior arrived! That might be a good New Year’s resolution, learning and cultivating more quiet seas. I remember Doctor [Dr. Wierwille] saying one time “I can’t imagine me not talking to God every day, and Him not talking to me.”
I love you all and all are in my prayers
Bob V
The S.O.S files are part of what I call THE S.O.S ADVENTURE. My concern is to help those on the field, by visits, written communications. It’s not a program or a separate ministry. It’s to help compliment what you are doing on the field. S.O.S stands for SOLD OUT ON SERVICE.
1 Corinthians 16:15b. There is nothing quite like THE JOY OF SERVICE. That ADDICTION IS WHAT WILL TAKE THE WORD OVER THE WORLD. So I will be going out more this year to teach and help and in late spring or early summer will be doing a leadership seminar for those who want to learn and be more engaged in their fellowships, to see God’s Word move bigger and better than ever.
Mon, Dec 30th 2013 “The S.O.S. Files”