ANSWERED PRAYER SERVICES...11-14-06..
THE MORE I GET INTO MY SPIRITUAL JOURNEY, THE LESS I REQUIRE EARTHLY ACCEPTANCE OF MY FAITH IN JESUS...I SEE, FEEL , AND KNOW THE BLESSINGS I RECEIVE DAILY FROM HIS PLAN AND TRUTH...MY VANITY AND SELF SEEKING WAYS ARE BECOMING SMALLER AND MY SPIRITUAL JOY IS INCREASING IN PROPORTION...MY DREAMS ARE LESS OF WEALTH AND FAME. AND MORE OF LOVE AND SERVICE; WHILE I LIVE IN THE MERCY AND GRACE OF GOD'S PERFECT PLAN FOR US ALL...I REALIZE THAT MY GOAL WILL NEVER BE COMPLETE UNTIL I SEE THE FACE OF MY REDEEMER, BUT MY JOURNEY IS WORTHY OF THE GIFTS I RECEIVE...THANK YOU JESUS FOR LETTING ME SEE A PART OF WHAT IS TO COME, AND ALLOWING ME TO ATTEMPT TO LIVE IN YOUR RIGHTEOUSNESS...DAVE...
"There are many, many angels, more than there are human beings. They stand before the throne of God and praise Him. At the same time, they are among us, with us. Angels are real. And they are here."
"God will not let any of your anguish go to waste.Instead he will raise you up and use you for his purposes,Making something beautiful out of every tear you shed."
"The more I think about it, the more I realize there is nothing more artistic than to love others" -Vincent Van Gogh-
Tuesday, November 14, 2006
Friday, November 03, 2006
GOD'S PROMISES OF LOVE...
ANSWERED PRAYER SERVICES...11-01-06
DO I BELIEVE IN GOD?...YES...DO I BELIEVE JESUS DIED AND ROSE AGAIN AND CLEANED ME OF MY SINS?...YES...DO I BELIEVE I AM GOING TO HEAVEN FOR MY FAITH IN THE LORD AND HIS PROMISES?...YES...DO I BELIEVE THE BIBLE IS THE WORD OF GOD?...YES...WHY WOULD I WANT TO CHANGE ANY OF THAT...DEVINE PERFECTION REQUIRES NO CHANGE...JUST ACCEPTANCE AND BELIEF...THANK YOU GOD FOR YOUR LOVE ,TRUTH AND WISDOME...DAVE...
God surrounds death with the assurance of angelic help to bring pulsing life out of the darkness of that experience for believers. We inherit the kingdom of God. -Billy Graham- "Angels: God's Secret Agents"
"Clouds come floating into my life, no longer to carry rain or usher storm, but to add color to my sunset sky."...-Rabindranath Tagores-
"
Revelation 12:7-17 ANGELS DEFEAT THE DRAGON
Now war arose in heaven, Michael and his angels fighting against the dragon; and the dragon and his angels fought, but they were defeated and there was no longer any place for them in heaven. And the great dragon was thrown down, that ancient serpent, who is called the Devil and Satan, the deceiver of the whole world--he was thrown down to the earth, and his angels were thrown down with him. And I heard a loud voice in heaven, saying, "Now the salvation and the power and the kingdom of our God and the authority of his Christ have come, for the accuser of our brethren has been thrown down, who accuses them day and night before our God. And they have conquered him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony, for they loved not their lives even unto death. Rejoice then, O heaven and you that dwell therein! But woe to you, O earth and sea, for the devil has come down to you in great wrath, because he knows that his time is short!" And when the dragon saw that he had been thrown down to the earth, he pursued the woman who had borne the male child. But the woman was given the two wings of the great eagle that she might fly from the serpent into the wilderness, to the place where she is to be nourished for a time, and times, and half a time. The serpent poured water like a river out of his mouth after the woman, to sweep her away with the flood. But the earth came to the help of the woman, and the earth opened its mouth and swallowed the river which the dragon had poured from his mouth. Then the dragon was angry with the woman, and went off to make war on the rest of her offspring, on those who keep the commandments of God and bear testimony to Jesus. And he stood on the sand of the sea.
Daily Christian Wisdom- "If you will stand firm and grow as you ought, esteem yourself as a pilgrim and stranger upon the earth...Thomas à Kempis-
Today's Quote:"Let me win, but if I cannot win, let me be brave in the attempt."
HEALTH"We cannot seek or attain health, wealth, learning, justice or kindness in general.
"Action is always specific concrete, individualized unique."
"Health and cheerfulness mutually beget each other." -- Joseph Addison
"Take good care of your body. It's the only place you have to live." -- Jim Rohn
"Good friends are good for your health." -- Irwin
GRAPEVINE NEWS...
A $1 bill met a $20 bill and said, "Hey where have you been lately?"The twenty answers, "I was on a cruise ship for a while and hung out in the casinos, then I came back to the States and flew out to LA, went to a couple of baseball games, out to dinner, took in some of the new movies, that sort of thing. How about you?"The one dollar bill replied, "Oh, you know, the same old thing ----meetings, meetings, meetings."
********************************************************************************************************
A minister was completing a Temperance sermon. With great emphasis he said,
"If I had all the beer in the world, I'd take it and pour it into the river."
With even greater emphasis he said,
"And if I had All the wine in the world, I'd take it and pour it into the river."
And then finally, shaking his fist in the air, he said,
"And if I had all the whiskey in the world, I'd take it and pour it into the river."
Sermon complete, he sat down.
The song leader stood very cautiously and announced
With a smile, nearly laughing, "For our closing song, Let us sing Hymn #365,
"Shall We Gather at the River."
USE KIND WORDS
Language makes culture, and we make a rotten culture when we abuse words. -Cynthia Ozick-
Kind words do not wear out the tongue--so speak them. -Author unknown-
Sometimes I pray when I really feel like I need God to help me with something, and sometimes we just have conversations. We just kick it. God is my homeboy. Jesus is my homeboy. -Queen Latifah-
Always Look to the Lord...Live Well...Love All...Be Safe...Dave...
http://fpfot.blogspot.c
http://answeredprayerservices.blogspot.com/
www.myspace.com/hisfamily
DO I BELIEVE IN GOD?...YES...DO I BELIEVE JESUS DIED AND ROSE AGAIN AND CLEANED ME OF MY SINS?...YES...DO I BELIEVE I AM GOING TO HEAVEN FOR MY FAITH IN THE LORD AND HIS PROMISES?...YES...DO I BELIEVE THE BIBLE IS THE WORD OF GOD?...YES...WHY WOULD I WANT TO CHANGE ANY OF THAT...DEVINE PERFECTION REQUIRES NO CHANGE...JUST ACCEPTANCE AND BELIEF...THANK YOU GOD FOR YOUR LOVE ,TRUTH AND WISDOME...DAVE...
God surrounds death with the assurance of angelic help to bring pulsing life out of the darkness of that experience for believers. We inherit the kingdom of God. -Billy Graham- "Angels: God's Secret Agents"
"Clouds come floating into my life, no longer to carry rain or usher storm, but to add color to my sunset sky."...-Rabindranath Tagores-
"
Revelation 12:7-17 ANGELS DEFEAT THE DRAGON
Now war arose in heaven, Michael and his angels fighting against the dragon; and the dragon and his angels fought, but they were defeated and there was no longer any place for them in heaven. And the great dragon was thrown down, that ancient serpent, who is called the Devil and Satan, the deceiver of the whole world--he was thrown down to the earth, and his angels were thrown down with him. And I heard a loud voice in heaven, saying, "Now the salvation and the power and the kingdom of our God and the authority of his Christ have come, for the accuser of our brethren has been thrown down, who accuses them day and night before our God. And they have conquered him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony, for they loved not their lives even unto death. Rejoice then, O heaven and you that dwell therein! But woe to you, O earth and sea, for the devil has come down to you in great wrath, because he knows that his time is short!" And when the dragon saw that he had been thrown down to the earth, he pursued the woman who had borne the male child. But the woman was given the two wings of the great eagle that she might fly from the serpent into the wilderness, to the place where she is to be nourished for a time, and times, and half a time. The serpent poured water like a river out of his mouth after the woman, to sweep her away with the flood. But the earth came to the help of the woman, and the earth opened its mouth and swallowed the river which the dragon had poured from his mouth. Then the dragon was angry with the woman, and went off to make war on the rest of her offspring, on those who keep the commandments of God and bear testimony to Jesus. And he stood on the sand of the sea.
Daily Christian Wisdom- "If you will stand firm and grow as you ought, esteem yourself as a pilgrim and stranger upon the earth...Thomas à Kempis-
Today's Quote:"Let me win, but if I cannot win, let me be brave in the attempt."
HEALTH"We cannot seek or attain health, wealth, learning, justice or kindness in general.
"Action is always specific concrete, individualized unique."
"Health and cheerfulness mutually beget each other." -- Joseph Addison
"Take good care of your body. It's the only place you have to live." -- Jim Rohn
"Good friends are good for your health." -- Irwin
GRAPEVINE NEWS...
A $1 bill met a $20 bill and said, "Hey where have you been lately?"The twenty answers, "I was on a cruise ship for a while and hung out in the casinos, then I came back to the States and flew out to LA, went to a couple of baseball games, out to dinner, took in some of the new movies, that sort of thing. How about you?"The one dollar bill replied, "Oh, you know, the same old thing ----meetings, meetings, meetings."
********************************************************************************************************
A minister was completing a Temperance sermon. With great emphasis he said,
"If I had all the beer in the world, I'd take it and pour it into the river."
With even greater emphasis he said,
"And if I had All the wine in the world, I'd take it and pour it into the river."
And then finally, shaking his fist in the air, he said,
"And if I had all the whiskey in the world, I'd take it and pour it into the river."
Sermon complete, he sat down.
The song leader stood very cautiously and announced
With a smile, nearly laughing, "For our closing song, Let us sing Hymn #365,
"Shall We Gather at the River."
USE KIND WORDS
Language makes culture, and we make a rotten culture when we abuse words. -Cynthia Ozick-
Kind words do not wear out the tongue--so speak them. -Author unknown-
Sometimes I pray when I really feel like I need God to help me with something, and sometimes we just have conversations. We just kick it. God is my homeboy. Jesus is my homeboy. -Queen Latifah-
Always Look to the Lord...Live Well...Love All...Be Safe...Dave...
http://fpfot.blogspot.c
http://answeredprayerservices.blogspot.com/
www.myspace.com/hisfamily
Wednesday, November 01, 2006
LET GOD...
ANSWERED PRAYER SERVICES...11-01-06
LETTING GO AND LETTING GOD BEGINS WITH A SPIRITUAL COMMITMENT TO GOD...IT DOES NOT END THERE...IT IS A LIFETIME AND DAILY AFFIRMATION OF ASKING GOD TO GUIDE US ON THE PATH OF TRUTH "ON EARTH AS IT IS IN HEAVEN"...WE MUST STRIVE TO SEE AND DO GOD'S WILL AS BEST WE CAN...WHEN OUR WILL IS THE SAME AS GOD'S, THE JOY AND HAPPINESS IS INDESCRIBABLY WONDERFUL...SELF WILL AND LISTENING TO THE ENEMY CAN BE JUST AS INDESCRIBABLY PAINFUL...THE HAPPINESS, JOY, AND FREEDOM WE RECEIVE MAKES US GRATEFUL AND SHOULD COMPEL US TO THANK GOD FOR HIS GRACE,MERCY , AND LOVE...WE LIVE OUR LIVES FOR HIM AND TELL OTHERS WHAT HE WILL DO FOR THEM IF THEY ASK HIM TO...WE ARE ABLE TO LOVE EACH OTHER AS JESUS SHOWED US HOW...WHENEVER TWO OR MORE GATHER IN HIS NAME OUR WORSHIP IS MULTIPLIED AND GOD'S GIFTS TO US ARE SHARED AND HE IS GLORIFIED FOR ALLOWING US TO SHARE IN HIS PERFECT PLAN...THE PAY OFF OF LIVING WITH GOD FOR ETERNITY IS VERY WORTHY OF STRIVING FOR ON A DAILY AS WE NEVER KNOW WHEN JESUS WILL RETURN...TAKE ME LORD AND DO YOUR WILL THROUGH ME...THANK YOU FOR LOVING ME WITHOUT END AND SHOWING ME HOW TO DO THE SAME FOR OTHERS...DAVE...
GO OUT TO DAY AND LIVE FOR THE LORD AND ENJOY THE FRUITS OF YOUR LABORS...DAVE...
Strange things have happened to me. But events did not flow toward a single momentous revelation, one blooming pyrotechnic end-- Enlightenment! --with chrysanthemum fireworks bursting in the night. No, it was a great jumble of facts, instead, with ghosts on top of angels, and dreams and serendipitous coincidences, intertwining with the normal everyday.
-Sophy Burnham-,"A Book of Angels."
Hebrews 11:32-12:2
And what more shall I say? For time would fail me to tell of Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, of David and Samuel and the prophets -- who through faith conquered kingdoms, enforced justice, received promises, stopped the mouths of lions, quenched raging fire, escaped the edge of the sword, won strength out of weakness, became mighty in war, put foreign armies to flight. Women received their dead by resurrection. Some were tortured, refusing to accept release, that they might rise again to a better life. Others suffered mocking and scourging, and even chains and imprisonment. They were stoned, they were sawn in two, they were killed with the sword; they went about in skins of sheep and goats, destitute, afflicted, ill-treated -- of whom the world was not worthy -- wandering over deserts and mountains, and in dens and caves of the earth. And all these, though well attested by their faith, did not receive what was promised, since God had foreseen something better for us, that apart from us they should not be made perfect.Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with perseverance the race that is set before us, looking to Jesus the pioneer and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is seated at the right hand of the throne of God.
Today's Gospel reading is Luke 11:37-52.
Daily Christian Wisdom - When we are at peace, we find the freedom to be most fully who we are, even in the worst of times…We empty ourselves so that God may more fully work within us.
DISCIPLINE AND LOYALTY ARE TREMENDOUS by Charlie "Tremendous" Jones
We live in a world where these two great words -- discipline and loyalty are becoming meaningless. Does this mean that they are worthless? On the contrary, they are becoming priceless qualities because they are so hard to develop in the first place. And should you be one of the fortunate few who by God's grace has caught the vision, your battle has just begun because the greatest battle is to keep what you've learned through these two priceless qualities. Discipline is that great quality few people use that enables them to be constructively busy all the time. Even in discouragement and defeat, discipline will rescue you and usher you to a new place to keep constructively busy while you forget about doubt, worry and self-pity. Oh, that more in this day would realize the absolute necessity of discipline and the degree of growth and happiness to be attained from it.
Most people think that loyalty is to a thing or to a person when actually it is really to one's own self. Some think that it is to a goal or an objective, but again it is to one's own convictions. If loyalty has to be earned then it is deserved and is hardy, more than devoted emotion based on a temporary feeling. No, loyalty is the character of a person who has given himself the task before him and he will always realize that out of a loyal heart will spring all the other virtues that make life one of depth and growth.
""A saint is a person who gives of themself without asking for anything in return. That's how simple it is to be a saint. Try it! Try being a saint. -Edward James Olmos-
Always Look to the Lord...Live Well...Love All...Be Safe...Dave...
http://answeredprayerservices.blogspot.com/
www.myspace.com/hisfamily
LETTING GO AND LETTING GOD BEGINS WITH A SPIRITUAL COMMITMENT TO GOD...IT DOES NOT END THERE...IT IS A LIFETIME AND DAILY AFFIRMATION OF ASKING GOD TO GUIDE US ON THE PATH OF TRUTH "ON EARTH AS IT IS IN HEAVEN"...WE MUST STRIVE TO SEE AND DO GOD'S WILL AS BEST WE CAN...WHEN OUR WILL IS THE SAME AS GOD'S, THE JOY AND HAPPINESS IS INDESCRIBABLY WONDERFUL...SELF WILL AND LISTENING TO THE ENEMY CAN BE JUST AS INDESCRIBABLY PAINFUL...THE HAPPINESS, JOY, AND FREEDOM WE RECEIVE MAKES US GRATEFUL AND SHOULD COMPEL US TO THANK GOD FOR HIS GRACE,MERCY , AND LOVE...WE LIVE OUR LIVES FOR HIM AND TELL OTHERS WHAT HE WILL DO FOR THEM IF THEY ASK HIM TO...WE ARE ABLE TO LOVE EACH OTHER AS JESUS SHOWED US HOW...WHENEVER TWO OR MORE GATHER IN HIS NAME OUR WORSHIP IS MULTIPLIED AND GOD'S GIFTS TO US ARE SHARED AND HE IS GLORIFIED FOR ALLOWING US TO SHARE IN HIS PERFECT PLAN...THE PAY OFF OF LIVING WITH GOD FOR ETERNITY IS VERY WORTHY OF STRIVING FOR ON A DAILY AS WE NEVER KNOW WHEN JESUS WILL RETURN...TAKE ME LORD AND DO YOUR WILL THROUGH ME...THANK YOU FOR LOVING ME WITHOUT END AND SHOWING ME HOW TO DO THE SAME FOR OTHERS...DAVE...
GO OUT TO DAY AND LIVE FOR THE LORD AND ENJOY THE FRUITS OF YOUR LABORS...DAVE...
Strange things have happened to me. But events did not flow toward a single momentous revelation, one blooming pyrotechnic end-- Enlightenment! --with chrysanthemum fireworks bursting in the night. No, it was a great jumble of facts, instead, with ghosts on top of angels, and dreams and serendipitous coincidences, intertwining with the normal everyday.
-Sophy Burnham-,"A Book of Angels."
Hebrews 11:32-12:2
And what more shall I say? For time would fail me to tell of Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, of David and Samuel and the prophets -- who through faith conquered kingdoms, enforced justice, received promises, stopped the mouths of lions, quenched raging fire, escaped the edge of the sword, won strength out of weakness, became mighty in war, put foreign armies to flight. Women received their dead by resurrection. Some were tortured, refusing to accept release, that they might rise again to a better life. Others suffered mocking and scourging, and even chains and imprisonment. They were stoned, they were sawn in two, they were killed with the sword; they went about in skins of sheep and goats, destitute, afflicted, ill-treated -- of whom the world was not worthy -- wandering over deserts and mountains, and in dens and caves of the earth. And all these, though well attested by their faith, did not receive what was promised, since God had foreseen something better for us, that apart from us they should not be made perfect.Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with perseverance the race that is set before us, looking to Jesus the pioneer and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is seated at the right hand of the throne of God.
Today's Gospel reading is Luke 11:37-52.
Daily Christian Wisdom - When we are at peace, we find the freedom to be most fully who we are, even in the worst of times…We empty ourselves so that God may more fully work within us.
DISCIPLINE AND LOYALTY ARE TREMENDOUS by Charlie "Tremendous" Jones
We live in a world where these two great words -- discipline and loyalty are becoming meaningless. Does this mean that they are worthless? On the contrary, they are becoming priceless qualities because they are so hard to develop in the first place. And should you be one of the fortunate few who by God's grace has caught the vision, your battle has just begun because the greatest battle is to keep what you've learned through these two priceless qualities. Discipline is that great quality few people use that enables them to be constructively busy all the time. Even in discouragement and defeat, discipline will rescue you and usher you to a new place to keep constructively busy while you forget about doubt, worry and self-pity. Oh, that more in this day would realize the absolute necessity of discipline and the degree of growth and happiness to be attained from it.
Most people think that loyalty is to a thing or to a person when actually it is really to one's own self. Some think that it is to a goal or an objective, but again it is to one's own convictions. If loyalty has to be earned then it is deserved and is hardy, more than devoted emotion based on a temporary feeling. No, loyalty is the character of a person who has given himself the task before him and he will always realize that out of a loyal heart will spring all the other virtues that make life one of depth and growth.
""A saint is a person who gives of themself without asking for anything in return. That's how simple it is to be a saint. Try it! Try being a saint. -Edward James Olmos-
Always Look to the Lord...Live Well...Love All...Be Safe...Dave...
http://answeredprayerservices.blogspot.com/
www.myspace.com/hisfamily
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