December 14, 2010 The Big Trip 1-2

In the sixth month, God sent the angel Gabriel to Nazareth to a town in Galilee, to a virgin pledged to marry a man named Joseph, a descendant of David. The virgin's name was Mary.

Good Morning, my dear brothers and sisters. It is cold, very cold here at the Southern Location of the North Pole... or maybe overnight someone moved us to the real North Pole!! I heard that long underwear is selling good in the deep south right now. Praise God for indoor plumbing, Thank You, Lord. We forget sometimes to thank God for those things we have each day. We just forget that all things good come from God. Today I ask you pray for our Ministry Partner and my singing partner, Pamela Bower, as her long time friend, Toby Martin, her Yorkshire Terrier, goes to his final resting place. Folks, yes there will be pets in heaven, please keep your faith in just how good God is.

Please pray for Eleanor Saylor who is in the hospital being checked for heart problems, also pray for Donavan who is having eye surgery, for Patrick who is having surgery, and for my wife Dolores. Also pray for our food pantry as we have our distribution this Saturday afternoon. Helpers please come by 1.00 PM. We will pray, make a plan and then there should be 50 families stopping by for their food. What a blessed day it will be.

The Big Trip 1-2: Luke 1:26 - In the sixth month, God sent the angel Gabriel to Nazareth to a town in Galilee, 27 to a virgin pledged to marry a man named Joseph, a descendant of David. The virgin's name was Mary. 28 The angel went to her and said, Greetings, you are highly favored! The Lord is with you. (NIV)

Please, brothers and sisters, take time to read the complete Christmas story in the book of Luke.
To get the trip really started I must take a step backwards today. Yes, a few weeks back we talked about Mary and how it must have felt to be in her shoes. But to get started on the trip to Bethlehem and the birthplace of Jesus, we will go back in when the Angel Gabriel stopped in to have a chat with Mary. Old Gab told Mary that God found favor in her, and told her she had been chosen by God to carry our Lord Jesus. God found favor in others along the way, one that comes to mind right now was Noah, and of course his family. So that brings me to this question today, when God needs special work done, has He found favor in you to carry out that work?

I want to tell you of this man that God found favor in and he along with some friends who God also found favor in, went out singing... His name is Neil Enloe. Now I know God found favor in him because he loaned to him great talent, talent to sing, talent to teach and preach, talent to play the piano and talent to be a song writer.

Anyway, if God would find favor in you today, would you also find favor in God? Oh, yes, it must work both ways. Think about it, if we did not find favor in God, then why would we be working with Him, why would I be writing each day and why in the world would you be taking your time to read these things and be passing them on? If you have not found favor in God, why would you go to church, or watch a program on that TV or why would you go to a Christmas show, or even take in a good gospel concert to hear people like Duane, Dave and Neil? Why, if you did not find favor in God, would you do all these things? Now I truly believe that God, while sending His Son to save us and the world, was and is and always will be looking to find favor in all of us. Yes, as we talk about the big trip and are just getting started on it, we can look ahead and find that Jesus wants to find favor in all of us, and we need to find favor in God. You see this wonderful gift of Love that God sent through Jesus, got its start that day when old Gab came to Mary and said, "Greetings". "Greetings, you are highly favored!" I am sure if you pray and you listen you will find at some time God is going to call on you personally and say I have found favor in you, will you answer the call, will you find favor in God?

Tomorrow, we move on, talk about Joseph and then get ready to start across the desert to that little town of Bethlehem...

Dear Father in Heaven, please, please end cancer, end heart problems, end those things that put people in pain. End them, Lord, we ask in the name of Jesus. Be with those on our prayer lists today, and bless them and heal them, Lord, as per Your will. Lord, please help us this week as we prepare for that big food distribution. Lord, we just cannot do this without You, and Your sending help. Bless all those who have helped us, and please bless all who receive from You, through us. In the name of Jesus, I pray. Amen.

Go forth now and answer the call for surely God has found favor in You, so share those blessings God has blessed you with. Love Ya, Pastor Dan.

Carry The Light Ministries, Inc.
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