Mon/Tues 6/3-4/13 More Promises

Dear Father in Heaven:  Thanks for a great weekend, thanks for watching over us, and thanks for all the promises that You have made to us.  Lord, forgive me please of my sins, and help me to write this message today.  In Jesus' name, Amen.

Pastor Dan's Safety  Tip:  Be sure your windows (windshield most of all) are clean, inside and out.  This will help cut glare when driving into bright sunlight or headlights.  After cleaning the windshield inside and out and you still have the glare, CLEAN YOUR GLASSES!

Reminder ... Saturday, July 6th, Carry The Light Ministries annual picnic.  Bass/Baritone singer Tim Beitzel will be with us again this year and start singing at 11:00 AM.  RSVP by return email, name and how many are coming with you.  Also, we are looking for a few helpers, a few to come early and help Grant and Wanda work and me watch, a couple at noon to help serve and a few to stay and help clean up (and eat leftovers).

Good evening, my dear brothers and sisters.  Where did Monday and Tuesday go?  I am sorry I did not get to a message on Monday, so I have made a two-day event out of it.  The truth is, I was worn out tired on Monday evening and just had to lay my head down and rest.  So I went to bed and Martin, Martha, Marvin, Mike and Angel jumped up on the bed with me.  Keeping score, that would be four dogs and one cat.  Marvin, my cat, told the dogs I had "human breath."  I really forget what all we did on Monday except in the evening when we went to The Bridges for a Strawberry Fest and to hear Special Friends and Elvis.  Then home and to bed.

Tuesday started out with me at my doctor's.  6:30 AM appointment.  My doctor told me I am in great health, except for the remains of the old motorcycle accident which has caused a lot of parts to be worn out.  Praise God for that report.  I got twisted a tad (my doc is a DO) and then we prayed together and discussed a food drive.  GOD IS GOOD.  I arrived back  home, told Dolores all the great news, hooked the trailer to the truck, and then Grant, Wanda and I set out to purchase food for the food pantry.  At the food store we purchased lots of canned things, spending very nearly $1,500.00, and praise God we had that in our account.  Before leaving we overheard a man talking about having cancer.  So on the porch of the store, we joined hands and prayed for this man to be healed.

Then off to New Hope Ministries food bank where we donated to them a lot of tuna we just purchased and a bunch of peanut butter.  In return they blessed us with a large amount of cereal.  PRAISE GOD.  Then back home to unload the trailer.  Grant and Wanda started to offload the trailer when two ladies stopped in for food.  We were not expecting them, and after praying for them, one, Virginia, needed prayers for her health.  Please pray for her.  We then put together food bags for them.  When that was finished, I started to make lunch, Dolores was working the books, and Grant and Wanda were stocking shelves.  Lunch was simple and great, and soon after all the work was done for the Lord.  When we were taking out the trash, our neighbors were out on their lawn, and we had a chat near the edge of the road where we prayed for "Elaine" who just broke her foot.  PRAISE GOD FOR GREAT NEIGHBORS WHO LOVE JESUS.  After which I came in, gathered up the dogs and cat and took a tad of a nap.  Now it is message time.  Why did I tell you all of this?  Just to let you know that we can have a great, great day while serving the Lord and He will open doors for you to pray with folks and share blessings with each other.  So as I wrap this up, it blends perfectly with just a short message about a promise or two.

Monday/Tuesday 6/3-4/2013 More Promises from God.

Acts 3:25 - And you are heirs of the prophets and of the covenant that God made with your fathers.  He said to Abraham, "Through your offspring ALL peoples on earth will be blessed."  (NIV)

Here we find Peter speaking to the onlookers telling them and again this is true for us today, that a covenant was made that people will be blessed and we are the heirs of this covenant.  It tells us that All Peoples will be blessed.  That would be ALL PEOPLES, and that means you and me.  Ain't that sweet, we have blessings at our feet.  Our days are just so blessed and I pray for all of you that each day, each and every day you will look at those blessings, instead of drawing on your hurts and boo-boos, turn to God and the blessings.  Sing a tad, hum a little, play some bells if you wish, you could even put them together and be a singing "hum dinger."  Come on, cheer up, we are blessed.  We really are!!

Ephesians 6:2 - Honor your father and mother which is the first commandment WITH A PROMISE.  "That it may go well with you and that you may enjoy long life on the earth."  (NIV)

Now we know that this is the very first commandment that came with a promise from God.  Long life and it will go well with us.  Meaning we will be blessed and get extra years for just honoring mother and dad.  Now if they have passed you can still honor them by just showing how good they raised you.  In other words, honor them by the way you live and live for Jesus.  Okay, time to go.

Now go and share those blessings, and be joyful, look up and not down.  Love the Lord and not evil.  Kick Satan out of your life.  I love ya (pass it on).

Pastor Dan