Dear Father in Heaven: I love You. Please forgive me of my sins. Thanks for the rain, dear Father. We needed it so much. Thanks for supplying all of our needs and many of our wants. Thanks for your healing hand on Linda. Please be with all those injured in the train crash and please be with the family of the one who was killed. Lord, I pray for our upcoming election and I pray Your hand is upon it. Please, Lord, be with Presidents Bush and Clinton, also Pope Francis, as they travel with many others to our homeland tomorrow for a funeral. Please, dear Lord, protect Israel. Please be with our military, our police and firefighters. Please put Your hand of protection around our schools and protect the little ones. Please help me now with a message and to get it dispatched. In Jesus' Name, I give thanks and pray. Amen.
Dear brothers and sisters. It has been one week since I even turned on the computer. Seems like my mind is not working like it once did. I want to tell you that our Bible ministry is going really well, and we are placing Read-n-Grow Children's Bibles into many hands. Also each month we help place King James Study Bibles into the hands of pastors and others all over the world, this done through Jimmie Swaggart Ministries. This next Monday we will order more. Also if they hit 31,000 Bibles donated this week that Ministry will have supplied ONE MILLION Bibles throughout the world. Dolores and I are happy to be working with them in just a very small way. Please, prayers warriors, keep praying for our nation and really flood Heaven with prayers of protection for our military, police, and firefighters. And speaking of firefighters, please keep praying for Chief Robert Coburn to be cleared of cancer. Now to the message, "Not Guilty."
Salvation Wednesday: September 28, 2016: "Not Guilty" (written on 9/29/16)
Romans 3:21 - But now a righteousness from God, apart from law, has been made known, to which the Law and the Prophets testify. 22 This righteousness from God comes through faith in Jesus Christ to all who believe. There is no difference 23 for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God 24 and are justified freely by grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus. 25 God presented Him as a sacrifice atonement through faith in His blood. (NIV)
As you can see by the scripture of today, ALL HAVE SINNED and fall short of the glory of God. In other words, all of us, me and you, are guilty of sins against our Lord Jesus. I said ALL OF US!! Yet someday when we stand before God the Father, our Lord Jesus, if we believe, will pronounce us "Not Guilty" of those sins for Jesus Christ Himself came down and shed His blood on the cross to free us of those sins. Someone should shout AMEN at this point. If we love Jesus, and I mean truly love Him and believe in Him, we have no past. If you do not believe in Jesus Christ, then you really have no future. Jesus does not just forgive us of some of our sins, His blood washes away all of those sins.
Some others will try and bring up your past. I have heard this, well I knew Dan when he did this and he did that. Well, if someone says that about you, tell them you love Jesus and those things are gone. The hard part is getting your own self to forget the things that Jesus forgave you of. Cast those things to the Lord, put them away, they are gone and in the eyes of the Lord you are NOT GUILTY. Someone want to shout AMEN again? Or better yet let's all shout out PRAISE THE LORD!
Have you been to Jesus to be cleared of sin? You just need to believe and have faith. Please read Romans 10:9 and 10. Then ask Jesus into your life and heart. Forgive others so God will forgive you and then know and have faith that you are indeed NOT GUILTY.
Now go forth sharing the love of Jesus. Love ya.
Pastor Dan
Thursday, September 29, 2016
Thursday, September 22, 2016
Salvation Wednesday 9/21/16 Appointments
Dear Father in Heaven: I love You and thank You for loving me. Thanks for sending Jesus to the cross for us so that we might be healed by His blood and be saved. I give You all honor and glory for all things including air we can breathe, food we can eat, clothes we can wear, in other words, dear Lord, thanks for supplying all of our needs. Please keep your healing hand on Linda Miller, Robert Coburn, Donnie Swaggart, and also please touch the eyes of Mark, Dolores, and others who struggle to see. Please, Lord, place Your healing hand on the United States and protect this nation from terrorists, foreign or domestic, and also from riots, looting and race problems. Please, Lord, protect all those who protect us. Please watch over our leaders and those who are running to lead, and Lord, we pray for those who work hard to protect us. I pray for peace in our Homeland and pray for the return of Jesus soon. And until then, help me to work each day in some way for You. Please help me with the message and to get it dispatched. In Jesus' Name, I give praise and pray. Amen.
Dear brothers and sisters: Does it seem to anyone else besides me that all we get done anymore are making and keeping appointments? It seems as we get older we spend more and more time in doctors' offices and making the next appointments. Then each one of those doctors wants to send you to another doctor. I want to talk to you a tad about that today but first I want to tell you something that just happened to pop out of my mouth on Tuesday at the food store. I was picking up eggs and one of the workers was stocking cheese right next to the eggs. First I asked about jumbo eggs and they were sold out. Then I was talking to him about the price of eggs. Well, it seems regular white eggs are priced out according to size unless you get "Eggland's Best" which costs a whole lot more. Then there are brown eggs which cost more than the white eggs and if you get those eggs that are naturally raised some go up to $8.00 a dozen. It was then I stated that has anyone noticed they all come out of the "same place on a chicken." Well some others heard me saying it and there was a good laugh at the egg counter. Speaking of a chicken, they really are a miracle of God as only God would make an animal that makes eggs. Warriors, please pray for President Obama to get off the golf course and fly into Charlotte, NC, and stand up before all these rioters and looters and people who are fighting on the streets and just tell them all to "Stand Down." What is causing all of these problems is two basic things. This nation as a whole has WALKED AWAY FROM GOD, and people do not love their neighbors!!! If you agree to that, send me an "Amen." Now to the message.
Salvation Wednesday: September 21, 2016: Appointments (written on 9/22/16)
Matthew 4:17 - From that time on Jesus began to preach, "Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near." (NIV)
How many appointments do you need to make in a month's time? The number is not all that important, but you make them at a time that fits your doctor's schedule and also your schedule and a time is set. You arrive on time and find they are running late. You have made back-to-back appointments or made one on your lunch hour trying to work things in to get more done and where you made the first appointment messes up your timing for the day. And it might not just be a doctor's appointment, it could be an appointment for almost anything. Lawyer's office, car service, or maybe even a seat at an eating place. You need to make an appointment to have blood taken for tests, and just the other night I was awake all night as I studied for a urine test. Are we happy we do not need to make an appointment to talk to our Heavenly Father!
Anytime or anyplace you can just talk to our Heavenly Father and you will find when you are finished you just need to place that prayer through in the Name of Jesus and it is a done deal. NO APPOINTMENT NEEDED. If you want to confess your sins you can do that also right from where you might be and at any time you want to confess them. Jesus will hear them and put that request through to God The Father. And if your wagon is dragging (you are tired and worn out) you just need to call upon the Lord and ask Him to send the Holy Ghost over you to pep you up.
You can pray while you are driving and I have seen some of you drive and you really need that prayer. You can pray sitting on the side of your bed, sitting on the toilet, while walking or anyplace else you can think of. You don't need to be in a church building to talk to God and you do not need a pastor, priest, or any other church leader to relay the message. Why, you can even talk to God while waiting for one of those other appointments that are "running late."
As a matter of fact, you should talk to God before you make appointments and maybe they will go smoother for you. One of the things we can do that again requires no appointment is to do what Jesus tells us to do. We can "repent, we can love Him, we can love our neighbors," and we can pray for others. I guess in short what I am saying is with Jesus you never need an appointment. However, you do need to make a reservation. So today instead of making an appointment, why not join me in making a reservation?
Dear Father in Heaven: Thank You for hearing us at anytime. While I have made my reservation for Heaven, please hear this prayer of others who might not have made their reservation.
Dear Father, forgive me for I am a sinner. I trust and have faith in You and believe that Jesus was sent to the Cross by You, Father, to die for me. I confess and believe that Jesus did die on the cross and was risen again from the dead and will judge me someday. Please help me repent and serve You. Please place my name in the Lamb's Book of Life. Thanks. I ask and pray in Jesus' Name. Amen.
Now go forth and share the Love of Jesus and pray, warriors, pray. Love ya.
Pastor Dan
Dear brothers and sisters: Does it seem to anyone else besides me that all we get done anymore are making and keeping appointments? It seems as we get older we spend more and more time in doctors' offices and making the next appointments. Then each one of those doctors wants to send you to another doctor. I want to talk to you a tad about that today but first I want to tell you something that just happened to pop out of my mouth on Tuesday at the food store. I was picking up eggs and one of the workers was stocking cheese right next to the eggs. First I asked about jumbo eggs and they were sold out. Then I was talking to him about the price of eggs. Well, it seems regular white eggs are priced out according to size unless you get "Eggland's Best" which costs a whole lot more. Then there are brown eggs which cost more than the white eggs and if you get those eggs that are naturally raised some go up to $8.00 a dozen. It was then I stated that has anyone noticed they all come out of the "same place on a chicken." Well some others heard me saying it and there was a good laugh at the egg counter. Speaking of a chicken, they really are a miracle of God as only God would make an animal that makes eggs. Warriors, please pray for President Obama to get off the golf course and fly into Charlotte, NC, and stand up before all these rioters and looters and people who are fighting on the streets and just tell them all to "Stand Down." What is causing all of these problems is two basic things. This nation as a whole has WALKED AWAY FROM GOD, and people do not love their neighbors!!! If you agree to that, send me an "Amen." Now to the message.
Salvation Wednesday: September 21, 2016: Appointments (written on 9/22/16)
Matthew 4:17 - From that time on Jesus began to preach, "Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near." (NIV)
How many appointments do you need to make in a month's time? The number is not all that important, but you make them at a time that fits your doctor's schedule and also your schedule and a time is set. You arrive on time and find they are running late. You have made back-to-back appointments or made one on your lunch hour trying to work things in to get more done and where you made the first appointment messes up your timing for the day. And it might not just be a doctor's appointment, it could be an appointment for almost anything. Lawyer's office, car service, or maybe even a seat at an eating place. You need to make an appointment to have blood taken for tests, and just the other night I was awake all night as I studied for a urine test. Are we happy we do not need to make an appointment to talk to our Heavenly Father!
Anytime or anyplace you can just talk to our Heavenly Father and you will find when you are finished you just need to place that prayer through in the Name of Jesus and it is a done deal. NO APPOINTMENT NEEDED. If you want to confess your sins you can do that also right from where you might be and at any time you want to confess them. Jesus will hear them and put that request through to God The Father. And if your wagon is dragging (you are tired and worn out) you just need to call upon the Lord and ask Him to send the Holy Ghost over you to pep you up.
You can pray while you are driving and I have seen some of you drive and you really need that prayer. You can pray sitting on the side of your bed, sitting on the toilet, while walking or anyplace else you can think of. You don't need to be in a church building to talk to God and you do not need a pastor, priest, or any other church leader to relay the message. Why, you can even talk to God while waiting for one of those other appointments that are "running late."
As a matter of fact, you should talk to God before you make appointments and maybe they will go smoother for you. One of the things we can do that again requires no appointment is to do what Jesus tells us to do. We can "repent, we can love Him, we can love our neighbors," and we can pray for others. I guess in short what I am saying is with Jesus you never need an appointment. However, you do need to make a reservation. So today instead of making an appointment, why not join me in making a reservation?
Dear Father in Heaven: Thank You for hearing us at anytime. While I have made my reservation for Heaven, please hear this prayer of others who might not have made their reservation.
Dear Father, forgive me for I am a sinner. I trust and have faith in You and believe that Jesus was sent to the Cross by You, Father, to die for me. I confess and believe that Jesus did die on the cross and was risen again from the dead and will judge me someday. Please help me repent and serve You. Please place my name in the Lamb's Book of Life. Thanks. I ask and pray in Jesus' Name. Amen.
Now go forth and share the Love of Jesus and pray, warriors, pray. Love ya.
Pastor Dan
Sunday, September 18, 2016
Sunday 9/18/16 Holding Hands
Dear Father in Heaven: I love You! Please help me to learn and understand a computer for each time I use it, it looks different to me. Please, Lord, help me with a message today and help me to get it dispatched. Please, Lord, place Your healing hand upon Linda Miller who has had to have heart surgery. Lord, comfort and heal her so she can keep reaching out to others in Your name. All praise and honor and glory for all things today, Lord. Lord, please keep Your hand on those traveling by motorcycle today and everyday, Lord. Please be with our son Matthew and watch over him. Lord, Your healing hands on the eyes of Mark and Dolores would be appreciated. Thanks for a wonderful service this morning, Lord. Please bless Jimmie Swaggart Ministries as they reach out to others. All honor and glory is Yours this day and everyday as we lift You in praise and place our prayer requests to God the Father in the Loving Name of Jesus. Amen.
Dear brothers and sisters: One thing that's getting harder for me is using a computer. Each time I come to the computer it seems another update to it has been done and my screen takes on a different look and I need to learn it all over again. Please pray for God to help me learn the changes. Please add Linda Miller to your prayer list. Linda has been a strong supporter of Carry The Light Ministries for many years. She was to have a hip replaced and before that she went for stress tests. Long story short, she has had heart surgery on Thursday, September 15. Please also pray for the release time ministry at Young's United Methodist Church as they start another new year. Also please keep praying for the election, and please go out to vote. Please consider supporting the candidate that will support our homeland, which of course is Israel. If you are indeed "Born Again," you need to support our homeland. Now to the message God gave me for today, "Holding Hands."
Sunday: September 18, 2016: Holding Hands
Isaiah 41:13 - For I am the Lord your God, who takes hold of your right hand and says to you, Do not fear; I will help you. (NIV)
Brothers and sisters, when I look back in my life to the days of my early childhood, back when the Dead Sea was still sick, I can remember being sent to some kind of dance school. Yes, the boys sat on one side of the room and the girls on the other. "I am not going to hold that girl's hand, I might get 'cooties'." In elementary school we would sometimes be told to stand in a circle, boy-girl-boy-girl, etc., and we, the boys, did not want to hold hands with a girl. We did not want to get 'cooties.' Do any of you remember that term? Anyway, as I grew older it was the girl's hand I wanted to hold and I was no longer afraid of 'cooties' and I must confess to this day I have no idea what a cootie was. It is funny how we change over the years. Now I am willing to hold onto the hand of anyone who will let me pray for them. Just yesterday I was out near the mailbox and saw one of our neighbors. "Hi, neighbor, how are you?" I shouted. "I am not feeling good, school has restarted and this man, a teacher, has contracted a cold." I went across the street and asked him to give me his hand and I would pray for him. His first response was no, as he did not want to spread any germs. I talked him into holding my hand as I prayed for God to heal him. I pray for a lot of people in the food store and I hold their hands to pray with them. I do feel that God will protect me as I hold these hands. And so far He has always been faithful to me. And when Dolores and I greeted people at Allenberry Playhouse for Christmas plays we would shake the hands of all who came, and never once did either of us catch a cold. God is good!!! Amen.
But I do want to bring this out to you right now, the best hand that you can hold onto is the hand of our Lord Jesus Christ! Our scripture today tells us this. "For I am the Lord your God who takes hold of your right hand." So folks, reach out your hand and hold onto our Lord Jesus and if you are not sure if it is our Lord Jesus, look for those NAIL SCARRED HANDS.
How long since you reached out for our Lord Jesus Christ? Will you join me in prayer right now reaching out for Him?
Dear Father in Heaven: Right now I am reaching out for Your Son Jesus, praying He will take my hand in His and hold me tight. I love You, dear Lord, for I am one who You died for. Hold me tight, Lord, please don't let me slip and fall. In the name of Jesus, I pray. Amen.
Now please go forth and share the love of Jesus with all those you can reach. Love ya.
Pastor Dan
Dear brothers and sisters: One thing that's getting harder for me is using a computer. Each time I come to the computer it seems another update to it has been done and my screen takes on a different look and I need to learn it all over again. Please pray for God to help me learn the changes. Please add Linda Miller to your prayer list. Linda has been a strong supporter of Carry The Light Ministries for many years. She was to have a hip replaced and before that she went for stress tests. Long story short, she has had heart surgery on Thursday, September 15. Please also pray for the release time ministry at Young's United Methodist Church as they start another new year. Also please keep praying for the election, and please go out to vote. Please consider supporting the candidate that will support our homeland, which of course is Israel. If you are indeed "Born Again," you need to support our homeland. Now to the message God gave me for today, "Holding Hands."
Sunday: September 18, 2016: Holding Hands
Isaiah 41:13 - For I am the Lord your God, who takes hold of your right hand and says to you, Do not fear; I will help you. (NIV)
Brothers and sisters, when I look back in my life to the days of my early childhood, back when the Dead Sea was still sick, I can remember being sent to some kind of dance school. Yes, the boys sat on one side of the room and the girls on the other. "I am not going to hold that girl's hand, I might get 'cooties'." In elementary school we would sometimes be told to stand in a circle, boy-girl-boy-girl, etc., and we, the boys, did not want to hold hands with a girl. We did not want to get 'cooties.' Do any of you remember that term? Anyway, as I grew older it was the girl's hand I wanted to hold and I was no longer afraid of 'cooties' and I must confess to this day I have no idea what a cootie was. It is funny how we change over the years. Now I am willing to hold onto the hand of anyone who will let me pray for them. Just yesterday I was out near the mailbox and saw one of our neighbors. "Hi, neighbor, how are you?" I shouted. "I am not feeling good, school has restarted and this man, a teacher, has contracted a cold." I went across the street and asked him to give me his hand and I would pray for him. His first response was no, as he did not want to spread any germs. I talked him into holding my hand as I prayed for God to heal him. I pray for a lot of people in the food store and I hold their hands to pray with them. I do feel that God will protect me as I hold these hands. And so far He has always been faithful to me. And when Dolores and I greeted people at Allenberry Playhouse for Christmas plays we would shake the hands of all who came, and never once did either of us catch a cold. God is good!!! Amen.
But I do want to bring this out to you right now, the best hand that you can hold onto is the hand of our Lord Jesus Christ! Our scripture today tells us this. "For I am the Lord your God who takes hold of your right hand." So folks, reach out your hand and hold onto our Lord Jesus and if you are not sure if it is our Lord Jesus, look for those NAIL SCARRED HANDS.
How long since you reached out for our Lord Jesus Christ? Will you join me in prayer right now reaching out for Him?
Dear Father in Heaven: Right now I am reaching out for Your Son Jesus, praying He will take my hand in His and hold me tight. I love You, dear Lord, for I am one who You died for. Hold me tight, Lord, please don't let me slip and fall. In the name of Jesus, I pray. Amen.
Now please go forth and share the love of Jesus with all those you can reach. Love ya.
Pastor Dan
Wednesday, September 14, 2016
Salvation Wednesday 9/14/16 Sit & Wait
Dear Father in Heaven: I love You! Thanks for covering my sins with the Blood of Your Son and my Savior Jesus Christ. Thanks, Jesus, for dying on the cross for everyone. I pray today that more and more of those who are lost will seek You out, and I pray that You will use me and all who read this line to reach out to others and spread that Word of Salvation through Jesus. I pray today for safety of all those traveling by motorcycle to bike week in Ocean City, MD. I pray also that Christian bikers are working the streets to find the lost for You, Jesus. Please, Lord, help me now with the daily message and to get it dispatched on this our Salvation Wednesday on this line. In Jesus' Name, I give praise and offer up my prayers. Amen.
Dear brothers and sisters. Today as Dolores and I were praying and I was seeking out a message from God, He reminded me of how on many, many days I would go to the computer keyboard and sit for hours waiting for Him to give me a message. So today I came to the keyboard and waited. Here are some results of the wait!
Salvation Wednesday: September 14, 2016: Sit and Wait
Psalm 40:1 - I waited patiently for the Lord; He turned to me and heard my cry. (NIV)
Today I want to roll you way back in my life, before I met Dolores. Yes, most of you know that both Dolores and I have been married before. In fact this is the third for each of us, and we have been married for 34 years, so I am going way back. I am going back to when I was married to a lady named Pat and together we lived on a small farm in Cly, PA, which is near York Haven, PA, and on this farm we had a lot of animals. One of those animals was a dog named Queenie who son Keith trained. Keith was from my first marriage, trying not to confuse anyone, just keeping it straight. Anyway, Keith trained this dog well and when he would tell his dog to sit, it sat. Keith was the dog's master and the dog would listen well. One day we were out and he put the dog food down for Queenie and told her to sit and she would do that and she would sit until he would tell her it was okay to eat the food. Well, we got called that it was time for us to eat and we went in and had lunch. After lunch we came out and Queenie was still sitting there next to her food and she was drooling but she had not taken one bite of food. You see, Queenie was waiting upon her master Keith to say it was okay to eat.
If we people would learn to Sit and Wait upon our Master, our Lord Jesus Christ, how much better off we would be! The scripture today tells us how David waited patiently for the Lord. How much patience do we have these days? We pray for something and think the prayer should be answered before we are done praying. Come on, if we all admit it we have all done that. Why should we wait? When we want something, we want it NOW! If we have patience things will be answered, and we need to remember that God hears our prayers, if we dispatch them to God the Father through His Son Jesus. I will come back to that in a minute. Let's go back to Psalm 40.
Psalm 40:2 - He lifted me out of the slimy pit, out of the mud and mire; He set my feet on a Rock and gave me a firm place to stand. (NIV)
You can see here how David by waiting was lifted out of the slimy pit, out of the mud and mire. In other words David was standing deep in sin and waited upon the Lord to lift him out, and when out, he was placed on a rock, and we know that Jesus is that Rock. And we just do not have patience to wait sometimes for a few minutes.
Now let me go back to offering up those prayers and let me go to the book of John.
John 14:6 - Jesus answered, "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me." (NIV)
You need Jesus to get you into Heaven, and you also need to dispatch your prayers to our Heavenly Father through Jesus if you want them heard. Just this past week Pastor Charles Stanley talked about that also. Again our prayers are heard as we pray them and answered when God is ready to answer them. Sometimes we just do not "sit and wait" upon the Lord long enough to hear Him. Maybe we need to take a lesson from a dog and figure out how to wait upon our Master. Also we need to remember that while we need to be patiently waiting upon our Master, He is also waiting upon us to listen to Him. If you have never taken the time to give yourself to Jesus or today you want to refresh, will you pray this with me?
Dear Father in Heaven: I confess I am a sinner and today I come to You and invite Jesus into my heart. I believe that Jesus died on the Cross to save me from my own sins, and I believe He was risen from the dead by You, Father. Please wash me, cleanse me and save me, and please write my name down in the Lamb's Book of Life. I thank You, Father, for sending Your Son Jesus to do this for me. In the Name of Jesus, I ask this. Amen.
If you came to the Lord for the first time, expect your life to change. If you renewed like I just did, keep working to get nearer and nearer to Jesus. Remember once you are saved, your sins, past, present and future are covered by the Blood of Jesus, but we still need to be asking forgiveness when we mess up.
Now go forth and share your love of Jesus with others on this our Salvation Wednesday. Love ya.
Pastor Dan
Dear brothers and sisters. Today as Dolores and I were praying and I was seeking out a message from God, He reminded me of how on many, many days I would go to the computer keyboard and sit for hours waiting for Him to give me a message. So today I came to the keyboard and waited. Here are some results of the wait!
Salvation Wednesday: September 14, 2016: Sit and Wait
Psalm 40:1 - I waited patiently for the Lord; He turned to me and heard my cry. (NIV)
Today I want to roll you way back in my life, before I met Dolores. Yes, most of you know that both Dolores and I have been married before. In fact this is the third for each of us, and we have been married for 34 years, so I am going way back. I am going back to when I was married to a lady named Pat and together we lived on a small farm in Cly, PA, which is near York Haven, PA, and on this farm we had a lot of animals. One of those animals was a dog named Queenie who son Keith trained. Keith was from my first marriage, trying not to confuse anyone, just keeping it straight. Anyway, Keith trained this dog well and when he would tell his dog to sit, it sat. Keith was the dog's master and the dog would listen well. One day we were out and he put the dog food down for Queenie and told her to sit and she would do that and she would sit until he would tell her it was okay to eat the food. Well, we got called that it was time for us to eat and we went in and had lunch. After lunch we came out and Queenie was still sitting there next to her food and she was drooling but she had not taken one bite of food. You see, Queenie was waiting upon her master Keith to say it was okay to eat.
If we people would learn to Sit and Wait upon our Master, our Lord Jesus Christ, how much better off we would be! The scripture today tells us how David waited patiently for the Lord. How much patience do we have these days? We pray for something and think the prayer should be answered before we are done praying. Come on, if we all admit it we have all done that. Why should we wait? When we want something, we want it NOW! If we have patience things will be answered, and we need to remember that God hears our prayers, if we dispatch them to God the Father through His Son Jesus. I will come back to that in a minute. Let's go back to Psalm 40.
Psalm 40:2 - He lifted me out of the slimy pit, out of the mud and mire; He set my feet on a Rock and gave me a firm place to stand. (NIV)
You can see here how David by waiting was lifted out of the slimy pit, out of the mud and mire. In other words David was standing deep in sin and waited upon the Lord to lift him out, and when out, he was placed on a rock, and we know that Jesus is that Rock. And we just do not have patience to wait sometimes for a few minutes.
Now let me go back to offering up those prayers and let me go to the book of John.
John 14:6 - Jesus answered, "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me." (NIV)
You need Jesus to get you into Heaven, and you also need to dispatch your prayers to our Heavenly Father through Jesus if you want them heard. Just this past week Pastor Charles Stanley talked about that also. Again our prayers are heard as we pray them and answered when God is ready to answer them. Sometimes we just do not "sit and wait" upon the Lord long enough to hear Him. Maybe we need to take a lesson from a dog and figure out how to wait upon our Master. Also we need to remember that while we need to be patiently waiting upon our Master, He is also waiting upon us to listen to Him. If you have never taken the time to give yourself to Jesus or today you want to refresh, will you pray this with me?
Dear Father in Heaven: I confess I am a sinner and today I come to You and invite Jesus into my heart. I believe that Jesus died on the Cross to save me from my own sins, and I believe He was risen from the dead by You, Father. Please wash me, cleanse me and save me, and please write my name down in the Lamb's Book of Life. I thank You, Father, for sending Your Son Jesus to do this for me. In the Name of Jesus, I ask this. Amen.
If you came to the Lord for the first time, expect your life to change. If you renewed like I just did, keep working to get nearer and nearer to Jesus. Remember once you are saved, your sins, past, present and future are covered by the Blood of Jesus, but we still need to be asking forgiveness when we mess up.
Now go forth and share your love of Jesus with others on this our Salvation Wednesday. Love ya.
Pastor Dan
Sunday, September 11, 2016
Sunday 9/11/16 Looking Back
Dear Father in Heaven: I love You. Please forgive me of my sins. Lord, thanks for this great country You gave us. Please protect it from things like what happened 15 years ago and help us to remember that date but even more, help us to remember what happened to Your Son and my Savior years ago. Please help me dispatch the message You gave me this day. In the Mighty Name of Jesus, I pray. Amen.
Dear brothers and sisters: 15 years ago this Sunday our nation took a big hit by terrorists. Right after that happened our churches became full. People were turning to Jesus and more and more people were flying our nation's flag. Fire companies were flying the flags off the back of their trucks and some still do today. We came together as a nation, in fact we came together as ONE NATION UNDER GOD!!! This morning I heard someone on television trying once again to blame this on former President George W. Bush. But let me get past that for just a minute and get into the meat of the message.
Sunday: September 11, 2016: Looking Back
John 3:16 - "For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life. 17 For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through Him." (NIV)
When it comes to America, there are a lot of very important dates to remember. One would be December 7, 1941, and if you ask most people what happened that day, most could not tell you. I have witnessed over the years our nation's flag carried into battle by men who never came home, while those they protected would stay home and burn those flags. Now we see men making over 17 million dollars a year playing football not respecting that flag and that is their right because that is what America is all about, freedom. Seems to me if those same players would start respecting others like our Military and yes, our Police, instead of wearing socks with pigs on them in police uniforms, those ball players might get respect.
No, I never was in the military, but I have great friends who were. Some went to war, others did things at home. I want to state this today, the colors on our flag will not run and neither will those taking it to battle. Our police and firefighters will run, yes, they will run into burning buildings as others run out. Time to give them the respect they deserve. To the million dollar ball player who runs onto the field a few times a year, you don't have enough GUTS to run into just one burning building like those men and women did on 9/11/2001. But hey, you have your rights, you really do.
One other man who got little respect did not run away, in fact He went to the cross and He did that for all of us, ALL OF US. And regardless of what you think of Him, you can just come to Him and say, please forgive me, Jesus, I love You, and He will do it. However, with Jesus, if you don't come to Him before it is too late, you will be running into a fire that burns forever. So as I look back and remember, most of all, ABOVE ALL ELSE, I will remember what Jesus did for you and me on the cross where He poured out ALL OF HIS BLOOD TO SAVE US. Amen.
So for all of you men and women of our many fire departments and police departments and also all of those in our military, thanks for risking your lives for us. It is Jesus first for us, and then all of you are next. You are indeed loved by this family.
Now go forth and serve Jesus and give Him thanks for our American heroes, but always remember to keep Him above all others. Love ya.
Pastor Dan
Dear brothers and sisters: 15 years ago this Sunday our nation took a big hit by terrorists. Right after that happened our churches became full. People were turning to Jesus and more and more people were flying our nation's flag. Fire companies were flying the flags off the back of their trucks and some still do today. We came together as a nation, in fact we came together as ONE NATION UNDER GOD!!! This morning I heard someone on television trying once again to blame this on former President George W. Bush. But let me get past that for just a minute and get into the meat of the message.
Sunday: September 11, 2016: Looking Back
John 3:16 - "For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life. 17 For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through Him." (NIV)
When it comes to America, there are a lot of very important dates to remember. One would be December 7, 1941, and if you ask most people what happened that day, most could not tell you. I have witnessed over the years our nation's flag carried into battle by men who never came home, while those they protected would stay home and burn those flags. Now we see men making over 17 million dollars a year playing football not respecting that flag and that is their right because that is what America is all about, freedom. Seems to me if those same players would start respecting others like our Military and yes, our Police, instead of wearing socks with pigs on them in police uniforms, those ball players might get respect.
No, I never was in the military, but I have great friends who were. Some went to war, others did things at home. I want to state this today, the colors on our flag will not run and neither will those taking it to battle. Our police and firefighters will run, yes, they will run into burning buildings as others run out. Time to give them the respect they deserve. To the million dollar ball player who runs onto the field a few times a year, you don't have enough GUTS to run into just one burning building like those men and women did on 9/11/2001. But hey, you have your rights, you really do.
One other man who got little respect did not run away, in fact He went to the cross and He did that for all of us, ALL OF US. And regardless of what you think of Him, you can just come to Him and say, please forgive me, Jesus, I love You, and He will do it. However, with Jesus, if you don't come to Him before it is too late, you will be running into a fire that burns forever. So as I look back and remember, most of all, ABOVE ALL ELSE, I will remember what Jesus did for you and me on the cross where He poured out ALL OF HIS BLOOD TO SAVE US. Amen.
So for all of you men and women of our many fire departments and police departments and also all of those in our military, thanks for risking your lives for us. It is Jesus first for us, and then all of you are next. You are indeed loved by this family.
Now go forth and serve Jesus and give Him thanks for our American heroes, but always remember to keep Him above all others. Love ya.
Pastor Dan
Wednesday, September 7, 2016
Salvation Wednesday 9/7/16 Fear Not
Dear Father in Heaven: Thanks for another day here on this earth that You made so wonderful. Please forgive me of any sins I made, thank You for that. Please, Lord, help me with this message and help me please to get it dispatched. Please, Lord, help us work each day for You and to bring in the lost, not just on one day we call Salvation Wednesday. Please heal Bob of cancer, and Lord, thanks for healing me of cancer. Father, please protect the United States as we come to another 9/11 as it will be 15 years since the attack and some folks are forgetting. In Jesus' Name, I give praise and pray. Amen.
Dear brothers and sisters, September, among other things, is Prostate Awareness Month. So today, ladies, my message might be slanted somewhat toward men. However, ladies, if you have a man or men in your life, tell them to fear not. Yes, ladies might have more than one man in their life. Examples, husband, father, sons, nephews. Please keep praying for our nation as we approach 9/11/2016, the 15th anniversary since the bombings using our airplanes.
Salvation Wednesday: September 7, 2016: Fear Not
Hebrews 13:5 - Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, because God has said, "Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you."
Hebrews 13:6 - So we say with confidence, "The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?" (NIV)
Just a reminder to those who think the scripture is only for the past. Well, think again and remember this please.
Hebrews 13:8 - "Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever." (NIV)
Men!!! Ladies need to go through so much in life and even those who have not had children still have those internal tests called pap smears. And those who have had children, well, may I say this, men, if we had to have the children, the population would have ended long ago. So men, fear not, just go and get the tests done to be sure you do not have prostate problems. Get your exams and be sure the doctor takes blood and checks those PSA levels. That needle put in your arm to pull out blood is just a little stick, so FEAR NOT of that small pinch. Also men, FEAR NOT of that other test when the doctor tells you to "bend over the table," just hold on and breathe deeply. I asked my doctor one time, "did he enjoy doing that part of an exam." His answer was "only when he checks his brother."
One thing you can do is pray, pray for the test to go well and pray you do not have any signs of cancer. Please, men, get this done, and if you are indeed a black man or have black men in your life, please note your chances of getting prostate cancer are 61% higher than we who are white. Also, family history of prostate cancer could mean more risk, so I will be sure our sons get this message.
I pray that all of you, men and women, still believe God heals. Why some get healed and others don't, I don't know, but I do know this, Prayer Helps, and God hears our prayers. I want to tell all of you this. Years ago when my family doctor told me that my PSA level was up in a danger zone and I could have cancer, he referred me to a urologist and I picked a doctor named Emmerson Knight, now retired. I did not mess around and made the appointment right away, but that took time. Of course it took time to get the next appointment where they make that big test to check that prostate. Men, this one hurts, so breathe deeply. Anyway, cancer was confirmed, but before it was confirmed, we already started storming heaven with prayers, and God was hearing the prayers. I talked to my doctor and told him I think God is already working on healing me, please do another PSA. He did and my PSA number was already down to 3.9, and it was something over 7 when I was told I had cancer. Still after talking it over with Dolores, we felt it wold be best to get some radiation treatments. This all happened years ago when we were still doing Santa and Mrs. Claus at the Allenberry Playhouse. I remember how the place giving the treatments opened early so I could get in and out and still go to Allenberry. Yes, Santa took those treatments, 40 of them if I recall in a Santa suit. All glory and honor to God for this date my PSA numbers have been like .003. I had no side effects on the radiation treatments and never missed a call at Allenberry. Again, all glory to God.
So men, PLEASE FEAR NOT!!! Please look at the part of the scripture where it tells us, "The Lord is my helper; I will NOT BE AFRAID." And for my dear friend Robert Coburn, I ask all of you to flood heaven with his name to be healed. Put it on any prayer list that you know of, let God hear from all of us. And while you are at it, please pray for a cure for all cancer.
So men, when you hear your doctor say "bend over," remember these words, "FEAR NOT," for our Lord God is with you and through the power of Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit you can be healed.
Now go to your Bibles and read James 5:13/16. It is the prayer of faith.
Now go forth and serve Jesus. Love ya.
Pastor Dan
Pray, warriors, pray!!
Dear brothers and sisters, September, among other things, is Prostate Awareness Month. So today, ladies, my message might be slanted somewhat toward men. However, ladies, if you have a man or men in your life, tell them to fear not. Yes, ladies might have more than one man in their life. Examples, husband, father, sons, nephews. Please keep praying for our nation as we approach 9/11/2016, the 15th anniversary since the bombings using our airplanes.
Salvation Wednesday: September 7, 2016: Fear Not
Hebrews 13:5 - Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, because God has said, "Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you."
Hebrews 13:6 - So we say with confidence, "The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?" (NIV)
Just a reminder to those who think the scripture is only for the past. Well, think again and remember this please.
Hebrews 13:8 - "Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever." (NIV)
Men!!! Ladies need to go through so much in life and even those who have not had children still have those internal tests called pap smears. And those who have had children, well, may I say this, men, if we had to have the children, the population would have ended long ago. So men, fear not, just go and get the tests done to be sure you do not have prostate problems. Get your exams and be sure the doctor takes blood and checks those PSA levels. That needle put in your arm to pull out blood is just a little stick, so FEAR NOT of that small pinch. Also men, FEAR NOT of that other test when the doctor tells you to "bend over the table," just hold on and breathe deeply. I asked my doctor one time, "did he enjoy doing that part of an exam." His answer was "only when he checks his brother."
One thing you can do is pray, pray for the test to go well and pray you do not have any signs of cancer. Please, men, get this done, and if you are indeed a black man or have black men in your life, please note your chances of getting prostate cancer are 61% higher than we who are white. Also, family history of prostate cancer could mean more risk, so I will be sure our sons get this message.
I pray that all of you, men and women, still believe God heals. Why some get healed and others don't, I don't know, but I do know this, Prayer Helps, and God hears our prayers. I want to tell all of you this. Years ago when my family doctor told me that my PSA level was up in a danger zone and I could have cancer, he referred me to a urologist and I picked a doctor named Emmerson Knight, now retired. I did not mess around and made the appointment right away, but that took time. Of course it took time to get the next appointment where they make that big test to check that prostate. Men, this one hurts, so breathe deeply. Anyway, cancer was confirmed, but before it was confirmed, we already started storming heaven with prayers, and God was hearing the prayers. I talked to my doctor and told him I think God is already working on healing me, please do another PSA. He did and my PSA number was already down to 3.9, and it was something over 7 when I was told I had cancer. Still after talking it over with Dolores, we felt it wold be best to get some radiation treatments. This all happened years ago when we were still doing Santa and Mrs. Claus at the Allenberry Playhouse. I remember how the place giving the treatments opened early so I could get in and out and still go to Allenberry. Yes, Santa took those treatments, 40 of them if I recall in a Santa suit. All glory and honor to God for this date my PSA numbers have been like .003. I had no side effects on the radiation treatments and never missed a call at Allenberry. Again, all glory to God.
So men, PLEASE FEAR NOT!!! Please look at the part of the scripture where it tells us, "The Lord is my helper; I will NOT BE AFRAID." And for my dear friend Robert Coburn, I ask all of you to flood heaven with his name to be healed. Put it on any prayer list that you know of, let God hear from all of us. And while you are at it, please pray for a cure for all cancer.
So men, when you hear your doctor say "bend over," remember these words, "FEAR NOT," for our Lord God is with you and through the power of Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit you can be healed.
Now go to your Bibles and read James 5:13/16. It is the prayer of faith.
Now go forth and serve Jesus. Love ya.
Pastor Dan
Pray, warriors, pray!!
Monday, September 5, 2016
Monday 9/5/16 Labor Day
Dear Father in Heaven: I love You, and I give thanks for another day here on earth. Please, dear Father, forgive me of my sins. Dear Father, please heal Bob Coburn from cancer. Lord, this man has worked hard in his life trying his best to save life and property by being a first responder. Lord, we need more men and women willing to lay down their lives for others. Please, Lord, protect all our police and firefighters and all of our military and all others who work to keep us safe. Help Charles with the mission he has set out to do. Lord, please help Pat and others who are growing food for the needy. Please, Lord, bless me now with a message and help me get it dispatched. In the mighty name of Jesus, I give thanks and offer up my prayers. Amen.
Dear brothers and sisters, Chief Robert (Bob) Coburn's cancer has returned. Please pray hard for this first responder. The other day when I called him and he told me about the cancer he was, yes, in a fire truck. Please also pray daily for the upcoming election. Please pray for "Rick" who travels to Baltimore from Central PA to work. Time to get to the message and this one for Labor Day.
Monday: September 5, 2016: Labor Day
Exodus 20:8 - Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy. 9 Six days you shall labor and do all your work, 10 but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the Lord your God. On it you shall not do any work, neither you, nor your son or daughter, nor your manservant or your maidservant, nor your animals, nor the alien within your gates. (NIV)
Brothers and sisters, I don't know when the first Labor Day was, however, I do understand that it was a holiday to give those who worked and labored hard the day off. I think it was started for those in Labor Unions. As I look at the scripture above, the fourth of the original ten commandments, God has built us in a day of rest, including the animals. Jesus changed or relaxed some of that commandment by healing people on the Sabbath.
In this fast-moving world we live in today, we all need to look back and know that God built in a day of rest for us, because He knew and understood our tired bodies would need rest. I wonder what it would be like today if indeed everything would close up for the Sabbath. Would we all close up on Saturday, the seventh day on our calendars, or would some want to close down on Sunday, the day most Christians call their Sabbath? Many a God-fearing Christian would be upset if all the restaurants were closed on Sundays and after church they had no place to go to eat! Hospitals need to be open year-round, nurse and doctors must work. People must tend their animals, and even the Amish use their horses to go to church.
Here would be my suggestion. Love Jesus with all your heat and all your soul and love all others also. Ask Jesus into your hearts and know that he went to the Cross for our sins and He will forgive our sins. Rest yourself and try to relax and talk to our Lord Jesus often. Take care of what must be done each day and on Sunday find a GOOD church where Salvation by Jesus is preached and taught. Take time to rest and be with family. I know one man who did not do this, tried to work around the clock seven days a week and it cost him a lot over the years. He wore out early and really missed out on a lot of things in life. Later he found Jesus and has worked at turning it around. I know this man well, for he is typing this message.
Do things like this, above all love Jesus. I said above all love Jesus, love your family and friends and enjoy them. Have a great holiday.
Now go forth and remember and labor for the Lord 24/7 and you can do that as you rest. Love ya.
Pastor Dan
Dear brothers and sisters, Chief Robert (Bob) Coburn's cancer has returned. Please pray hard for this first responder. The other day when I called him and he told me about the cancer he was, yes, in a fire truck. Please also pray daily for the upcoming election. Please pray for "Rick" who travels to Baltimore from Central PA to work. Time to get to the message and this one for Labor Day.
Monday: September 5, 2016: Labor Day
Exodus 20:8 - Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy. 9 Six days you shall labor and do all your work, 10 but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the Lord your God. On it you shall not do any work, neither you, nor your son or daughter, nor your manservant or your maidservant, nor your animals, nor the alien within your gates. (NIV)
Brothers and sisters, I don't know when the first Labor Day was, however, I do understand that it was a holiday to give those who worked and labored hard the day off. I think it was started for those in Labor Unions. As I look at the scripture above, the fourth of the original ten commandments, God has built us in a day of rest, including the animals. Jesus changed or relaxed some of that commandment by healing people on the Sabbath.
In this fast-moving world we live in today, we all need to look back and know that God built in a day of rest for us, because He knew and understood our tired bodies would need rest. I wonder what it would be like today if indeed everything would close up for the Sabbath. Would we all close up on Saturday, the seventh day on our calendars, or would some want to close down on Sunday, the day most Christians call their Sabbath? Many a God-fearing Christian would be upset if all the restaurants were closed on Sundays and after church they had no place to go to eat! Hospitals need to be open year-round, nurse and doctors must work. People must tend their animals, and even the Amish use their horses to go to church.
Here would be my suggestion. Love Jesus with all your heat and all your soul and love all others also. Ask Jesus into your hearts and know that he went to the Cross for our sins and He will forgive our sins. Rest yourself and try to relax and talk to our Lord Jesus often. Take care of what must be done each day and on Sunday find a GOOD church where Salvation by Jesus is preached and taught. Take time to rest and be with family. I know one man who did not do this, tried to work around the clock seven days a week and it cost him a lot over the years. He wore out early and really missed out on a lot of things in life. Later he found Jesus and has worked at turning it around. I know this man well, for he is typing this message.
Do things like this, above all love Jesus. I said above all love Jesus, love your family and friends and enjoy them. Have a great holiday.
Now go forth and remember and labor for the Lord 24/7 and you can do that as you rest. Love ya.
Pastor Dan
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