Dear Father in Heaven: Thanks for a great day. Thanks for blessing us every step of the way. Thanks for walking with us. Thanks for a chance to see friends where we voted. I love You, Lord, and I ask for forgiveness of sins. Thanks for hearing our prayers about the election, and I know You heard them and answered them even if it might not be the way I wanted. I will honor Your will, Lord, in all things. Lord, please be with Phyllis, both of them that follow this line. Lord, please help me with the message and then please help me to get it dispatched. In the Mighty Name of Jesus, I pray. Amen.
Brothers and sisters: Please keep praying about the missions and ministries of Carry The Light Ministries. Dolores and I, along with a lot of others, have been praying about where the Lord might lead us next. I keep praying and I keep hearing, you need to keep feeding people. I hear it over and over again, yet I know we must change the way we do this. At our age, having people stop at our home for food is getting risky for us. All the details are not worked out. The only thing I am really sure about is that God just does not want us to stop feeding the needy. Keep praying, warriors, please keep praying. The next thing is about my knees and how I have needed surgery. I have decided to walk it out in faith. I have decided to wait on the Lord to heal my knees and to do it in His time. I want to start writing about this soon. In short, our Lord Jesus took a lot of pain for me and still does. This has been humbling to me. And I will, by the Grace of God, make this. Now let me get to the message, Anointed.
Tuesday: November 4, 2014: Anointed (Day Three)
Acts 10:37 - You know what has happened throughout Judea, beginning in Galilee after the baptism that John preached, 38 how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and power, and how He went around doing good and healing all who were under the power of the devil, because God was with Him. (NIV)
Luke 4:18 - "The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because He has anointed me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners and recovery of sight for the blind, to release the oppressed, 19 to proclaim the year of the Lord's favor." (NIV)
On Sunday I talked about being anointed with oil and how that is done and by whom and under what authority. Yesterday I talked about how we who are "Christians," followers of Jesus, have been anointed to do His work. This anointing is not done with oil. Today in our scripture we see that Jesus Christ was anointed by God the Father and was anointed by the power of The Holy Spirit.
In Acts which was more than likely authored by Luke, it was pointed out how Jesus was anointed and He went around doing good and healing all who were under the power of the devil. We need to remember that as we work for the Lord, if we are going to follow in the footsteps of our Lord Jesus we should be asking Him to guide us to those who need the messages. And we are to do that without judging, so to speak. We are to be speaking to those who are "under the power of the devil." Sometimes I feel like I need to have a big mirror sitting beside me as I am writing these messages to you. Not once that I can remember did I ever try and tell you that I do not need the messages. In fact I think a lot of times Jesus is telling me, why don't you just address this to yourself? If any one of us who works for Jesus, and I want to work for Him daily, thinks they are better or above those they are speaking to, they need to take a step back and re-look at themselves.
WE ARE ALL SINNERS SAVED ONLY BY THE GRACE OF GOD. And all God's people said Amen!
Look at the Words of Jesus, recorded in Luke: "The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because He has anointed me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners and recovery of sight for the blind, to release the oppressed, to proclaim the year of the Lord's favor." This is Jesus, He is being quoted. Jesus is telling us how He was anointed by His Heavenly Father. Listen to these words from Matthew.
Matthew 3:16 - As soon as Jesus was baptized, He went up out of the water. At that moment heaven was opened, and He saw the Spirit of God, descending like a dove and lighting on Him. 17 And a voice from heaven said, "This is my Son, whom I love; with Him I am well pleased." (NIV)
We can see how God The Father, that would be our Heavenly Father, looked down on His Son Jesus, our Savior, and said, "This is my Son, whom I love; with Him I am well pleased." I long to hear my dear Lord Jesus say to me, I am well pleased. Oh, I have heard Him tell me He loves me, and He has picked me up so often, but I would love to hear Him plant in my heart that He is WELL PLEASED. As I wind up this short series on Anointed, I think it should be a goal of all of us to "please our Lord and Savior," and work really hard at it. There are times that we do not please Him, because we might be trying to please someone on earth. What do you think? I think each day we should try to do better working for the Lord than the day before. And when we do mess up, we need to try and rebound quickly and get right back to work for Jesus. Sort of like riding a horse. You have heard that term, if you fall off a horse, get right back on and ride it. After the closing I will tell you about the time I fell off a horse.
Now go forth sharing your blessings, working for the Lord, and loving even those who might not like you one bit. Love ya. Please pass on my love to others.
Pastor Dan
The day I fell off the horse: After years and years of riding motorcycles, someone asked me, "did you ever ride a horse?" My answer was no. Then one day I decided to try it. I knew to get on the left side of the horse, and I put my foot in the little thing that holds your foot, my left foot, then holding onto the saddle horn, I went to put my leg up over the horse. All at once the horse started to run, and run it did. My head was just a few inches from the ground, and I was screaming and screaming. It was not pretty. Then it happened, and then it happened. This nice lady came out of K-Mart and unplugged that horse.
Wednesday, November 5, 2014
Monday, November 3, 2014
Monday 11/3/14 Anointed 2
Dear Father in Heaven: I love You. Please forgive me of my sins and wrongdoings and help me repent. Thank You for a beautiful day. Please, Lord, comfort the family my friend Tom talked about. Please, Lord, be with those running for office tomorrow that most respect You and Your word. Please keep the voting places safe. Please help me with the message and then help me to dispatch it. In Jesus' Name, I pray. Amen.
Brothers and sisters, tomorrow, November 4, 2014, is election day. Please remember this, if you do not vote, you added one to the other person's side. Yes, Dolores and I will go out and vote, and we vote who lines up best to the Word of God. We vote life, marriage between a man and a woman. Yes, we support Tom Corbett for Governor, because he supports life. As I have told you before, when I asked him if I could pray for him and anoint him with oil, he welcomed that, and it happened three times on the Capitol steps. Your vote is up to you, of course, but I really do ask you to consider VOTING LIFE!!! Stephen Bloom, running for state house in our area is also a pro-life family man and he also welcomed my anointing of oil right here at our home. I was asked to pray for a family whose son took his life. Please, without me putting down a name, pray for them.
Monday: November 3, 2014: Anointed (Day Two)
1 John 2:20 - But you have an anointing from the Holy One, and all of you know the truth. 21 I do not write to you because you do not know the truth, but because you do know the truth. 22 Who is the liar? It is the man who denies that Jesus is the Christ. Such a man is the anti-Christ -- he denies the Father and the Son. 23 No one who denies the Son has the Father; whoever acknowledges the Son has the Father also. (NIV)
1 John 2:7 - As for you, the anointing you received from Him remains in you, and you do not need anyone to teach you. But as His anointing teaches you about all things and as that anointing is real, not counterfeit -- Just as it has taught you, remain in Him. (NIV)
As we talk about anointed, or anointing or being anointed by someone with oil, I wanted to bring out that there is an anointing that does not mean that you must be anointed with oil.
Today's scripture is a letter written to Christians, not one Christian, but to all Christians which would include us today. We do agree that the Bible, the Scriptures, are the inspired word of God, and are as good and true today as ever, right? Now if you agree to that and you are indeed a Christian, a true Christian, a follower of Jesus, then you have been anointed by the Holy One, through the power of the Holy Spirit. And why are you anointed? YOU ARE ANOINTED TO DO GOD'S WORK. This scripture also talks about the non-Christian being the anti-Christ. John also talks about the anti-Christ already having been here. Think about it, how many non-Christians have fit the bill of the anti-Christ? How many non-believers have come and gone? How many have you run into over the years? A true non-believer. Look at this.
1 John 2:18 - Dear children, this is the last hour and as you have heard that the anti-Christ is coming, even how many anti-Christs have come. This is how we know it is the hour. (NIV)
So what am I saying here? I am saying that when we accept Jesus, when we really get serious about being "BORN AGAIN," when we shout out for Jesus to come into our hearts and we do our very, very best to live for him, then we have been anointed by Him through the power, the mighty power of the Holy Spirit to do His work. Listen, Christian brothers and sisters, we have a job to do, if we believe in The Word and we have truly taken on Jesus as our personal Savior, then rise up, Christians, and get ready to fight, get ready to do battle in God's Army. Onward, Christian Soldiers. Okay, let's march it out.
Onward, Christian Soldiers, marching as to war,
with the Cross of Jesus going on before.
Christ the royal Master leads against the foe.
Forward into battle -- see His banners go!
Onward, Christian Soldiers, marching as to war,
with the Cross of Jesus going on before.
Like a mighty army moves the Church of God,
brothers, we are treading where the Saints have trod;
We are not divided, all one body we.
One in hope and doctrine, one in charity.
Onward, Christian Soldiers, marching as to war,
with the Cross of Jesus going on before.
Crowns and thrones may perish, kingdoms rise and wane,
but the Church of Jesus constant will remain;
Gates of hell can never 'gainst that Church prevail.
We have Christ's own promise, which can never fail.
Onward, Christian Soldiers, marching as to war,
with the Cross of Jesus going on before.
Onward then ye people! Join our happy throng;
Blend with ours your voices in the triumph song.
Glory, laud, and honor unto Christ the King;
This through countless ages men and angels sing.
Onward, Christian Soldiers, marching as to war,
with the Cross of Jesus going on before.
Onward, Christian Soldiers, marching as to war,
with the Cross of Jesus going on before. (Just one more time.)
Onward, Christian Soldiers, marching as to war,
with the Cross of Jesus going on before.
I pray you are already anointed by Jesus and have accepted His work assignment laid out for you. If not, we need to address that. Let us do that tomorrow.
Now go forth and share your blessings. Love ya. Please pass on my love and please get out and vote.
Pastor Dan
Sign at the local church -- Services 10:00 AM -- Come early and get a back seat!
Brothers and sisters, tomorrow, November 4, 2014, is election day. Please remember this, if you do not vote, you added one to the other person's side. Yes, Dolores and I will go out and vote, and we vote who lines up best to the Word of God. We vote life, marriage between a man and a woman. Yes, we support Tom Corbett for Governor, because he supports life. As I have told you before, when I asked him if I could pray for him and anoint him with oil, he welcomed that, and it happened three times on the Capitol steps. Your vote is up to you, of course, but I really do ask you to consider VOTING LIFE!!! Stephen Bloom, running for state house in our area is also a pro-life family man and he also welcomed my anointing of oil right here at our home. I was asked to pray for a family whose son took his life. Please, without me putting down a name, pray for them.
Monday: November 3, 2014: Anointed (Day Two)
1 John 2:20 - But you have an anointing from the Holy One, and all of you know the truth. 21 I do not write to you because you do not know the truth, but because you do know the truth. 22 Who is the liar? It is the man who denies that Jesus is the Christ. Such a man is the anti-Christ -- he denies the Father and the Son. 23 No one who denies the Son has the Father; whoever acknowledges the Son has the Father also. (NIV)
1 John 2:7 - As for you, the anointing you received from Him remains in you, and you do not need anyone to teach you. But as His anointing teaches you about all things and as that anointing is real, not counterfeit -- Just as it has taught you, remain in Him. (NIV)
As we talk about anointed, or anointing or being anointed by someone with oil, I wanted to bring out that there is an anointing that does not mean that you must be anointed with oil.
Today's scripture is a letter written to Christians, not one Christian, but to all Christians which would include us today. We do agree that the Bible, the Scriptures, are the inspired word of God, and are as good and true today as ever, right? Now if you agree to that and you are indeed a Christian, a true Christian, a follower of Jesus, then you have been anointed by the Holy One, through the power of the Holy Spirit. And why are you anointed? YOU ARE ANOINTED TO DO GOD'S WORK. This scripture also talks about the non-Christian being the anti-Christ. John also talks about the anti-Christ already having been here. Think about it, how many non-Christians have fit the bill of the anti-Christ? How many non-believers have come and gone? How many have you run into over the years? A true non-believer. Look at this.
1 John 2:18 - Dear children, this is the last hour and as you have heard that the anti-Christ is coming, even how many anti-Christs have come. This is how we know it is the hour. (NIV)
So what am I saying here? I am saying that when we accept Jesus, when we really get serious about being "BORN AGAIN," when we shout out for Jesus to come into our hearts and we do our very, very best to live for him, then we have been anointed by Him through the power, the mighty power of the Holy Spirit to do His work. Listen, Christian brothers and sisters, we have a job to do, if we believe in The Word and we have truly taken on Jesus as our personal Savior, then rise up, Christians, and get ready to fight, get ready to do battle in God's Army. Onward, Christian Soldiers. Okay, let's march it out.
Onward, Christian Soldiers, marching as to war,
with the Cross of Jesus going on before.
Christ the royal Master leads against the foe.
Forward into battle -- see His banners go!
Onward, Christian Soldiers, marching as to war,
with the Cross of Jesus going on before.
Like a mighty army moves the Church of God,
brothers, we are treading where the Saints have trod;
We are not divided, all one body we.
One in hope and doctrine, one in charity.
Onward, Christian Soldiers, marching as to war,
with the Cross of Jesus going on before.
Crowns and thrones may perish, kingdoms rise and wane,
but the Church of Jesus constant will remain;
Gates of hell can never 'gainst that Church prevail.
We have Christ's own promise, which can never fail.
Onward, Christian Soldiers, marching as to war,
with the Cross of Jesus going on before.
Onward then ye people! Join our happy throng;
Blend with ours your voices in the triumph song.
Glory, laud, and honor unto Christ the King;
This through countless ages men and angels sing.
Onward, Christian Soldiers, marching as to war,
with the Cross of Jesus going on before.
Onward, Christian Soldiers, marching as to war,
with the Cross of Jesus going on before. (Just one more time.)
Onward, Christian Soldiers, marching as to war,
with the Cross of Jesus going on before.
I pray you are already anointed by Jesus and have accepted His work assignment laid out for you. If not, we need to address that. Let us do that tomorrow.
Now go forth and share your blessings. Love ya. Please pass on my love and please get out and vote.
Pastor Dan
Sign at the local church -- Services 10:00 AM -- Come early and get a back seat!
Sunday, November 2, 2014
Sunday 11/2/14 Anointed
Dear Father in Heaven: I love You, and I really appreciate You. Each day I want to grow nearer to You and I ask You to help me with this. Lord, I pray for peace, world-wide peace, Lord. Help me repent from my sins, and help me please to turn and walk away from them. Dear Father, please watch over our dear friend Ean and his parents. Lord, restore Ean so that someday he might be a pastor for You. Lord, please bless me with another message and then get it dispatched. In Jesus' Name, I pray. Amen.
Dear brothers and sisters, yesterday we had a special visitor that stopped by to see us. It was our dear friend Ean Garman and his parents. I am asking all of you to pray for him.
Sunday: November 2, 2014: Anointed (Day One)
Psalm 23:5 - You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. You anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows.
This verse from Psalms is one of the most comforting scriptures in the Bible and is used at many funerals to comfort family. David in Psalm 23 is talking about the Lord being his Shepherd. In verse 5 he is giving glory to God for preparing a table for him even while David was in the presence of his enemies. He also talks about being anointed with oil and how his cup is overflowing.
It is sad that we do not give God the glory for the things we have. It is sad sometimes how we might even grumble about our lives. Well, yesterday my dear friend Ean Garman stopped in with his parents. Ean is 15 and was very concerned about both Dolores and me and has been praying for us. Those of you who know Ean know he is a "special needs" young man who really loves us and many others. The Garmans are on the line and they know of the pain I have been talking about. Our dear friend wanted to pray for us. He told us he would love to be a pastor. Over the years I have prayed for Ean and have anointed him with oil according to the scriptures. Yesterday I took time while talking with him to show him how to anoint others with oil. I had him place the anointing oil on his finger and form a cross on my forehead. He anointed me for healing in the name of The Father, The Son, and The Holy Ghost.
James 5:14 - Is any one of you sick? He should call on the elders of the church to pray over him and anoint him with oil in the name of the Lord. 15 The prayer offered in faith will make the sick person well; the Lord will raise him up. If he has sinned, he will be forgiven. (NIV)
In James 5:14/15 we see the authority given to the elders of the church to pray over those who are sick and to anoint them with oil in the name of the Lord. I am an elder of the church, yes, Carry The Light Ministries is a church, but let's go beyond that. As Christians, are we not elders of the "Church of Jesus Christ?" Does that not give us the authority through our Lord Jesus Christ to anoint people and pray over them for healing? I was thrilled that our dear friend Ean wants to be a pastor, and he has a good start for a pastor is someone who cares for others, and this young man really cares for others. So Ean is going to get a start, and I am really happy for him and really want to be a part of it. I have seen so often the joy that comes from people who we call "special" and this joy passed on to others.
Ean was so concerned about us yesterday and knew we hurt that as he hugged us he did not want to hurt us more.
I want to talk more this week about being anointed, and it might not be in the way you might think. Again, please pray for Ean and his family.
Now go forth and share your blessings and know this. Jesus, Ean, and I love ya. And by all means, pass on that love.
Pastor Dan
Dear brothers and sisters, yesterday we had a special visitor that stopped by to see us. It was our dear friend Ean Garman and his parents. I am asking all of you to pray for him.
Sunday: November 2, 2014: Anointed (Day One)
Psalm 23:5 - You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. You anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows.
This verse from Psalms is one of the most comforting scriptures in the Bible and is used at many funerals to comfort family. David in Psalm 23 is talking about the Lord being his Shepherd. In verse 5 he is giving glory to God for preparing a table for him even while David was in the presence of his enemies. He also talks about being anointed with oil and how his cup is overflowing.
It is sad that we do not give God the glory for the things we have. It is sad sometimes how we might even grumble about our lives. Well, yesterday my dear friend Ean Garman stopped in with his parents. Ean is 15 and was very concerned about both Dolores and me and has been praying for us. Those of you who know Ean know he is a "special needs" young man who really loves us and many others. The Garmans are on the line and they know of the pain I have been talking about. Our dear friend wanted to pray for us. He told us he would love to be a pastor. Over the years I have prayed for Ean and have anointed him with oil according to the scriptures. Yesterday I took time while talking with him to show him how to anoint others with oil. I had him place the anointing oil on his finger and form a cross on my forehead. He anointed me for healing in the name of The Father, The Son, and The Holy Ghost.
James 5:14 - Is any one of you sick? He should call on the elders of the church to pray over him and anoint him with oil in the name of the Lord. 15 The prayer offered in faith will make the sick person well; the Lord will raise him up. If he has sinned, he will be forgiven. (NIV)
In James 5:14/15 we see the authority given to the elders of the church to pray over those who are sick and to anoint them with oil in the name of the Lord. I am an elder of the church, yes, Carry The Light Ministries is a church, but let's go beyond that. As Christians, are we not elders of the "Church of Jesus Christ?" Does that not give us the authority through our Lord Jesus Christ to anoint people and pray over them for healing? I was thrilled that our dear friend Ean wants to be a pastor, and he has a good start for a pastor is someone who cares for others, and this young man really cares for others. So Ean is going to get a start, and I am really happy for him and really want to be a part of it. I have seen so often the joy that comes from people who we call "special" and this joy passed on to others.
Ean was so concerned about us yesterday and knew we hurt that as he hugged us he did not want to hurt us more.
I want to talk more this week about being anointed, and it might not be in the way you might think. Again, please pray for Ean and his family.
Now go forth and share your blessings and know this. Jesus, Ean, and I love ya. And by all means, pass on that love.
Pastor Dan
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