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Sunday, November 30, 2008
Dear Friends, I
want to thank God for his love and grace to me. I want to publicly thank God for all that He did for me this year in keeping
me. He keeps me no matter what comes my way. Does He keep you? I know that there are people who need the things that we in
America take for granted like good clean water, food, clothes and housing. God is taking care of you and God will continue
to show His blessings to you. Do not compare yourself to the one next door to you or in another country but realize that God
sees you through the blood of Jesus Christ. God sees you through His work and when you come to God it is not by what you do
but by what He did for you. The issue is not about your flesh but it is about God and what He did for you while He was in
the flesh. Christmas is the time that we look back at the birth
of Jesus and at Easter we look back at his resurrection but so many forget Jesus the rest of the year. What you do with God
is based on Jesus and whether you accept the provision that he made or you strive to try to provide for your admittance into
the kingdom by your goodness and effort. We teach grace and that means it is about God being your provider and giving to you
apart from your effort. We put all of the focus on Him and none on ourselves. He is not only the reason for the season but
also the reason we have anything from God. Trust Him! Rely on Him! Tell others
about Him for the time is short. Jesus is coming back soon for those that said they would accept this deal ( get born again).
Will you? Go and help us tell others about Him - if you cannot go then help us so that we can go for you. This Christmas
spend time loving God and spreading the Word about His gift - Jesus Christ
Pastor Don Carson Word
of Grace Fellowship
4:15 pm est
Dear Friends, I
want to thank God for his love and grace to me. I want to publicly thank God for all that He did for me this year in keeping
me. He keeps me no matter what comes my way. Does He keep you? I know that there are people who need the things that we in
America take for granted like good clean water, food, clothes and housing. God is taking care of you and God will continue
to show His blessings to you. Do not compare yourself to the one next door to you or in another country but realize that God
sees you through the blood of Jesus Christ. God sees you through His work and when you come to God it is not by what you do
but by what He did for you. The issue is not about your flesh but it is about God and what He did for you while He was in
the flesh. Christmas is the time that we look back at the birth
of Jesus and at Easter we look back at his resurrection but so many forget Jesus the rest of the year. What you do with God
is based on Jesus and whether you accept the provision that he made or you strive to try to provide for your admittance into
the kingdom by your goodness and effort. We teach grace and that means it is about God being your provider and giving to you
apart from your effort. We put all of the focus on Him and none on ourselves. He is not only the reason for the season but
also the reason we have anything from God. Trust Him! Rely on Him! Tell others
about Him for the time is short. Jesus is coming back soon for those that said they would accept this deal ( get born again).
Will you? Go and help us tell others about Him - if you cannot go then help us so that we can go for you. This Christmas
spend time loving God and spreading the Word about His gift - Jesus Christ
Pastor Don Carson Word
of Grace Fellowship
4:12 pm est
Sunday, November 23, 2008
Dear Friends, This past week we celebrated Thanksgiving
and the Christmas season began. We began the time to shop for Christmas Gifts. We went out buying these gifts for our friends
and family to share with them the joy of Christmas. We give to others because of what Christ gave to us this special time
of the year. I like Christmas for during this time of the year the music
is different and things change for people. They have a spirit of giving in the air and they go about with an attitude that
they do not have the rest of the year. The weather gets colder and we have to take our time to go places and make sure that
we are considerate to others. We have to think about our fellow man and focus on others for a change instead of focusing on
ourself. I pray that you take the time to give time to pray for those
that are in lack. Pray for those that need things that we in America take for granted such as Bibles or clothes. I have come
in contact with many orphanages and ministries that are in need of things. Bless them and help them. Pray for them to get
what they need. I ask that you help us reach these ministries with what they
need so that we can minister to more around the world. Help us so that we can minister to those around us. Help us minister
to those that God puts in our path for God is the one who is ultimately responsible for the direction that this ministry
goes. He is the one who leads and guides us so pray also for our leaders and bless us as the Lord leads you.
Please take the time to check out the rest of this site and read our sermons, devotionals,
prophecies, and the many things that God has given to us so that we can help you grow and help us share it with others. www.wordofgracefellowship.com Pastor Don Carson
Word of Grace Fellowship
Sunday, November 16, 2008
Dear Online Friends,
I want to share with you some words from our founder today because it is important that we remember those that have gone before.
We need to keep in mind what they have taught us because we need to add to what we have learned from others. Growth is not
really occurring if we forget what we learned and have to be retaught the same things over and over again. Aug 8 1999 by Pastor John Hogan His Mercy Endures Perceptions- we see by our perceptions. How we think about things is our perceptions. YOU and God are one.He
that hath seen Me has seen the Father. Jesus gave us 2 commands about love, which are to love God with all your heart, soul,
life and mind and to love your neighbor as yourself. Why did Jesus say the second is as important as the first. Simple!
You are the temple of God.All the fullness of the Godhead dwells in You bodily. He that has seen you has seen the Father
Jesus hung on the cross and died. Jesus Died! He didn't just fall asleep or die 1/2
way but he died totally. All that Jesus was died on Calvary. His life, his being whoever or whatever he was died. He
was our sin and he died. It was all poured out. When HE resurrected, He was alive. He then poured by His Holy Spirit all that
he was in you. All of God's fullness is in your body. YOU are the NEW ARK!
When I love you I love God. When I'm mean to you I'm mean to God. When I look at you I see God. If you want to see
God, look at your Christian brother or sister. This is where the rubber meets the road. It will improve how you treat people.
It will improve your self esteem. He that has seen you has seen the Father! These
words declare to us a great revelation that we are one with the Father. See Jesus in all those in your life. See them with
a heart of love and walk in love toward those that are the hardest for you to love. God died for Osama Bin Laden, Adoph Hitler,
Napoleon, Genghis Khan as much as He died for you or Mother Theresa. All of us equally need His provision so please go to
Him today- if this blessed you then please send us your comments at info@wordofgracefellowship.com so that we can be encouraged by you. Pastor
Don Carson Word of Grace Fellowship
Saturday, November 8, 2008
Dear Friends,
This week we honor veterans and what they did for us. We will look back and remember the freedom we have because of another's
sacrifice. Jesus gave us freedom because of Calvary
and God has given you freedom in your life and victories over the enemy time and time again. Remember what God did for you
in your life! God has not forgotten you because God is always with you even when you do not feel his presence. We keep reminding
you about what Jesus did and all that we have because of Him. Paul said
this was needful for us. IT is necessary that we remind ourselves of what Jesus did no matter what season of the year of what
is going on the first thing we need to remind ourselves is that God still loves us. Too many reinforce the law to us. We hear
it everywhere for it is all around us. The law makes you feel guilt and condemnation and makes you think that God is mad at
you. God is not mad at you, for God loves you so much that HE sent Jesus. You are worth the blood so no matter what is going
on in your life know that God is on your side and God will keep you! I did
not know what it was like to be without until the past few years. It is not a good feeling but I do know that God will
keep me. God is for me no matter what my bank account looks like or no matter what my finances or health situation is like
- God provides. God will give you what you need to do what HE called you to do. Get involved in doing what HE wants and
you will see God prosper you in all things. Remember true Freedom
is spelled by this acronym for Joy = Jesus Others You. Joy is not spelled with you at the beginning. You are the at the
bottom of the list, but too often we want to put ourselves at the beginning and worry
about what we need. First take care of what God told you to do. You need to focus on an audience of one. Concentrate on doing
His work and let Him worry about yours. We are given people in our lives so that we can share what God gave to us. When we
share it then it becomes alive in our hearts. You are last because you are to be a receiver of God's blessings but in
order for God to demonstrate his goodness to you, then you first give, for what we give away is what we will receive. Give
and it will be given. So when you celebrate this week remember 1) Jesus is all you need for HE provided for everything at
Calvary 2) God is pleased with you 3) Let your joy out so that others can see the love of God from within you. Don't forget to tell
others about us and to let them know about Word of Grace Fellowship. Come join us this week for Communion Sunday. Come and
share with us what God blessed you with at info@wordofgracefellowship.com so we can be blessed by what God gave to you!
Pastor Don Carson Word
of Grace Fellowship
Sunday, November 2, 2008
Dear Friends,
For those of you in the United States the date has come where we roll back our clocks one hour so that we can get to night
quicker. It is called Daylight savings time so do not forget to do that. I basically want to add that here
we have a team that was called the Devil Rays but they took the name Devil out of their name and now they are in the World
Series after never ever making the playoffs. IF you want to succeed then get the Devil out of your life. They did that and
we as Christians should remember that the devil is a defeated foe for us and we have power over Him because our big brother
Jesus defeated him. You are a victor because your brother won. If you are a player who was hurt and
did not play in the championship series and your team won then you still will get a ring and a winners cut of the money. That
ring you can wear for the rest of your life to show to people you were once a champion. In the Bible rings denoted sonship.
When the prodigal son returned they put a ring on his finger and he instantly had a place of standing because of that ring.
You can buy a ring when you graduate a school to show that you once went there and that you graduated. Rings show position.
God gave much to us and some of it is not visible in this realm but it is visible in the realm of the Spirit
and the devil knows you belong to God and are God's even if you are not too sure about it. God is for you so when you
pray, go to God knowing that God loves you and is your daddy and will always support you no matter what. God is on your side
for you are on the winning side. You will receive a robe of righteousness and a ring on your finger and a new body. You will
receive a crown even if you never led anyone to the Lord. God will reward you even if you only accepted him on your deathbed.
God will bless you. So walk knowing that God has not forgotten you and to focus on Him. Give to the ministries
that God put in your path to bless you. Do not give because of that man or woman, for you are not giving to them. You are
giving to that ministry because God put you there and you are giving to God. DO not wait until you have the money to give,
because if you wait to you have it then you will never have it. A long time ago I wanted to move out of my parent's house
but I did not think I could afford it. A friend showed me I could and I was stil reluctant, but he told me if I wait to I
can afford it I will never do it. You make decisions every day by faith. You decide you will give someone
another chance by faith. You decide to accept a mortgage from someone you never met by faith. You accept a job by faith. You
do things for people by faith. Yet when it comes to giving to God we for some reason give by sight. We give what we can afford
to give. There are many of you out there that have told me you are blessed by this ministry and some of
you committed yourself to bless this ministry. You made a faith commitment not to me but to God and I trust that God will
provide for you so that you can do what He told you to do. Why am I harping on this? I am talking about this because we are
in the last days and I know that there is much we need to do and much God has given to us to do, but I am appealing
to the people that God spoke to before to remind them that it was God who said it and to trust God to keep you.
I have found that when I talk about money people scatter. They want to receive freely and they can; all I ask is that you
listen to the Spirit of God and follow his voice. Father bless those that need it and bless those that you have
called to support us. Remind them of what they promised in your sight and make it possible so that they can keep those promises.
Bless them in their finances, health, bills, and provide all their needs so that they may see your hand and know that it is
you that moved in their life. Give to them by your grace and manifest what you have promised to them in their ministries in
Jesus name Amen!
Pastor Don Carson
Word of Grace Fellowship
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