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Sunday, May 31, 2009
Lord I praise you and thank you for all that you do in my life. I want to learn at your feet
and be discipled in your word. I do not want to just hear your word but be someone who just cannot get enough of your word.
I want to be devoured by your word and walk daily in your works for your word is all that I need. You are worthy O lord for
there is nothing else that fills me up or satisfies my longing. I need you to keep me when I feel down or unable to meet my
needs. I need you when I feel my boat is sinking and all is lost for you are with me even when I feel that I am unable to
meet my needs for you O lord are my All in All. You are more then I need for you did not provide just some of what I needed
you provided double for all my sins. You are enough to keep me and I cannot lose for you are with me even when it feels otherwise.
Lord I dedicate myself to you to walk knowing that you are my righteousness
and that I will sit at your feet to love you and give all that I have to you. I give to you my finances. I give to you my
love and my family. You are more important to me then anything else in my life and I praise you regardless of what comes
my way. I know you will keep me and will speak daily of your righteousness in my life. i will speak with confident faith and
assurance knowing full well of all that you put within me for I have your Spirit in me to keep me. I trust you O Lord and
know you will come for me. I am not just a follower of yours but am a disciple - a dedicated lover of yours that cannot
get enough of you. I will speak of your glory and your holiness which you put
in within me for you live in me. I trust you and praise you daily. I have not given up anything which you will
not return to me even 30 - 60 or 100 fold in this life so I will not worry about what troubles come my way. You
told me to go forth bringing only the clothes on my back and I will trust you. You told me that if someone ask for my jacket
to give it to them and you will provide. Holy is your name and all that you are resides within me. I will rest in what you
have and let your faith guide me in all things. For I want to sit at your feet and be discipled by your love. This week
we will look at what it really means to be a disciple and see that not only did Jesus have disciples but also did Paul and
Peter and the other disciples who became apostles -for they went forth sharing the good news of the gospel to every land,
spreading it to every nation iin the known world at that time.
Pastor Don Carson Word
of Grace Fellowship
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
Let me ask you a question about your life? How is it? is everything like you want it to be or do you
need to see an improvement in your life. So often we gauge our belief in God based on how things are in our life. If things
are going good then God is a good God but when they are bad then why is God doing this to me? We think for some reason that
when things are God it is because we are doing bad things so God is judging us for what we have done? Do you really in your
heart of hearts believe that? Do you really truly believe that GOd is a bad God? Do you really believe that God is mad at
you? I want you to know that God is not mad at you for God poured out his wrath at
the cross and there is no more wrath for you once you accept Jesus God's Son as your Saviour. God loves you. God let Jesus
take your punishment so when you see the life you live as needing help because of finances or because you see that you do
not have things then God is not mad at you.God loves you and loved you so much that He died for you? The Bible says that scarcely
for a righteous man would one die- would you die for someone else? Maybe for your child but would you die for Osama bin Laden
or a terrorist? Would you die for a murderer? Would you die for an adulterer? Would you die for someone who raped you?
GOD DID! See all sin is not only done against the person you did it to but
also against God so when you do evil you are doing it against God and God died for you. Would you love your enemy and bless
those that curse you? God loved you when no else would? IF you can not love yourself God can! I want to ensure you that
no matter what is wrong in your life, God is not why? God is not to blame for your troubles! God is for you Rom 8:31 God loves
you and will never ever leave you Heb 13:8 Love you and Love others for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning
you. Love men for God is with you and will keep you no matter what - I can give personal testimony to that as can you!
FDR in the middle of the Great Depression said there is nothing to fear but fear itself. Unemployment was 25% and he said
that! Give up your fear and Believe Jesus. Believe Jesus and believe in you! Pastor
Don Carson Word of Grace Fellowship
9:49 am edt
Sunday, May 17, 2009
True Worship by Pastor Don 5/17/09
Today we will look at
what we have to Give. Do we give because we have extra or do we give because we are giving from our worship. Giving is supposed
to part of our worship to God. Worship is not just going to church and singing songs. It is not just listening to music in
a car and singing with it. It is not just praying to God and thinking that is enough. There are aspects of our worship. The
word worship means worthship and it means that we realize that we are worthy. It is God making us worthy in his sight. We
are worthy and I will deal with this in the sermon today. We should come to church not out of obligation but out of realizing
that we need to worship. It is one of the phases of our worship. Worship includes: singing, worthiness, giving, loving, doing,
good deeds, and praying among other things. There are many things that the Bible calls worship. Do you worship God through
your whole life or are you just giving him some areas of your life? Do you only worship God when things are going good or
do you worship God when things are bad? Do you worship God when you have things and have something to praise Him about
or do you worship God when you do not have anything to praise Him about?
Worship
God because He created you and gave you breath- worship God because He redeemed you. Worship God because of who Jesus is to
you and not because of what you do or do not have. Your situation does not change your worships. Too often people only
go to church when things are good; but do not want to go when things are bad. We need to praise him in the good and bad. David
praised God when Saul was chasing him and his life was on the line.David was anointed to be king and yet Saul tried to kill
Him. David would not hurt God's anointed even though he deserved it.David loved Saul even though he deserved hate. Worship
is then in how we treat others. Soon Jesus is coming and when he
does we will be in Heaven worshipping God and praising Him. God has many beings worshipping him and Heaven
is surrounded by worship. The worship of angels is not what moved him but the worship of his saints. Jesus may even
come this year, I know it will be soon in my heart . I have a sense about it. Worship is fellowshipping with the saints.
Worship God by fellowshipping with the saints. You cannot say you are completely worshipping God without fellowship with God's
saints. Worship requires fellowship. Love Him by your worship. Worship God by your being who he created you to be. Love
Him by doing the work of a believer. Love Him by giving what He told you to give. Love by doing what the Spirit says to you
for this is true worship!
Pastor Don Carson Word
of Grace Fellowship
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
Blog 5/10/09 Mothers Day
Today is Mother's Day and we celebrate
the women in our life not only our Mother's. We take the time to exalt our Mothers. The rest of the time we we do not give
them the praise they deserve but expect they will be there to take care of us and when they do not agree with us and discipline
us we yell MOM. Moms represent love and understanding to us, so when we think of Moms we think of being accepted unconditionally.
To us Moms are an example of God to us. Dad's represent the side that show us judgment but Moms represent the compassion of
God and his mercy
So when we celebrate Moms we are not only celebrating Moms;
but the compassion they show us reminds us of God and his love. Moms demonstrate to us the feminine side of God. We know God
is our father but God created men and women, so he must have both a feminine and masculine side, since, God created
men and women in his image. There is a side of God that emulates our male side and there is a side that emulates the
female. When you celebrate your Mom and give her the praise she deserves;
not only for taking care of you today then do not only do it only today but everyday. Some kids honor
their mothers only on Mother's day; just as people seem to only go to church on special occasions. They ignore
God the rest of the time, except for when they need help. We need God not just when we have trouble, but even when everything
is going well, just as we need our Moms to teach as train us and help us even when we supposedly are grown
The
need for our Moms do not wane just because we are grown for we will always need our Moms and her love and compassion. We need
her and for those of you who lost Moms then remember the specialness that she brought into your life. Every mom helped you
become the person you are today. There is much that God sent into your life and God always will love and provide for you today;
so go to Him daily when things are things are going well and when things are not. Love your Mom and love God. Love God
for God is all that you need, and God will be there for you for God is love and full of compassion and mercy. God is all you
need for God gives to you out of what Jesus provided for you at Calvary. The
point that I am trying to make is this: We need to honor our Moms and what God put in us because of our Moms. Love your Moms
and Love God who has given to you this gift of a Mom. Adam said that a man would leave his father and mother. From the beginning
in the garden there was a mention of Motherhood, even though there were no kids in that Garden. God's plan for man included
motherhood. Remember your Mom and love her, even if she died; if she is alive go to her and celebrate her for she is worthy
of honor. One day, we pray all your family will be reunited in Heaven and you will see the goodness of God and see how much
God really loves you! Pastor Don Carson Word
of Grace Fellowship
Saturday, May 2, 2009
What do you believe and why? This is an important question that we all have to deal with in our
lives? Sometimes we deal with question several times a day and sometimes it is only once a week or depending on what we believe
we might even avoid the question. What do you believe and why? I beleive
in Jesus Christ and in his grace to keep me and I know that He is coming soon to take me back to live with Him forever! Do
you have surety of your salvation because in the end that is all that really matters! When it comes down to it that is what
this life comes down to- what did we do with Jesus Christ and how did we spend our time in relationship with Him! IT is not
about did we keep the 10 or what shows we watched or how much money we earned- It is not about how many possessions we have
or who we knew or anything else. It is about 1) did we receive Jesus and 2) did we use our time to lead others to him. If
you did not receive Jesus then the 2nd question is moot. It does not matter if you win the lottery if you got convicted of
murder the same day for you will not be able to spend the money! You must receive Jesus to go to Heaven and if you do not
pass go you do not collect $200- Amen! How will you help us reach others 1)
our community in Springfield NJ- we want to reach others in our community but we need you to help us. We need to reach out
to where we are at. Jesus told the disciples to go first into Judea- first into their home area. They came from different
places but they were in Judea when He died and so He said wait for me here in this area and spread the word that I am alive
and tell others what I did but first do it here. 2) go into Samaria- the Samaritans were hated by the Jews but the area of
Samaria was north of Judea it was another country. Go into a neighboring area and spread the news I am alive and that I died
for them. ( they would not do this without the Holy Ghost in them) They needed the Holy Ghost to do this. 3) the uttermost
parts of the earth I go to people and when I am online I speak to others in
IM's and go on the web sharing the gospel and what we do here with them. I have 14 webpages online and share what we are
doing in many places. At last count there were 52 countries with over 87 people that I have met and shared this good news
with. Some are already in the ministry and need to hear grace. They need to hear what we are doing and they have been
told. This has all happened since 2006 when we had an explosion in our outreach, all because my friend Natalie moved on me
to get a church website and I did. God moved in here to get me to say yes to a church website. The voice we had was small
and we had a minor influence. Now we have met many others and we need to do more. Help us!
Honestly, I do not know what will happend when the next explosion in our ministry will happen, but I do know that we need
you to get it accomplished. We need you to help us get it done. We need to God to do for us what we cannot do for
ourselves. We need people not only to give money but to be able to do things that we cannot do. We need your help! Especially
if you are in the Springfield area then come and join us! We are not only asking you to pray for us but to give as God directs
you. IF you want to be a partner then call us at 732-297-7794 and we will be glad to talk to you about Partnership.
Write us at info@wordofgracefellowship.com or tell a friend and give them our link at www.wordofgracefellowship.com,
Pastor
Don Carson Word of Grace Fellowship
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