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Sunday, May 30, 2010
Do you recall your life story and what has happened in your life? Do you recall someone
who had an impact on your life that helped to change for the better? Did you help others because of
someone else and how they impacted your life? Todays sermon is called Life Story. You show compassion because of
what others do for you in your life. The #1 reason we should show compassion to others is because of what Jesus
did for us at Calvary. The focus must be on all He did for us. You can talk to those that died and came back and they will
tell you Heaven is real and what they saw. God is not just a figment of our imagination. God is a real person God
the Father God the Son and God the Holy Spirit are real persons. They are all active in our life and they are all full
of compassion and take part in our showing compassion to others. The Bible says that the God of Comfort ( Father
and Jesus) and that the Holy Spirit is the Comforter. God takes an active part in showing us compassion. God makes sure
that his dealings with us is not delegated to the angels but He does it himself.
A rich man or political leader might delegate responsibilty to one of his servants or under workers. He does not have to
do things himself for he has enough people to do things for him.The President of the United States does not usually
make calls himself, unless it is of political importance. He might talk to leaders of other nations but not
any ordinary US citizens. God who has more power and more authority then any leader of any naiton thinks you are
of such value He will talk to you Himself and He died for you Himself for you are worth His personal attention. He comforts
you Himself. You have value to Him so when you remember others this day remember that God put on you. You were
worth His blood and to God you are worthy of that blood. Let this comfort you!
Let the fact that Jesus is coming soon be a comfort to you. Let that encourage you and strengthen you in your life
and let God's love be a force in your life for His good. Do not let the fears of your life control you; but let the
joy of your faith lead you into the good things that God has for you. God is not mad at you but is for you and wants to
bless you. God is on your side. So when things go bad in your life do not feel that you are alone or that God does not
understand. God understands-for God came to you in flesh to became the one eternal sacrifice that will make you right
before Him. God will keep you, so do not walk in fear but let God's grace focus your mind on what will bring comfort
to you and others in your life. . You can
come and visit us at the Springfield YMCA on Sundays at 11 AM and meet Pastor Don in person. Tell others about this
website and encourage them to visit us, or visit our sites on FB (Word of Grace Fellowship Ministry, or Pastor
Don Carson). You can also visit us on a local network called Navigator for the towns of Livingston, Millburn-Shorthills,
Morristown or Springfield.
If you feel you want to send an
offering then you can send an offering via paypal and even if you are in another country it will convert that to
American funds. You may send your offering in the mail to PO Box 225 Springfield NJ 07081 Thank you
for your support, love and prayers as you help us tell others you do not get what you deserve but you get what Jesus earned,
sharing with them so the vision that God gave us in the beginning can go forth, doing all we can to share the Word that
God gave us to share before Jesus comes back to take us home. Pastor Don Carson Word of Grace Fellowship
Monday, May 24, 2010
There is one God of comfort and it is God the Father, who is the Father of Jesus. He told
the Corinthians this, but he had long ago defined this comfort as what Jesus did on the cross. He comforts us by removing
our sin and healing our diseases and sickness.HE does this by living in us and by taking us to Heaven. We, however
let our life determine our faith; instead of letting our faith determine our life. Which is truer to you- what
the Word of God says which your faith should be based on, or what your life says and then adding your faith to help
produce what you want to see? What your needs are should not change for you what God did for you? The comfort you should have is in the fact that Jesus accomplished what HE was sent to do. The
price was not only paid but God said he overpaid your debt. He paid DOUBLE what your debt was. The debt not only paid
for what was owed but the results you have in your life because of what was owed. We today give medicine to deal with sickness
or disease and each pill has side effects when you take them. The side effects of these medicines can be from headaches or
tiredness, to even stroke. God gives you many things and we looked at some of them. Your comfort is not a side issue
but so important that God said that it was worth His Son. Will you go to God and say I want to recieve your comfort
and walk in your presence. This past week I had pain in my back
and stomach and had nausea. I had pain elsewhere and I prayed that God would do something. I told the pain to
go and whether I sat or laid down the pain would not go. I called a ministry and had them pray for me but the pain
remained. I put on a CD that had healing Scriptures read and while listenign to the Word I worshipped God and felt His power start
from Head and flow down to the stomach, the pain and all the nausea left. I was back to what for me is normal.
God gave me comfort because of what Jesus did. Healing shows comfort, salvation and all the work Jesus did manifests
that God wants to manifest that HE gives us comfort. Let God comfort you today!
Pastor Don Carson Word of Grace Fellowship
Sunday, May 16, 2010
Dear Friends,
You are walking in the days of the end and it is clear to all of us. There is not much time left yet
we have heard this for many years. We look around and see a lot of evil and wonder where is God. We need assurance in these
times so that we can live for we see such tragedy and the horrors are increasing. We see things that we have read about
in the book of Revelation happening in our lifetime. It affected our modern world and we thought that because of our
technology it would not happen. But, these horrors have continued in spite of the advances man has made. Now I will talk about having Assurance the next few weeks and this assurance comes
from God in us. This assurance is not for a specific incident, but for your whole life. The assurance is about God being
in you and living in you so that no matter what happens you know who is with you because HE walked before you and did the
work so you can know that the price is paid - all you have to do is receive it. Will you? I do not usually talk about
present events in my sermons but they do relate, for my messages relate to who you are and what you have in your inner man.
Once you see who you are in your inner man, then you can let out what God gave you so that you can share what God put in
you to others. God is for you, so walk in your life- the spirit of life in Christ Jesus which has redeemed you from the curse
of the law so you no longer have any condemnation from that law. Celebrate
your freedom in Jesus Christ! When you get a raise or a new job you go to celebrate. When you have something big you celebrate!
IF you win the lottery, they do not come to you and say now you must not hide the fact you won; you must tell people where
you got it from or we will not give it to you. You automatically willl tell people that you won without anyone asking you
to. Celebrate your freedom in Jesus by demonstrating who He is and what He did for you to others! Celebrate your righteousness
and holiness by sharing it with others!
Pastor Don Carson
Word of Grace Fellowship
Sunday, May 9, 2010
Dear Friends, Today is Mother's
day and we are happy we have so many good mothers and at the same time we look back to remember the ones who have
gone before. It is so important to remember the mothers we have for they are the ones who teach us grace. Dads remind us
of judgment and being the ones who discipline us but mothers are there to kiss our hurts and help us understand love
when things go bad. We need both. God is represented by both even though He is called our Father. One of the names
of God is the many breasted one ( el Shaddai) God is wanting to give to us and heal us when we hurt. We can
see attributes about God that are feminine and masculine if we will look for it.God created male and female in His image.
Women have been persecuted and made to feel inferior through
the centuries but they are not. They are equal as the founding Fathers all men are created equal and endowed with certain inalienable
rights. If you have a Mom still alive then you are blessed. Cherish your mom while she is around , for although Moms
may be frustrated from time to time they love their kids. No one can be another Mom to you- you only have one Mom or one Dad!
God uses women and we recognize that here! Our banner has women coming to the tomb. We
want to recognize that God is not just about using men as many ministries seem to focus on using men for the real leadership
positions but only let women focus on the children or the other women. That was the way it was when I was
growing up. I was taught by example that women were not allowed to teach a man. We do not believe that for God
says that there is ...... neither male or female for you are all one in Christ Gal 3:28
Jesus made an interesting comment when he said whosoever does the will of God is my mother, sister and brother.
What did Jesus mean? When you lead someone to Jesus then you give spritual birth to them and you are their mother(
whether you male or female) and you will also be their sister or brother in the Lord ( Mt 12:48-50) So be the mother of
Jesus in someone by leading them to him. Listen to your Mom and love her by your words and deeds, not just today
but everyday. Love your Father and Mother for this is the will of God.
This past week was the National day of prayer. Continue to pray for this nation for we need to support Israel
and we need strong leaders who will listen to the voice of God. Pray for this church to grow and come visit us
and support us! Tell others to visit us at www.wordofgracefellowship.com and may you be be blessed this Mothers Day! Give a gift to us in honor of your Mom this Sunday!
Pastor Don Carson
Word of Grace Fellowship
Monday, May 3, 2010
Right now we are looking at blessing, specifically what is meant by the blessing of Abraham. The blessing
was given when Abraham was without God, a Gentile and 430 years before the law was given. God made a covenant with
Abram( his name before God changed it) and told him to leave Ur and travel to Canaan. Abram looked for a Heavenly city and
wanted to see the city whose builder and maker is God. I think many Christians are still doing that. They are waiting
on getting their blessings when they get to Heaven and saying when we all get to Heaven what a day of rejoicing that will
be, when we all get to Heaven I'll sing and shout the victory! There will be no Devil in Heaven so the victory
is for the here and now. Tell me do you believe that God really loves you and wants
to bless you! Do you believe that Jesus has already paid for your _________ or do you believe that you may or may
not get it. Trust God that HE will keep you and that God has blessed you for God paid the price for all you need. We are
near the end of time and God will provide your needs, as we get close to the end of time realize that your provision and
all that you need will be provided even faster then before. God did not forget you and never will. God loves you and
that is something we need to focus on. Do not focus on what is wrong in your life; focus on what is right in your life. Focus
on what Christ did and know that God is all you need! Do not be afraid that God will not provide but know that God
is on your side. God is for you and this is what you need to remember and focus on! Trust the one who saved you!
Do you believe what I am telling you if so, then do act on it and tell someone else. Walk in the reality of whose
you are for that is more real then the reality of your senses. You need the reality of who Jesus is and to get that you
need to see the reality of why God blesses you! So walk in the blessing today!
Pastor Don Carson Word of Grace Fellowship
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