Dear family of our Lord Jesus Christ,

God Bless you and yours! Thank you for stopping by for a CUP!

If you do not have Godly integrity, you have nothing.

Your integrity is made stronger or weaker by those who you surround yourself with.
Proverbs 2:6-8 For the LORD gives wisdom; from his mouth come knowledge and understanding; he stores up sound wisdom for the upright; he is a shield to those who walk in integrity, guarding the paths of justice and watching over the way of his saints.

That really could be a picture of me dancing for joy with Buffy and Reno! That is how I feel this day, most days I feel like this! But last night after spending it with the Men at Valley View Christian Church in Edgewood, NM, it was a spiritual high! AMEN! I filled in for Pastor Leonard Navarre in leading the group. We had a room full of men that love the Lord and want to be strengthened in the Lord. I love to be with people that want to grow in the ways of the Lord! They hunger for more……..they did not want to leave after I got done Teaching on integrity. The room sat silent for awhile…….and then questions and comments……..and laughter and love! We also prayed over each other. What a night in the LORD! I will add here that there is such freedom in this Church!

What do I mean by that? Freedom for people to express themselves, without judgement.

It all starts with Godly leadership, and Valley View has Godly leadership in Pastor’s Brandon Shaffer and Leonard Navarre. They both treat me with the love of Jesus.

The men last night encouraged each other in our Lord, and they encouraged me!

I encourage you to re-read yesterdays CUP on Integrity and also forward it to as many people as you can!

If you would like me to come and Preach/Teach on Integrity at your Church or group just email me!

We cannot continue to fully acquire Christlike virtues until we first make GODLY integrity the GRANITE FOUNDATION of our lives. In some cases this may require us to go through the painful process of ripping out the existing foundation built upon deceit and replacing it stone by stone with a foundation of Godly integrity.

Dear friend Sonja sent this devotional into me yesterday, it is so AWESOME! It got me all fired up in the LORD!

God’s Money-Back Guarantee
Mary Southerland
Today’s Truth
“I will give thanks to your name for your unfailing love and faithfulness, because your promises are backed by all the honor of your name” (Psalm 138:2, NLT).
Friend to Friend
I love money-back guarantees. We once bought a car to replace a van that had 125,000 miles on it. Our first vacation in the new car was a disaster. We began having trouble the very first day. On our way home, we stopped in four different cities, trying to find a mechanic who could repair the car. No one could explain or even find the problem. Needless to say, we were not happy campers. But when we returned home and contacted the dealership, we were told that because of the guarantee on the car, we could get our money back or trade it in for another one. Loved it!
Did you know that there is a money-back guarantee on every promise of God? Here it is in Psalm 138:2: “I will give thanks to your name for your unfailing love and faithfulness, because your promises are backed by all the honor of your name” (nlt).Now if those words are true, why do we find it so hard to experience true peace and contentment in our lives?
I know life can be hard. Some of you are in so much pain that it is hard to breathe. But God knows where you are and what you are going through – and you really can trust Him. The apostle Paul had a firm grip on this truth.
“I have learned to be content whatever the circumstances. I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty. I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation, whether well fed or hungry, whether living in plenty or in want” (Philippians 4:11b-12, NIV).
Paul understood and lived by the truth that God is constantly at work in and around us, monitoring every step we take. Paul examined every circumstance, understanding that it had already passed through His Father’s hands with His permission. God came through for Paul, and He will come through for you. To find real security and contentment we must learn to search for the handprints of God in the every day circumstances of life.
Paul had every human right to be angry with God. After all, Paul had been faithful. He had given up much and endured great pain. And yet the undercurrent theme of this passage is gratitude. It is an attitude chosen by Paul. It is a learned perspective. In this verse, “learned” implies that Paul was educated by experience. In other words, Paul is saying that all of his experiences in life, good and bad, have become his tutor in contentment.
The word “content” can best be defined as “contained.” Don’t miss this. Paul had trained himself to focus on hisinner resources, the resources his heart contained rather than the outward circumstances of life. He chose to be grateful. He chose to praise God – period. We hear his determination in 1 Thessalonians 5:18 when he says, “No matter what happens, always be thankful, for this is God’s will for you who belong to Christ Jesus” (nlt).
There is an old poem that captures this idea well:
“I rejoice in knowing that
There is no oil without squeezing the olives,
No wine without pressing the grapes,
No fragrance without crushing the flowers
And no real joy without sorrow.” (Author unknown)
Gratitude not only brings contentment, it brings perseverance and produces strength. God entrusts trials to us, giving us the opportunity to choose gratitude. It is easy to practice gratitude when the seas are calm and the skies are clear. The real test of gratitude is in the midst of the greatest storm of our lives.
In Africa there is a fruit called the “taste berry.” When eaten it changes a person’s taste buds so that everything tastes good and sweet. Gratitude is the “taste berry” in our spiritual lives. When our hearts are filled with gratitude, we will find contentment. Choose to practice gratitude.
Gratitude is wrapped around trust and contains the element of acceptance. Gratitude understands that God is sovereign and that His ways are not our ways. There will be times when we find it impossible to understand His process, but we can always trust His heart. Remember, there is a money-back guarantee on every promise of God.
Let’s Pray
Father, I come to You, confessing that I tend to have a heart that is filled with whining and complaining instead of gratitude. Please forgive me. Help me learn to see Your hand at work in my life. I want to trust You even when I don’t understand my circumstances. Right now, I choose to praise You, Lord.
In Jesus’s name,
Amen.
Now It’s Your Turn
By faith, accept the truth that God is always at work in your life and thank Him for His steadfast provision. Look back over the last few days, weeks and months of your life. Now praise Him for the things He has done.
Identify the people or things in your life that you tend to think of and rely upon as sources of security and contentment.
Read Proverbs 3:5-6. What are the steps listed in this passage that – when taken – will produce contentment?
What hedges of protection can you put in place today that will prepare you to face tomorrow with security and contentment?

Saturday night 6pm Dewey and Friends KAZQ Ch 32 my guest is Pastor Tom Bozone as we prepare for Easter Resurrection Sunday

March 15, 2013. You are precious to me. Think about this. You are not who you once were. Now, in Christ, you are living a new life while in your same body. I have given you the ability to look on heavenly realities where I sit. Therefore, you are invited to “Come sit with Me beside our Father at His right hand.” There could be no greater honor! So here is My question to you. “Why waste your time and energy thinking about earthly things when you and I can see and speak with one another about heavenly things?” Your life as you have known it is dead. I have raised you up into a new life and hidden you with Me in God. So, stop worrying and striving. Raise your sights.

Colossians 3:2-3 (NLT) “Since you have been raised to new life with Christ, set your sights on the realities of heaven, where Christ sits in the place of honor at God’s right hand. Think about the things of heaven, not the things of earth. For you died to this life, and your real life is hidden with Christ in God.” Ras Robinson

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March 15, 2013. If you will follow Me I will get you through the maze. When I call, you come. When I say stop, you stop. When I start again, start with Me. When I take a step, you take a step. We will move through this maze. When you get out, you will look back and be amazed at the maze you came through. Then you will turn back around, see Me and we will smile together. It is intense now because you are in the thick of the maze. The directions I just gave you work now, but also with every other maze that will come. Keep your eyes on Me. All is well.

Hebrews 12:2-3 (KJV) “Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God. For consider him that endured such contradiction of sinners against himself, lest ye be wearied and faint in your minds.” Bev Robinson

Prayer needs……………

Please pray for 15 year old Shannon who is in distress, struggling with her relationship with God.

Pray for Jay Bob and his children, Brandon and Matthew. Jay Bob’s ex-wife, mother of his children hung herself. We pray for healing in this family.

Please pray for healing for Ernie McKay who has cancer. We pray for healing.

Please pray for peace for Tabatha, Jack and Sabrina

We have our Prayer wall at www.fggam.org Please go there at least once a day and pray over the names. Please come and pray with us! AMEN!

I want to encourage you to visit us at www.fggam.org for the news you need to know and daily encouragement, you will find the CUP posted there and a whole lot more! AMEN! PRAISE GOD!

For God’s Glory Alone in the Love of our Lord Jesus Christ, Dewey Sharon and Family

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Dear family of our Lord Jesus Christ,

Welcome to Thursday’s CUP! What do you have planned for tonight?

I ask because if you are free, come to Valley View Christian Church in Edgewood tonight at 7pm for Bible Study on Integrity, I will be leading the group tonight, filling in for Pastor Leonard.

I love those words of C.S. Lewis, the Lord sent me to them today as I was preparing the CUP. The Lord has called me to be a MEGAPHONE for HIM to rouse a deaf world! God show’s me everyday why He called me into full-time Ministry. That deaf world also includes too many that belong to the Church.

Sharon and I thank all of you who are standing in the gap with us here at FGGAM!

I am going to share with you on Integrity this morning.

Proverbs 2:6-8 For the LORD gives wisdom; from his mouth come knowledge and understanding; he stores up sound wisdom for the upright; he is a shield to those who walk in integrity, guarding the paths of justice and watching over the way of his saints.

I love this write up by Larry Davies, not only because it is solid, but he refers to the Great Wall in China where my Dad served for awhile during WWII. I also say the greatest enemy we face, is ourselves! I keep hearing these Politicians and some others always calling for ethic’s reform, NO! We have more law’s on the books than Wal-Mart has product, we need hearts changed for the Lord. I used to say more than Carter has liver pill’s, but it’s getting where nobody alive remembers Carter’s liver pills!!!!!!!!!!! LOL LOL LOL

10 STEPS TO GODLY INTEGRITY

by: Larry Davies | Nov 7, 2010

The ancient Chinese built the “Great Wall” which stretches for several thousand miles, to ensure their security from foreign invaders. Yet during the first hundred years after the wall was completed, China was successfully invaded three times, not by going over the wall or tearing it down, but by bribing the guards and simply marching through the gates. China spent years building the “Great Wall” but didn’t spend enough time building the character of the gatekeepers.

America is the strongest country in the world today… by far. There is no equal, militarily or economically. The communist threat has disappeared so whom do we have to fear? The answer: ourselves! I received a joke giving the root definition for politics: “poli” which is Latin for many and “tics” which are blood-sucking creatures. Put it together and what do you have? Ouch!

Wall Street has been filled with cases of insider trading and even religious leaders have been involved in sex scandals and misappropriation of church funds. All of these instances serve as examples of serious erosion of our integrity.

David wrote Psalm 15 to help us set strong standards that would define our integrity as people of God. First he asks the question: Who may worship in your sanctuary, Lord? Who may enter your presence on your holy hill? In other words, “What kind of individual has an intimate relationship with God? What standards does God expect of us?”

1. Those who lead blameless lives… Do we live out what we believe? Do we walk and speak with integrity?
2. …and do what is right… This involves our day to day habits and choices in life.
3. …speaking the truth from sincere hearts. Do we really mean what we say?
4. Those who refuse to slander others… You cannot claim to love your neighbor while spreading gossip and rumors behind their backs.
5. …or harm their neighbors or speak evil of their friends… We avoid being judgmental and treat people with respect.
6. Those who despise persistent sinners… It may be good to witness to the wrong crowd, but it’s dangerous to run around with them. Who is influencing whom?
7. …and honor the faithful followers of the Lord… We often become like the people we hang with so we should spend our time wisely with those who can help strengthen our faith.
8. …and keep their promises even when it hurts. We do what we say, even when it is not in our best interest. The baseball player, Ted Williams, is famous for voluntarily cutting his salary after a bad year. It’s been over thirty years and people still talk about it. That’s integrity.
9. Those who do not charge interest on the money they lend… This is not about banks or business but how you help a friend in need: generously and unselfishly.
10. …and who refuse to accept a bribe to testify against the innocent. We have positions of trust. We do not accept favors to corrupt our conduct…ever.

Ten standards to guide our Godly integrity. Can you possibly do all of them? Of course not! That is why you and I need God and why we need to be in church. We do our best and trust in God for the rest. Psalm 15 ends with this promise: “Such people will stand firm forever.”

A preacher once gave a sermon on honesty. The next day, she took the bus into town and after taking a seat noticed she was given too much change. She tried to convince herself that the extra money was a gift from God but knew better. Before getting off the bus she handed the driver the extra money and said: “You made a mistake and gave me too much change?”

“That was no mistake,” said the driver with a smile. “I was in your church yesterday and heard your sermon on honesty. So this morning, I gave you a little test!”

People are watching. What will they see in you?

Looking at number 9 makes me think of the time when someone was in great need and a Christian brother sent them to another Christian brother here in Albuquerque and that “brother” wanted to charge the person in need 50% interest!!!!!!!!! Yes that is the truth!

I Preach on Integrity a lot, and I love this: Integrity makes decisions based on eternal implications.

Look around you and see the messes many are in, many times it is because of lack of faith in God, making decisions in the moment, not taking it to God and listening to Him for an answer, not taking it to your accountability group for their thoughts, dealing with ungodly people, not basing your decision on eternal implications.

I have made my share of bad decisions. You can say I have learned the hard way in much, some call that the School of hard knocks!

I also have learned that God carries us through these challenges BIG and small. But only if we come to trust Him and repent of our sins.

Yesterday I was faced with an integrity issue and I wanted to make sure I was on the right track, I prayed, I talked with Sharon, Pastor’s Paul Holt, Leonard Navarre and Brenton Franks. They all assured me I was on the right track, but I am still praying about it and waiting on the Lord. I have to say, many will say this is a small matter, because in many ways it is, but what I have learned is that their is no small matter when it comes to integrity.

The Lord offers us all discernment, and with Godly discernment you will be guided into what is right and you will know when the matter is settled in the way God wants it settled.

Two men that have set such a Godly example of Integrity in my life our David Standridge and Tom Johnson. They are a bright light for us all. These two men have been a huge part of my growth in Jesus Christ.

I share that with you to honor the work God has done in the life of David and Tom and to give thanks to the Lord for men like them. We all need Brothers and Sisters in our life that are mentor’s to us. I am blessed with many.

Your integrity is made stronger or weaker by those who you surround yourself with.

That is why I have Preached and taught for years on having Godly mentor’s!

Make God the center of all your decisions.

That is why I have Preached and taught for years on getting up at 4am and spending an hour with HIM and HIS Word! A minimum of an hour a day!!!!

Why do Preachers, and other Church leaders get themselves in trouble? Why do Politicians get in trouble? Policeman? Teachers? all of us?

Many times it is EGO, Edging God Out! Thinking that we are bigger than God.

You can probably trace most of our problems in the world to that!

We cannot continue to fully acquire Christlike virtues until we first make GODLY integrity the GRANITE FOUNDATION of our lives. In some cases this may require us to go through the painful process of ripping out the existing foundation built upon deceit and replacing it stone by stone with a foundation of integrity.

Job 2:3 And the LORD said to Satan, “Have you considered my servant Job, that there is none like him on the earth, a blameless and upright man, who fears God and turns away from evil? He still holds fast his integrity, although you incited me against him to destroy him without reason.”

Charles Spurgeon – The Prince of Preachers

‎”I do not care to what church you belong, or what creed you are ready to die for, you do not know the Truth of God unless the Person of Christ is dear to you!”

Let us go into prayer………….remember we have all prayer needs posted at www.fggam.org

Dearest Friend Dewey…

You may recall I wrote you about my dear sister in law’s grandmother (and namesake), Margarita Vasquez, who lives in Tucson, along with the rest of my family. Granny Margarita suffered a stroke back in November and, bless her heart, this formerly fiercely independent lady has been greatly disabled since then and unable to live on her own, not to mention needing oxygen.

As you can imagine, it’s been a struggle for Margarita since that time and as of the last couple of days, the time approaches that she should go home to rest the loving arms of our Holy Father. We enjoyed a nice visit my family in Tucson this past weekend and heard of her deteriorating condition just as we were preparing to come home yesterday. As you can imagine, it was a difficult thing to have to leave my brother and sister in law and their children in this sad situation.

Just the same, Nana Margarita and her family remain in our hearts and prayers and we would humbly request a prayer from your precious, giant-hearted Prayer Warriors. We would ask that our Lord bless and embrace Margarita, open His heart and grant her His everlasting peace and make a place for her at His table. We also pray for peace, courage and comfort for her family and loved ones as this kind-hearted lady has a legion of admirers, as well she should. I pray we should all be granted understanding and peace, most especially Margarita’s great grandchildren, Marisol and Emilio, seen here below. Mari and Emi also have a little brother, Caleb, who is 2-and-a-half, and is too little to understand the situation. These innocents need our prayers also.

Dewey, many thanks for your kind and generous assist. Thanks also, in advance, to our brothers and sisters for their heartfelt prayers. We are in your debt.

God bless!

Grace Cordova-Kalberer

We are praying for all of you Grace. We know that Nana is in great hands, the greatest hands ever! AMEN! We pray for strength and peace for you all! Let the life of Nana be an example to all of us! AMEN!

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By the way Karen Rowe, a favorite writer of many of you just posted at www.fggam.org as has Diane Markins another favorite of many here at the CUP and new to FGGAM is Dave Mumford, you will be blessed by all three and all the postings at FGGAM! For God’s Glory Alone!

For God’s Glory Alone in the Love of our Lord Jesus Christ, Dewey Sharon and Family

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Dewey Moede

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Dear Family of our Lord Jesus Christ,

Thank you for coming by this day for a CUP!

Flesh gives birth to flesh, but the Spirit gives birth to spirit.–John 3:6

He makes clouds rise from the ends of the earth; he sends lightning with the rain and brings out the wind from his storehouses.–Psalm 135:7

As you do not know the path of the wind, or how the body is formed in a mother’s womb, so you cannot understand the work of God, the Maker of all things.–Ecclesiastes 11:5

In our message today we are going to talk about what I mean when I say it’s all about God!

Yesterday when talking to FGGAM Board member Wanell Pate, she said you need to share what you mean about, it’s all about God.

Let’s look at the scriptures we shared at the start once again……..

Flesh gives birth to flesh, but the Spirit gives birth to spirit.–John 3:6

He makes clouds rise from the ends of the earth; he sends lightning with the rain and brings out the wind from his storehouses.–Psalm 135:7

As you do not know the path of the wind, or how the body is formed in a mother’s womb, so you cannot understand the work of God, the Maker of all things.–Ecclesiastes 11:5

Wanell was sharing that what I have been Preaching about needs to go into the book I am to write! AMEN! I have been getting a lot of encouragement from my Pastor Eddie B and his wife Sandi to write that book!

I am going to share with you what I mean by, “It’s all about God” from my personal experience and you can add to it to yours! AMEN!

I Preach on it’s all about God because it is!!! LOL LOL

We do not have anything unless we have God!

We have no sun, no moon, no water, no nothing!

We need to read our Bibles more from start to finish! I get a lot of people telling me, “Dewey you know how the book ends!” Yes my friends but I believe we need to stress more on how this all started, by GOD!

You can’t have an end without a start!

I believe we are so tied up in this time’s theme we live in, looking for the end, looking for the anti-Christ, that we do not take all the glory of God’s creation into our souls and share it with the World.

It seems so many Christians are wanting to tell the end story, but I believe we must start at the beginning to share the wonderful story of God to a dark world.

Some might say that this is too basic, well I will dispute that because we need to keep the message of God simple, as He did in the Bible and calls us to have child like faith.

I believe too many have made the message of God complicated and sometimes to hateful.

Start with the verses I share at the start of this CUP…….and marvel at them……….let them soak into your soul……..

God created you…………He created the rocks, the oceans, the mountains, water, trees, flowers, air, he created time! yes He created time!

God created all…………That is one of the reasons I say, It’s all about God.

We worship our Father in heaven. We seek His guidance through a close personal relationship.

He has over 3,500 promises in His Word to guide us.

We need to keep our eye’s, hearts, and minds focused on God not man.

We need to clear our minds each day from the man made junk and awake early and focus on God and His Word.

Take that time, and remember God created time, you did not and your Boss at work did not.

It’s all about God, and when you hear from God, I want to be one of the first to know what He says to you!

Seek Him this day more than yesterday, seek Him deeply, deeply more than ever. You will begin to be lifted higher and higher in our Lord.

Seek Him so you feel the breeze of His grace.

Psalm 148 is an example of all creation being summoned to give praise to God:

Praise him, sun and moon,
praise him, all you shining stars!……

Praise the Lord from the earth,
you sea monsters and all deeps,
fire and hail, snow and frost,
stormy wind fulfilling his command!

Mountains and all hills,
fruit trees and all cedars!……

Kings of the earth and all peoples…..

Let them praise the name of the Lord,
for his name alone is exalted;
his glory is above the earth and heaven.

God’s independence is defined as follows: God does not need us or the rest of creation for anything, yet we and the rest of creation can glorify Him and bring Him joy.

God is absolutely independent and self-sufficient.

Paul proclaims to the men of Athens, “The God who made the world and everything in it, being Lord of heaven and earth, does not live in shrines made by man, nor is he served by human hands, as though he needed anything , since he himself gives to all men life and breath and everything” Acts 17: 24-25

It’s all about God and us seeking Him and a close personal relationship and giving Praise to Him!

What I pray upon you now is that you will take sometime to let all this soak in, before you get busy with the mattes of this world we live in.

We are praying for Micheal Gallegos who was taken to the hospital yesterday coughing up blood. We are waiting for an update. Please pray healing over Michael.

We are also praying for the healing of Kenneth Cook, the father of Kitty who is with Son Broadcasting.

We are praying for a job for Rick Stambuagh

We are praying for a Godly husband for Stephanie of Albuquerque.

We are praying for a clear mind for Crystal.

PRAISE NOTES: Pastor Paul Holt’s mother-in-law Tita is feeling better, so much better she attended Bible study last night! PRAISE GOD!

We are also starting a prayer page at www.fggam.org where we will list all of the prayer needs we get, so we can pray over them daily! God loves it when we come together and pray!

For God’s Glory Alone in the Love of our Lord Jesus Christ, Dewey Sharon and Family

Visit us today!

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Thank you,

Dewey Moede

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