Dear Family of our Lord Jesus Christ,
Thank you for stopping by for a CUP this Day!
Don’t forget we are on the Radio at Noon on KDAZ AM 730 or on line at www.am730cc.com Pastor Paul Holt and I bring you “This is the World we live in”
Tonight at 8pm on KAZQ TV CH 32 www.kazq32.org I am the guest of Pastor Leonard Navarre on his program “Your Bible Boost”
God has the plan. Don’t go looking for the plan. Look for God. When you discover Him, you will discover the plan for your life. Fulfill your calling.
For we do not have a High Priest who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses, but was in all points tempted as we are, yet without sin. —Hebrews 4:15
Yesterday Sharon and I had such a blessed time of worship at Crestview Baptist Church in Albuquerque. We were greeted so wonderfully, it seems all the folks remembered us from our last visit. Many asked about FGGAM and wanted our brochure, the love expressed to us was so wonderful. I had prepared a message on Paul and his life and about how we need to be a Barnabas to others, lifting them up! Without Barnabas we may have never had Paul’s Ministry! I also shared how we all need to be fruit tree’s! The message that the Lord gave me tied right in with the testimonials of the girls that were there from Teen Challenge New Mexico. These young women had been through hell but they have found Christ, just like Paul did. They shared their stories as Paul did all his life. They all are now producing fruit for the Kingdom……..they are fruit trees! We all need to be fruit trees producing awesome fruits for the Kingdom! Think of yourself as a fruit tree, and not one that produces rotten apples!! LOL LOL LOL! We all need to be like Barnabas and hold others up and pave the road for them to go forth! The folks at Crestview were like a Barnabas to Sharon and myself, they held us up in love!
I Preached on how how God made life simple for us to follow His way, to have a close personal relationship with Him so you can hear Him, so if He chewed gum you could tell me what flavor! Do not do or say anything without God telling you what to do or say! Make sure in everything you do it’s in alignment with God! You will know when you have a personal relationship with Him, He let’s you know! We still will make mistakes, and sin, but we have our Lord and He will forgive us as we repent and get back on the high road! I shared that Paul knew hell, he sent Christians to their death, was struck down and blinded was risen up by God and saved and Paul met Barnabas and was on his way! Some of the most fired up people for Jesus Christ are people that have spent time in prison, as I shared that yesterday a young man sitting by himself began to weep in Church, The Lord had shown me that this man had tasted hell but was trying to get to the High Road! I went at sat with him as the Teen Challenge Girls sang to end the service and then Sharon and I sat by him at lunch.
The best counseling for Marriages and other situations is: Stop the sinning, that is all! Stop the sinning! No drugs needed for comfort, just stop the sinning. We can share this in love, the love of Jesus, it does not have to be a hate message. Too much hate going around.
The basics are having a CLOSE PERSONAL relationship with God, so close that you can hear Him, the Holy Spirit is your messenger and comforter. God has it all written out for us in His word. Know that Word, the bread of life.
I repeat: Do not say or do anything unless God says so. Do not sign that piece of paper, or do this or that, or go there, unless God says so.
If you are not hearing from God, call me, it is because you are not close enough to Him! I will help you! I am closer than ever before to God as to He speaks to me constantly! I feel His presence with me at all times, however there are times when I am wore down and tired where I have to get refreshed so I can hear God again. It is important to get rest. Like on Saturday and Sunday I was just standing back at times realizing what God was doing as I showed up thinking many things, and then there was God setting the table for me. I still shake my head in amazement. God is working on things for you and me that we don’t even know.
Don’t get ahead of God! That is when we start to cause problems, we get launched off before God says to!
We have made life to complicated, let’s get back to the basic’s God and His Word.
Let us be a Barnabas to someone each day………Let us be a Fruit Tree that produces a bountiful crop for the Kingdom! What kind of fruit have you been producing?
Do you pray constantly?
Do you hear from God?
Do you show the Love of Jesus to all?
Do you know how to help people hold themselves accountable with out being mean?
Do you know how to keep yourself accountable?
We thank Pastor Steve Freeman and his lovely wife Sue and all the folks at Crestview for having us. If you would like us to come to your Church just drop me a line! We do travel out of state, if God call’s!!! LOL LOL LOL
I love my wife even more today than yesterday………she stand’s with me here at FGGAM, supporting me in everything she has! We are fruit trees together!!!!! lol lol lol!!!!
I am in love more today than yesterday with my Sharon my wife gives much of herself She has such a heart for people to encourage them in our Lord She travels with me as much as she can She brings out the best in me much fruit for the Kingdom when husband and wife work together for the Lord thank You Lord for Sharon
Praying over the girls from Teen Challenge what a testimony, the message that the Lord gave me was the life of Paul who tasted hell and became the great Evangelist!!! And that we all need a Barnabas in our lives, without Barnabas we may not have had Paul’s Ministry be a Barnabas for someone today and all days Amen!!!
Getting many request for my sermons to be posted, I am working on getting a mini recorder or some type of High-Tech device that is beyond me, to do this! LOL LOL!
Jesus knows there is no simple “recipe” to prevent the heartaches of life, so He entered into them with us. Will we trust Him with our tears and grief? —Bill Crowder
When the trials of this life make you weary
And your troubles seem too much to bear,
There’s a wonderful solace and comfort
In the silent communion of prayer. —Anon.
The Christ who died to give us life will carry us through its heartaches.
The Christian should resemble a fruit tree, not a Christmas tree. ~ John Stott
Here is a lovely note from Kathy Garcia a Board member of FGGAM:
Hey Good Morning,
Just finished reading the Daily Cup, it is always so inspirational and encouraging. I am so pleased to see all the changes that are being made on FGGAM website and The Cup. I truly believe God has taken your ministry to another level to reach people. I am very proud to know you and to have even a small part.
Thank you for being a Barnabas to us Kathy! We love you! Thanks to all who are supporting FGGAM as we go forth bringing the light of Jesus Christ to the world….one person at a time!
Please be in prayer for Ed Moore who undergoes quadruple heart bypass surgery Tuesday. Ed is my former boss at WFRN radio in South Bend/Elkhart, Indiana. He was and is a Barnabas in my life! AMEN! So is his lovely wife Jan who is not doing well. Please keep Ed and Jan in your prayers, please pray for healing! AMEN!
Paul Dokken a supporter of FGGAM, such a wonderful brother in our Lord, shares this with us………
Stranded Cruise Passengers Who Relied on God Tiffany Jothen (Feb 22, 2013)
“The Bible studies were great. We did it for four days. … It put our minds and our hearts at ease. We felt peace the whole time. We knew that there was a Mighty Power out there that would get us home and keep us safe so we could get home and see our children.” -Joseph Alvarez
Carnival cruise ship Triumph might have fallen short of its name when a fire left the vessel lifeless in the Gulf of Mexico, but many passengers indeed triumphed over the foul conditions that ensued, thanks in part to an impromptu Bible study that brought them closer to each other and closer to God.
Joseph and Cecilia Alvarez were among the 4,000-plus passengers and crew who began the cruise on Feb. 7, with plans to return Monday, Feb. 11. But early that Sunday morning, Joseph smelled smoke from the couple’s room on the first floor.
He heard people running down the hall and opened the door to see what was going on. That’s when he spotted firefighters.
“My wife said, ‘Let’s go, let’s go, let’s go!'” he said. The pair quickly made their way up a few floors.
An engine room fire soon left the 893-foot ship stranded in the Gulf of Mexico, causing what would become nearly a four-day delay and leaving passengers with less than ideal accommodations. Cecilia could see nothing but water for miles and soon the questions began.
“What if I don’t go home?” she thought. “What if I don’t see my kids anymore?”
The couple has four children, ages 10 to 16, who were staying with a neighbor back home in San Antonio, Texas. They took the cruise to celebrate an early Valentine’s Day.
Cecilia kept thinking about one Bible verse, Joshua 1:9: “Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go.”
Wouldn’t it be great, she thought, if she and Joseph could get together with other Christians on the ship? If they could join other Believers to lift each other up? It wasn’t long after that they heard an announcement over the ship’s intercom; passengers were invited to join a Bible study on deck.
It started out with about 25 people, Joseph said. They met on the upper deck running tracks.
“The Bible studies were great,” he said. “We did it for four days. . . . It put our minds and our hearts at ease. We felt peace the whole time. We knew that there was a Mighty Power out there that would get us home and keep us safe so we could get home and see our children.”When it started getting windy and cold, the group moved to a dining room inside, adding another 20 or so passengers who couldn’t join them outdoors, some for mobility reasons.
Joseph himself called the steps on the ship “a killer.” He’s had seven back surgeries and was running out of his pain medication. Some of the people in the Bible study prayed for him.
“Whenever two or more are gathered in His name, He’s there,” Joseph said.
To pass the time, Joseph and his wife met other families, played games and swapped stories about their kids. The Bible study group, made up of all ages and different denominations, kept them going and looking on the bright side.
Participants shared testimonies, prayed and sang songs like “Amazing Grace,” “How Great is Our God” and a couple of songs in Spanish. They readPsalm 29:3—”the voice of the Lord is over the waters”—and Psalm 91about taking refuge in God.
“It uplifted them,” Joseph said. “You could see it. You could feel it.”
Cecilia took advantage of the Bible in their cabin and thanked God for His protection. She remembers one teen saying they were there for a reason.
“I have God in my heart always,” Cecilia said, “but this situation . . . I really appreciate and love God for what He has done for us.”Their safe arrival home is just another example of God’s blessings, she said, and she has never been so happy to see land. She watched as the ship approached Mobile, Alabama.
Back home, Cecilia sings in the choir at San Antonio Christian Church. Thursday, as the ship was pulled into port, she sang a different tune: “Sweet Home Alabama.” The couple arrived home early Saturday morning.
“I hugged the children and hugged my bed,” Joseph said. “I even missed the guinea pig my daughter has in her room.”
The Jewish Tie SalesmanA fleeing Taliban, desperate for water, was plodding through the Afghan desert when he saw something far off in the distance. Hoping to find water, he hurried toward the mirage, only to find a little old Jewish man at a small stand, selling ties. The Taliban asked,
“Do you have water?”
The Jewish man replied, “I have no water. Would you like to buy a tie? They are only $5.” The Taliban shouted hysterically,
“Idiot infidel! I do not need such an over-priced, western adornment – I spit on your ties. I need water!“Sorry, I have none – just ties – pure silk – and only $5.”
“Pahh! Allah curse you and your ties, I should wrap one around your scrawny neck and choke the life out of you but… I must conserve my energy and find water!”
“Okay,” said the old Jewish man, “It does not matter that you do not want to buy a tie from me OR that you hate me, threaten my life and call me infidel. I will show you that I am bigger than any of that. If you continue over that hill to the east for about two miles, you will find a restaurant. It has the finest food and all the ice cold water you need… Go in peace.”
Cursing him, the desperate Taliban staggered away over the hill. Several hours later he crawled back, almost dead and gasped,“They won’t let me in without a tie!
Thanks to Jerry for the FUNNY BONE!!!!!!!!!!!For God’s Glory Alone In the Love of our Lord Jesus Christ, Dewey Sharon and FamilyVisit us today!
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