Dewey's Daily Cup

Dear KKIM/KARS family,

Merry Christmas to you and yours!

Happy birthday to Franchesca Stevens, Wannel Pate and Jim Caraway!!! All celebrating birthdays the week of Christmas!

I have to say that Wannel called me last night. She is a leader at the Open Door Church of God in Los Lunas where I serve. Wannel, among other things is the Sunday School Instructor. She has become such a dear, dear friend. She is a LIGHTHOUSE for JESUS! She pours honey over me and Sharon all the time. She holds me up in prayer, she encourages me in the LORD! I have another Godly women from Cross of Hope Church here in Albuquerque, Kay Hendrickson who does the same. Kay leads a prayer group at Cross of Hope and they pray for me and Sharon and KKIM everyday! Is that not AWESOME in our LORD!!!!!!! What a Christmas gift we get everyday from Wannel and Kay!

Here is a letter from Kay that was in my mail box yesterday….by the way, Sharon and I love hearing from you………Kind words are like honey

Dear KKIM/KARS family,

Oh my friends thank you for being here at the CUP!

Merry Christmas to you and yours!

This CUP is DEEP, DEEP, this CUP was brewed strong……

This may be the most important CUP I have ever written to you as the LORD is calling me HIGHER…..this calling is DEEP inside me……….I share this CUP with you from my heart, soul, and mind…….it is my testimony to you on our great GOD ALIMIGHTY!

The Lord is moving in a POWERFUL way, Keep your eye’s open! Keep your ears open to the Holy Spirit.

A marvelous thing happened yesterday……I used to avoid these word’s like a rattlesnake……..Prophets…..Apostles…….

Many in the Church still are very uneasy about modern day Prophets and Apostles……

I have included in the CUP today an in depth study on Prophets and Apostles. Please don’t skip over it…….I have concluded it is what so much of the Church is missing.We are missing the POWER of GOD!

Pastor Steve Smothermon said on last nights New Mexico News and Views that God may be raising me up as a Prophet……and as many of you know, what Pastor Steve says has a HUGE impact on my life, and thousands of others. I did not know what to say, but I prayed……and listened for the Holy Spirit.

For we are HIS workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them. Eph 2:10

But it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into heaven of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love HIM. Cor 2:9

From the foundation of the world, God the Father has had a vision of what HE created you to be, and what HE created you to do. God has a vision for you—-a vision of HIS created purpose for your life, your gifts, skills, and strengths—a vision HE had of you before the foundation of the world. HE has plans for you to fulfill the vision HE has for you. HIS vision will fulfill you more than any dream you have of yourself.

That is what is going on in my life now……

I do not share this with you to BOAST in myself…..but to BOAST in the LORD, to share my testimony……..I am being called HIGHER by our LORD……to things that at one time scared me…or I simply I did not believe……….The LORD is doing a great work in me……….and you!
Dr. Jim Feeney has done a study on Apostles and Prophet’s here is a brief part of his commentary and then later on in this CUP I publish his entire stduy.So please drink deep this morning in this CUP, do not let yourself stop….let the LORD take control here and absorb the Holy Spirit as you drink……..
There is nearly universal acceptance of the evangelist, pastor, and teacher as being valid ministries for the church today. But the ministries of apostles and Christian prophets are relegated by many to the first-century church only. But in recent years, many Christians have been reexamining the Scriptures to answer the increasingly heard questions: Are there apostles today? Are there prophets today? Were the ancient bible prophets and bible apostles the only valid ones? Or are there modern day prophets (that is, Christian prophets) and contemporary apostles? Does apostolic and prophetic ministry continue in our day?
The intent of this bible study is to prove biblically that all of what have been called the “fivefold” ministry or “ascension gift” ministries are valid and needed in the Christian Church today. The “perfecting of the saints” intended by the Lord (Ephesians 4:12) will require all five of these ministry gifts given by the Lord Jesus Christ (Ephesians 4:11).
Please continue to drink this CUP and pray……
One of the things I have learned is what we are to do is a CALLING from the LORD…it has to be a CALLING..it is not something we say WE are going to do or are doing…..We are answering the CALLING that LORD has placed in us. We need to get the flesh out of the way and hear GOD talk to us and move forward in his grace. So many miss the CALL……because we get in the way and do not hear the LORD, we decide what’s best for ourselves.
We also need Men and Women of God around us to help guide us, to pray with us…….I am blessed to have so many Godly Men and Women around me, a strong wife in Sharon………Pastor Larry Moss who is like a Father Pastor to so many Pastor’s here in New Mexico said one day to me, Dewey Moede, “I know you have been called by God to Pastor over KKIM!”
When we are called GREAT THINGS happen for the LORD!
When we do things for ourselves, in the flesh and promote ourselves to higher authority, disaster’s will happen.
God used Moses and Paul to remind is HE transforms “The least of us” to be light in darkness.
Os Guinness said in his book, The Call, Do you have a reason for being, a focused sense of purpose in your life?
Or is your life the product of shifting resolutions and the myriad pulls of forces outside yourself?
Do you want to go beyond success to significance?
Have you come to realize that self-reliance always falls short and that world-denying solutions provide no answer in the end?
Listen to Jesus of Nazareth; answer HIS call………
My friends, believe in GOD’s vision for you, not the devil’s. The devil is attempting to persuade you—-by pointing out your past experiences—-that GOD’s plans are evil, or that GOD doesn’t love you, or that GOD doesn’t believe in you.
So I will go on this day following the LORD and HIS purpose for my life and I will be in constant prayer……constant prayer and listening…..AMEN!

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December 22, 2011. You are a brave warrior. I have seldom seen you shrink back from a legitimate fight where righteousness is at stake. Those times you appeared to have shrunk back were actually times when you had sought My wisdom and I said for you to give the fight to Me. You did just that, at the risk of those closest to you as well as those from afar would tend to see you as weak and cowering away. Now you look back and see that you grew stronger by relinquishing the fight to Me. I have promised to fight your fights for you because your enemy is My enemy. To the extent that you have learned this lesson and will yield to Me, I can have confidence of placing you in positions of greater responsibilities in My Kingdom. You are a brave and trusted warrior. 2 Chronicles 14:7-8 (MSG) “Asa said to his people, “While we have the chance and the land is quiet, let’s build a solid defense system, fortifying our cities with walls, towers, gates, and bars. We have this peaceful land because we sought GOD; he has given us rest from all troubles.” So they built and enjoyed prosperity. Asa had an army of 300,000 Judeans, equipped with shields and spears, and another 280,000 Benjaminites who were shield bearers and archers. They were all courageous warriors.” Ras Robinson – Has this ministry blessed you? If so, give a generous: Year End Special Gift. See Emergency Update below. Subscribe to “What the Lord Is Saying Today” December 22, 2011. I saw you at the time you received the promise from My Word and knew the pain in your heart. You were feeling the deep pain of disappointing circumstances. There have been times since then when you feared if the promise was true or was it just a strong desire in your heart for coming blessings. You have sometimes seen events go completely in the opposite direction of the promise. But deep in your heart you haven’t given up. There are at this exact time people obeying and circumstances being worked out to bring about My promise. There is a fullness of time when the promise brings about My purpose. Galatians 4:4-7 “But when the fullness of the time came, God sent forth His Son, born of a woman, born under the Law, so that He might redeem those who were under the Law, that we might receive the adoption as sons. Because you are sons, God has sent forth the Spirit of His Son into our hearts, crying, “Abba! Father!” Therefore you are no longer a slave, but a son; and if a son, then an heir through God.” Bev Robinson

From Max Lucado…..
In Bethlehem, the human being who best understood who God was and what he was doing, is the teenage girl in the smelly stable.
As Mary looks into the face of the baby. Her son. Her Lord. His Majesty—she can’t take her eyes off him. Somehow Mary knows she is holding God.
So this is he. She remembers the words of the angel. “His kingdom will never end.” (Luke 1:33)
He looks like anything but a king. His cry, though strong and healthy, is still the helpless and piercing cry of a baby.
Majesty in the midst of the mundane. Holiness in the filth of sheep manure and sweat. Divinity entering the world on the floor of a stable, through the womb of a teenager and in the presence of a carpenter.
God came near!
And Luke 1:33 says, “His kingdom will never end.”

This is from Karen Rowe! Karen, Lord Willing, will be with me today on NM News and Views at 4:25 to share on Christmas……..

Dewey, just to share … I placed this on my website as a blog just now and thought of DDC readers. Feel free to share this if the good Lord leads you. I hope this is a blessing.
An Atheist Made Me Think … But Not Doubt
I just realized that I didn’t choose Jesus because I feared death, I chose Jesus for who He is.
I didn’t choose life because I feared death, I chose life because there is no other way for me ~ I have always believed. … Yet I believe in Heaven and Hell.
I don’t disobey God (or at least I strive not to) because I fear opposing HIM, but never do I fear God, because I know He loves me.
I would fear separation from God ~ but because He lives with me, I have no fear.
I am afraid of some things and I get scared sometimes, but I do not LET my heart be troubled for long, I trust in God and trust also in Jesus. I just have to remember who Jesus is to me!
I experience God living in my life and I am blessed! There are things that God does that only God can do and I praise Him and thank Him, but never to I run away from the truth to get what I want.
Some times I need to change. Sometimes I fail. Sometimes, my prayer is “forgive me God; I really messed up! Please work good into my mistake.” Then, I go on living my life for Jesus.
I do not worry when I remember that God always has a plan.
I do not question what I do not understand.
I trust God simply put and trusting God works out for me.
Just a thought on my mind today, because some do not feel this way.
Perhaps, you are lonely today or scared or unsure of your faith? Have you forgotten to simply believe, because of the evil that is all over the world?
Good and evil have always existed, but God is Good. I believe in Good and I believe in evil, but I place my faith in good. Jesus is the Christ the Son of the Living God.
When is the last time you talked to God? Have you made that choice to place your hope and faith in Jesus?
God fills the desires of our heart, when we do not need anything more than to be loved by God. We are blessed to be a blessing. From experiencing God to sharing a blessing, I hope you are blessed today by this.
To be blessed is to experience God’s love, hope, mercy and grace working in your life and a blessing is a gift that is received by us with praise and thanks~giving!
Just realized that I didn’t choose Jesus because I feared death, I chose Jesus for who He is.
Who is Jesus to you?
Love in Christ,
Karen
www.hopeintoday.com
www.thetrainwhislte.com
Thank you so much Karen! Merry Christmas!

Are There Modern Day Apostles and New Testament Prophets Today? by Pastor Jim Feeney, Ph.D. Apostles, prophets, evangelists, pastors and teachers. Curiously, and without biblical support, this fivefold list of ordained ministries from Ephesians 4:11 has been split by the modern church into two lists. There is nearly universal acceptance of the evangelist, pastor, and teacher as being valid ministries for the church today. But the ministries of apostles and Christian prophets are relegated by many to the first-century church only. But in recent years, many Christians have been reexamining the Scriptures to answer the increasingly heard questions: Are there apostles today? Are there prophets today? Were the ancient bible prophets and bible apostles the only valid ones? Or are there modern day prophets (that is, Christian prophets) and contemporary apostles? Does apostolic and prophetic ministry continue in our day? The intent of this bible study is to prove biblically that all of what have been called the “fivefold” ministry or “ascension gift” ministries are valid and needed in the Christian Church today. The “perfecting of the saints” intended by the Lord (Ephesians 4:12) will require all five of these ministry gifts given by the Lord Jesus Christ (Ephesians 4:11). Ephesians 2:19-20 …God’s people…[are] built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus himself as the chief cornerstone. 1. Apostles and prophets are the two foundational ministries in the body of Christ. I have great respect for dedicated evangelists, pastors and teachers. I am personally ordained to two of those three ministries — pastor and bible teacher. But the bible singles out prophets and apostles as the two ministries which, anchored to Jesus the Chief Cornerstone, undergird the Lord’s Church. All Christians are entitled to be built on this apostolic and prophetic foundation. And we will see later in this study that these are not just restricted to the early church’s apostles and the Old Testament prophets. They include contemporary, modern day prophets and apostles as well. 1 Corinthians 12:28 And in the church God has appointed first of all apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then workers of miracles, also those having gifts of healing, those able to help others, those with gifts of administration, and those speaking in different kinds of tongues. Ephesians 4:7-8, 11 But to each one of us grace has been given as Christ apportioned it. This is why it says: “When he ascended on high, he led captives in his train and gave gifts to men” … [11] It was he who gave some to be apostles, some to be prophets, some to be evangelists, and some to be pastors and teachers. 2. Who gives these ministries to the Church? These verses above declare that it is God the Father and Jesus the Son of God who give these ministries to the church. Jesus Himself is the premier expression of each of these offices. • “Jesus, the apostle…whom we confess” (Hebrews 3:1) • “This is Jesus, the prophet from Nazareth” (Matthew 21:11). • Jesus was certainly the Great Soulwinner, the consummate evangelist. • Jesus is “the Shepherd [Greek word for “pastor”] and Overseer of your souls” (1 Peter 2:25). • “Rabbi, we know you [Jesus] are a teacher who has come from God” (John 3:2). It seems that Jesus — the chief apostle, prophet, evangelist, pastor and teacher — is giving an expression of Himself to the Church in the form of these ministry gifts. For example, in Paul, Peter, and the other apostles we see a partial reflection of the perfect apostleship of Christ. In Agabus (Acts 11:27f; 21:10f) and other Christian prophets we see a partial expression of the perfect prophetic ministry of Jesus. The same could be said for God-given evangelists, pastors and teachers. 3. Apostles and Christian prophets are in the Church for the entire church age. A number of Scriptures (see below) make it very clear that prophets and apostles were intended for the full church age, and not just for the first century church. Ephesians 3:4-5 In reading this, then, you will be able to understand my insight into the mystery of Christ, which was not made known to men in other generations as it has now been revealed by the Spirit to God’s holy apostles and prophets. Paul declares that the mystery has “now been revealed…to God’s holy apostles and prophets.” These were “now” — that is, contemporary — apostles and prophets in the Church several decades after Christ’s resurrection and ascension to heaven. Some have erroneously identified the “prophets” in this verse as Old Testament prophets. But this very Scripture says quite the opposite. It states that the prophets receiving this “now” revelation were “NOT…men in other generations.” No, these were Christian prophets, contemporary to the time in which Paul was writing. There were prophets (and apostles, too) existing in the New Testament church long after Jesus had ascended back to heaven. Ephesians 4:8, 11-13 This is why it says: “When he ascended on high, he led captives in his train and gave gifts to men” … [11] It was he who gave some to be apostles, some to be prophets, some to be evangelists, and some to be pastors and teachers, to prepare God’s people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God and become mature, attaining to the whole measure of the fullness of Christ. Here the apostle Paul gives us additional proofs that apostles and prophets were to continue during the Church Age. • “When He ascended on high…He gave…some to be apostles, some to be prophets…” These were not the original Twelve apostles. This refers to apostles and prophets that Jesus continued to give after His ascension to heaven! For that reason some have called the “fivefold” ministries of Ephesians 4:11 the “ascension gift ministries.” Having ascended to heaven, Jesus continues to give all five, not just evangelists, pastors and teachers. • And this giving of five ministries by Christ was not just to get the early church started. Rather, the giving of all five is needed “until we all…become mature, attaining to the whole measure of the fullness of Christ.” That is an ongoing process occupying the entire time between Jesus’ First Coming and His Second Coming. Revelation 11:10 The inhabitants of the earth will gloat over them and will celebrate by sending each other gifts, because these two prophets had tormented those who live on the earth. These “two prophets” are the Lord’s “two witnesses” (Rev. 11:3) at the very end of the Church Age during the time of the Antichrist. Again we see Christian prophets long after the time of the early church, in fact at the very end of this age. Revelation 18:20 Rejoice over her, O heaven! Rejoice, saints and apostles and prophets! God has judged her for the way she treated you. As end-time “Babylon” is judged, there is a call to contemporary, modern day, end time “saints and apostles and prophets” to rejoice over this divine judgment. Once again, contemporary apostles and Christian prophets are seen, not only at the beginning of the church age, but (here) at the end. 4. Is the New Testament Church today properly structured? The answer to that question can be found in a very simple test. May I add that most Christians will fail this test! • Question #1 — Which three of the Ephesians 4:11 ministries are mentioned most in the New Testament? • Question #2 — Which two of those fivefold ministries are mentioned least in the New Testament? The answers may shock you. They indicate how far out of balance the contemporary church has grown compared to the original church that Christ established on the earth. • Answer to question #1: • The word “apostle(s)” occurs 85 times in the New Testament. • The word “prophet(s)” occurs over 150 times in the New Testament, about 20 of those occurrences referring distinctly to prophets in the Church Age. • The word “teacher(s)” occurs 125 times in the New Testament. • Answer to question #2: • The word “evangelist(s)” occurs only 3 times in the New Testament. • The word “pastor(s)” occurs precisely one (1) time in the entire New Testament! One time! (Ephesians 4:11) Consider those numbers. The Bible speaks of New Testament apostles, prophets, or teachers a combined total of at least 200 times. Pastors and evangelists are mentioned a combined total of four times! And yet the modern day church calls most ministers by the term “Pastor” and shies away from “apostles” and “prophets” like a horse avoiding a rattlesnake! Man’s prejudices, fears, or misinterpretations have deprived the Lord’s Church of the two foundational ministries — apostles and prophets — that He Himself placed on earth. The Church today, wherever it denies these two ministries, is improperly structured. Pastors, evangelists, and teachers alone cannot bring the church to maturity. They were never intended to. Jesus gave all five ministries for that purpose. In the two sections that follow, we will examine the characteristics and work of prophets and apostles in the Church Age. Nowhere in Scripture is there a concise, precisely worded “job description” of these two offices. Therefore, I will offer to the reader overviews, or composites, of these two ministries in the New Testament. Of course, no individual apostle or prophet can be expected to fulfill every aspect of these descriptions. That level of perfection remains the privilege of the Lord Jesus Himself. 5. What are the biblical characteristics and ministry of apostles? • Acts 2:4 They were filled with the Spirit. • Acts 2:14-36 They preached the Word of God. • Acts 3:1-8 They healed the sick. • Acts 4:1-12 They were persecuted. • Acts 5:1-11 They pronounced God’s judgment. • Acts 5:12 They worked signs and wonders. • Acts 5:42 They taught and preached Jesus Christ. • Acts 6:1-6 They ordained deacons. • Acts 8:14-17 They laid their hands on others to be filled with the Holy Spirit. • Acts 8 and later chapters. They founded and/or strengthened new churches. • Acts 9:36-43 They raised the dead. • Acts 10 They preached to the Gentiles. • Acts 12:1-11 They were martyred, persecuted, and sometimes delivered. • Acts 13:4 They were sent by the Holy Spirit (the root of the word “apostle” means “sent”). • Acts 13:11 They pronounce a curse. • Acts 14:21-22 They confirmed disciples in their faith. • Acts 14:23 They ordained elders. • Acts 15:1-21 They settled doctrinal disputations. • Acts 16:18 They cast out demons. • Acts 19:22 They sent forth other ministering men. • Acts 20-28 list further ministries that apostles performed. • 1 Corinthians 3:10 They were wise master builders. They laid spiritual foundations. • 1 Corinthians 4:14-15 The apostle Paul warned his “sons” in the faith. • 1 Corinthians 7:1 They counseled and answered the saints’ questions. • 1 Corinthians 11:34 They set churches in order. • 2 Corinthians 11:28 Paul exercised “care of all the churches.” • 2 Corinthians 13:10 They used their authority for edification. • Ephesians 2:20 Apostles are part of the foundation of the church. • Ephesians 3:3-5 They received revelation from God. • Ephesians 4:11-12 They perfected the saints. 6. What are the biblical characteristics and ministry of New Testament, Christian prophets? • Acts 11:27-28 They (1) did trans-local ministry and (2) they foretold future events. • Acts 13:1 They can be among the leaders of a local church. • Acts 15:32 they exhorted and confirmed the brethren, sometimes with “many words.” • Acts 21:10-11 They may give personal, predictive prophecies. • 1 Corinthians 14:29 They prophesied in church services. • Ephesians 2:20 Prophets are part of the foundation of the church. • Ephesians 3:3-5 Prophets may receive revelation from God. • Ephesians 4:11-12 Prophets perfected the saints. 7. Should we identify and recognize apostles and prophets today? Certainly! Luke 6:13 When morning came, [Jesus] called his disciples to him and chose twelve of them, whom he also designated apostles. If Jesus named them and designated and recognized them as apostles, how can we do otherwise? Acts 14:4 …the apostles Barnabas and Paul…” The New Testament, here and in many other verses, consistently recognized men by name in the office of apostle. 1 Corinthians 14:29, 32, 37 Two or three prophets should speak, and the others should weigh carefully what is said…. [32] The spirits of prophets are subject to the control of prophets…. [37] If anybody thinks he is a prophet or spiritually gifted, let him acknowledge that what I am writing to you is the Lord’s command. The early church — here, the church at Corinth — found it quite normal to have a prophet or prophets in the church. Acts 13:1 In the church at Antioch there were prophets and teachers Again, it was not unusual, but accepted, that there might be prophets (even plural prophets) in a local church. And the New Testament church recognized other Christian prophets by name: • Agabus (Acts 11:28; 21:10) • Judas and Silas (Acts 15:32) Matthew 10:41a, KJV He that receiveth a prophet in the name of a prophet shall receive a prophet’s reward. Why beat around the bush? Jesus tells us to receive someone who is a prophet “in the name of a prophet.” There is no biblical encouragement for identifying certain ones as “evangelists, pastors and teachers” and then identifying true prophets and apostles with correct but controvery-avoiding phrases like: “He has an apostolic [or prophetic] ministry.” As if the Lord has given three nouns (evangelist, pastor, teacher) and two adjectives (apostolic, prophetic)! No! Jesus said to receive a prophet “in the name of a prophet.” It’s time for the Church to shake off the fear of man and return to biblical patterns. My prayer is that once more in the 21st century, as in the first century, the Church will return to the clear pattern of Scripture. May the body of Christ once again grow and thrive as we open our hearts to the God-given ministries of modern day prophets and apostles, as well as evangelists, pastors and teachers. And may the Church recognize also the biblical, local-church ministries of God-called elders and deacons, as well as the supernatural gifts of the Holy Spirit. Revival can again break out in churches determined to search the Scriptures, to rediscover the proven, historical “ancient landmarks” of God’s word, to open their hearts to the ministries of God-given, modern day apostles and Christian prophets, and to “build … everything according to the pattern” (Hebrews 8:5) laid out by God in Scripture. My prayer for you this day is that you will pray over this study and listen for GOD to speak to you…….What is GOD calling you to do???? Let us get our Medical Bag from Dr. Joe……..

It’s a common complaint during the holidays: Fly on a crowded plane and come home with a cold or the flu. So, just what’s in the air up there?

Air travelers suffer higher rates of disease infection, research has shown. One study pegged the increased risk for catching a cold as high as 20%. And the holidays are a particularly infectious time of year, with planes packed full of families with all their presents—and all those germs.

Air that is recirculated throughout the cabin is most often blamed. But studies have shown that high-efficiency particulate air (HEPA) filters on most jets today can capture 99.97% of bacterial and virus-carrying particles. That said, when air circulation is shut down, which sometimes happens during long waits on the ground or for short periods when passengers are boarding or exiting, infections can spread like wildfire.

One well-known study in 1979 found that when a plane sat three hours with its engines off and no air circulating, 72% of the 54 people on board got sick within two days. The flu strain they had was traced to one passenger. For that reason, the Federal Aviation Administration issued an advisory in 2003 to airlines saying that passengers should be removed from planes within 30 minutes if there’s no air circulation, but compliance isn’t mandatory.

Much of the danger comes from the mouths, noses and hands of passengers sitting nearby. The hot zone for exposure is generally two seats beside, in front of and behind you, according to a study in July in the journal Emerging Infectious Diseases, published by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

A number of factors increase the odds of bringing home a souvenir cough and runny nose. For one, the environment at 30,000 feet enables easier spread of disease. Air in airplanes is extremely dry, and viruses tend to thrive in low-humidity conditions. When mucous membranes dry out, they are far less effective at blocking infection. High altitudes can tire the body, and fatigue plays a role in making people more susceptible to catching colds, too.

Also, viruses and bacteria can live for hours on some surfaces—some viral particles have been found to be active up to a day in certain places. Tray tables can be contaminated, and seat-back pockets, which get stuffed with used tissues, soiled napkins and trash, can be particularly skuzzy. It’s also difficult to know what germs are lurking in an airline’s pillows and blankets.

Research has shown how easily disease can spread. Tracing influenza transmission on long-haul flights in 2009 with passengers infected with the H1N1 flu strain, Australian researchers found that 2% passengers had the disease during the flight and 5% came down within a week after landing. Coach-cabin passengers were at a 3.6% increased risk of contracting H1N1 if they sat within two rows of someone who had symptoms in-flight. That increased risk for post-flight disease doubled to 7.7% for passengers seated in a two-seat hot zone.

The epidemic of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) in 2002-03 suggested a wider exposure zone, however. On one flight studied, one passenger spread a particular strain to someone seated seven rows away, while people seated next to the ill passenger didn’t contract the disease.

That said, most people sitting near someone who is ill probably won’t get sick. “When you get aboard an aircraft, most of us don’t have a say on whom we sit next to. But that doesn’t doom you to catching the flu,” said Mark Gendreau of Boston’s Lahey Clinic Medical Center.

In 2005, he was part of a team that published a paper in the Lancet that concluded the perceived risk for travelers was higher than the actual risk, and that’s still the case today, he said.

Even so, here are some basic precautions passengers can take to keep coughs away:
– Hydrate. Drinking water and keeping nasal passages moist with a saline spray can reduce your risk of infection.
– Clean your hands frequently with an alcohol-based hand sanitizer. We often infect ourselves, touching mouth, nose or eyes with our own hands that have picked up something. Consider wearing gloves.
– Use a disinfecting wipe to clean off tray tables before using.
– Avoid seat-back pockets. Folks often put their used tissues in there which then become a breeding ground for bacteria and viruses.
– Open your air vent, and aim it so it passes just in front of your face. Filtered airplane air can help direct airborne contagions away from you.
– Change seats if you end up near a cougher, sneezer or someone who looks feverish. That may not be possible on very full flights, but worth a try. One sneeze can produce up to 30,000 droplets that can be propelled as far as six feet. When you sneeze, do so either into a tissue or into the bent elbow and NEVER into your hands.
– Raise concerns with the crew if air circulation is shut off for an extended period.
– Avoid airline pillows and blankets (if you find them).

“If you take the proper precautions, you should do quite well,” said Dr. Gendreau. “In most of us, our immune system does what it was designed to do—protect us from infectious insults.” I’d add to that, “To insure your immune system is strong, take your Vitamin D every day and your Fish Oil capsules, too.”

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Thanks Dr. Joe!

Merry Christmas in the Love of Jesus Christ, Dewey Sharon and Family

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May God be with you and yours this day!

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!

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From Max Lucado………

Joseph … took to him his wife, and did not know her till she had brought forth her firstborn Son. And he called His name Jesus. Matthew 1:24–25
When was the last time you placed God’s plan ahead of your own?
“Joseph … took to him his wife, and did not know her till she had brought forth her firstborn Son. And he called His name Jesus” (Matt. 1:24–25).
Joseph was literally willing to tank his reputation. And he did. He traded it in for a pregnant fiancée and an illegitimate son and made the big decision of discipleship. He placed God’s plan ahead of his own.
Rather than making a name for himself, he made a home for Christ. And because he did, a great reward came his way. “He called His name Jesus.”
Of all the saints, sinners, prodigals, and preachers who’ve spoken the name, Joseph—a blue-collar, small-town construction worker said it first.
Joseph cradled the wrinkled-faced prince of heaven, and with an audience of angels and pigs, whispered, “Jesus—You’ll be called Jesus.”

Prayer can do anything God can do……The words of 19th Century Author E.M. Bounds

In her book, Sometimes HE whispers, Sometimes HE Roars……Author Marilynn Chadwick writes………

After the attacks of 9/11 she asked God…….What would happen if I committed to praying for Your world?

In 1 Peter, which was a letter addressed to early Christians who were facing great danger and persecution…..Peter shares survival secrets for what to do when times look the darkest….”The end of all things is near….Therefore, “be self-controlled and alert” so that you can pray 1 Peter 4:7 gnt

Chadwick ask’s the question I have asked many times…..and maybe you have too….How has America fallen so asleep to prayer and the Power of God?

PETER’S ADVICE WAS NOT TO RUN AND HIDE, BUILD A BOMB SHELTER, PANIC, OR FIGHT, BUT TO PRAY!!!!!!!!!!!

Peter’s encouragement was not to have passion or power, but rather self-control and alertness.

What if the whole Country was seeking Repentance and Praying before 9/11 instead of being asleep? American had fallen into greed and power of self. I don’t know if American has awaken, what do you think?

What would happen right now if America was seeking Repentance and Praying?

It would be a beautiful thing my friends! Hallelujah!!! Hallelujah!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Our Dear Sister Amy Snow who has been battling cancer for years now, shared this yesterday on Facebook…….

Amy Jean Snow Schultz

A friend of mine put it so well: “Christmas is not stressful. Shopping is not stressful. Baking is not stressful. Wrapping is not stressful.

Waiting for scan results is stressful. Dealing with chemo and cancer side effects is stressful. Wondering if this is the last holiday you will celebrate with your family is stressful.”
Praying that in 2012 we don’t lose anyone to cancer

Thank you for sharing Amy, you are such a wonderful testimony to all of us!!!!

Let us pray over all people, for healing…….My Mother, Ruth passed on years ago of cancer……Buffy our lovely doggie of 11 years has cancer but is doing well. Cancer hit’s every family……Disease hit’s every family…we must take Peter’s advice and be alert and have self-control so we can pray and pray for healing and experience the POWER OF GOD! We continue here at the CUP to pray for Amy.

It is amazing what God does each day for you and me!

I awake and HE tell’s me what to type to you each day……I may have my own ideas, but most of the time they are not what I am to do. This morning I had the idea I would share a certain thing, but I can’t find the book……The Holy Spirit led me to a new book I had just received to read this morning. God will direct our lives if we will let HIM!

Ever aspect of our lives……Then a few minutes later I got this from Ray the host of Mining The Truth at 7:35am weekdays on KKIM starting in Jan.

Dewey,
I wish that I could take credit for what I am sending you. It states so clearly what each one of us needs to hear on a daily basis. I don’t know who the original author is but it doesn’t really matter since I believe that the Holy Spirit is speaking to us through the following thoughts.

LETTING GO

To let go doesn’t mean to stop caring,
it means I can’t do it for someone else.
To let go is not to cut myself off,
it’s the realization that I can’t control another.
To let go is not to enable,
but to allow learning from natural consequences.
To let go is to admit powerlessness,
which means the outcome is not in my hands.
To let go is not to try to change or blame another,
I can only change myself.
To let go is not to care for,
but to care about.
To let go is not to fix,
but to be supportive.
To let go is not to judge,
but to allow another to be a human being.
To let go is not to be in the middle arranging all the outcomes,
but to allow others to effect their own outcomes.
To let go is not to be protective;
it is to permit another to face reality.
To let go is not to deny,
but to accept.
To let go is not to nag, scold, or argue,
but to search out my own shortcomings and to correct them.
To let go is not to adjust everything to my desires,
but to take each day as it comes.
To let go is not to criticize and regulate anyone,
but to try to become what I dream I can be.
To let go is not to regret the past,
but to grow and live for the future.
To let go is to fear less and love more!

Ray

Thank you for sharing Ray! POWERFUL message….reminds me of that old saying, Let Go and Let God……I know I have the tendency at times, not as much now, but still can hang onto things…..like self-control……thinking if I do this or that or say this or that, I can fix it…I can fix nothing….nothing, but my prayer life………work on my prayer life and my relationship with Jesus Christ so I can hear HIM!

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December 21, 2011. Your eyes are being opened wider. More of My light of revelation is coming to you. I have noticed your increasing freedom in acknowledging what I am supernaturally doing. Miracles are manifesting daily all around you. But in the past, you have not been able to see them. You have noticed an increase in knowledge and understanding of life itself. I say to you, “I have opened the door wide for your eyes to see. Beyond this, I have activated angels to reveal themselves to you more and more. Look and you will see. Do not be afraid. Instead, rejoice that you have been chosen to come up higher. Sit right here beside Me.” Luke 14:10 (KJV) “But when thou art bidden, go and sit down in the lowest room; that when he that bade thee cometh, he may say unto thee, Friend, go up higher: then shalt thou have worship in the presence of them that sit at meat with thee.” Ras Robinson – Has this ministry blessed you? If so, give a generous: Year End Special Gift. See Emergency Update below. Subscribe to “What the Lord Is Saying Today” December 21, 2011. Around the world Christmas time is usually a time of feasting, as many celebrate the birth of the Savior for the whole world. But there are many who do not have the means to feast. Remember your brothers and sisters all over the world. Lift them in prayer to Me for a special blessing. Feasting is good. I have put within you a desire to celebrate, but do not let your joyful celebrating get out of control. Everything is lawful for you but not everything is profitable. Keep your mind on Me, precious one, and why I came to earth. I came to bring you a blessed life and abundant peace. 1 Corinthians 6:12-13 (NASB) “All things are lawful for me, but not all things are profitable. All things are lawful for me, but I will not be mastered by anything. Food is for the stomach and the stomach is for food, but God will do away with both of them. Yet the body is not for immorality, but for the Lord, and the Lord is for the body.”

Let’s get today’s Medical bag from Dr. Joe…………

Researchers have identified that inflammation is a common problem in both gum disease and heart disease, and a number of studies have linked chronic inflammation to hardening of the arteries, which can lead to heart attacks and stroke. Zu-in Chen, from the Veterans General Hospital (Taiwan), and colleagues reviewed the records of more than 100,000 people, average age 38 years, registered in Taiwan’s national health insurance database. About half had received at least one cleaning; the other half had never had a cleaning. None had suffered a heart attack or stroke at the study’s start, and researchers followed them for an average of seven years. Results showed that people who had their teeth professionally cleaned at least once every two years were 24% less likely to have a heart attack, as compared with those who skipped the hygienist. As well, the risk of stroke among those having regular dental cleanings dropped by 13%. Just another of the many reasons why it’s so important for you to take care of your teeth and gums. If you haven’t had your teeth professionally cleaned, please make an appointment to do so right after Christmas… it could be the best gift you’ve given your self and your loved ones.

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Merry Christmas in the Love of Jesus Christ, Dewey Sharon and Family

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