Dear KKIM family,
Today I am preparing to deliver a message at www.crossofhope.org for National Day of Prayer. It begins at 7am today. I pray that you are able to attend a prayer event today. I pray that we see our nation come together each day, just not today, at Noon to pray for our Country. For an event near you go to www.nationaldayofprayer.com My partner Pastor Mark Tross is at the Roundhouse today from 11:30 to 1pm for prayer. My other partner, I have many!!! PRAISE GOD!!! Pastor Paul Holt is in Washington DC and Lord Willing we will get a report from him on NM News and Views at 4:25 today! My other buddies Pastor’s Don Kimbro and Jim Montoya are in Belen for the National Day of Prayer event there. Where are you going to be?
My message today is based on Matthew 5:13-16…………
You are the salt of the earth; but if the salt has lost its taste, how shall its saltiness be restored?….You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hid….Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven.
AMEN! PRAISE GOD!
As Pastor Stevie Smothermon (Pastor Steve’s son) says, Let’s make JESUS Famous!!!!! AMEN!!!!
For God’s Glory Alone!!!!!!!!!!!
As Pastor Dan Lewis says, Let’s all be Ambassador’s for Jesus!
Hallelujah!!!
Dan says, Where do you work? Taco bell? Intel?? No, you are an Ambassador for Jesus Christ!
I would love to come and deliver a message that the Lord has given to me at your Church or organization. Just send me an email.
Please continue to pray for Pastor Leonard Navarre’s family as they mourn the passing of Granny Opal. The family has gathered in Stilwell, Ok.
We also have this from Pastor Ray Franks from my facebook account. I invite all of you to join us for other news and prayer updates by becoming my friend on facebook, Please do so.
Raymond Franks
Becky is back in Presbyterian emergency since 12:30 today. The fractured vertebra pain continues to worsen to the point she cries with the pain. Right now they are giving morphine for pain each hour. They have done many X-rays and a CT scan since we arrived. We still don’t know if she will be admitted. We are just praying!
We are praying Pastor Ray! Please tell Becky we love her.
Here is a Praise note!!!
Vicki VanGerpen Norton
~ ♥ ~Thank you everyone for all your prayers !!!!!!!! The swelling in Wyatt’s brain came down. It was a reaction to the treatment he had been given last Wed. for ITP. I do ask you continue to lift this brave little boy up in prayer that he may never have to go through this again. Again, I thank you all for your prayers! ~ ♥
PRAISE GOD!!! Thank YOU LORD!!!
2 Prayer Requests on this Glorious National Day of Prayer; My beautiful sister, Mary, who you so kindly prayed for last month when she had a breast cancer scare, is scheduled (at the young age of 53) to have her SECOND total hip replacement tomorrow. Mary has been in excruciating pain, has been unable to return to her job as an OR Nurse and has just had a rough couple of years over all. Please have your powerful prayer warriors lift her up tomorrow ~ praying for her complete healing and restoration to perfect health. If you could also pray for the grades of all of my nieces and nephews, some of whom are struggling mightily during this stressful time of finals. In some cases their GPA's are imperative to scholarships, financial aid, etc. Please pray for their focus and ultimate success in regard to their classes. I pray your words touch many @ tomorrow's event. In His Precious Name, Taunya We are praying Taunya, for Mary and all the kids! We have Gretchen and Lars taking finals, and Lars is moving at the same time into an Apartment!! I got a text from him at 1:30 this morning saying he is all packed and ready to move into his apartment! We appreciate your prayers also.
Too Busy for a Friend…..
One day a teacher asked her students to list the names of the other students in the room on two sheets of paper, leaving a space between each name.
Then she told them to think of the nicest thing they could say about each of their classmates and write it down.
It took the remainder of the class period to finish their assignment, and as the students left the room, each one handed in the papers.
That Saturday, the teacher wrote down the name of each student on a separate sheet of paper, and listed what everyone else had said about that individual.
On Monday she gave each student his or her list. Before long, the entire class was smiling. ‘Really?’ she heard whispered. ‘I never knew that I meant anything to anyone!’ and, ‘I didn’t know others liked me so much,’ were most of the comments.
No one ever mentioned those papers in class again. She never knew if they discussed them after class or with their parents, but it didn’t matter. The exercise had accomplished its purpose. The students were happy with themselves and one another. That group of students moved on.
Several years later, one of the students was killed in
Iraq and his teacher attended the funeral of that special student. She had never seen a serviceman in a military coffin before. He looked so handsome, so mature.
The church was packed with his friends. One by one those who loved him took a last walk by the coffin. The teacher was the last one to bless the coffin.
As she stood there, one of the soldiers who acted as pallbearer came up to her. ‘Were you Mark’s math teacher?’ he asked. She nodded: ‘yes.’ Then he said: ‘Mark talked about you a lot.’
After the funeral, most of Mark’s former classmates went together to a luncheon. Mark’s mother and father were there, obviously waiting to speak with his teacher.
‘We want to show you something,’ his father said, taking a wallet out of his pocket ‘They found this on Mark when he was killed. We thought you might recognize it.’
Opening the billfold, he carefully removed two worn pieces of notebook paper that had obviously been taped, folded and refolded many times. The teacher knew without looking that the papers were the ones on which she had listed all the good things each of Mark’s classmates had said about him.
‘Thank you so much for doing that,’ Mark’s mother said. ‘As you can see, Mark treasured it.’
All of Mark’s former classmates started to gather around. Charlie smiled rather sheepishly and said, ‘I still have my list. It’s in the top drawer of my desk at home.’
Chuck’s wife said, ‘Chuck asked me to put his in our wedding album.’
‘I have mine too,’ Marilyn said. ‘It’s in my diary’
Then Vicki, another classmate, reached into her pocketbook, took out her wallet and showed her worn and frazzled list to the group. ‘I carry this with me at all times,’ Vicki said and without batting an eyelash, she continued: ‘I think we all saved our lists’
That’s when the teacher finally sat down and cried. She cried for Mark and for all his friends who would never see him again.
The density of people in society is so thick that we forget that life will end one day. And we don’t know when that one day will be.
So please, tell the people you love and care for, that they are special and important. Tell them, before it is too late.
When Delays Are A Blessing
BIBLE MEDITATION:
“And therefore will the Lord wait, that He may be gracious unto you.” Isaiah 30:18
DEVOTIONAL THOUGHT:
Many times the Lord will deliberately delay that He may be gracious to us.
When Lazarus fell sick, his family sent for Jesus. Instead of coming immediately, Jesus waited (see John 11:1-46). He held back until Lazarus was dead. And if you read John 11:15, He said, “I’m glad”— because He had something greater in mind.
God waited four thousand years to send the Lord Jesus Christ after He made that promise. But Galatians 4:4 says He came in the fullness of time. Never late, never ahead of time, never in a hurry.
ACTION POINT:
Are you in a waiting game…praying days, weeks, months, even years, for something and God hasn’t answered? Be still and know that in the fullness of time, your request will be answered.
The Spiritual Fruit of Patience
Read | Romans 5:1-4
The list called “fruit of the Spirit” includes “patience” (Gal. 5:22-23), but that doesn’t mean the Holy Spirit wills it into the believer’s life. Instead, He acts as our ever-dependable teacher and the one who enables our growth. Spiritual fruit matures over time as we obey the Lord and surrender to His will.
Patience with both God and our fellow man is an outgrowth of deepening faith. The Holy Spirit urges believers to take note of the Lord’s handiwork on the journey through life. Our confidence in Him is nurtured by answered prayer, the rich blessings that arise unexpectedly from difficult circumstances, and every trace of good that God salvages from a bad situation. As our trust in His goodness and sovereignty grows, we find ourselves more willing to wait for God’s solutions and outcomes.
In fact, I believe that recognizing God’s sovereignty is key to developing patience. A significant part of surrendering to His absolute control is waiting upon Him to do what He will. We are wise to realize that our lives unfold according to His master plan–exasperated toe tapping doesn’t bother Him a bit. God expects His children to step into His timeline and practice patience no matter what pace He sets.
Patience doesn’t come naturally. That’s why we have the Holy Spirit. He strengthens our resolve to endure without complaint when progress seems sluggish. After all, God is slow only from a human standpoint. From a divine, eternal perspective, He’s always working at the perfect speed.
Plants use colors as their protective mechanisms. Those colors are the sources of the phytonutrients which act like medicine in our bodies. We use their defense mechanisms to help our bodies function better – these are the anti-inflammatory, detoxifying, anti-oxidant and hormone-balancing compounds that we should eat every day to prevent disease and create optimal health that gives you the power to be well.
The vast array of colors in vegetables represents over 25,000 chemicals that are beneficial. There is evidence that interaction between the colors provides additional benefits, so it’s important to have a diverse diet and eat different foods.
Each color represents a different family of healing compounds. Though we have selectively bred the colors we eat into very narrow ranges in nature vegetables comes in a painter’s palate of color. There are red carrots in India, we eat orange ones. There are 150 varieties of sweet peas, but only a few are available to us. We need to make an extra effort to eat as many different foods as we can to get the full range of benefits.
Here are a few tips to put healing medicines in your diet without swallowing a pill…so eat your medicine every day.
Remember eat the rainbow!
Red Group
Tomatoes, pink grapefruit, watermelon
These contain the carotenoid lycopene, which helps rid the body of free radicals that damage genes. Lycopene seems to protect against prostate cancer as well as heart and lung disease. Processed juices contain a lot of the beneficial ingredients. One glass of tomato juice gives you 50 percent of the recommended lycopene.
Yellow/Green Group
Spinach greens, collard greens, mustard greens, turnip greens, yellow corn, green peas, avocado, honeydew melon
These are sources of the carotenoids lutein and zeaxanthin. These are believed to reduce the risk of cataracts and age-related macular degeneration. Lutein is a yellow-green substance that concentrates in the back of your eye. It may also reduce atherosclerosis.
Orange Group
Carrots, mangos, apricots, cantaloupes, pumpkin, acorn squash, winter squash, sweet potatoes
These contain alpha carotene, which protects against cancer. They also contain beta-carotene, which the body converts to vitamin A. It protects the skin against free-radical damage and helps repair damaged DNA. Beta-carotene is also good for night vision. It’s important to note that these beneficial nutrients can be received from other foods, too. For instance, vitamins found in dairy products and meat. But it’s not as beneficial because you get high calories and fat along with it.
Orange/Yellow Group
Pineapple, orange juice, oranges, tangerines, peaches, papayas, nectarines
These contain beta cryptothanxin, which helps cells in the body communicate and may help prevent heart disease. In addition, a single orange contains 170% of the recommended daily vitamin C. It’s interesting to note that the skin of an orange is high in a protective fat that has been found to kill cancer cells in humans and animals, which highlights the fact that two-thirds of all drugs come from the plant world.
Red/Purple Group
Beets, eggplant, purple grapes, red wine, grape juice, prunes, cranberries, blueberries, blackberries, strawberries, red apples
These are loaded with powerful antioxidants called anthocyanins believed to protect against heart disease by preventing blood clots. They may also delay the aging of cells in the body. There is some evidence they may help delay the onset of Alzheimer’s disease.
Green Group
Broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cabbage, Chinese cabbage or bok choi, kale
These contain the chemicals sulforaphane and isocyanate and they also contain indoles, all of which help ward off cancer by inhibiting carcinogens. It’s a fact that 10% of the population – like George Bush Sr. – doesn’t like broccoli. But it’s important in diets because of the beneficial chemicals it contains.
White/Green Group
Leeks, scallions, garlic, onions, celery, pears, white wine, endive, chives
The onion family contains allicin, which has anti-tumor properties. Other foods in this group contain antioxidant flavonoids like quercetin and kaempferol.
Assess yourself: How many fruits and vegetables do you eat a day? How many colors do you eat? How many different kinds of vegetables do you eat a day or week? You might realize you only eat a few common ones over and over – branch out and eat all the colors and varieties.
“When health is absent, wisdom cannot reveal itself, art cannot manifest, strength cannot fight, wealth becomes useless, and intelligence cannot be applied.” Herophilus
Thank you Dr. Joe!!!!!!!
In the Love of Jesus Christ, Dewey Sharon and Family
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