Eternal Matters

Dear Family of our Lord Jesus Christ,

Merry Christmas! Love to all!

“But when he had considered this, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, “Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary as your wife; for the Child who has been conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit. She will bear a Son; and you shall call His name Jesus, for He will save His people from their sins” Matthew 1:20-21

December 17, 2013. It is time for the church to grow up, according to the Apostle Paul’s examination. He wrote to the church at Ephesus where both He and Timothy pastored. Both those pastors knew that God’s word would mature the saints of their church if they would practice it as both of them had done. The church had been given the ascension gifts of the apostle, prophet, evangelist, pastor and teacher. These gifts are to flow and work together. There is enough power here to change the world. Get it done.

Ephesians 4:14-16 (NASB) “As a result, we are no longer to be children, tossed here and there by waves and carried about by every wind of doctrine, by the trickery of men, by craftiness in deceitful scheming; but speaking the truth in love, we are to grow up in all aspects into Him who is the head, even Christ, from whom the whole body, being fitted and held together by what every joint supplies, according to the proper working of each individual part, causes the growth of the body for the building up of itself in love.”Ras Robinson

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Let us pray for Rick!

Hi Dewey…sure looks like your Ministry is going great. I’m so happy for you. Yesterday I fell on some ice and broke my leg. I learned today that I will need surgery on it and they scheduled me for this coming Tuesday at 1:15. It would appreciate it if you could get in touch with the Lord and ask Him to help me through this. I’m terrified of doctors so this will be a stressful ordeal for me. This is the first bone I’ve broken in my 68 years on this earth. Thanks Dewey.

we pray the healing of Jesus Christ over Rick! Amen!

Dear Dewey-

Great cup Dewey. I am reading Neil T. Anderson’s “Victory Over Darkness”. It has a wonderful description and comparison/contrast of the Natural Man, the Spiritual Man, and the Fleshly Man. The whole book has been awesome thus far. It really helps you tap into the inheritance we have as believers in the Lord Jesus. We no longer have to remain in our sin. We can step into that new creation in Christ that we have a believers who are hidden with Christ in God. We can begin the journey to ultimately becoming what God created us to be which will be complete when our Savior returns.

Great book filled with so much hope and joy. The Lord has given us so much as his children. So often we aren’t aware of what that inheritance really means for us RIGHT NOW.

Blessings and peace to you Dewey in this most wondrous of seasons. We are so fortunate because it is Christmas for us every day!
Rene’

Thank you for your wise words Rene! Thank you and Paul for being a monthly supporter of FGGAM!

389,760

That is the number of the lives touched by FGGAM for our Lord Jesus Christ in 2013 thus far.

My Pastor Eddie B has gently pushed me, or maybe a little shove or two, LOL! LOL! To report a numbers break down of the lives FGGAM is touching. I am preparing a report for the FGGAM Board meeting. I also have to report these numbers to my Pastor. Pastor Eddie says supporters like to see numbers of people reached. Okay here we go…..

From the Daily Cup, FGGAM web site, From Paul’s preaching in Magdalena, From Dewey’s Preaching around the state, From our TV program when it was running, From KDAZ Radio and Socorro radio programming, From Our Conferences, From our Counseling, Hospital visits, and in home visits.These are conservative figures, I backed them down (TV and Radio) as having been in the media biz I have learned to back down the radio and Tv figures from what they show.

I sent this earlier this morning to the Board and Advisers of FGGAM, and I notice the number should be more than what I indicated, as I left out Sharon’s Speaking engagements, so sorry honey, and the lives touched by our Column in the Windom paper. I just wanted to give you all an idea of how many lives FGGAM is touching for God’s Glory Alone!

I have a complete break down for the Board.

The little Ministry that can, with God’s Favor.

I believe this is no longer a little ministry. This Ministry has exploded for God’s Glory Alone.

God is showing me a focus for 2014 and I will be sharing that more at the FGGAM Board meeting.

Your gift will make an eternal difference………

You know what? We need your help! I want to share with you that having been in Christian Media, the Church, and now full time Ministry, of all the people that you serve in your Ministry, whether it is radio, tv, Church, or a ministry like FGGAM, only about 10% of folks ever give a love offering.

We need your help to help pay forward the work that FGGAM is doing for God’s Glory Alone. God is showing me that we need to be back on TV and to increase the number of radio stations our program is on. This ministry will never owe anybody any money, that is a direct order from God Himself! Amen! We also have daily bread needs. This ministry has grown from Dewey, Sharon, Paul, Jo to Issac and Laurie Milleson, (Isaac is our CTO, Chief Technical Officer) Rick and Sandy Stambaugh, Rick is our full-time news reporter. FGGAM is the only Christian media in New Mexico to have a full-time reporter 7 days a week. All of us volunteer our time to FGGAM, for God’s Glory Alone!

Your gift will make an eternal difference, as FGGAM brings the light of Jesus Christ to one person at a time!

Let me say this, this whole thing has grown beyond my expectations in just over a year, for God’s Glory Alone. My life is worth nothing unless I use it for doing the work assigned me by the Lord Jesus. .Acts 20:24

This whole thing is way, way, way beyond me……that is why I seek God every minute of the day…..it has grown so fast…..That is why I seek mentor’s……..and accountability. Amen!

If you feel moved to become a supporter of FGGAM you can give on line at www.fggam.org and set up a monthly giving plan or a one time gift.. You can also mail to FGGAM PO BOX 65516 Albuquerque, NM 87193.

I gotta share with you this post by Shari Hardway Johnson one of our 26 volunteer writers at FGGAM.ORG

I hope you enjoyed this point of view… Some might say it’s pretty narrow.Matthew 7:14Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life,and few there be that find it.
I also want to share with you this news report Pastor Paul Holt, the best news commentator on the planet, yes he is! I have stated that for years!
Over the past week, KOB 4 has been reporting on a Rio Rancho teacher making an insensitive remark to a African American student that wore a Santa Clause costume.
The Cleveland High School in Rio Rancho teacher rhetorically asked of Christopher Rougier, “Don’t you know Santa Clause is white?” KOB is reporting that the teacher was put on administrative leave for his poor choice of words.

The teacher who made the comments has apologized to the student and is on paid administrative leave. The students’ father, Michael Rougier, has asked that his son be removed from the classroom. But the NAACP says the work doesn’t end there, and that this should remind people how important it is to talk about racial issues in schools.
“The comments made by the teacher in the open classroom were offensive, outrageous and inflammatory,” NAACP president Dr. Harold Bailey said.

This story has made the rounds of the various talking heads at FOX, CNN, MSNBC and so on. Megan Kelly at Fox even got in a little hot water for saying, last week that Santa and Jesus were white.
A 13th-century St. Nicholas

How should a Christian react to such controversy? What side should one take when we want to love our neighbor.
It is difficult to say without knowing the true context of the words or how they were said. It is usually a bad idea in this politically correct culture to even jest this way even if you think you have earned the right to do so.
Mom always said, “if you can’t say anything nice, don’t say anything at all.” I have never been steered wrong by such sage advice. When in doubt, don’t speak.

Even a fool who keeps silent is considered wise; when he closes his lips, he is deemed intelligent. -Proverbs 17:28

We just don’t know when what we think is hip or cool is actually offensive.
I think this whole thing could have been better handled by a strong principal using common sense backed by proper discipline. There is no need for the NAACP to be involved or for this story to even be reported, if it were nipped in the bud.
As to the (mostly) make believe person and race of Santa Clause. Old “Saint Nick” is an amalgamation of various historical and mythical figures. From the Turkish bishop who gave toys to children to the Nordic false god “Odin”, this figure picks up bits an pieces from all over.
This allows the mythical elf to be whatever anyone desires. Black, white or whatever you like. It was not until recent times that the image of Santa Clause was described in great detail.
The current image of Santa became popular in the United States and Canada in the 19th century due to the significant influence of Clement Clarke Moore’s 1823 poem “A Visit From St. Nicholas” and of caricaturist and political cartoonist Thomas Nast.This image has been maintained and reinforced through song, radio, television, children’s books and films.
I am a Christian pastor who discourages the promotion of Santa Clause anyway. This has been true for most bible believing Christians for centuries. Santa has many more roots in paganism than in Christianity.

Santa Clause is not a specific race or color because he is make believe, a children’s tale to get kids into bed at Christmas time. Jesus is a real person, but He is a Middle eastern Jewish man who is most likely brown in color.
All of this returns me to my ongoing view that without the law of God, we are searching for justice and we overreact to minor infractions of man’s made up morality.
Please visit www.fggam.org often and be blessed, you will find more writings by Shari, Paul, myself and many others to help you in your daily walk with Jesus Christ.
For God’s Glory Alone in the love of our Lord Jesus Christ, Dewey, Sharon, Paul, Jo, and families
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