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SEE THE POWER
05-13-2008
The blind man was sightless for 38 years. [John 9] People always question WHY?
Today we ask the same kind of questions. WHY? This illness, accident, cyclone, earthquake happened to us?
Jesus said, "He was born blind so the power of God could be seen in him." God did not cause the blindness. But God did cause the healing!
God takes a bad thing and finds a good outcome. And because of the miracle many people believed in Jesus.
God has great power and great results for you.
No matter what happens if you look deep enough you will find great power and great outcome for you. Romans 8:28
~ Pastor Ron
BONUS PRAYERS
05-07-2008
Do you know about "bonus prayers"?
Serious prayers are heavy duty big difficult major burdens!!!!
Bonus Prayers are the icing on the cake, the special blessings,...the extra things,....the little surprises which are fun and above the ordinary.
On our recent trip to Yosemite with Pastor Mark and Sasha we enjoyed "bonus prayers".
Beautiful waterfalls, bright sunny days, fluffy white clouds, dogwood trees in bloom along with flowering purple plum trees.
We [Pam and I] also prayed to see the wild life in the park. What a surprise when I returned from the shower room at 6:15 am to be greeted by a very spunky and bold bear only 15 feet away from my cabin door. My heart was racing as I grabbed my camera and got a parting shot of his backside. I immediately remembered "bonus prayer"
Our second bear experience was leaving the park and seeing a huge black bear feeding in the meadow. He was in no hurry and we all got great photos of our "bonus prayer"
Let God surprise you with "bonus prayers". He often does exceeding abundantly above all we could ever ask or think.
God loves his children and loves to surprise them and please them. Try praying "bonus prayers". Then write me and let me know what God has done for you. Send me an email.
~ Pastor Ron
TROUBLE
04-30-2008
"A lazy person has trouble all through life" Prov. 15:19 NLT
Am I constantly late?
Do I wait until the last minute to complete a task?
Is my house or desk always messy?
Do I postpone difficult tasks?
Are other people constantly waiting on me?
Is my life more difficult and complicated because I'm lazy?
The rest of the verse reads "the path of the upright is easy" Life would be so much easier if I only practiced a litle more self discipline.
Okay, I will start today!
~ Pastor Ron
NOT A PRETTY WORD
04-22-2008
Sacrifice Sacrifice Sacrifice
Jesus was the world's greatest sacrifice.
The Bible asks us to also live sacrificially. But doing that means...well... self denial and self discipline. I don't do well with those ugly words.
So what exactly is it that a believer should be sacrificing?
I sacrifice my right to choose my path, my destiny,my direction in life. It was Jesus who taught us these words. "not my will but thy will be done"
I sacrifice my right to selfish pleasures. Of course there are endless numbers of these, according to each individual. Samson was a notorious example of selfish pleasures and his life ended like all who pursue the path of selfishness.
God also asks me to sacrifice my time for the needs of others. This means basically living to help others as my goal in life. The good Samaritan sacrificed so much of everything to serve the wounded man.
These are just a few ways to obey God in this command. Now look at the results of this kind of discipleship.
Rom.12:1-2 is very clear. 1st. Result is ...God is very well pleased. 2nd Result...It produces a dramatic transformation in my life. 3rd Result.... I am renewed in my life and power. 4th Result... God declares it is His perfect will for me.
Who could ask for any better results than these? So I will work on practicing these things and hope you will join me too.
~ Pastor Ron
RIGHT TIMING
04-15-2008
"It may not happen overnight but God's timing is always right"
Believe it and receive it.
Our son's truck was stolen last October when we were returning from Baja on our Mission trip. After many great answers to prayer this had to happen!!
Whenever we have a problem our first response is usually WHY?
Why me? Why now? Why so hard? Why so painful? Why so hateful? And so on and on...
But God's ways are not our ways and to try and discover why is usually futile and leads to negative anxiety and bitterness. So don't ask that question.
Ask WHAT...... What do you want me to do with this problem?
Pray in all circumstances....Pray without ceasing.... Pray in faith nothing doubting.... Pray persistently...
So we started praying for the insurance company to pay. This was our earnest and faithful request. We prayed and our family prayed and our church prayed. It has now been 6 months of praying.
"It may not happen overnight but God's timing is always right"
Guess what? Last week the insurance company paid up.
So I encourage you. Ask...Seek...knock...and don't stop until God gives His answer. IT WILL BE AWESOME!!
~ Pastor Ron