Good Evening My Friends:

Well I'm heading for some surgery soon and I just wanted to leave you with a couple thoughts.  I believe that God is in total control, He knows what's happening before we do and it's hard for me to put my brain around all that BUT WHATS EVEN MORE SURPRISING is he still loves me even though I totally mess things up.   Thank God for Grace !!  I am excited for many changes that are coming soon in the ministry,  an added direction in music and maybe even a couple people.  I'm looking forward to God's direction in the ministry and I ask for patience as I listen and learn.  Have A Blessed Day and see you at the foot of the Cross !

Dalend

Good Morning friends:

A very cold morning in central Iowa today.  I hope you enjoy the warmth of worship today or as I did last night at Hope. Pastor Mike was talking about heaven and hell.  It was a very good sermon as always.  I was inspired by his words of encouragement, God is with us...understand friends that God is with you!  No matter what the struggle or strife in this world, loss of job, loss of life, loss of your 401k even...He is with you.  

But the one thing I really heard in the message is the fact that hell is a real place, a TOTAL SEPARATION FROM GOD.  That is very scary for people who don't believe.  We need to take every opportunity in our day to share/walk our faith.  Not throw it at them but just live it.  To share with them the joy we have to be a member of His family.  

I ask that you and I take the time today and help grow the kingdom.  

Have a Great Day and His Peace.

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I am reading the book "The Worshiping Artist" as part of my bible study and I came upon this paragraph in the 2nd chapter " Every time you speak on my behalf, you represent me. And because your lips will be the tools of your trade, I am anointing your mouth and the words that emanate from it".  I must think before I speak, for I am seen as one of God's people.  I am watched to see how I react to different situations,  in the work place, by my own children and by the people I meet on the street. How do I handle frustration tells a story about myself. I fail at this every day but I must strive to do better.  To ask for forgiveness and to accept that forgiveness and move on. My goal for today is to try to be the Man God wants me to be, to worship Him and to Love Him.   Have a Blessed day and I look forward to our conversations Father.

OK, this is the start of my Blog.  I'm looking forward to talking about Jesus, His Music and friends of our Ministry.  May God be praised in all that we do.

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