Sunday's Coming

Good morning again from Tulsa, Oklahoma.

We will be here visiting daughter and family for a week then on to Texas.

Todays Bible Thought:

Decision*

A company was hiring new staff. One question in the written exam was:

You are driving your car in a wild stormy night. You pass by a bus station, and you see three people waiting for the bus: an old lady who looks as if she is about to die, a doctor who had once saved your life, a man/woman you have been dreaming to be with. You can only take one passenger in your car.Which one will you choose? Please explain your answer.

Think about it before you continue reading.

This must be some kind of personality test. Every answer has its reasoning.

You could pick up the old lady. She is going to die, and thus you should save her first.

You could take the doctor, because he once saved your life. This will be the perfect chance to pay him back.

However, you could always pay the doctor back in the future, but you may never be able to find the perfect love once you pass this chance.

The candidate who was eventually hired (out of 200 applicants) did not have to explain his answer.

WHAT DID HE SAY?

He simply answered: "Give the car key to the doctor. Let him take the old lady to the hospital. I will stay and wait for the bus with the man/woman of my dreams."

Sometimes, we would gain more if we were able to give up our stubborn limitations.

Conclusion:

I once heard this said about Christianity in America…

“American Christians no longer desire to be fishers of men, but have resigned themselves to be keepers of the aquarium…”

What a sad, sad commentary on the outlook of Christianity in our country.
There are many churches who are on fire for the Lord and growing, but for every growing church there are 10 churches that are dead or dying.

We need an attitude like this young man in the story and look for the best for all instead of just for ourseves.

We need be fishers of men.
~ Author Unknown
LaVon and I are truly thankful to God for each of you  and thank you for your continual support and interest in our ministry by giving in many ways, by prayer, e-mails, phone calls and your financial gifts. Without any of these we could not continue what God has called us to do and that is to share the living water with the world through the RV ministry.

Have a great day, love you, pass it on.
Don

Sunday's Coming

Good morning again from Branson, Missouri. We are leaving this morning headed to Neosho, Mo. We are meeting some friends that we met in Arizona, Bob and Snookie.
Our time here in Branson has been busy but very productive. I ask you to keep CRM, our ministry organization, in your prayers as we look at the purchase of property to used for our head office and so much more. Thank you!

Todays Bible Thought:

Lewis Grizzard, the famos author, and his father were attending a major league baseball game. Prior to the first pitch everyone stood and sang the national anthem. Standing proudly, his father placed his hand over his heart and sang so loud that it emdarrassed Lewis.

Sitting down he said, “Dad it embarrassed me when you sang so loudly.”

Turning to his son, he replied, “ Son it embarrassed me that you didn't.”

In writing to the Romans Paul said that Christians should never be lacking in zeal. We should use all our enegy to glorify Him. Whatever we are doing praying, serving, singing, witnessing, or worshiping. We can be a source of encouragement to others.

Read Romans 12:
9 Love sincerely. Hate evil. Hold on to what is good.
10 Be devoted to each other like a loving family. Excel in showing respect for each other.
11 Don’t be lazy in showing your devotion. Use your energy to serve the Lord.
12 Be happy in your confidence, be patient in trouble, and pray continually.
13 Share what you have with God’s people who are in need. Be hospitable.

LaVon and I are truly thankful to God for each of you , thank you for your continual support and interest in our ministry by giving in many ways, by prayer, e-mails, phone calls and your financial gifts. Without any of these we could not continue what God has called us to do and that is to share the living water with the world through the RV ministry.

Have a great day, love you, pass it on.
Don

Sunday Is Coming

Good morning again from Branson, Missouri.

Todays Bible Thought:

Be glad in the Lord, and rejoice, ye righteous: and shout for joy, all ye that are upright in heart." Psalm 32:11

A merry heart has the ability to capture and enjoy those wonderful times of life and let them turn to laughter.

Your sense of humor is a gift from God.

Research studies have shown that laughter, along with a well-rounded sense of humor, is one of the sure signs of intelligence. It is also known to produce endorphins in your body that generate feelings of well-being.

Good, wholesome laughter is a gift from God. Abraham Lincoln said, "God must have meant for us to laugh, or else he would not have made so many mules, parrots, monkeys and human beings. God wants us to laugh."

Pass along the gift of laughter today to someone. Tell a good, wholesome joke. Send an email of a funny story to a friend that you haven't talked to in a while. - Adrian Rogers

Laugh for the Day:

A golfer, now into his golden years, had a lifelong ambition to play one hole at Pebble Beach, California the way the pros do it. The pros drive the ball out over the water onto the green that is on a spit of land that juts out off the coast.

It was something he had tried hundreds of times without success. His ball always fell short, into the ocean. Because of this he never used a new ball on this particular hole. He always picked out one that had a cut or a nick.

Recently he went to Pebble Beach to try again. When he came to the fateful hole, he teed up an old cut ball and said a silent prayer.

Before he hit it however, a powerful voice from above said, "WAIT...REPLACE THAT OLD BALL WITH A BRAND-NEW BALL."

He complied, with some slight misgiving, despite the fact that the Lord seemed to be implying that He was going to let him finally achieve his lifelong ambition.

As he stepped up to the tee once more, the voice came down again:
"WAIT...STEP BACK... TAKE A PRACTICE SWING."

So he stepped back and took a practice swing.

The voice boomed out again, "TAKE ANOTHER PRACTICE SWING."

He did. Silence followed.

Then the voice spoke out again: "PUT BACK THE OLD BALL."

LaVon and I are truly thankful to God for each of you , thank you for your continual support and interest in our ministry by giving in many ways, by prayer, e-mails, phone calls and your financial gifts. Without any of these we could not continue what God has called us to do and that is to share the living water with the world through the RV ministry.

Thanks again for praying last week everything went well.You can listen to the sermon on line at CRM Sermons .

Have a great day, love you, pass it on.

Don

Sunday's Coming

Good morning again from Branson, Missouri.


Todays Bible Thought:

How many ways have you been blessed by God? Relationally? Materially? Spiritually? Physically?His blessings are all around us, but we are too easily distracted.

King David said, "I will meditate on all your works and consider all your mighty deeds" (Psalm 77:12). Another Psalm echoes, "Come and listen, all you who fear God; let me tell you what He has done for me" (66:16).

Whatever God has done for you, stop to remember His blessings in detail. And say a word of thanks.

Lord, when I look back, I can see that You have been with me all my life. Thank You for Your goodness to me. Amen.

Illustration:

There is an old legend of a man who found the barn where Satan kept his seeds ready to be sown in the human heart. On finding the seeds of discouragement more numerous than others, he learned that those seeds could be made to grow almost anywhere. When questioned, Satan reluctantly admitted that there was one place in which he could never get them to thrive. "And where is that?" asked the man. He replied sadly, "In the heart of a grateful person."

LaVon and I are truly thankful to God for each of you , thank you for your continual support and interest in our ministry by giving in many ways, by prayer, e-mails, phone calls and your financial gifts. Without any of these we could not continue what God has called us to do and that is to share the living water with the world through the RV ministry.

I will be preaching this week in a local church, I ask you to be in prayer for me. Thanks again for praying last week everything went well.You can listen to the sermon on line at CRM Sermons .

Have a great day, love you, pass it on.
Don

Sunday's Coming

Good morning from Branson, Missouri.

Todays Bible Thought:

A lady said to a beggar, “Here is a quarter. You don't deserve it, but it will make me happy to give it to you.”

“Thanks ma'am,” he said. “Why not make it a few dollars and really enjoy yourself?”

Giving is an important theme in the bible. The gifts of God and His Son are priceless. Paul reminds us we are not to give reluctantly or in response to pressure.

2 Corinthians 9:6 - 9 (ASV) 6 But this I say, He that soweth sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and he that soweth bountifully shall reap also bountifully. 7 Let each man do according as he hath purposed in his heart: not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver. 8 And God is able to make all grace abound unto you; that ye, having always all sufficiency in everything, may abound unto every good work: 9 as it is written, He hath scattered abroad, he hath given to the poor; His righteousness abideth for ever.

The Lord has given us two hands: one for receiving and one for giving. The question is not “What can I spare?” but “What can I share?” When we share, we show the love of Christ. 

Recently, we witnessed very close friends purchase a pop-up trailer with A/C for a couple they work with who have been living in a tent without air conditioning during this tremendous heat wave we've been having.  Jesus said in Matthew 25:40 (NASB) "The King will answer and say to them, 'Truly I say to you, to the extent that you did it to one of these brothers of Mine, even the least of them, you did it to Me.'  We witnessed the giver being even more blessed than the receiver because it was what they wanted to do and it was from their heart.  What a joy!

As always, on behalf of LaVon and I, thank you for your continual support, encouragement and interest in our ministry by giving in many ways; by prayer, e-mails, phone calls and your financial gifts. Without any of these we could not continue what God has called us to do and that is to share the Living Water with the world through the RV ministry.


I will be preaching the next two weeks in two local churches, I ask you to be in prayer for me. Thanks again.


Have a great day, love you, pass it on.
Don