God Is Good All the Time And All the Time God Is Good
Pastor Dan's Corner
CARRYING A GRUDGE?
“Forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye.” Colossians 3:13
Are there people
Who have wronged you?
Are you carrying a grudge?
Do you find yourself
Going out of the way
To avoid them?
Does Jesus turn His back
On you…
Of course, not
Do ye likewise
“And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which also ye are called in one body; and be ye thankful.” Colossians 3:15
Dan Patterson
Pastor of 55-Live Senior Group
Applegate Christian Fellowship
https://www.applegatefellowship.org/
GOD RESTED
“And on the seventh day God ended His work which He had made; and He rested on the seventh day from all His work which He had made.” Genesis 2:2
God rested
Because nothing was left
Undone of all He created
In this process of creation
Every problem that would
Ever occur throughout time
Had been dealt with
No matter what
Your situation
He has already dealt with it
He rested
So, should we
Dan Patterson
Pastor of 55-Live Senior Group
Applegate Christian Fellowship https://www.applegatefellowship.org/
Let's be a blessing
Let's be a blessing
Take a moment…
Think on the many gifts God has given you
Do you have a car?
Take someone for a ride
Can you fix something?
Is there something broken?
Can you read?
Share a Bible story
With a youngster or an oldster
Who is no longer able
To hold the scriptures
God has blessed us
Let’s be a blessing to others
“As every man hath received the gift, even so minister the same one to another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God.” 1 Peter 4:10
Dan Patterson
Pastor of 55-Live Senior Group
Applegate Christian Fellowship
Testimony
dan patterson
Storms of Life
We have all been in life storms. Illnesses, divorces, loss of jobs, some have gone off to war not to return, children running around in the world. The list goes on and on.
I am, we are enjoying and appreciating Pastor Alex taking us through Corinthians. He is doing a wonderful job.
“For all things are for your sakes, that the abundant grace might through the thanksgiving of many rebound to the glory of God. For which cause we faint not; but though our outward man perish, yet the inward man is renewed day by day. For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh for us a far more exceeding and eternal.” 2 Corinthians 4:17
How many can remember the pain and suffering that we went through last month, last year, several years ago. We have a memory, perhaps a scar. Yet for the most part it is just that a memory, a scar. We made it through, actually we were carried through.
“For our light affliction, which is but for a moment,”At the time it was life shattering. Your son informed you his girlfriend was pregnant, your daughter laying in a heap, you thought she was dead. One of your children decided she didn’t believe in God, let alone in Jesus. We have all had those moments. God in His abundant mercy kept His light shining on us even though everything around us was dark.
He promised to see us through.
He has.
He is.
He will.
He has started a good work in each of us, and He will complete it. That good work includes storms. Storms do clean things up a bit. All the dead leaves, branches get blown out, making room for new growth. The riverbanks are cleaned up so the beauty of the river can be seen. So too storms in our lives have a tendency to clean us up a bit.
Hebrews 12:2 “Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.”
Philippians 1:6 “Being confident of this very thing, that He which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ.”
Back in my youthful days we had a rodeo team at Southern Oregon College. My events were bareback and Bull riding. When I climbed into the chute, I knew a storm was coming. It might be a terrible one or not so bad, but it was coming. In any case I would pull my hat down tight, pull tight on the rope, or riggin', get my legs positioned, and call for the gate to be opened, and hang on tight.
Every muscle in my body was trying to tear itself away from its anchorage, my head jerking around every which way, my right arm flailing like it was broken. When the critter hit the ground with its front hooves, the jar sent through my body like a lightning bolt. Hang on…only 7 seconds to go. The ride would be over in 8 seconds.
Eight seconds is a long time when you’re in the midst of a storm.
As I dismounted or was thrown off, I got up dusted myself off and would use what I had learned in that storm to do a better job in the next go around.
Another storm to put in my memory. Let the storms we go through be just light afflictions. When the rodeo of life, this side of heaven is over, we will receive the greatest prize of all. An eternity with our Lord and Savior who exchanged His life for mine, yours too. He traded places with us. What we deserved because of our sin He received. He gladly took our punishment. His sinless life for our sinful one. His Grace is much greater than we can comprehend.
He Loves us so much it will take all of eternity to understand.
Dan Patterson
Pastor 55-Live Senior Group
Applegate Christian Fellowship
Testimony
vickie aubel
Jumping to Judgement
Good morning, Abba Father - Recently I helped a friend secure a house and property that had been abandoned by her family members. I was astounded by the level of filth that was left behind and that they had been living in.
Trash piled up everywhere, animal droppings everywhere. Dirty dishes left in the sinks and fungus growing in the windowsill above the kitchen sink! I could go on, but you get the picture.
Another indication of a total lack of caring was, there was one outside door left wide open like an invitation for squatters to come on in!
I found myself jumping to judgment of their character not even knowing who they are! But the fruit they left behind made it pretty obvious that they didn't have a relationship with Jesus because they had no regard for their family members.
I then became aware of the mess that my heart was in because of my judgmental attitude. If they don't know Jesus, I have no business holding them to His standard. I began to repent for my judgmental thoughts and started praying for them.
As I read today's devotional about Jesus giving the Pharisees the seven woes calling them hypocrites and blind guides, I felt convicted.
If I look good on the outside and clean up the exterior without having any regard for my motives and my thoughts, then I'm just as filthy as that abandoned house. Jesus is more concerned about my heart and mind and the way I treat others than my outward appearance.
"Therefore judge nothing before the appointed time; wait until the Lord comes. He will bring to light what is hidden in darkness and will expose the motives of the heart. At that time each will receive their praise from God." 1 Corinthians 4:5
Heavenly Father, please forgive me for my judgmental thoughts. I've been too quick to jump to conclusions about people who are lost. Help me to follow the way of love and to walk in the footsteps of Jesus. In Jesus name, amen.
Vickie Aubel!
Janice K Feagin
Precious truth
jeremiah 1:5
"Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee, and I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations."
