The Three Rs revsited

In my early educational life, I was introduce to Three Rs of education, Reading, writing and Arithmetic.   I must admit that it did not mean much to me back then, but now, the good Lord has shown me the important of it. Honestly, I have mentioned this before in an earlier blog, but as I was having prayer time with son, before I took him to work, I explained it to him and I would like to the same with you today.

The Three Rs of education is suppose to cover all parts of your total education. I know many will disagree and say it's old fashion, but the old ways and old paths do not bother me. So first R is reading.  If there has ever been a need for reading it's today's day and time. Reading is really the collecting of the information. Wow, how important is that for our jobs and everyday life.  It's the information age and we need to read so much these days!! Of course, as a gospel preacher, I recommend the Bible, God's word. I was raise on the KJV version of the bible, but if I had to choose a modern translation it was be the NAS, One suggested bible study method is to include a modern version along with KJV.  (Honestly, the KJV shades light on all new versions, haha !! at least for me)  :-) 

But reading, the collecting of information, God can help you, open your eyes and see clearly on the needed things of life and with Him.

The Second R, writing - notice the letter R in writing.  At one time, that meant hand writing with a pen or pencil, now it means typing on a keyboard. But writing also a form of communication, to communicate your thoughts and action, to informing others needed information. It's writing.  And if there has ever been a time to collect information and then communicate it then is it today's day and time.  I wish I was a better verbal communicator, but with reading and much writing with God's help, it will help me to verbally communicate better.  Many of us write on social media in each of it's forms. A form of communication, who would ave thought of it's important many years ago and look how it is now. And God can help us.

Then the third R is arithmetic. Adding, subtracting, multiplying, dividing numbers and things. We are literally calculating all things.  Again, in our day and times, what we do we need to do but calculate problems and solutions. Out mind needs to think and turn to operate.  What is the sum if we add it all up?? What is the product if we multiply things and numbers together?? What is the dividend if we divide numbers and things ?? It comes from God's help and our calculations. 

So as my son and myself had prayer time in the old F150 pickup truck, I added Lord help us with our Reading (that we may collect information, then our writing (that we may communicate good information) and help with our math or arithmetic ( that we may calculate thing and figure thing out) with you help Lord.

Well, to figure out your soul's salvation, it's just to trust and have faith in Him.  For God so lived the world that He gave his only begotten son, that who so ever  shall believe in Him shall not perish but have eternal life.  For whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved, For with heart man believes and with mouth confession is made unto salvation.

God Bless you friend, and remember the Three Rs when you pray !!
RevDanSam

Something has got a hold on me

The other day, one my co-workers saw a story about a squirrel attacking people and he showed it to me.  Of course, my mind went back to the Ray Stevens comical song about the Mississippi squirrel in the church.  My coworker had not heard of it but it was on 
You-tube.  

First many think loud verbal out breaks from people in church is a funny thing, as they have never felt the presence of the Holy Spirit that makes you laugh or cry, or laugh and cry at the same time. But, there was one line in the song that jumped out at me that said, "something has got a hold on me !!" And after that the meeting got on.

And so it has been for me in times past, I have been in meetings / revivals were service after service seem to be slow and down, even like a car stuck in the mud, then all of a sudden the Holy Spirit moves, and something happens. Either a father or mother confesses doing wrong or the children confess their love to their parents. Or it could be a soul saved.

When the right move is made by that person, under conviction by the Holy Spirit, the service comes alive and many move towards God.  But usually it takes one, one who will step out and say yes to God, or even confess a sin, or answer a call to the Lord's work. As the Holy Spirit moves on your life, well, it rather does feel like something has a hold on you !!

And the next thing is to stop and make immediate confession to God. You may start privately and pray by your self at the altar, but ultimately public confess has to be made know, (for with mouth confession is made) see you public confession is made, the bible teaches in Psalms that they are things God's people need to see, so an outward confession needs to be made. You need to let the God's people and others know, "something has got a hold of me"

And so it will be for your salvation my friend, as God moves on your heart through reading the scriptures or hearing a sermon or bringing you through a rough situation. As God speaks you need to respond. The bible says for whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved. And that could be you, you could be the next one God, through the Holy Spirit gets a hold of.

God bless you,
RevDanSam

A lost man's rebuttal

Hello again blog followers,

Well being the social media preacher that I am these days, I have encounter another rebuttal, one who refuses my beliefs and teachings of God and the bible.

I have had a full frontal attack and challenges of my beliefs and God. It some what amazing to me at first but then it is also very sad as many reject God and the bible. I remember back in the 1980s and 1990s how there was a great God conscience and belief. We could promote the gospel of Christ here and around the world, well it was great time.

But today, many questioned God in the words and ways. As I have this past week.  And wow, I got a really hard core anti-god man, a student and follower of Jon Stewart. I have been talking to this guy through twitter and it's been like a Jedi fight from Star Wars.

Then lost man has been choosing me his educated false teachings and I have been fight back with the words of God, the bible.  He has call me a bible pounder and stupid teachings.  He said I have fairy tales and myths.  I say I have God and the all powerful and eternal word of God, Hallelujah !!

How long will it last, well, I am really not sure. He may eventually block me, but I intend to keep giving him the power word of God. As he will take a blow at me and I will return fire with God's words. So pray for me as I want to use wisdom, show God's love and have an answer to all his questions.

For he is full of questions that this world cannot answer not satisfy him.  He has anger. Only the love of God can cure him, please for him, for Bill, that the word of God will penetrate into his cold hard heart  and that the powerful Holy Spirit will convict him, AMEN!!

But, so were we, when we were lost and without God.  We rejected God's truth, words and ways.  But GOD, who is rich in mercy and love, saved us and we became a child of God. We were saved and born again, Hallelujah !! I'm saved and I know that I am, I so glad that I know that I am, and you can too, for whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved, for with the Heart man believes and with mouth confession is made, for the word is near to you. Why don't you call on Him today.

God Bless you,
RevDanSam

Live, laugh, love

I saw these words on a sign at a restaurant the other day.  No doubt it has some type of philosophy of life or meaning for the country of the restaurant which I was in, but the sign could be seen by all.  Here are a some of thoughts,

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But when I saw the sign, I asked God what it could mean for a christian or a message from Him. So my mind went back to the Holy Scriptures, GOD's word. And almost immediately came the answers. 

First, LIVE, Apostle Paul said," For me to live is Christ" He wanted to live and live longer, for Christ.  It was His reason to live and it should be our's too.  Live for God.

Secondly, LAUGH, well, David said," the joy of the Lord is our strength" and again the Apostle Paul said, "I joy and will rejoice" Hard to laugh without joy, so the joy of the Lord makes me laugh. (PTL!!)  It's a well and an eternal fountain flowing forever. A-men!! Laugh with God.

Thirdly, LOVE, God loves us with an everlasting love. God is the source of our love. For God demonstrated, showed forth His Love toward us.  Our love should be threefold. #1. God-ward, vertical looking up and this is where it all starts. Our love toward God as we love Him because He first loved us. #2. Man-ward, horizontally, outward our love should be toward men, For God so loved the world, speaking of mankind.  We may dislike the sin, but we should love the sinner. (Hallelujah !!)  #3. Self- ward, inward or within our heart. Accept the Love of God in our heart.

Yes Lord, there is a Godly connection with live, laugh and love, there is a christian view. And Lord, I thank you for it. Praise the Lord.

But dear friend, it all starts with God's love. For God so love the world, and before you can live and laugh, you must be born again, you must become a child of God. Must be saved. And you do this by calling on the Lord Jesus for salvation and the saving of your, for whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved.

God bless you friend, Live for Him, laugh with Him and Love in Him.

RevDanSam

How Long Lord??

Greetings blog followers,

As I sit at me desk at work at lunch time, I am thinking "How long will the social media interest last ??"

For me it has been very good. Sending the gospel locally and around the world has been what I have been about for many years.  And for the last 5 years I have been riding on the wave of social media, blogging, Facebook and Twitter, yet I still wonder, How long will it last??

The PCs, tablets and cell phones have put information at our finger tips. Our eyes can view a great amount and it is ALL very accessible. But for how long??

There doesn't to seem to a lack in devices, but rather more access through what we have already. So there's no reason to stop now, so let us continue the ride.  I will post on to my Preachers group on Facebook. I will Tweet and message from God with a hashtag to many on Twitter and I will continue to blog.  For the message of the Lord, The memories of the past for what church was about and for the mandate that's in my heart. 

I have a desire to be that salt and light to the world and for those who read this blog. Salt, as a preservative and adding flavor to life.  And light, revealing truth and rescuing those in darkness.  WOW, you have love it !!

I believe GOD uses all technical advances especially for the promotions of the gospel of this dear son. For Jesus is the way, the truth and the life !!

Dear friend, call on Him today, for whosoever shall call on the Lord shall be saved. For with the heart man believes and with mouth confession is made, marvel NOt !! you must be born again !! 

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. 17 For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.

With a thought a "How long" and s determination to keep on, keeping on !!

God Bless you,
RevDanSam

Word of God speak

Greetings All,

To them (you) that have obtained like precious faith with us through the righteousness of God and our Saviour Jesus Christ:

Beloved, when I gave all diligence to write unto you of the common salvation, it was needful for me to write unto you, and exhort you that ye should earnestly contend for the faith which was once delivered unto the saints. For there are certain men crept in unawares, who were before of old ordained to this condemnation, ungodly men, turning the grace of our God into lasciviousness, and denying the only Lord God, and our Lord Jesus Christ.

Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all long suffering and doctrine. For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears;And they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables.

And they called them, and commanded them not to speak at all nor teach in the name of Jesus.
But Peter and John answered and said unto them, Whether it be right in the sight of God to hearken unto you more than unto God, judge ye.

For we cannot but speak the things which we have seen and heard. So when they had further threatened them, they let them go, finding nothing how they might punish them, because of the people: for all men glorified God for that which was done.

May God bless you with these scriptures.

God laid these scriptures on my heart and in this order, to encourage the saints and servants of the Lord.  Truly, the word of God speaks and to us.

Rev. Dan

Words from the fisherman

The other day I needed to hear from the Lord.  So I thought I would hear the bible read from my cell for I have a bible App. I did not want to hear just any random scriptures, though, the word of is quick and powerful, and would have accomplished it's great work.  So I wanted and chose to hear from the fisherman, Apostle Peter, leader of the twelve disciples, disciple of Jesus.

It was amazing to me how after hearing all those familiar scriptures, I groaned an A-men and / or praise the Lord from hearing those good scriptures.  For I have preached and taught from those scriptures, also heard many fellow preachers expound on them too.

But I came to 1 Peter chapter 3 and verse 12 really jumped out at me and I smiled and praised the Lord. For the eyes of the Lord are over the righteous, and his ears are open unto their prayers:

Well, after I heard the verse, I had to stop, backup and re-listen to it.  Wow, what a great truth and a great comfort to me.  And was not the fact that I did not know this truth, but it was a great blessing to hear it again. PTL!!

Our joy in the Lord will come from our bible knowledge but what a joy it was that day to hear the words from 1st Peter, Chapter 3, verse 12, the words from the fisherman.

But dear friend, I believe the call, conviction and confession.  As you hear the call of salvation from God through the Holy Spirit, then conviction with set in your life, which brings confession unto salvation, this is how to be saved, born again.  For with the heart man believes and with mouth confession with made unto salvation, for whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved.

God bless you, only trust Him, only trust Him now,

Rev. Dan