Monday, December 3, 2007
TRUTH YOUTH!!!
Does my heart good to see our young people! Sometimes I look over and see our young people during worship or preaching and my heart responds deeply to them. To see young men and women that choose to serve God and have a dedicated life and dedicate themselves personally to HIM is rare in this time we live. While some walk out the back door (for what.... I have no idea. Been there, done it... didn't buy the t-shirt though)! We have DeLeuuw,Guy, James', Aydins, etc, walking in the front door; done with all that stuff they have left behind.
What a generation God is raising up!!! I am now confident us older generation have a younger generation to pass the torch to and that they will run the race harder, faster and more successfully than we even did.
They are under such a ministry as Mark King; who is a visionary!!! Plus submit themselves; it is a win win win situation. They are following him as he follows Christ.
Never in my life had I ever wished to go back in life; too many heartaches, scars, upsets. Being a young person in Truth Church though, makes me wish I was young with them. To run the race because it is so exciting and they are having so much fun serving God. (Again partly because of the ministry they are following) You young people make me so happy, proud, encouraged, boost my faith, make me to believe God is going to have a people and the gates of hell shall not prevail against His Church. Live hard for Him and it will be easy, live easy for Him and it will be hard!!!
My love, respect, loyalty, prayers, honor goes to you young people who know who you are!!
Mer
Monday, November 12, 2007
Saturday, November 10, 2007
ONE STEP AT A TIME
A journey is made of many small steps. Don’t focus on a far-off destination if you’re not clear how to get there. Build a foundation that is solid for you. We get to new places one step at a time.
"You don't have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step."
-- Martin Luther King, Jr.
"One may walk over the highest mountain one step at a time."
-- John Wanamaker
Friday, November 9, 2007
TIDBIT
JOY IS FOUND NOT IN FINISHING AN ACTIVITY,
BUT IN DOING IT.
Tuesday, October 23, 2007
WHERE DO YOU GO? I KNOW WHERE I GO!
Song of Solomon 2:14
Wednesday, October 17, 2007
EXPERIENCE
ASK THE EXPERIENCED RATHER THAN THE LEARNED.
EXPERIENCE IS THAT MARVELLOUS THING THAT ENABLES YOU TO RECOGNISE A MISTAKE WHEN YOU MAKE IT AGAIN.
Monday, October 15, 2007
WHAT TO DO!!
DO NOT LOOK BACK.
When your climbing the highest mountain;
DO NOT LOOK DOWN.
When you feel your in the pit of despair;
DO NOT GIVE UP.
When you feel your faith is weak;
DO LOOK UP AND REMEMBER TO PRAY!!!
Thursday, October 11, 2007
THE MOST
THE GREATEST JOY "GIVING"
THE GREATEST LOSS "SELF RESPECT"
THE MOST SATISFYING WORK "HELPING OTHERS"
THE UGLIEST PERSONALITY TRAIT "SELFISHNESS"
THE MOST ENDANGERED SPECIES "DEDICATED LEADERS"
OUR GREATEST NATURAL RESOURCE "OUR YOUTH"
THE GREATEST SHOT IN THE ARM "ENCOURAGEMENT"
THE GREATEST PROBLEM TO OVERCOME "FEAR"
THE MOST EFFECTIVE SLEEPING PILL "PEACE OF MIND"
THE MOST CRIPPLING FAILURE DISEASE "EXCUSES"
THE MOST POWERFUL FORCE IN LIFE "LOVE"
WORLDS MOST INCREDIBLE COMPUTER "THE BRAIN"
THE WORST THING TO BE WITHOUT "HOPE"
THE DEADLIEST WEAPON "THE TONGUE"
THE TWO MOST POWERFILLED WORDS "I CAN"
THE GREATEST ASSET "FAITH"
THE MOST WORTHLESS EMOTION "SELF PITY"
THE MOST BEAUTIFUL ATTIRE "A SMILE"
THE MOST PRIZED POSSSESSION "INTEGRITY"
THE MOST POWERFUL CONTAGIOUS SPIRIT "ENTHUSIASM"
THE MOST POWERFUL CHANNEL OF COMMUNICATION "PRAYER"
Just somethinng I read and thought to post.
It isn't Bible,,,, just some food for thought.
Friday, October 5, 2007
WHAT DO YOU BELIEVE?
Do you believe, deep down inside of you, that you can succeed in what you want to do?
What do you believe about yourself? Set goals you believe you can accomplish. Your beliefs will shape your actions. As you achieve these goals, you'll begin to believe you are capable of succeeding and of doing even more.
"Believe it can be done. When you believe something can be done, really believe, your mind will find the ways to do it.
Sunday, September 30, 2007
SING YOUR OWN SONG
YOU MUST BE THE CHANGE YOU WISH TO SEE IN THE WORLD!!!
now go sing your own song!!! be the best you can be!!! define yourself!!!
do great things for God!!! do great things for humanity!!!! do great things for yourself!!! watch how the matter of your life falls!!!!
now go sing your own song!!!
Tuesday, September 25, 2007
WIND AND FIRE
Well, I got the fire going for a minute then it started to die out.
In desperation,I started blowing on the wood madly to start it burning again. To my amazement the fire started up again and that was what it took to start the fire and keep it going. Only three logs that gave great heat for over three hours.
I was sitting on the couch likening the "fire" to the fervency of the Holy Ghost. The wind I offered the fire I likened to the "spirit" of God the "Holy Ghost".
Luke 3:16 says
He shall baptise you with the Holy Ghost and with fire. (when you look up fire in the Strongs concordance it means "Lightening".
Acts 2: 3 says
And there appeared unto them cloven tongues like as of fire, and it sat upon each of them.
Seems fire is likened to lightening...... That is very electrifying, powerful, supercharged.
Then the bible says regarding "Wind"
John 3: 8
The wind bloweth where it listeth and thou hearest the sound thereof, but canst not tell whence it cometh, and whither it goeth: so is every one that is born of the Spirit.
Acts 2:2
And suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting:
The culmination of that day of fire (lightening) and wind (spirit) was
Acts 2:4
And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as the spirit gave them utterance.
I believe God allowed me through my little object lesson of blowing on a dying fire, to apply it to his Holy Ghost.
In summary...... If I want to keep the fervency, lightening, supercharge of the Holy Ghost in me,,,, keep the wind blowing on the fire to keep it flaming in my life.The wind is keeping Merrily in the most precious Holy Ghost his spirit continually.
Thursday, September 20, 2007
YOU KNOW WHAT I LOVE ABOUT GOD??
HE DOESN'T CARE ABOUT THE CLOTHES YOU WEAR!! (could I even say whether they are clean or dirty..... a sunday school child that is an orphan, homeless poverty striken childs wardrobe) (or a filthy rich brand namer).... OH, HOW I LOVE GODS ECONOMY!!....
ALL HE SEE'S WHEN HE SEE'S US IS THE SPIRIT WE ARE IN.... EITHER IN HIM, OR NOT IN HIM.
WHETHER WE ARE YOUNG, MIDDLE AGE, OLD, RICH, POOR, PRETTY, HOMELY,EDUCATED, ILITERATE,ALL THE BEAUTIFUL SKIN COLORS, OWN, RENT, LIVE UNDER A BRIDGE.....
We are all "Going to Serve Somebody".
Hope you enjoy this song.
Friday, September 14, 2007
VISION YES, VISION NO ???
Helen Keller
WHATS THE BIG PICTURE FOR YOUR LIFE? ALWAYS HAVE A LARGER, PURPOSEFUL, SPIRITUAL IDEAL PICTURE OF WHERE YOU ARE GOING.
YOUR MIND NEEDS TO HAVE A CLEAR AND CHALLENGING VISION TO DRAW YOU EVER UPWARDS.
Thursday, September 13, 2007
SENT FROM MY OLDER BROTHER, WHICH IS SO SPECIAL TO ME.
Once upon a time there was a bunch of tiny frogs.... Who arranged a running competition.
The goal was to reach the top of a very high tower.
A big crowd had gathered around the tower to see the race and cheer on the contestants....
The race began....
Honestly,no one in crowd really believed that the tiny frogs would reach the top of the tower.
You heard statements such as:
"Oh, WAY too difficult!!"
"They will NEVER make it to the top."
Or:
"Not a chance that they will succeed. The tower is too high!"
The tiny frogs began collapsing. One by one....
Except for those, who in a fresh tempo, were climbing higher and higher....
The crowd continued to yell, "It is too difficult!!! No one will make it!"
More tiny frogs got tired and gave up....
But ONE continued higher and higher and higher....
This one wouldn't give up!
At the end everyone else had given up climbing the tower. Except for the one tiny frog who, after a big effort, was the only one who reached the top!
THEN all of the other tiny frogs naturally wanted to know how this one frog managed to do it?
A contestant asked the tiny frog how he had found the strength to succeed and reach the goal?
It turned out....
That the winner was DEAF!!!!
The wisdom of this story is:
Never listen to other people's tendencies to be negative or pessimistic.... Because they take your most wonderful dreams and wishes away from you -- the ones you have in your heart!
Always think of the power words have.
Because everything you hear and read will affect your actions!
Therefore:
ALWAYS be....
POSITIVE!
And above all:
Be DEAF when people tell YOU that you cannot fulfill your dreams!
Always think:
I can do this!
Pass this message on to 5 "tiny frogs" you care about.
Give them some motivation!!!
Most people walk in and out of your life......but FRIENDS leave footprints in your heart
In two days tomorrow will be yesterday. Today is no special day and I have no particular reason for writing to you... I have no news to tell you.... Nor any problems to discuss with you.... Or gossip to tell you... It's only one of those happy moments... When I thought of you... And I would like to share these thoughts with you...
MANY SMILES BEGIN BECAUSE OF ANOTHER SMILE...
To The World You Might Be One Person; But To One Person You Might Be the World.
Saturday, September 8, 2007
MY LOVE SONG TO GOD!!!
NOW THAT I HAVE FOUND GOD; OR SHOULD I SAY NOW THAT GOD FOUND ME.....
NOW I SING THIS TO HIM...
Saturday, September 1, 2007
YPMARK!!!!
MY CHILDREN AND ALL THE OTHER YOUTH IN TRUTH CHURCH HAVE HAD A BLESSING FROM GOD. IN THAT GOD ORDAINED MARK KING TO BE THE YOUTH PASTOR.
HE IS A VISIONARY UNDOUBTEDLY!!! HAS THE FAVOR OF GOD ON HIS LIFE!!! IS BEING USED AND IS INSTRUMENTAL AS AN END TIMES PREACHER!!! HAS A NEW AND FRESH ANNOINTING ON HIM. HE LOVES GOD AND LOVES HIS YOUNG PEOPLE!!
MARK HAS TURNED THE YOUNG PEOPLE INTO YOUTH THAT LOVE GOD, LOVE PEOPLE, LOVE PRAYING, LOVE HIS WORD, LOVE PRAYER MEETINGS, LOVE OUTREACHING TO THE LOST, LOVE TRAVELING AND DOING MISSIONS, LOVE ONE ANOTHER, LOVE HAVING FUN!!!
TO HAVE MY CHILDREN IN A CHURCH HEADED UP WITH SUCH A DYNAMIC YOUTH PASTOR IS SO EXCITING. NOT ALL CHURCHES OFFER A YOUTH PASTOR. MARK IS SO WAY BEYOND HIS YEARS IN MATURITY, UNDERSTANDING AND JUST BEING MARK!!
OUR FAMILY LOVES HIM AND HIS MINISTRY!!
I HAVE SUBMITTED MYSELF TO HIM SO MANY TIMES. HIS ANNOINTED PREACHING HAS BROUGHT ME TO MY KNEES AND MADE ME FEEL LIKE CRAWLING TO THE ALTER. BROTHER MARK KING HAS PREACHED LIFE CHANGING MESSAGES TO ME THAT I WILL NEVER FORGET AND THOSE MESSAGES HAVE HAD AN IMPACT ON ME.
WE ARE A BLESSED PEOPLE TO HAVE SUCH A MINISTRY LEADING US. I WILLINGLY PLACE MY FAMILY UNDER HIS MINISTRY AND THANK GOD FOR HIM.
MARK, THANK YOU FOR LOVING MY CHILDREN. YOU HAVE BEEN SUCH A FRIEND TO THEM WHEN THEY HAVE NEEDED A FRIEND. YOU HAVE ALWAYS COME TO THE RESCUE FOR THEM, I WILL THANK YOU THROUGH ETERNITY FOR THAT.
MY LOVE, RESPECT AND LOYALTY TO YOU.....
Tuesday, August 28, 2007
THE HEART!!
BUT IT CANNNOT BE SURE WHETHER YOUR HEART WILL BE IN IT ALSO.
WHEN YOU SURRENDER YOUR HEAD TO YOUR HEART;
YOUR HEART WILL GIVE YOU A MORE GOD LIKE PERSPECTIVE.
(my heart for today)
Saturday, August 18, 2007
MY PASTOR
"Boast not thyself of tomorrow, for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth.
Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth; a stranger, and not thine own lips."
WHAT BIRTHED THIS POST IS, WHILE I WAS READING MY BIBLE, THESE SCRIPTURES SCREAMED OUT AT ME. ALL I COULD THINK WAS " THAT SCRIPUTE SPEAKS OF PASTOR KING, AND OUR YOUTH PASTOR MARK KING."
IN MY 23 YEARS LIVING FOR GOD, I CANNOT RECALL ONE UTTERANCE FROM MY PASTOR LIFTING HIMSELF UP.
WHEN I THINK OF PASTOR KING, WORDS COME TO ME LIKE; HUMBLE, BROKEN, KIND, LOVING, FORGIVING, LONGSUFFERING, ANOINTED, MAN OF GOD, PROPHETIC, GENEROUS, INTELLIGENT, ELOQUENT, FUNNY, LOVER OF CHILDREN.
I COULD ADD SO MANY MORE QUALITIES IN MY PASTOR....I MAY AGAIN ANOTHER TIME.
I JUST WANT TO WRITE MY HEART TODAY! GOD BROUGHT PASTOR KING TO CALGARY, TO BE THE CALIBRE OF MAN OF GOD, THAT I NEEDED.
I WAS (hopefully still not) SO HEAD STRONG, DISILLUSIONED, IN YOUR FACE TYPE OF PERSON; GOD KNEW WHO TO PLACE IN CALGARY TO REACH ME. IF PASTOR KING WERE NOT THE CALIBRE OF MAN HE IS; I WOULD HAVE SNIFFED HIM OUT AND LIKELY WOULD HAVE BEEN GONE.
ALL I CAN SAY IS; HE IS PERFECT IN CHRIST. I WILL FOLLOW HIM AS HE FOLLOWS CHRIST.
YOU CAN AND MAY SAY; " he is just a man!". I WILL TELL YOU WHAT I SAY! I FIND NO FAULT. I MEAN NO FAULT!
PASTOR KING HAS MADE THE PATH SO CLEAR OF CLUTTER FOR ME TO FOLLOW, HIS TEACHING AND PREACHING BASED SOLEY ON THE WORD OF GOD; HAS MADE IT SO EASY FOR ME.
I LOVE THAT MY PASTOR WILL NOT BE BOUGHT. THAT IS BIG TO ME! THE MESSAGE HAS NEVER CHANGED, NOT ONE WORD!
IN CASE YOU DON'T KNOW,,,,,,,, I LOVE THIS LIFE SO VERY MUCH, I LOVE MY THREE CHILDREN TOO MUCH, I LOVE MY PASTOR AND HIS WIFE SO VERY MUCH. I LOVE THEIR THREE CHILDREN SO VERY MUCH.
I LOVE PREACHING, THE WORD OF GOD, SOULS, CHURCH, WORSHIP, ALTER WORK, YOUNG PEOPLE, ELDERLY PEOPLE.
I FOUND MY LIFE AND PURPOSE. BEFORE GOD I WAS MERELY EXISTING, LIVING WITH A GREY CLOUD OVER MY HEAD FOLLOWING ME EVERYWHERE I WENT.
TO HAVE BEEN FILLED WITH THE HOLY GHOST, BAPTISED IN JESUS NAME, EMBRACING HOLINESS, BEING SO BLESSED TO BE UNDER THE WONDERFUL LEADERSHIP OF PASTOR JOHHNY KING,,,,,,,,,, GOD IS TOO GOOD TO ME!
AGAIN, I WILL FOLLOW THIS GODLY MAN AS HE FOLLOWS CHRIST,,,, UNTIL I LAY MY HEAD DOWN AND I'M IN MY BOX...
THANK YOU PASTOR KING, FOR BEING THE PASTOR YOU ARE!
Thursday, August 16, 2007
SUCCESS
2. WORK AT SOMETHING YOU ENJOY AND THAT'S WORTHY OF YOUR TIME AND TALENT.
3. GIVE PEOPLE MORE THAN THEY EXPECT AND DO IT CHEERFULLY.
4. BECOME THE MOST POSITIVE AND ENTHUSIASTIC PERSON YOU KNOW.
5. BE GENEROUS.
6. BE FORGIVING OF YOURSELF AND OTHERS.
7. HAVE A GRATEFUL HEART.
8. PERSISTENCE, PERSISTENCE, PERSISTENCE.
9. DISCIPLINE YOURSELF TO SAVE MONEY ON EVEN THE MOST MODEST SALARY.
10. TREAT EVERYONE YOU MEET LIKE YOU WANT TO BE TREATED.
11. COMMIT YOURSELF TO CONSTANT IMPROVEMENT
12. COMMIT YOURSELF TO QUALITY.
13. UNDERSTAND THAT HAPPINESS IS NOT BASED ON PASSESSIONS, POWER OR PRESTIGE, BUT ON REALTIONSHIPS WITH
PEOPLE YOU LOVE AND RESPECT.
14. BE LOYAL.
15. BE HONEST.
16. BE A SELF STARTER.
17. BE DECISIVE EVEN IF IT MEANS YOU'LL SOMETIMES BE WRONG.
18. STOP BLAMING OTHERS. TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR EVERY AREA OF YOUR LIFE.
19. BE BOLD AND COURAGEOUS. WHEN YOU LOOK BACK ON YOUR LIFE, YOU'LL REGRET THE THINGS YOU DIDN'T DO MORE
THAN THE ONES YOU DID.
20. TAKE GOOD CARE OF THOSE YOU LOVE.
21. DON'T DO ANYTHING THAT WOULDN'T MAKE YOUR MOM PROUD.
I know most of you have read this before, I am not even trying to reinvent the wheel here; just does me good to read and reread positive things often.
Wednesday, August 15, 2007
THOUGHT FOR TODAY
DEFINE THE MOMENT, OR LET THE MOMENT DEFINE YOU.
WE CANNOT TELL WHAT MAY HAPPEN TO US IN THE STRANGE MEDLEY OF LIFE. BUT WE CAN DECIDE WHAT HAPPENS IN US.
Monday, August 13, 2007
MY PASTOR'S WIFE
WHENEVER I READ OR CONTEMPLATE SUCH THINGS THAT ARE INSPIRATIONAL, INSTRUCTIONAL, SPIRITUAL TO ME; SISTER KING IS OVER THE TOP IN ALL AREAS
THIS WOMAN IS A CHRISTIAN! HER CAPACITY TO; LOVE, ENCOURAGE, GIVE, LISTEN, COUNCEL, UNDERSTAND, LONGSUFFER, ENDURE, FORGIVE, BELIEVE, BEAR ALL THINGS, HOPE FOR GOOD, ASTOUNDS ME.
I COULD WRITE AT LENGTH ON EACH AND EVERY ATTRIBUTE MENTIONED ABOVE. SHE WOULD BE UNCOMFORTABLE AND UNEASY, SO I WON'T.
ANYWAYS, ANYONE THAT KNOWS HER; KNOWS THIS TO BE TRUE.
PLEASE FULLY UNDERSTAND; WE ARE BLESSED!!! NOT EVERY PASTORS WIFE ON THIS GLOBE; SPENDS HERSELF LIKE OUR PASTORS WIFE.
WHEN I GROW UP!! I WANT TO BE JUST LIKE SISTER KING.
THIS IS MY HEART TODAY!
Saturday, August 4, 2007
POIGNANT WORDS;
TO HANDLE YOURSELF, USE YOUR HEAD;
TO HANDLE OTHERS, USE YOUR HEART.
ANGER IS ONLY ONE LETTER SHORT OF DANGER.
THE TONGUE WEIGHS PRACTICALLY NOTHING, BUT SO FEW PEOPLE CAN HOLD IT.
GREAT MINDS DISCUSS IDEAS;
AVERAGE MINDS DISCUSS EVENTS;
SMALL MINDS DISCUSS PEOPLE.
BEAUTIFUL YOUNG PEOPLE ARE ACTS OF NATURE,
BUT BEAUTIFUL OLD PEOPLE ARE WORDS OF ART.
LEARN FROM THE MISTAKES OF OTHERS;
YOU CAN'T LIVE LONG ENOUGH TO MAKE THEM ALL YOURSELF.
GOD GIVES EVERY BIRD ITS FOOD,
BUT HE DOESN'T THROW IT IN ITS NEST.
Wednesday, August 1, 2007
POEM
NOR IN THE CUPS OF BUDDING FLOWERS,
NOR IN THE REDBREAST'S MELLOW TONE,
NOR IN THE BOW THAT SHINES IN SHOWERS,
BUT IN THE MUD AND SCUM OF THINGS,
THERE ALWAYS, ALWAYS SOMETHING SINGS.
(Ralph Waldo Emerson)
Monday, July 30, 2007
Friday, July 27, 2007
THE WORD HAS SO MUCH POWER!!!!
For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come,
Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to seperate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Romans 8: 35 and 38 and 39
Can't explain what those three scriptures mean to me....
Hold on, hang on and know nothing can seperate us from the love of God.....
Wednesday, July 25, 2007
REST
- A good rest is half the work
- Stong work ethic? You can still justify taking a break. In fact, we NEED to take breaks - regularly and frequently. Why? We work more effectly when we don't work so much.
- Rest periods and vacations break our work routines. They help shift our thinking from its habitual, stuck patterns.They create the space for energy and creativiity to flow.
- They give us time for reflections, so we can step back and look at whats happening in our lives. We become more sensitive and aware.
- And finally we are stronger when we balance our work and play time.
All work and no play throws our life ourt of balance and endangers our health. Our bodies and minds need sufficient rest for recuperation. This is critically important with the level of stress in our lives these days.
- The time to relax is when you don't have time to relax.
- We still need more healthy rest in order to work at our best. My health is the main capital I have and I want to administer it intelligently. (That final statement was from Ernest Hemminway)
SO IF I GOT IT RIGHT, I AM NOW GOING TO GO MAKE A TEA, TAKE IT ON THE DECK AND DRINK IT. THEN WITH PAPER AND PENCIL START PLANNING FOR OUR POSSIBLY LAST ALL TOGETHER FAMILY VACATION IN OCTOBER.....
AREN'T I OBEDIENT!!
I LIKE this post,
Monday, July 23, 2007
"COLLLISION'
I also have had a collision........
When our depravity
Meets his divinity
Its a beautiful collision....................
Louis Armstrong What a Wonderful World
THE BALL WE EXIST ON:
By the way which can not be pin pointed when observed; because our solar system is so small compared to the vast milky way we are surrounded by; HOLD ON TO YOUR LIVER! which there are approximately 50 billion other galaxies nearby
Anyways, on this ball we exist on;
- there are imaginary lines that divide our ball
- dare you step over the imaginary line without passport, invitation or approval
- on this ball we exist on; we can actually hate, be jealous, greedy, selfish, hate the color of someones skin, or even hate
because of their faith, and perhaps even kill you for any of the above.
- I am believing that in spite of it all "WHAT A WONDERFUL WORLD"
GOD SPOKE IT INTO EXISTANCE
- made it day and night
- divided the earth from the heavens
- gave us plants, herbs, seeds to be our food
- most of all, he gave us his spirit to make us live above all the things listed above.
I really do want to take care and respect this ball I exist on for him, until he comes for us.. don't you?