Jesus teaches us to Pray

In the next few blogs we will be sitting at Jesus feet as he teaches us to Pray. If you already know this material perhaps it will incite you to return to pray even more. A line from Hamlet notes The times are Out of Joint. Matthew 6:9-13 is not a prayer to be prayed but as Jesus taught.   After this manner ie: Pattern.

Our Father – Position / Paternity.     Here is where we cultivate a conversation  with

Our Creator,Counsellor, Confidant and Cherished Father. Romans uses the endearing term “Abba/daddyFather”

Which art in Heaven – Here is where we confess His Sovereignty and Preeminence

We get in trouble when we think the world needs to revolve around us . Love the line for JOY

Jesus first

Others next

You last

Hallowed Be Thy Name –  Personal Relationship

Begin today by using points 1-2 of the Pattern

Take a few minutes to begin cultivating a relationship through childlike

Conversation . Tell God you love him and share your hurts, heart and dreams

With him .

Next  Which art in heaven – Praise Him for your Position and  place your life

Under his loving Submission . Here you will understand Rom. 8:28 where we

Learn  that All things work together for good to those that Love God .

More to come. Please forgive caps etc. My iPad is actin weird.

Love ya,

Graceman

Cessation or Continuous Theology

I may lose some ” friends ” over this post . Here we go . If it gets windy it’s because door is opening and closing as my cessation crew jumps the Graceman ship. I’ve been raised and schooled in cessation theology . There was a major conference addressing this . The premise is that miracles and the gifts ceased with the Apostles. For years I believed this until I viewed the scriptures without some Minister with an agenda trying to get me to sit around their Camp fire and discuss how the miraculous has ceased. If you study the Word without a bias you get pure refreshing truth without additives . Cessation theology will dilute your Faith. If you believe God is who he says he is and can do what he says he will do …. You are in for the ride of your life.
I have no agenda or ax to grind . I want you to believe God ( not presume upon him ) for Great and mighty things. Jer. 33:3
When I started believing right ( We are called Believers aren’t we ? ). Miracles , healing & provision became commonplace in my life . I saw my grandson go from a major head injury and coma and loss of vision to complete whole ness . He is a little abnormal . Relatives say he got that from my genetic pool and not the accident. In these crazy times I encourage you to Believe again. Remember in Israel some did not enter the Blessed land because of their unbelief. I simply believe Jesus is the same yesterday, today and forever . Still doing miracles in his name ( Acts 3:16 ) Please don’t try to get me to come to the cessation camp as you believe the fire has gone out. We cannot depend on our jobs, government or anything else to take care of us. Only our God, Jehovah Jireh ( provider ) and Jehovah Rapha ( healer )

Just Sayin,
Graceman

Graceman has returned.

After a move from the Beautiful Carolina’s I returned for job sake to the Maryland area . The Lord has provided us with home, job and we are Blessed . Like the prophet Habbakuk I have learned to rejoice in large times and lean times .
As I mature in age and spiritual maturity , I cherish my God , my family and the believers in Jesus aka The Body of Christ.
I am holding to my beliefs in God’s Word as I see the erosion of my civilization . I have also made a covenant with the Lord to love all believers and to seek to love lost people and introduce them into the Kingdom that will never fail or shut down.
I will be posting my thoughts and Biblical perspectives on things.
I pray that daily I can simply be more Christlike. Agape, Graceman/Earl

My High Priest

Goes with Exodous 28

I have a High Priest that loves me
The Bible tells me so
His garments show that he cares for me
From His heart true love does flow
On his head a band says ” HOLY”
He thinks good thoughts toward me
On his shoulders, he bears two stones
My name is there engraved
He bears my sorrows and my griefs
So thankful
I am saved
On his heart he bears a plate
that bears my name
It hides the wound beneath
that took away my shame
He gave his life upon a cross
to set me free
And lives forever
Interceding
Just for you and me

Dad’s 80th Birthday

Pastor’s 80th Birthday Poem, written by Pastor Earl

Happy Birthday To You…. Pastor Johnson on your
Eightieth Birthday
It was eighty years ago this day.
Nellie Johnson gave birth, hooray.
You grew as a young boy of meager means
Grew strong and tough within your teens.
You were handsome as ever with your curly hair
That statement by faith , receive we declare.

You had your eye on the girl, at the soda fountain
When you went in she made your ice cream a mountain (wink, wink)

Joined the service and trained near Seattle
Korean War sent our troops to do battle.

While on the West Coast
Life was changed in your Heart
You Called on Jesus, got a brand new start

You served with the medics and mended hurt people
That was your first church without any steeple

You came home and stopped for an Ice Cream
Fulfilled that young lady’s wonderful dreams.
And when you went out the door
She left her apron right on the floor
You married that lady, pretty as a Peach
God had great plans and called you to preach.

You’ve served the Lord together for many, many years
Through heartaches, joys and many tears.

God gave you four children
Two girls and two boys
Your children love you dearly
They’re one of your highest Joys.
The girls are good at homestyle cookin
But the boys are so very good lookin

I know you wish you were
As good lookin as those Johnson Boys
Keep on prayin and believing
And makin a joyful noise

For many years you’ve ministered
To the Military
And at a wonderful church called Grace
Where the people love Jesus from many tongues
and lands and race.

I know this is amazing
you were born in thirty two
And all of us, we sure love you
and wish you a Happy 80th birthday
To You, from us, your crew

To Dad From Your Son
On behalf of all of us who love you.

My baby’s getting married

First there was Adam and his lovely wife Eve

Now there is Charity and future husband Steve

 

One thing that all of us know

They been smitten by Cupid’s bow

 

Steve sold his cycle to buy the ring

He’s hoping he’ll be treated like a King

 

He knows those Johnson girls all want to be Queens

So he’ll be nice and never mean

 

We thank our God in Heaven above

For giving them a special love

 

And to Jesus where we see no greater love was ever known

Let’s let His love fill our hearts and home

 

So serve him now,  give him your life

And thank Him that you’ll soon be man and wife

 

We are happy for you and wish you success but greater than that

Our prayer for you is a life that’s blessed

 

The Tale of Carson Nivens

This is a true tale

How Our God didn’t fail

T’was a young lad named Carson Nivens

Loved to run and play and sure loved livin’

This is a true tale how Carson was impaled

And how our mighty God didn’t fail

In the woods Carson fell upon a stick

The Devil thought that he was so slick

I’ll kill this little boy

He’s the family pride and joy

Not so quick you evil Mister Slick

God’s gonna undo your dirty little trick

God sent an angel there

To keep him from despair

Vital organs all were missed

Carson’s life divinely kissed

While doctors made repairs

Loved ones fell to knees in prayer

They called upon the One

Who gave his precious Son

Who also was impaled

On this night didn’t fail

He will do the same for youAA

If on Jesus you call too

He saved young Carson Nivens

Who loves Jesus ‘n is still livin’

We love our precious boy

He’s still our pride and joy

We hope you read this story

To God be all the glory

The God who loves us

The God who loves us

I recently heard a teaching on God’s love from a unique perspective. I have always focused on me trying my best to love God. I do all the disciplines of the faith like reading Word, prayer, fasting etc. and I really do love God. My flesh often gets in the way. In all relationships if we would focus on others we would be better off and more fulfilled Jesus said  ” It is more Blessed to give than to receive “. Back to loving God. The teacher said if we would focus on How much God loves us  daily more than focusing on our loving God…the loving God will come naturally…..Try the thinking change. It helped me.  Love ya,  Graceman

Life is Good

Life is Good

I love that saying and the neat dog on the T shirt. Only problem is that it isn’t always true. God is the one that is always good. I also am a firm believer in Romans 8:28 ” All things work together for good to those that love God and are called according to His purpose. ” I recently lost a friend to cancer. I prayed for his healing and God gave him an additional two years before going on to be with Jesus. I was bummed out about his death but not about my good and gracious God. I will grieve, he will rejoice as the pain is gone. The all things includes good and bad things. I once heard Rom. 8:28 is like baking a cake…flour,sugar,shortening  not all tasty individually but great together. The bad stuff makes us appreciate the good stuff even more. You cannot focus on the bad stuff. When I have a bad event in life, I use my memory and close my eyes and think of a good time, vacation, dinner with true friends, etc. I also have learned to keep my eyes on Jesus so that I do not sink like Peter when he got his focus on the storm and off of the Saviour. Life isn’t always good to us but our God is. Praise Him today….

Love,

Graceman

New- When we need a Miracle

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