Ephesians

CH 1 Verse 1 Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, to the saints which are at Ephesus, and to the faithful in Christ Jesus;

Paul - means little - an apostle - ambassador of the Gospel; officially a commissioner of Christ - Apostle, messenger, he that is sent. The word Faithful there is meaning true. True Christian in Christ Jesus

Matthew 5:18 KJV

For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law till it be fulfilled. Jot in Greek ee-o-tah- from the Hebrew origin, the 10Th letter of the Hebrew alphabet; "iota", the name of the8Th letter of the Greek alphabet, put(fig.) for a very small part of anything:-jot. Luke ch16 verse17 And it is easier for heaven and earth to pass, than one tittle of the law to fail. In Greek Ker-ah-yah something horn like i.e. spec, the apex of a Hebrew letter (fig. the least particle): - tittle

A tittle

The dot over the letter i is called tittle.

jot

1. An iota; a point; a tittle; the smallest particle.

Proverbs 29:15-25

Where there is no vision, the people perish: but he that keepeth the law happy is he. I am sure our pastor has a vision of where our church is going, & where he wants it to be. What is your vision do you see yourself in church for a season of for a lifetime. What vision do you see you life at? So read Proverbs 29: 15-25

" Leadership is important. A church with good leadership begins new ministries, & promotes individual growth. However, a church with poor leadership eventually diminishes & possibly even closes its doors.
The loss of vision doesn't sneak up on you. It's a process. The mishandling of correction is the seedbed for failure. Employers have found correction to be necessary. Employers address problems & apply necessary measures of correction to get back on track. You wouldn't be the person you are today if you hadn't been corrected. Failure begins with leniency which grows into a lack of respect for authority. When you don't allow correction you take yourself out of the watch care of what is intended to keep you safe. Man has been driven to fear man, which the Bible says is a snare. Christian parents fear correcting children because of Child Protective Services feels they know more about raising children than the Bible does. Children have a right to be protected but parents should have the right to raise their children according to biblical principle. The snare, the fear of man, destroys the home. When lawlessness exists, rebellion will set in & doom is certain.
Where there is no vision there is idleness. You no longer move forward & the world will pass you by. Where there is no vision the people perish. Have you stripped yourself of God's armor & blessing, exposing yourself to the fierce attacks of Satan? Be careful how you handle your correction. Pastor Wes Rigdon, Lester Baptist Church, Lester, WV"

Odem

Went to Odem, TX this weekend, had a blast. First I left to pick up my boy Johnny from school, while I was waiting to pick him up, I asked the lady there if a noncustodial parent would be able to receive my sons report card, she told me yes which was so great. I saw my son walking to me, & he actually smiled. Came home picked up the family then left, got to Odem about 6pm. We had a great fellowship, with the Yanez family also with the Laccardis (i pronounce it Lashardi). Well we stayed up till like 2 am, then got up for visitation by 10am, I got to go with Bro. Paul Laccardi (don't even know if I'm spelling that right, he he. Man Bro. Paul is a praying man, so full of the Holy Ghost, I was ashamed of my Christianity, of where I need to be. Then they had there fall festival, i got to help out i ran a team we came in last, boo. then again we stayed up a little late again, I had to preach to the teenagers, i thought i went pretty good, We had a good sermon, holy spirit was not quenched in the services HE still showed up, Amen. Then Bro. Paul asked me if i was going to preach for him that night, he had already asked me, but i was intimidated by him, What can i preach on that he cant do better, was my thought. Well i made excuses that Johnny had to be back to go to school the next day. I was fighting all by myself on the way home. My wife asked me what the matter was, I had no peace about leaving, my heart was literally hurting. She asked if i was alright due to the fact i was going like 10 miles per hour slower than the speed limit. I mean if you know me you know how I drive. Next thing i know i was in Robstown, going under the freeway doing a u-turn on my way back to Odem, TX. I preached last night all i can say God is so good, it was all God. Then we had some fellowship at the nearest Dairy Queen, left home about 9 pm, it is a 2 hour drive to get home. Dropped Johnny of then came home, I was on fire stayed up till 1 - 1:30am reading my bible, just getting into Glory, Oh how wish you could experience the Glory HE has just for us. And that was my weekend in Odem Texas.

What's in a name?

Well this Sunday in my Sunday School the teenagers said they need a name for the youth group. So we are on a mission, & we need your help in coming up with a name for the youth group. If you could help think of a name for the group just post it on here so we can take it into review. As soon as we can come up with a name then we decide on the color for the T-Shirts. I get excited when the teens seem so interested in things that we are doing as a church group. Thanks we shall see what we can come up with, put a lot of prayer into it, & a lot of thought a lot of heart, thanks Again

Just Plain Honest

As I did my deliveries for the day on Monday I was coming from Hidalgo, TX, heading north on 10Th street towards Expressway 83, I came up to the intersection to turn to get on the freeway. As I pull up to the light I see a man with a buggy, & a sign, & this is what it read.

Sure it was funny, I said to myself, "self, this is the kind of stuff that gets forwarded on those chain emails." So of course I took out my camera phone, & took a picture. As soon as I took the picture , the man noticed, so he flicks his cigarette, & waves his hand up high as to say "Hi". No shame really, well he was honest, truth of the matter is, i wouldn't doubt it if the world gave him money to buy his beer. Just thought this picture would be blog worthy.

The Ducks

Three women die together in an accident

and go to heaven.

When they get there, St. Peter says,

'We only have one rule here in heaven:
don't step on the ducks!'

So they enter heaven, and sure enough,

there are ducks all over the place.
It is almost impossible not to step on a duck,

and although they try their best to avoid them,

the first woman accidentally steps on one.

Along comes St. Peter with the ugliest man she ever saw.

St. Peter chains them together and says,

'Your punishment for stepping on a duck is to
spend eternity chained to this ugly man!'

The next day,

the second woman steps accidentally on a duck

and along comes St. Peter,

who doesn't miss a thing.

With him is another extremely ugly man.

He chains them together

with the same admonishment as for the first woman.

The third woman has observed all this and,

not wanting to be chained
for all eternity to an ugly man, is very,

VERY careful where she steps...

She manages to go months

without stepping on any ducks,

but

one day St.Peter comes up to her

with the most handsome man she has ever laid eyes on

.... very tall, long eyelashes, muscular.

St. Peter chains them together without saying a word.

The happy woman says,

'I wonder what I did to deserve being
chained to you for all of eternity?'

The guy says,

'I don't know about you,

but I stepped on a
duck.

Wallbanger's Joke of the Day, Got my attention.

The boss was concerned that his employees weren’t giving him enough respect, so he tried the old fashioned method of persuasion: He brought in a sign that said “I’m the Boss” and taped it to his door. After lunch, he noticed someone had taped another note under his. “Your wife called. She wants her sign back!”

Making a Friend

The other day we went to Mikes baseball game, & of course David went dressed up in his Dodgers uniform. He then met this little boy dunno what his name was, but David told me that the baby wanted to play. So then I told him why he didn't play with him, he ended up telling me he didn't want to hurt him. I told him just to make friends, you never know you might need someone to play with someday, & someone will be there. So he ended up making a friend, he was also teaching this little boy how to catch, & throw.

Traveling On

This September we moved our friends from Jennings, Louisiana to Odem, TX. Here we are in the King Ranch

Sharing the view, really high off the ground

As we come to the check point, getting ready to say American City (Adri), lol

The line wasn't so bad we had a great trip, we were in a big eighteen wheeler.

Danger

This sign is on the way to South Padre Island, TX, this sign went up a few years ago. They went up when 911 happened a barge hit the Bridge, Causeway whatever you want to call it, this barge hit the bridge, & some people died due to the lack of a piece of the bridge. When you would come upon it, it was dark when this happened, people would just plummet to there death. The danger has always been there, but not till the bridge got hit these signs went up. A whole system went on the bridge where if there is a piece of the bridge missing it will turn the flashing lights on so you wont fall to your death. Like everything else, how many times have we passed through here with no care about it, we seemed to forget what happened, until we see these light up then you will remember. Likewise we see signs of Jesus talking to us, what do we do about it. Does HE have to turn those lights on in your life to remember what HE did for you, or have you forgotten. The danger of you going to hell has always been there, the danger of not serving Jesus has always been there, do we have to wait on God to get our attention. HE loves you HE died for you, How have you thanked HIM today, Love is an action, you show it. How have you Loved Jesus today? Will you be in your place when the doors of the house of God are open or where will you be?
HE is waiting your lights have been turned on they are flashing, Danger, Danger, Christianity is in Danger friend, Your Christianity is in Danger. Lets serve Jesus, Lets Love HIM, Lets show HIM how much we love HIM, HE showed us on that day on the cross, Christian its your time to shoe HIM you Love HIM.

Olympian

When frisbee golf makes it to the olympics this is the guy they will make the 4th place trophy out of. With this pose, & the face of determination its a for sure thing.

Frisbee Golf anyone

My friend J introduced me to a fun game named Frisbee golf, but he threw his into the trees I was trying to take a picture of him in the trees, but all I got was crack.

You have not because you ask not.

Well I am in charge sort of, of making a Fall Festival for our church so if you could pray if the LORD will burden you heart for some donations of any sort it will be greatly appreciated. We are making this festival the 24Th of October, so if you can help please do so, some times i feel overwhelmed, but I know HE is able to help, guide, & provide. Here is what is on my list.

Ducks (not real ducks) for Duck Pond, Dunno where to get them.

A pond which i will use a kiddie pool of some sort if you have one great if not the church will have to buy one.

Dixie cups for taste testing the chili for The Men's Chili Contest all men please participate even the teens. Your participation is greatly appreciated

Bean Bags (3) for the Bean bag toss i will have to build something so they can toss it at.

Darts (6) for the dart throwing booth.

Balloons for the dart throwing booth.

Softballs (3) for the softball toss.

Footballs (2) for football toss booth.

Plywood's, also 2 x4's to build the booth.

small tire for football toss.

Sacks (2) for sack race.

ribbons 2 of each 1st, 2ND, & 3rd place for the chili contest & the bake a cake contest for the ladies.

roll of tickets (1) to give to the kids out when they play games to use to put people in the Jail (horse Trailer might be surprises in there, he he). They have to beg people passing by to bail them out whatever someone paid to get you in (in tickets) that is how many tickets you have to beg for, he he.

Make fliers for festival.

Each person involved will have to bring candy for there booths to give out to the kiddos.

Please help me pray everything goes good, & we have a good time, everyone welcome to come.
Whatever we cant supply the church will buy. We are not doing this for money no money will be involved in this. Just good fun I am thinking of taking my round Weber grill & taking the legs off to have like a camp fire to make some SMORES. We will have a Scavenger hunt at 4PM this will kick start the festival. I will also cook some burger & dogs on the grill. Oh & Sis. Kim will be getting us our T-Shirts for all those involved. Gonna be fun so please really pray about this, Thanks.

What about Mike?

Today after some great fellowship after church, we went to Denny's for dinner. Well as we were leaving Mike & I were talking about his skateboard, & I told him to throw it in the back of the truck not in the truck, so he does that. Then he tries to get into the truck when David was on that side, because he fell in the parking lot, so I got mad at him, & send him to the truck. Well Mike decides to go around the truck to the other side, & me not knowing he went around the other side, I just heard a door close so I thought he was in, so I take off, LOL. Then I hear David say, "What about Mike?", I pay no attention to him, then again David says, "What about Mike?, then I hear my wife say something about Mike, then I look in the mirror, & I see Mike with his hands in the air like, hey you forgot me, LOL. It was so funny we laughed all the way home, & then some. Thanks for the laughs Mike, & me for forgetting my son, LOL., Thank Jesus I didn't run over him though.

Joshua

Joshua Intro

Joshua in battle

As the Lord Jesus has allowed me to do a study on Joshua, it has been fun. I have always has a interest in Joshua's life, just the fact that he was Moses right hand man I would love to be that for my pastor or any preacher or missionary if I could be of any help to anyone I will do it. I have been doing this study for 2 Sundays already,& it has been going great, the kids are interested well at least seem like it. I told them this past Sunday I wish I could have 2 hours to teach, & with teaching comes a bit of preaching so it is all good. Joshua was the assistant,& successor of Moses. Joshua means, "Jehovah is Salvation". Jehovah is the name of God most frequently used in the Hebrew scriptures. Joshua's original name was Oshea found in numbers 13:8 Of the tribe of Ephraim , Oshea son of Nun. Joshua's father was Nun who was the son of Elishama who was the head of the tribe of Ephraim. The name Nun means fish, so I guess Nun would be a better name than fish. Joshua in battle, in the bible Joshua is first mentioned as the victorious commander of the Isrealites in their battle against the Amelikites at Rephidim. In Exodus 17: 8-13 Then came Amelek, and fought with Isreal in Rephidim. 9. And Moses said unto Joshua, Choose us out men, and go out, fight with Amalek: to morrow I will stand on the top of the hill with the rod of God in mine hand. 10. So Joshua did as Moses had said to him, and fought with Amalek: and Moses, Aaron, and Hur went to the top pf the hill.. 11. and it came to pass, when Moses held up his hand, that Israel prevailed: and when he let his hand down, Amalek prevailed. 12. But Moses' hands were heavy; and they took a stone, and put it under him, and he sat thereon; and Aaron and Hur stayed up his hands the one on one side, and the other on the other side; and his hands were steady until the going down of the sun. 13. And Joshua discomfited Amalek and his people with the edge of the sword. It is so wonderful how the bible is all tied up, to every story.

Ready to go

My truck back from the shop.

Company cook out mmmmm

How bout some ribs.

Aiden showed up for the food.

My Little Brother

Manuel Gerardo De Leon, a.k.a. Manny trying to sport off his mo-hawk

Dunno why my mom lets him do this, but then again i was also allowed to do all sort of things.

Here I am at a job site at a Dollar General installina their referigerator for their dairy product.

Dewalt drill baby.

Do What

Bro. Luke & Sis. Skyla Gwen from North Carolina, He has surrendered to come to the valley to start a church in the mid valley like Donna, Tx around that area.

Tools of the trade here are some books I use when I study my King James Bible.

Accident

Well I got in a accident last month it was a bad month, but Jesus is in control. I had just finished paying a ticket when I left from the sheriff office, 1 block. I tried to jump into my lane thinking there was a middle lane, but no it was under construction. I tried to back up, but there was traffic in back of me that wouldn't back off. Slow lane traffic came to a stop , but not on the fast lane a school bus, hit me. It was my fault i was impeding traffic. But that is over with now, Thank you Jesus.

It started to rain after i crashed, man did it start to rain so much that day, just for Little bit though. The Storm just passed by. Amen

Wrecker dropped it off right in my drive way where i park my truck, the wrecker was cheap though I thank Jesus for that also. We use this wrecker company to pick up customers cars they gave me a ridiculous low price, but then the boss called & told me to put it on the company tab. I would later pay them in payment which i am still doing about 20 bucks a week.

Here is my truck as i went to check on it, I wanted to cry, really, tear in my eye.

Border Wall

Here is David at grammas house with the border wall in here back yard, if you zoom in you might see someone jumping across, he he

Aiden Harrison Groves is the baby my wife takes care of, here he is at Davids graduation from Kindergarten.

Graduate in Blue

Closing out

As they close out this season, I hope that these boys will stay friends for a long time maybe when they are older I can bust out this picture & show them.

Longhorns Season was over

Here is David cracking a smile at me at his last game of the season or I thinki t was a tournament, lol, dont remember. they got 3rd place.

He got selected to the All-Stars but we told the coaches Nah not this time, We are thinking about moving him to another league we will see how that goes.