Graceman’s Musings

Baltimore Update – Had a great weekend of meetings at dad’s church Grace in Baltimore. Saw lots of family, friends and loved ones that have been faithful through the years and got to see my daughter/”My brown eyed girl”…saw sisters and family and the Boyz ( sisters boys )

lots of love and laughter. Good services : Met sweet new friends as well. Taught : Jabez Prayer, Message Comfort in Crisis Times and taught “Lord’s Prayer”. A man named Joe came to Christ and that made it worth the trip…..Heaven rejoices. In the evening precious lady brought someone from Cameroon/made a connection.

Cameroon Update – Have my passport, visa stuff is in process, will get my shots next week,

 ( pray for no side effects ) still have some funds needed but am confident if God guides…he will provide. Parents had good meetings in Memphis and we pick them up tonight.

Stay in touch with the B.L.O.G. ( Biblical Logos Of Graceman ) @ graceman.com

If you want to donate to “Jesus Project” for International and local ministry go to gracechurchtoday.com ( hit donate button and “Jesus Project” )

                                                  Love ya,

                                                  Graceman

 Late update in Baltimore : 

Had some good carribean food with daughter and nephews….twas good mon…..Ox tail/brown stew chicken…..the food that will be served in heaven…ya mon….Got parents from airport…Went out with parents and sisters/b-law to Outback ( quite an international day ) …went out with daughter for tea and had good bonding time…came home and watched Ravens game with Jeff…..Blogged and ready to say my prayers for you and yours…..Miss Annita and me little one…..and KJ and family…back home tomorrow  

                                                    Love to All, 

                                                     Graceman                              

What really matters

My wife and daughter were putting together photos of our family today for some picture frames. I had CNN on TV and there was Chaos and despair in Washington. Everyone’s nervous about the possible collapse of

the financial world. Several thoughts running through my head and to comfort your hearts……

1. No matter what I still have Jesus and more importantly he has me .

2. Though material loss is painful…life is more than that ( Jesus said so in Matt.5-7 ) and even wise Solomon said that all his stuff  was vanity and brought him vexation of spirit…being poor is really not that bad after all. I mean if you have food, clothing, shelter ( to quote my favorite T-shirts ” LIFE IS GOOD” and GOD IS GOOD….By the way GOD IS OUR SOURCE AND RESOURCE…..Not Wall Street…..

3. If God has given you friends, family and loved ones…cherish them….they are far more precious than material stuff that as Jesus said  rusts, moths eat and thieves steal…All of us have had someone on a deathbed or with a disease and would gladly bankrupt ourselves for their presence and well being.

I know this sounds macabre but maybe we need a good economic crash to humble us and get our attention

back on God and each other. So hug your loved ones, your mate, kids, a good friend and finally

thank God for what you do have and never take anyone or anything for granted…..Just a thought. My good friend Job had it right ” Naked came I out of the womb and naked shall I return…..BLESSED BE THE NAME OF THE LORD…… Look at these verses from the prophet Habbakkuk ………….

 16When I heard, my belly trembled; my lips quivered at the voice: rottenness entered into my bones, and I trembled in myself, that I might rest in the day of trouble: when he cometh up unto the people, he will invade them with his troops.

 17Although the fig tree shall not blossom, neither shall fruit be in the vines; the labour of the olive shall fail, and the fields shall yield no meat; the flock shall be cut off from the fold, and there shall be no herd in the stalls:

 18Yet I will rejoice in the LORD, I will joy in the God of my salvation.

 19The LORD God is my strength, and he will make my feet like hinds’ feet, and he will make me to walk upon mine high places. To the chief singer on my stringed instruments.

                                                                    Love Ya,

                                                                    Graceman

Heard the President’s speech last night- He seemed to be saying ” Man are we in a lot of trouble ” I said

like …”Whatever gave you that impression ? ” In the middle of the speech I muted the remote and went to the kitchen to eat some comfort food. I made some Rama Noodles/Noodles in a cup and ate some Ritz crackers. I said to myself. If the Depression is coming or here….at least I have Rama noodles….Hey ! Let’s

Praise and thank the Lord even for the Noodles….Give us this day, our daily noodles….Graceman stop blogging and go to sleep it’s 1:23 AM   Good Night Everyone….Eat some noodles and unmute your TV.

 

 

I have been receiving precious calls etc. from you and appreciate them so. We must stay close in heart and prayers in these tumultuous days. Received a tender call from Pastor Modica at 1St Assembly Deland to encourage Annita and myself re: dreams God has placed on our hearts. The Holy Spirit prompts people to write and call and pray. I pray my blog will encourage you to do as Winston Churchill said….Never, Never, Never Give Up. There is a God who loves you…..and we are to love one another. Chuck Smith said ” without this love for one another we have no right to call ourselves Christians….Love Ya, Graceman

 

SPECIAL UPDATE – Be in prayer for the people/believers in Zimbabwe. A member of the team we will be traveling with just returned and there is a virtual meltdown in a country of 9 million. No running water in the city where missions friend stayed/food was scarce and fuel even scarcer. We of course are experiencing a meltdown economically in America. We must remain focused on God our resource/provider in these times. Remember in Hebrews it speaks of everything being shaken so that which cannot be shaken ( Eternal/Spiritual things ) can remain.. Just some thoughts Be bold, strong, courageous…for the Lord thy God is with thee… Love you, Graceman

 

Welcome to the BLOG site ( B.iblical L.ogos O.f G.raceman. ) Sorry that the Blog has not been updated for a while. With the move and reconnecting of internet service etc. I have not been able to regularly blog. For some of our dear friends that received our newsletter/life update this will be a means of keeping updated. I will be posting pictures, Bible Study notes and as my high tech son-in-law/Roy helps me i’ll get video for you to view. This coming week I will be ministering at my dad’s church in Baltimore, Md.

Pray for my parents as they travel to minister at Pastor Jerry’s church in Memphis this week.

 Lord willing I will be in Cameroon, Africa in late October through the first part of November as our letter indicated. As we also shared with you ( not to be redundant ) I will be teaching the book of Ephesians at a seminary and the classic teaching of the Lord’s Prayer. Also this Africa trip will be the launch of a dream of my heart that will be called  “The Jesus Project “. ( Not to be confused with the wonderful ” Jesus Film Project ” ). The group that I will be traveling with to Cameroon is not called ” The Jesus Project” .

 This will be my first venture of Faith in a new ministry birthed in my heart. As you pray, support and get involved in your own sphere of influence….Loving, Helping and telling others of God’s Great Love you will

in fact be a part of the “Jesus Project” and he will reward what you do unto the “least of these” as you have done it unto Him.

     We found a great fellowship called Heritage Fellowship. The Pastor’s name is Paul and he is a good teacher of the Word and he and his wife love the Lord. Between my “Indian Jones Evangelical Expeditions”

I will seek to be an Armour Bearer ( I Sam. 14 ) for him and wherever I minister. Please lift up and encourage all who serve the Lord in these days of extreme apostasy. I will be helping them with Outreach and Discipleship . Our three objectives as believers are Exalting the Lord through Worship, Evangelizing the Lost and Edifying/Building up the believers. My next BLOG will begin a study of Ephesians and I will also have commentaries regarding current events ( In light of Scripture ) or simply to encourage and inform you.

I will also add some links to funny stuff and pics etc. of interest. If you find any cool stuff E-mail it to me.

Love to all my family, friends and loved ones. Prayers for all my foes and special blessing to my four daughters who I love with all my being…… My  wonderful and faithful Annita sends her love and prayers to each of you.  Pray for her as she keeps the ” home fires burning. ”

                                                                 Love Ya,

                                                                 Graceman

If you want to Join me in the “Jesus Project” Revolution/ E- Mail me at contactgraceman@yahoo.com

You can get my BLOG directly at graceman.com or gracechurchtoday.com and then click BLOG

Outside of the African Trip I also want to spread the message of ” The Jesus Project ” and how each of us can make a difference. If your church or Pastor is interested and will fly me in ( or send a camel or donkey or rickshaw ) I will be glad to come.

Finally when I return from Africa I plan to do a project to help a lot of impoverished E. Tennessee families

and make sure they are warm and fed. You can donate to that via any gift on the gracechurchtoday.com

site and hit donate. This isn’t ” All about Me ” and I am not seeking wealth or a name for myself…hence the name of the ministry is not  ” The Earl Project” .

Lord knows we have had enough of the “deification of man instead of the glorification of God ” I just think we as believers are part of the solution to all the pain, poverty, injustice and abuses going on in this world.  We could feed the world with what we send to the dump each day and clothe the world with the excess in our closets and garages. Do Jesus a favor this week and help with the “Revolution” …Jesus Project – ” No one Unloved, Unfed or Untold “