Dear Family of our Lord Jesus Christ!
How are you on this Friday?
We are praying for you and yours, we love you in our Lord Jesus Christ!
Pastor Marty Cooper of Christ Full Deliverance Ministries in Rio Rancho, New Mexico is in need of our prayers. Pastor Marty is our Dear Friend! Rick Stambaugh, who is a member of Pastor Marty’s Church sent us this note:Calling on all family of Christ. Pastor Marty Cooper is in need of a miracle, a divine healing, calling a 3 day fast of no food from this friday 2/27/14 to Sun 3/1/15.
God Bless you all
Winter storm warnings and winter weather advisories are in effect through this afternoon fort northern and central New Mexico. We usually do not get enough snow on the west side of Albuquerque so that it hangs onto our bushes, but this morning I awoke to much snow! My friend Scott Flury reports from Chama, New Mexico: With the 4 storms heading our way we should move ahead of normal for the snow season. We are at 72.60 inches of snow this year. At the end of February we should be at 77.25. Was late in arriving but our forest and lakes will appreciate the moisture. 
My friend Jeniffer Davis of 770 KOB radio reports that I-40 in Albuquerque is one big sheet of ice. Jeniffer took this picture at 4:18am on her way into work driving at 20 mph. Be careful New Mexico, today is not the day for the Indy 500! Click on this headline for more:
Yesterday I was blessed to visit Valley View Christian Church in Edgewood, New Mexico as they prepared for their monthly food pantry. Kelly Snelgrove supplied me with some food for some folks in need. I Praise God for the many food pantries in New Mexico! Matthew 18:3 For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in. Kelly and her hubby Glenn help out every month at the food pantry as do many other faithful volunteers! By the way if you did not know Kelly writes for us here at FGGAM! PTL! 1 Peter 4:10 teaches us…..Each of you should use whatever gift you have received to serve others, as faithful stewards of God’s grace in its various forms. many people are in need, you do not have to look far to see someone in need, have the eyes and heart of Jesus Christ. 
The World is at war with children. Today my friends pray for the children of the world. We live in a world where the sanctity of life is at it’s lowest point since WW II. From abortion right here where I live in Albuquerque, NM to the Islamic State and Boko Haram raping and killing children, to child abuse in the United States. To the poverty and hunger of children. Right here in New Mexico the latest report I have is that nearly 30% of our children get just one good meal a day. We have to look at this problem through the eyes of God. God is not happy with the world’s assault on His children. Picture in your mind right now of an assault, what comes to mind when you think of an assault? I think of someone getting the daylights pounded out of them! That is what we are doing to God’s children. I am deeply sadden by this assault on God’s children. Yesterday I spent nearly an hour talking with a New Mexico County Sheriff about a particular case. He was so very nice and understanding and he and his Deputies are doing the best they can, with the laws on the books. We better be looking at the Bible. The world is assaulting God on many fronts. The end result will not be good for those that assault His children. Turn off the “nothing noise” of the world and turn toward God and His ways. Behold, children are a gift of the LORD, The fruit of the womb is a reward. Psalm 127:3
Pictured here with me is my Dear Friend Jade and then our grand baby Lilith Evelyn. Remember look at the world through the eyes of God.
And he said: “Truly I tell you, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. Matthew 18:3…do you believe that?
We better get busy loving like God intended us to!
From Pastor Don Kimbro:
Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new. — 2 Corinthians 5:17
When I first became a believer in the Lord Jesus Christ—a born again Christian—one of the best things that happened to me at the time was a small group that my wife and I joined in the church that met to memorize Scripture.
We would meet each week and learn two Bible texts under a particular theme or subject. Now we couldn’t recite the verses perfectly the first night, but our assignment during the week was to come prepared at the next meeting to repeat the two verses in front of everyone else. Pressure to learn God’s Word? Absolutely. Did it turn out to be a blessing from God when we wrote His word on our hearts? Absolutely. In fact, I still remember most of the verses I learned in that group over 40 years ago. One of those is the one above from the apostle Paul, written to the church at Corinth where believers are referred to as, “a new creation” in Christ.
One of the most enjoyable aspects of being a Bible student and teacher is when you study a verse and you find something very interesting that helps illuminate the meaning. In 2 Corinthians 5:17, you’ll notice that Paul uses the word, “new” twice in this text. He says, we are a “new creation” and the “new has come.”
Now most of the time when we refer to something as being new, we think of some kind of event or material thing, like a new car, or new furniture or a new job or it could be a new personal relationship like a new friend. It’s something that has recently come into existence. The Bible in its original language has a word for that kind of understanding—neos. But that kind of newness is only temporary. It’s new now, but in a few weeks or months or years it won’t be new any longer. That’s neos. In fact, this kind of newness will eventually become old.
But the word the apostle Paul uses in this verse for “new” is another word completely. It’s kainos, which refers to something that is new in quality or character, something that is novel because it is not impaired by time. It is a newness that stays permanent and continues to change into something even better as time goes by. Spiritually, that’s what we become in Christ.
Is this the story of your life and relationship with Jesus? Have you become that kind of new person because “the old things have passed away” in your life? Are you becoming a new creation each day, one that is brand new in essence and nature that will last forever because of what the Holy Spirit is doing in your life? What an awesome pledge made to us by God.
If you don’t know Jesus Christ as your personal Lord and Savior, you can change that today and become that new creation that Paul talks about. Will you trust Him to change you forever as you give your heart to Him—forever? The Bible says, that if we, “confess with our mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in our hearts that God has raised Him from the dead, we will be saved” (Romans 10:9-10). That means we will be changed. We will become new—a new creation in Christ. — Pastor Don
UPDATE: I was on the phone yesterday with Beneful Corporate. They are standing by their product. No plans for a recall. I was on the phone with them for 20 minutes and they answered all my questions. They are saying that a social media war was started against them 2 years ago.
Here is their official statement by spokesperson Keith Schop:
Beneful is a high-quality, nutritious food enjoyed by millions of dogs everyday. However, you may have heard that a class action lawsuit was recently filed in Northern California.
As pet owners ourselves, our priority is the health and well-being of the millions of dogs who enjoy Beneful. We take these allegations very seriously and stand by our product, which is backed by Purina’s strict quality controls and comprehensive food safety program.
Unfortunately, class action suits are common these days. They are not indicative of a product issue. In fact, we’ve faced two such suits in the past with similar allegations. Both were found to be baseless and were subsequently dismissed by the courts.
Adding to the confusion, social media outlets can be a source of false or incomplete information, as many other pet food brands have experienced themselves.
We at Beneful want you, our valued customers, to know that this lawsuit is baseless; you can continue to feel confident feeding your dogs our food. We stand committed to our Brand, our products and your pets.
We encourage you to reach out to us at any time with any questions at 1-800-877-7551. Or, visithttps://www.beneful.com/our-people to get a behind the scenes look into how the Purina Nutrition Research team evaluates the safety and ingredients of Beneful dog food.
May God Bless you and yours forever and ever! Dewey, Sharon, Family and FGGAM Team
