INVITATION

Danny and Sandy put us together and we are DANDY!

W.W.J.D.
What Would Jesus Do Association
Two North Villa
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73107

FINALLY SHALOM! - TOGETHER AGAIN

Announcing the upcoming MARRIAGE REDEDICATION CEREMONY of DANNY PATTON and SANDY LYNN PATTON April 4th, 2014.

Danny is the son of the late Dorthy Dean Patton Bridges originally of Snyder, Texas; and the late Cecil Gaylon Patton originally of Bagota, Texas. He is the step-son of the late Jack W. Bridges originally of Ardmore, Oklahoma.

Danny is the grandson of: the late Marvin Patton and Eula Mae Mauldin Patton of Red River County, Texas; the late Hosey Coy Dever originally of Snyder, Texas and Mary Maude Trousdale Dever who is originally from Point Point, Texas and now resides in Ozark, Arkansas.

Danny is the great grandson of the late C.Y. Caleb Young Trousdale and the late Barbara Robinson Trousdale of Pilot Point and Snyder Texas.

Sandy Lynn is the daughter of the late Gaylon Lemuel Shannon and the late Anna RENE Laurene Casey Shannon both of Mason, Oklahoma in Okfuskee County.

At age 40, Sandra Lynn Shannon Patton was adopted by the late RAY Raymond Charles Sherman originally of Payne County, Oklahoma. Ray pastored churches in Payne, Coal, and Okfuskee Counties and was active in jail and nursing home and street ministry as well as mission trips to Mexico.

At age 50, Sandy Lynn was unofficially adopted by the late ED Edgar Kopp of Oklahoma City. Together they co-authored MR. EMPLOYMENT™.

Sandy Lynn is the granddaughter of: the late LEE Elbie Leonal Shannon originally of Muldrow, Oklahoma and the late Ida Francis Clinkenbeard Shannon Boren originally of Mount Home, Arkansas; the late BILL, William Levi Casey originally of Branson, Missouri and the late Stella Delpha Hayhurst Casey originally of Berryville, Arkansas. She is the step-granddaughter of Homer Boren originally from Muldrow, Oklahoma.

Danny and Sandy Lynn have two married daughters: Jared and Sarah Martin of Mustang Oklahoma; and Donald and Mary Johnson of San Diego California.

Sandy Lynn has a God-Son, Ryan Prater, and a God-Daughter, Andrea Strayhorn, and God-grandchildren children: Sabra Strayhorn, William Jerry Bradford III, and Isaiah Strayhorn which are all formerly of Okemah Oklahoma. She has two God-Sons in Oklahoma City: Yosef Azebbar and Michael Makanile.

Danny graduated from Pawhuska High School. Sandy Lynn graduated from Okemah High School. The Patton’s are both alumni of Oklahoma Baptist University in Shawnee Oklahoma. The Patton’s have served in ministry as evangelists in Oklahoma, Arkansas and Texas.

The Patton’s served in the following Southern Baptist Churches in Oklahoma: Westlawn and Douglas Boulevard in Oklahoma City and Weatherford Indian. In addition Danny served on the staff of First Baptist Church in Houston Texas. Sandy Lynn has served on the staff of the following Oklahoma Baptist Churches: White Stone Baptist Church in Cromwell as well as Calvary Okemah, Last Chance and Pharaoh all Baptist Churches in Okfuskee County. Sandy Lynn served as Baptist Student Union song leader for O.U. Health Sciences Center in Oklahoma City and Panhandle State University in Goodwell Oklahoma. Both Danny and Sandy served on the staff of the Capital Baptist Association in the Baptist Women’s Shelter, Grace Rescue Mission and the Baptist Mission Center. Sandy Lynn has also served in NE Indiana and South Dakota in the U.S. and international missions to Mexico and headed up Haiti Relief and Restoration –helps from Oklahoma she personally took as far as Galveston, Texas on their way to Haiti.

Sandy Lynn Patton directed and hosted W.W.J.D. Radio programs out of two stations in Oklahoma City: KTLR 2005-2006 and KTLV 2009-10. Danny is the former pastor of the Indian Baptist Church in Weatherford Oklahoma. Sandy Lynn Patton is the Pastor of W.W.J.D. Westlawn in Oklahoma City where she has been the past seven-and-a-half years. The Patton’s are the Directors of What Would Jesus Do Association.

Danny and Sandy Lynn Patton originally married at Westlawn Baptist Church by Pastor Hugh Bumpas in Oklahoma City April 4th, 1980 and lived together in: Oklahoma City, Midwest City, Boise City, Goodwell and Weatherford, Norman. Danny and the girls lived in Choctaw. Danny also lived in Purcell. Sandy Lynn also ived in Okemah, Edmond, McLoud, and Pauls Valley.

After twenty-one years of trauma, due to divorce and separations, the Pattons invite you to know the joy –finally shalom! They are together again.

Well wishers may contact Danny and Sandy Lynn Patton at Two North Villa; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73107.

Look for us on FACEBOOK

TOGETHER AGAIN March 1 at 2:00pm

https://www.facebook.com/events/1447159452182827/
MARRIAGE REDEDICATION CEREMONY April 4 at 8:00pm

https://www.facebook.com/events/743528365658162/
FINALLY! SHALOM April 5 at 5:00pm

Thanks To All The Many Friends And Supporters For Your Support During This Recovery Season From The Oklahoma Tornadoes

Thanks seems like such a little word to say in tribute to such a response of support and giving that we here in Oklahoma have received from all over the United States. Here at Two North Villa in Oklahoma City 73107, W.W.J.D. has received mountains of donations to help the poor and needy and those recovering from the devastating storms that affected Oklahomans in 52 of our 77 counties 2013. You cannot imagine the change on the faces of those who are told you may have whatever you need that is available --no red tape, no qualifications, no forms, no waiting period. Honestly they just sigh and look at you with wide eyes of unbelief and then throw their arms around your neck and cry!

Those with good insurance

You would think that since May would be plenty of time to recover, but the damage was so much and so wide spread that it has overwhelmed many --even those with good insurance have spent it all only to remember that now they have no winter belongings --in all the turmoil they didn't even think about that. So here we are facing winter and they have no jackets or coats or gloves or warm underwear or heavy blankets...etc. Now, that's just the ones with good insurance.

The under-insured are a different story

Many of them have no furniture or household goods --much less winter clothing. They are in housing. Many have been on the move: moving from temporary shelters and/or tents to hotels to rent houses. Some, the ones whose houses were not totaled by their insurance companies, are actually having to pay their old mortgages and at the same time come up with rent along with all now deposits for utilities.

Another thing to be considered is that if the family dwelling is under-insured the family’s mode of transportation will mostly likely be underinsured as well. Vehicles with liability only or too small amount of insurance to replace were tossed by the tornadoes, pounded by the hail and/or flooded by the severe flooding. These vehicles were piled up on huge lots and junked; leaving many owners without hope to replace what they originally had.

The under-insured are more likely to be those families that are living 12 to 24 even up to 36 in a home with the uninsured relatives clinging to them in what housing they do have. After all these months they are just now starting to separate back into their own family units and to have some sense of normality again. This transition takes deposits, rent money, cars, often new jobs, furniture, household goods, counseling, etc.

The uninsured's situation is even worse

The devastation of the multiple huge storms that ravaged Oklahoma threw many of them on the street. And yes, the Red Cross shelters picked them up and helped as did Salvation Army and the City Rescue Mission here in Oklahoma City. Indeed, many churches both large and small opened their doors as well, doing great works of charity all over Oklahoma. But with many of the uninsured struggling still, very hard, in many many ways, most of the churches that opened their doors to help have now shut them, leaving the uninsured frantic since the Red Cross and FEMA pulled up stakes as well.

The uninsured are more likely to be those living from pay-check to pay-check and with their homes, cars, and the tools of their trades all torn up they would have lost work as well as belongings. They are in some place temporary but, are limping severely. Meantime, the cheap motels were over-run and still are. The rental properties that were available went up in price due to the increased demand.

These folks have not recovered; because, even though they are off the street, they are stuck at subsistence levels of: food, clothing, and shelter. This is because they were the ones already in trouble --the poor, and already needy at times. These are the ones that are hurting financially the most and they are the ones that know the least how to budget. They are the ones that continue to need food and clothes and hygiene items to help them to recover. It literally takes these folks years to recover from the blow they received –because they have little or no back-up plan.

Who are these folks? These are not the lazy bums. Many of these folks actually own Mom-and-Pop businesses. They are the shade-tree-mechanics that try to fix their own cars because they can't afford to pay someone else to do it. They are the ones that get up on their own roofs and do their own repairs because they have not insurance and they struggle to get first traps and then building materials to redo what was damaged. And YES there are many tarps draped still over homes and businesses.

The home-less poor already on the street.

Much to most’s surprise, the ones who have been the most resilient through these horrifically devastating monster storms are the home-less poor. They are the tough survivor type already and know how to get out of harm’s way. They live on the street any way. In fact, the outpouring of charity helped them live better than usual –for which the honest ones are quite shocked and very thankful.

Those who work with the home-less poor have seen an increase of self-worth among them and many have started to work temporary jobs that did not before. This is a really good thing that is occurring among them. They saw an outpouring of affection and caring for the hurting and it has stirred their hearts to want to re-enter society again. Also, desire or interest in attending worship services among them has increased. Not only that, most recently W.W.J.D. had encountered more and more home-less poor actually wishing to give back by helping give to others and even to minister to them. So this turn- about of events has been very very interesting to see.

What we learn through this is that for the home-less poor the most important way for them to receive help is through ministries, so that the temptation to fleece individuals is reduced. Too many hand the beggars with signs on the corners cash and they do not respect you they just want drug, alcohol or cigarette money and are scamming for it –often lying in appearance or on their signs. In other words, don’t hand out cash to the bum on the street. Give it through a reliable God-centered ministry and it will actually be of more assistance. The reason is because they will see it as more from God, Himself; which lifts them up to prayer and thanksgiving.

Another thing we have learned is that those ministries helping the homeless poor have fared better since the storms than before. Because of this the helps that have been received are better. And the secondary effect is that the home-less poor are responding quite positively. Therefore, these helps need to continue.

Then there are the injured, ill and infested

Many spent months in the hospital. If they were not directly injured by the storm they were made ill by the storm. This huge circulating storm sucked up the sewer water and then spewed it back on them. Those in it's path --especially those out in the storm, spent months getting over severe respiratory infections. Many had to have their lungs physically drained. After months in a hospital, they have to come and restart again. These need our help to do so.

Others are just now becoming ill due to other situations however, along with the stress of the ravaging storms, it takes a greater toll.

Also, it seems that the sewer waters being spewed out caused in overwhelming increase in such creatures as: poisonous snakes, spiders, roaches, crickets, and mosquitoes …among other things. Therefore, there is an increase of bites and secondary infections from these bites.

Another, seemingly unrelated problem has been bed-bug infestation. Many have lost beds, couches, chairs, clothing and all their bedding, and many other items and have even been forced to move due to bed bugs. The replacement and moving and/or removal costs are substantial. The bed bugs have been spread more than usual by persons being displaced from their original homes into temporary housing and/or into cramped quarters. Also, the usual cleanliness habits were reduced during the time of the storm and immediately after the storm –for sure. And for those who became depressed over it all, their cleanliness habits were also less. All these things have increased the bed bug infestations to alarming levels.

Those who must replace items and/or have to put down new (unexpected) deposits often find themselves without the extra funds to do so. These also turn to ministries like W.W.J.D. to help.

The Multiple Assault Survivors

These are the ones who rode through the midst of the storm and came out with their lives, but they are traumatized more than one way. They jump at loud noises and cringe and cry at thunderstorms because their losses were multiplied:

(1) Many in Moore Oklahoma who lost their homes in 1999 went through the loss again in 2013,

(2) Multi-generational family homes lost --meaning the parents, grandparents and children all lost their homes,

(3) Entire neighborhood loss --such as Steelman Estates in Bethel Acres,

(4) Loss of health and/or lives in the family plus severe loss of property,

(5) Loss of business, or way to earn a living --such as work vehicles and tools with loss of health and/or lives in the family usually along with the home and household and personal belongings loss.

(6) Some families suffered the event of two storms back to back. If you will remember some of the storms were following the same tracks. Those who survived with some belongings intact (not to mention and their beloved pets) could not get back in to retrieve them because of the storms that followed. Others were held out by authorizes for safety sake and robbers stole what belongings they had that remained.

(7) Still other suffered the unimaginable of actually going through all three storms: May 19th 2013, May 20th 2013, and May 31st 2013 --having moved from the first place to a 2nd and 3rd only to be hit again and again.

SO, WHAT'S THE BOTTOM LINE?

The good work that has begun is not finished!
So keep the helps coming --please.
For the sake of all the many folks still in much need of help.

W.W.J.D. sees their faces and knows their stories
--and God does too!
Would you be the one to continue to dare to care
Do What Jesus Would Do?

Donations

DONATIONS: W.W.J.D. Two North Villa Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73107 405.606.3900

MOORE TORNADO MAY 20 2013 & MAY 19 2013 IMPACT ON OKLAHOMA

W.W.J.D. & 211-HEARTLINE COORDINATING NEEDS

SOME AREAS ARE RUNNING OVER WITH VOLUNTEERS AND SUPPLIES AND BEGGING FOR STORAGE
-- WHILE OTHER AREAS RUNNING SHORT OF BOTH

Some areas are calling for storage units to storage up an overload of goods donated; while other are needing the very things these places are overloaded with; thus, the need for coordination between areas affected in OKLAHOMA by the MAY 19 2013 and MAY 20 2013 TORNADOES.

HYGIENE PACKS:
1 gallon zip lock bag fill with:
1 each:
toothpaste, toothbrush, hair comb, razor, washcloth, deordorant, bar of soap or liquid soap, shampoo)
+ a short encouraging note of a prayer and/or Scripture --and sign your first name or Organization.

LAUNDRY PACKS:
1 gallon zip lock bag fill with (1 small bottle of DAWN --can do dishes or wash clothes with this-- and 1 smal pack of drier sheets) + a short encouraging note of a prayer and/or Scripture --and sign your first name or Organization.

FOOD PACKS:
1 gallon zip lock bag fill with: (1 pint size zip lock of nuts, 1 pint size zip lock of dried fruits, 1 protein bar (avoid chocolate --due to melting potential),1 pint size zip lock of poweraide or gateraide in a powdered form and/or powdered milk) + a short encouraging note of a prayer and/or Scripture --and sign your first name or Organization.

BIBLE PACKS:
1 gallon zip lock bag fill with: (1 Bible -whole Bible, 1 pen, 1 note pad) + a short encouraging note of a prayer and/or Scripture --and sign your first name or Organization.

TUB PACKS:
4 Sterlite pop on seal storage tubs 1 box gallon zip lock bags 1 roll masking tape WIDE 4 permanent magic markers: BLACK, BLUE, GREEN, RED + a short encouraging note of a prayer and/or Scripture --and sign your first name or Organization.

FIRST-AIDE PACKS:
1 gallon zip lock bag filled with Band-aides various sizes Q tips Medical Tape 2X2 and 4X4 gauge 2" rolled gauze TAO (tripple antibiotic ointment) ALCOHOL PADS Tweezers 1 zip lock samwich bag of Baking soda (to mix with water & clean wounds)

WE NEED 'EM PACKS:
1 gallon zip lock bag fill with (6 baby diapers, 1 small box of wipes, 6 plastic grocery bag) WRITE: "BABY __ " (fill in the size) BIG on outside of gallon zip lock bag) 1 gallon zip lock bag fill with (3 toddler diapers, 1 small box of wipes, 3 plastic grocery bag WRITE: "TODDLER __ " (fill in the size) BIG on outside of gallon zip lock bag) 1 gallon zip lock bag fill with (1 adult female diaper, 1 small box of wipes, 1 plastic grocery bag) WRITE: "FEMALE __ " (fill in the size) BIG on outside of gallon zip lock bag) 1 gallon zip lock bag fill with (6 adult male diapers, 1 small box of wipes, 6 plastic grocery bags) WRITE: "MALE __ " (fill in the size) BIG on outside of gallon zip lock bag) 1 gallon zip lock bag fill with (1 small pkg pads, 1 small box of wipes, 6 plastic grocery bags) WRITE: "PADS " (fill in the size) BIG on outside of gallon zip lock bag)

Join together with others and make up PACKS --to assist with immediate needs of the TORNADO VICTUMS of OKLAHOMA

WHERE TO TAKE PACKS:
W.W.J.D. WESTLAWN Two N. Villa (four blocks N. of I-40 on VILLA -straight N. STOCKYARD CITY) in Oklahoma City. Or Funds can be sent to our W.W.JD. account at UMB STOCKYARDS. Or notify us by phone 405-235-7297, here on FACEBOOK or by E-mail: WWJDDandy@yahoo.com when DONATIONS are ready to be picked up. All that we do will be posted publically on FACEBOOK --so you can know what happened with your donations.

HAITI, WHAT WILL YOU DO?
W.W.J.D. produces and hosts radio program
aired LIVE at 3:30-4pm CST
Monday or Tuesdays (every other week it's on the other day of the week)

THE GOALS OF THIS LIVE RADIO PROGRAM:

(1) Proclaiming the general need to help Haiti:
W.W.J.D. is promoting that helping Haiti is for everyone who calls on the name of our LORD. We are called by our faith do something to help the Haitian peoples -because they are our brother in need, and because their need is too near us and too great to ignore when you consider our Lord's words: "When you have done it unto the least of these you have done it unto Me"

Therefore, W.W.J.D. together with the Non-Profits that are interviewed on the air are offering the listeners a means to meet their Christian responsibility to help Haiti.

(2) Proclaiming the specific need for Respite Care near Haiti, yet away from there:
W.W.J.D. is making the statement that the need for Respite Care near, yet off the island of Haiti is essential. W.W.J.D.'s "MISSION" is to: "Help the HELPERS" with this Respite Care need. Our mission may change and further develop as we go along but, for now, our goal and efforts for Haiti will be focused in this manner.

The idea is that Post Traumatic Stress could possibly be avoided, or at the least, lessened, by some time to relax, reflect, and with godly counsel: debrief, before returning to a regular and often busy routine.

Also, the time off of Haiti I believe could be shortened and workers could return quicker with less expense if they had Respite Care on a separate, but near-by, island in a godly and relaxing counseling atmosphere before returning to work in Haiti again.

W.W.J.D. is offering listeners an on the air live experience as to how much these Helpers: while risking their lives to help others in Haiti; in fact, need assistance themselves. W.W.J.D. is offering a way to meet this need by providing this Respite Care for the Helpers of Haiti on an island nearby. This is also done through live on the air interviews with those who have just returned form the work in or near Haiti.

(3) Proclaiming that supplies need to be channeled to Haiti.
When people are dropped off or picked up, needed supplies could be traveling with them. The government of the island chain where our W.W.J.D. is to be soon set up, is friendly and cooperative, which would aid in this.

W.W.J.D. is actively interviewing Non-Profits that will agree to cooperate together with us to channel such supplies; such as, for example: PROCLAIMERS from Faith Comes By Hearing that will be traveling to Haiti via our island stop.

DONATIONS:

W.W.J.D.
366 EDNA LANE
McLOUD, OKLAHOMA 74851

FOR QUESTIONS about our mission project or how you can join us in these efforts:
405.361.3322 (M-F 9am-9pm ONLY CST)

W.W.J.D. Radio Program

DONATIONS:

W.W.J.D.
366 EDNA LANE
McLOUD, OKLAHOMA 74851

FIXIN' The FLATS a summary of Westlawn Baptist Church's 200810-200909 history

Mrs. Sandy Lynn Patton, Acting Director of W.W.J.D. is also Assistant Pastor of Westlawn Baptist Church in "THE FLATS" of Oklahoma City: the area just North of: the Stockyards, the Oklahoma River, Interstate 40, and the railroad: 2461 NW 1st Terrace; OKC, OK 73107. 405.235.7297. This area is a heavy NEEDS area, and the church does NOT support itself or it's heavy ministry:

CELEBRATIONS HELD OFF CAMPUS:

• Our Church attended a FOREVER LOVE Banquet in Okemah Oklahoma February 14, 2009.

• Held our Third Annual Pentecost Celebration at Wes Watkins Reservoir with a baptism ceremony May 31, 2009.

• Two youth attended Falls Creek the week of June 15^th 2009.

• WLBC attended our first New Moon Celebration where FOREVER LOVE was featured August 21, 2009.

• We had a party for our youths that graduated from high school at Wes Watkins Reservoir August 23, 2009.

BUILDING CHANGES:

Our church has had many repairs within the last year:

-sewer line replaced the Orangeburg with PVC

(replaced the line the entire length of the building on the east side)

-some new fittings in several sinks and toilets

-remodeled for handicap-use our two main bathrooms

-treated for insects inside and out

-termite extermination

-new paint inside and out

-dyed the fellowship hall carpet chocolate brown

-new indoor outdoor carpet in main entry way

-new tile on two of the bathroom floors

-numerous bids taken for a new roof

-Our two new Air Conditioner condenser units we actually installed in July of 2008.

-Our signs were redesigned and painted:

The small one on the South side closer to Villa

The larger on the front facing Villa

The metal one standing up on the South side

-A New Sign was donated and installed & times and days adjusted to current times/days

CHANGES IN OFFICERS:

Sandy Lynn Patton, our Music Minister was Licensed February 1, 2009.

Sandy Lynn Patton became our Assistant Pastor February 22, 2009.

Sandy Lynn Patton was Ordained March 29, 2009.

Sandy Lynn Patton and Connie Dunford became joint Church Clerks as Connie became quite ill.

Beloved Sister Connie, our Pastor’s wife, was “Born Into Glory” July 27. (“Born Into Glory” this term used to describe the home-going of at Believer is copyrighted © W.W.J.D. Media)

Bruce Holm joined and became our Treasure.

CHANGES IN SERVICES:

WLBC combined our Sunday evening worship & our Wednesday evening prayer services into one longer service held on Friday evenings –which often will be accompanied by a fellowship meal as well. There are many poor Jewish people down here in the FLATS and Friday evening services are an attempt to reach them.

OTHER ASSOCIATED MINSTRY CHANGES:

Bruce Holm started the music group: FOREVER LOVE

Sandy Lynn Patton went back into the Radio Ministry June 1, 2009

This time she is on KTLV 1220AM and also on the Internet at: KTLV1220.com

Friday nights 7-8pm and Sunday afternoons 4:30-5:30pm

FOREVER LOVE joins her in that ministry on the W.W.J.D. Radio/Internet Broadcast

MINISTRY OUTREACH PROJECTS:

• FOOD, CLOHTING, COUNSELING & SOME FURNITURE:

Due to the copper being stolen out of our two large condenser units the summer of 2008, the Jets after school program and Whiz Kids tutoring programs with drew from our facilities and also withdrew the financial support of our bills and our food project through the FOOD BANK.

Despite our numerous losses in funding due to our Air Conditioner Crisis in July 2008, our church decided NOT to stop our Clothing and Food and Counseling outreach. In fact, we increased it: from once every other month on food baskets and catch us as you can during services times for clothing and counseling to: Tuesday-Wednesday-Thursday 10a-2p.

During the increase in gasoline prices we were open almost everyday and seeing as many as 30 families daily in for food, clothing and counseling!

We have serviced many off I-40 trying to go “Home” –from out of state.

Hurricane Refugees from Galveston, TX and also, believe it or not, a few refugees from Katrina who where brought here from New Orleans are STILL being helped by our food, clothing, and counseling ministries.

• VBS 2009 resulted in the salvation of two Native American boys.

• FIXIN’ THE FLATS BY PICKIN’ THE STICKERS

Last Fall we held a successful discipleship/counseling program designed and led by Sandy Lynn Patton for problems with addictions. Through it we have had additions to our church, the salvation of one teenage boy and his mom.

A total of seven persons changed their lives (that we know of) from addictions: a boy child, two teenage boys, a middle aged female, two middle aged men, and a senior adult female. All were Native Americans except the middle-aged men and one male teen were Caucasians. Of these the changes were as follows: the females had huge weight loss totally changing their appearance and others have totally changed their lives styles from many of the following: drugs, porn, stealing, rebellion, the bar scene, school drop-outs, addiction to prescription drugs, and cigarettes.

Mrs. Sandy Lynn Patton, Acting Director of W.W.J.D. is also Assistant Pastor of Westlawn Baptist Church in "THE FLATS" of Oklahoma City: the area just North of: the Stockyards, the Oklahoma River, Interstate 40, and the railroad: 2461 NW 1st Terrace; OKC, OK 73107. 405.235.7297. This area is a heavy NEEDS area, and the church does NOT support itself or it's heavy ministry.

W.W.J.D. RADIO PROGRAM NOT ON LIVE YET

NEEDED: HELP LISTENING SO THAT I CAN IMPROVE WITH FEEDBACK.

You see, when you have a LIVE audience you have instant feedback, and you can adjust accordingly. Also when you are on a radio station live, you can have call in feedback. That's what I did the last time W.W.J.D. was on the air: 2005-2006, they actually called me THE GOD DOCTOR, because I took regular calls in and helped people with Spiritual/Psychological issues.

This is my third time on a regular radio show, my second time producing and hosting. This time is different in that I am no longer broadcasting over a small reaching local radio station. NOW OUR W.W.J.D. RADIO PROGRAM IS BROADCAST TO THE WORLD VIA THE INTERNET! Use to, I didn't have to watch so closely what I said or did. Now our potential audience is HUGE! It is exciting, but in a way kind of scary. Plus, it's tons more work, because I have to be more careful about content: I try hard to never quote anything or anyone without the proper information to back it up, so that is not too much of a problem. The HARD WORK part is the original songs! Now, I have written, I don't know, up to this point maybe 300 to 350 in my life-time: I started writing about age 14. However, and many of those are my W.W.J.D. Songs For the Young At Heart. I often find myself writing as much as a new W.W.J.D. Song a week! Now, I am not telling you that we get a complete song finished with all the over-lays and different tracks we want done in a week, but sometimes we do. So, one neat thing is you will hear are some songs in progress: you will hear the basic bare-bones song, and then the next week will have laid another track over it.

If we could concentrate more time on W.W.J.D. Songs and, I guess if we had more money to pay out for production, we could get what we want done all at once. So, you see where we need help. PLEASE LISTEN TO THE W.W.J.D. INTERNET BROADCAST ON KTLV1220.COM FRIDAYS 7-8P OR SUNDAYS 4:30-5:30P, AND IF YOU HEAR SOMETHING YOU LIKE, LET ME KNOW.

--In HIM,
Sandy Lynn Patton



DONATIONS:

W.W.J.D.
366 EDNA LANE
McLOUD, OKLAHOMA 74851

WHAT WOULD JESUS DO THOUGHTS

W.W.J.D.
WHAT WOULD JESUS DO ASSOCIATION

WHAT WOULD JESUS DO THOUGHTS …

All of these questions came to my mind after reading, together with my adopted dad, Raymond Charles Ray Sherman, Charles Shelton’s book, In His Steps. It was MORE than JUST a WHAT WOULD JESUS DO PHILOSOPHY; it was to me a complete revolution in society as we know it I was shooting for! I asked myself: What if all TRUE BELIEVERS actually asked themselves the question:

WHAT WOULD DO?

(Insert your own name, of course)

Before saying or doing anything? I began to get excited as I pondered on just HOW that would change society as we know it. Then all sorts thoughts popped into my mind as I tried to implement this in my own life:

WHEN WOULD JESUS DO?

WHICH WOULD JESUS DO?

WHY WOULD JESUS DO?

HOW WOULD JESUS DO?

WHAT DOES JESUS WANT?

WHAT DOES JESUS STAND FOR?

WHAT JESUS DID

THE W.W.J.D. PHILOSOPHY stemmed actually from me asking the specific question of myself:

WHAT WOULD SANDY LYNN PATTON DO?:

It was the spring of 1998 in my hometown of Okemah, Oklahoma. It seemed everywhere we attempted to take the grassroots movement of:

ACCEPTING ANYONE AND EVERYONE
NO MATTER WHAT BACKGROUND

into the local churches: had failed. The Hispanic, American Indian and smaller country side churches were more accepting and were actively associating with us. However, our question still remained: what were we going to do with our mixed herd of new converts? We bused them to the country churches for a while –until that task was more than my dad and I could handle; then we got down on our knees and prayed. We cried and begged our Father in Heaven for an answer. We agreed that we would do whatever He wanted us to do, only we begged God in Jesus name to show us what to do and how to do it. I remember Dad's prayer so strongly I can almost hear his voice saying this to the Lord:

LORD, if You don't go with us, don't send us!

The result was the birth of W.W.J.D. an association of individuals, churches or other organizations cooperating together to do what Jesus would do.

THE WHAT WOULD JESUS DO MOVEMENT WAS BORN!

W.W.J.D. was born out of a prayer of desperation, a prayer of seeking, a prayer of surrender, a prayer of commitment to follow where ever and however He would personal lead us.

THE COST?

All that we had

All that we were

All that we would be

WE SURRENDERED IT All

Have you ever personally asked yourself that pointed question?

WHAT WOULD DO?

Are you ready to insert YOUR name?

W,W,J.D. RADIO/INTERNET BROADCAST on KTLV1220AM.COM

DONATIONS:

W.W.J.D.
366 EDNA LANE
McLOUD, OKLAHOMA 74851

How W.W.J.D. or What Would Jesus Do Association began

The name W.W.J.D. of our nonprofit organization came from my Dad (my adopted Dad, Raymond Charles "Ray" Sherman) and myself reading together the book In His Steps by Charles Shelton. In each Christian's life, in Sheldon's book, when they asked themselves: "What Would Jesus Do?" and changed their life's actions accordingly; in doing so they were stating with their lives --which speak much louder than words, that Jesus was NOT ONLY their Saviour, but also their LORD! I said, as we finished the book: "Dad, let's do it! Let's start a What Would Jesus Do Movement right here!" He said: "Sandy, the rich will never give up their wealth to help the poor like they did in that book, that's a fairly tale." "If the Spirit of the Living Lord wants them too they will!" I answered back. So, we decided with that to spend and do all that we had to reach the down and out in Okfuskee County and prayed that others would join in.

The response of the down and out was very encouraging: in the later 1990's we did a great work, with at least 100 new converts yearly from jail, nursing home, mentally retarded home, psychiatric clients, hospital and street ministry. However, to our great dismay our new converts often were not welcomed in many of the local churches! In fact, the general attitude of the church seemed to be that if you were down and out, your own actions probably put you there, so why should we care! (In 1995 in Okemah, the ministerial alliance only helped assist those passing through to go ahead on and leave; and they would help those who lived in the county if they had a fire or a tornado.) During those years my Dad and I were seen as angels by one third of the county, demon-possessed by one third of the county and the other third was staying out any judgments --waiting, if you will to see how it came out.


When my Dad died, and my Mama died, I found out what pressures in society can do! I was threatened and harassed so badly that at one point I had to flee my home, which was also the church! I was called in the County Court House and I was yelled out and threatened by a judge: "You're not the only one God talks too! I'm going to throw you in jail if you don't stop!" I told him that I didn't know how he thought that he could put me in jail, but that if he did, since I went to the jail every week: "I'll just minister from the inside. " Then I told him: "If you put a gun to my head with your hand on the trigger and said to me: 'STOP OR I'LL SHOOT!' I'd say 'GO AHEAD AND SHOOT!' I will NOT STOP what I am doing!" I was NOT going to be run out or stopped, but shortly afterwards a family emergency moved me to Oklahoma City.

It took a while for things to change, and some things still need changing, but things in Okfuskee County, are much much better. For example: Dad had started a fund at FBC of Okemah called "FRIENDS" which is to help anyone who asks for assistance by giving them $20. Ray Sherman died in 2000, yet the fund goes on. During his life he led THOUSANDS to the Lord, by the example of giving of himself to help meet their needs --that was the door that opened up their spiritual ears. The FRIENDS idea and fund still exists today, and the ministerial alliance now helps those in need in the county. Ten years later, the judge is dead, and the community has decided that Dad and I were pretty good after all.

"For to this you were called, because Messiah also suffered for us, leaving you an example, that you should follow His steps"I Peter 2.21


Now, I am the first and only Southern Baptist ordained and licensed woman in the state of Oklahoma. I am the Assistant Pastor of Westlawn Baptist Church where we employ the same principles and the W.W.J.D. radio/Internet program is on KTLV1220.com Friday 7-8pm and Sunday 4:30-5:30pm both CST.



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Sandy Lynn making Indian Fry Bread: McLoud OK April 2006

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PROGRAM DATE:
PROGRAM NUMBER, PROGRAM THEME:
VISTIORS-CALLERS:

2005 12 24
#1 Holidays and Unrealistic Expectations
David Lindsey

2005 12 31
#2 Everybody Needs To Know They're Loved
David Lindsey

2006 01 08
#3 Do You Want To Get Well?

2006 01 15
#4 A Perfect Heart
Chris

2006 01 22
#5 Everybody Needs To Know They are Loved (repeat)
David Lindsey

2006 01 29
#6 WHY WAIT? Part I: Because of Who God is
Carolyn

2006 02 05
#7 WHY WAIT? Part II: When Our Plans Get in God's Way

2006 02 12
#8 WHY WAIT? Part III: There is Rest In The Waiting

2006 02 19
#9 Are You Riding on Eagles Wings or Carrying An Albatross?

2006 02 26
#10 GOD SPEAKS Part I: Thru CREATION

2006 03 05
#11 GOD SPEAKS Part II: Thru CIRCUMSTANCES

2006 03 12
#12 GOD SPEAKS Part III: Thru OTHERS
Karen Lambert

2006 03 19
#13 GOD SPEAKS Part IV: Thru DREAMS


2006 03 26
#14 GOD SPEAKS Part V: Thru VISIONS
Deborah

2006 04 02
#15 GOD SPEAKS Part VI: Thru Fulfilling Scriputres About the Jewish People


2006 04 09
#16 GOD SPEAKS Part VII: Thru HIS SON


2006 04 16
#17 GOD SPEAKS Part VIII: Thru RAISING THE DEAD


2006 04 23
#18 GOD SPEAKS Part IX: Thru SIGNS and WONDERS


2006 04 30
#19 GOD SPEAKS Part X: Thru Scripture


2006 05 07
#20 GOD SPEAKS Part XI: Thru HIS Faithfulness


2006 05 14
#21 GOD SPEAKS Part XII: Thru ANGLES


2006 05 21
#21 GOD SPEAKS Part XIII: Thru A STILL SMALL VOICE


2006 05 28
#22 GOD SPEAKS Part XIV: Thru


2006 06 04
#23 GOD SPEAKS Part XV: Thru OTHER LANGUAGES


2006 06 11
#24 GOD SPEAKS Park XVI: Thru SONG


2006 06 18
#25 GOD SPEAKS Part XVII: Thru AUDIBLE VOICE


2006 06 25
#26 GOD SPEAKS Part XVIII: Thru THE LIVES OF THOSE IN SCRIPTURE


2006 07 02
#28 GOD SPEAKS Part XIX: Thru MARRIAGE: SEEKING A BRIDE


2006 07 09
#29 GOD SPEAKS Part XX: Thru MARRIAGE: COVERING


2006 07 16
#30 GOD SPEAKS Part XXI: Thru MARRIAGE: WOOING


2006 07 23
#31 GOD SPEAKS Part XXII: Thru MARRIAGE: BETROTHAL


2006 07 30
#32 GOD SPEAKS Part XXIII: Thru MARRIAGE: THE SEAL OF HIS PROMISE


2006 08 06
#33 GOD SPEAKS Part XXIV: Thru MARRIAGE: IMMERSION


2006 08 13
#34 GOD SPEAKS Part XXV: Thru MARRIAGE: BRIDEGROOM'S ARRIVAL


2006 08 20
#35 GOD SPEAKS Part XXVI: Thru MARRIAGE: THE WEDDING FEAST


2006 08 27
#36 GOD SPEAKS Part XXVII: Thru MARRIAGE: INTIMACY


2006 09 03
#37 GOD SPEAKS Part XXVIII: Thru MARRIAGE: FAITHFULNESS TO HIS PROMISES


2006 09 10
#38 GOD SPEAKS Part XXIX: Thru MARRIAGE: WARNINGS OF UNFAITHFULNESS


2006 09 17
#39 GOD SPEAKS Part XXX: Thru MARRIAGE: DIVORCE

PROPOSED FUTURE PROGRAM THEMES:

2006 09 24
#40 GOD SPEAKS Part XXX: Thru MARRIAGE: DIVORCE and PROMISES OF RESTORATION


2006 10
#41 GOD SPEAKS Part XXXI: Thru MARRIAGE: DIVORCE and FULL RESTORATION


2006 10
#42 GOD SPEAKS Part XXXII: Thru MARRIAGE: DIVORCE and RENEWAL CELEBRATION!


2006 10
#43 GOD SPEAKS Part XXXIII: Thru MARRIAGE: DIVORCE

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WHY WAIT Part II: When Our Plans Get In God's Way

PROGRAM #7
W.W.J.D.
DATE: February 5, 2006 / 7 Sh'vat 5766
DAY: First day of the week
TIME: 12:00 noon -1:00 pm.
THEME:
“WHY WAIT”
Part II: WHEN OUR PLANS GET IN GOD'S WAY

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W.W.J.D.'S THEME SONG


We'll fight the good fight
We'll fight the good fight
Living what's right
What would Jesus Do?


We'll serve our brother
love one another
What Would Jesus Do?


Humm..........
We'll fight ....
We'll serve ...
We'll live ...
As we ask ourselves
"What Would Jesus Do?"


We'll fight the good fight
living what's right
What Would Jesus Do?


We'll serve our brother
love one another
What Would Jesus Do?

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Have you ever felt this way:


Oh that my request might come to pass,
and that God would grant my longing!
-Job 6:8 NASB


Or maybe you have –like I have many times in my life– argued with God.


Well, if you have, then you found out just like Job –and like myself-- that you can argue with God, but He is always the better lawyer –He always wins His case!


Were He to snatch away
Who could restrain Him?
Who could say to Him,
“What art Thou doing?”
-Job 9:12 NASB



My Dad –I am speaking here of my adopted Dad: Ray Sherman– he struggled with God.


He said after his wife left him. Then he had to give up his church where he was the pastor. And he was out on their beautiful ranch in Cole County, and he knew he was going to have to give up the ranch he loved he too. He told me his story saying:


“The tears just streamed down my face as I looked up to Heaven and said:
'God I'm so mad at You! ----
But, You already know that don't you.'”
How about you? Have you ever charged God with wrong doing?
I have.


OR...
Have you ever waited and waited on something –praying about it with all of your heart– and it didn't happen! And yet, you find yourself hoping beyond hope, waiting and waiting, and now, You fear that your “waiter” is worn out!


I've been there too.


And I think many of us are there, or have been there. That's why our THEME for today's program is a continuation of last week's THEME: WHY WAIT?


Last week we discussed some very specific reasons why we should be willing to wait:
WHY WAIT?
BECAUSE WE HAVE A CREATOR
Who is also our SUSTAINER


WHY WAIT?
BECAUSE HE CREATED US FOR
LOVING RELATIONSHIP


WHY WAIT?
BECAUSE OUR GOD IS ALL POWERFUL




WHY WAIT?
BECAUSE Our God IS NOT CONSTRAINED
BY ANYTHING!


So our THEME for today is: “WHY WAIT? Part II or
WHEN OUR PLANS GET IN GOD'S WAY?


Can our plans get in God's way?
---------What do you think?-----------


A. God stands apart from time:


God stands apart from time because He is The Author of time.
God stands apart from time because He created EVERYTHING! He created TIME!
Therefore there is:
NO END and NO BEGINNING with Almighty God!


“I AM”
The Creator of the Universe told Moses.
“Tell them:
I AM has sent you.”-Exodus


“I AM
The Alpha and The Omega,”
says the Lord.”
-Revelation 1:8 KJV
The New Covenant or New Testament was originally written in the Greek language. The first letter in the Greek alphabet is: “Alpha.” Like-wise, the final letter in the Greek alphabet is “Omega.” Therefore, it might be clearer in English to say:


I AM The “A” and The “Z,”
The First and The Last,
The Beginning and The End.
-Revelation 22:13 CJB
WHY IS UNDERSTANDING THE GOD IS ABOVE AND BEYOND TIME SO IMPORTANT? WELL, just think of it:
He was there in the beginning.
He will still be there in the end.
And He is even there in the in-between times.


“I AM the Alpha and the Omega,”
says the Lord God,
“Who was,
Who is,
and Who is to come,
The Almighty!”
-Revelation 1: 8 NASB






Recently, while I was visiting a close friend, she just happened to be on the Internet looking at a website called:
Naturally Curly.com


All of the sudden she just busted out, “Sandy, I gotta read you this comment:


'Everything will be okay in the end.


If it's not okay,
It's not the end!'”


“Hey, that's really good. Who's that by?” I asked.


But there wasn't a regular name given, only one the user name: God-Made-Me-A-Curly-Wonder.
So, if by chance you happened to be out there listening, God-Made-Me-A-Curly-Wonder, thank you so much for the wonderful quote, and I hope you don't mind me using it.
In fact, I think it is so good, I'd like to quote God-Made-Me-A-Curly-Wonder's wisdom again:
“Everything will be okay in the end.
If it's not okay,
It's not the end!”
The BIBLE says in Romans chapter 8 verse 28:
All things work together for the good
for those who love the LORD
for the called according to His purposes.

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SONG: IN YOUR TIME


In YOUR Time
In YOUR Time
YOU make all things beautiful
In YOUR Time


LORD my life to you I bring;
May each song I have to sing
Be to You a lovely thing,
In Your time.


In YOUR Time
In YOUR Time
YOU make all things beautiful
In YOUR Time


LORD, please show me every day,
As YOU're teaching me YOUR way,
That YOU do just what YOU say
In YOUR time.
LORD my life to you I bring;
May each song I have to sing
Be to You a lovely thing,
In Your time.

Let me quote that verse of Scripture again, and pay close attention to how many things God says work together for good.


All things work together for the good
for those who love the LORD
for the called according to His purposes.


Notice how many things God says work together for good. What did that verse of Scripture say? SOME things work out for good? MOST things work out for our good. No!, The BIBLE says:
A-double L!


ALL things work together for good
for those who love the LORD,
for the called according to His purposes.


Do you love the LORD GOD today? Are you the called according to His purposes? Then this is a sure promise to you from Almighty God!


However, there maybe someone out there who would say to me: “Sandy Lynn, I don't know if I am called according to His purposes?”


Well, first of all, let me clarify that if you know the LORD in your heart personally, then you are called according to His purposes?”


If you know HIM, you know that you know HIM, because His Spirit testifies within in you that you are a child of God. And since the calling of God is irrevocable, once you are His child, you remain His child, and His purpose for creating you stands. Nothing or no one can change that!


Here again we can look back to Romans chapter 8, in fact, if you have your Bible there handy, just turn to Romans 8. And go to verse 28 first:
ALL things work together for good
for those who love the LORD,
for the called according to His purposes.
Now skip down to verse 31 and notice what the BIBLE says:


What then shall we say to these things?
If God be for us
Who can be against us!


Now read on further to the last two verses of Romans chapter 8, verses 38-39:

I am convinced that
neither death nor life,
nor angles, nor principalities,
nor things present, nor things to come,
nor powers,
nor height, nor depth,
nor any other created thing;
shall be able to separate us
from the love of God,
which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

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SONG: THE WONDERFUL LOVE OF GOD!


I am persuaded to believe
That you can't separate us
From the wonderful love of God!
While in this simple world we trod.


Neither height nor depth, nor principalities,
Things present or things to come!


And though the Devil hate us
He can never separate us
From the wonderful love of God!

Or maybe you don't love the LORD, because you don't know Him.
You can know Him. It's as easy as A, B, C –you just add the “me!”


A=ADMIT
B=BELIEVE
C=CONFESS and allow God to CLEAN YOU UP


If we confess our sins
He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins
and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
I John 1:9


Perhaps, you do know Him, but something has happened in your life and you don't know if you want to entrust yourself to Him any more?
If that is your case this program today should help you a great deal, so keep on listening, or you can call in---


Can what we choose to do or not do have any bearing on God' overall purpose and plans for our lives when we understand that
B. GOD STANDS APART FROM EVERYTHING?


Not in that He is aloof, or distant. Just that He was and then He spoke everything into existence. It is by Him that we live and breathe and have our being.


For by Him all things were created,
both in the Heavens and on earth,
viable and inviable,
whether thrones or dominions
or rulers or authorities
--all things have been created
by Him and for Him.
And He is before all things,
and in Him all things hold together.
-Colossians 1:16-17 NASB


-------What do you think?-----
Can our plans get in God's way when He's got the whole world in His hands?

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HE's Got The Whole World In HIS Hands!


He's got the whole world in His hands!
He's got the whole WIDE world in His hands!
He's got the whole world in His hands!
He's got the whole world in His hands!


He's got the little bitty babies in His hands!


He's got the Papa's and the Mama's in His hands!


He's got the brothers and the sisters in His hands!


He's got the whole world in His hands!

No one and no thing can thwart the purposes of God in anything!
Likewise, no one and no thing can change the purpose of God in your life either –not even you!


Now, I already know right now what some of you are thinking:
“What about FREE WILL, Sandy Lynn?”


All right, let's talk about Free Will.


Of course, we all have the freedom to do as we please, because we are created in God's image. But, we are NOT little gods! You see what often we neglect to understand is that God also has the freedom to do as He pleases. And remember, He has the major advantages:


He is above time. Therefore, He knows exactly what will happen and when, before time.


He also is above every created thing: that includes all of creation. There is no “Mother Nature” --only Almighty God. And He is also God over you, and everybody else, for that matter. So, there is no circumstances that He is not aware of –it's impossible. There is no happenings in this universe that He does not allow –that is also impossible. He is God and ONLY He is God!


Job found this out when he started complaining about his life's circumstances. If you need to be enlightened on this just open up the Bible to Job chapters 38 though 41.
Listen to what the LORD God says to Job at the beginning of chapter 40:
Then the LORD said to Job,
“Will the faultfinder contend with the Almighty?
Let him who reproves God answer it.”


Then Job answered the LORD and said,
“Behold, I am insignificant; what can I reply to Thee?
I lay my hand on my mouth.
Once I have spoken,
and I will not answer;
Even twice, and I shall add no more.”


Then the LORD answered Job out of the storm, and said,
“Now gird up thy loins like a man;
I will ask you and you instruct Me.


Will you really annul My judgment?


Will you condemn Me that you may be justified?
Or do you have an arm like God,
And can you thunder with a voice like His?”
-Job 40:1-9 NASB


Almighty God is above Time.
Almighty God is above Every created thing.
Almighty God is above your thoughts, as well.
To see this most clearly, we go back to the book of Job 39:36
Who has put wisdom in the innermost being,
Or has given understanding to the mind?
Job 39:36 NASB






For the word of God is living
and active and sharper than any two-edged sword,
and piercing as far as the division of soul and spirit,
of both joints and marrow,
and able to judge the thoughts and intentions of the heart.


Hebrews 4:12-13 NASB


You see, God actually knows and understands us better than we know or understand our own self. Therefore, He knows exactly what circumstances will change your mind to do His will. And He has the power to put those circumstances into motion in exactly the perfect timing.


So, you may not like God's plan for your life, but that doesn't matter. In the end, you will wind up doing it anyway. His will will be done!


God is above time. Psalms 139 says that He saw your unformed body in your mother's womb. And further it goes on to say that He numbered your days before there was yet one of them. He actually ordained the number of days for each of our lives, before we were even born!


In other words, He's got your number Baby! And when your number is up –that's it!


You see there is nothing you can do or say or think that can change the amount that He loves you.


So think about it? Can your plans really get in God's way? Can anything you can do, think, or say mess with HIS plans for your life?


Just what do you think you can do that will shock HIM? He already knows the end from the beginning?


Just what circumstance in your life is it that you think blows God away?
Just how far do you run and how long to be away from His will for your life?


I'm gonna sing a song God gave me concerning this that quotes Scripture:

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Why O LORD?
Do You make us wonder
From YOUR ways
O LORD?


And harden our hearts
So we don't revere YOU?
We don't revere YOU.


Yet, O LORD,
YOU are our Father.
We are the clay.
YOU are The Potter.


We're all the works of hands,
O Look on us we pray.
For we are all YOUR p-e-ple!


YOU are The Potter.
We are the Clay.

The Lord used King David the Psalmist, perhaps after he killed Bathsheba's husband, so that he could marry her, to write these words in Psalm 139:


Where can I go from Your Spirit?
Or where can I flee from Your presence?
If I ascend to Heaven, Thou art there.
If I make my bed in Sheol, behold, Thou art there.
If I take the wings of the dawn,
If I dwell in the remotest part of the sea,
even there Thy hand will lay hold of me.


If I say, “Surely the darkness will overwhelm me,
And the light around me will be night.”
Even the night is as bright as the day,
Darkness and light are alike to Thee.
-Psalm 139: 7-12 NASB


Job, really sums it up the best, I think. In Job 42:1


Then Job answered the LORD, and said,
“I know that Thou canst do all things.
And that no purpose of Thine can be thwarted.”


Don't you see, it's impossible. You can't change God's plans. And you can't fool Him.


Now you might could fool your Mama? I don't know? I know I couldn't ever fool mine. Mama somehow always seemed to know exactly what was going on. I couldn't fool her. So, I rarely tired. I had a good Mama. I a very good Mama.


And you might be able to hide something from your Papa. That's pretty hard to do. I remember my delight as a Mama watching my husband, Dan's interaction with our girls. He used to watch and catch our girls just looking at something and thinking about doing something they shouldn't and he could tell it right quick:


“Don't even THINK about it!”


He said to them with alarm! To remind them what Jesus said that even thinking wrong was sinful!


And that is exactly what I would say to you today, if you are in the midst of doing wrong, or considering an attempt to run away from God's plan for your life:
“Don't even THINK about it!”


Almighty God is above Time.
Almighty God is above Every created thing.
Almighty God is above your thoughts, as well.


You can't run far enough or long enough to get away. Because when you get to where you are going, God and His plan for your life, will still be there to meet you!


Romans 9:16 says:
So then it does not depend on the man who wills,
or the man who runs,
but on God, Who has mercy.


Aren't you glad God has mercy on us?


Aren't you thankful for His incredible eternal love?


I know it may be hard for some of you to believe, but do you realize that there is nothing you can do that can make God love you less. It is impossible for you to do anything that will affect His love for you.


Don't you see that He chose to love you knowing all of your life, the end from the beginning?


What do you think?
The line is open now to call in--


He is good God!

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SONG: PSALM 136
Give thanks to the Lord for He is good
And His love endures for-ev-er!


Give thanks to the Lord for He is good
And His love endures for-ev-er!


He is good! He is good!
And His love will for-ev-er endure.
We will bless His name
As we all proclaim
His love endures for ever.


Give thanks to the Lord for He is good
And His love endures for-ev-er!


Give thanks to the Lord for He is good
And His love endures for-ev-er!


He made the moon and the stars at night
And His love endures for-ev-er!
With outstretched arm
And by His might!
And His love endures for-ev-er!


He is good! He is good!
And His love will for-ev-er endure.
We will bless His name
As we all proclaim
His love endures for ever.


He is good! He is good!
And His love will for-ev-er endure.
We will bless His name
As we all proclaim
His love endures for ever.

Romans chapter 9 verse 17 talks about how God raised Pharoah up for a purpose:


For the Scripture says to Pharaoh,
'For this very purpose I raised you up,
to demonstrate My power in you,
and that My name might be proclaimed
throughout the whole earth.'”


In Exodus we will find this very interesting story. As most of you know Moses was Hebrew, but through miraculous intervention, he was not only spared (when most of the boys his age were killed), but he was also trained and educated by the best Egypt had to offer in Pharaoh's palace.


You see Pharaoh had first ordered the Hebrew mid-wives to kill all the male Hebrew babies at birth. When that plan didn't work, Pharaoh ordered that all the Hebrew male babies be thrown into the Nile River. But, it was Pharaoh's own daughter who drew Moses the Deliverer out to the Nile and Pharaoh raised him up in his own palace!


If Pharaoh, King of Egypt, could not change God's plans, but rather fulfilled them, who do you think you are to say you can change God's plan for your life –you can't!


You see our plans can never ever get in God's way!


Now, let's consider Moses' life. He grew up and then trying to be the Deliverer in his own way and in his own time, he actually killed an Egyptian, who was beating a Hebrew slave. When this was found out, Moses fled, in fear of Pharaoh to Midian. And there Moses stayed 40 years in the desert herding another man's sheep.
I'm sure Moses probably thought that his life as Deliverer of the Hebrew people was over. But God's plans for his life were not over! At God's appointed time, he called Moses to Himself through a burning bush.


You know, sometimes we human beings are funny creatures I'm sure in God's sight. First Moses couldn't wait to right the wrongs and was doing so the wrong way and in the wrong timing. And then when God called him to go deliver His people, Moses didn't want to go!


Moses said that he couldn't speak very well, so how could he go to Pharaoh and say: “Let my people go!” Well, God knew ahead of time that would be his complaint so he prepared Aaron, Moses' brother to come and help him.


Now just think about that one for a minute. I have read this story through at least 20 times or more and I never saw this before. Moses left Egypt in a rush 40 years earlier, and there is no record of his having informed Aaron “Hey, I'll see you later, I'm gonna run off to Midian.” Yet, God sent Moses' brother Aaron out to the desert where he is and is ready and willing to stand by his side! Don't you see by this how amazing God is. He is really something! Don't you understand that God had to call Aaron out to start coming to Moses beforehand. He called Aaron and had him already coming to help meet Moses' complaint! You see, The Most High God really does know the end from the beginning!


God says to us through Isaiah 43:13 (NASB):


Even from eternity
I AM He;
and there is none who can deliver out of My hand;
I act
and who can reverse it?

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Story about how I met Mr. W. in Edmond Wal-Mart when I had the flu in 2002.


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AUTHOR: Sandy Lynn Patton
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Why Wait? Part I

PROGRAM #6
(Program #5 was repeat of #2)
W.W.J.D.
DATE: January 22, 2006
DAY: Sunday
TIME: 12:00 noon -1:00 p.m.
THEME:
Why Wait?

Before we get right into todays topic. I would like to especially thank many of you for your prayer support, because it means so much to me. Many of you know that last week we played a re—run from December 31st, because I was sick and unable to be on the air live.

But, I want to tell you that God Almighty always uses everything He allows in our lives. He never wastes anything. He is very frugule. And for this week's program theme, I needed two weeks to prepare for it. And I will share what our theme is today with you in just a few moments. But first, I would like to take this time here right at the start to answer a question.

The question that is most frequently posed to me about this radio program is "What are you doing on radio Sandy Lynn?" Then some add: "Are you preaching?"

So, I thought I would just take a moment or two at the start of our program today to say what it is that I am doing on the radio.

I thought it would be good just to start off today by telling you what is –as I see it-- that is going on here. The Scripture says:

They
(they refers to the believers in Messiah Yeshua
–those who are saved by faith in Jesus)
over came him
(the "him" refers to Satan)

They over came him
by the blood of The Lamb,
by the word of their testimony,
and by loving not their lives
even unto the death.


What I want you to understand is how my life is related to this verse. I have a drive to share my life's story with as many people as possible, in hopes that in some way something within my testimony about the consistency of God's goodness in my life, I can reach out and help someone else to trust –either for the first time, or to trust Him more!

I was saved at age 11 in First Baptist Okemah. I was called to be a Medical Missionary at age 12 in the home of a Missionary Doctor on furlow from Africa.


But what you have to understand is that I had just spent ten years of my life telling God what I was and what I was not willing to do for Him. From age 14 to age 24 praying every night:

"Oh LORD, I'll do anything You want me to do!
But don't ask me to be a Missionary
or to marry a Minister,
because I won't do that!"

Still, I did do a lot of work for the LORD. I was set "on fire" for HIM at Falls Creek Church camp at age 16. And that fire to bring as many souls as possible to know the God in a personal way, has never burned out.

My Papa used to say: "It's like she's campaining or something."

Mama used to say: "She went down to that church camp and they brain washed her or something. She's never been the same girl since."

You see I knew I was called to do God's work, but I wanted to do it:

MY WAY,
and on
MY TERMS.

Rather than
HIS WAY
on
HIS TERMS!

So, I decided that I would become a general practice doctor in my hometown –that way I could stay at home and minister to others and have money and prestigue, but most importantly I wouldn't have to leave my home town, or my huge extended family –except to go to school. So, I set about to do just that.

That is, until November 15, 1979. That is when the LORD stopped me and turned my heart to His will for my life. I was 24 years old and so ashamed that I had ran from His call on my life for 10 years that I begged the LORD to take my life and use it anyway He could. I prayed frevently that He would use me –and to the utmost that my life could count for Him!

And of course, that is exactly what He wanted me to surrender to do. HE knew it, and really, deep down inside, I knew all along. He made me to know it. I knew it at age 12. But, then at 14 I decided that I knew better what I wanted my life to be. And I began to try to do my own plan for my life, and not His! So, after ten years of fighting His plan for my life, I surrendered and I wrote this song:

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SONG: ANYWAY YOU CAN!


As I look around,
At the world today,
There is just one thing
I have to say
that's:
"Use me LORD
anyway You can!"

As I walk through life
with my fellow man
there's one thing I'll do
that's
ANYTHING I CAN!

O-oh take my life LORD--
use it anyway You can!


O use me!
Do Your work
through me!
Let me be for You
anything you want me to be!

O use me!
Choose me!
Here is my life
It's in the palm of Your hand:

Do with it what You can.


As I look around
At the world today
There is just one thing
I have to say
that's
"Use me LORD
anyway You can!"

O use me!
Do Your work
through me!
Let me be for You
anything you want me to be!

O use me!
Choose me!
Here is my life
It's in the palm of Your hand

Do with it what You can.



As I look around
At the world today
There is just one thing
I have to say
that's
"Use me LORD!
Choose me LORD!
Here's my life LORD!

Use it anyway
anyway You can!"
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So, that explains what I am doing on the radio today.

He trained me,
He gifted me, and
He called me.

And I have to tell you that on my life's journey from age 24 (up unto the present time) He and I have shared many many things that were absoultely very wonderful and exciting experiences.

But, there has also been those things that have occurred in life that I was not so happy to go through.



So, I have shared all of this as an introduction to say that the one part of my life that has disturbed me more than anything else in my life, is the theme of our program today:

Why Wait?


What I am talking about is “waiting on God” to do something that you cannot do anything about –something moral and good that you have prayed and asked Him for.

Have you ever been in the place where you feel like your “waiter” is worn out?

When I say “your 'waiter' is worn out,” I am describing those times when you have hoped and prayed until you don't know if you have any more hope left in you! When your body and emotions cry out:
“I CAN'T WAIT!” and yet, deep in your spirit you have this knowing that you have got to wait –you MUST wait, --you are CALLED to wait!
And yet, in your flesh, you don't want the road that you are on:

You want what you want and you want it NOW!
You want it WHEN you want it.
You want it HOW you want it.
And you wanted it YESTERDAY –or even YEARS AGO!

Have you ever been there? I have. I assure you I have.

Well, if your 'waiter' is worn out, you are in the right place today, because that is just what the theme of this program is about:

Why Wait?

Proverbs 13:12a says:

Hope defered
makes the heart sick;

I have to confess to you. Do you know how many times I have quoted that very verse of Scripture back to the Almighty? Well, I can tell you that I don't even know how many times I have said it to Him in complaint. And what's more, when I didn't say it out loud or write it down in my prayer journal, I assure you that I was thinking about it. Waiting on God's timing with my own family situation has been the biggest struggle of my life!

Of course, I am not the only one that had to wait. Think of Abraham –one hundred years old when he and Sarah finally had that promised son!

And the part of Jospeh's story that really torn me up for years and years was the fact that when a way out of prison was provided –it didn't happen for two more years! Now, I don't know about you, but that part of Jospeh's story always bothered me. Really, it hurt me to just read about that. I use to question God about it:

"Why did you do that to Joseph?
God he had already been through so much.
Then what?
You give him hope of a way out of jail
and then You just left him in there
two more years!"

And I used to say:
Two more years might not seem like much to You LORD
but I can tell You
to someone in jail or prison
or
to a mother apart from her children
it can seem an eternity!

You see, it was my own hurt and pain in dealing with the matter that was bothering me, and I was just transferring you hurt into Joseph's situation.

Having said all of that. Let's consider it:

"WHY WAIT?"

Why must we be held back by God
from what we want.
Expecially, if it is good and moral
and a rightful and reasonable
request we are asking?

Why not go ahead and get:
WHAT You want,
HOW you want it,
WHEN you want it?


Hope defered
makes the heart sick;

But a longing fulfilled

God uses King Solomon to in this proverb to say:
is a tree of life!

So, if you choose to wait, then what you are waitng for must be by far better than what you would get if you decided not to wait. And the evidence that you believe this, is the fact that you have decided to wait.


A. WHY WAIT?

Because there is an Almighty Being that is not only Creator, but Sustainer of the entire universe.

He made us!

Now some try to teach that we made ourselves:
Yes sir-y, all those little atoms just lined up exactly
in perfect order
–without a capton even mind you--
and they just jumped --or fell-- into order
and presto! --a baby was born,

Oh, out of slime, of course.

Well, I've got a Biology degree from one of the top ten universities in the Southwest – and I can tell you that it is much more of a wild stretch to dream up that senario than it is to say: that there is One Creative Being Who put all the stars into place!

And that same One made you and me.

Just as an aside here, I would like to explain why
some people find it so very important to explain away the need of a Creator in the understanding our existence:

You see, IF there is a Creator, THEN, we are responsible to Him.
Those who try to dream up some other
explaination for our existence are doing
so for that EXACT reason:

NO CREATOR means -- NO responsibility to a Creator

IF, there is NO CREATOR
That gives each person a free liscense to do as you please.

Let us make man
in our image,
according to our likeness;
and let them rule over
the fish of the sea
and over
the birds of the sky
and over
the cattle
and over
every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.

And God created man in His own image,
in the image of God He created him;
male and female He created them.
--Genesis 1:26-27 NASB

I WANT TO READ PSALM 8 FOR YOU IN THE KJV:

O LORD, our Lord
How excellent is Thy name in all the earth.
Who has set Thy glory above the heavens

Out of the mouth of babes and suckings
Thou has ordained strength.
Because of Thine enemies
that Thou mightest still the enemies
and the avenger.

When I consider They Heavens
the work of Thy fingers
the moon and the stars
which Thou hast ordained;

What is man?
That Thou art mindful of him?
And the son of man
that Thou visitist him?

For Thou has made him a little lower than the angles
And hast crowned him with glory and honor.

That Thou madest him to have dominion
over the works of Thy hands.

Thou hast put all things under his feet:

All sheep and oxen
yea and the beasts of the field
the fowl of the air
and the fish of the sea.

O LORD, our Lord
How excellent is Thy name in all the earth!

--Psalm 8 KJV

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SONG: The Majesty And Glory of Your Name

When I look
Into the night sky,
And see the works of
Your fi-ng-ers.
The moon and stars
Suspended in space!
O what is man
That You art mindful of him?

You've created him!
And crowned with glory and honor.

You've created him
A lit-tle low-er than the angles.

You've created him the king of all creation:

The beasts the field,
The birds of the air!
The fish,
of the sea!
But,
what,
is man?

O what
is man
that You art
mind-ful of him?

O LORD my God
The majesty and glory of Your name!
Transends the earth
and fills the Heavens!

O LORD my God
Little children praise You perfectly,
And so would we!
And so would we!!

Hallelujah!
Hallelujah!
The majesty and glory of Your name!

Hallelujah!
Hallelujah!
The majesty and glory of Your name!!

Hallelujah!!
Hallelujah!!
Hallelujah!!
Hallelujah!!!
...
Hal-le-lu-jah
Hal-le-lu-jah
...
Hallelujah
...
Hal—le—lu—jah
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Some, unforturnately, don't want to be answerable. In fact, even the thought of being answerable to any standard is destestale.

WHY?

Well, think of it. Nobody wants to be in trouble with some one or some standard of right and wrong
–not if they want to continue to do wrong, anyway.

You see, IF we are created by an Almighty being, then HE has Creative rights! His purpose for our lives, then IS our purpose for being created. He, as our Creator, deals with us accordingly –as His creation-- if we stray and do not do His purpose, for which He created us for.

For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness
and unrighteousness of men,
who suppress the truth in unrighteousness.

Because that which is known about God
is evident to them.
....
For even though they knew God,
they did not honor Him as God,
or give thanks;
but they became futile in their speculations;
and their foolish heart was darkened.
Professing to be wise, they became fools.
--Romans 1:18-19, 21-22 NASB

Our Creator, as Creator holds the seat of authority over our thoughts, our words and our deeds.

Niether is there any creature
that is not manifest in His sight
but all things are naked and open
unto the eyes of Him
with Whom we have to do.
--Hebrews 4:13 KJV

No creature has any cover from the sight of God;
everything lies naked and exposed
before the eyes of Him
with Whom we have to do.
--The Letter To Jewish Christians
(Messianic Believers
or Hebrews)
4:13 Phillips Translation

John 1:1-3NASB

Colossians 1:17 NASB
And He is before all things,
and in Him all things hold together.

B. Why did Almighty God, Who can create and sustain anything?
Why did He decide to create and sustatin you and I?

I am serious! Did you ever think that one over?
Did you ever just want to ask your Creator:

“Why did You make me anyway?”

Do you KNOW --WHY--
He made you?
He created you
Yes you!
Most especially you... to love!

WHY should I WAIT on God and His plans for my life?
Why not just go ahead on anyway with my own plans the way I want to live my life?

Since He created us to love, we are all the objects of His love! And He is jealous for our affections. Almighty God acutally wants your attention. Why do you think He made all of those beautiful sunsets and sunrises. Why do you think He made all of the different flowers?

You know, He could have created us to see the world in black and white. He could have made us with all rods instead of rods and cones in our eyes, and then we would see only black and white. You may think that is a far fetched idea, but you need to consider that some people are born with color-blindness and green and red look the same to them.

And, for another example, just think of all the wonderful varieties of food, with all of their tastes and smells and textures we can enjoy!

Don't you understand that He could have created us to eat grass everyday like cows? But we are created to have great variety and choices in the foods we eat.

For since the creation of the world
His invisible attributes, His eternal power and divine nature,
have been clearly seen,
being understood through what has been made,
so that they are without excuse.
--Romans 1:20 NASB


that is not only Creator, and Sustainer of the entire universe, but He is also acutely interested in each of our individual lives.
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SONG: DOES JESUS CARE?


Does Je-sus care when my heart is pained
Too deep-ly for mith or song;
As the bur-dens press,
And the cares dis-tress,
And the way grows wear-y and long?

O YES,
He Cares
I KNOW He Cares!
His heart is touched with my grief.
When the days grow weary,
The long nights dreary,
I know
My Savior Cares!

Does Je-sus care when my way is dark
With a nameless dread and fear?
As the day-light fades
Into deep night shades,
Does He care e-nough to be near?


O YES,
He Cares
I KNOW He Cares!
His heart is touched with my grief.
When the days grow weary,
The long nights dreary,
I know
My Savior Cares!

Does Je-sus care when I've tried and failed
To resist some temp-ta-tion strong;
When for MY deep grief
There is no re-lief,
Tho' my tears flow all the night long?

O YES,
He Cares
I KNOW He Cares!
His heart is touched with my grief.
When the days grow weary,
The long nights dreary,
I know
My Savior Cares!

Does Je-sus care when I've said “good-by”
To the dear-est on earth to me,
And my sad heart aches
Till it near-ly breaks,
It is aught to Him? Does He care?

O YES,
He Cares
I KNOW He Cares!
His heart is touched with my grief.
When the days grow weary,
The long nights dreary,
I know
My Savior Cares!
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Well, my dear ones, let me tell you –because I have been there, and I know-- it is “aught to Him.” My hurts matter to God! Don't you know that it touches God's heart of hearts when we are hurting and sad. Scripture says HE is the broken-hearted.

1. Do you know why He is close to us?

He wants us to acknowlegde and recognize that He is the One Who made us, that He is the One Who sustains us. God wants us to understand and know that every good thing comes from Him!

He made us
He sustains us –or keeps us up-- He wants a relationship with us. He does!


WHY WAIT?
BECAUSE

WE HAVE A CREATOR SUSTAINER

WHY WAIT?
BECAUSE
HE CREATED US TO LOVING RELATIONSHIP

He created us to have relationship with HIM,
a relationship of love!


He says:
Draw Near to Me
and
I will draw near to you!
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SONG: DRAW ME NEARER


Draw me nearer, nearer, nearer
Blessed LORD
To the Cross where Thou hast died.
Draw me nearer, nearer, nearer
Blessed LORD!
To Thy precious bleeding side!
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SONG: I DON'T KNOW WHY JESUS LOVES ME?

I don't know why Jesus loved me?
I don't know why He cares?
I don't why He sacrificed His life?
O But I'm glad
I'm glad He did!

I don't know why Yeshua loves me?
I don't know why He cares?
I don't why He sacrificed His life?
O But I'm glad
I'm glad He did!

So glad He did!
I'm glad He did.


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Aren't you?
Aren't you glad He loves us. I'm so glad He didn't just make us to kick us aside and ignore us in our struggles –aren't you?

You see, it is precisely Because He made us to love,

John 3:16 KJV

Because He made us to love, we can also know that He cares about our hurts. He even cares about our hopes and dreams for our lives.
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We are discussing the Theme:
WHY WAIT?


Another reason why people often decide it is better to wait, is because if we go with our own plans, we acheive what we can do, but, if we follow God's good way, we get what He can do in and through our lives!

why wait
because
WE HAVE A CREATOR SUSTAINER
HE CREATED US TO LOVING RELATIONSHIP

C.
GOD IS ALL POWERFUL

Can you imagine that! WOW! GOD is all powerful!
The Bible says:

The weakness of God
Is stronger than man's strength!
--First Corinthians 1:25b (NIV)

As for God, His way is perfect;
The word of the LORD is flawless,
He is a shield
for all who take refuge in Him.

Who is God besides the LORD?
And Who is the Rock except our God?
--Psalm 18:30-31 NIV

So, not only do we have a Creator that loves us and sustains us, but He is all powerful. In Spainish it's called:
TODO PODEROSA!
(I like the sound of that)
HE IS all POWERFUL!
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SONG: MORE LOVE

More Love
More Power
More of You
In my life!

Give me

More Love
More Power
More of You
In my life!

I will worship You
With all of my heart!

I will worship You
With all of my mind!

I will worship You
With all of my strength!

For You are my LORD,
You Are my LORD!

More Love
More Power
More of You
In my life!

Give me

More Love
More Power
More of You
In my life!

I will worship You
With all of my heart!

I will worship You
With all of my mind!

I will worship You
With all of my strength!

For You are my LORD,
You Are my LORD!
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SONG: Great Is the Lord Almighty

The Lord
reigns!
He is
The mighty God!
The Lord
God
reigns!


Great is the Lord Almighty
He is Lord, He's God indeed.

Great is the Lord Almighty
He is God su-preme!

Great is the Lord Almighty
He is Lord, He's God indeed.

Great is the Lord!
Great is the Lord!



Great is the Lord Almighty
He is Lord, He's God indeed.

Great is the Lord Almighty
He is God su-preme!

Great is the Lord Almighty
He is Lord, He's God indeed.

Great is the Lord!
Great is the Lord!
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We are discussing the Theme:
WHY WAIT?



D.WHY WAIT?
Because
God is not constrained,
Not by time or by space or by anything or anyone else!

ROMANS 8

CREATOR SUSTAINER
HE CREATED US TO LOVING RELATIONSHIP
HE IS ALL POWERFUL
HE IS NOT CONSTRAINED OR HELD BACK BY ANYTHING!

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