Tuesday, December 8, 2009
Monday, December 7, 2009
Thankfuly Let God Rule

Col 3:15 And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which also ye are called in one body; and be ye thankful.
There is a song that most people who go to church have heard called "count your blessings" or "count your many blessings" and is says to name them one by one. This verse of scripture speaks of being thankful and letting the peace of God rule in your heart. These are not suggestions or just good things to live by but they are things that God expects of us. It also just happens (smile) that these two things are very hard to do sometimes (smile).
I think of the blind man in the Gospel of John in chapter nine who God expected this from too. When this enters one mind it makes me ashamed of the times in my life when I was unthankful and did not let the peace of God rule in my heart. Some things you pray for and pray for and when God answers your prayer you second guess your own prayer (smile). Things are hard for our human nature to swallow sometimes. Yet we still must remember that God is on the throne and we are His vessel to use as He sees fit. Whatever Gods will is we really have only good option and that is to go on accepting it. Amen, So be it.
Thankfulness. Woooow. Now there is a heavy hitter on the old nature. Satan never wants us to be thankful for what we have and makes great strives to throw the road blocks our way. It has more to do with our flesh though. It is so easy to be envious of others and what they have forgetting the very things that God has blessed us with. Some men have only daughters and are envious of those men who have sons and yet the same man that has sons may very well be envious of the man who has daughters and they are both envious of the man who has both and the man who has both sometimes wishes he had less children because of expenses (even though he would never trade any of his children) and the guy with less is envious of the guy with more and so on the circle goes.
Some people are arrogant and flaunt what they have on purpose and some people just have a chip on their shoulder and are offended any time some one is happy in public about how God has blessed them and instead of rejoicing with them just go home and mope and feel sorry for themselves. It is a vicious subject for sure. I for one hope I have never rubbed something in anyone persons face and yet being one who has been without and have rejoiced with others when God had blessed them hope that others also would rejoice with me when God has blessed in this direction.
Name them one by one:
*God has blessed me with a job a great job when many do not have one and not only do I have a job but it pays well and I work with some great people.
*God has blessed me with the most wonderful wife in the world.
*God has blessed me with the two most wonderful sons in the world and I am very proud of them both and am exited for them both on their pursuits of a career in the Marine Corps and the Navy. Some preachers have shown their disdain for this but that’s OK they can (smile) jump off a cliff. They will get over it.
*God has blessed me with some wonderful friends.
*I have a couple hobbies and God has blessed me there as well.
* God has blessed me with fulfilling careers my favorite things are Preaching, aircraft, and the Military and I have been able to work with all of those and once again am able to wear the uniform of the United States Air Force. I am not a special Ops commando and some would call working with cargo inglorious however after being in my squadron a short time I have zero regrets they seem like a great squads to work with and not every Wing Commander will let an E-4 (me) come in and sit next to him at lunch. LOL
*God has blessed me in my pursuit of weight loss and health.
God has been very good to me and I praise Him for it.
Thank You Lord!
Matthew D Brasel
Thursday, November 12, 2009
This guy can preach. A friend of mine that I new in England posted some Mr Washers videos which is how I was introduced to them.

One of the most truthful lessons my father taught me when I was a boy was one of the saddest days that I ever saw him. He came home and was shattered. His best friend that he had ever had passed away unexpectedly. This man and my father did every thing together and if one of them was in a jam no matter how bad the other was there and a few times it was even at the risk of life. They could not have been more different in some areas but some how formed that bond. Jim was a black belt and Vietnam vet, Dad was tough and wrestled a lot in high school but had never been to war, Jim was a wild man with the ladies and Dad was always faithful to my Mom. They were best of friends though.
Matthew D Brasel
Monday, April 13, 2009
Purpose Driven Apostasy

Genesis 2:21 And the LORD God caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam, and he slept: and he took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh instead thereof;
22 And the rib, which the LORD God had taken from man, made he a woman, and brought her unto the man.
23 And Adam said, This is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh: she shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of Man.
24 Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.
Marriage is one of the most wonderful and sacred things that God has ever instituted. It is also very clear from the Bible that God instituted marriage for a man and a woman. It is very clear in the way God created to reproduce. Even the animals understand this although humans cannot seem to get a grasp on it these days.
God saw that Adam needed a help meet and so God made him one and Eve was "her" name. The Word of God is very clear about this. Nowhere has God ever sanctioned the marriage union between two men or two women.
It does not surprise me that the humanists and atheists are fighting to establish sodomite marriage as morally ethical. It does surprise me that an evangelical leader would apologize for standing on God’s Word and what it says. It does not surprise me though which evangelical leader would have the shameless audacity to do it. We have moved from purpose driven compromise to purpose driven apostasy.
The funny thing is that if the government ceased to recognize me and my wife Sherri as being married for almost 19 years we would not feel any less married than what we are. Those that know they are wrong though want every one to bow to "embrace" not "tolerate" their way of life. God however, will never recognize such a union whether the civil government does or not. As a Pastor I will never recognize a same sex union and legitimate it.
Contrary to P.C. popular belief however Sodomite unions are "tolerated" even though they are not recognized. I see noone getting arrested for it or saying it is a hate crime against traditional marriage and it has gone on for years in apostate churches. So yes, I tolerate their view however the ‘God haters’ are "intolerant" of anyone that does not hold their view on the issue. They are so "intolerant" of an opposing view that they beat up old women over it. Even though they talk about how "intolerance" is the greatest evil on Earth they hypocritically only mean those who disagree with them are wrong.
I suppose the bleeding heart would call me a hate monger for believing the homosexual lifestyle is immoral and sinful however, that view as already stated is a hypocritical and intolerant one. Saying you believe that a homosexual union is sinful is no different than preaching against shacking up, premarital sex, or drunkenness. That does not mean I hate everyone that is shaking up or that I hate all drunkards. If you believe that someone does hate everyone who they morally disagree with, I guess that would only show the fact that "you" must hate everyone that you disagree with.
We have an addictions meeting every Friday night because we love those people who are chained to their addictions and we hope to see them set free from the bondage of sin. We do not recognize drunkenness, drugs, pornography, or sodomy as morally righteous but we do love those people and have seen enough lives destroyed by immorality and do not desire to see any more.
I do have to say that Rick Warren should be ashamed of himself and confess his sin and compromise of God’s Word, to God, his local Church, and his country. This is one good example of how compromise leads you down a slippery slope. Unfortunately, I think I can see the writing on the wall for some evangelical leaders to jump on an "intolerant" hate crimes law, which is not a hate crime law but a destruction of the freedom of speech.
Is this post a bit to the point? Yes
Monday, March 23, 2009
Socialists, Education, and Child Training

Believe it or not.
Monday, January 26, 2009
Enjoying our Christianity Part Three
" We must get it. He is the happy man who, having found it, makes it his own, gets both an interest in it and the possession of it, who draws out understanding (so the word it), that is,
(1.) Who derives it from God. Having it not in himself, he draws it with the bucket of prayer from the fountain of all wisdom, who gives liberally.
(2.) Who takes pains for it, as he does who draws ore out of the mine. It if do not come easily, we must put the more strength to draw it.
(3.) Who improves in it, who, having some understanding, draws it out by growing in knowledge and making five talents ten.
(4.) Who does good with it, who draws out from the stock he has, as wine from the vessel, and communicates to others, for their instruction, things new and old. That is well got, and to good purpose, that is thus used to good purpose." Matthew Henry

