Evangelist David Dunn

Tis the Season

2011-12-27T06:30:00.000-05:00

When we see this little phrase we all have our own idea of what should follow these words. Some people will say "Tis the Season to be Jolly", others may say "To be Happy" or "To get Gifts". There are those who will with a chuckle and a wink say "Tis the Season to Get Hammered", or "To get Drunk", or "To get Waisted". Still there are yet other people who will say "Tis the Season to Go Into Debt" or "To somehow Out-Do the Joneses"!

'Tis the Season"... What does that statement mean to you? What does this mean to your family? Do you automatically start thinking of the latest gift idea for you or a loved one? Do you think of the Lights, the songs, the sights and the smells of Seasons past? What do these words bring to your minds eye?

Christian, what does this mean to you? Now wait just a minute there... I am not looking for a "Knee-Jerk" reaction from anyone, I really want us to truly think about this little phrase. I know that we all could sit there and look down our "Pious" noses and spout off a ton of things that would make us all look and feel "Religious"... "THAT" is NOT what I am asking for at all.

What then what exactly am I asking? Well, I am glad you asked.

This week, I have been doing a great deal of "Honest, Thoughtful Contemplation" about many things. This phrase is just one of the things that I have been thinking on. We all know what the "Text Book" answer for this question is. We could quote the Christmas story forward and backwards. We could tell you anything that you would want to know dealing with Bethlehem, the stable, the animals, the manger, the shepherds, the angel, the proclamation, the heavenly Choir... All of it.

What I am actually talking about has nothing to do with the Story of Christmas and the birth of Jesus. You see this phrase gets used mainly during the Holiday Season, both Christmas and New Years. We hardly ever hear it used at any other time of the year.

I believe that we need to use "Tis the Season" all through the year! I am basing this statement on Isaiah 55:6-7 "Seek ye the LORD while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near: Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return unto the LORD, and he will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon."

In these verses we see a command... "Seek ye the LORD while he may be found". When you look at this, you can see what I am talking about. GOD the Father is speaking here through the prophet Isaiah and when he says we need to:

1. "SEEK" the LORD, he is not making a subtle suggestion. This is a command from GOD to ALL of us. I say, "Tis the Season to Seek the LORD!"

Then that verse goes on to tell us to "... call ye upon him while he is near:" Here we see that GOD is near, or close by. He is right HERE!! Isaiah then tells us what GOD said for us to do next:

2. "CALL" on Him. Again, this is a command from GOD to ALL of us... "Tis the Season to Call out to GOD." Being the He is NEAR NOW! This passage of Scripture is NOT just for the people of Isaiah's day, it is for us as well. GOD wants us ALL to draw near to Him NOW! Not when we "Feel Like It", or even when we "Finally Get Around To It". He said NOW!

In verse seven we see two more commands:

3. "Forsaking of Sin". If we are going to really Seek Him then there has to be a wholesale Forsaking and Repenting (or Turning away.) from Sin. Most Christaians never get past this point because they do not want to admit they have sin in their lives. All we need to do is look into the "Mirror" called the Bible and we can see OUR sin. In I Corinthians 13:12 "For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am known." It is hard to see in a mirror in a dark room, but when we can see it clearly we will then see all the scars and imperfections.

4. "Return" to the LORD. Start by looking at Isaiah 44:22 "I have blotted out, as a thick cloud, thy transgressions, and, as a cloud, thy sins: return unto me; for I have redeemed thee." Here we see where GOD has "Blotted Out" the Sins, then we are told to "Return" to Him.

"Tis the Season to Seek Him, to Call Upon Him, to Forsake Sin and to Return to the LORD!"

Christian, Today is the right time to be making this a part of your everyday life! While He is Near!

May God Bless you,

Evangelist David Dunn

"Don't QUIT till you cross the Finish Line!"

2011-12-24T14:30:00.000-05:00

I came across this graphic when I was "Perusing" the Internet this week and it reminded me of a message that I preached a few years ago.

The title of the message was the "The Amazing christian Race".

The Amazing Christian Race

Philippians 3:13 -14,

"Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before, I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus."

II Timothy 4:6-7,

"For I am now ready to be offered, and the time of my departure is at hand. I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith:"

What does it take to run the race of life all the way to the Finish Line?

1. It takes COURAGE to run. (Proverbs 28:1 “The wicked flee when no man pursueth: but the righteous are bold as a lion.”)

** John Wayne - When asked by a reporter what his definition of "True Courage" was, he paused a moment then looked the man straight in the eye and said: "Courage is being scared to death-and saddling up anyway."

We are living in a day and age when it is definitely NOT popular to be a Christian. It's not easy to be a Christian an Courage is a much needed item in the lives of Christians the world over. What's more, we are fast approaching the day when it will be a "Crime" to be a Christian... yes, even in the "Good Old USA". Oh come quickly Lord Jesus!

2. It takes STRENGTH to run. (Isaiah 40:31 - “But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.”)

No one has ever watched the Olympics on TV when the Track and Field events started and ever heard the announcer say "Now in the 200 meter race, running for the country of Germany, will be a 400 pound Fat guy named Gunter!" That will never happen! In order to be on any Olympic team you MUST be strong, In shape, ready and able to represent your country and WIN!

Christian, this life is no different for us. We must be Strong in the Lord and in His Word

3. It takes COMMITMENT to run. (Psalm 37:4-6, “Delight thyself also in the LORD; and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart. Commit thy way unto the LORD; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass. And he shall bring forth thy righteousness as the light, and thy judgment as the noonday.”)

Many a Christian has met Jesus Christ as Savior, but they have refused to make a "Long Term" commitment to live their life. In II Timothy 1:12 "For the which cause I also suffer these things: nevertheless I am not ashamed: for I know whom I have believed, and am persuaded that he is able to keep that which I have committed unto him against that day." God is asking for us, you and I, to make a life long commitment to serve Him, to tell everyone we can about what He has done for us all.

If we could take just a few moments and be completely honest before the Lord, most of us would have to confess that all we got at Calvary when we were saved was "Fire Insurance". Oh Christian... Take Courage, Be Strong In The Lord and Commit Yourself to Serve The Lord with everything you have for the rest of your life!

Remember, the Finish line does not come until either death or the Rapture comes!

RUN THE RACE ALL THE WAY TO THE FINISH LINE!

May God Bless us as we Run!

Evangelist David Dunn

Forgotten Tools

2011-12-21T13:58:00.001-05:00

Forgotten Tools

It has been a very, very long time since I last posted anything to this blog. First of all, I want to apologize for not continuing to keep this updated. There has been so much happen since my last post in February of 2010, it would be impossible for me to go back and even try and bring it all to my own memory, much less try to write it all out so you can hear ALL that God has done.

I can testify to you that there have been many battles... some losses but mostly there has been Victory Through Christ. Souls have been saved and lives have been made whole and many people have seen God transform their homes, lives, children and marriages into something that pleases and honors God.

Again, I give my deepest apoloiges to you and to The Lord for staying away and thinking I was just too busy to keep this going.

Now getting back to the title of "Forgotten Tools". This blog is just that, it is a "Tool" that we have to use in helping to be a witness for Jesus Christ and also using it to be a help and an encouragement to Christians. In the passage from Jeremiah 23:29 "Is not my word like as a fire? saith the LORD; and like a hammer that breaketh the rock in pieces?" We see here that the Bible is just that... it is a Tool that the lord uses every day to reach people on earth.

Fire has many different uses, Fire can of course destroy, it can also be used to cook food, warm the house, light the way, purify, melt, heat and bend steel. it has many uses. If it is not handled carefully then it can do a lot of damage. Then Jeremiah goes on to speak of the Hammer that breaks the rock in pieces. The Bible can and will break through that stubborn hearted person, weither a Christian who has hardened their heart in some way or even the sinner who has a heart of stone that must be broken in order to receive Christ as their Savior.

This is what the Bible CAN DO... unless we set it down and do not use it!

This is what this Blog CAN DO... unless I make some excuse for NOT using it!

God has given us some incredible tools to use in our day. This medium of using the Internet to spread the message of all that God has done for us and is continuing to do on our behalf is an instantaneous way for us to reach the lost, and provide encouragement to the children of God.

Let none of us forget that WE have a responsibility before God to get the word out to everyone that He is God, He paid our debt, He has a home in heaven for us, but until that day comes WE must KEEP WORKING and using ALL of the Tools that we have in order for us to "Occupy" until He comes to take us home.

In His Highest Service,

Evangelist David Dunn

A Conversation With The Lord

2010-02-06T22:53:00.006-05:00

Just today, a friend of mine put something on her Facebook page which caught my eye. I clicked on it and read it through. i want you to read it too. (Now, Don't read it and "Freak" when you see the words "holy man". just read it and watch for the "Truth".)

"A holy man was having a conversation with the Lord one day and said.

"Lord, I would like to know what Heaven and Hell are like.

The Lord led the holy man to two doors.

He opened one of the doors and the holy man looked in . In the middle of the room was a large round table. In the middle of the table was a large pot of stew, which smelled delicious and made the holy man's mouth water.

The people sitting around the table were thin and sickly. They appeared to be famished. They were holding spoons with very long handles that were strapped to their arms and each found it possible to reach into the pot of stew and take a spoonful. But because the handle was longer than their arms, they could not get the spoons back into their mouths.

The holy man shuddered at the sight of their misery and suffering.

The Lord said, "You have seen Hell".

They went to the next room and opened the door. It was exactly the same as the first one. There was the large round table with the large pot of stew which made the holy man's mouth water. The people were equipped with the same long-handled spoons, but here the people were well nourished and plump, laughing and talking.

The holy man said, "I don't understand."

"It is simple," said the Lord.

"It requires but one skill. You see they have learned to feed each other, while the greedy think only of themselves."

When Jesus died on the cross, He was thinking of you."

You want to know the part of this that spoke to me?? In reading this story, I can see the Christian Church of Today! This is describing "US"!!!

I cannot tell you just how often this same scene is played out in church after church all across this country and yes, even around the world.

The main reason that I wanted to talk about this particular story is due to the fact that in my personal opinion, Christianity, our modern day Christianity, is a "Selfish Christianaity". I know that may sound a tad bit "Harsh", but many times the truth is just that... "Harsh"! In our Churches today we see "Cliques" and just some downright "Hateful" people who call themselves "Christians". I am inclined to wonder if some of these folks have acctually received what they "Claim" to "Posess". Again, "Harsh" I know, but is it the truth?

How about your Church? Do this, on Sunday, before your main service begins, just take an "Honest" look at the people in your Church. Do you know anybody in the room who is in a "Clique"? Sadly, you might have to answer that you yourself are NOT what you claim to be.

Following in line with this thought from the above story, I am reminded of a simple little word that when it is applied to any situation in life, it can and will make a "Huge" difference! This word is simply... "Compassion"!

In Webster's Dictionary the Word "Compassion" is defined this way:

COMPASSION, n.

Is a suffering with another; painful sympathy; a sensation of sorrow excited by the distress or misfortunes of another; pity; commiseration. Compassion is a mixed passion, compounded of love and sorrow; at least some portion of love generally attends the pain or regret, or is excited by it.
In the story we see that in the second room, everyone was in the same "Predicament" as the first room, they were using the same "Instruments" as the others, but with a totally different "Outcome". What made the difference? "Compassion" did!

How did this make all the difference? Think with me about it. The story told us that the people that were "Dying" in the first room, were "Dying" because of "Selfishness"! Selfishness has absolutely nothing to do with Compassion! You see, on order for the people in that first room to begin to be fed, they must learn to work together in reaching the common goal.

Now take our Churches for example... We also need to learn this very vital lesson. We ALL must work together to reach the entire world with the gospel of Jesus Christ and what He did in dying on the cross for our collective and our individual sins.

I am reminded of a passage of scripture that talks about this very subject.

Acts 4:31-35
(31) And when they had prayed, the place was shaken where they were assembled together; and they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and they spake the word of God with boldness.
(32) And the multitude of them that believed were of one heart and of one soul: neither said any of them that ought of the things which he possessed was his own; but they had all things common.
(33) And with great power gave the apostles witness of the resurrection of the Lord Jesus: and great grace was upon them all.
(34) Neither was there any among them that lacked: for as many as were possessors of lands or houses sold them, and brought the prices of the things that were sold,
(35) And laid them down at the apostles' feet: and distribution was made unto every man according as he had need.

In this portion we read where the "Church" had revival when the Lord showed up (vs 31). The effect of this reviving showed itself in vs. 32, "... they had all things common." Then we see in vs. 34, "Neither was there any among them that lacked:". Lastly from vs. 35, "... and distribituion was made unto every man according as he had need."

These three facts, or results from being revived, (or made alive again.) were able to be written down in The Bible as "Truth". How was all this made possible?? The answer is very simple... When God comes and openly shows Himself in a mighty moving of the Holy Spirit, the end result is a complete change in the way "Christian" mankind walks through life.

Here in Acts chapter 4, we see such a change in the Christians that were there. We see everyone, not just the rich, but everyone (i.e. "...the multitude of them that believed were of one heart and of one soul:") All of them joined in from a heart of "Compassion" for others.

I know that there are still those today who want to accuse these folks in the Church there in Acts 4 of just getting "Emotional"... I say your "Nuts"! When God is the One who is conducting the movement in our hearts, there is no way that HE will allow "Emotion" to cause someone to foolishly sell all that they have and give it away. Notice I said "When God Is The One"! Do you remember what The Bible says in Mark 10:28-31?

Mark 10:28-31
(28) Then Peter began to say unto him, Lo, we have left all, and have followed thee.
(29) And Jesus answered and said, Verily I say unto you, There is no man that hath left house, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my sake, and the gospel's,
(30) But he shall receive an hundredfold now in this time, houses, and brethren, and sisters, and mothers, and children, and lands, with persecutions; and in the world to come eternal life.
(31) But many that are first shall be last; and the last first.

We need to remember that God does not do anything "Foolish"! God did not cause the disciples to act rashly or foolishly when He called them into service. I know that "Man" sometimes like to accuse Christian Brothers or Sisters of acting foolishly, however, I must stand and say that if God has called someone to service, then who am I, or who are you for that matter, to say that God did not call them.

We must use "Compassion" in dealing with everyone! We are commanded to take the message out to a lost and dying world. Why would we do that if not because of the "Compassion" of Jesus in coming and dying, shedding His Blood for ALL SIN!!?? You see, Jesus is our first example of this business of "Compassion", He performed it in His death, Burial and resurrection. Then here in Acts chapter 4 we see His Church performing under the same guidelines of "Compassion". We need to wake up to the truth that we also MUST live with this same guiding principle in our collective and individual lives too.

If we would live with "Compassion" for others as our guiding principle, we will all be able to get our eyes off of ourselves and help "Feed" those who are seated at the table with us.

Think About It,

Evangelist David J. Dunn

Philippians 4:9 "Those things, which ye have both learned, and received, and heard, and seen in me, do: and the God of peace shall be with you."

A Parenting Keyword - "Responsibility"

2010-02-01T01:35:00.001-05:00

"Responsibility"

Today I want to talk about this simple word... "Responsibility". This word is one of those that we are all a little guilty of overlooking in life. We will watch a show on TV where we can sit ane we will critique the actors for NOT being responsible in one way or another. We will often watch shows where families NEVER do anything together and their collective lives are in "Shambles"! I know that in my own life as a parent that far too many times I have neglected my part in this area of being "Responsible" for my own kids. In the day and age in which we live we all too often allow the TV or the Internet to be the "Baby Sitter" even though we are in the same house!!!

What does the word "Responsible" actually mean? Well, acording to Webster's Dictionary it means the following:

RESPONS'IBLE, a. from L. responsus, respondeo.

1. Liable to account; accountable; answerable; as for a trust reposed, or for a debt. We are all responsible for the talents entrusted to us by our Creator. A guardian is responsible for the faithful discharge of his duty to his ward.

Look at the word's that are mentioned here about this business of "Responsibility". Word's like: Accountable, Answerable, Trust, Faithful Discharge of his Duty.

Simply put, the word "Responsible" means that we as parents ARE "Accountable" to someone for the watchful care of our children. We are also "Answerable" to someone for what we allow our kids to do, what they watch, what they listen to, who their friends are, and the places they are allowed to go. We have been given a "Trust" by God in the raising of our children. In this Trust that we have been given, it is up to us to be "Faithful" in the care of our kids. Parents, it is our "Duty" to know what is going on in their little lives.

I know there are people who will argue that their kids deserve their "Personal Space". I have news for you... you are seriously asking for a heartbreak!!! Kids do not need space, they need Mom and Dad to wake up and show that they actually care about the influences that are in thier lives. Mom and Dad need to be in their kids social scene. I myself have six children, and their mother and I are both "In The Know" of who they talk on the phone with, who they text, chat, and Facebook with!

It is our "Responsibility" to know these things. Why just this past week our daughter, who normally asks if she can "Befriend" someone on Facebook, accepted someone that my wife and I both know, but this time she did not ask permission. Well, my wife got on her Facebook account and checked things out and sure enough she came across this person. We had to have a talk with our daughter and explain to her that this particular person, had she asked our permission, would not have been allowed to be her friend. Why?? Because this man is an alcoholic!

You may say this is an invasion of her private life... My daughter is 12... I believe with all my heart this is OUR, my wife and myself, it is OUR "Responsibility"!

I have a "God Given" Duty to raise my kids right... And guess what Parents... SO DO YOU! Proverbs 22:6 "Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it."

Let's raise the kids God gave us in a "Responsible" manner, after all, God is watching!

Evangelist David J. Dunn

Why We Build Walls Around Our Children

2010-01-08T06:23:00.000-05:00

I wrote this post for a friend of mine who had encouraged me to put something together for her blog. I wrote this back in September, well, just this week someone wrote to me about this story and said that I should place a copy of it on my personal blog. So here it is, as requested! I hope more people will read it and understand that there is a reason for the "Walls" and "Rules" that we have to live by!

Why We Build Walls Around Our Children

As much as I hate to state the simple truth, but the answer is plainly so that we can provide some degree of protection for them.

Take a look at this picture...

I can well remember the times that we would as kids, be travelling with my parents somewhere in the North during the winter months as my Dad would be preaching a Revival meeting. As "Fate" would have it, there would always be kids in these churches who were "Professional Snowball Chucker's"! Now here we were My brother, sister and myself, the three of us against most of a youth department! (Yep... They ganged up on us cause we were the "Evangelist's Kids"!!!!) You know how they say that "Life Ain't Fair"??!! Yes sir, we learned the truth of that little nugget of life very early on!

So, here we are trying to get my "Prissy" sister Debra to pack snowballs together while my brother Mike and I are fighting for our very lives on the Battlefield of the Christian Snow Warriors. All Debra could do was complain that her tiny hands were "Freezing"! (You know how sisters can be.)

I remember one church in particular, where we were out numbered, out gunned and they were working on a "Huge Wall" to Launch these half "Ice Ball", half "Snow Missiles" at us. We were getting "Hammered" to death!!!! So I did the only thing that I could do besides lay down and be buried under a ton of snow and ice! I called for a 15 minute "Cease Fire". As soon as they stopped "Raining" those "Hail Stones" down on top of us, the three of us started "Scooping" and "Packing" snow into a 3 sided Fort wall!!! Then we went back to making "Ammo" for the Slaughter!

I want you to know that the wall we built lasted the whole week of Revival, and when it came time for us to pack up and head back home to Chattanooga, TN. the kids of the church wanted to keep it up and use it after we were gone... However, my brother Mike and I knocked it down before we left. Why you may ask... well, in our opinion, they didn't deserve such a "Cool" Fort!!!!!

I know this is a funny way to talk about protecting our kids, but if you just take a moment... it really does make sense! We were getting killed without the protection that the wall afforded us. Not only were we able to hold our own all week long but there were many a night during that week that the three of us, though outnumbered, did in fact leave "Victorious!"

Look at it like this... The wall gave us not only protection, but it also made our small number of 3 kids able to do much more in a snowball fight than we ever did out in the open! Parents... Teenagers and all kids. Listen to me for a few moments. Mom and Dad, your Pastor, Youth Pastor they all place "Rules" and "Regulations" on you for a really good reason... Safety for one. Protection and also to give you the means to be able to stand against the temptations of this life. The Peer Pressure factor can be handled if you already know the "Walls" are there, they are Strong and They are not likely to be moved by that authority figure.

Folks, I can remember as a teenager how "Useless" I thought those "Walls" were that my parents and Youth Pastor placed in front of and around me. I thought it was stupid to have them there, however, I can sit here before God and testify that if it had not been for those walls... I would be Dead or In Prison for the rest of my Life!

Teenager, don't despise the "Walls"... instead Thank your parents and Pastors for placing them there. Young Lady, don't you know what a treasure it is for you to be able to wait for Marriage before having intimate relations. Young Man, It takes a "Real Man" to abstain and be pure before God in relationships.

Don't hate the "Walls" Thank God that they are there.

Deuteronomy 13:4 - "Ye shall walk after the LORD your God, and fear him, and keep his commandments, and obey his voice, and ye shall serve him, and cleave unto him. "

This is just something for us to think about.

God Bless,

Evangelist David Dunn

Watch Night Service

2009-12-31T04:55:00.007-05:00

We had a wonderful time during our Watch Night Service. There was Food, Fellowship, Singing and Preaching! I cannot tell you every detail, I sure wish I could but I do not have the ability to do that in this medium!

Suffice it to say, We were in the presence of the Lord as the old year passed on and the New Year began!

Earlier in the month of December I was talking with my Pastor, Bro. Greg Banther, and was asking him what his plans were for the Watch Night Service. He told me that all he was sure of was the fact that he wanted us as a Church to be on our collective knees, in Prayer, as we entered 2010.

I am happy to say that we succeeded in meeting this goal! We spent all night praising and worshiping God. Preaching His wonderful, glorious message of the Gospel Truth of Salvation by placing our trust in the finished work of Jesus Christ.

After the Preaching was over we all gathered at the front of the Church and we closed out 2009 and entered 2010 at the Throne of Grace!

Oh how I wish that you could have spent that time with us. I know there are similar services that were held at the same time and for the same reason, however, I wish that ALL of us who are Christians could have gathered together in one place at the same time to kneel at the feet of Jesus Christ.

I know that today it is quite impossible for us all to be together in the same place, but I Thank God in Heaven that one day soon... and I DO believe that day is fast approaching us, We will ALL be together Praising God and Worshiping the Dear Lord Jesus, Honoring the Precious Holy Spirit of God. Together with the saints of God who have already passed over along with the angels in Heaven we WILL ALL SAY:

Revelation 5:12-13 "Saying with a loud voice, Worthy is the Lamb that was slain to receive power, and riches, and wisdom, and strength, and honour, and glory, and blessing. And every creature which is in heaven, and on the earth, and under the earth, and such as are in the sea, and all that are in them, heard I saying, Blessing, and honour, and glory, and power, be unto him that sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb for ever and ever."

What a Superb Day that is going to be!

Dear Heavenly Father,

Help us ALL to live each day as if this would be the day of your wondrous return! Please take us and use us for Your Honor and Glory. In Jesus worthy name, Amen.

Happy New Year!

Evangelist David J. Dunn

Hello again!

2009-12-31T04:18:00.005-05:00

Well, I have done it again... I dropped off the edge of the world and have not put anything new on here since October. This does not in any way mean that I have been sleeping the entire time. With the Holidays coming and preaching in Jails, Prisons and Churches almost every week, I have been staying busy! God has been blessing us in many different ways. One of those ways is with souls being saved every week! Amen and Praise the Lord!

As of this time I do not yet have an accurate count of the total number of souls saved in 2009. I will be getting this figured out this week(Hopefully!!).

There have been many things that have happened over the last year, i will be placing something on here in the next few days that will sort of highlight what has taken place.

Please be in much prayer for this ministry, the wicked one would love nothing more than to get us to quit, or even more, to stop us completely! I do not want to give him any glory at all, and I know that I am a very small "Fish" in the sea of life and stopping me would be easy. Some people would say that there is no reason for him to even bother with me... I beg to differ! This year God has used us to personally lead more people to a saving knowledge of Jesus Christ than ever before in our entire life! The devil hates soul winners! The Bible tells us this in:

II Corinthians 2:11 "Lest Satan should get an advantage of us: for we are not ignorant of his devices."

The Lord says that we are to not be ignorant of the way the wicked one works... I believe that God meant what He said here... I am to not just assume that the old serpent will leave me alone to just allow me to keep on winning souls to Christ.

In Albert Barnes commentary on the Bible, he said this about the prince of this world and his wicked, evil devices.

"We know his plans, his thoughts, his cunning, his skill. We are not ignorant of the great number of stratagems which he is constantly using to injure us, and to destroy the souls of men. He (satan) is full of wiles; and Paul had had abundant occasion to be acquainted with the means which he had used to defeat his plans, and to destroy the church. The church, at all times, has been subjected to the influence of those wiles, as well as individual Christians And the church, therefore, as well as individual Christians, should be constantly on its guard against those snares."

Christian, I am asking you to please remember to lift us up to the Lord in prayer. 2009 was full of trials, tribulations as well as victories! We are expecting 2010 to be even more of the same kind of thing. We need God to intervene on our behalf in reaching the lost, encouraging Christians and putting a hedge of protection about us to keep us safe on the road as we travel, safety and provision in every area of this ministry.

We mentioned II Corinthians 2:11 before, well I want us to take a look at II Corinthians 2:14.

II Corinthians 2:14 "Now thanks be unto God, which always causeth us to triumph in Christ, and maketh manifest the savour of his knowledge by us in every place."

See in this verse God causeth us to triumph in Christ. What a precious Truth! If you and I will just ask God to do it, He tells us in His Word that He Will Do It!

Thank You for coming back to visit!

In His Highest Service,

Evangelist David J. Dunn

Another Thought Provoking Question For All Of Us.

2009-10-08T19:52:00.005-04:00

We Have Been Set Free From The Bonds Of Sin

Romans 6:1-2

(1) What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound?

(2) God forbid. How shall we, that are dead to sin, live any longer therein?

Romans 6:11-15

(11) Likewise reckon ye also yourselves to be dead indeed unto sin, but alive unto God through Jesus Christ our Lord.

(12) Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body, that ye should obey it in the lusts thereof.

(13) Neither yield ye your members as instruments of unrighteousness unto sin: but yield yourselves unto God, as those that are alive from the dead, and your members as instruments of righteousness unto God.

(14) For sin shall not have dominion over you: for ye are not under the law, but under grace.(15) What then? shall we sin, because we are not under the law, but under grace? God forbid.

These verses are just a few that discuss this topic of "Being Set Free from Sin". I personally find this a wonderful subject to think and to speak on. God basically has told us here that we no longer have to "Serve Sin"! We have not only been set free from the chains and fetters (or Shackles) of the Sinful fleshly nature that we are born with, but we have also been set free from the chains that we have been guilty of "Binding Ourselves" with.

The Bible tells us here that God, through the finished work of Jesus on Calvary, has ALREADY BROKEN the chains of sin. Here is the ONE question that I have been asking Christians, Preachers as well as myself. IF we have in fact been "SET FREE" why then do we as Christians pick up those same chains that He (Jesus) has mercifully removed from us, by His actions on the cross, and then "Re-chain" or "Bind Again" our hearts and lives to Sin and the devil?

When faced with the truth of this question, How will YOU answer it? Are you guilty of picking up those wretched chains and placing them back on your body? Only you can answer this one. Does your life show the evidence of the bondage and chains of Satan, or are you living Victoriously??!!

Think about it...

Evangelist David Dunn

September 2009 Update!

2009-10-08T19:06:00.003-04:00

What a wonderful month we have had this September! Praise The Lord, we have seen 48 souls brought to a saving knowledge of Jesus Christ! Be encouraged by the fact that God is STILL saving lost souls!

I thank The Lord for His wondrous Grace and Mercy in reaching people with the gospel message.

Friend, if you are not working at winning souls to Christ, please oh please, won't you re-examine your walk with the Lord? According to His Bible, we are ALL to be busy about this business of telling others of Jesus Christ and the salvation that is made available through His finished work on Calvary.

May God Make Us ALL Souls Concious!!!!!!!

God Bless,

Evangelist David Dunn

Prison Ministry Update for Sun. September 27,2009

2009-09-30T18:32:00.001-04:00

Praise The Lord, we had another wonderful harvest of souls this Lord's Day! We were able to see 10 more precious souls enter into the Kingdom of God!

I wish that you were able to come with us and see the glorious transformation of men and women as they go from "Death unto Life"!

Again, please keep us in your prayers as we continue to carry the gospel behind the walls of jails and prisons to set free those who are bound up in Sin and Death!

Glory and Honor to The Lord for All that Is Being Accomplished!

God Bless You,

Evangelist David Dunn

Wednesday September 24, 2009 Continued!!!

2009-09-24T00:21:00.003-04:00

Tonight I was honored to preach to the teenagers in the Youth Service for Fellowship Baptist Church located in East Ridge, TN.

I preached a message from Mark 10:17-22

(17) "And when he was gone forth into the way, there came one running, and kneeled to him, and asked him, Good Master, what shall I do that I may inherit eternal life?
(18) And Jesus said unto him, Why callest thou me good? there is none good but one, that is, God.
(19) Thou knowest the commandments, Do not commit adultery, Do not kill, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Defraud not, Honour thy father and mother.
(20) And he answered and said unto him, Master, all these have I observed from my youth.
(21) Then Jesus beholding him loved him, and said unto him, One thing thou lackest: go thy way, sell whatsoever thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, take up the cross, and follow me.
(22) And he was sad at that saying, and went away grieved: for he had great possessions."

We talked to the Kids there and we shared the story of the "Rich Young Ruler" with them and how he wanted to inherit Eternal life... There is NO way to "Inherit" Eternal Life! We talked with them and showed them that it is not an inheritance, but a gift that is free to us all, however, someone (Jesus Christ) paid a heavy price for us to have this "Free Gift"!

Thank God, we saw one teenage girl come to a saving knowledge of Jesus! She now knows the reality of Jesus Christ in her life. Praise The Lord... He Still Saves The Lost!

Thank You Dear Lord for such a wonderful day, 3 people saved!

Evangelist David Dunn

Prison Ministry Update for Wed. September 24, 2009

2009-09-24T00:03:00.003-04:00

Hallelujah! Thank God for 2 more precious souls being Saved today!

Again today, we were preaching in the Catoosa County Jail. We had four wonderful services where the sweet presence of God was very evident!
In our last service with the men of "B block", Brother James Trotter was preaching a message out of Psalms 14:1-3 (1) "The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good. (2) The LORD looked down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there were any that did understand, and seek God. (3) They are all gone aside, they are all together become filthy: there is none that doeth good, no, not one."
The Message for this service seemed to be straight to the point and aimed directly into the hearts of the men who needed it most. When the invitation time came, neither of the two men who came to accept Jesus as their Savior hesitated even a moment. Both seemed anxious about coming and giving themselves over to God!
What a privilege to walk someone down the Romans Road and straight into the arms of Jesus!
Please continue to pray much for this vital ministry.

God Bless,

Evangelist David Dunn

"Why Build Walls Around Our Children?"

2009-09-21T11:06:00.004-04:00

The following post is one that I put together for another Blog that a friend of mine has put together to help parents and children alike.it is called "Radically Persuasive". Now this story, it is not "Deep Theology" but it is a cute story with a small practical application, it is geared more for Teens

Just consider it.

"Why Build Walls Around Our Children?"

As much as I hate to state the simple truth, but the answer is plainly so that we can provide some degree of protection for them.

Take a look at this picture...
I can well remember the times that we would as kids, be travelling with my parents somewhere in the North during the winter months as my Dad would be preaching a Revival meeting. As "Fate" would have it, there would always be kids in these churches who were "Professional Snowball Chucker's"! Now here we were My brother, sister and myself, the three of us against most of a youth department! (Yep... They ganged up on us cause we were the "Evangelist's Kids"!!!!) You know how they say that "Life Ain't Fair"??!! Yes sir, we learned the truth of that little nugget of life very early on!

So, here we are trying to get my "Prissy" sister Debra to pack snowballs together while my brother Mike and I are fighting for our very lives on the Battlefield of the Christian Snow Warriors. All Debra could do was complain that her tiny hands were "Freezing"! (You know how sisters can be.)

I remember one church in particular, where we were out numbered, out gunned and they were working on a "Huge Wall" to Launch these half "Ice Ball", half Snow Missiles at us. We were getting "Hammered" to death!!!! So I did the only thing that I could do besides lay down and be buried under a ton of snow and ice! I called for a 15 minute "Cease Fire". As soon as they stopped "Raining" those "Hail Stones" down on top of us, the three of us started "Scooping" and "Packing" snow into a 3 sided Fort wall!!! Then we went back to making "Ammo" for the Slaughter!

I want you to know that the wall we built lasted the whole week of Revival, and when it came time for us to pack up and head back home to Chattanooga, TN. the kids of the church wanted to keep it up and use it after we were gone... However, my brother Mike and I knocked it down before we left. Why you may ask... well, in our opinion, they didn't deserve such a "Cool" Fort!!!!!

I know this is a funny way to talk about protecting our kids, but if you just take a moment... it really does make sense! We were getting killed without the protection that the wall afforded us. Not only were we able to hold our own all week long but there were many a night that week that the three of us were in fact "Victorious!

Look at it like this... The wall gave us not only protection, but it also made our small number of 3 kids able to do much more in a snowball fight than we ever did out in the open! Parents... Teenagers and all kids. Listen to me for a few moments. Mom and Dad, your Pastor, Youth Pastor they all place "Rules" and "Regulations" on you for a really good reason... Safety for one. Protection and also to give you the means to be able to stand against the temptations of this life. The Peer Pressure factor can be handled if you already know the "Walls" are there, they are Strong and They are not likely to be moved by that authority figure.

Folks, I can remember as a teenager how "Useless" I thought those "Walls" were that my parents and Youth Pastor placed in front of and around me. I thought it was stupid to have them there, however, I can sit here before God and testify that if it had not been for those walls... I would be Dead or In Prison for the rest of my Life!

Teenager, don't despise the "Walls"... instead Thank your parents and Pastors for placing them there. Young Lady, don't you know what a treasure it is for you to be able to wait for Marriage before having intimate relations. Young Man, It takes a "Real Man" to abstain and be pure before God in relationships.

Don't hate the "Walls" Thank God that they are there.

Deuteronomy 13:4 - "Ye shall walk after the LORD your God, and fear him, and keep his commandments, and obey his voice, and ye shall serve him, and cleave unto him. "

This is just something for us to think about.

God Bless,

Evangelist David Dunn

Preaching The Truth... No Matter What The Cost!

2009-09-21T00:06:00.012-04:00

I have had several people over the last few months make various comments about "My Style" of preaching... I wrote the following column many months ago. I believe it answers the questions very well!

Please enjoy!

Why "Preaching The Truth"? I have been preaching now for 24 years. If ever there was a time in our lives when we need the truth preached it is RIGHT NOW!
I have been told by many that my "Style" of preaching is a "Thing of the Past". My answer to these accusations is "Move over Trixie... The Train is comin thru"!

Over the years I have read messages from Evangelists from our past and there were a few things that stuck out in my mind from these messages.

First, the mesages were delivered with Passion!
In each case, the preachers made sure to show the real passion they had for the subject or content of the message they were preaching. When they were preaching on Hell, They preached it HOT and REAL! They preached with passion in their hearts and in their words when they spoke of the forgiveness and salvation we ALL have through Jesus and His finished work on the cross. Passion is a key ingredient that is, in my personal opinion, missing in our pulpits all over the world. We must be Passionate!

Second, the messages were Pointed!

Pointed preaching is preaching that is Direct, Precise, Narrow preaching. Preaching that goes right to the heart of the problem. Pointing out sin in the world, sin in our homes, sin in the workplace and sin in our churches as well. Preaching the TRUTH from the Bible is a necessity and it (The Truth) is ALWAYS Pointed. Far to often today we do not hear this kind of preaching.

Third, the messages were Powerful!

These messages were Filled with the Power of God! Powerful preaching has too many times been described as "Loud" preaching. The reason why people have missed the boat on this particular point is due to the fact that we have a growing lack of Power in our Pulpits. Power, True Power, does NOT come from "Volume", it comes from Above! The Power of God can only be given to us from our Heavenly Father, through Jesus Christ, by the precious Holy Spirit. It comes as a direct result of sacrificial, personal, prevailing prayer, which always results in being filled with The Holy Spirit, who is our Power!

This is the reason and also the explanation for the need of this type of preaching that we desperately need today!

I AM THIS KIND OF PREACHER.

God Bless,

Evangelist David Dunn

The Most Beautiful Thing In All The World!

2009-09-20T20:38:00.008-04:00

When I stop and look at this picture, I must confess that "THIS" is indeed a beautiful sight!
Just look at them... They sit there in their standard "Star" formation... equally spaced and distanced appropriately from one another. Notice their sized proportions, almost equal all the way around! HMMMMMM!!!!!!!!! Man Oh Man! (*Drool, Drool!) Let's stop for a brief moment and go ahead and sniff your computer screen... you can almost smell momma's cookin again can't you??!! Come on, just glance longingly at the top's of these wondrous pieces of heaven on earth... The Golden Brown surface, perfectly cooked, not to long in the oven, and no where near being "Undercooked"!
I think it's safe to say that here in front of our eyes, for our pleasure, as well as to help drive us NUTS!

There it is folks... Biscuits!

Yes indeed, they are "Beautiful". I believe that successful Biscuit making does actually fall into the category of "ART"! However... as wondrous and beautiful that Biscuits may actually be... They ARE NOT the subject of our time today.

Psalm 149:4 - "For the LORD taketh pleasure in his people: he will beautify the meek with salvation."

Truly, there is nothing so Beautiful in this world as is the Blessed Gift of Salvation! The Bible says that God will make us "Beautiful" with His Salvation!
I don't know just how long it has been for you, since you last watched someone go from "Death Unto Life". Notice I did NOT say the last time you hear about someone getting saved... I am talking about you and this individual person, standing there face to face, as you open up the Bible and show them scripture verses that will point them to the way of Salvation!
Sadly, there are a great number of Christians who will have to say that it has been soooooo long since they actually led a person to Christ, that they in fact do not remember seeing the tears rolling down the cheek of this person who was for the first time in their life, seeing the realization that they were indeed, "Dead in their trespasses and sins."

Do you want to know a "Horrifying Truth" ... There are MANY Christians who have NEVER, in their whole Christian Life, led a soul to Christ.

Oh, May God have mercy on Christians all over this world. Let me ask you this question, Have you EVER seen this most beautiful transaction? Personally in your own heart? I know that there are many who come and read this blog who do not claim to be born again. In fact, I KNOW of many who are very open and honest with me about this fact that they are Lost as a Goose!

Christian... would to God we could all desire to see this "Wondrous, Beautiful Transaction" take place, not just in our churches but right in front of our eyes!

Luke 15:7 - "I say unto you, that likewise joy shall be in heaven over one sinner that repenteth, more than over ninety and nine just persons, which need no repentance."

Luke 15:10 - "Likewise, I say unto you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner that repenteth."

Come on Christian... Catch the fire of Soul Winning!

Once you get it... you won't want to stop telling everyone!

God Bless,

Evangelist David Dunn

Prison Ministry Update for Sunday September 20, 2009

2009-09-20T18:44:00.005-04:00

Praise The Lord, today we saw 8 precious souls come to know Jesus as their Savior!

I want to again point out that this Ministry is part of Anchored In The Rock Prison Ministries.

www.anchoredintherock.org

I ask that you would please continue to pray much for Evangelist James Trotter as he heads up this ministry. It has been my honor and privilege to serve along side of this Great Man of God for many, many years. I count him to be my Friend and my Brother.

I know that the Prison and Jail ministry is not for everyone. Not just anybody could go inside Prison's, Jail's, Work Farms, Minimum, Medium and Maximum Security facilities, and be able to look Murderer's, Rapist's and Molester's in the eye and honestly tell them of a Savior called Jesus who died for their sins, just like He died for your's and mine.

Brother Trotter has been preaching in Jail's and Prison's in the Chattanooga, TN and North Georgia region for almost 18 years now. He has been used, and is still being used, by God to see literally "Thousands" of souls born into the Kingdom of God!

I want to publicly say just how much I personally appreciate the dedication and sacrifice of this Faithful Servant of God. Please pray for Anchored In The Rock Ministries, as they begin to branch out Nationwide, and also Pray for Evangelist James Trotter as he continues to steadily, faithfully go on taking the Gospel message inside Prison's and Jail's all over America.

Prayer Changes Things

2009-09-18T17:02:00.008-04:00

I have a friend who from time to time on his blog, "Starke Reality" (* http://pastorjax.blogspot.com/), will post devotionals from First Light, which comes from The Bill Rice Ranch located in Murfreesboro, TN.

I really do enjoy getting these daily devotions myself. (By the way, anyone interested in receiving these devotions for yourself can sign up for them for free. Go to www.billriceranch.org and click on the First Light Logo.)

Anyway, today's devotion was particularly good, for me personally, and I wanted to share it with you. I was glad to see that when I clicked over to: "Starke Reality" that He too had posted today's devotion about prayer. I encourage all of you to take the time to read this short devotion, and then go on and sign up for these to be sent to your e-mail daily. I believe you will find them a great source of encouragement and help.

I again want to say "Thank You" to Bro. Rick Jackson for pointing me in the right Direction!

God Bless You,

Evangelist David Dunn

Ezra 8:21 "Then I proclaimed a fast there, at the river of Ahava, that we might afflict ourselves before our God, to seek of him a right way for us, and for our little ones, and for all our substance."

Prayer Changes Things

Each time my family and I leave the Ranch to travel, you will see our brake lights at the end of the driveway. Just like my dad did while I was growing up, we stop to pray for safety and wisdom in travel. This is not just a meaningless habit my family has formed; this prayer does make a difference.

Here in this passage, Ezra and God's people were setting out on a risky journey through unknown territory. They were stopped at the river, leaving the known and familiar behind and crossing over into a land with many dangers.

We can see in verse 21 that Ezra took this time of prayer very seriously. They fasted and deprived themselves so that they could seek of the Lord a "right way." Amazingly, they had been offered an escort of soldiers by Artaxerxes the king, but Ezra refused this escort. Why would he do this? Verse 22 explains, "For I was ashamed to require of the king a band of soldiers and horsemen to help us against the enemy in the way: because we had spoken unto the king, saying, 'The hand of our God is upon all them for good that seek him; but his power and his wrath is against all them that forsake him'."

First of all, Ezra was more concerned with God's glory than with his own safety. It would not have been sinful to accept this escort. We know that because many times the Lord uses other humans to provide for the needs of His people. In addition, we see Ezra's contemporary, Nehemiah, using an escort. But Ezra did not want to be misunderstood by this pagan king and seem dependent upon the help of man rather than the help of God. He wanted him to see that God did not need any "help" in protecting His people.

Secondly, by refusing this escort, Ezra was taking his hands off and letting God choose the means by which He would protect and provide for His people. If God could use pagan kings to accomplish His will, certainly He could accomplish His will in His own way. So here they were, entreating God for help before setting out "on their own."

And we find a wonderful thing in verse 23: "So we fasted and besought our God for this: and he was intreated of us." They prayed and God responded! The pious statement that "the only thing that prayer changes is you" is absolutely wrong and unbiblical. Prayer does change things!

At a prayer station in Manhattan, a man came up to me, looked at what I was wearing (which said "Prayer changes things") and quickly retorted, "Sure it changes things-it changes you!" Although that sounds nice, it denies the power of prayer. Come to find out, this man didn't even believe in the God of heaven.

God is the One who designed prayer to be the catalyst for His response. Things are different because we pray! If Ezra believed that prayer only changed the person praying, it was pure foolishness to set out across that river. Don't be afraid to lean wholly on your God for provision and protection. You will see the God of heaven answer in a way that brings all the glory to Him.

He Came Looking Specifically For Me!

2009-09-17T14:21:00.006-04:00

I want to share with you one of my favorite passages from the Bible. Please don't just bypass the actual reading of the scripture verses here. If you do you will not be able to completely understand what I am trying to share with you. Don't "Speed read" or just "Skim Over" the Verses... READ them!

John 5:2-15 "Now there is at Jerusalem by the sheep market a pool, which is called in the Hebrew tongue Bethesda, having five porches. In these lay a great multitude of impotent folk, of blind, halt, withered, waiting for the moving of the water. For an angel went down at a certain season into the pool, and troubled the water: whosoever then first after the troubling of the water stepped in was made whole of whatsoever disease he had. And a certain man was there, which had an infirmity thirty and eight years. When Jesus saw him lie, and knew that he had been now a long time in that case, he saith unto him, Wilt thou be made whole? The impotent man answered him, Sir, I have no man, when the water is troubled, to put me into the pool: but while I am coming, another steppeth down before me. Jesus saith unto him, Rise, take up thy bed, and walk. And immediately the man was made whole, and took up his bed, and walked: and on the same day was the sabbath. The Jews therefore said unto him that was cured, It is the sabbath day: it is not lawful for thee to carry thy bed. He answered them, He that made me whole, the same said unto me, Take up thy bed, and walk. Then asked they him, What man is that which said unto thee, Take up thy bed, and walk? And he that was healed wist not who it was: for Jesus had conveyed himself away, a multitude being in that place. Afterward Jesus findeth him in the temple, and said unto him, Behold, thou art made whole: sin no more, lest a worse thing come unto thee. The man departed, and told the Jews that it was Jesus, which had made him whole."

Now, We could go through this entire passage and take it piece by piece, bit by bit, for there is surely a "Slew" of things we could glean from this wonderful account.
However, I want to look just at one point... The part of how Jesus came looking for this "...certain man...".
Staring in verse 5, we see that Jesus comes to the pool of Bethesda (*literal meaning is House of Mercy.) and when he comes in there is a multitude of people gathered in the 5 porches surrounding this pool. He comes in looking "Specifically" for this "Certain Man" who had been there a long time.

Now, please don't misunderstand what happened in this situation. Jesus walks in to find NOT just one person in need, He saw ALL of the people, He just specifically came in looking for this ONE certain man. The Bible says in verse 6 "... Jesus saw him lie, and knew that he had been now a long time in that case..." Jesus knew this man had no one to help him down into the water when it was stirred up. I also believe that Jesus knew this man's heart, He knew that this man would be grateful and that he would give the glory and praise to God. Jesus also knew that this certain man would be a willing testimony as to the Power of God in his life, how he was forever changed by what God had done, through Jesus that directly affected his personal life and world.

Don't you think that since the Bible tells us that this man had been ill with this particular ailment or infirmity for 38 years that when Jesus told him to "...Rise, take up thy bed and walk." and when he stood up, wouldn't you agree with me that there were those in that multitude that was gathered there in those 5 porches that took notice. There in front of them this man who they had all known was unable to get up and move himself to the water, here he was now standing up, rolling up his blankets and was walking out the door! Don't think this went unnoticed!

What does this mean to me?

I remember thinking about this particular passage many times over that years and I am always drawn to this one thought when I read and meditate on this.

Jesus came in looking for this "Certain Man". He came looking for this "Individual" person, and when this man met Jesus there his life was forever changed! Realize this that the Bible never does say that this man's ailment or infirmity ever came back to him! He was completely different after meeting Jesus.

Here is the point... March 19, 1985, I was sitting in a church filled to capacity (*There were over 6,000 people in attendance that night.) when Jesus came looking "Specifically" for me! This man in John chapter 5 was never the same after meeting Jesus and Praise God, the same can be said of me! Thank God I will never have to go back to what and who I was!

Think back Christian, to the moment you were saved, do you realize Jesus came at that exact moment and He was looking just for you.
Oh I know there are some who will say "But I was not the only one who was saved that night.", neither was I. The night I was saved, there were over 60 others that came forward as well, however, that night, this same Jesus who came for me specifically, also came "Specifically" for each and every other individual who was saved as well.

Friend, Do you KNOW you are Saved and on your way to Heaven?

Read this...

Many people still remember the sign on the front lawn that asked the above question. My friend, can you answer it honestly? Do you know where you will spend eternity? The Lord has not left us to wander around and hope we land in Heaven someday. God has given a direct answer to a good question.

Jesus stated in (John 3:7)”Ye must be born again", well how does one get "born again".
The first step is to realize that you are a sinner. The Bible says “For all have sinned, and come short of the Glory of God" (Romans 3:23)

Because you are a sinner you are condemned to death in a place called HELL.

“For the wages of sin is DEATH" (Romans 6:23)

Yes friend, there is a HELL and you will go there because of your sins and no one can save themselves.

“Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to His mercy He saved us" (Titus 3:5)

You and I need a substitute, one to pay the price for us. This is Jesus Christ.

“But God commendeth His love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us" (Romans 5:8)

You see, Jesus is the ONLY WAY to Heaven. His death, burial and resurrection are the only thing God will accept.

“Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be SAVED." (Acts 4:12)

You must repent of sin and trust Jesus Christ as your personal saviour. Repentance is a change of mind that agrees with God that sin is wrong and to trust Christ is what the Philippian Jailer did in ( Acts 16:30-31). “And brought them out, and said, Sirs, what must I do to be saved? And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house."

Will you trust Jesus Christ right now? Will you or do you want to pray and ask Jesus Christ to be YOUR personal saviour?

Just pray this simple prayer:

Dear God, I know I am a sinner and I believe Jesus was my substitute when he died on the cross. I believe that He shed His blood on Calvary and that He died and rose again. And I believe that He did this for me, I am asking Him to be my saviour. Thank You for forgiveness of my sins and giving me the gift of salvation and everlasting life.... In Jesus Name, Amen!

My friend, if you prayed this prayer then according to the Bible in (Romans 10:13) "For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved. " you have been saved!

Praise the Lord for this simple truth that Jesus Himself, came looking specifically for each one of us. Thank you Dear Lord Jesus for your precious sacrifice on Calvary. Thank you for saving a poor, lost sinner like me.

God Bless,

Evangelist David Dunn

"Let's Get Back To The Basics"

2009-09-16T01:27:00.000-04:00

We seriously need a simplified outlook on the Christian Life as we know it. We are guilty of making the Christian Walk so complicated that it has become something that "No One", not even Christians who have been saved for many years could live. We made a simple "Daily Walk" into a "Difficult Hill Climb"!

Notice I said "WE"! We did it ... NOT God! God did NOT create this complicated thing that we have put in front of New Converts and then said... "Ok, Go live it now!"

We need a Serious "Wake Up Call" in all of Christianity!

Take a look at this:

Race car driver Bill Vukovich won the famed Indianapolis 500 race in 1953 and 1954, a record of success few other drivers had matched. When asked what was the secret of his success in Indianapolis, Vukovich replied, "There's no secret. You just press the accelerator to the floor and steer left."

Now many Racing fans would argue with me saying that this really simplifies what Racing truly is. Well I am not a professional race car driver, However, I do believe that when you sit down and watch Racing on TV, you will indeed find that most racing involves just that... drive fast and turn left!

I want to talk about 3 points concerning the Basics of Christianity. These are not "NEW", this is NOT "Rocket Science". It is just a basic, simple observation of Christianity, Christians and Churches. Please take it for what it is intended... to point out the "800 Pound Gorilla" in the room!

I. The Need to Preach

Acts 8:5 - "Then Philip went down to the city of Samaria, and preached Christ unto them."

In preaching Christ to them what did he preach?

A. He preached the Resurrection

B. He preached Redemption

C. He preached Repentance

Someone once made this comment about Preachers:

"Some pastors preach 'Longhorn Sermons'... a point here, a point there, and a lot of Bull in between!"

We don't need Longer Sermons... We need Preachers who will spend "Longer Time" in the Bible and "Hours On Their Knees" in Prayer.

II. The Need of the People

Frederick The Great said this about People:

"The more I get to know people, the more I love my dog!"

The great need of people has always been the same... We need Christ!

Acts 8:6 - "And the people with one accord gave heed unto those things which Philip spake, hearing and seeing the miracles which he did."

What was the great need of the people of Philip's day?

A. To Hear God's Word

B. To Hold to God's Word

C. To Heed to God's Word

The Great Need for us today is exactly the same! (*HEAR, HOLD & HEED!)

III. The Need of Power

There is no way in this world that we could do justice to really how "Big" of a problem this business is of "NOT HAVING THE POWER OF GOD" is in our lives, homes, preaching, prayer, Bible study, ministries and Churches!

The writer of Acts shows us that in his day there was power available and power needed!This is still true for us today... Power IS Available, and it IS Needed!

Acts 8:7-8 - (7) "For unclean spirits, crying with loud voice, came out of many that were possessed with them: and many taken with palsies, and that were lame, were healed." (8) " And there was great joy in that city."

A. To Deliver the lost

B. To Defeat the devil

C. To Delight God's people

Look at this simple illustration:

In a seminary missions class, Herbert Jackson told how, as a new missionary, he was assigned a car that would not start without a push. After pondering his problem, he devised a plan. He went to the school near his home, got permission to take some children out of class, and had them push his car off. As he made his rounds, he would either park on a hill or leave the engine running. He used this ingenious procedure for two years.

Ill health forced the Jackson family to leave, and a new missionary came to that station. When Jackson proudly began to explain his arrangement for getting the car started, the new man began looking under the hood. Before the explanation was complete, the new missionary interrupted, "Why, Dr. Jackson, I believe the only trouble is this loose cable." He gave the cable a twist, stepped into the car, pushed the switch, and to Jackson's astonishment, the engine roared to life.
For two years needless trouble had become routine. The power was there all the time. Only a loose connection kept Jackson from putting that power to work.

We need desperately to have Spirit Filled preaching and times of Prayer where the Holy Spirit's presence is so real that there is no way to deny He was there.

Preacher... Sunday School Teacher... Church Ministry Worker... Christian...
This is our Great Need!

Evangelist David Dunn

The Struggle We All Will Face.

2009-05-16T10:03:00.004-04:00

I don't know about anyone else, but I know that I personally have been in a struggle just to keep my mind steady and straight the last few months! I am being extremely honest about this. I am not trying to blow anything out of proportion, nor am I trying to make a mountain out of a mole hill. I am simply being blunt, straight forward and truthful!

I am struggling again this morning. This struggle has had various effects on me. One thing that it has done is it has robbed me of sound sleep, and some nights, even not allowing me to sleep at all. It has effected my digestive system, it has made it impossible to be comfortable in any way. It has also affected my desire and ability to get out into the world. There have been days that have gone by that I have not even left the house. You may say "That's No Biggie!", it is for me. I am one of those who wakes up in the morning and is ready to roll out and move around all day long!

I am also seeing that my attitude towards others, both family and strangers, is not what it once was.

It is as if there is a sense of hopelessness that has settled down in every area of my life.

This IS the struggle we all face eventually... The Impossibility of Staying On Top of Life All The Time!!!!!!!

I am doing a lot of praying and staying in my Bible and read, read, read and read some more!

I am reminded of a parable that is located in:

Mark 12:1-9

"And he began to speak unto them by parables. A certain man planted a vineyard, and set an hedge about it, and digged a place for the winefat, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into a far country. And at the season he sent to the husbandmen a servant, that he might receive from the husbandmen of the fruit of the vineyard. And they caught him, and beat him, and sent him away empty. And again he sent unto them another servant; and at him they cast stones, and wounded him in the head, and sent him away shamefully handled. And again he sent another; and him they killed, and many others; beating some, and killing some. Having yet therefore one son, his wellbeloved, he sent him also last unto them, saying, They will reverence my son. But those husbandmen said among themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and the inheritance shall be ours. And they took him, and killed him, and cast him out of the vineyard. What shall therefore the lord of the vineyard do? he will come and destroy the husbandmen, and will give the vineyard unto others."

The Lord of theVinyard was thrust into a situation he did not want to be in. He found himself in a struggle that did not ever turn out right for him. He was not able to walk on the "High Side" of life. He lost his only son. What a tragedy and Shame!

Jesus in verse 10 pointed out that he was indeed the Son sent from the Father.

Mark 12:10 - "And have ye not read this scripture; The stone which the builders rejected is become the head of the corner:"

You know what... Jesus is still being rejected today!

If we really take the time to focus on this truth, the rejection of Jesus Christ by the lost of this world and also by His own Children, those who are saved. Yes, we even now reject Him each and every day as Christians.

Look at Churches and the way they are closing their doors in record numbers, Preachers are falling into open sin seemingly left and right, day and night. Oh, how we need an awakening to Holy Living, an awakening to His Word and His Will for our lives.

If you look at "Man" enough, yes you will struggle, because Man will let you down, he will disappoint you. However, Look to Jesus, He will Never fail you.

You may ask me, "How are you doing now?" I would have to respond, "I am doing Great! Because I am Looking Daily to Him Who Can Lift the Burden from my Heart!"

Please remember to pray for each other today!

God Bless You,

Evangelist David Dunn

Closed Churches

2009-05-08T14:04:00.004-04:00

Today I received an email from Fundamentatop500.com and in the newsletter this month there was the following article.

I was struck by the subject matter and thought I might need to pass it on to you.

Please read this with care.

"As I was visiting Wednesday, I was struck by the number of old church buildings I passed. A generation or two ago, these were spirit-filled country churches. Today they are Grange halls, thrift shops, and apartments.

It was sad. It was like driving through a graveyard.

These bygone churches reminded me of a passage from a book I had read:

"While the country churches are the stronghold of the evangelizing and missionary enterprises of the Church at home and abroad there are alarming conditions of weakness in many country churches. ... there were in Maine at that time 282 pastorless churches in farming districts and some of the deserted churches were then serving as cheese factories, dance halls, and road houses." The Day of the Country Church, by James Oliver Ashenhurst (*This book was written in 1908! How much worse is our condition now?

Last year, I read that churches in America are closing at a rate of 3,000 per year. Massachusetts -- the very state where our pilgrim fore-fathers landed -- now rates fourth from the bottom in belief in God according to a 2009 survey. Right below Massachusetts is my own state of Maine.

Following is Gallup's entire list of states, in order of what percentage of respondents said religion is "an important part" of their daily lives:

Mississippi: 85%
Alabama: 82%
South Carolina: 80%
Tennessee: 79%
Louisiana: 78%
Arkansas: 78%
Georgia: 76%
North Carolina: 76%
Oklahoma: 75%
Kentucky: 74%
Texas: 74%
West Virginia: 71%
Kansas: 70%
Utah: 69%
Missouri: 68%
Virginia: 68%
South Dakota: 68%
North Dakota: 68%
Indiana: 68%
Nebraska: 67%
New Mexico: 66%
Pennsylvania: 65%
Florida: 65%
Maryland: 65%
Ohio: 65%
Iowa: 64%
Minnesota: 64%
Illinois: 64%
Michigan: 64%
Delaware: 61%
Wisconsin: 61%
District of Columbia: 61%
Idaho: 61%
Arizona: 61%
New Jersey: 60%
Wyoming: 58%
Colorado: 57%
Hawaii: 57%
California: 57%
Montana: 56%
New York: 56%
Connecticut: 55%
Nevada: 54%
Rhode Island: 53%
Oregon: 53%
Washington: 52%
Alaska: 51%
Massachusetts: 48%
Maine: 48%
New Hampshire: 46%
Vermont: 42%

Where will we be in our children's time?

Where are the preachers who will give up hope of wealth and fame to serve in little country churches, bringing our nation back to God one soul, one community at a time?

Where are the missionaries to America, a nation rapidly becoming a pagan land?

We can give up an say, "well, we're in the end times. It's just gonna be like this." Or we can rise up and fight back against the dark tide sweeping our nation.

One day after big storm, a man walked out on the beach and saw thousands of starfish washed up and dying on the sand. A boy was picking them up one-by-one and tossing them back into the water. The man said, "What are you doing, son?" The boy replied, "saving the starfish." The man chuckled at the boy's ignorance and said, "There's no way you can save all those starfish -- there are too many of them." The boy picked up another one and tossed it out into the waves. "There's one more."

Maybe we can't save them all. Maybe this country will never turn back to Christ. But, if we try, we can save "one more."

** Authored by Pastor Ron Meldrum

This article made me stop in my tracks and take notice of what a serious condition we are really in in America. If you have not stopped to Thank God for your Church and your Pastor, then you need to log off the computer and get alone with God in Prayer and start by saying "Thank You"!

For all Pastor's, Preacher's, Missionaries and Evangelist's... "Thank You" for your service for The King of King's!

In His Highest Service,

Brother Dunn

Prison Ministry

2009-04-30T16:36:00.006-04:00

Praise The Lord... 5 Souls Saved Yesterday!

Yesterday, we were able to go into the Catoosa County Jail, located in Ringgold, GA. We were able to present the Gospel message and we saw the Lord Save 5 Souls! (*3 Men and 2 Women.)

We were able to do this through joining the efforts of Anchored In The Rock Prison Ministries.

http://anchoredintherock.org/

Bless His Holy Name, He is still winning the Lost!

Brother Dunn

Understanding God

2009-04-27T13:12:00.006-04:00

Isaiah 40:28 "Hast thou not known? hast thou not heard, that the everlasting God, the LORD, the Creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth not, neither is weary? there is no searching of his understanding."

I know from my own stand point that there have been, and still are, numerous times that I have found myself "Trying" to understand just what God was doing or thinking in a given situation. This passage of scripture clears up my "Mis-guided" thinking. Isaiah says here that there is NO searching of His "Understanding". What does this actually mean?

I began to do some digging in the Bible and this is what I found.

Job 11:7-9 "Canst thou by searching find out God? canst thou find out the Almighty unto perfection? It is as high as heaven; what canst thou do? deeper than hell; what canst thou know? The measure thereof is longer than the earth, and broader than the sea."

No one can fully understand God! No one can fully understand the perfection of God , or even His ways. I do however believe that by reading The Bible we can learn as much as we need to know so that we can be satisfied that God in His Wisdom, His Goodness, His Mercy, Grace and Truth IS, in fact, in complete control in our lives!

Isaiah 41:20 "That they may see, and know, and consider, and understand together, that the hand of the LORD hath done this, and the Holy One of Israel hath created it."

In this passage, verses 10-20 show us "Why" God does what He does. Here God is telling Israel through the Prophet Isaiah that He (*GOD) IS going to deliver them from their enemies and He will also meet all of their needs. Even though Israel does not think that it is possible, God tries to encourage them to believe Him. After this encouragement we come to verse 20 where God saya that He wants Israel to "See", to "Know", to "Consider" and then to "Understand"!

The same thing applies to you and I today who are Born Again Children of God. He (*God) wants us to realize that even when we think He cannot reach us, He cannot solve our particular problem, or it is just TOO MUCH FOR EVEN GOD!

You say, "No one would ever say that anything was too much for God to handle." I've got news for you... it happens everyday! When we reach the end of ourselves, when we have tried to solve the problems by our own means and come up short, we usually just give up and sink down into self pity.

When what "WE OUGHT TO DO" is:

"See" that God is there to help us no matter what we may think. (*Numbers 6:26 "The LORD lift up his countenance upon thee, and give thee peace.")

"Know" that God, The Holy One of Israel, IS the same God that we serve! (*Isaiah 45:5 "I am the LORD, and there is none else, there is no God beside me: I girded thee, though thou hast not known me:")

"Consider" what God can do... He can do EVERYTHING! (*Psalms 40:5 "Many, O LORD my God, are thy wonderful works which thou hast done, and thy thoughts which are to us-ward: they cannot be reckoned up in order unto thee: if I would declare and speak of them, they are more than can be numbered.")

"Understand" The answer is already on the way! (* Daniel 10:10-14 "And, behold, an hand touched me, which set me upon my knees and upon the palms of my hands. And he said unto me, O Daniel, a man greatly beloved, understand the words that I speak unto thee, and stand upright: for unto thee am I now sent. And when he had spoken this word unto me, I stood trembling. Then said he unto me, Fear not, Daniel: for from the first day that thou didst set thine heart to understand, and to chasten thyself before thy God, thy words were heard, and I am come for thy words. But the prince of the kingdom of Persia withstood me one and twenty days: but, lo, Michael, one of the chief princes, came to help me; and I remained there with the kings of Persia. Now I am come to make thee understand what shall befall thy people in the latter days: for yet the vision is for many days.")

I know that there is absolutely no way that I could, in just a few short words, adequitely explain in detail the method or means by which you, myself or anyone else, for that matter, could COMPLETELY grasp the total concept of "Understanding God".

It really just boils down to this... God IS here! God CAN do anything! God WILL take your burden! God HAS made a way of escape! God STILL Saves!

I hope that this will in some small way encourage you to do some digging on your own, and NEVER stop trusting and believing that He CAN and WILL do just exactly what He said He would do!

Stay before The Lord in all you do!

Brother Dunn

"Accepted of God"

2009-04-25T18:34:00.005-04:00

"Accepted Of God"

II Corinthians 5:9

"Wherefore we labour, that, whether present or absent, we may be accepted of him."

I have been spending a little time on this beautiful day to think on the above phrase... "Accepted of God".

According to Webster's the word "Accepted" means: Kindly received; regarded; agreed to; or understood.

Think about what this means to you and I. It means that God Himself IS "Kindly Receiving" you and I into His Presence, His Love, His Mercy, His Grace, His Joy and His Forgiveness. It also means that Jesus IS "Regarding" you and I. Think about this... Jesus Christ, who gave up everything He had in order for us to have Salvation and Heaven IS RIGHT NOW "Regarding" us.

The word "Regard" is defined one way as follows: "To look towards". Isn't that a great thought! Jesus in regarding us IS looking towards us! He (Jesus) IS watching us. Another definition of the word "Regard" is "To observe; to notice with some particularity". To me this points out that God observes us with a "Godly, Particular, Observation". Meaning that He see's us and watches over us AS ONLY HE CAN!

The Phrase "Agreed To" is defined this way, "Being in concord or harmony of opinion; of one mind." God says that When He "Accepted" you and I we came into a "Harmony of Opinion". That harmony of opinion, and being of "One Mind" means that we are in line and agreement with HIS (God's) opinion and HIS (God's) mind! (*Philippians 2:5 Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus:")

The word "Understood" has a few definitions attached to it. One of which is: "To have the same ideas as the person who speaks, or the ideas which a person intends to communicate. By this definition, I read that when we are "Accepted of God", not only are we "Kindly Received", "Regarded", and "Agreed To", but we are also "Understood" by HIM (*God) that The Ideas that we have in our heart and our head are in fact the SAME IDEAS that HE has! These "Ideas" He has and will continue to relay to us through His Precious Word, The Bible!

This is what I have been meditating and dwelling in thought on most of today! It may sound like "Pure Drivel" to some of you, but for me it has been a sourse of encouragement for my heart and mind today.

Thank you for listening to my thoughts. I must admit, even I need to open up at times and just share what I have inside. The last few weeks have been most trying weeks indeed for my family and I. We have been put through many test's and trials, some we have sailed through with flying colors, others have not been so easily overcome.

Today, God knew that I needed Him with me, to quiet my thoughts and to calm my heart. I Thank God for His Love and Compassion. I also thank Him for His matchless Grace!

What A Mighty God We Serve!!!!!!

Brother Dunn

Please Pray...

2009-04-15T05:43:00.004-04:00

We are asking for people to spend some sacrificial time this month to pray for this ministry. We have many, many needs. We ask that you will follow the link to our ministry website and see the list that we are asking you to pray with us over.

Please read the update that we have posted on the home page it involves the need of finances. then click on the link that says "Pray With Us" for the complete list.

We desperately need your Prayer Support.

Thank you for your assistance in this matter of prayer.

Brother Dunn

http://evangelistdaviddunn.org/

The Searcher Of All Hearts.. The LORD!

2009-04-15T04:11:00.004-04:00

1 Chronicles 28:9 And thou, Solomon my son, know thou the God of thy father, and serve him with a perfect heart and with a willing mind: for the LORD searcheth all hearts, and understandeth all the imaginations of the thoughts: if thou seek him, he will be found of thee; but if thou forsake him, he will cast thee off for ever.

No we are not talking about Valentines Day, nor are we talking about "Lovey-Dovey" kind of stuff. In fact, this is not talking about one person's heart in relation to another person. I am talking about "THE" Searcher of ALL Hearts! This can ONLY be referring to God Himself!

King David is talking to his son Solomon here in this particular passage of scripture. Here we see an earthly father who is desperately trying to impart to his son some wisdom for him to learn from the lessons that have already been learned by David, so that hopefully Solomon might not have to learn them the hard way.

I can well remember many times when I have had similar conversations with my own father about different things that I might encounter in life and in ministry. I can honestly say just what a blessing these times have been to me personally, I can imagine that Solomon too learned a great deal by his father's trial and error that he passed to him in these moments.

If you read this verse through you can see that King David is trying to point Solomon in the right direction right from the start of the verse. It begins: "And thou, Solomon my son, know thou the God of thy father, and serve him with a perfect heart and with a willing mind:..." Here David says that the most important thing in his (*David's) life is:

"Knowing" and "Serving" God with a "Perfect" heart. This is the first Truth that David wants solomon to fully understand!

We can understand the words Knowing, meaning to know and Serving meaning to serve. Lets take a moment to look at the word Perfect. This does not mean what we today think. The word Perfect here in scripture means: to complete; to do or make through, to carry to the end, or to be thoroughly complete, whole.

God wants you and I to know what David was telling Solomon, because God is telling the same thing to you and I today. We (You and I) need to Know Him, Serve Him and to do so with a Perfect, Whole or Complete Heart. God does not want, nor does He deserve half hearted service! He demands Total, Absolute, Complete, Dedicated, Selfless Service.

Just out of curiosity, what kind of servant's are we? Should we be ashamed of our own personal "Lack" of dedication to serving Him? Is God pleased with My service to Him? Is He pleased with Your's? How will we have to answer? I can't answer for anyone but myself... God have Mercy on us.

Oh how this simple, foundational truth is missing in Christians, Churches and sadly even Preacher's today in our world. Boy, do "WE" need to get back to the basics!

Let's continue looking at this verse. David now gives Solomon the "WHY" he should do the first part. David goes on to say: "...for the LORD searcheth all hearts, and understandeth all the imaginations of the thoughts:..." David tells him that THE LORD Searcheth ALL and Understandeth ALL Imaginations. I beg of you, don't be fooled, He knows the contents of every last heart that this world will ever have in it. That's correct friend... He knows your heart and mine. He knows the dirty, filthy thought life that is in there. He knows the Depth of depravity and godless perversion that we all have inside. He knows the Motivation behind why you do everything! He knows why you go to church, He knows if it is out of a genuine love and desire to worship Him, to lift up praises and glorify His precious Name, or HE REALLY DOES KNOW that you come to church only to keep the preacher from coming to your living room and making you feel uncomfortable about NOT being in the services. Maybe your reason is to keep your spouse out of your hair and off your back. Whatever the TRUE, REAL reason and motivation in your life... God knows the truth.

That is a thought that should make us all quake in our boots! One day soon, we will have to stand before Him and give an answer... What will you, and I for that matter, give as an excuse for our patheic service.

Lastly, David points out to Solomon "The Benefits" of taking and following his advice in this relationship with God. Look at the rest of the verse. "... if thou seek him, he will be found of thee; but if thou forsake him, he will cast thee off for ever." David points out to Solomon, and I in turn point out to you the wondrous Truth that IF WE WILL SEEK GOD, HE WILL BE FOUND!!! I am not kidding with you folks, God CAN be found today and He can be real in your life, not just in church, but IN EVERY AREA OF LIFE! Your Home, Work and Play will never be the same IF we will just grab onto this fact.

However, David did not stop there. He didn't only give Solomon the Good News that God can be found and made real, he also had to point out what I am showing you. David made sure that Solomon knew that God was not about to force Himself upon him. God will NEVER FORCE Himself upon anyone. Look at the verse again... If we, that is you and I today, forsake Him, God WILL "CAST" US OFF FOREVER! This means Eternal Separation from God.

Understand this, there will not be even one mistake by God when it comes to who will live forever in Hell. The choice is not God's... it is Your's and Mine!

What is your choice going to be???? Will you be one who FINDS GOD, or will you be one who is SEPARATED FROM GOD FOR ALL ETERNITY!

My friend, I beg you to consider this outcome. God is reaching out to you this moment... won't you accept His free gift of Eternal Life?? I hope you will do so... don't put it off another minute! He Can Be Found Right Now!

It's up to you.

Make the Right Choice.

Brother Dunn

New Preaching Messages!

2009-04-05T22:24:00.004-04:00

See What's New!

Hey, Check out the New Preaching Messages we have on our player which is located on the left hand side of our blog just below the links category.

We have 3 new messages for you to listen to!

Enjoy!

Brother Dunn

A Test of Faith... Is Standing Alone!

2009-04-01T23:50:00.005-04:00

STANDING ALONE

The question that I want to start out asking is this... Have you ever had to "Stand Alone"?

Have you ever come to a point in your life when through situations that are outside of your personal control, you suddenly find yourself standing, as it feels in your heart, ALONE????

I must first state the following: I know that as a Christian, a child of God, WE, (Those of us who are saved and on our way to heaven.), are Truly NEVER alone because we have Jesus who promised us in His Word that He would NOT leave us alone:

Deuteronomy 4:31
(For the LORD thy God is a merciful God;) he will not forsake thee, neither destroy thee, nor forget the covenant of thy fathers which he sware unto them.

Deuteronomy 31:6
Be strong and of a good courage, fear not, nor be afraid of them: for the LORD thy God, he it is that doth go with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee.

Joshua 1:5
There shall not any man be able to stand before thee all the days of thy life: as I was with Moses, so I will be with thee: I will not fail thee, nor forsake thee.

1 Chronicles 28:20
And David said to Solomon his son, Be strong and of good courage, and do it: fear not, nor be dismayed: for the LORD God, even my God, will be with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee, until thou hast finished all the work for the service of the house of the LORD.

Hebrews 13:5
Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.

I am not talking about being alone, without God. This wouls be impossible according to the Bible, and again, I Praise God for this truth.

I am referring to those times when we, as weak human vessels, look around us and see attacks from every side! We are looking around for "Fellow Warriors", who are supposed to be fighting right along side of us, and we realize that we are "Fighting the Enemy all by ourselves! This is the situation and the prospect that I am talking about.

The stark realization that "Yes" WE ARE STANDING... BUT WE ARE DOING SO ALL ALONE!

REALIZATION OF THE FACT

Looking back over my short 40 year life span, I can recall many times when I have had that same feeling, that lonely, depressing feeling that seems to grow worse with the acknowlegment that the feeling actually exists in the heart, mind and life of a Christian.

No one doubts the reality of this feeling because at some time or other in all of our lives, we ALL have felt alone. This is usually a tough topic for people to agree with because of most folks DENY THE TRUTH, even when it is right there in front of their faces.

WHAT SHOULD WE DO ABOUT IT?

The answer to this is simple... Understand that in these times we are facing "TESTING OF OUR FAITH IN JESUS CHRIST"!

James 1:3
Knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience.

Ephesians 6:13
Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.

This is the simple answer: "... and having done all, to stand." If you will carefully notice this verse, the Lord says through the writings of Paul, by the Holy Spirit of God, that WE ARE TO JUST STAND... NO MATTER WHAT! Friend, are you feeling alone as you stand for the Father in heaven? If so... STAND! Preacher, Pastor, Missionary, Evangelist, Sunday School Teacher, Bus Worker... Whatever and whomever you may be, if this describes you... THEN JUST STAND IN HIM!

You will find many times that it IS a lonely road when serving the Lord, BUT if we will just look towards HIM, look to Jesus and remember that He too stood completely alone.

Matthew 27:11
And Jesus stood (*Alone) before the governor: and the governor asked him, saying, Art thou the King of the Jews? And Jesus said unto him, Thou sayest.

Matthew 27:27-31
(27) Then the soldiers of the governor took Jesus (*Alone) into the common hall, and gathered unto him the whole band of soldiers.
(28) And they stripped him (*Alone), and put on him a scarlet robe.
(29) And when they had platted a crown of thorns, they put it upon his head (*Alone), and a reed in his right hand: and they bowed the knee before him, and mocked him (*Alone), saying, Hail, King of the Jews!
(30) And they spit upon him (*Alone), and took the reed, and smote him (*Alone) on the head.
(31) And after that they had mocked him, they took the robe off from him, and put his own raiment on him, and led him away to crucify him. (*ALL ALONE!)

I know in my heart there are many who struggle with this same thing, Most folks have to deal with this on a "Daily Basis". May I encourage each one of us to "Take a Stand For The Lord and Keep On Standing... NO MATTER WHAT THE COST MAY BE"!

Keep On Standing!

Brother Dunn

God Can & Will Humble You!

2009-03-14T09:31:00.002-04:00

I am often humbled when I see a sunrise or a sunset and all the beautiful colors that God uses when He is painting the sky.

This morning I was reading in Daniel and as part of my reading I read Daniel capter 4.

In this chapter we see the story recorded of how God pronounced His divine judgment upon Nebuchadnezzar because of his arrogance and pride.

Beginning in verse 9, we hear Nebuchadnezzar relating the vision (or dream) that he had seen while asleep on his bed. He tells Daniel the dream and then in verse 18 he asks Daniel to declare to him the meaning or interpretation of the dream.

Daniel is somewhat “Dumb-founded” and “Befuddled” by the dream, the Bible says that “… his thoughts troubled him….” in verse 19. Daniel then begins to tell the meaning of all that Nebuchadnezzar had seen.

In verse 25, we see the first indicator of what Nebuchadnezzar had to look forward to for the next 7 years! Daniel told him he would become a Beast and be driven out of the palace to live in the field, eat grass and to be that way, out of his own control and under God’s complete and total judgment for that whole time.

Daniel did not tell Nebuchadnezzar that there was a possibility of the Lord changing His mind, or giving him another option, God brought judgment and that was all He offered.

In verse 30, Nebuchadnezzar is puffed up and full of Pride about his kingdom that “HE” has built! How great it is and no one could ever take it away!
“WRONG”!!!!!
Verse 31, God tells him “… The kingdom is departed from thee.”

In verse 32, right in the middle of the verse, the voice from heaven told him that he would be this way "... until thou know that the most High ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever he will."

Then we see that verse 33 starts out with these words: "The same hour was the thing fulfilled...". This statement says it all! Here we see that God WILL DO EXACTLY WHAT HE SAYS HE WILL DO!

Oh Christian, why won't we learn this? Why do we think that "God is Dead"? You know, sometimes it seems to me that 99% of professing Christians have no real idea that god actually exists! Do you know why I say this?? It is because of the way 99% of professing Christians LIVE ON A DAILY BASIS!

Nebuchadnezzar was not so different from you and I today! Oh, many folks think he was different, but just look at his life. He was filled with "Pride" (*verse 30 again!). His stinking pride caused God to have to rip his kindom away from him and even kick him out of his own palace.

He was in the field and in the woods living for 7 years as an animal! Some may laugh and say: "Preacher, God would never do that to us today!" I wouldn't be so foolish as to say that He wouldn't! I believe that He most assuredly could if He wanted to!

I said it before and I'll say it again, "WE" (Modern Day Christian's) have no real fear of a Righteous, Holy God!

Look at this chapter on your own today, read what happened to Nebuchadnezzar, then see the "Result" of God's judgement in his life.

THE RESULT

Nebuchadnezzar now "KNEW" that God will ALWAYS keep His word!

When his understanding returned to him, what did he do first? He Blessed, Praised and Honored God!

The end result was that he was restored as king in his kingdom, but he was totally different from who he was before. Now we see him in verse 37, he is different... No Self! No Pride! No Arrogance! Again, he is seen Praising, Extoling ( To lift up; to esteem; to praise.), and Honoring and giving Glory to God, which is exactly where it belongs!

Thank you for listening to my heart on this, I really feel that I gained a lot from this particular story. I ask that God keep making me what He needs and wants me to be.

Have a great Day!

Brother Dunn

March Update 2009

2009-03-12T22:12:00.002-04:00

Greetings again to you from the road! This month we have been kind of in a "Lull". We have been able to present our work in a few Churches this month so far, (* Today is March 12th.) We had a bit of a scare this month concerning my Dad and his health. For some unknown reason he has been losing weight, steadily! Now, if this was happening to me I would be rejoicing from the top of the highest mountain!!! (Weighing in at 400 pounds I've got plenty to spare!) My Dad however, cannot afford to lose much more. In a one day period this week he lost 7 pounds!
The doctors have been running tests on him for several months now trying to figure out just what is wrong. Up to this point, they still have no idea what is happening to him. Please, please make this situation a matter of serious prayer. Please pray for Evangelist Darrell Dunn that God will intervene and keep him running a little bit longer.

This month we have been to Faith independent Baptist Church, McDonough, GA. (March 4th), then Sunday morning March 8th we went to see Pastor Cliff Roth of Community Baptist Church in Dallas Bay, TN. Sunday evening we were singing for pastor Steve Cape of the Hillside Baptist Church in Hixson, TN.

Wednesday, March 11th, I was supposed to be preaching at the Catoosa County Jail, but they have had some new clearence requirements put in place that I am going to have to go through before I can go back in again.

Folks, Pray for Bro. James Trotter and his Prison ministry, Anchored In The Rock Ministries, ( http://anchoredintherockministriestn.web.officelive.com/default.aspx)

We were going in with him and they stopped us cold! The devil would like nothing more than to stop the presentation of the gospel in the jails and prisons. Wednesday evening we attended services at Temple Baptist Church in Chattanooga, TN.

We are making calls to churches all over the country letting Pastor's know of our ministry and what we believe God has called us to do. We have had some wonderful contacts with folks all over!

I know this is not much information, but this is all we have right now.
Please pray that we will get some more meetings booked as we continue to follow the leading of the Lord.
I will update you again soon!Keep praying for us!Brother Dunn

February Update 2009

2009-02-21T18:29:00.004-05:00

This has been a very busy Month for us! Praise The Lord, what a wonderful problem to have!

We have been to several different Churches to present our ministry.

On Sunday February 8th, we preached all day in Madison, Florida at Landmark Baptist Church, pastored by Brother Robert Ledford. Pastor Ledford had to make an emergency run to Montana for his family, and he had asked us to come and be with them on that Sunday. The sweet folks of Landmark in Madison made ouf family feel like "Royalty"! They were so gracious, kind and generous.

Wednesday the 11th, we attended services at Landmark Baptist Church, Haines City, Florida. We were able to tell folks about who we are and what God has called us to do.

Last Sunday, February 15th, we were able to attend Morning Services with the good folks of First Missionary Baptist Church of Eustis, Florida. Please pray for these folks, they are presently without a Pastor. Our family was blessed to be able to sing and we also were able to present the ministry to the Church.
Sunday evening (Feb 15) we attended services at St. Catherine Baptist Church. Pastor George Pirt asked me to sing and also to tell his people about the ministry that God has led us to go into. Bro. Pirt preached a fantastic message, one that encouraged all who listened to give more of ourselves to God and His blessed Service and also to Soul Winning.

Wednesday Evening, February 18th, we were down in Riverview, Florida at First Baptist Church of East Bay, ( http://www.firstbaptistchurchofeastbay.com/ ) attending the start of their Missions Conference. Pastor Tim Meyers asked our family to sing and to present this ministry to his people. Pastor Danny Young of Lighthouse Baptist Church located in Spring Hill, Florida ( http://www.lighthousefmbc.org/ ) came down to preach for the conference. That night God gave Brother Young a message for us that is often not received very well. God intervened and gave the increase.

Thursday the 19th I almost got to preach in the Sumter County Jail. There was a difficulty in the paperwork that we did finally get ironed out, but they could not allow me to go in that day.

Friday the 20th, we went back down to Riverview, First Baptist Church of East Bay for the continuation of their Missions Conference. Pastor Tim Meyers asked us to come back down and sing again. Much to our great surprise, The Mattingly Family (http://www.mattinglyfamily.org/ )
was there to sing as well! Oh how we love this dear family. We had just a great time of fellowship in conversation and in song too! We sang, They sang, We sang again and then they did!! then Brother Danny Young got up and preached... he "Shucked The Corn" and we ate at The Master's Table until we were full to the brim! After the service, we were able to again sit and fellowship with The Mattingly Family and Pastor and Mrs. Meyers.

Saturday the 21st, We went to Lighthouse Baptist Church of Spring Hill, Florida ( http://www.lighthousefmbc.org/ ) To help Pastor Young as their church start their Bus Ministry out. Praise The Lord, we made several new contacts and we are looking forward to seeing what God will do tomorrow. Please pray with us about tomorrow (Feb. 22nd) we will be doing part of the ministry that God has called us to do. We will be helping these folks run the route, teach Sunday School classes, helping with the music, preaching the Children's Church service. Sunday evening, our family will be singing again and I am going to be doing the preaching.

As I said... This has been a great month so far, and we still have other things coming up. Praise God for His provision... no matter how many there are of us, God has been right on time, every time!

I will update you again soon!

Keep praying for us!

Brother Dunn

Take a Look... Preaching Right Here, Right now!

2009-02-12T22:38:00.003-05:00

Yep, that's correct... we now have the means to place preaching messages right here on the web site! No more having to "Multi-Click" in order to get there. Praise God!

I want to thank Pastor Ronnie Brown, who Pastor's the Gethsemane Baptist Church, located in Rossville, Georgia. Brother Ronnie called me this morning and told me that a new message that I had placed on the web was seriously in need of help! (*Not for content:) I had converted it to an mp3 format in a new program and when I finished it, I loaded it to the web and did not check it!

Well, Pastor Brown got up this morning and saw there was a new message posted, so he went to it and listened... He called me and said that all throughout the preaching every few minutes a female voice would come on and say, "AVS MEDIA DEMO"! Brother Brown said that she would say it right over my preaching, over and over again!

So needless to say I have spent the better part of today looking for a new program that would work for our needs here.

Thank God for His Mercy! We were able to locate just such a program and now we have not only fixed that "Little Glitch", but we have also found a way to make them available on the blog!

I hope you will come back here often and listen to one of the messages.

Happy in the Lord,

Brother Dunn

Something Simple That Makes The Difference!

2009-02-11T17:13:00.002-05:00

I have been praying for a while now about the great need that the Youth of America, and the world for that matter, have in regards to "Needing" a closer relationship with Christ. Now don't get me wrong, I know that this is NOT just a need for the Youth of our world, it is something that ALL of us can use.

I guess the reason why it has been more focused on young people for me recently is that I have been spending a lot of time with the youth of our Church in Tallahassee, listening to them as they talk about the struggles they face in trying to "Stay Close" to God. I have been very surprised by the level of maturity in the actual thought they have all put in to trying to find a "Cure" for this thing that is keeping them "At A Distance" from the Lord.

I am not going to shock anyone when I tell you the "One Thing" that can "Truly" change your life. I know that this answer is something that has been mentioned many times on this blog as well as throughout the generations that have been alive since the time of Jesus Christ. This answer has ALWAYS been here but it has been continuously ignored and overlooked generation after generation! Centuries have passed and the answer has stayed the same, no tricks, no "Smoke and Mirrors", no "Snake Handling" required for this one... it is the ONLY thing in the world that will NOT harm you in any way, but it will CHANGE you COMPLETELY, no matter who you may be, where you may live... NO EXCEPTIONS!

The answer is simply this...

THE BIBLE

I know that may sound too simplistic and some people may even say that it is a "Stupid" answer, well you are entitled to your own opinion! I still stand by this answer, I know it works, I know it makes "THE" difference in my life each and every day and I know it WILL BE THE ANSWER FOR YOU!

I have seen it happen time and time again, Christians "Drift" away from the Lord and they keep making the mistake of thinking they can "Mysteriously" find their way back by themselves. This is a Big, Fat Lie of the Devil! You and I cannot do anything by our own power to "Keep Us" from getting farther and farther from the Lord.Only God Can Do This!

It is ONLY through His Word that you and I can grow. It is through Him, Through His power, Through His Blood, His Forgiveness, His Restoration, His Righteousness, His Death, Burial and His Glorious, Miraculous Resurrection that we have any hope at all! In the pages of The Bible, we can truly see Jesus reflected in every story, every Character in His word points to "Who" and "What" Jesus Christ actually is!

As an Evangelist, I constantly meet people who are discouraged and "Beaten Down" in their life. I listen to them as they cry and pour out their hearts telling me just how "Far" they feel they have gone from the "Strong Arms" of their "Loving Heavenly Father". They feel unprotected, unloved, unwanted, unneeded by anyone and everyone. This is sadly becoming more and more common in our Homes and in our Churches this whole world over.

If we have ever needed to "Return to The Bible"... THIS IS THAT TIME!

Think on this for a while. Let the Holy Spirit speak to YOU and follow His direction. He will NEVER lead you "AWAY FROM GOD"!

His For Revival,

Brother Dunn

What a Wonderful Weekend!

2009-02-10T12:07:00.004-05:00

We had a wonderful time on this past Saturday with Pastor Matt Spencer of Landmark Baptist Church of Moultrie, Georgia. We, my family and I, along with my Pastor, Bro. Derrick Burrus and his son Corey, joined Pastor Spencer for a time of passing out gospel tracts and wittnessing to folks at a Car Show that was held in Moultrie.
We had a fantastic time and in less than 2 hours, we were able to hand out 500 gospel tracts! The whole family got involved in this activity, I tell you, there is nothing more thrilling than watching your children, no matter what the age, do something for The Lord! I watched as my kids, who range in age from 5 to 16, as they walked around this old airfield, where the car show was being held, handing out tracts to total strangers.
We had one very interesting situation happen to my son Jonathan (9 yrs old). Jonathan walked up to one of the vendor tables that was displaying all types of "Car Parts" for old Ford Mustang cars. Jonathan walked right up to the table and politely asked the man behind the table: "Excuse me sir, may I give this to you?" the man looked at what was in Jonathan's hand and said sternly "NO!" then the man turned and walked off. Jonathan did not miss a beat, he just smiled his cute little 9 year old smile and said to the man, "Ok, Thank you sir, have a great day!" than Jonathan turned and walked back towards us where we were standing, looking at the Mustang stuff the man had on one of his tables. Now, all day long we had been handing tracts directly to individual people but we had also been placing tracts on tables, racks of free stuff that were positioned all over the field, in the "Port-a-Potties", snack stands... basically anywhere we could find to get the word out.
Jonathan had been helping us do this too, he helped me stand in line for the restrooms, placing tracts inside each one for people to pick up. When he walked down to where my wife and I were standing, he placed a tract down on the table. After we walked away, the man came out, saw the tract picked it up and started hollering and running at us... needless to say it scared ALL of us quite a bit! I turned around to face the guy, placing myself between him and my family, he ran up to me yelling at me saying, "Does your GOD tell you to put these things on the tables of people who don't want them??!!" I replied to him, "Yes sir, He sure does!" Then this fella took th tract in his hand, wadded it up and threw it to the groung at my feet. I just smiled at him and said, "Thank you sir, and Good Bless You!" I bent down picked up the tract, smoothed it back out, then found someone else who was grateful to get it!
We went and found a place to sit down after it happened, the whole family was shaken a bit, I looked at Jonathan and he was scared. I told him, "Jonathan, that man will one day stand before God and God will remind him how He (God) sent you to tell him about Jesus and Salvation. I know it's scarry but don't you let it bother you, and don't let it keep you from telling others about Jesus Christ."
Jonathan looked up at me and smiled and said, "Let's go tell some more Daddy!"
I was very proud of my son jonathan that day! I believe that God will reward him for being willing to go when even some adults decided to stay home because they did not want to get involved. Thank God for the Children that can take the message to a lost world!

By the way..................... "Atta Boy Jonners"!!!!!!!!! Daddy is so very proud of you!

Brother Dunn

Here's What's Next!!

2009-02-06T21:25:00.006-05:00

Please pray for our family as we will be in Moultrie, GA. on Saturday, February 7, 2009, for a Soul Winning Effort With Pastor Matt Spencer of Landmark Baptist Church, also, Our Pastor, Bro. Derrick Burrus will be coming in to help us as we go out to tell others about Jesus.

Sunday February 8, 2009 we will be preaching at Landmark Baptist Church in Madison, FL. for Pastor Robert Ledford. We will be there for both services morning and evening.

We are praying much about both of these events. Please pray with us as we go to do the work that God has given us to do.

His Alone,

Brother Dunn

An Urgent Prayer Request

2009-01-26T16:12:00.007-05:00

Be One That Makes A Difference!

I want to ask for as many of you that will, please pray for my wife, Mrs. Suzette Dunn. She has been battling with severe back problems for almost 5 years now. She has been to numerous hospitals all over the country and everyone keeps saying they cannot find the trouble, they will give her a shot of something for pain relief then send her home with 2 or 3 prescriptions to take.

This past year while we were pastoring a small Church in Alabama, we actually found a Doctor there who was able to diagnose the real problem with her back. Suzette has 2 herniated discs in her lower back. The doctor was treating her for this problem and she was improving daily when we were forced to leave Alabama last November (2008)

Since that time she has not been in too much pain, well, last Sunday (January 18) Suzette woke up and was not able to get out of bed due to excruciating pain! This las week she has been rushed to the hospital twice and they have done the same thing as before, a shot for pain and 2 prescriptions to go home with.

Please pray that God will touch her back and heal her if it is His will. She is also very discouraged because she is not able to get up out of bed and care for her family like she wants to. She is tired of laying down, seeing this is all she can do, it does get old after a short while.

I ask for your help and assistance in this need because I feel that the more people who will pray the better!

On behalf of Suzette and the whole family... Thank You for your willingness to help with this great personal need.

We are His!

Bro. Dunn

A Thought Provoking Question For Us All.

2009-01-26T15:18:00.005-05:00

Yesterday, my Pastor made a statement during the Sunday School lesson about how none of us will ever really know "How Far Reaching Our Testimony Really Is Until We Get To Heaven". This statement that was made just sort of "Jumped Up" in the forefront of my mind and I began asking myself the question... "Just How Far Reaching IS My Testiomony For Jesus Christ?"

I began to think of the truth that "My Personal" testimony for Christ, is seen EVERYWHERE I GO! That is a sobering thought in itself. Everywhere I go, I represent Jesus christ my Savior! (EVERYWHERE!) this means there is Nowhere on earth, or outer space for that matter, that any of us could go where our testimony would not go with us!

Realize that when you go to Church, your testimony goes with you. When you "Sneak Out" to go somewhere you have no business going... your testimony goes there too! When you light that cigarette and bring it to your lips... yep, your testimony is there in spite of the fact you are doing something wrong.

I find it interesting to think about this, I knew a preacher's kid who used to sneak out and go to bars, strip clubs and pick up "Hookers" on Friday and Saturday nights but was back in church Sunday morning, teaching his Sunday School class like nothing was wrong! Someone might say that this man was "JUST LOST" AND DID NOT KNOW WHAT HE WAS DOING. I remember watching how miserable his life really was behind the scenes. I remember watching God "Rake Him Over The Coals" time and time again, still many said... "He's Just LOST!" I was there the night that God "BROKE" him in his tracks, stopped him and dropped him to his knees... I was there as he prayed and asked fogiveness for what he had done to "Tarnish" and drag the Name of God through the muck and the mire of this world. I heard him ask God to wash him in the precious blood of Jesus and make him a vessel that God could use for His (God's) Glory!

When he finished praying, I asked him if he had gotten "Saved", he said, "Dave, I was saved at the age of 12. About 2 years ago, I got "Fed-Up" with what I thought was "Christian Living" and I ran the opposite way! I know that I was saved at 12 years old, what I just did was get right with God and NOW I am beginning to walk back on His path for me." We talked for several hours after that and one of the questions I asked him was if he had given any thought to just how much he had "Trashed" his testimony for Jesus during the past 2 years, his response to this question was given to me 35 minutes later, through tear filled eyes, I have NO Idea, Oh how many I may have sent to HELL!

Today, this man is faithfully serving God in the ministry full time! He is a soul winner and every chance he gets he "Trumpets" the great need that we in the Church have today of getting and keeping a closer, consistent walk with the Lord.

I ask you again, "Just How Far Reaching IS YOUR Testimony For Jesus Christ?" I cannot answer this for you, only you know the truth... by the way... So does Jesus!

Think About It!

Bro. Dunn

NEW Prayer Card Coming Soon!

2009-01-21T15:31:00.002-05:00

We are excited to announce that we have just sent our draft to the printers for our New Prayer Card! We are praying that within a week we will have them in our "Grubby Paws"! Please pray with us for this.
With the prayer card we can keep our family in front of people's face from the "Frig" or the mirror! These cards will be a serious blessing for us. Help us by spending some time this week in prayer that:

1. They are printed soon!
2. We can get them handed to the people and Churches that God wants them with.
3. It will help to bring others to lift our family up in prayer.

Thank you for assisting us in this particular area.

Just as soon as we get them printed, I will put one on my blog so you can see what it looks like.

Thanks again and may God Bless you.

Brother Dunn

Something Else New For You!

2009-01-16T16:28:00.003-05:00

We told you a few posts ago that we will be bringing to you some new things. Here is another one.
We have had several people write and ask about how they can send Love Offerings and even asking about Supporting us on a Monthly basis! We are NOT asking for you to do this... we ask that you only consider the possiblity if the Lord lays it on your heart.
We have just added an option that will make it possible for you to do just that! It is through PayPal. On the left hand side of our blog, just under my picture, you will see a button you can click on that says "Donate". You can follow this link and you can put in any amount you desire.
This is something that will be a blessing to you and also for us. By your gift, you will be enabling us to go to an area and also to Churches who cannot afford to bring someone in for a special series of meetings or even for a Sunday. This will bring the gospel to people all over America! I believe that through your generosity you not only will be making it possible for us to go, you also will receive part credit for every souls saved and every Christian helped!
Think about it, pray over it and follow the Lord and His leading.

Because of Christ,

Brother Dunn

Sunday, January 11, 2009 update

2009-01-13T13:55:00.007-05:00

This past Sunday, January 11, 2009, we were privileged to be with Pastor Matt Spencer and the good folks of Landmark Baptist Church in Moultrie, Georgia. I preached on Sunday morning and then in the evening service we did something a little different, we had what we like to call...

"Preach-O-Rama"!

What is this???!!! Let me explain. This is something that we have done several places before. It is where we have Singing by the congregation, special singing by The Dunn Family, then my son, Youth Evangelist David James Dunn, preached first, then our family sang again, then I preached, another song by our family and then the Pastor, Bro. Matt, preached the final message. Each message took only about 15 to 20 minutes and it was amazing to see again how God brought all three of our messages to bear on one subject; "The Danger Of Putting Christ Last" in our lives. This is a very real problem in our Churches, homes, our schools and in many of our own lives. We constantly are doing this to the Lord, telling Him to "Sit in the Back seat and Shut His Mouth"! We walk a dangerous path when we do this.

I would ask that you please join us in praying specifically for Landmark Baptist Church in Moultrie, GA. and also for Pastor and Mrs. Matt Spencer along with their precious son Luke, that The Father will bless this work, that He will bring laborers into this work as well. That the Lost will be able to hear the truth of the Gospel being preached and also see it being lived out in the lives of all the members and the testimony of this Church in the community.

We had such a wonderful time getting to spend this day with these sweet people, we are looking forward to being able to go back to visit with them again in the future.

Until next time,

Bro. Dunn

Here Is Something New!

2009-01-09T22:30:00.005-05:00

We are starting something new for us today. We are finally able to put preaching messages on the web. It is easy for you to get to, just scroll down the page to the "Links" section and click on the link for: "Evangelist David Dunn Preaching Podcast"

This link will take you to a list of messages we have for you to listen to. Click on he message and away you go!

Now, the website that we are using will put an advertisement for their site at the beginning and also, depending on the length of the message, the middle and the end! I am sorry that we are having to do it this way but at least we now can be heard on the web!

I hope that you will be able to enjoy this new feature and keep coming back for more!

Thank's for dropping by.

In His Highest Service,

Evangelist David Dunn

Still Holding Forth The Standard

2009-01-07T14:33:00.005-05:00

Today I had the privilege of spending some time with my Youth Pastor from when I was a teenager. We sat and had lunch with each other, swapping stories and bringing each other up to date as to what is going on in our lives. We reminisced about "Old Times" and the way things "Used" to be.

We talked about people we knew back then and what they were doing today, we spoke of the church we used to attend and where they "Used" to stand and just how far they have "Drifted" away from the standard that was set and the foundation that was laid many years ago.

The longer we talked, the more obvious and heartbreaking the reality became that there are very few (Christian Homes, Schools, Preachers and Churches) who are "Still Holding Forth The Standard".

In our society, and in our Churches today there is an overwhelming sense of "Compromise". People as a whole seem more and more inclined to just STOP STANDING for ANYTHING!

The Bible tells us that in the "Last Days" there will be more and more of this kind of thing happening in our world. When the Bible talks about a "... falling away" it is talking about falling away from the Lord, from His word, His commandments, His instruction and His divine plan for our lives. Quite literally this is talking of "Departing" or "Walking Away" from Jesus Christ.

What a sad commentary for the Church. The one thing that Jesus left us is the Church, and He knew that we Christians are such "Leaky Vessels" that there would be a day when we would "Walk Away" from Him and also from His Teaching. Now let us be very clear on this fact, it is "US" (you and I) who have made the decision to "Turn" from the path, "Turn" from His presence and do our "Own Thing". It breaks my heart to watch as "Christianity" turns it's back on God.

The " WHY" Factor

2008-11-19T17:43:00.003-05:00

Yesterday I told you that I would try and explain a bit more as to what happened, well here it is.

Recently I was the Pastor of Calvary Baptist Church located in Grove Hill, AL.

My family and I had been there since last February. On Sunday November 2, 2008 I was told by the men of the church that they wanted me to make a change. They wanted me to STOP witnessing to the blacks in our community. They informed me that they wanted to have a "White's Only Church".

I told them that I was NOT able to do what they demanded, The Gospel is NOT a White's Only Gospel, That Jesus did NOT die for the White's Only, Heaven is NOT a White's Only destination. The Bloord of Jesus is for EVERYONE!

My answer to them was that I refused to STOP telling everyone I could about Jesus, regardless of their Color, Background or Financial standing.

I sent out the following e-mail on Monday November 3, 2008:

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Fired Again!

This e-mail is to formally announce that I have been forced to resign the pastor position at Calvary Baptist Church in Grove Hill, AL.

I was asked to step down because I dared to share the gospel with the black community. we had several folks saved and baptized, then they wanted to come and join in membership with us and for the first time in the entire 20 year history of this church, there were 3 black members.

The white members of the church rose up this week and said that they wanted a "White's Only" church, I informed them that I would not, I could not go against what I believe the Bible teaches about how Jesus died for ALL (*Black, White, Red, Brown, Tan, Yellow....)
and that His gift of Salvation was to ALL PEOPLE!

They told me that if I couldn't do what they wanted then I would be forced to step down.

There you have it!

What now??!!

I'm glad you asked! We are today announcing that we, my family and I, are "Re-Entering" full time Evangelism. We are booking meetings as we speak!

Please pray for us, we are packing up our stuff, we are planning a HUGE yard sale to sell everything that will not fit into our bus.

We want to thank you for praying!

Evangelist David J. Dunn & Family

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I followed this one up with another e-mail on November 6, 2008:

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As most of you know, last Sunday ( November 2, 2008) I was forced to resign, well, last night(Wed. November 5, 2008) after attending services at a church in our area where a total stranger gave money to the Pastor of that church and said for him to give it to us. Praise the Lord, we went to Wal-Mart to get a few things we desperately needed. When we came out of the store, 2 men from Calvary Baptist were sitting in their cars waiting on us, and they got out of their cars and walked over to me.
They handed me a letter and said that it was a "Response to my Resignation".

I waited until we got home, I did not want to open it in front of my kids, and when we opened it we found the following.

1. We had asked for them to allow us to stay in the parsonage until we were able to get the funds to move and until I had a place to move to.

Their answer: DENIED... (We have until 11/17/2008 to get out)

2. We had not had a salary check since the beginning of August, so we asked for them to pay us "Back Salary" which was owed.

Their answer: DENIED... (They called CLA and were told that since I had stood in the pulpit and had said that I was "Willing" to go without a salary check for a while, due to the churches struggling financial situation, that they DID NOT OWE ME A DIME!

Folks, We need your prayers! We have less than 2 weeks until they come knocking on the door and try to drag our stuff to the road. (**By the way, the "Drag our stuff to the road" comment has been mentioned by them already, so they are planning on it!)

Please pray that God will open up the windows of heaven and pour out His blessings on us so that we can get out of here asap!

Still Standing for the Lord,

Evangelist David J. Dunn

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I am happy to say that Today, November 19, 2008, I am sending this to you from my parents house in Chattanooga, Tennessee. My family and I loaded up what we could in our vehicle and a very small 5x8 foot trailer. We left behind over 18 years worth of memories, furniture, clothes, pictures, dishes, books, computer equipment and a lot of other personal effects.

I am amazed that the same type of thinking that was around in the 40's & 50's is still running free in America. I could not believe that they actually wanted me to do this. I know that I stood for Jesus and what was right in that time of crisis.

Folks, we all need to be standing on the Bible and the truth's contained in it, no matter what the cost is.

Please don't be one of those who caves in instead of standing.

Evangelist David Dunn

At The Ready...

2008-11-18T15:25:00.002-05:00

Well, My family and I finally moved out of Alabama and we are now in Chattanooga, Tennessee visiting with my whole family for Thanksgiving.

We are right now in a bit of a "Holding Pattern". We are waiting for the Lord to finalize the receiving of the bus that we are going to live and travel in.

We are relieved to be away from the situation there in Grove Hill, AL. My heart breaks for the people of Calvary Baptist Church. I have had some people tell me that I should not name the name of the Church on the chance that some of them might see it and be offended by it. I am not intentionaly trying to hurt anyone, but the TRUTH is the TRUTH! My heart IS broken for them. I believe that God used us to give those folks one last chance to get right with Him and serve Him like they should. Sadly, they told Him (God) to "Take a Hike" instead.

Know this, I do NOT rejoice in any way about the current situation this Church finds themselves in and I do pray that God, in His Judgment, will be merciful. I think about the "Good" people who are mixed up in this "Bad" situation and I am brought to tears for them. There are children in this Church who have just seen Mom and Dad tell the preacher to "Get Out", what kind of message is that to a 16, 14, 12 year old or even younger?

There are some who are not familiar with the "Why" this Church asked me to leave.

I want to invite you to come back tomorrow and read the whole thing. I am going to bring it all out into the open.

Please pray for us,

Evangelist David Dunn

Information Update

2008-11-05T00:10:00.002-05:00

I want to take this opportunity to update you on our situation.

Sunday, November 2, 2008 I was asked to resign my position as pastor of the Calvary Baptist church of Grove Hill, AL.

My family and I will be "Re-Entering" Full Time Evangelism. We are working now to pack and prepare ourselves for getting out on the road.

Please pray for us as we move forward in this direction.

Evangelist David J. Dunn

Real Character Matters

2008-11-01T12:35:00.011-04:00

“Real Character Matters”

It was once said to me that the way to know what your real level of “Character” is, is based by what you do in the dark, when no one is looking.
Someone else once said that “Character” is what you would do if you realized that Jesus was watching your every move.

Both of these I can see some truth in. However, I believe that “Real Character” involves a little more than that.

Character is by definition: “The peculiar qualities, impressed by nature or habit on a person, which distinguish him from others; these constitute real character, and the qualities which he is supposed to possess, constitute his estimated character, or reputation.”

We see that there are “peculiar qualities… which distinguish” each person from everybody else. These make each one of us unique. You know what I mean by this don't you?? If we were all were all exactly alike then this would be a very boring place to be. I know that the world would have been a real let down had it not been blessed with my personal presence!

You say "Brother Dunn, that was a very conceited thing to say!!" Well, don't get your hair all in a "Tizzy", the same thing can be said of you too! In fact it can be said of ALL OF US!

Next we see the “supposed” qualities which make up our reputation, or estimated character. (What I could Be.) The possibilities of what "Might Be". I am so glad that our Father In Heaven doesn't deal in "Possibilities".

Matthew 5:1-2
(1) And seeing the multitudes, he went up into a mountain: and when he was set, his disciples came unto him:
(2) And he opened his mouth, and taught them, saying,

** Jesus sat and demonstrated for us all exactly how Character becomes a reality in our lives.

Character is not something that "Just Happens" it is something that MUST be taught. The disciples were men who were chosen or hand picked by Jesus Himself, but he had to teach them what they were to do and How to live. He taught them character.

Recently, a lady in our church came to me after a service and asked me this question: "Preacher, How did the disciples know what they were supposed to do after Jesus ascended to heaven?"

The answer was not lengthy or even "Deep Theology", it was simply the fact that Jesus had taught them BEFORE He left them here to carry on.

Jesus taught them from day one just who they were to become, that way when He did leave them on this earth they would know exactly what to do. Even with His last words to them, as He was going up into heaven, He was still teaching and instructing them.

This is something that is missing in our day and age. Our kids are NOT learning character at home or even at church, they are being taught by the Television, Video's and Electronic Games what the phrase "Life Lessons" means.

See, to me, I believe that if I leave it up to some "Pin-Head" in Hollywood, or New York City to be the one to teach my children what the word "Character" means, my kids and myself as well, will be sadly disappointed with the final outcome.

The Bible teaches us what some of the "Real Characteristics", or building blocks of a Christian life are:

Matthew 5:3-12
(3) Blessed are the poor in spirit (Humble): for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
(4) Blessed are they that mourn (Mourn for their Own sin’s, or for the sin’s of Man.): for they shall be comforted.
(5) Blessed are the meek (Meekness is patience in the receiving of injuries.): for they shall inherit the earth.
(6) Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness (Strong or complete desire to be and do right because it is right; trusting not in their own righteousness, but in the righteousness of Christ.): for they shall be filled.
(7) Blessed are the merciful (Someone who is affected by the sufferings of others, and wants to be able to alleviate them.): for they shall obtain mercy.
(8) Blessed are the pure in heart (That is, whose minds, motives, and principles are pure. Who seek not only to have the external actions correct, but who desire to be holy in heart, and who are so.): for they shall see God.
(9) Blessed are the peacemakers (Those who strive to prevent contention, and strife, and war.): for they shall be called the children of God.
(10) Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness' sake (Because they have, or are closely following after, the righteousness here described.): for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
(11) Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you (or abuse you to your face.), and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely (False accusation, or lies), for my sake.
(12) Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you.

These are the “Real Characteristics” that we find in Jesus Christ, in His followers, and in story after story, person after person from Genesis to Revelation.

The question then remains, are these "Characteristics" found in you?

Are you able to see these traits in your children?

If you are NOT teaching these things in your family, if these traits are not found in you, what about your church??

Folks, we all should be very concerned about the total lack of intrest in "Character" in our country and society.

This country was founded by men and women who had "Real Character".

Just where did they learn it??

From the BIBLE being taught to them at home, and the truth being preached in the pulpits of the churches where they attended. We need to wake up NOW, or else we will lose our children.

Christian America... it's coming!

Pastor David J. Dunn

Silence In the Pulpit

2008-10-19T13:47:00.010-04:00

Silence In the Pulpit

I began to put together some things on this particular subject for my blog, when I came across the following blog. It was so good and directly in line with what I wanted to say that I decided to show you. I like what this "Coach" had to say and I also believe that he and I are in agreement on this issue.

Please read.

...AND THE PULPITS ARE SILENT

By Coach Dave DaubenmireMarch 6, 2008
NewsWithViews.com

For among my people are found wicked men: they lay wait, as he that setteth snares; they set a trap, they catch men. As a cage is full of birds, so are their houses full of deceit: therefore they are become great, and waxen rich. They are waxen fat, they shine: yea, they overpass the deeds of the wicked: they judge not the cause, the cause of the fatherless, yet they prosper; and the right of the needy do they not judge. Shall I not visit for these things? saith the LORD: shall not my soul be avenged on such a nation as this? Jeremiah 5:26-31

"Despite what the political parties would like you to believe, the problem in America is not the politicians, it is the pulpits. I hate to break the news to you, but most of America’s pulpits are filled with cowardly men. They are a shame to the Christ they claim to serve.
Harsh words, aren’t they? Not the type of thing that will make any friends in this “cheap-Grace” culture in which we live. But that’s okay. I’m not looking to make friends.

I am about fed-up with what I see. How did we ever get such man-pleasing leaders? All that our fore-fathers held dear is being destroyed before our very eyes and hardly a peep from the pulpit. They don’t want to hear it. It's the pulpiteers that I am talking about. They are concerned with being too harsh, they tell me that “Jesus is in control,” that they are not “called” to fight evil and that "we should pray for our enemies.”

Where have these guys come from? What we need is a return of the Voice of God thundering through the prophets standing in America’s pulpits. Not the prissy Purpose Driven drivel passing as the Gospel today. The feminized-preachers of today cannot hold a candle to those who ushered in The Great Awakening which led to the American Revolution, and the abolition of slavery -- two world-changing events spearheaded by the pulpit.

Listen to the message of America’s premiere preachers today. Rick Warren and his Purpose Driven Life have infiltrated the Church. Over 400,000 pastors have attended his conferences and over 40 million of his books have been sold. Wikipedia tells us “Since September 2002, over 30,000 congregations, corporations, and sports teams across the United States have participated in a "40 Days of Purpose" emphasis. A May 2005 survey of American pastors and ministers conducted by George Barna asked Christian leaders to identify what books were the most influential on their lives and ministries." The Purpose Driven Life was the most frequent response. Today’s Christians are more familiar with the words of Warren than the Words of Jesus. Thousands of America’s churches have used it in their Bible Studies and thousands of preachers preach Warren’s message.

Joel Osteen was voted Most Influential Christian in 2006. His preaching style focuses on “the goodness of God rather than sin.” He is a self-described “Life-coach” and “thinks that there are probably others better qualified, or more gifted for explaining Bible verses. Osteen explains that he tries to teach Biblical principles in a simple way, emphasizing the power of love and a positive attitude.” Wikipedia. “Presently, Osteen and several Lakewood Church team members travel across the nation, presenting programs in large stadiums to a paying public.” He has sold millions of books to millions of feel-good Christians. Watch this.

While our nation is killing babies, our schools are indoctrinating Christian-kids in Secular Humanism, and “Truth has fallen in the streets,” our preachers are attending church-growth seminars, using ‘self-help” books to supplement the Bible, and chasing after the butts and bucks.

They are fiddling while the nation burns, building their church rather than Christ’s Kingdom.

Public schools are destroying the faith of Christian children and the pulpits are silent.

Legislation is introduced to remove the rights of parents and the pulpits are silent.

Children are taught they came from apes and the pulpits are silent.

Millions of children are “medicated” to control their behavior and the pulpits are silent.

Gambling is promoted to pay for schools and the pulpits are silent.

Precious babies are being murdered in the womb and the pulpits are silent.

Planned Parenthood kills babies with our tax dollars and the pulpits are silent.

Judges make laws and the pulpits are silent.

Tolerance trumps Truth and the pulpits are silent.

Sodomy is granted legal protection and the pulpits are silent.

The institution of marriage is crumbling and the pulpits are silent.

Obama says the Sermon on the Mount justifies gay marriage and the pulpits are silent.

Government has replaced God as defender and provider and the pulpits are silent.

Faith-based initiatives invite the government into the Church and the pulpits are silent.

The IRS muzzles the voice of the Church and the pulpits are silent.

Taxes are levied to do the work of the Church and the pulpits are silent.

The Church locks arms with compassionate-conservativism and the pulpits are silent.

Children’s service agencies separate family members and the pulpits are silent.

Self-help books replace the Bible and the pulpits are silent.

A Purpose Driven Life is elevated above dying to self and the pulpits are silent.

G.W. Bush says Christians and Muslims worship the same God and the pulpits are silent.

The Constitution is ignored and the pulpits are silent.

Pagans pray to open a session of Congress and the pulpits are silent.

Our elected officials lie and steal and the pulpits are silent.

Private property is stolen by government and the pulpits are silent.

Mother Earth is protected more than Father God is defended and the pulpits are silent.

Illegal aliens over-run our borders and the pulpits are silent.

The entertainment industry celebrates debauchery and the pulpits are silent.

From a bygone era, the sound from the pulpit rumbles throughout the ages.

"Could a mariner sit idle if he heard the drowning cry? Could a doctor sit in comfort and just let his patients die? Could a fireman sit idle, let men burn and give no hand? Can you sit at ease in Zion with the world around you DAMNED?" - Leonard Ravenhill

"Churches don't need new members half so much as they need the old bunch made over. There wouldn't be so many non-church goers if there were not so many non-going churches. Too many churches are little more than four walls and a roof."- Billy Sunday

The voice from the pulpit today sings a different song.

“The prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests bear rule by their means; and my people love to have it so: and what will ye do in the end thereof?” Jeremiah 5:31.

Truth, justice and the American way are a thing of the past.

“None calleth for justice, nor any pleadeth for truth: they trust in vanity, and speak lies; they conceive mischief, and bring forth iniquity.” Isaiah 59:4.

Tragically, the pulpits are silent."

God Bless Coach Dave Daubenmire. We, Christian America, need more Christians AND Preachers who are not afraid to stand and scream out the truth!

Preacher... Will you be one who STANDS?....................... God help us to do just that... STAND!

Pastor David J. Dunn

Missionaries Ken and Barbara Sibley

2008-10-13T18:43:00.003-04:00

I would like to take a few moments and introduce to you a missionary couple that has a unique ministry. They are Bro. Ken and Sis. Barbara Sibley. We met the Sibley's a little over 3 years ago while in a church in Kissimmee, Florida. In the meeting there where we were first introduced to them we were amazed as they both were used mightily for the Lord. That night we saw 17 people saved!

We had the honor of having the Sibley's to come for a Saturday and all day on Sunday. During their time with us here, they once again showed just how compassionate and loving that True Christians can really be. They surely gave us much more than we were able to give them. The Sibley's are the "Real Deal".

While in our church, we had a wonderful time and we had one young lady saved. The Sibley's have been used by the Lord this year to see over 200 souls come to Christ!

I whole-heartedly recommend Bro. Ken and Sis. Barbara Sibley, You NEED to have these folks in your Church, they will warm your heart, put a smile on your face and bring lost souls into the kingdom in the process.

Check them out on the web: www.seeingtruth.org

Pastor Dunn

Blogging Blahs....

2008-09-02T02:26:00.002-04:00

I know it has been a while since I last Blogged............. what can I say, I was very BORED!

I have found myself in a slump as to what things intrigue me. When you hit the skids in the creative department, you just sit around with this look on your face. I was looking on the net for a face that could correctly convey my current feelings of boredom, and this kid has it down cold!

I am doing much better now and it is my hope that I will be back asap with more useless drivel!

See you in the funny papers,

Bro. David

Some of God's Precious People

2008-07-21T21:55:00.009-04:00

The Kenneth Ralph Family

Missionaries to Kenya

http://www.kenya4christ.com/

We have been blessed to have the privilege of meeting and getting to know this wonderful family. They came and presented their ministry to our Church on Wednesday July 9, 2008. They came and did a great job in music and also in preaching! They presented not only their ministry, but they allowed our church to see into their hearts and see the burden, desire and commitment to the people of Kenya as well as their unflinching devotion to The King Of Kings!

In fact, they were such a blessing that I felt led to ask them to come back on July 20, 2008 and preach for us again in our Sunday Services. What a Blessing!!! I had been praying that the Lord would lead, guide and direct Bro. Ralph in what messages we, The members of Calvary Baptist Church, desperately needed to hear, I was NOT disappointed, Both messages were EXACTLY on target with the needs of our Church. I Thank God for how He is using the Ralph Family to not only carry the message of The Gospel to Kenya, But how He is using them to be a HUGE BLESSING to Churches and Individuals here in America.

I do however have one regret that in all fairness I feel I MUST mention... I personally regret that I, my family and Church did NOT get to meet the Ralph Family MUCH, MUCH SOONER THAN WE DID!

If you are a Pastor and you are interested in Missions and Missionaries who ARE THE REAL DEAL...

Contact Bro. Kenneth Ralph: www.kenya4christ.com

E-mail: missionarykr@hotmail.com

Personal Phone: 251-423-8013

Sending Church: Grace Baptist Church, 8780 Howells Ferry Road, Semmes, AL. 36575, Church Phone: 251-649-7396

As a Pastor, I am very careful who I recommend. I can stand before God and with confidence say that I COMPLETELY AND UNASHAMEDLY RECOMMEND THE RALPH FAMILY TO ALL MISSION MINDED PASTORS AND CHURCHES. Bro. Kenneth & Kristy Ralph are people who are serving the Lord right now, God has His Hands all over these dear people. I only wish there were more people like them in this world!

I am personally planning on recommending them to our Church to take them on and support the Ralph Family in the ministry that God is directing them. I encourage every Pastor to contact them and have them in, you and your Church will be Forever Blessed by their coming!

My prayer is for them and also for Kenya... Get on Board, Let's watch God Work!

Pastor David J. Dunn

I Heard It On The Radio!

2008-07-01T02:42:00.009-04:00

I Heard It On The Radio

I was listening to my radio today and I was amazed to find out that there is someone out there in "Radio-Land" who KNOWS what the problem is with our Churches in America today! I of course listened intently to see what startling revelation was about to be given so that I just as I was sure other Pastor's were straining their ears to hear!

I was surely amazed and blown away by what I heard coming through the speaker of my radio. The Man with the answers stated that the reason for the spiritual decline in our churches nation wide is due to one undeniable fact. He said that the Church of today is sending a message to the MEN of America that Religion and churches are, and I quote, "Feminizing the message of Jesus to Men."

Yes Sir, I know that you are just as shocked as I am to find out that all this time, here we thought it was due to the sin of this world growing sicker and sicker, stronger and stronger, and easier and easier to access, what about Sex scandals with Catholic Priests and also Preacher's from many different denominations who have betrayed so many by some act of perversion. How about the changing of our "OLD FASHIONED, ARCHAIC BELIEFS ON MARRIAGE", teaching millions to throw away their commitment to stay married instead of just divorcing the "Old Bag", watering down the Word Of God where it talks against drinking BOOZE! The encouraging of a total generation of "children" to go ahead and take the condom's that the school is handing out, that way you can have sex and not have to worry about anything. STD's WON'T ACTUALLY KILL YOU! So what if you get pregnant AS A CHILD OR A TEENAGER... we have a CURE for that particular problem! What about the alarming rate of teenage abortions in our country, Babies having Babies. Don't forget the Millions of Child abductions every year, Pornography, Drugs, MAN OH MAN WERE WE EVER WRONG!!!!!

The gentleman went on to state that a man walks into the vestibule (lobby) of a church and what does he see... Yep, Fresh Cut Flowers and Doilies! Heaven forbid that the auditorium would be painted any color other than "White", and all those plants and decorations that look like a "Home Interiors" party got out of hand and threw up all over the church!!!!! Oh the shame of it all! He is then invited to join in the singing and public worship atmosphere where there is hand shaking and possible conversation with other people, he is also encouraged and challenged to have a personal "Relationship" with Jesus! This fella made a point to mention that, and I quote again, "NO MAN WANTS TO HAVE A "RELATIONSHIP" WITH ANOTHER MAN!" He insists that "Real Men" want to have a "Walk" NOT a "Relationship" with God.

(** Pause For A Deep Breath Right Here.)

So let me start off by giving you some "Free Word Associations" that come to mind about what was said:

Bunk...... Bologna...... Stupidity...... Hogwash...... Ridiculous...... Ludicrous...... Idiotic...... Moronic...... Poppycock...... Complete Bilge...... Vomitous...... Unbelievable...... Laughable...... Deplorable...... Dumb...... Useless...... Waist Of Time..... Boy Oh Boy...... "Heeeere's Your Sign!"...... Nonsense......

There is soooooooooo much that I would like to say to this poor fellow who thinks that he is clever and has intelligently deduced just where the true problem lies........... But since it will do ABSOLUTELY NO GOOD TO EVEN TRY, for he knows it all, it would in fact be a complete waste of time. Instead, I would like to offer the following.

For many years now I have been noticing a trend in churches all across America. I call them "Frozen Churches". I don't mean that the A/C unit is cranked down real low, I mean that Christians, Preacher's, Sunday School Teachers, Deacon's, Church Members have ALL become stagnant ponds with no life in them. We have removed the pews in the church and replaced them with hundreds of "Coffins" for cold, dead corpses to come and lay down in for the service. We are complacent, satisfied with ourselves and our Non-Spiritual lives.

Let me give you a definition from Webster's dictionary:

STAGNANT, to be without, a flowing motion.
1. Not flowing; not running in a current or stream; as a stagnant lake or pond; stagnant blood in the veins.
2. Motionless; still; not agitated; as water quiet and stagnant.
The gloomy slumber of the stagnant soul.
3. Not active; dull; not brisk; as, business is stagnant.

Now, this is to me one of the key reasons why Men and Women alike are turning away from the church, and more importantly turning away from God. No one wants to swim, much less live in a stagnant body of water. Preacher's, Deacons, Church Staff, Sunday School Teacher's, and Church Members have all become stagnant and the sad part is that we are all OK with this condition.

Souls are dying and plunging into Hell, Christians are drying up on the vine, becoming withered and lifeless. The Pulpits where True Men Of God stood, that once were full of Fire, that were portals for the Power of God to come and reach, touch and change all who listened, both saved and sinner, now are being replaced with clear plastic "Lecturn's" that allow watered down, wishy-washy teaching that wouldn't lead a dog to a bowl of water.

I am sick and tired of the smell of Christianity in America. I want to beg you to go to your church this next Sunday and walk in and take a "Sniff". What will you smell?? I hope you will be honest before God and Honest with God. Preacher, we need to "Stir the Water", Christian, Be a "Spoon"! Come on Christian America, Let's Get the water moving so God can bring Life back into our ministries so that souls can be saved and lives can be forever changed.

Think about it... God Can and Will Do It, If We Would Just Believe!

Pastor David J. Dunn

Hacking Penguins Rule!

2008-06-03T03:31:00.005-04:00

HACKING PENGUINS!

Well it finally happened!!! Yes indeed, I have fallen prey to the master's of the internet... "The Hacking Penguins".

This past Sunday afternoon, my wife was using the computer to witness to a couple of Mormon's who were actually listening and asking questions about Salvation in Jesus Christ. Well, earlier in the day she had spoken briefly with another individual who was not as open, nor willing to hear the truth about Jesus Christ paid the price for all of our sins when he substituted Himself for us on the cross at Calvary.

My wife Suzette had mearly mentioned the fact that Jesus Loved this person and he went thru the roof!!! He had to be typing at mach 2 and boy was he MAD!!!!! Suzette finally was able to get in one last word, something to the effect of: "Even if you DON'T BELIEVE HE LOVES YOU, HE STILL DOES!" This, apparently, was NOT what he wanted to hear, so he calmy typed back to my wife that he would fix her and don't say she had not been warned!

About 35 minutes later... yep, you guessed it...

"C.R.A.S.H.!!!!!!!!!!!"

That was Sunday afternoon around 4:30 PM. I have just NOW been able to get some of it back up and running! (*** Tuesday Morning @ 2:56 AM.)

My advice to my wife...

"FORGET THE HACKING PENGUINS AND KEEP ON WITNESSING GIRL!!!!"

I'll do this over and over cause someday, someone's gonna accept Jesus Christ as their Savior and then IT WILL ALL BE WORTH IT!

Pastor David J. Dunn

There's No One Like Mom!

2008-05-12T21:57:00.002-04:00

SOMETHING SPECIAL

This year I wanted to do something special for my Mother. I sat down last week and tried as hard as I could to do something "Creative" for her as an unusual gift for her. Anyone who knows me will also find it hard to believe that I could have a "Serious" thought and not be looking for a laugh. I want to tell you that I almost hurt myself trying to focus on being "Serious Frame of Mind"!

I want to show you what I did for my Mother, in honor of Mother's Day 2008. Please don't Laugh! You can't blame a guy for trying!!!

“There’s No One Like Mom”

Tonight I sit with pen in hand,
To think of one who is most grand,
She brought me to this world so fair,
A child like me she said was Rare,

When she first saw my big brown eyes,
‘Twas only then she did realize,
Unlike all others I would be,
Unique for all the world to see,

She saw me crawl, to walk, then run,
For all these years I’ve had such fun,
She taught me how to run and play,
Bringing me joy along life’s way,

Sometimes I’d win; sometimes I’d lose,
She’d always help me then to choose,
She taught me about my God Above,
I’d choose to live, to laugh and love,

To live for Him, my life my all,
No matter if the rest should fall,
So many things as I grow old,
His precious Word, to have, to hold,

To watch me grow she did not dread,
That coming day when my wings I’d spread,
She lifted me up where I did land,
And healed my wounds with tender hand,

Life tells me of a debt to thee,
For this one who cared unselfishly,
Her eyes, her heart could always see,
The man that I would one day be,

So today we place high on a stand,
And celebrate throughout our land,
With thanks for all that you have done,
Forever with love we’ll call you… “Mom”.

By: David J. Dunn

To My Mom and to your's I hope this year all of us will be a little more attentive to letting her know just what she really means to us.

Happy Mother's Day 2008

Pastor David J. Dunn

Calling Sin by Name... Yes or No?

2008-04-29T16:03:00.013-04:00

I was working today with my Dad about making some changes and updates to his web site. (http://www.darrelldunn.com/) While looking thru his site I came across something for Pastor's.

This jumped off the screen right at me. This asks a question that Most Pastor's don't want to have asked. I am posting it here for ALL OF US who are Pastor's. How will you personally answer the question.

Me, my Mom and Dad from a few years ago. (Evan. Darrell & Betty Dunn)

"CALLING SIN BY NAME...YES OR NO"

By: Evangelist Darrell Dunn

"A few years ago, while getting ready for a Sunday Morning service, I was watching a very well known Pastor on TV. Something he said caused me to stop what I was doing and walk over in front of the TV so I could hear his answer to a man's recent question.

The man wanted to know if this famous Pastor believe in calling sin by name. His answer literally stunned me!! For one or two minutes ,after giving his brief answer, he labored to prove his belief by this statement, "That is not my job. That is the work of the Holy Spirit...not mine." All right, he was now on record as to what he believed about calling sin by name. Truthfully, it was more of an opinion rather than a belief based on the Word of God.

How about you, Preacher? What do you believe about this now controversial subject? Go ahead, say your answer out loud. Write your opinion down on a piece of paper so you will have to remember what you thought. Then, hopefully, you will be like those in Berea. "...they received the Word with all readiness of mind, and SEARCHED THE SCRIPTURES DAILY, whether those things were so. Therefore, may of them believed... (Acts 17, 11&12).

Of course, you may be like many preachers and choose to believe what Pastor so-and-so says, because he is well known or famous and/or he has a big Church. As a dear Pastor friend of mine (Matt Swaitkowski at the Gospel Light Baptist Church in Kearny, N. J.)would say, "WHAT'S UP WITH THAT?" Brother Swaitkowski, who is like a son to me, believes in cutting to the chase or getting to the point. (Refreshing, isn't it?)

It would be great if Preachers would take the time, like the Bereans, and search the Scriptures daily to see if what they heard, think or believe, is Bible truth. I used to have many good sermons when I started preaching at the age of 14 years old (50 years ago). Isn't it amazing how a few verses of Scripture can destroy a good sermon!!! One day, while in meetings with Brother Swaitkowski, he asked my opinion about one of those difficult verses familiar to us all. I gave him a rushed opinion. Instantly he asked me, "But what about what the Bible says in....?" I jokingly replied, "Oh sure, go ahead and use the Bible against me...you should have told me if you wanted me to be Scriptural!!"

It took me seven long, difficult years to become established as an Evangelist. I didn't have my first full week Revival meeting until near the end of my third year. About a year later, I was in a meeting when I preached a message on the Judgment Seat of Christ for Christians. In that Sermon, I made two or three statements that I had heard a few preachers make in their sermons when I was a teenage Preacher boy. I liked their statements, so I had used them the few times I had reached on the Judgement Seat.

After the service, while fellowshipping with the Pastor, he looked me straight in my eyes and asked, "Brother, let me ask you about a couple of statements you made during your Message." I answered his questions as best I could, and he was very kind to this young and dumb Preacher. Finally, instead of telling me how those statements were wrong or partially incorrect, he simply said, "You might want to search the Scriptures again to make sure you are right." At least he didn't call me STUPID!

Needless to say, I didn't get much sleep that night. I spent most of it searching the Scriptures to see if what I had been preaching was really the truth. To my surprise and amazement those two statements were wrong! With tears, I confessed my sin and laziness in searching the Scriptures for the truth about everything I would preach, believe and/or do, to the Lord. In His mercy and grace, He forgave and cleansed me...as I knew He would...according to I John 1:9.

Something else happened that night. I became a Bible Preacher. I determined, before the Lord, by His grace and the help of the blessed Holy Spirit, I would never again preach or teach anything else, anywhere, that I could not prove from the Word of God. I feel sure that the Pastor the Lord used to make me a Bible Preacher is not even aware of what the Lord did through him and his gracious manner to this young Evangelist.

Having learned and practiced this for over 40 years, I would not encourage any Preacher to PREACH THE WORD!! To every Christian reading this, we encourage you to give the people the Word of God in your teaching, witnessing, and conversations...not just your opinion. God promised to bless His Word...not yours!"

WHY POST THIS?

In know you may think I "Had" to post this just because he is my Dad. I have news for you, don't care who you are, this kind of "Straight Forward Biblical Preaching" is what we ALL need, from the Pulpit to the Pew!

That is my opinion about the matter. If we had MORE preaching like this, yes, even in these days of apostacy, we would still be seeing revival in the hearts of Christian's the world over, and as a result of this "Awakening" we would see souls saved and lives forever changed!

You don't have to agree... it's ok to be a "Stagnent Pond" for your church members to drink from. I"m sure that God will understand.

Pastor David J. Dunn

"Living In A World Of No Fear"

2008-04-28T05:01:00.012-04:00

In our world today we are living in truly "Perilous Times". The men and women of today, both young and old, walk around as if they are "10 Feet Tall and Bullet Proof"! We see them in our school's, the workplace, the doctor's office, the store, the gas station and yes even in the Church!

Today I sit down to write about something that has been troubling me for a long time. In II Timothy 3:1-7 we see the truth about this plague that is quite literally infecting Christianity and the Church of today.

II Timothy 3:1-7 says:

(1) ¶ This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come.

(2) For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,

(3) Without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good,

(4) Traitors, heady, highminded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God;

(5) Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away.

(6) For of this sort are they which creep into houses, and lead captive silly women laden with sins, led away with divers lusts,

(7) Ever learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth.

As an Evangelist for many years I began to detect a frightful change in the direction of most Christians in most of our Bible Believing Churches. It is with a heavy heart I must tell you that there has been a steady decline in the way that we, the children of God, are treating Him, His Blessed Book, His Sacred Principles, His Precious Blood, His Grace and His Mercy.

THERE IS NO REVERENTIAL FEAR OF GOD ANYMORE!

America does NOT fear falling into the hands of a Righteous, Holy God, she does not fear that God will bring destruction upon her because of her great sin. BUT He will! Even if America chooses NOT to believe it, that will not keep it from coming. The Christian Church in America does NOT fear The Lord and His Divine Judgment either. The proof of this fact is easily seen, just look around your local Church house next Sunday. I never cease to be amazed at how "Far" we "Christians" will try and stretch the grace and mercy of Almighty God!

We go right on living the way we want to, dressing like the world, forgetting separation, forgetting worldliness, listening to whatever music YOU like, most of us NEVER take God into the consideration process of what is in fact "Good Music". We watch whatever WE want on the TV, never giving God a second thought, not caring that we are ripping His Heart out every time we do wrong. Here is a little bit of truth that we "Christian's" need to be reminded of! When we are NOT serving God, We are serving Satan! You can argue all you want that "No I am not serving satan Preacher, I am looking out for ol' number 1." (ME) If you are looking out for "Self" then you cannot be looking for Jesus.

Think about it this way, every time that we, the Christian's in America, do something wrong, or take His word out of context and blaspheme His precious promises, we drag His Holy name through the mud, or instead of fighting alongside of our Christian brother's we are killing them ourselves with "Friendly Fire" shooting them in the back. It is my personal opinion that we (Christian's) have shot and killed as many as the enemy has. When we do this it is as if we are "Re-Nailing" Jesus to that Cross again and again and again.

We through our "Willful Stupidity" and total lack of concern for the things of God, have begun to make a mockery of all that is Holy and Sacred. When we come together to worship inside our Churches we come in loaded up with all kinds of sin and covered in the filth of this world, with no thought of the truth that in the Old Testament, before they went into worship God, the first washed themselves. They cleaned up before they went into God's presence. Do you know why?

BECAUSE THEY KNEW THAT GOD WAS IN THERE WAITING FOR THEM!

That is the difference, they KNEW God was in there! Today, when we go into Church or the Prayer closet, or to sit down and have our devotions, we don't see God in it, we don't even believe that He is there! We don't go to Church to SEE or MEET God anymore. We go to sit and listen to the Pastor, Evangelist, or Missionary speak, or we go to listen to "Sister So And So" stand and sing a song. We go with our physical eyes open and we NEVER ask God to open our Spiritual Eyes so that we may see HIM!

Shame on us! What have we done! What kind of excuse can we give to God today?? There isn't one that will make it right. Face it folks, we have sinned in rejecting Christ! The Bible tells us about the fact that lost people, those who have rejected Jesus Christ, will be punished for eternity in Hell for this great sin. Hey Christian, I wouldn't be pointing a finger at the lost and wagging my head at them in dissapointment, they learned it from US! We have been putting forth the most pathetic example of what a Christian is supposed to be. It's no wonder that lost people in the world don't want to have anything to do with God. Look at the Church, look at Christianity as a whole, look in the mirror. What kind of example are you setting?

I think that Christian's everywhere need to sit down and take a good, long look at II Timothy 3:1-7 again. Don't just read it once and then close the Book, read it several times, each time asking God to make it real to ALL of us.

The apostle Paul was very clear about this fact, he said (under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit) that in the "... last days perilous times shall come." (II Timothy 3:1) Paul went on to tell us just exactly what the world would be like "In the last days". I think, if you and I were honest before God, we would have to confess that this does describe our world in 2008! I mean look at some of the list that was given:

Lovers of their own selves
Boasters
Proud
Blasphemers
Disobedient to Parents (* God feels that this is something "Perilous".)
Unthankful
Unholy
False accusers
Despisers of those that are good
Traitors
Highminded
Lovers of pleasure more than Lovers of God

All of these certainly describe our world today. Let's look at verse 5. Paul says that they have a "Form of godliness". Notice this phrase, Paul did NOT say they "WERE GODLY" He used the word "Form". Webster in his dictionary gave the definition of this word as meaning "Model, or Pattern". Another words, paul was saying that these people "Profess" to know God, but in fact they do NOT have the real thing, they have a "Model" OF the real thing. Notice again, Paul said the word "godliness", They had a "Form of Religion", But denied the power, or the Real Power of God, and did not let the true Power of God influence their lives in any way. I believe that God say's we are to turn away from these kinds of people. I am afriad that the sad truth of it is that our churches in America and around the world are full of these kinds of people!

Verse 7 to me is such a sad verse, however it too describes our world today. It says: "Ever learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth." In other words, they sit under these "So-called" religious teachers but they NEVER get the basic, foundational truth of Salvation. They sit and they work, they sit and they work, and it ALL COUNTS FOR NOTHING. THEY ARE LOST WITH NOTHING BUT HELL TO LOOK FORWARD TOO.

What a sad, sad truth. We truly do live in a World of NO Fear. The real question is Christian, what are "WE" doing to change this? The answer is... NOTHING!

Wake Up Christian... God IS watching!

There's No Friends Like Old Friends!

2008-04-22T05:53:00.000-04:00

This has been an exciting week for me due to the fact that I have "Reconnected" with two friends that I have not seen or heard from in over 20 years! I was very pleasantly surprised to hear from both of them.

College Chum's

One of them was a friend of mine from College days! (Not that either one of us actually did anything even close to studying during this time.) He has lived on the west coast since leaving college, married the love of his life and settled down. He and his wife now have 2 daughters of their own and they are thinking of adopting another baby girl.

He decided about 3 years ago to go back to school, and he and his family moved to Missouri to attend the college he felt led to attend. We were able to spend several hours on the phone just catching up and laughing about a lot of old memories, swapping stories and updating each other on our families and our ministries.

High School Teacher

The other person that I was able to make contact with was a gentleman who was a teacher back when I was in high school. His name was Mr. Jackson back then, (He told me on the phone that I don't have to call him "Mr. Jackson" anymore if I don't want to.) and he was one of the absolute "Coolest" teacher's I had ever met! Here is something that may seem a little crazy... I never had Mr. Jackson for a class! Not once! I met him through a rather unusual path.

In my high school, when you got in trouble for something, you received a "Detention". For each one of these you had to stay after school and go to "Detention Hall". This is where I met Mr. Jackson. He and I became quite good friends seeing how I was "Hanging Out" with him in detention hall almost EVERY DAY!!!

Detention Hall was part of my life. Let me explain to you just what it was all about. Mr. Jackson had made up some rules for my fellow students and I and here is how we spent our time together. If you were to serve time in Detention Hall you had to be in the room, in your seat with nothing on your desk, before the 3:00 pm bell would ring. Once seated Mr. Jackson would explain the rules. (Again & again, day after day, week after week, month after month, and in my case, year after year!) Here are the rules. (** Over 20 years later and I still remember them!) From 3:00 to 3:50 pm, you had to sit in your seat at your desk, facing forward. You could either fold your hands on the desk or you could place them apart on the desk with your palms down. (The palms down way was not a good way, your hands seemed to move more. When they are folded they don't seem to get "Squirmy"!) You had to sit still, Hands on the desk, head facing forward, your feet flat on the floor, (You could not move ANYTHING.) even if someone came in the room after 3:00 you could not move your head to look at them.

You were allowed to sneeze and cough, but you had to do this without moving. Oh and by the way Mr. Jackson was very good at telling a real sneeze from a fake one you made up just so you could try to move a little. (The man was an artist!) You were allowed 3 scratches during that 50 minute time period. He would keep track of it in his notebook and I must say that for a man with glasses, he had incredible vision!

After the 50 minutes you did not just get up and go, you had to be dismissed, so you might have to sit there a few minutes longer than someone else. Now get this, You were not allowed to talk, you could answer a question if Mr. Jackson asked you one, but if you talked, you failed. If you scratched more than 3 times, you failed, if you moved it was used as one of your scratches. The really interesting part about all of this is that "If" you failed, Mr. Jackson would not tell you until the time was over and that meant that you would have to come back the next day after school and do it ALL over again!

During my years in Detention Hall, by the way I do still hold the record for the most detentions in a career, Mr. Jackson and I became very good friends. He would many times ask me questions and he and I would have these wonderful discussions right there in front of everybody. We would just talk like we were sitting around visiting with old friends. (Only I was NOT allowed to move a muscle!)

Looking back now, I have to confess that the job he did was not easy. He was always surrounded by the "Trouble makers" and the "Misfits". I dare say that I owe a large part of who I am today to Mr. Jackson. In a time in my life when other teacher's were actually telling me that I was "Useless", I met a man who saw that I was good for something.

They say that a teacher has the ability to make or break a student. I for one Thank God for Mr. Jackson, he took time out of his life to invest in mine. He didn't have to, yet he did.

So, it is with a lump in my throat and a tear in my eye, that I say:

"Mr. Jackson, Thank You Sir."

Teenager Behind The Wheel

2008-03-31T22:03:00.000-04:00

Well, I have finally entered a new phase in life, it is the area where My oldest son is now getting behins the wheel and starting to drive me around. (He is the reason for a picture of a Camaro.) I can well remember the day that my own father took me out and threw me behind the wheel of the car and then the "Public Service Announcements" began. In spite of all of the "legal disclaimers" and the "waiver" that I had to sign, both my dad and I made it through. I sat there the other day while my son, David James, was driving and I was remembering about those driving lessons that my father gave me, suddenly I realized that the nervous twitch that my father developed when I was 16 was in fact MY FAULT!

I was sitting there calmly giving instructions filled with Love, Wisdom and the occasional uttered prayer for protection, when I looked at David James. There sat a tall, skinny young man who was scared to death and NOT wanting to show it. I remember feeling that way when my dad was riding with me all those years ago.

I remember not wanting to mess up or make a single mistake, only I remember my dad saying to me more than once, "Don't worry about it, everybody makes mistakes at first." He was so right. We all make them at first, but the idea is that the more we practice the better we will become.

I find the same to be true in the Christian Life. We all make mistakes, the main point is to learn from them and grow. What a shame it is for people to make mistakes and NEVER learn or grow from them. Sadly, our churches throughout America and the World are full of people who seem to NEVER learn or grow from their mistakes. This should not be the case in your life. Let's ask God to help us to learn and grow from the mistakes we make.

I looked over at David James and I told him just what my dad told me. I will never forget the simple wisdom that I could always find, and still do, when I talk to my Father, I hope that one day my son will be able to say to me what I am NOW saying to my Father... "Thanks Dad!"

Here Is What's New In Our World.

2008-03-19T01:45:00.000-04:00

Greetings to you!

Well, let me see if I can bring you up to speed. On February 3, 2008, my family and I were invited to come and preach that Sunday for the good folks at the Calvary Baptist Church, located in Grove Hill, Alabama. These folks were without a pastor and so they asked us to come and candidate for the position of Pastor.

We have known these people for many years, we had preached for them many times as an Evangelist over the years. We also came and preached for them for a couple of weeks this last summer after their former Pastor had resigned.They held a business meeting after the evening service and they voted to call us to be their Pastor!

My wife Suzette and I along with our 6 children have moved our belongings from Florida to Alabama.

A GREAT HONOR

One thing about being here that I am truly honored by, is that Calvary Baptist Church was once pastored by a "True Man Of God"! He is not only that, he is also my friend. I am truly honored to be able to stand in the same pulpit and pastor the same church as Dr. Danny Harvey. I would ask that you please remember to pray for Bro. Harvey's health. He is no longer able to pastor full time, but he is still preaching as well as he is a professor at Landmark Baptist College in Haines City, FL. (* Bro. Harvey shares my Love for the beauty of Lighthouses. That is why I put in the picture. I hope he likes it.)

IN THE MEAN TIME

We have been doing our best to Preach what the Lord lays on our heart for each service. We have been facing a few rough spots, the same old stuff about how some people are not happy unless they are "Running Down" the church and the new Pastor. We even are having to deal with a great deal of bad reputation that has been known in the community over the last several years.I would ask that you please keep us, My Family as well as the membership of Calvary Baptist Church, in your prayers.

Thank You,

In His Highest Service,

Pastor David J. Dunn

What I Believe

2008-03-19T01:39:00.000-04:00

The Scriptures- We believe in the plenary, verbal, Divine inspiration of the Holy Bible. The Holy Scriptures of the Old (Masoretic Hebrew) and the New (Textus Receptus) Testaments are the inspired, inerrant Word of God; the complete and final revelation of God's will to man. The Word of God is the supreme standard of faith and practice (Isaiah 40:8; John 10:35; ll Timothy 3:16; ll Peter 1:19-21). The King James, AV 1611, is the inerrant Word of God, providentially preserved. There is no need to revise, update, correct, better explain, or change it in any way ( Revelation 22:18-10; Deuteronomy 4:2).

God- There is one supreme God, omnipotent, omniscient, manifesting Himself in three persons: Father, Son and Holy Spirit; one in nature, attributes, power and glory ( Genesis 1:1; Mark 12:29; Matthew 28:19; ll Corinthians 13:14; John 1:1-4; John 5:17-27; Philippians 2:6-11).

The Person and Work of Christ- Jesus Christ was begotten by the Holy Spirit, born of the virgin Mary. He is therefore true God and true Man. Jesus Christ is impeccable in His nature and sinless in His life. He died on the cross and shed His precious blood as an atonement for our sins; was buried and rose again the third day. he ascended into Heaven and as our High Priest intercedes for us. He is coming again for His church (Matthew 1:18-25; John 1:1-4, 14; Philippians 2:6-11; Luke 1:26-35; l Timothy 3:16).

The Person and Work of the Holy Spirit- The Holy Spirit is a Divine person; the third Person of the Trinity. he is the administrator of the things of God; convicting of sin, revealing Christ, teaching the truth, restraining evil, energizing believers in prayer, worship, and service and is ever present in the believer as our Comforter and Helper (Psalm 139:7-12; John 7:38-39, 15:26, 16:3, 14; Acts 1:8; Romans 8:9; l Corinthians 6:19; ll Thessalonians 2).

Salvation and Security of the Believer- All who believe on Jesus Christ as Saviour are justified on the ground and merit of His shed blood on the cross, and are saved by grace through faith, wholly apart from human merit and works ( John 1:29; Acts 13:38-39; Ephesians 2:8-10; Titus 3:3-8). All who are born again by the Spirit of God through faith in Christ are eternally secure (John 5:24, 10:22-29; ll Timothy 1:12; Philippians 1:6; Romans 8:32-39).

The Church- The local church is a called out assembly of believers who assemble together in obedience to Christ's command for this age. The local New Testament church is the agency through which God works to carry out the Great Commission to the lost and dying world ( Matthew 16:18, 18:17, 28:19-20; l Corinthians 1:2; Mark 16:15-16).

The Ordinances of the Local Church- There are two ordinances of the local church; Baptism and the Lords Supper. The Scriptural mode for Baptism is by immersion (Mark 16:16; Acts 2:38; Matthew 3:16-17; l Corinthians 11:23-32).

The Personality of Satan- Satan is a real personality; a created being of great beauty and power, the prince of this world, the god of this air, the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience. He fell through pride, and became enemy to God and deceiver of man. He will ultimately be judged and cast into the Lake of Fire (Ezekiel 28:12-19; Isaiah 14:12-14; Job 1:1; John 8:44; Revelation 20:1-3, 7-10).

The Eternal State- We believe in the bodily resurrection of all the dead; the saved to a life of eternal glory and bliss in Heaven with God; the unsaved to eternal judgment of conscious suffering and woe in the Lake of Fire ( John 5:28-29; Revelation 20:6, 11-15, 21:1-8; Matthew 10:28; ll Thessalonians 1:6-9 ).

The Millennium- After His personal, bodily, visible return at the end of the tribulation, the Lord Jesus Christ will establish His kingdom on earth and reign as the blessed and only potentate for one thousand years (l Timothy 6:14-15; Revelation 20:6-7; Isaiah 65:15-25).

The Great Commission- It is the privilege and responsibility of every believer to engage in personal evangelism and to do their utmost to give the Gospel of Christ to the whole world ( Matthew 4:19, 28:18-20; Mark 16:15-16; Acts 1:8; John 17:18, 20-21).

Personal Separation- God's people are called to be separated people who abide in Christ, walk in the Spirit and enjoy victory over the world, flesh, and devil (Romans 12:11-2; Galatians 5:16; l John 2:15-17; Colossians 3:1-17; ll Corinthians 2:14).

Ecclesiastical Separation- In obedience to the Holy Word of God the people of God should practice Scriptural separation from all forms of ecclesiastical apostasy and compromise. This would include ( but not limited to) the Ecumenical Movement, Neo-Evangelicalism, and Neo-Orthodoxy ( Philippians 3:17-18; Romans 16:17-18; l Timothy 1:19-20; ll Timothy 3:5, 4:14; Ephesians 5:11; ll Corinthians 6:14-17; Titus 1:13, 3:10-11; ll Thessalonians 3:6, 14-15; l Corinthians 5:11).

Charismatic Movement- We reject this movement and it's teachings of Faith Healers and it's speaking in tongues as evidence of being filled with the Spirit.

Music- Music should be Christ Honoring and not Glorifying the individual(s) who sing or play it.

My Testimony

2008-03-19T01:35:00.000-04:00

I was saved when I was 16 years old, during a City Wide Crusade that my home church was hosting. Evangelist Jerry Johnston was preaching that Wednesday Evening on the subject of “The Holy Spirit”. I was sitting with some of my friends that night and the more that Bro. Jerry preached the deeper and deeper I fell under conviction that I was truly lost and headed straight for Hell.You see, I was born and raised in a Preacher’s home, my parents believed in being faithful to church, so I was in church the Sunday after I was born. I was raised under my Christian parents and under the preaching of my dad, Evangelist Darrell Dunn and many other men like my Pastor (at the time.) Dr. Lee Roberson, Bro. Lester Roloff, Dr. John R. Rice, Dr. Bill Rice & Dr. Jack Hyles.
I knew all about the Bible, I was taught about it at home, at Church and in School. I had taken my Bible and led many people to the Lord, however I did NOT know Him as my own PERSONAL Savior. At the time of the crusade I was even the Chaplain for my Class in High School. I was Lost but yet I served as the Chaplain. What a Fraud I was!That night I sat there trying my best to close out everything that the preacher was saying, he was getting on my nerves and I was somewhat successful in shutting his words out of my mind for a time. I was just thinking about making it through the service. I told myself that if I could just live through this one service then I could “Fake” some mystery illness to get out of having to come back. Man, was I ever kidding myself. One thing that I know about the Lord is that when He wants to get a hold on you, He will do it!
I sat there doing my best to not listen and the Lord reached down and opened my ears. When He did, Bro. Jerry made this statement: “Young people, someone in here tonight is running from God. You have shut your ears to the preaching of the truth that is found in the Word of God. What’s more is that you know the truth, you know the Bible. I want you to know that God knows who you are and He is going to make sure that the Word finds it’s way into your heart.” After he said this I shut him out again. I sat there thinking that Bro. Jerry was talking directly to me!I kept telling myself that I was ok, I could make it, I was going to be just fine.I was sitting there lying to myself when the Holy Spirit whispered to my heart and said: “David, this is your last chance, get it settled, your lost. IT’S NOW OR NEVER!”I sat there a moment longer when again God opened my ears, Bro. Jerry then said: “Someone in here tonight, God has just said to you that this is your last chance” Bro. Jerry went on and said: “He has just said to you that it is NOW OR NEVER!” then my ears were shut again. I sat there as the invitation started going over it in my mind, I was trying to convince myself that it couldn’t be true. Just then, the devil whispered to me and said: “Oh Dave, don’t worry about it, your Ok, your not a bad person, you’ll be fine. Besides everyone in this church knows you, they know you are the son of a Baptist preacher, how embarrassing will it be for your parents, they already think your saved, they will be ashamed. What about all of your friends, you’re a Chaplain, they will all know that you have lied to them about it. It just isn’t worth all of the grief that is envoled, just let it go, your Ok.” I stood there gripping the pew in front of me with white knuckles, then I heard those words echo again in my mind: “IT’S NOW OR NEVER!”
I stepped out that Wednesday night, March 19, 1985, walked down that aisle to the front where my Youth Pastor, Bro. Abb Thomas was standing. I told him through my tears that I was lost and needed to be saved, he cried with me and took me to the same verses that I had used many times to show others how to find salvation. Praise the Lord, I know with out a single doubt that I am on my way to heaven.

It was just a little over a year later that I was at a Youth Conference where God called me to preach the gospel. I have been preaching now for just over 22 years, 15 years as an Evangelist traveling and holding revival meetings, youth camps, rally’s, soul winning classes teaching people how to reach others, and then continuing the cycle teaching the ones they bring to Christ how to go and do the same. I am blessed to be a servant of God. I know of no greater calling that the one I have received to give my life to the furthering of the Kingdom of Christ.

In His Highest Service,

Pastor David J. Dunn