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CD Blunder
David Darst 
It has been an extremely busy couple of months since I have joined up with PSQ (Palmetto State Quartet) http://www.psqworld.comWe have traveled everywhere from Florida to Kentucky and many other states. We have been in the studio releasing the new project which everyone is very excited about. When we got in from Powderly KY. My CD Project was waiting for me at Larry’s house. I was glad to get the project finally and I hoped to sell some CD’s at the up and coming gig’s we have. The art looked great and when I plugged on in, it was a Female Gospel singer. 100 CD’s with my picture but my songs were no where to be found. Go figure.Sorry guys…guess you’ll have to wait a few more weeks. I’ll keep you updated as to the progress.Thank you for all your prayers and supportDavid — Philp. 1:6
Nashville Bound
We’ll it’s been quite a unique end and beginning. The Holiday season was very good to us and we enjoyed many blessings from many people. The New Year has posed many challenges to say the least, it has been difficult but exciting. I want to give everyone some updates as to what doors have opened and what it appears the Lord is doing, I’ll try not to bore you with the details and do my best to give you the concise version. Several months ago I was scheduled to sing over in Athens at the “Texas Music City Gospel Hall” as a guest musician. It was not a paying gig but I was going for exposure hoping that it would lead to some other doors opening and that I would be able to land some other gig’s a result. Seed sowing gig’s I call them. Well the day I was to sing I called and the sweet lady who host’ the event had forgotten about me and had booked someone else as the guest singer. She told me to come on and she would squeeze me in. I told her not to worry about it and to reschedule me when she had an open spot. She informed me later of the date and who I would be opening for. A group named ‘Shilo’ and the main group out of Nashville ‘The Palmetto State Quartet’. I was late when I showed up for a brief sound check. read more
The Debilitating power of self-criticism.
I don’t know about you but my greatest external pressure is not really external but rather seems to be internal. Jesus said Matt. 16:33 “In this world you will have tribulation…” there is not a day without difficulty…without some sort of trouble. Some are worse than others and some more difficult than others. There are days when the power of “Christ in us…” exerts more influence through us on to the constant tide of trouble that surges at the retaining wall of the grace of God in our lives namely “our righteousness that is hidden Christ” (2 Cor. 5:21) those are the days when the SON pushes back the clouds and the heat of Christ’ presence warms our hearts. Life is grand on those days.
The problem is that the negative influence that is from without (Sin, The World, the flesh & the Devil) still has roots within – even though I have been extracted from the soil of the world and have “sat down at the right hand of God…” remnants of the old man, that will not be dealt with until the breath from my lungs is rung out by the chilling hand of death.
Where does this invisible nemesis come from? The Voice…the “accuser of the breather”? or my own heart?
One of my favorite passages that really encourages me is found in 1 John Chapter 3 – You know how we are so familiar with passages that we read them and fail to get anything other than what has been revealed at a former time? I have been reading from Eugene Patterson’s version (THE MESSAGE) how refreshing to have old truth revealed in a fresh new way. It encourages the heart once again as it did the first time you had it but with greater appreciation. (kind of like, being over in a foreign country and eating all the foreign food, and the first thing you do when you get state side is eat a big greasy cheese burger with fries and a coke) God again shows me my great sin is calling “unclean the thing that He has cleansed” namely ME! Self-criticism. What a slap in the face of the Almighty! It robs me of the living power of Christ in me. Rob’s be of the great truth also found in the book of 1 John “Greater is He that is in me, than He that is in the world”
Here is the passage from Patterson’s version: 1 John 3:18-24
18-20My dear children, let’s not just talk about love; let’s practice real love. This is the only way we’ll know we’re living truly, living in God’s reality. It’s also the way to shut down debilitating self-criticism, even when there is something to it. For God is greater than our worried hearts and knows more about us than we do ourselves.
21-24And friends, once that’s taken care of and we’re no longer accusing or condemning ourselves, we’re bold and free before God! We’re able to stretch our hands out and receive what we asked for because we’re doing what he said, doing what pleases him. Again, this is God’s command: to believe in his personally named Son, Jesus Christ. He told us to love each other, in line with the original command. As we keep his commands, we live deeply and surely in him, and he lives in us. And this is how we experience his deep and abiding presence in us: by the Spirit he gave us.
Let us love each other, and most importantly love ourselves and the persons we are becoming in Christ Jesus.
David.
Lanes Chapel Methodist Church
Praise the Lord! hope all finds each of you doing well. I had an awesome time or practice with the good people of LCM. When I got the call to come and lead worship for a time while the church was without a leader I kind of like Sarah “laughed in my spirit” actually I laughed out loud. I must say I had many thoughts as to what I would do and where I would do it after I resigned my possition as pastor of Faith Baptist, did I ever think I would be going to a Methodist Church to lead worship — I told the Lord “That’s just like you God…” And after spending some time with the good people of LCM — I realized it’s no “Methodist Church” per say — Man those people Love the Lord, Love each other and Love to Worship thier King.
It should be a great time of worship and word — come join us if your not committed anywhere for Sunday. 10:30 worship time I believe.
Revival in Mixon
Wow! what an amazing time of Revival. Truly it was a time of revival not just another meeting. We had a packed house twice on Sunday morning and every night — with Wednesday being a record number of 330 in the house. We had over a dozen people give their lives to Christ from the age of 60 to 6.
Bro. Joe Ballard is one of my dearest friends in the ministry and the work the Lord is doing through him is amazing. If you live anywhere near Mixon Texas you need to give First Baptist Mixon a try…the Spirit of the Lord is alive and well and moving in a mighty way. Check it out at http://www.fbcmixon.com
Moving deeper into the land of the Unknown.
God told Abraham…”leave your Fathers house and go to a land I will show you” How nice would be be punch in an address to the destination that God had in store for you. then use your Tom Tom to give you a turn by turn course until you arrive at your destination? The life of faith does not work that way though does it? However we do have a GPS (Guidance Powered by the Spirit) We must walk by faith and not by sight.
I have been praying on a daily basis for God to put Kingdom people in my path — to make “Kingdom Konnections” on a daily basis and God has been faithful it see that prayer through.
Just yesterday I was praying (after a week of being in the house) “Lord I need something to do…” “Do I need to look for a regular job…or should I look for a job in ministry or should I trust you to provide for my family through ministry opportunities”? The next day a Kingdom Minded man…gave me a call and it looks to be setting up a door opening for me to get into real-state business, with the liberty to pursue my music ministry. Becky and I have been down to one vehicle and have only needed one, but she started doing some work at a flower-shop and has needed the SUV. So the guy loaned me a truck to drive that had been sitting in a barn for a year. Man God is awesome. The Great part about it is that I am coming to a greater understanding about how God provided.
Sometimes its hard to get away from the ownership precept, but when it comes down to it…in the Kingdom prospective…what do you really own? We are stewards of God’s stuff — the stuff we have in our “possession” is not ours, it’s God’s given to us on loan to be a steward. Our Talents, possessions and yes even our children — yep — God’s I’m so thankful that every blessing I have been receiving is coming from kingdom people who understand well this principle. We are all working together to accomplish the King’s Kingdom agenda, and not building up our own Kingdom’s.
Thank you to everyone who is being a good steward of the King’s stuff and blessing our lives as a result.
1 Thes. 5:24
David Darst
Darst’s Song Emerges As Best In Song Of Faith Contest
It’s been a long musical row to hoe for David Darst of Chandler. Poised to take on a country music career 20 years ago, Darst said “God interrupted my plans, and called me to preach.”
But perhaps those plans for the son — and grandson — of a preacher man have been restored a bit. Darst was overwhelmingly chosen on Friday as composer of the “Best Song” for the 2009 Song of Faith contest run by the Tyler Morning Telegraph’s Religion section.
Song of Faith 2009 winner David Darst (center) shakes hands with Tyler Morning Telegraph Managing Editor Dave Berry while being presented the plaque for winning the Song of Faith contest at the Tyler Morning Telegraph on Friday. Tyler Morning Telegraph CFO Thomas Clyde looks on.
Darst’s song, “When You Can’t Get To Him,” was chosen as the top pick by seven of eight judges who enthusiastically received the country style ear-pleaser, cutting across preferential genre lines.
“The sky was black as midnight, as they strained against the oars,”the song goes.
“As the wind waged war against them, they fought to reach the shore.”
“It’s just great story-telling” said judge Jim Fielder, formerly of legendary Gold record winning Blood, Sweat & Tears. “You can just see men pulling at the oars in the middle of a storm. It’s the kind of story-telling absent in so much of Christian music today.”
Latest Update
As many of you know I have recently resigned my post as the pastor of Faith Baptist Church Chandler, TX. It most certainly is a leap of faith yet I know we all have those “Ur’s” we must leave. God told Abraham Gen 12:1 ”
Now the Lord had said to Abram: “Get out of your country, From your family And from your father’s house, To a land that I will show you. ” NKJV
I have been praying for years and asking the Lord if He would allow me to take the music and message He has given me to those everywhere in the highways and hedges. To share what God is doing in the kingdom, knowing that the work God is doing is greater than any denomination or religious organization. I want to Join God in what He is doing, in the world near and abroad. And rather than asking God to join me in my plans, I want to join Him in His plans. Listen to what Jesus said about God’s work.”But Jesus answered them, “My Father has been working until now, and I have been working.” “Then Jesus answered and said to them, “Most assuredly, I say to you, the Son can do nothing of Himself, but what He sees the Father do; for whatever He does, the Son also does in like manner. ” (John 5:17;19 NKJV) Did Jesus say He could do nothing?
Jesus was watching to see where the Father was working and then Joined in. WOW! How awesome is that? Every day I am praying for God to let me make a new “Kingdom Konnection”. What is a “Kingdom Konnection” you say and how are they made?
I believe this is one of the coolest truths of the N.T. Jesus said: Lk 17:21 “nor will they say, ‘See here!’ or ‘See there!’ For indeed, the kingdom of God is within you.” ” NKJV — The Kingdom is not at 268 S. Broad St. the physical building of Faith Baptist Church, although it is every Sunday morning, Sunday evening and Wednesday night. The Kingdom is “within you”. However I believe it is more than that. I believe it is coming in contact with a believer who has a Kingdom mindset , “let this mind be in you with was also in Christ Jesus…” a person who realizes; that what God is doing in the earth through His people is greater than a single church, denomination or organization. People who allow God through “divine appointments” to come together to contribute their God given gifts and talents to each other for the ultimate glory of Jesus.
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