Pastor Doris G. Deckard

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Dallas, Texas, United States
Pastor Deckard is a native Texan and lives in Dallas with her family. She preached her first sermon in 2004 and was ordained in 2008. Pastor Deckard has continued to preach and teach at Church of the Solid Rock. She has made her life all about service and participated in many workshops and seminars, from parenting symposiums to diversity conferences along with speaking engagements. Pastor Deckard has traveled locally and internationally, preaching and singing for the Lord. She is a Partnered Ally with the University of North Texas Equality and Diversity Programs and received many awards for her various community-outreach programs and volunteer services. One ministry very close to her heart is Sand Branch. As a Preacher of the Gospel, Pastor Deckard desires to introduce more souls to Christ as she encourages others to focus more on spirituality and their relationship with the Lord. Pastor Deckard founded D. G. Deckard Ministries in 2007, a 501c3 Christian organization. She is also the founder and Pastor of Church the Solid Rock, Dallas TX; a place of worship, acceptance and spiritual growth.

Sunday, April 26, 2009

Money or Mission

Some statistics have shown that a great number of individuals and organizations are more concerned with how much money can "I" or "we" raise to promote a mission or quest. The focus is more on the potential money that can be raised vs. how much of the mission should be accomplished. We keep raising money for causes and cures but the gap expands further and further from society's reach. We have conclusions but still not very many solutions.
We argue and bicker over matters that do not concern God. What should matter is our relationship with Him (our Creator) and love for one another. Sure it's good to seek for cures of all kinds of diseases, promote justice and embrace diversity, pray for world peace, security and long for true diversity but will the money take the place of the mission before the mission is accomplished? Is it all about the money? Mission accomplished or just monies raised to promote an idea? Yes, it takes money to live and to offer aide to others but when do we finally accomplish the goals we seek to resolve?

Men (humankind) who have been robbed of the truth and who think that godliness is a means to financial gain. But godliness with contentment is great gain. For we brought nothing into the world, and we can take nothing out of it. But if we have food and clothing, we will be content with that. People who want to get rich fall into temptation and a trap and into many foolish and harmful desires that plunge men into ruin and destruction. (1 Timothy 6:5-9) For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil. Some people, eager for money, have wandered from the faith and pierced themselves through with many griefs. But you, man (child) of God, flee from all this, and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, endurance and gentleness.
(1 Timothy 6:10-12)

Can God trust you with the money to complete the mission? Or, will you take what is not yours and use that for your own person gain?

Now my advice to you is to use money [tainted as it is] to make yourselves friends, so that when it comes to an end, they may welcome you into the houses of eternity. The man who is faithful in the little things will be faithful in the big things. So that if you are not fit to be trusted to deal with the wicked wealth of this world, who will trust you with true riches? (Luke 16:9-11)

Dear individuals and organizations, I pray that your works reflect that of the mission and the money will follow. What God has ordained, no human being will put asunder.

All the believers were one in heart and mind. No one claimed that any of his possessions was his own, but they shared everything they had... There were no needy persons among them. For from time to time those who owned lands or houses sold them, brought the money from the sales and put it at the apostles' feet, and it was distributed to anyone as he had need.
(Acts 4:32,34-35)

There's enough resources to go around so when individuals and organizations go on these missions (quests), make sure the money is used in the light it was given. Accomplish the mission with the money and not misuse the money promoting the mission.

- Rev

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