Michael and Dawn February 2020 News

Friends,    I hope you’re doing well.  I often pray with people who say to me, “I don’t know what to do…I don’t know what to believe…I don’t know what to pray…”  If you’re struggling in those areas maybe this will help:  What do you do when you don’t know what to do?  You do the next right thing. Prov. 21:3 “To do what is right and just is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice.”  The right thing may not be the easy thing.  It may be the most difficult.   What do you believe when you don’t know what to believe?  God and His word.  Read. Seek. Listen.  Rom 4:20 Abraham, “Did not waver at God’s promises through unbelief but was strengthened…” Stand on truth and trust His promises.   What do you pray when you don’t know what to pray?  Pray for God’s will… because that’s what you want.  And pray for wisdom to discern. Psalm 139:23-24 "Search me O God and know my heart: try me, and know my thoughts: And see if there be any wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting."  

If you’d like to have me or Dawn speak at your church… I’m available for revival meetings, revival days, retreats, conferences, etc. Dawn is interested in speaking at any women’s events you may be planning.  And we are also available for couples events.                   

For more info…visit michaelmasonministries.com. and michaelmasonline.blogspot.com.  

  

~ Michael’s Spring 2020 Preaching Schedule ~

February

16-19 Oak Ridge Baptist, Hartselle, Al.

21-22 Couples Retreat, Journey Ch, Eva, Al.

23-25 Taylorville Baptist, Tuscaloosa, Al.  

29-Mar1 Pineview Bapt., Thomasville, Al.

March

8-11 Fairview Grace Place, Hartselle, Al.

15 Southside Baptist, Albertville, Al.

16-18 Milldale Baptist, Zachary, La.

22 First Baptist, Foley, Al.

29 OPEN

April

5-8 Buhl Baptist, Buhl, Al.

12 Open

19-22 Macedonia Baptist, Cullman, Al.

26 Open

29 Bethel Baptist, Dora, Al.

May

3- Open

10- Open

14-17 Rock Springs Baptist, Stilwell, Ok.

17-20 Bidding Creek Baptist, Stilwell, Ok.

31- Open

Dawn’s Speaking Dates Spring 2020

Feb 21-22 Journey Ch Couple's Retreat Joe Wheeler Park, Al.                       

Feb 28-Mar 1 Rosemont Bapt (LaGrange, GA) Women's Retre

March 7 WMU Ladies Luncheon @ Enon Baptist Danville, AL 

March 8 Ladies Lunch @ Fairview Grace Place Falkville, AL

March 13-14 Ladies Retreat Southside Bap@Guntersville Lake 

March 22 First Bap Foley, AL (Ladies Breakout session@4: pm) 

April 16 P.W.O.C Redstone Arsenal Ladies Conference

April 23-26 Ladies Retreat Wilsonville Baptist Church

May 16 Belmor Baptist Ladies Luncheon

Michael & Dawn January 2020 Newsletter

2020 is going to be a great year… We’re off and running. God has given us a busy schedule.  We’re thankful for the opportunities. 

I read about a father who was taking his young son sailing for the first time.  As the father was preparing the boat to sail, the young boy grew anxious.  He asked, “Dad, is the boat broke?”  Dad said, “No son, the boat isn’t broke.  We just need to set the sail.”  Pray for Dawn and I as we set the sail, catch the wind of God, and go where He sends us. 

If you’d like to have me or Dawn speak at your church… I’m available for revival meetings, revival days, retreats, conferences, etc. Dawn is interested in speaking at any women’s events you may be planning.  And we are also available for couples events.                   

For more info…visit michaelmasonministries.com. and michaelmasonline.blogspot.com.  

  

~ Michael’s 2020 Preaching Schedule ~

January

18 Unhobbled Conf, Leighton, Al. 10am

19 Gum Springs Baptist, Hartselle, Al. am

26-29 Bellview Baptist, Decatur, Al.

February

2-5 Pineview Baptist, Thomasville, Al.

9-12 Bovina Baptist, Vicksburg, Miss.

14 Harmony Bapt Banquet, Hillsboro, Al

16-19 Oak Ridge Baptist, Hartselle, Al.

21-22 Couples Retreat, Journey Ch, Eva, Al.

23-25 Taylorville Baptist, Tuscaloosa, Al.  

29-Mar1 Pineview Bapt., Thomasville, Al.

March

8-11 Fairview Grace Place, Hartselle, Al.

15 Southside Baptist, Albertville, Al.

16-18 Milldale Baptist, Zachary, La.

22-25 OPEN

29 OPEN

Dawn’s Speaking Dates

Jan 31-Feb 1 Women United Conference Hartselle, AL

Feb 1 Pineview Bap, Thomasville, Al. (pm)

Feb 7-9 Bethlehem West Bap Ladies Chickamauga, GA

Feb 14th Harmony Baptist Valentine Banquet  Hillsboro, AL

Feb 21-22 Journey Church Couple's Retreat Joe Wheeler Park, Al.                                                                              Feb 28-Mar 1 Rosemont Bap (LaGrange, GA) Women's Retreat 

March 13-14 Southside Bap Ladies Retreat @ Guntersville Lake

Michael & Dawn December 2019 Newsletter

Friends,                                                                                              I can’t believe I’m already typing the December newsletter.  Wasn’t too long ago it was December 2018.  That being said, what an amazing year it has been.  Not only have I had a busy year preaching revival meetings and Dawn has been busy speaking for women’s ministries, it has also been a busy year for our family.  Together we have five children and four grandchildren.  In 2019 Alyssa and Will moved back to Decatur, Garrett married Courtney, Jordan (Magnolia) married Isaac, Grayson became engaged to Bailey, and Garrett and Courtney gave us a new grandson, Levi.  No news from Hunter, Anna except their girls, Harper and Hattie, just get prettier every day. 

2019 has been another blessed and busy year.  When 2019 is complete, I will have preached in 52 churches in revivals, conferences, retreats, and special events.  I look forward to 2020 and all that God has in store for me.   Dawn’s speaking schedule is looking busy for early 2020.  God has used her greatly at the conferences this year.  I encourage you to give her a call for your next ladies event.  

Merry Christmas… We wish each of you a Merry Christmas as you celebrate the birth of Christ.  He is Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.  

If you’d like to have me or Dawn speak at your church… I’m available for revival meetings, revival days, retreats, conferences, etc. Dawn is interested in speaking at any women’s events you may be planning.  And we are also available for couples events.                   

For more info…visit michaelmasonministries.com. and michaelmasonline.blogspot.com.  

  

~ Michael’s January-February 2020 Preaching Schedule ~

January

5 Florence First Assembly, Florence, Al. pm

12 Providence Baptist, Hatton, Al.

19 Gum Springs Baptist, Hartselle, Al. am

26-29 Bellview Baptist, Decatur, Al.

February

9-12 Bovina Baptist, Vicksburg, Miss.               

14 Harmony Bapt Banquet, Hillsboro, Al.

16-19 Oak Ridge Baptist, Hartselle, Al.

21-22 Couples Retreat, Journey Ch, Eva, Al.

23-25 Taylorville Baptist, Tuscaloosa, Al.

Dawn’s January-February Speaking Dates

Jan 11 Women's Conference First Baptist Columbiana, Al.

Jan 31-Feb 1 Women United Conference Hartselle, AL

Feb 7-9 Bethlehem West Baptist Ladies Retreat Chickamauga, GA

Feb 14th Harmony Baptist Valentine Banquet  Hillsboro, AL

Feb 21-22 Journey Church Couples Retreat Joe Wheeler State Park, Al.              

Feb 28-Mar 1 Rosemont Bap (LaGrange, GA) Women's Retreat  

Michael Mason Ministries November 2019 News

Friends....I trust you’re doing well.  If you’re like me, you’re looking forward to Thanksgiving.  While I certainly look forward to all the good food, I am also excited about spending time with my family.  We have so much to be thankful for.  I am thankful for an amazing family, a beautiful wife, wonderful children and grandchildren, and more blessings than I can count.  I am also thankful for friends, too many to count, who love me more than I deserve. I’m blessed.

Dawn and I enjoyed our week in El Salvador.  We both had opportunities to minister.  We look forward to going back next year as the Lord opens those doors.Thank you to all who helped us financially.  And thanks to all those who prayed.

2019 has been another blessed and busy year.  I’m still as surprised as anyone that God is using me.  This year, when December is complete, I will have preached in over 60 churches in revivals, conferences, retreats, and special events.  I look forward to 2020 and all that God has in store.   

Dawn’s speaking schedule is looking busy for early 2020.  God has used Dawn greatly at the conferences this fall.  I encourage you to give her a call for your next ladies event.  

If you’d like to have me or Dawn speak at your church… I’m available for revival meetings, revival days, retreats, conferences, etc. Dawn is interested in speaking at any women’s events you may be planning.  And we are also available for couples events.                   

For more info…visit michaelmasonministries.com. and michaelmasonline.blogspot.com.  

  

~ November through December 2019 Preaching  Schedule ~

November

17-20 Liberty Baptist, Chelsea, Al. (Monday night Men's Night...Tuesday night Ladies Night)

24 Oaklawn Baptist, Winchester, Tn. a.m. only

December

1 New Life Church, Falkville, Al. a.m. only

4 Center Springs Methodist Women, Somerville, Al. 9:30

8 Trinity Baptist, Trinity, Al.  a.m. only

15- Lee Heights Baptist, Florence, Al. a.m. only (During Sunday School Men will meet with Michael and Ladies will meet with Dawn)

Dawn’s Speaking Dates

Dec 6-7 Neel United Methodist, Women’s Retreat, Crane Hill, Al.

Stumps

John 10:10 "The thief's purpose is to steal and kill and destroy.     `  My purpose is to give them a rich and satisfying life." NLT

       I can look out our front window and see a stump.  It was only last year, where now sits a stump, that a tall, shady, hickory tree stood.  But one day her leaves began to turn brown.  And, within a week of summer heat, the tree was obviously dead.  What was the cause?  Drought and a large population of carpenter ants.  The tree is dead and gone, regardless of the reason for its demise.  I remember the day we cut the tree.  I didn’t want to cut it, hoping there might be a little life left in it.  And besides, that tree was at least fifty years old.  Suddenly, fifty years of life and shade and beauty were on the ground.  The next step was to cut it up and remove it from the yard.  Now what’s left is a stump, a reminder of what was.  

I’m not necessarily a tree hugger, but I wanted to paint a picture of what happens to a fallen believer.  Like that old tree, one day you begin to notice changes in a friend who has been a Christian for years.  They’ve been the epitome of faithfulness and consistency.  But one day, something happens and they’re never the same again.  Maybe they’ve faced some kind of drought in their life with the sudden absence of a loved one, the absence of someone to care for, and suddenly they feel as if they’re no longer necessary.  Or it could be something eating away at them from the inside, like those ugly carpenter ants eating away at the inside of our old hickory.  How does that happen?  Remember, Satan is more subtle than any creature the Lord made and he knows how to bring deception and discouragement better than anyone.  Discouragement can lead to despair.  Despair can lead to depression.  And the leaves begin to turn brown.

Maybe you once stood tall and strong, but someone began to cut you down through criticism and comparisons.  “You’re never gonna make it…You’re not good enough…You need to be more like him…You need to be more like her…”  Someone was used as a tool in the hand of the Devil to bring you down.  That fifty year old tree in our front yard was brought down in less than a minute.  And many a good man has been brought down in less time than that through rumors, speculation, not so innocent prayer requests, and outright lies.  When someone starts a rumor, someone else will believe it.  

I heard he has a short temper.  

I was told she couldn’t be trusted.

I heard he was fired.

I was told she is having an affair.

I heard he is hard to work with.

I was told she is addicted to prescription meds.

I heard he is seeing a counselor.

Rumor is, they’ve got problems.

Be careful what you say about someone.  Your words could be the chainsaw that cuts someone down to nothing more than a stump.  What you heard and what you were told may be no more true that what was heard and told about you.  When you rumor and mock someone else’s problems you’re not just making light of their struggles, you are affecting someone’s life, their well-being, their peace of mind, and their family.  Don’t be a part of making a stump out of someone who once stood tall.

While it is one thing to be made a stump through criticisms and comparisons, it’s another thing completely to be brought down by the Devil himself.  Satan is quite crafty at cutting us down through temptation and traps.  After you’ve fallen, it’s the hope of the enemy to grind whats left of your life down to nothing.  He not only wants to cut you down, he wants to remove your your stump.  How’s he do that?  Let your imagination run with mine because, chances are, you’ve been there.  After you’ve sinned you are then faced with the guilt of what you did.  Satan whispers, “It’s your fault….You gave in….You did the unthinkable….You compromised….You’re guilty.”  That’s why it’s so good to know God’s grace is sufficient for whatever we have done.  Regardless of where I’ve been, where I’m going, or where I am, His mercies are new every morning.  He knows where I am, and what I’ve done, and He’s not surprised.  While God certainly allows us to reap what we have sown, He also stands ready to extend enough grace to cover any and every sin.

        May the Lord bring new life from an old stump.

Michael & Dawn October 2019 Newsletter

Friends,  

Hope you’re doing well. As I type this letter I am finishing up six weeks of Revival meetings in which I have been amazed and blessed.  I read that revival meetings don’t work anymore.  They may not work in every church, but they still work in some churches.  I have witnessed the power of God as He has saved lost people, forgave and restored prodigals, revived churches, and gave hope to those in despair.  Revivals aren’t dead… Churches are dead… That’s why we need revival!

Charles Finney said, “Revival is nothing more than a new beginning of obedience to God.”   We often pray for God to do something…but maybe we (I) need to do something.  Where in my life do I need a new beginning of obedience?  Where have I become complacent?  May God start the fire in me…and may I be faithful to fan the flame.   

Dawn and I will be in El Salvador the first week of November participating in a Pastors Conference.  We will both be speaking.  Thank you for your prayers…and thanks to those who have helped pay our expenses.   

If you’d like to have me or Dawn speak at your church… I’m available for revival meetings, revival days, retreats, conferences, etc. Dawn is interested in speaking at any women’s events you may be planning.  And we are also available for couples events.                   

For more info…visit michaelmasonministries.com. and michaelmasonline.blogspot.com.  

  

~ October through December 2019 Preaching  Schedule ~

October

6-9 Edgemont Baptist, Shelbyville, Tenn.

13-16 Ryan Baptist, Ryan, Al.

27 AM Bellview Baptist, Decatur, Al.

27 PM Shoal Creek Baptist, Decatur, Al..

November

3 Bethlehem West Baptist, Cullman, Al.

4-8 El Salvador Pastor’s Conference

10 OPEN

17-20 Liberty Baptist, Chelsea, Al.

24 Oaklawn Baptist, Winchester, Tn.

December

1 New Life Church, Falkville, Al.

8 Trinity Baptist, Trinity, Al.

Dawn’s Speaking Dates……

Oct 18-20 No Limits Womens Conf, Shocco Springs, AL.

Nov 1-3 Mosaic Church, Women’s Conf, Decatur, AL.

Nov 4-8 El Salvador Pastors Conf

Dec 6-7 Neel United Methodist, Women’s Retreat, Crane Hill, Al.

Michael & Dawn September 2019 Newsletter

I trust you’re doing well and blessed.  It’s mid September and I’m in the midst of a six week revival schedule.  Great churches and great meetings. 2019 will soon be winding down and my, my, my… what a year it has been!  I’m blessed and pressing on!

The grandson arrived safe and sound on September 3. He is Levi Garrett.  Garrett and Courtney are doing well.  GoGo and Poppa-Mike are honored to call him ours.  Our family includes five children and four grandchildren.  Our children are Hunter, Jordan, Alyssa, Garrett, and Grayson.  The grandchildren are Harper, Hattie, Magnolia…and Levi.

Dawn and I will be going to El Salvador in November to participate in a Pastors Conference.  We will both be speaking.  If you are interested in helping with expenses, we would appreciate it.  There is a link on my web page where you can give online.  Just click on the link and follow the steps. 

Check out our updated website. (michaelmasonministries.com) Dawn has done a great job updating our schedules, pictures, links, and contact info.   If you’d like to have me or Dawn speak at your church… I’m available for revival meetings, revival days, retreats, conferences, etc. Dawn is interested in speaking at any women’s events you may be planning.  And we are also available for couples events.                   

For more info…visit michaelmasonministries.com. and michaelmasonline.blogspot.com.  

  

~ September through November 2019 Preaching  Schedule ~

September

8-11 Bethel Baptist, Arley, Al.

15-18 First Baptist, Jonesville, La.

22-25 19th Ave Baptist, Hattiesburg, Miss.

29-Oct 2 Dry Creek BC, Mendenhall, Miss

October

6-9 Edgemont Baptist, Shelbyville, Tenn.

13-16 Ryan Baptist, Ryan, Al.

20- OPEN

27 AM Bellview Baptist, Decatur, Al.

27 PM Shoal Creek Baptist, Decatur, Al..

November

3 Bethlehem West Baptist, Cullman, Al.

4-8 El Salvador Pastors Conference

10 OPEN

17-20 Liberty Baptist, Chelsea, Al.

24 Oaklawn Baptist, Winchester, Tenn.

Dawn’s Speaking Dates……

Oct 18-20 No Limits Womens Conf, Shocco Springs, AL.

Nov 1-3 Mosaic Church, Women’s Conf, Decatur, AL.

Nov 4-8 El Salvador Pastors Conf

Dec 6-7 Neel United Methodist, Women’s Retreat, Crane Hill, Al.