Rev. William McDonald

Rev. William McDonald Ordained Minister on June 26th, 2014 with Universal Life Church.

Grew up Episcopalian, I support the LGBT community of which I am a Proud Member, as I support ALL God's children, and love Christ.

10/26/2024

2 Thessalonians 2: 3-4 & 7-12

³ Let no one deceive you by any means; for that Day will not come unless the falling away comes first, and the man of sin is revealed, the son of perdition, ⁴ who opposes and exalts himself above all that is called God or that is worshiped, so that he sits as God in the temple of God, showing himself that he is God.

⁷ For the mystery of lawlessness is already at work; only He who now restrains will do so until He is taken out of the way. ⁸And then the lawless one will be revealed, whom the Lord will consume with the breath of His mouth and destroy with the brightness of His coming. ⁹ The coming of the lawless one is according to the working of Satan, with all power, signs, and lying wonders, ¹⁰ and with all unrighteous deception among those who perish, because they did not receive the love of the truth, that they might be saved. ¹¹ And for this reason God will send them strong delusion, that they should believe the lie, ¹² that they all may be condemned who did not believe the truth but had pleasure in unrighteousness.

[The one who will sit on the seat of power and proclaim himself. The "lawless one" who will deceive the many with false promises and false prophecy. He will deceive and trick those into following him and a false God / a false version of God.
Keep the word of Christ and His teachings, do not let the false prophets who twist scripture to fit their bigotry lead you away from Christ. Keep your faith in God and His Son. ]

May the blessings of God the Father, Son and the Holy Spirit be upon you always, and keep your heart and mind in the knowledge and love of God. Amen. ✝️🕊

10/15/2024

Jeremiah 29:11

¹¹ 'For I know the plans I have for you,' declares the Lord, 'plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you a hope and a future'.

06/19/2024

Philippians 4: 4-7

⁴ Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! ⁵ Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is near. ⁶ Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. ⁷ And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.

05/02/2024

The Ten Commandments given to Moses - Exodus 20

1. You shall have no other gods before me.
2. You shall not make for yourself idols and worship them.
3. You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain.
4. Remember the Sabbath by keeping it holy.
5. Honor your father and your mother. 6. You shall not murder.
7. You shall not commit adultery.
8. You shall not steal.
9. You shall not give false testimony against your neighbor.
10. You shall not covet anything that belongs to your neighbor.

[Worshipping false gods and idols is against the Commandments, for it denies the God who loves and created you, the one who gave you life and all its blessings. Taking the Lord's name in vain is using the name of God to justify an injustice, bigotry, hatred or sinful behavior. Keeping the Sabbath holy is meant to be a day of rest as God rested when he finished creation. Honor you father and mother is saying to be respectful, humble and kind towards them and others. Your outward actions and public behavior reflects on your mother's and father's raising of you, so make sure it is a positive and favorable reflection. You shall not commit murder is plain and simple. It is an unnatural, vile act, one of hatred and an appalling affront towards God in the murdering of His creation. You shall not commit adultery as it is a violation of a promise and vow of fidelity made to your spouse and in the sight of God. You shall not steal. Stealing is a reflection of greed (one of the deadly sins) and a lack of temperance, honor and humility. You shall not give false testimony against your neighbor, this is called lying. Bearing false witness against a friend/fellow person is an affront to God as it is dishonest, cruel and harmful towards others.
You shall not covet anything that belongs to your neighbor; this is basically the same as stealing and is, as stated before, a reflection of greed and a lack of humility. If more people lived by these instead of just reciting them, the world would be far better.]

Let us go in peace to love and serve the Lord, and may the blessings of God the Father Son and Holy Spirit be upon you always and through His Son Christ our Lord, keep you in Everlasting life. Amen.

03/31/2024

Luke 24: 1-8

¹On the first day of the week, very early in the morning, the women took the spices they had prepared and went to the tomb. ²They found the stone rolled away from the tomb, ³but when they entered, they did not find the body of the Lord Jesus. ⁴While they were wondering about this, suddenly two men in clothes that gleamed like lightning stood beside them. ⁵In their fright the women bowed down with their faces to the ground, but the men said to them, “Why do you look for the living among the dead? ⁶He is not here; he has risen! Remember how he told you, while he was still with you in Galilee: ⁷ ‘The Son of Man must be delivered over to the hands of sinners, be crucified and on the third day be raised again.’ ” ⁸ Then they remembered his words.

-Alleluia! Christ has risen! Hosanna in the highest! Praise be to God and to our Lord Jesus who conquered sin and death reestablishing us with our Father in Heaven.
May the blessings of God the Father Son and Holy Spirit be upon you always and the Salvation of our Risen Lord be with you. Let us go forth in the name of Christ and Love one another as He Loved us. Amen! 🕊✝️

03/24/2024

Psalm 51: 11-13

Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me.
Cast me not away from your presence and take not your Holy Spirit from me.
Give me the joy of your saving help again and sustain me with your bountiful Spirit.

03/11/2024

1 John 4: 7&8

⁷Dear friends, let us love one another, for love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God. ⁸Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love.

1 John 4:19-21

¹⁹We love because He first loved us.
²⁰If anyone says, "I love God," yet hates his brother, he is a liar. For anyone who does not love his brother, whom he has seen, cannot love God, whom he has not seen. ²¹And He has given us this command: Whoever loves God must also love his brother.

[Hate does not come from God. Bigotry is NOT from God. Bigotry of all kinds: Racial bigotry, Gender/Identity bigotry, Ethnic/Religious bigotry, Sexual Orientation bigotry...etc. These do NOT come from God, these come from the one who is against God. Anyone who demonstrates, supports or legislates bigotry/injustice/inequality against another person is NOT of God and they do NOT have God in their hearts. Christ said: "it has been said love your neighbor and hate your enemy, but I say this, love you enemy as well, for if you love only your neighbor, what reward is there in that?" He also told us to "Love one another as I have loved you. And pray for those who persecute you." A true Christian is a believer and follower of the teachings and examples of Christ. I personally don't believe that God would reward those who hate another person and punish those who loved one.]

-May the peace of God which surpasses all understanding keep your hearts and minds in the knowledge and Love of God and in our Lord Jesus Christ. The blessing of God the Father, Son and Holy Spirit be upon you always. Amen.

02/11/2024

Romans 15:13

13 May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.

12/24/2023

Luke 2 6-20

⁶ While they were there, the time came for the baby to be born, ⁷ and she gave birth to her firstborn, a son. She wrapped him in cloths and placed him in a manger, because there was no guest room available for them.

⁸ And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks at night. ⁹ An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified. ¹⁰ But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid. I bring you good news that will cause great joy for all the people. ¹¹ Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is the Messiah, the Lord. ¹² This will be a sign to you: You will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger.”

¹³ Suddenly a great company of the heavenly host appeared with the angel, praising God and saying,

¹⁴ “Glory to God in the highest heaven,
and on earth peace to those on whom his favor rests.”

¹⁵ When the angels had left them and gone into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, “Let’s go to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has told us about.”

¹⁶ So they hurried off and found Mary and Joseph, and the baby, who was lying in the manger. ¹⁷ When they had seen him, they spread the word concerning what had been told them about this child, ¹⁸ and all who heard it were amazed at what the shepherds said to them. ¹⁹ But Mary treasured up all these things and pondered them in her heart. ²⁰ The shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things they had heard and seen, which were just as they had been told.

- The blessings of God the Father, Son and Holy Spirit be upon you always. May the Grace of His new born Son, keep you in Everlasting life.

12/22/2023

Romans 8:31

³¹ What, then, shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us? ³² He who did not spare his own Son, but gave him up for us all—how will he not also, along with him, graciously give us all things?
³³ Who will bring any charge against those whom God has chosen? It is God who justifies. ³⁴ Who then is the one who condemns? No one. Christ Jesus who died—more than that, who was raised to life—is at the right hand of God and is also interceding for us.

[Through God's love for us He sent Christ. Our debt was paid and through Christ we are NOT condemned. Through Christ we are re-established with God and are not bound by the laws of sin. With God as your ally, those who would do you harm will not succeed. It is important to maintain Faith in God and His Son Jesus as well as demonstrate and abide in His examples and teachings.]

May the blessings of God the Father Son and Holy Spirit be upon you always and through Christ our Lord, keep you in Everlasting life.

11/20/2023

Micah 6:8

⁸) He has shown you, O mortal, what is good. And what does the Lord require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God.

11/19/2023

Psalm 121:1-2

I lift up my eyes to the hills; from where is my help to come?
My help comes from the LORD, the maker of heaven and earth.

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