September 3, 2006
** Never confuse the will of the majority with the will of God. -- Charles Colson
Those who are wholly God's are always happy. -- Francois Fenelon
"One half of our problems come from wanting our own way. The other half come from getting it." -- Unknown
"The question for each of us to settle is not what we would do if we had the means, time, influence and educational advantages, but what we will do with the things we have." -- Hamilton Wright Mabee
"G. K. Chesterton famously said something to this effect: When people stop believing in God, they don't believe in nothing--they believe in anything." – Chuck Colson
There is a story of a little boy who lived in a house facing the west. Every morning on awakening he saw the house on the opposite hill with windows of flaming gold, gilded by the rising sun. "Oh," he said, "if only I had a house like that with golden windows!"
So early one morning he set out to visit the house with windows of gold. The way was long and tiresome, and when he arrived, he wept with disappointment when he saw that the windows were actually dull and gray. Turning to go back home, he looked, and lo! The windows of his own house were golden in the setting sun!
"Volunteers are not paid - not because they are worthless, but because they are priceless." - Unknown
"When I stand before God at the end of my life, I would hope that I would not have a single bit of talent left, and could say, 'I used everything you gave me.'" - Erma Bombeck
DECLARATION OF DEPENDENCE (some credits to a guy named Jefferson)
When in the course of human events it becomes necessary for Christians to remove the bonds that have connected them with the world's value systems and to separate themselves to the freedom that God has provided through Jesus Christ, they should declare the causes that led them to this separation (Galatians 5:1, 13).
We hold these truths to be Biblical and God inspired, that all men are lost and without hope except for the grace of God (Romans 3:10, 23). But God has manifested Himself to this fallen world through the Person of His only begotten Son, Jesus Christ. God loves us so much He gave His Son's life as the only payment for our sins. We enter willingly into this relationship of love and trust by receiving through faith His sacrifice and His Son (John 3:16; Revelation 3:20).
Only by grace do we merit salvation, keep salvation and do good works, the latter being a sign of our salvation, never a means to earn it (Ephesians 2:8-10).
It is fitting, therefore, that we live as separated people from the world, not by distance, but by lifestyle. We honor our Creator-Maker by lives lived in obedience and glory to Him. We determine to learn and live the precepts of the Holy Bible for righteousness, strength and success (Joshua 1:8; Psalms 119:9-11). We will submit to and derive strength from one another in Christ's Church, His Body on earth, with Him as Head (I Corinthians 12-14).
We determine to live in the power and fullness of the abundant true Life God's Holy Spirit gives to us by His living IN us. This requires daily surrender to His leadings and His will (Romans 8:9-11). We will come constantly to Jesus Christ for our strength, sustenance and life (Matthew 11:28-30).
We shall accomplish this declaration, and yea, do all things through Christ who gives us His strength (Philippians 4:13). To Him we mutually pledge our lives, our fortunes, and our sacred honor.
Several weeks after a young man had been hired, he was called into the personnel director's office. "What is the meaning of this?" the director asked. "When you applied for this job, you told us you had five years experience. Now we've discovered this is the first job you've ever held."
"Well," the young man replied, "in your advertisement, you said you wanted somebody with imagination."
Around 65.4 million people volunteered in the United States between September 2004 and September 2005. - Source: U.S. Department of Labor
"The typical pastor has his greatest ministry impact at a church in years five through 14 of his pastorate; unfortunately, the average pastor lasts only five years at a church."
C. S. Lewis once wrote, "The real test of being in the presence of God is that you either forget about yourself altogether or see yourself as a small dirty object. In God you come up against something which is in every respect immeasurably superior to yourself. Unless you know God as that--and, therefore, know yourself as nothing by comparison--you do not know God at all."
"Life is too short to spend your precious time trying to convince a person who wants to live in gloom and doom otherwise. Give lifting that person your best shot, but don't
hang around long enough for his or her bad attitude to pull you down. Instead, surround yourself with optimistic people."-- Zig Ziglar
FAST FACTS:
Americans worry about a big national debt and a government bureaucracy that never seems to stop growing.
In 1801 President Thomas Jefferson worried about the same things. After all, the number of government employees had grown to 130 and the debt had ballooned to all of $17 million, an amount equal to the hourly interest on the debt in recent times.
Today in Washington more people spend more money than that on a typical federal agency Christmas party.
** It has been said that separating faith and works is like separating the heat and light from a candle. You know both are produced by the candle. You know they are not the same thing. You also know you cannot separate them.
Inside every older person is a younger person -- wondering what the heck happened.
Inside me lives a skinny woman crying to get out. But I can usually shut her up with cookies.
The hardest years in life are those between ten and seventy. -Helen Hayes (at 73)-
My second favorite household chore is ironing. My first one being -- hitting my head on the top bunk bed until I faint. - Erma Bombeck-
Those who are wholly God's are always happy. -- Francois Fenelon
"One half of our problems come from wanting our own way. The other half come from getting it." -- Unknown
"The question for each of us to settle is not what we would do if we had the means, time, influence and educational advantages, but what we will do with the things we have." -- Hamilton Wright Mabee
"G. K. Chesterton famously said something to this effect: When people stop believing in God, they don't believe in nothing--they believe in anything." – Chuck Colson
There is a story of a little boy who lived in a house facing the west. Every morning on awakening he saw the house on the opposite hill with windows of flaming gold, gilded by the rising sun. "Oh," he said, "if only I had a house like that with golden windows!"
So early one morning he set out to visit the house with windows of gold. The way was long and tiresome, and when he arrived, he wept with disappointment when he saw that the windows were actually dull and gray. Turning to go back home, he looked, and lo! The windows of his own house were golden in the setting sun!
"Volunteers are not paid - not because they are worthless, but because they are priceless." - Unknown
"When I stand before God at the end of my life, I would hope that I would not have a single bit of talent left, and could say, 'I used everything you gave me.'" - Erma Bombeck
DECLARATION OF DEPENDENCE (some credits to a guy named Jefferson)
When in the course of human events it becomes necessary for Christians to remove the bonds that have connected them with the world's value systems and to separate themselves to the freedom that God has provided through Jesus Christ, they should declare the causes that led them to this separation (Galatians 5:1, 13).
We hold these truths to be Biblical and God inspired, that all men are lost and without hope except for the grace of God (Romans 3:10, 23). But God has manifested Himself to this fallen world through the Person of His only begotten Son, Jesus Christ. God loves us so much He gave His Son's life as the only payment for our sins. We enter willingly into this relationship of love and trust by receiving through faith His sacrifice and His Son (John 3:16; Revelation 3:20).
Only by grace do we merit salvation, keep salvation and do good works, the latter being a sign of our salvation, never a means to earn it (Ephesians 2:8-10).
It is fitting, therefore, that we live as separated people from the world, not by distance, but by lifestyle. We honor our Creator-Maker by lives lived in obedience and glory to Him. We determine to learn and live the precepts of the Holy Bible for righteousness, strength and success (Joshua 1:8; Psalms 119:9-11). We will submit to and derive strength from one another in Christ's Church, His Body on earth, with Him as Head (I Corinthians 12-14).
We determine to live in the power and fullness of the abundant true Life God's Holy Spirit gives to us by His living IN us. This requires daily surrender to His leadings and His will (Romans 8:9-11). We will come constantly to Jesus Christ for our strength, sustenance and life (Matthew 11:28-30).
We shall accomplish this declaration, and yea, do all things through Christ who gives us His strength (Philippians 4:13). To Him we mutually pledge our lives, our fortunes, and our sacred honor.
Several weeks after a young man had been hired, he was called into the personnel director's office. "What is the meaning of this?" the director asked. "When you applied for this job, you told us you had five years experience. Now we've discovered this is the first job you've ever held."
"Well," the young man replied, "in your advertisement, you said you wanted somebody with imagination."
Around 65.4 million people volunteered in the United States between September 2004 and September 2005. - Source: U.S. Department of Labor
"The typical pastor has his greatest ministry impact at a church in years five through 14 of his pastorate; unfortunately, the average pastor lasts only five years at a church."
C. S. Lewis once wrote, "The real test of being in the presence of God is that you either forget about yourself altogether or see yourself as a small dirty object. In God you come up against something which is in every respect immeasurably superior to yourself. Unless you know God as that--and, therefore, know yourself as nothing by comparison--you do not know God at all."
"Life is too short to spend your precious time trying to convince a person who wants to live in gloom and doom otherwise. Give lifting that person your best shot, but don't
hang around long enough for his or her bad attitude to pull you down. Instead, surround yourself with optimistic people."-- Zig Ziglar
FAST FACTS:
Americans worry about a big national debt and a government bureaucracy that never seems to stop growing.
In 1801 President Thomas Jefferson worried about the same things. After all, the number of government employees had grown to 130 and the debt had ballooned to all of $17 million, an amount equal to the hourly interest on the debt in recent times.
Today in Washington more people spend more money than that on a typical federal agency Christmas party.
** It has been said that separating faith and works is like separating the heat and light from a candle. You know both are produced by the candle. You know they are not the same thing. You also know you cannot separate them.
Inside every older person is a younger person -- wondering what the heck happened.
Inside me lives a skinny woman crying to get out. But I can usually shut her up with cookies.
The hardest years in life are those between ten and seventy. -Helen Hayes (at 73)-
My second favorite household chore is ironing. My first one being -- hitting my head on the top bunk bed until I faint. - Erma Bombeck-
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