January 20, 2008
When people see that Jesus makes our lives useful
and meaningful, they will be filled with awe.
When people see that Jesus makes our lives useful
and meaningful, they will want to experience this Jesus.
When people see that Jesus makes our lives useful
and meaningful, they will want to be part of the church.
"Every problem is a character-building opportunity, and the more difficult it is, the greater the potential for building spiritual muscle and moral fiber." - Rick Warren
Be always at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbors, and let each new year find you a better man. - Benjamin Franklin
We must become holy not because we want to feel holy, but because Christ must be able to live his life fully in us. - Mother Teresa
I cannot give you the formula for success but I can give you the formula for failure, which is: try to please everybody. - Herbert Bayard Swope
According to a Gallup poll, 27 percent of Americans are satisfied with how things are going in the country, while 64 percent of the population is satisfied with what?s happening in their personal lives. - (Source: Dec. 19, 2007, USAToday.com)
I am Third (Author Unknown)
There was a boy who was very popular among others his age. He was an excellent leader in his school groups.
One of his friends visited him and saw a homemade plaque in his room with the words, "I Am Third" on it.
His friend asked him what it meant and he replied, "It is the motto I try to use in my life. It means "God is first, others are second, and I am Third.'"
The driving force in our lives should be trying to please God.
Secondly, we should take into consideration the needs and pleasures of others.
With our own pleasures subordinated, we will truly be the humble servants of God.
Word of Mouth Evangelism
Everyone knows that the best form of advertising ever invented and the one that is still most successful is word-of-mouth — people telling other people. About forty years ago there used to be an automobile named the Packard. Packard was the last car manufacturer to get into advertising. It didn’t happen until old man Packard died, because whenever he was approached to buy some advertising for his cars he always said, "Don’t need any; just ask the man who owns one." After his death, "Ask the man who owns one" became the Packard slogan.
Our Lord Jesus Christ is also known through word-of-mouth advertising. That’s how the word about him gets out. Only the Shepherds at the first Christmas heard the good news from angels. Only the Wise Men were led by a Star. Just a comparative few were touched by miracles. Almost everybody came to know Jesus Christ.
Dance the Offering Forward
A missionary in Africa was preaching his first sermon in a mission church. When time came for the offering, the people danced their offerings forward. They danced and sang praise to God as they brought their offerings to the altar. It was a beautiful moment. What do you think? Should we get our ushers to do that?
After the service, he asked one of the people, “Why do you dance and sing when you bring your offering forward on Sunday morning?” Back came the answer: “How could we not dance? We are so grateful to God for what He has done for us in sending Jesus Christ to save us, that we have to dance and sing our thanksgiving and besides it says in the Bible, God loves a cheerful giver.”
Let me ask you something. Do you feel gratitude to God that strongly? Do you have a strong case of the “can’t help its” when it come to gratitude? When you are Christians, gratitude is the spirit of your lifestyle. When you are a Christian, you can’t help but be grateful!
QUOTE OF THE DAY "...absolute truth has been squeezed out. When you squeeze God out of the equation, you will get mass chaos. If you squeeze God out of your heart, you will get personal chaos." -- Ron Brown, Assistant Football Coach, University of Nebraska
A little boy had been pawing over a stationer's stock of greeting cards for some time when a clerk asked, "Just what is it you're looking for? A birthday greeting, message to a sick friend, Anniversary or a congratulations to your mom and dad?"
The boy shook his head and answered, "Got any like a blank report card?"
"The era of the grand game plan is over. In a world that moves faster and less predictably every day, top management no longer has the time or information to script all the plays. Neither can organizations continue to neglect the enormous resource offered by self-motivated groups and individuals. We are entering a future that will increasingly reward flexibility and responsiveness, spontaneous teamwork and invention." ~ Robert Keidel,
Can we laugh at ourselves? Anthony DeMello in his book One Minute Nonsense tells this story: "There was nothing pompous about the Master. Wild, hilarious laughter prevailed each time he spoke, to the dismay of those who were solemn about their spirituality -- and themselves. Said one disillusioned visitor, 'The man's a clown!' 'No, no,' said a disciple. 'You've missed the point: A clown gets you to laugh at him, a Master gets you to laugh at yourself!'"
"Until you are happy with who you are, you will never be happy because of what you have." --Zig Ziglar
THE RULES OF GOLF, PART II
1. Never try to keep more than 300 separate thoughts in your mind during your swing.
2. When your shot has to carry over a water hazard, you can either hit one more club or two more balls.
3. If you are afraid a full shot might reach the green while the group ahead are still putting, you have two options: you can immediately shank a lay-up, or you can wait until the green is clear and top a ball halfway there.
4. The less skilled the player, the more likely he is to share his ideas about the golf swing.
5. If it isn't broke, try changing your grip.
6. Golfers who claim they don't cheat also lie.
7. Everyone replaces his divot after a perfect approach shot. 8. A golf match is a test of your skill against your opponent's luck.
9. It's surprisingly easy to sink a 50 foot putt when you lie 10.
10. Counting on your opponent to inform you when he breaks a rule is like expecting him to make fun of his own haircut.
11. Nonchalant putts count the same as chalant putts.
12. It's not a gimme putt if you're still away.
13. The shortest distance between any two points on a golf course is a straight line that passes directly through the large tree.
14. There are two kinds of bounces: unfair bounces and bounces just the way you intended to play it.
15. You can hit a two-acre fairway 10% of the time and a 2-inch branch on a tree 90% of the time.
16. Every time a golfer makes a birdie he must subsequently make three triple bogeys to restore the fundamental equilibrium of the universe.
17. If you want to hit a 7-iron as far as Tiger Woods does, simply try to lay up just short of a water hazard.
18. To calculate the speed of a player's downswing, multiply the speed of his backswing by his handicap. Example, backswing 20 miles per hour, handicap, 15, downswing 300 m.p.h.
19. There are two things you can learn by stopping your backswing at the top and checking the position of your hands: how many hands you have, and which hand is wearing the golf glove.
20. Hazards attract; Fairways repel.
21. You can put "draw" on the ball, you can put "fade" on the ball, but no golfer can put "straight" on the ball.
22. A ball you can see in the rough from 50 yards away is not yours.
23. If there is a ball in the fringe and a ball in the bunker, your ball is in the bunker.
24. If both balls are in the sand, yours is in the footprint.
25. Don't buy a putter until you have had a chance to throw it.
26. The inevitable result of any golf lesson is the instant elimination of the one critical
unconscious motion that allowed you to compensate for all your errors.
From the Golfer's Book of Wisdom:
"Golf is good for the soul. You get so mad at yourself you forget to hate your enemies."
---Will Rogers
"Experience is that marvellous thing that enables you recognize a mistake when you make it again." - F. P. Jones
and meaningful, they will be filled with awe.
When people see that Jesus makes our lives useful
and meaningful, they will want to experience this Jesus.
When people see that Jesus makes our lives useful
and meaningful, they will want to be part of the church.
"Every problem is a character-building opportunity, and the more difficult it is, the greater the potential for building spiritual muscle and moral fiber." - Rick Warren
Be always at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbors, and let each new year find you a better man. - Benjamin Franklin
We must become holy not because we want to feel holy, but because Christ must be able to live his life fully in us. - Mother Teresa
I cannot give you the formula for success but I can give you the formula for failure, which is: try to please everybody. - Herbert Bayard Swope
According to a Gallup poll, 27 percent of Americans are satisfied with how things are going in the country, while 64 percent of the population is satisfied with what?s happening in their personal lives. - (Source: Dec. 19, 2007, USAToday.com)
I am Third (Author Unknown)
There was a boy who was very popular among others his age. He was an excellent leader in his school groups.
One of his friends visited him and saw a homemade plaque in his room with the words, "I Am Third" on it.
His friend asked him what it meant and he replied, "It is the motto I try to use in my life. It means "God is first, others are second, and I am Third.'"
The driving force in our lives should be trying to please God.
Secondly, we should take into consideration the needs and pleasures of others.
With our own pleasures subordinated, we will truly be the humble servants of God.
Word of Mouth Evangelism
Everyone knows that the best form of advertising ever invented and the one that is still most successful is word-of-mouth — people telling other people. About forty years ago there used to be an automobile named the Packard. Packard was the last car manufacturer to get into advertising. It didn’t happen until old man Packard died, because whenever he was approached to buy some advertising for his cars he always said, "Don’t need any; just ask the man who owns one." After his death, "Ask the man who owns one" became the Packard slogan.
Our Lord Jesus Christ is also known through word-of-mouth advertising. That’s how the word about him gets out. Only the Shepherds at the first Christmas heard the good news from angels. Only the Wise Men were led by a Star. Just a comparative few were touched by miracles. Almost everybody came to know Jesus Christ.
Dance the Offering Forward
A missionary in Africa was preaching his first sermon in a mission church. When time came for the offering, the people danced their offerings forward. They danced and sang praise to God as they brought their offerings to the altar. It was a beautiful moment. What do you think? Should we get our ushers to do that?
After the service, he asked one of the people, “Why do you dance and sing when you bring your offering forward on Sunday morning?” Back came the answer: “How could we not dance? We are so grateful to God for what He has done for us in sending Jesus Christ to save us, that we have to dance and sing our thanksgiving and besides it says in the Bible, God loves a cheerful giver.”
Let me ask you something. Do you feel gratitude to God that strongly? Do you have a strong case of the “can’t help its” when it come to gratitude? When you are Christians, gratitude is the spirit of your lifestyle. When you are a Christian, you can’t help but be grateful!
QUOTE OF THE DAY "...absolute truth has been squeezed out. When you squeeze God out of the equation, you will get mass chaos. If you squeeze God out of your heart, you will get personal chaos." -- Ron Brown, Assistant Football Coach, University of Nebraska
A little boy had been pawing over a stationer's stock of greeting cards for some time when a clerk asked, "Just what is it you're looking for? A birthday greeting, message to a sick friend, Anniversary or a congratulations to your mom and dad?"
The boy shook his head and answered, "Got any like a blank report card?"
"The era of the grand game plan is over. In a world that moves faster and less predictably every day, top management no longer has the time or information to script all the plays. Neither can organizations continue to neglect the enormous resource offered by self-motivated groups and individuals. We are entering a future that will increasingly reward flexibility and responsiveness, spontaneous teamwork and invention." ~ Robert Keidel,
Can we laugh at ourselves? Anthony DeMello in his book One Minute Nonsense tells this story: "There was nothing pompous about the Master. Wild, hilarious laughter prevailed each time he spoke, to the dismay of those who were solemn about their spirituality -- and themselves. Said one disillusioned visitor, 'The man's a clown!' 'No, no,' said a disciple. 'You've missed the point: A clown gets you to laugh at him, a Master gets you to laugh at yourself!'"
"Until you are happy with who you are, you will never be happy because of what you have." --Zig Ziglar
THE RULES OF GOLF, PART II
1. Never try to keep more than 300 separate thoughts in your mind during your swing.
2. When your shot has to carry over a water hazard, you can either hit one more club or two more balls.
3. If you are afraid a full shot might reach the green while the group ahead are still putting, you have two options: you can immediately shank a lay-up, or you can wait until the green is clear and top a ball halfway there.
4. The less skilled the player, the more likely he is to share his ideas about the golf swing.
5. If it isn't broke, try changing your grip.
6. Golfers who claim they don't cheat also lie.
7. Everyone replaces his divot after a perfect approach shot. 8. A golf match is a test of your skill against your opponent's luck.
9. It's surprisingly easy to sink a 50 foot putt when you lie 10.
10. Counting on your opponent to inform you when he breaks a rule is like expecting him to make fun of his own haircut.
11. Nonchalant putts count the same as chalant putts.
12. It's not a gimme putt if you're still away.
13. The shortest distance between any two points on a golf course is a straight line that passes directly through the large tree.
14. There are two kinds of bounces: unfair bounces and bounces just the way you intended to play it.
15. You can hit a two-acre fairway 10% of the time and a 2-inch branch on a tree 90% of the time.
16. Every time a golfer makes a birdie he must subsequently make three triple bogeys to restore the fundamental equilibrium of the universe.
17. If you want to hit a 7-iron as far as Tiger Woods does, simply try to lay up just short of a water hazard.
18. To calculate the speed of a player's downswing, multiply the speed of his backswing by his handicap. Example, backswing 20 miles per hour, handicap, 15, downswing 300 m.p.h.
19. There are two things you can learn by stopping your backswing at the top and checking the position of your hands: how many hands you have, and which hand is wearing the golf glove.
20. Hazards attract; Fairways repel.
21. You can put "draw" on the ball, you can put "fade" on the ball, but no golfer can put "straight" on the ball.
22. A ball you can see in the rough from 50 yards away is not yours.
23. If there is a ball in the fringe and a ball in the bunker, your ball is in the bunker.
24. If both balls are in the sand, yours is in the footprint.
25. Don't buy a putter until you have had a chance to throw it.
26. The inevitable result of any golf lesson is the instant elimination of the one critical
unconscious motion that allowed you to compensate for all your errors.
From the Golfer's Book of Wisdom:
"Golf is good for the soul. You get so mad at yourself you forget to hate your enemies."
---Will Rogers
"Experience is that marvellous thing that enables you recognize a mistake when you make it again." - F. P. Jones
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