October 26
"Effective people are not problem-minded; they're opportunity-minded. They feed opportunities and starve problems." -- Stephen Covey
You can do more through a handful of totally devoted believers than through a churchful of halfhearted ones. -- Bill Hybels
As I grow older, I care less what people think about me and more what God thinks of me. I expect to be with him much longer than with you. -- Robert Baker in Country Road 13
The amount of sleep required by the average person is about five minutes more.
If people were not meant to have late-night snacks, why did God put a light in the refrigerator?
The one thing that sustains me most is the knowledge that God knows what He's doing--and that He's not done doing it. --Nancy Kennedy
The “Perfect Church” Ever heard the old cliche’ — “If you ever find the perfect church, please don’t join it. If you do, it won’t be perfect anymore!” The church is made up of people who are saved by God’s grace, but still not perfect!
The RIGHT Imitation What every church should be is what every Christian should be: elect (born again), exemplary (imitating the right people), enthusiastic (sharing the Gospel with others), and expectant (daily looking for Jesus Christ to return).
Remember this Responsibility: The world is looking for Spiritual help. When it turns to the church what will it see? Are we “fit to be imitated?” The word “imitate” is synonymous with “follow.” Are we as individuals and as the church something God would want the world to follow?
The character of the Church will be the character of it’s people. For the church to be a model, we must have willing individuals to be a model. If the members imitate something, that will be the image the church portrays to its community. In other words, we can’t get away from the fact that WE are the Church. Our attitudes make a difference in her ministry. Little of what the church IS goes unaffected by how its members think and act. This is where Paul encourages us to be “imitators of Christ.” WHO is Christ to this world: the Church--you and me. We’ve got some big shoes to fill, but thankfully, when we read the passage from Isaiah, we know God has already broken through the barriers and made the way for us. Now we must be willing to follow His call.
"The terrible mistake made by so many misinformed Christians is trying to gain the victory by their own efforts, by the works of the law, instead of a complete yielding and surrender to the Spirit of God." - M. R. DeHaan
A Christian is one who does not have to consult his bank book to see how wealthy he really is.
The letters of the alphabet in order of their frequency of use are, ETAISONHRDLUCMFWYPGVBKJQXZ.
Two Hands
Our maker gave us two hands.
One to hold onto him and one to reach out to his people.
If our hands are full of struggling to get possessions,
we can't hang onto God or to others very well.
If, however, we hold onto God, who gave us our lives,
then his love can flow through us and out to our neighbor.
Lewis L. Austin, This I Believe
"The Lord's Prayer is 66 words, the Gettysburg Address is 286
words, and there are 1,322 words in the Declaration of
Independence. Yet, government regulations on the sale of
cabbage total 26,911 words."
--David McIntosh
You can do more through a handful of totally devoted believers than through a churchful of halfhearted ones. -- Bill Hybels
As I grow older, I care less what people think about me and more what God thinks of me. I expect to be with him much longer than with you. -- Robert Baker in Country Road 13
The amount of sleep required by the average person is about five minutes more.
If people were not meant to have late-night snacks, why did God put a light in the refrigerator?
The one thing that sustains me most is the knowledge that God knows what He's doing--and that He's not done doing it. --Nancy Kennedy
The “Perfect Church” Ever heard the old cliche’ — “If you ever find the perfect church, please don’t join it. If you do, it won’t be perfect anymore!” The church is made up of people who are saved by God’s grace, but still not perfect!
The RIGHT Imitation What every church should be is what every Christian should be: elect (born again), exemplary (imitating the right people), enthusiastic (sharing the Gospel with others), and expectant (daily looking for Jesus Christ to return).
Remember this Responsibility: The world is looking for Spiritual help. When it turns to the church what will it see? Are we “fit to be imitated?” The word “imitate” is synonymous with “follow.” Are we as individuals and as the church something God would want the world to follow?
The character of the Church will be the character of it’s people. For the church to be a model, we must have willing individuals to be a model. If the members imitate something, that will be the image the church portrays to its community. In other words, we can’t get away from the fact that WE are the Church. Our attitudes make a difference in her ministry. Little of what the church IS goes unaffected by how its members think and act. This is where Paul encourages us to be “imitators of Christ.” WHO is Christ to this world: the Church--you and me. We’ve got some big shoes to fill, but thankfully, when we read the passage from Isaiah, we know God has already broken through the barriers and made the way for us. Now we must be willing to follow His call.
"The terrible mistake made by so many misinformed Christians is trying to gain the victory by their own efforts, by the works of the law, instead of a complete yielding and surrender to the Spirit of God." - M. R. DeHaan
A Christian is one who does not have to consult his bank book to see how wealthy he really is.
The letters of the alphabet in order of their frequency of use are, ETAISONHRDLUCMFWYPGVBKJQXZ.
Two Hands
Our maker gave us two hands.
One to hold onto him and one to reach out to his people.
If our hands are full of struggling to get possessions,
we can't hang onto God or to others very well.
If, however, we hold onto God, who gave us our lives,
then his love can flow through us and out to our neighbor.
Lewis L. Austin, This I Believe
"The Lord's Prayer is 66 words, the Gettysburg Address is 286
words, and there are 1,322 words in the Declaration of
Independence. Yet, government regulations on the sale of
cabbage total 26,911 words."
--David McIntosh
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