November 16
If you have the Spirit without the Word, you blow up. If you have the Word without the Spirit, you dry up. If you have both the Word and the Spirit, you grow up.
"The major themes of the Christian faith - caring, giving, witnessing, trusting, loving, hoping - cannot be understood or lived without risk."
"The greatest thing anyone can do for God and man is pray. It is not the only thing, but it is the chief thing. The great people of the earth today are the people who pray. I do not mean those who talk about prayer, nor those who say they believe in prayer, nor yet those who can explain about prayer; but I mean those people who take time to pray. --Samuel D. Gordon
"When we pray, it is far more important to pray with a sense of the greatness of God than with a sense of the greatness of the problem." - Evangeline Blood
"You may forget with whom you laughed, but you will never forget with whom you wept." -- Unknown
"Men acquire a particular quality by constantly acting a particular way. You become just by performing just actions, temperate by performing temperate actions, brave by performing brave actions." -- Aristotle, Philosopher
"Popularity has killed more prophets than persecution." -- Vance Havner
"When I get to heaven, I shall see three wonders there. The first wonder will be to see many there whom I did not expect to see; the second wonder will be to miss many people whom I did expect to see; and the third and greatest of all will be to find myself there." -- John Newton
"The best portion of a good man's life is his little, nameless, unremembered acts of kindness and of love." -- William Wordsworth
"When I was young, I admired clever people. Now that I am old, I admire kind people." -- Abraham Joshua Heschel
"A positive attitude is perhaps more important at home than anywhere else.
As spouses and parents, one of our most vital roles is to help those we love
feel good about themselves." -- Keith Harrell
Who was Jesus?
He began His ministry by being hungry, yet He is the Bread of Life.
Jesus ended His earthly ministry by being thirsty, yet He is the Living Water.
Jesus was weary, yet He is our rest.
Jesus paid tribute, yet He is the King.
Jesus was accused of having a demon, yet He cast out demons.
Jesus wept, yet He wipes away our tears.
Jesus was sold for thirty pieces of silver, yet He redeemed the world.
Jesus was brought as a lamb to the slaughter, yet He is the Good Shepherd.
Jesus died, yet by His death He destroyed the power of death.
By Gregory of Nazianzus, A.D. 381
"What am I doing as I wait for Jesus to return?"
Timely thoughts from Thomas รก Kempis From "The Imitation of Christ"
"Whoever wishes to understand fully the words of Christ must try to pattern his whole life on that of Christ."
"Indeed it is not learning that makes a man holy and just, but a virtuous life makes him pleasing to God. I would rather feel contrition than know how to define it."
"It is vanity to wish for long life and to care little about a well-spent life."
"On the Day of Judgment, surely we shall not be asked what we have read but what we have done; not how well we have spoken but how well we have lived."
From Chuck Colson: "So while God may not ask you on Judgment Day if you read 'The Imitation of Christ,' He will examine how Christ-like a lifestyle you have lived."
A True/False Election Test (Original Author Unknown)
A "True/False" Election test. I'd like for all of us to take it.
True/False: The day after the election, regardless of who has won, Jesus will still be King.
True/False: The day after the election, regardless of who has won, our responsibilities as Christians will not have changed one iota.
True/False: The day after the election, regardless of who has won, the greatest agent for social change in America will still be winning the hearts and minds of men and women through the gospel, not legislation.
True/False: The day after the election, regardless of who has won, my primary citizenship will still be in this order - (1) the Kingdom of God , (2) America , not vice-versa.
True/False: The day after the election, regardless of who has won, the tomb will still be empty.
True/False: The day after the election, regardless of who has won, the cross, not the government, will still be our salvation.
True/False: The day after the election, regardless of who has won, our children will still be more concerned with whether or not we spend time with them than with who is President.
True/False: The day after the election, regardless of who has won, my neighbor will still be my neighbor, and loving him/her will still be the second greatest commandment. (Do you know the first?)
True/False: The day after the election, regardless of who has won, my retirement will still not match my treasure in Heaven.
True/False: The day after the election, regardless of who has won, "Jesus Is Lord" will still be the greatest truth in the Universe.
True/False: The day after the election, regardless of who has won, we will still know that God is in control.
Just remember who you are and who He is.
Who is your real best friend? This really works...! If you don't believe it, just try this
experiment: Put your dog and your spouse in the trunk of the car for an hour. When you open the trunk, who is really happy to see you??
"The major themes of the Christian faith - caring, giving, witnessing, trusting, loving, hoping - cannot be understood or lived without risk."
"The greatest thing anyone can do for God and man is pray. It is not the only thing, but it is the chief thing. The great people of the earth today are the people who pray. I do not mean those who talk about prayer, nor those who say they believe in prayer, nor yet those who can explain about prayer; but I mean those people who take time to pray. --Samuel D. Gordon
"When we pray, it is far more important to pray with a sense of the greatness of God than with a sense of the greatness of the problem." - Evangeline Blood
"You may forget with whom you laughed, but you will never forget with whom you wept." -- Unknown
"Men acquire a particular quality by constantly acting a particular way. You become just by performing just actions, temperate by performing temperate actions, brave by performing brave actions." -- Aristotle, Philosopher
"Popularity has killed more prophets than persecution." -- Vance Havner
"When I get to heaven, I shall see three wonders there. The first wonder will be to see many there whom I did not expect to see; the second wonder will be to miss many people whom I did expect to see; and the third and greatest of all will be to find myself there." -- John Newton
"The best portion of a good man's life is his little, nameless, unremembered acts of kindness and of love." -- William Wordsworth
"When I was young, I admired clever people. Now that I am old, I admire kind people." -- Abraham Joshua Heschel
"A positive attitude is perhaps more important at home than anywhere else.
As spouses and parents, one of our most vital roles is to help those we love
feel good about themselves." -- Keith Harrell
Who was Jesus?
He began His ministry by being hungry, yet He is the Bread of Life.
Jesus ended His earthly ministry by being thirsty, yet He is the Living Water.
Jesus was weary, yet He is our rest.
Jesus paid tribute, yet He is the King.
Jesus was accused of having a demon, yet He cast out demons.
Jesus wept, yet He wipes away our tears.
Jesus was sold for thirty pieces of silver, yet He redeemed the world.
Jesus was brought as a lamb to the slaughter, yet He is the Good Shepherd.
Jesus died, yet by His death He destroyed the power of death.
By Gregory of Nazianzus, A.D. 381
"What am I doing as I wait for Jesus to return?"
Timely thoughts from Thomas รก Kempis From "The Imitation of Christ"
"Whoever wishes to understand fully the words of Christ must try to pattern his whole life on that of Christ."
"Indeed it is not learning that makes a man holy and just, but a virtuous life makes him pleasing to God. I would rather feel contrition than know how to define it."
"It is vanity to wish for long life and to care little about a well-spent life."
"On the Day of Judgment, surely we shall not be asked what we have read but what we have done; not how well we have spoken but how well we have lived."
From Chuck Colson: "So while God may not ask you on Judgment Day if you read 'The Imitation of Christ,' He will examine how Christ-like a lifestyle you have lived."
A True/False Election Test (Original Author Unknown)
A "True/False" Election test. I'd like for all of us to take it.
True/False: The day after the election, regardless of who has won, Jesus will still be King.
True/False: The day after the election, regardless of who has won, our responsibilities as Christians will not have changed one iota.
True/False: The day after the election, regardless of who has won, the greatest agent for social change in America will still be winning the hearts and minds of men and women through the gospel, not legislation.
True/False: The day after the election, regardless of who has won, my primary citizenship will still be in this order - (1) the Kingdom of God , (2) America , not vice-versa.
True/False: The day after the election, regardless of who has won, the tomb will still be empty.
True/False: The day after the election, regardless of who has won, the cross, not the government, will still be our salvation.
True/False: The day after the election, regardless of who has won, our children will still be more concerned with whether or not we spend time with them than with who is President.
True/False: The day after the election, regardless of who has won, my neighbor will still be my neighbor, and loving him/her will still be the second greatest commandment. (Do you know the first?)
True/False: The day after the election, regardless of who has won, my retirement will still not match my treasure in Heaven.
True/False: The day after the election, regardless of who has won, "Jesus Is Lord" will still be the greatest truth in the Universe.
True/False: The day after the election, regardless of who has won, we will still know that God is in control.
Just remember who you are and who He is.
Who is your real best friend? This really works...! If you don't believe it, just try this
experiment: Put your dog and your spouse in the trunk of the car for an hour. When you open the trunk, who is really happy to see you??
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