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Let Us Give Thanks

admin — Sat, 19 Nov 2011 19:14:34 +0000

Let our lives be our Thanksgiving
To our Father up above:
Count your friends instead of your foes.
Count your smiles instead of your tears;
Count your courage instead of your fears.
Count your full years instead of your lean;
Count your kind deeds instead of your mean.
Count your health instead of your wealth;
Count on God instead of yourself.

~The Bulletin Digest

Do I Have To Go To Church?

admin — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 13:32:08 +0000

Through the years, I have often had people ask me the question, “Do I have to go
to all of the services of the church? I mean, what if I don’t go on Sunday night?” Well,
allow me to answer that question with a few questions of my own.

1. Do you have to hug and kiss your little children?
2. Do you have to remember your wife’s birthday?
3. Do you have to call home when you’re late coming home from work?
4. Do you have to buy Christmas presents for your family?
5. Do you have to attend ball games and band functions in which your children are
involved?
6. Do you have to attend the funeral of a close friend or loved one?
7. Do you have to say, “I love you” when you love someone?

I think you see the point. Sometimes we are guilty of asking the wrong questions.
There are some things in life that we don’t “have” to do, but we “get” to do. In fact, even asking the question, “Do I have to?” is terribly inappropriate. When my relationship with God is based on what I have to do and what I don’t have to do, then I had better take a long hard look at that relationship.

-Steve Higginbotham

INFLUENCE

admin — Fri, 08 Apr 2011 13:17:57 +0000

Your influence is like your shadow. It may not always fall where you want it. Therefore,
you need to be especially careful to see that wherever it falls, it will have a “good”
effect on all. You may not be able to control the shadow, but you can control the one
who casts the shadow. Make your influence count for God. Be not deceived! Others
are being influenced by your example right now, this very hour.
Bulletin Digest, 1994

Some Things God Won’t Ask On That Day

admin — Fri, 01 Apr 2011 15:15:29 +0000

1. God won’t ask what kind of car you drove, He’ll ask how many people you
drove who didn’t have transportation.
2. God won’t ask the square footage of your house, He’ll ask how many people
you welcomed into your home.
3. God won’t ask about the clothes you had in your closet, He’ll ask how many
you helped to clothe.
4. God won’t ask what your highest salary was, He’ll ask if you compromised
your character to obtain it.
5. God won’t ask what your job title was, He’ll ask if you performed your job to
the best of your ability.
6. God won’t ask how many friends you had, He’ll ask how many people to
whom you were a friend.
7. God won’t ask in what neighborhood you lived, He’ll ask how you treated
your neighbors.
8. God won’t ask about the color of your skin, He’ll ask about the content of
your character.
9. God won’t ask why it took you so long to seek salvation, He’ll lovingly take
you to your mansion in heaven, and not to the gates of Hell.

Submitted by: Rita Cameron

The U in Jesus

admin — Tue, 15 Mar 2011 13:56:16 +0000

Before U were thought of time had begun,
God stuck U in the name of His Son.
And each time U pray in His name, you’ll see it’s true,
You can’t spell JesUs and not include U.
You’re a pretty big part of His wonderful name,
For U, He was born; that’s why He came.
And His great love for U is the reason He died.
It even takes U to spell crUcified.
The stones split away, the gold trumpet blew;
This word resUrrection is spelled with a U.
When Jesus left earth at His upward ascension,
He felt there was one thing He just had to mention
“Go into the world and tell every creatUre it’s true that I love them all just like I love U.”
He sent the Holy Spirit on Pentecost Day; He started the chUrch to show men the way.
So many great words are spelled with a U; don’t forget jUdgment is too.
Will we be ready? It all depends on what U will do; He’d like all to know, but it starts with U!

EIGHT TIPS FOR CREATIVE LIVING

admin — Fri, 29 Oct 2010 19:10:52 +0000

1. Learn to laugh; a hearty laugh is much better than medicine.
2. Learn to mind your own business; few people can handle their own well.
3. Learn to tell a story; a well-told story is like a sunbeam in a sickroom.
4. Learn to say kind things; nobody ever resents them.
5. Learn to stop grumbling; if you can‟t see any good in the world, at least keep the bad to yourself.
6. Learn to love other people; this is a doorway to the kingdom.
7. Learn to put yourself in the other person‟s place before condemning; it just might change your outlook.
8. Learn the lessons of the Bible; no greater ones are available to guide out daily lives.

John 14:1-4

admin — Fri, 22 Oct 2010 21:06:01 +0000

“Let not your heart be troubled; you believe in God, believe also in Me. In my Fa-ther’s house are many mansions; if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and receive you to Myself; that where I am, there you may be also. And where I go you know, and the way you know.” John 14:1-4

IF GOD SHOULD GO ON STRIKE

admin — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 17:46:53 +0000

How good is it that God above has never gone on strike,
Because He was not treated fair or saw things He didn’t like.
If only once He’d given up and said, “That’s it, I’m through!”
“I’ve had enough of those on Earth, so this is what I’ll do.
I’ll give my orders to the sun – Cut off the heat supply!”
“And to the moon – give no more light, and run the oceans dry.
Then just to make things really tough and put the pressure on,
Turn off the vital oxygen, till every breath is gone!”
You know He would be justified, if fairness was the game.
For no one has been more abused or met with more disdain
Than God; and yet He carries on, supplying you and me
With all the favors of His grace, and everything for free.
Men say they want a better deal, and so on strike they go,
But what a deal we’ve given God, to whom all things we owe.
We don’t care whom we hurt, to gain the things we like;
But what a mess we’d all be in, if God should go on strike.
~via House to House ~ Heart to Heart
“…He gives to all life, breath, and all things.” Acts 17:25

What Joshua Did Not Say

admin — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 18:52:57 +0000

In his farewell address, Joshua stands before the representatives of all the tribes of Israel and tells them to make a decision. He says that they can either turn from God and serve idols, or they can turn to God and serve Him. Joshua told them what his decision was: “As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord” (Joshua 24:15). The leaders who represented the nation of Israel agreed, saying, “God forbid that we should forsake the Lord, to serve other gods” (24:16). I am so thankful for Joshua and his dedication. I am also grateful for what Joshua did not say.
I’m thankful Joshua did not say, “My family will serve the Lord without me.”
Friends, so many wives and children serve God without fathers. Fathers should be the spiritual leaders of the home. Fathers have an obligation to their families and God to set the spiritual tone of the home. God give us faithful fathers!
I’m thankful Joshua did not say, “I will serve the Lord without my family.” Sadly, some fathers must serve the Lord on their own, because they have wives who refuse to follow their lead. Fathers must maintain their faithfulness, and one day they may win their families to Christ.
I’m thankful Joshua did not say, “My family and I will not serve the Lord.” Entire families will be lost eternally because they refuse to serve the Lord, I cannot help but think that greater punishment will come upon fathers who have the duty of leading the home in the way it should go. May God give us Christian homes!
Neil Richey, via House to House

TWELVE GUIDEPOSTS FOR LIVING

admin — Sun, 20 Jun 2010 03:09:07 +0000

I will do more than belong — I will participate.
I will do more than care — I will help.
I will do more than believe — I will practice.
I will do more than forgive — I will forget.
I will do more than dream — I will work.
I will do more than teach — I will inspire.
I will do more than earn — I will enrich.
I will do more than give — I will serve.
I will do more than live — I will grow.
I will do more than be friendly — I will be a friend.
I will do more than be fair — I will be kind.
Bulletin Digest, 2009