Run:
We must run the Christian race, and run it until the end. Hebrews 12:1; 1 Corinthians 9:24.
Sing:
We must sing praises to the Lord, and in doing so we are to teach and admonish one another. Ephesians 5:19; Colossians 3:16.
Stand:
We must stand fast for the faith. Philippians 4:1; Ephesians 6:13; 1 Corinthians 16:13.
Rejoice:
We must always rejoice [...]
YOU CAN’T CONTROL the length of you life – but you can control its width and depth.
YOU CAN’T CONTROL the contour of your face – but you can control its expression.
YOU CAN’T CONTROL the weather – but you can control the atmosphere of your mind.
WHY WORRY about things you can’t control, when you can keep [...]
~ Put a Bible under your pillow to read each night before you go to sleep.
~ Wake up ten minutes earlier each morning.
~ Turn off the TV at 8:00 pm each evening and read to your children.
~ Read a few verses at mealtime when the family is together.
~ Talk less to have a few more [...]
By Phil Sanders
1. Prayerfully identify one to three people you know who are not Christians.
2. Pray for their salvation every day.
3. Be a blessing to your friends.
4. Invite each to a meal (no agenda), just to get better acquainted.
5. At an opportune time, ask each one for prayer requests. Check back.
6. Invite each one to [...]
In the book All the Women of the Bible we find this quote on page 338. “A mother is the Bible’s most honored woman, and great stress is laid upon the influence of mothers. The most significant phrase using the word “mother” is “and his mother was…” It appears twenty times in 2 Kings and [...]
He climbed the hill at Calvary
And stumbled on the way.
The cross was very heavy
But no grumbling did He say.
He heard the masses jeering,
Shouting time and time again,
But He showed such compassion
And great love for all of them.
Disciples were in the crowd that day,
So silent and discreet.
They watched them as they pounded
Nails into his hands and [...]
It is never being too old to hold hands.
It is remembering to say “I love you” at least once a day.
It is never going to sleep angry.
It is having a mutual sense of values and a common objective.
It is standing together facing the world.
It is forming a circle of love that gathers in the whole [...]
Happiness is something we create in our mind,
It’s not something you search for and so seldom find.
It’s just waking up and beginning the day
By counting blessings and kneeling to pray.
It’s giving up thoughts that breed discontent
And accepting what comes as “heaven sent”.
It’s giving up wishing for things we have not
And making the best of whatever [...]
A gallon jug hold 128 ounces. If one tries to put 138 ounces into a one gallon con-tainer, ten ounces will spill over the side.
This is a simple idea. I believe the same concept is part of the reason attendance suf-fers, especially on Sunday and Wednesday evenings. Not only attendance, but participa-tion in spiritual work [...]
The gift of listening
The gift of affection
The gift of laughter
The gift of a written note
The gift of a compliment
The gift of a favor
The gift of solitude
The gift of a cheerful disposition