Calling God's People to Worship by Anselm of Cantebury

"Up slight man, Flee for a little while thy occupations. Hide thyself for a time from thy disturbing thoughts. Pass away now thy toilsome cares and put aside thy burdensome business. Yield room for some little time with God, and rest a little while in Him. In the inner chamber, shut out all thoughts save those of God, and such as can aid thee in worshiping Him. Speak now to God and say 'I seek Thy face, Thy face, Lord, do I seek.' "

Amazing Grace

Amazing Grace, How sweet the sound, that saved a wretch like me. I once was lost, but now am found; was blind but now I see.

Twas Grace that taught my heart to fear; and Grace my fears relieved. How precious did that grace appear, the hour I first believed.
Through many dangers, toils, and snares, I have already come. Tis Grace hath brought me safe thus far and Grace will lead me home.
When we've been there ten thousand years, bright shining as the sun. We've no less days to sing God's praise than when we first begun.

May the Mind of Christ My Savior

May the mind of Christ, my Savior, Live in me from day to day, By His love and power controlling All I do and say. May the Word of God dwell richly In my heart from hour to hour, So that all may see I triumph Only through His power. May the peace of God my Father Rule my life in everything, That I may be calm to comfort Sick and sorrowing. May the love of Jesus fill me As the waters fill the sea; Him exalting, self abasing, This is victory. May I run the race before me, Strong and brave to face the foe, Looking only unto Jesus As I onward go. May His beauty rest upon me, As I seek the lost to win, And may they forget the channel, Seeing only Him.

Who Am I ?

I am a 64 year old wife, mother and grandmother. After 44 years of marriage my husband and I have been richly blessed with 4 wonderful children and their wonderful mates and 11 precious grandchildren. I have attended church all my life, but never saw myself a lost sinner in need of a Savior until I was 28 years old. It was then that the Holy Spirit convicted me of my sin and I was brought to repentance and the Lord graciously saved me and I have praised Him ever since. Psalm 40:2-3a "He brought me up also out of an horrible pit, out of the miry clay, and set my feet upon a Rock, and established my going. And He hath put a new song in my mouth, even praise unto our God:"

Attributes of the Godhead

I teach a Sunday School Class of 3rd thru 5th graders and we have been studying the Attributes of the Godhead for over a year now. They find these attributes themselves in the Bible and so far we have 501. I would like to start sharing these with you along with the Scripture verse.

Abba Father--Mark14:16
Bread of Life---John 6:35

Caring----I Peter 5:7 Comforter----John 15:26

- Deliverer----II Samuel 22:7
- Delight----Psalm 119:24
- Eternal----I Timothy 1:17
- Excellent----Psalm 8:1
- Friend----Matt 11:19
- Forgiver----Isaiah 6
- Guide----Psalm 31:3
- Glorious----Psalm 72:19
- Holy----Isaiah 6:3
- Hiding Place----Psalm 43:4
- Infinite----Psalm 147:5
- Immanuel----Isaiah 7:14
- Joy----Psalm 43:4
- King Eternal----I Tim 1:17
- Light----John 1:8
- Life----John 11:25-26
- Merciful----Psalm 115:5
- Mighty----Luke 1:49
- Never Sleeps----Psalm 121:4
- Omega----Rev 1:8
- Our Maker----Psalm 95:6
- Protector----Psalm 5:11
- Perfect----Psalm 18:30
- Redeemer----Psalm 19:14
- Resurrection----John 11:25
- Shield----Psalm 3:3
- Sovereign----I Tim 6:15
- True God----John 17:3
- Truth----Psalm 9:10
- Unchanging----Mal 3:3
- Understanding----Pro 9:10
- Victorious----I Cor 15:57
- Very Present Help in Trouble----Psalm 46:1
- Wise----Romans 16:27
- Word----John 1:1
- Yahweh
- Zealous----Isaiah 9:7

BIBLE ENCOURAGEMENT .ORG

Forgiveness

I John 4:19 "....He first loved us."

Our Heavenly Father loved us first. First, before we loved Him? Yes, that is what the Bible says. First, before our thoughts were toward Him. First, when we were still in a state of rebellion. First, when we were in all our unrighteousness. First, when we rejected Him and lifted up our own self-righteousness. First, when we loved the world and the things of the world. First, when we went our own way doing that which was right in our own eyes. What was there then about us for God to love us first? The answer is obvious------nothing! That's right. There never has been and never will be anything about us that is endearing and would cause God to love us; therefore, His love is based solely and completely on His Sovereignty. After reading the list of questions above, our total depravity is evident; consequently, only when God first loves us can there be any hope for any of us.

As we meditate on this thought, let us who have so undeservedly received God's great love consider how we extend this love to others. Do we love unconditionally or only when we receive something in return? Do we love only when someone else extends their love to us first? Do we love without requiring certain conditions or standards to be met? How can we who have been loved first in our state of total depravity turn around and become selective in extending our love?

This brings to mind the Biblical parable of "The Unmerciful Servant" found in Matthew 18:23-30:

"Therefore the kingdom of heaven may be compared to a king who wished to settle accounts with his servants. When he began to settle, one was brought to him who owed him ten thousand talents. And since he could not pay, his master ordered him to be sold, with his wife and children and all that he had, and payment to be made. So the servant fell on his knees, imploring him, 'Have patience with me, and I will pay you everything.' And out of pity for him, the master of that servant released him and forgave him the debt. But when that same servant went out, he found one of his fellow servants who owed him a hundred denarii, and seizing him, he began to choke him, saying, 'Pay what you owe.' So his fellow servant fell down and pleaded with him, 'Have patience with me, and I will pay you.' He refused and went and put him in prison until he should pay the debt."

The cruelty of the first servant to forgive the second servant after he had been so kindly treated is obvious and makes us want to cry out

"how could he do that?" And yet, have we as Christians, who have been so tenderly forgiven and cared for, often failed to show forth forgiveness and mercy when we are wronged? Let each one of us carefully examine our hearts to see if we are harboring unforgiveness and holding grudges. Forgiving means wiping the slate clean for when Christ "first loved us," He also promised us complete forgiveness which He bought, not with "corruptible things as silver and gold," but with His own "precious blood." I Peter 1:18-19

Theme: The Better Way: Forgiving Unconditionally Is God's Way

A Christian Mother's Virtues

Isaiah 49 :15 "Can a woman forget her nursing child that she should have no compassion on the son of her womb? Even these may forget, but I WILL NOT FORGET YOU."

As Mother's Day approaches my thoughts turn toward my own mother who passed away four years ago yesterday at age 96 and my mother-in-law who recently passed away this past December 2010 at age 94. I treasure the wonderful examples they both were to me and many other women. Perhaps you did not or do not presently have such a mother as an example to follow. God's Word says in Isaiah that God "will not forget you." In His Word is recorded the lives of many God fearing women that are wonderful examples and guides for us to learn from and follow. As a mother, may you diligently seek those virtues as exemplified by the many women in the Bible:

Wonder of Life Eve Genesis 4:1

Laughter Sarah Genesis 21:6

Rejoicing Sarah Genesis 21:6

Hope Sarah Genesis 21:7

Crying Hagar Genesis 21:16

Inquiring Rebekah Genesis 25:22

Praising God Leah Genesis 29:35

Acknowledges

God's Will Rachel Genesis 30:24

Wisdom Jochebed Exodus 2:2-2

Obedient A Mother Judges 13

Humble A Mother Judges 13

Loyal Ruth Ruth 1:14

Committed Ruth Ruth 1:18-17

Full of Grace Hannah I Samuel 1:5

Praying Hannah I Samuel 1:10

Dedicated Hannah I Samuel 1:28

Thankful Hannah I Samuel 2

Devoted Rizpah II Samuel 21:9

Sacrificing A Mother I Kings 3:26

Determined A Mother II Kings 4:1

Hardworking A Mother II Kings 4:2-7

Diligent Shunammite

Mother II KIngs 4:18-25

Strength Shunammite

Mother II Kings 4:26-28

Pleading Canaanite

Mother Matthew 15:22

Trusting Elisabeth Luke 1:25

Endurance Elisabeth Luke 1:25

Long-Suffering Elisabeth Luke 1:25

Patient Elisabeth Luke 1:57

Believing Mary Luke 1:45

Tender Mary John 19:25

Full of Faith Eunice & Lois II Timothy 1:5

Teacher Eunice & Lois II Timothy 1:5

As you take time to study each mother, my prayer is that you will be encouraged, uplifted and strengthened in your daily walk. (You may want to print this list out and hang it on the wall as an encouragement and reminder.)

"God's Kind Care"

I Peter 5:7 "Casting all your care upon Him, for He careth for you" (KJV)

I Peter 5:7 "Casting all you anxieties on Him, because He cares for you." (ESV)

Years ago, I found a poem I liked and started writing it down on a blank page in the back of my Bible. Before I completed writing the entire poem, I lost it and never found it again------until today! Through this "instant-information-at-your-fingertips" thing called the Internet, I typed in the title of the poem and there it was, right before my eyes! Now I would like to share it with you. This poem would make a wonderful bookmark along with the chart "God's Positive Answers",

GOD'S KIND CARE

God hath not promised

Skies always blue,

Flower-strewn pathways,

All our lives thro';

God hath not promised

Sun without rain,

Joy without sorrow,

Peace without pain.

God hath not promised

We shall not know

Toil and temptation,

Trouble and woe;

He hath not told us

We shall not bear

Many a burden,

Many a care.

God hath not promised

Smooth roads and wide,

Swift, easy travel,

Needing no guide;

Never a mountain,

Rocky and steep,

Never a river

Turbid and deep;

But God hath promised

Strength for the day,

Rest for the labor,

Light for the way,

Grace for the trials,

Help from above,

Unfailing sympathy,

Undying love.

-- Annie Johnson Flint

Theme: The Better Way: Looking to God For Help Is Good: Casting All Upon Him Is Better

Two Faithful Women

Exodus 1:17 "But the midwives feared God."

On January 1, 2012, I embarked on a two year journey to read through the Bible again. Traveling from Genesis into Exodus, two names suddenly on the printed page---two names recorded no where else in the Bible, two obscure names, two names of women. How important are these two women who have their names written in God's Word?

Further study reveals Shiphrah and Puah were midwives, women who assisted in the birth of the babies of the Hebrew women. Most likely they were older women and the representatives of their profession. During their time in Egypt, the Children of Israel grew greatly in number and strength and Pharaoh felt threatened and became fearful. In an attempt to curtail their growth he ordered the midwives to kill all Hebrew boys at birth. Instead of being the ones who were looked up to for their skill and were trusted to take great care in seeing that the lives of these babies were preserved, they were suddenly to be thrust into the position of being executioners, deceitful and untrustworthy. These two women who "feared God," refused to obey such a law. They reverenced God and obeyed Him rather than man. Exodus 1:17. "They obviously understood that children were a gift from God and that murder was wrong." (John MacArthur) Like the apostles in Acts 5:29 who said, "We must obey God rather than men," these midwives had the courage to stand alone and do what was right.

Shiphrah and Puah were ordinary women who devoutly did their humble job, and yet they were used of God to preserve and save a nation that the King of Egypt desired to suppress. Do you have a desire to serve God? Whatever role God has given you to perform in this life, do it faithfully and obediently with love and care and God will bless. In fact, as we read on in the story, we see where it says that God looked favorably on the midwives. Exodus 1:20 says, "Therefore, God dealt well with the midwives," and verse 21 says, "Because the midwives feared God, He established households for them." God built them up into families, blessed their children, and prospered them in all they did.

What a wonderful example these two midwives are to us to be obedient. God's Word tells us in Ecclesiastes 9:10, "Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with all your might..." Again God's Word says, "Whatever you do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks through Him to God the Father." Colossians 3:17 Enjoy your work, finding pleasure in it as you honor God and are used for His purpose.

The Better Way: Working Is Good: Working And Honoring Jesus Christ In All You Do Is The Better Way

Apple of God's Eye

Zechariah 2:8b "....for He that toucheth you toucheth the apple of His eye."

A round shiny apple! Doesn't it make you smile just picturing a little boy proudly presenting such a gift to his favorite teacher? The apple is so perfectly polished that it creates a glint in the eye of the beholder; thus a look in his eye that says. "you are so special to me that I want to give you this special apple."

We see that same look in the eye of a mother and father as they behold their children. Each child is special and raises a feeling of pride. As we look upon each child there's a certain glint in our eye that says, "You are special, you are precious to me; I will always cherish you." Such is the comparison God's Word makes for each child of God: "the apple of His eye." How special we must be to Him; how precious we must be to Him. What a wonderful position to hold in our Heavenly Father's eye. This thought should bring great security because we know we will always be cared for.

Dear Christian woman, wife, or mother, are you carrying a heavy burden? Do you feel lonely? unloved? uncared for? Well then----look up! There you will behold that glint in your Heavenly Father's eye, and when you see that, your burdened spirit will be lifted. Then you will realize that "all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to His purpose." Romans 8:28. Now our wishes and desires are not concentrated on self but on pleasing the One to whom we are so special. Oh, how I desire to be so careful to please my Lord, that I never cause that special look to dim or become saddened.

But perhaps the reader is not "in Christ" and you are saying to yourself. "I want to hold such a special position in God's eye." Well, come to Christ, repenting of your sin and believing that He died on the cross for you, for He says " I will in no wise cast out." John 6:37.

The Better Way: Always Seek To Please God First

Life-Giving Sound

I Corinthians 14:7-8 "And even things without life giving sound whether pipe or harp except they give a distinction in the sounds, how shall it be known what is piped or harped? For if the trumpet give an uncertain sound, who shall prepare himself to the battle?"

Music is a great part of our lives. There are many many different types of music and an endless variety of combinations of sounds. I don't think that anyone could ever say that there are no new songs to be written, for there will always be a new combination of notes and instruments that can be composed into a song. One reason for this fact is that each instrument has its own distinct sound. Some time in the past I attended an orchestra performance and became keenly aware of how important each individual instrument was to the combined sound. Even though there were many violins to create fullness, perhaps there was only one flute, or one piccolo, or one harp or oboe. But when it came time for that one instrument to play, no other instrument could have taken it's place. Why? Because that instrument had a distinct sound that was needed at that moment that no other instrument could make.

In our Bible verse for today, Paul is pointing out that even an instrument that is "without life" gives out a distinct sound: that if a trumpet (which has no life) did not sound forth its own unique tone no one would know when to go forth to the battle. Now compare this to us who are not dead; who have life, who live and breathe. What kind of sound do we make? What kind of witness are we for the Lord? A pastor we once knew said, "When you witness do not give an uncertain sound----give a certain (true) sound by word and action." Our words concerning the Lord Jesus Christ are to be distinct--- not vague, clear--- not hazy, positive--- not uncertain; or "how shall it be known what is piped or harped?" How shall others know what we believe or perhaps even IF we believe if we are not certain ourselves?

First of all, let us be certain that we do know Jesus Christ as our Lord and Savior. Then once we are His child, we need to richly fill our hearts and lives with the Word of God so that the sound of our witness and of our lives will be so distinct that as the trumpet sends forth the battle cry, so our words and actions will sound forth the love of God to a lost and dying world.

Theme: The Better Way: Speaking About God is Good, Sounding Forth the Love of God is Better

The Resurrection of Jesus Christ

As we continue to celebrate with joy the resurrection of Jesus Christ each and every day, please enjoy the following song:

Because He Lives

God sent His son, they called Him Jesus
He came to love, heal, and forgive.
He lived and died to buy my pardon,
An empty grave is there to prove my Savior lives.

Because He lives, I can face tomorrow.
Because He lives, All fear is gone.
Because I know He holds the future,
And life is worth the living just because He lives.

How sweet to hold a newborn baby,
And feel the pride and joy he gives.
But greater still the calm assurance,
This child can face uncertain days because He lives.

Because He lives, I can face tomorrow.
Because He lives, All fear is gone.
Because I know He holds the future,
And life is worth the living just because He lives.

And then one day I'll cross the river,
I'll fight life's final war with pain.
And then as death gives way to victory,
I'll see the lights of glory and I'll know He lives.

Because He lives, I can face tomorrow.
Because He lives, All fear is gone!
Because I know He holds the future
And life is worth the living just because He lives!

Words: Bill & Gloria Gaither

http://youtu.be/ZYsk7Z5Y7IM

The Better Way: Living For Jesus Is The Only Way

Also Read: Builded On The Rock

The Cross of Jesus Christ

Galatians 6:14 "God forbid that I should glory, save in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ."

I saw One hanging on a tree in agony and blood,

He cast His languid eyes on me

As near His cross I stood.

Sure, never, till my latest breath,

Can I forget that look:

It seemed to charge me with His death

Though not a word He spoke.

A second look He gave, which said,

"I freely all forgive:

This blood is for thy ransom paid.

I die that thou may'st live."

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As we think about Jesus Christ's great sacrifice on the cross, let's meditate on the words as we listen to these beautiful hymns.

http://youtu.be/qr7_i8HJ-Jo

Beneath The Cross of Jesus

words by Elizabeth Clephane 1868

music by Fredrick Maker 1881

Beneath the cross of Jesus, I fain would take my stand;

The shadow of a mighty rock, within a weary land.

A home within the wilderness, a rest upon the way,

From the burning of the noontide heat, and the burden of the day.

Upon that cross of Jesus mine eye at times can see

The very dying form of One Who suffered there for me;

And from my stricken heart with tears two wonders I confess;

The wonders of redeeming love and my unworthiness.

I take, O cross, thy shadow for my abiding place;

I ask no other sunshine than the sunshine of His face;

Content to let the world go by to know no gain or loss,

My sinful self my only shame, my glory all the cross.

When I Survey The Wondrous Cross

words by Isaac Watts 1707

music by Lowell Mason 1824

http://youtu.be/U-hz6L6LAug

When I survey the wondrous cross,

On which the Prince of glory died,

My richest gain I count but loss,

And pour contempt on all my pride.

Forbid it, Lord, that I should boast,
Save in the death of Christ my God!
All the vain things that charm me most,
I sacrifice them to His blood.

See from His head, His hands, His feet,
Sorrow and love flow mingled down!
Did e’er such love and sorrow meet,
Or thorns compose so rich a crown?

Were the whole realm of nature mine,
That were a present far too small;
Love so amazing, so divine,
Demands my soul, my life, my all.

The Better Way: Glorying In The Cross Is The Only Way

Eyes On The Lord

Psalm 25:15a "My eyes are continually toward the Lord,"

One Saturday morning my husband was driving our van to a mechanic shop. The place was out in the country about half an hour drive from our home. The highway was a heavily traveled two-lane blacktop road. I was following behind in another vehicle since we were leaving the van at the repair shop. All was well until it began to rain. It was just a normal shower at first, but suddenly it began coming down in "sheets" and the windshield wipers were of little use even though they were working furiously. The way in front of me was "white" with rain and I couldn't see the road. I was nervous but remained calm as I watched the two small red taillights on the back of the van my husband was driving in front of me. As long as I could see them, I felt safe. I aligned myself with them, making sure I was not too far to the left or to the right. I spaced my distance behind the lights, slowing and speeding up as they did. I needed no other guide but those small red beams glowing through the white haze. Thankfully we drove out of the rain within a short time, but the incident left a memorable impression on me. I immediately began to consider the event and then I asked myself the question, "Is not this exactly the way in which I am to consider my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ?"

Searching the Scriptures, I quickly found a Bible verse in John 8:12, "Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, "I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life." The Lord plainly and distinctly tells us that He is our Light. This world is surrounded with the darkness of sin, but there's no need to worry, for the Lord Jesus Christ is our Light.

How are we to follow this Light? Proverbs 4:25 and 27a gives us the instructions: "Let your eyes look directly ahead and let your gaze be fixed straight in front of you. Do not turn to the right nor to the left." The instructions are specific. There is no "gray area," no room for uncertain questions: our eyes are to look "directly" on the Lord Jesus Christ and "straight" to Him, not to the right or to the left. There are no options to glance off to the side to see if that might be helpful. The world has nothing to offer us except uncertain, wearisome, weak advice. But our path can be a well-lighted path, a sure path, and a confident path, when our whole eye is "continually toward the Lord."

Theme: The Better Way: Seeing is Good: Gazing Only on Jesus Christ is Better

A Biblical Marriage

Song of Solomon 8:7 "Many waters cannot quench love, neither can the floods drown it."

Mark 10:9 "What therefore God hath joined together, let no man separate."

My husband and I celebrated 44 years of marriage last November. As I sit and reflect over the past 44 years, I am amazed and so filled with thanksgiving at God's gracious orchestration of our lives: He brought us together and He has kept us together, and I give Him all the praise, honor and glory.

How are strong lasting marriages full of love built? God's Word sets forth Biblical principles for a marriage. First we will look at some of the instructions for a husband and then some of the instructions for a wife.

Husbands:

1. Adam's great love for Eve shows forth in his expression,"This is now bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh." Genesis 2:23

2. Then God says, "For this reason a man shall leave his father and his mother, and be joined to his wife, and they shall become one flesh."

3. Solomon expresses his love and encouragement when he says, "Live joyfully with the wife whom you love."

4. Paul exhorts the Ephesian husbands when he says, "For the husband is head of the wife, as Christ also is head of the church. Husbands love your wives as Christ loved the church." Ephesians 5:23,25

5. Paul again instructs the Ephesians, " Husbands ought also to love their own wives as their own bodies." Ephesians 5:28

6. This time Paul is writing to the married men in Colosse, "Husbands love your wives and do not be embittered against them." Colossians 3:19

7. Peter, one of the twelve apostles, who was also married, gives some serious instructions: "You husbands, live with your wives in an understanding way, as with someone weaker, since she is a woman, and show her honor as a fellow heir of the grace of life, so that your prayers will not be hindered." I Peter 3:7

Wives:

1. In Genesis, God made Eve "a helper suitable for" Adam.

Genesis 2:20.

2. Also in Genesis 2:23, Adam said "She shall be called woman, because she was taken our of man.".

3. The Psalmist says, "Your wife shall be like a fruitful vine within your house." Psalm 128:3

3. Solomon gives encouragement to wives, "A virtuous woman is a crown to her husband." Proverbs 12:4

4. Again Solomon describes a wife to be desired, "A prudent wife is from the Lord."

5. Solomon tells us about an excellent wife, "The heart of her husband trusts in her. She does him good and not evil all the days of her life." Proverbs 31:11-12

6. Paul also has instructions for wives, "Wives, be subject to your own husbands, as to the Lord." Ephesians 5:23

6. Again, Paul writes, "The wife must see to it that she respects her husband." Ephesians 5:33.

7. Paul writes to Titus with these words, wives are to "love their husbands." Titus 2:4

As we read these instruction from God's Word, it's so encouraging to think about God's wonderful plan for a marriage:

First, He placed Jesus Christ as the Head of Man.

Second, He placed man as the head of the woman.

Then he place the man and woman as head of the children. "Children, be obedient to your parents in all things, for this is well-pleasing to the Lord." Colossians 3:20

Along with these instructions, remember to always be ready to say "I'm sorry." Psalm 38:18 "I will be sorry for my sin." And always be ready to "forgive." "Just as the Lord forgave you, so also should you." (forgive) Colossians 3:13.

Theme: The Better Way: Marriage is Good: A Biblical Marriage is Better

May the Mind of Christ My Savior

May the mind of Christ, my Savior, Live in me from day to day, By His love and power controlling All I do and say.

May the Word of God dwell richly In my heart from hour to hour, So that all may see I triumph Only through His power.
May the peace of God my Father Rule my life in everything, That I may be calm to comfort Sick and sorrowing.
May the love of Jesus fill me As the waters fill the sea; Him exalting, self abasing, This is victory.
May I run the race before me, Strong and brave to face the foe, Looking only unto Jesus As I onward go.
May His beauty rest upon me, As I seek the lost to win, And may they forget the channel, Seeing only Him. (copied)

The Bible

Here is the spring where waters flow, To quench our heat of sin: Here is the tree where truth doth grow, to lead our lives therein: Here is the judge that stints the strife, When men's devices fail: Here is the bread that feeds the life That death cannot assail. The tidings of salvation dear, Comes to our ears from hence: The fortress of our faith is here, And shield of our defense. Then be not like the swine that hath A pearl at his desire, And takes more pleasure from the trough And wallowing in the mire. Read not His book in any case, But with a single eye: Read not but first desire God's grace, To understand thereby. Pray still in faith with this respect, To bear good fruit therein, That knowledge may bring this effect, To mortify your sin. Then happy you shall be in all your life, What so to you befalls: Yes, double happy you shall be, When God by death you calls. (From the first Bible printed in Scotland--1576)

Organizational Tip

Here's my little tip for moms with young children: Sunday mornings are always incredibly hectic! Saturday night before church, lay out your kids' clothes, pack the diaper bag, get drinks prepared and store in the fridge (of course), have shoes in a special spot so you know where they (BOTH) are in the morning. As you get the kids ready for bed, you can involve them in some of these steps such as picking out their clothes. We've made a game out of this for the kids, and it helps lower this mama's stress level significantly! Cristy Slawson

What a Friend We Have in Jesus

What a friend we have in Jesus, All our sins and griefs to bear. What a privilege to carry, Every thing to God in pray. Oh, what peace we often forfeit, Oh, what needless pain we bear, All because we do not carry. Everything to God in prayer.

Have we trials and temptations. Is there trouble anywhere? We should never be discouraged. Take it to the Lord in prayer. Can we find a friend so faithful, Who will all our sorrows share. Jesus knows our every weakness. Take it to the Lord in prayer.
Are we weak and heavy laden? Cumbered with a load of care.? Precious Savior still our refuge. Take it to the Lord in prayer. Do thy friends despise forsake thee? Take it to the Lord in prayer; In His arms He'll take and shield thee; Thou wilt find a solace there.
by Joseph Scriven 1820-1886

Martin Luther Quote

"The Word is such a unique Book.

When I am tired the Bible is my bed; for in the dark the Bible is my Light.
When I am hungry, it is Living Bread;
if fearful, it is Armor for the fight.
When I am sick, it is healing medicine;
or lonely, throngs of friends. I find therein.
If I would work, the Bible is my tool; or play, it is the Harp of tuneful sound.
If I am ignorant, it is my school.
If I am sinking it is solid ground.
If I am cold, the Bible is my fire and it gives wings, if boldly I aspire.
Does gloom oppress? The Bible is a Sun.
Midst ugliness, it is a garden fair.
Am I athirst? how cool it's waters run. Or stifled, what a vivifying air.
Since thus Thou givest of Thyself to me: How should I give myself Great Book to Thee?"

Prayer For Our Country

'Heavenly Father, we come before you today to ask your forgiveness and to seek your direction and guidance. We know Your Word says, 'Woe to those who call evil good,' but that is exactly what we have done. We have lost our spiritual equilibrium and reversed our values. We have exploited the poor and called it the lottery. We have rewarded laziness and called it welfare. We have killed our unborn and called it choice. We have shot abortionists and called it justifiable. We have neglected to discipline our children and called it building self esteem. We have abused power and called it politics. We have coveted our neighbor's possessions and called it ambition. We have polluted the air with profanity and pornography and called it freedom of expression. We have ridiculed the time-honored values of our forefathers and called it enlightenment. Search us, Oh God, and know our hearts today; cleanse us from every sin and Set us free. Amen!' Billy Graham

This Is My Father's World

This is my Father's world, and to my listening ears All nature sings, and round me rings the music of the spheres.

This is my Father's world: I rest me in the thought Of rocks and trees, of skies and seas; His hand the wonders wrought.
This is my Father's world, the birds their carols raise, The morning light, the lily white, declare their Maker's praise.
This is my Father's world: He shines in all that's fair; In the rustling grass I hear Him pass; He speaks to me everywhere.
This is my Father's world. O let me ne'er forget That though the wrong seems oft so strong, God is the ruler yet.
This is my Father's world: why should my heart be sad? The Lord is King; let the heavens ring! God reigns; let the earth be glad!(copied)

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