I can see how it might be possible for a man to look down upon the earth and be an atheist, but I cannot conceive how a man could look up into the heavens and say there is no God.
~Abraham Lincoln~
“Take up YOUR cross and follow me”
— Jesus
The cross is more than a decoration on a wall or a necklace that you wear…
To take up your cross is to identify with Jesus’ crucifixion and proclaim your own
Jason Powell
Worship is love on its knees before the beloved; just as missions is love on its feet to serve the beloved.
~NT Wright~
God’s Word is often likened to water. Think about a deep well of water or a large body of water kept in a reservoir. These places store rainwater for later use during a time of drought. As we let God’s Word dwell in us richly during times of drought in our lives––those difficult dry seasons of trial, trouble, or temptation––we are able to simply draw from these rich water supplies to sustain our souls. As we sink down into the depths of God’s Word, each of us will create our own personal wells and reservoirs to draw from.
Raul Ries
We have seen that all the grace resources God has for us to live by here on earth are already ours "in Christ." Now, our need is to have these comprehensive spiritual treasures revealed to us by the Lord Himself:
Bob Hoekstra
“I will be ready to die when my time comes because my Shepherd will give me His joy, peace, and readiness. …my God will fight the battle for me! It will be His perfect ministering Spirit who will carry me peacefully—jubilantly—into God’s arms.” —
Nanci Alcorn
Death is like a great ocean, and we are on this shore seeing people depart. But every ocean has two shores, and every person we see depart is seen as arriving on that other shore. Death is less of an end than a beginning.
“God knew that children grow and mature best in a stable, loving family, and this was one reason He gave marriage to us.”
~Billy Graham~
God made the human pair in such a manner that it is natural for the husband to lead, for the wife to follow.
~William Hendriksen~
The Holy Spirit is not owned or defined by a denomination or era of church history. The Spirit cannot be reduced to a religious consumer choice:
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Discipleship to Jesus and our church life are meant to have at their center an interactive relationship with the Holy Spirit.
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The anxiety we feel every day wasting our energy trying to protect ourselves while getting ahead will fade away knowing He has our backs!
Todd Hunter
There’s more taking place in the miracles of Christ than just feeding multitudes, changing water into wine, and healing disease. He enters our world with compassion.
Dustin Benge
If you’re too busy to find time for God, you’re too busy! Don’t let busyness keep you from your Fathers business.
I like this reminder
B - Being
U - Under
S - Satan’s
Y - Yoke
Jason Powell
Joy does not simply happen to us. We have to choose joy and keep choosing it every day. It is a choice based on the knowledge that we belong to God and have found in God our refuge and our safety and that nothing, not even death, can take God away from us. ~
Henri Nouwen
The father is a debtor to his child and owes him love, provision, and nurture. The child is a debtor to his parent and owes them honor and obedience.
~William Gurnall~
In the closing paragraphs of the Chronicles of Narnia, C.S. Lewis wrote about the death of some of his characters: "For them, it was only the beginning of the real story. All their life in this world...had only been the cover and title page; now at last they were beginning Chapter One of the Great Story, which no one on earth has read; which goes on forever; in which every chapter is better than the one before."
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