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Three Certainties
2007-08-11 12:14:00
They will fight against you. They will not overcome you Iam with you to deliver you (Jer 1:19). There are three thingsthat are absolutely certain for the disciples of the Lord, as wesee in the above verse. (1) Satan and his agents will fightagainst us. (2) They will not overcome us. (3) The Lord willalways be with us to deliver us.The certainty of OppositionAs long as we are in the world, we will have to face tribulation,persecution and trials. It will never be otherwise. So we neednot expect an easy time either in our work-place or in ourpersonal life in the coming days. Days of financialdifficulties will come. So even now, we must learn to livesimply. Those who live in luxury will find things difficult in thefuture. We must be wise in saving some money for the futureso that we don?t have to depend on others. But we must neverdepend on our savings. Our trust must be in the Lord alone.God is a jealous God and He will never allow us to trust increated things. God ...
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Carnal Christians
2007-08-07 08:34:00
1 Corinthians 3: 1.?And I, brethren, could not speak unto you as unto spiritual, but as unto carnal. The apostle here speaks of two stages of the Christian life, two types of Christians : "I could not speak unto you as unto spiritual, but as unto carnal, even as unto babes in Christ." They were Christians, in Christ, but instead of being spiritual Christians, they were carnal. "I have fed you with milk, and not with meat, for hitherto ye were not able to bear it, neither yet are ye able, for ye are yet carnal." Here is that word a second time. "For whereas"?this is the proof?"there is among you envying, and strife, and divisions, are ye not carnal, and walk as men? For while one saith, I am of Paul, and another, I am of Apollos, are ye not carnal?" Four times the apostle uses that word carnal. In the wisdom which the Holy Ghost gives him, Paul feels:?I can not write to these Corinthian Christians unless I know their state, and unless I tell them of it. If I give spiritual...
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Are you discouraged?
2007-08-01 22:56:00
Satan is the author of all discouragement.If we have turned from our sins to God, believed in the finished workof the Lord Jesus and have called on him as Lord & savior, then God is our heavenly father. He is always on our side against sin and the devil.Let's cast our burdens at his feet and trust him to take care of us. Phil. 4:6There is a wonderful hymn that comes to mind.Who can cheer the heart like Jesus, here it is.Who can cheer the heart like Je-sus,By His pres-ence all di-vine?True and ten-der, pure and pre-cious,O how blest to call Him mine!chorusAll that thrills my soul is Je-sus;He is more than life to me;And the fair-est of ten thou-sand,In my bless-ed Lord I see.verse 2Love of Christ so freely given,Grace of God beyond degree,Mercy higher than the heaven,Deeper than the deepest sea.verse 3What a wonderful redemption!Never can a mortal knowHow my sin, tho' red like crimson,Can be whiter than the snow.verse 4Ev'ry need His hand supplying,Ev'ry good in Him I see;On His ...
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The new wine
2007-07-30 22:57:00
At the marriage in Cana, where Jesus was present, theold wine ran out. The old wine was made with humaneffort, over a period of many years - but it could not meetthe need. This is a parable of life under the law - the oldcovenant. The old wine runs out; and the Lord has to waituntil it runs out before He can give us the new wine. "Forthe Lord God says: Only in waiting for Me will you besaved. ... but you say, We will get our help from Egypt(human strength)! So you will be chased by your enemies... And the Lord is waiting for you (to come to an end ofyourself) and to come to Him, so that He can show youHis love; He will conquer you to bless you. ... Blessed areall those who wait for Him to help them'' (Isa. 30:15-18Living Bible). When we have tried and tried and tried to livein victory and failed repeatedly, this is the lesson that Godis trying to teach us: "You cannot have victory in your ownstrength." As long as you are under the law, you will beruled by sin. The chief work that ...
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The Bible in 50 words
2007-07-25 22:00:00
God madeAdam bitNoah arkedAbraham splitJoseph ruledJacob fooledBush talkedMoses balkedPharaoh plaguedPeople walkedSea dividedTablets guidedPromise landedSaul freakedDavid peekedProphets warnedJesus bornGod walkedLove talkedAnger crucifiedHope diedLove roseSpirit flamedWord spreadGod remained.-- Author Unknown
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Satan's convention
2007-07-21 22:42:00
Satan called a worldwide convention.In his opening address to his evil angels, he said, "We can't keep the Christians from assembling with the church. We cannot keep them from reading their Bibles and knowing the truth. We cannot even keep them from forming an intimate, abiding relationship experience in Christ. Once they gain that connection with Jesus, our power over them is broken.So let them go to their churches; let them have their conservative lifestyles, but steal their time, so they can't gain that relationship with Jesus Christ. This is what I want you to do, angels. Distract them from gaining hold of their Savior and maintaining that vital connection throughout their day!" "How shall we do this?" shouted his angels. "Keep them busy in the nonessentials of life and invent innumerable schemes! To occupy their minds," he answered. "Tempt them to spend, spend, spend, and borrow, borrow, borrow. Persuade the wives to go to work for long hours and the husbands to work 6-7...
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Search me O God
2007-07-18 21:49:00
O Lord, you have examined my heart and know everything about me. You know when I sit or stand. When far away you know my every thought. You chart the path ahead of me, and tell me where to stop and rest. Every moment, you know where I am...I can never be lost to your Spirit! I can never get away from my God! If I go up to heaven, you are there; if I go down to the place of the dead, you are there. If I ride the morning winds to the farthest oceans, even there your hand will guide me, your strength will support me...You made the delicate inner parts of my body, and knit them together in my mother's womb. Thank you for making me so wonderfully complex! It is so amazing to think about. Your workmanship is marvelous and how well I know it. You were there while I was formed in utter seclusion! You saw me before I was born and scheduled each day of my life before I began to breathe. Every day was recorded in your Book!How precious it is Lord, to realize that you are thinking about me c...
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Quotes by Sadhu Sundar Singh
2007-07-14 08:40:00
"He was searching for me before I sought Him. Christ whom I had never expected came to me. I was praying, 'If there be a God, reveal Thyself'...I was praying to Hindu gods and incarnations. But when He came there was no anger in His face, even though I had burnt the Bible three days before. None of you have ever destroyed Scripture like me. He is such a wonderful, loving, living Saviour...""There is a great difference between knowing about Jesus and knowing Him... If we only know of Jesus as a good man, a great example, it is no help to us. Those who know Him know Who He is. When we know Him everything is different and we are living in a new world -- a new atmosphere. Heaven begins on earth for us. Those who know Him know that Jesus is everything to them. They can bear witness because they have been living with Him...If we live in Him He will reveal Himself to us and we shall bear witness -- not for a day or a night only...""For the first two or three years after my conversion, I ...
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God loves you!
2007-07-12 07:05:00
God so greatly loved you that he gave his one and Only son, Jesus Christ, that if you will believe, cling to him, rely on him, trust in him, you will not perish but have eternal life.God created you in your mothers womb. He planned the days of your life before you had lived even one day. We love him because he first loved us.What does it mean to love God?Jesus said, "If you love me, you will keep my commandments"Friends, Ask God to show you his commandments in his word and seek his help to keep them.May the Lord bless you abundantly.Scripture references: John 3: 16, Psalm 139:13-16, 1 John 4:19, John 14:15
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He giveth more grace
2007-07-08 09:50:00
He giveth more grace as our burdens grow greater,He sendeth more strength as our labors increase;To added afflictions He addeth His mercy,To multiplied trials he multiplies peace. When we have exhausted our store of endurance,When our strength has failed ere the day is half done,When we reach the end of our hoarded resourcesOur Father?s full giving is only begun. His love has no limits, His grace has no measure,His power no boundary known unto men;For out of His infinite riches in JesusHe giveth, and giveth, and giveth again.Annie Johnson Flint
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Come thou fount of every blessing
2007-07-07 07:57:00
Come, Thou Fount of every blessing,Tune my heart to sing Thy grace;Streams of mercy, never ceasing,Call for songs of loudest praise.Teach me some melodious sonnet,Sung by flaming tongues above.Praise the mount! I?m fixed upon it,Mount of Thy redeeming love.Sorrowing I shall be in spirit,Till released from flesh and sin,Yet from what I do inherit,Here Thy praises I?ll begin;Here I raise my Ebenezer;Here by Thy great help I?ve come;And I hope, by Thy good pleasure,Safely to arrive at home.Jesus sought me when a stranger,Wandering from the fold of God;He, to rescue me from danger,Interposed His precious blood;How His kindness yet pursues meMortal tongue can never tell,Clothed in flesh, till death shall loose meI cannot proclaim it well.O to grace how great a debtorDaily I?m constrained to be!Let Thy goodness, like a fetter,Bind my wandering heart to Thee.Prone to wander, Lord, I feel it,Prone to leave the God I love;Here?s my heart, O take and seal it,Seal it for Thy courts above.O tha...
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Lessons From The Failures Of Others
2007-07-03 08:22:00
1. Gehazi: We read in 2 Kings, Chapter 5, that out of gratitude for his healing, Naaman, the Syrian General offered Elisha silver and gold worth nearly Eighty thousand dollars and ten fancy Syrian suits of clothing. What a temptation for a lesser man than Elisha. But Elisha turned down the offer without a moment's hesitation. Naaman was an unbeliever and a compromiser and Elisha would receive nothing from him. Gehazi had observed Elisha's attitude towards Naaman's money. But he felt that Elisha had been foolish to refuse what Naaman had offered so freely. He ran after Naaman, told a few lies and collected four thousand dollars worth of silver and two of those Syrian suits. Elisha who could see through a crooked man easily, immediately exposed Gehazi's covetousness. He told Gehazi that since he had grabbed Naaman's money, he would get Naaman's leprosy as well. He told him "therefore, the leprosy of Naaman shall cleave to you and to your descendants forever. So Gehazi went out f...
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Flee from youthful lusts
2007-06-30 00:20:00
Now flee from youthful lusts, and pursue righteousness, faith, love and peace with THOSE who call on the Lord from a PURE heart. 2 Timothy 2:22God desires to fill our lives with righteousness, faith, love and peace.If we walk by the spirit, we will not carry out the desires of the sinful nature and we will have peace.God is the author of peace.If we live by our reason and senses, we will go astray but if we rely on the spirit of God, he will lead us on the paths of peace.The bible tells us that the righteous man will live by faith.How do we get faith? Faith comes by hearing and hearing the word of Christ. Read the Bible and ask God to speak to you.Obey his commandments and you will find God filling your heart with love.If you do not know the Lord Jesus Christ, Repent, turn from your sins and turn to God. Confess your sin and be willing to forsake them and believe in the Lord Jesus, make him your Lord and savior. Read the Bible and follow Jesus as his disciple, every day of your life...
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Give me Jesus
2007-06-29 00:35:00
In the morning, when I riseIn the morning, when I riseIn the morning, when I rise, give me Jesu s Give me Jesus,Give me Jesus,You can have all this world,But give me JesusWhen I am aloneWhen I am aloneWhen I am alone, give me JesusGive me Jesus,Give me Jesus,You can have all this world,But give me JesusWhen I come to dieWhen I come to dieWhen I come to die, give me JesusGive me Jesus,Give me Jesus,You can have all this world,You can have all this world,You can have all this world,But give me Jesus
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Hallelujah, Jesus!
2007-06-29 00:29:00
Keeper of the starsLord of time and spaceI will live my lifeLifting up your nameLover of my heartGod who came to saveThank you for the CrossAnd the life you GaveWonderful PowerfulJesu s is your NameHalle lujah JesusHallelujah JesusHallelujah JesusYou are the Everlasting GodAuthor of my lifeFriend of sinful menHoly mighty GodEver Great I AmYou're so wonderful, powerfulJesus is your nameHallelujah JesusHallelujah JesusHallelujah JesusYou are the everlasting GodHallelujah JesusHallelujah JesusHallelujah JesusMy Lord beautiful you areI love to sing your nameI love to sing your nameI love to sing your nameI worship and adore you GodI love to sing your nameI love to sing your nameI worship you with all my heartWonderful, powerful,Jesus is your nameHallelujah JesusHallelujah JesusHallelujah JesusYou are the everlasting GodHallelujah JesusHallelujah JesusHallelujah JesusMy Lord beautiful you areYou can hear the song here.
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His eye is on the sparrow
2007-06-26 08:22:00
Hannah W. SmithI shall now, therefore, consider it as a settled point that the Scriptures do set before the believer in the Lord Jesus a life of abiding rest and of continual victory, which is very far beyond the ordinary line of Christian experience; and that in the Bible we have presented to us a Savior able to save us from the power of our sins, as really as He saves us from their guilt. The point to be next considered is, as to what this hidden life consists in, and how it differs from every other sort of Christian experience. And as to this, it is simply letting the Lord carry our burdens and manage our affairs for us, instead of trying to do it ourselves. Most Christians are like a man who was toiling along the road, bending under a heavy burden, when a wagon overtook him, and the driver kindly offered to help him on his journey. He joyfully accepted the offer, but when seated, continued to bend beneath his burden, which he still kept on his shoulders. ?Why do you not lay ...
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There's a wideness in God's mercy
2007-06-22 03:29:00
There?s a wideness in God?s mercy,Like the wideness of the sea;There?s a kindness in His justice,Which is more than liberty.There is no place where earth?s sorrowsAre more felt than up in Heaven;There is no place where earth?s failingsHave such kindly judgment given.There is welcome for the sinner,And more graces for the good;There is mercy with the Savior;There is healing in His blood.There is grace enough for thousandsOf new worlds as great as this;There is room for fresh creationsIn that upper home of bliss.For the love of God is broaderThan the measure of our mind;And the heart of the EternalIs most wonderfully kind.There is plentiful redemptionIn the blood that has been shed;There is joy for all the membersIn the sorrows of the Head.?Tis not all we owe to Jesus;It is something more than all;Greater good because of evil,Larger mercy through the fall.If our love were but more simple,We should take Him at His word;And our lives would be all sunshineIn the sweetness of our Lord.Sou...
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For God so loved the world
2007-06-22 00:46:00
for Godso loved the worldthat he gave his Only sonthat whosoeverbelieves in himwould not perishbut haveeternal life.John 3: 16Here's a video of Mission 3:16 by Carman, God bless you.
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Pray for revival
2007-06-19 23:58:00
And My peoplewho are called by my namehumble themselves and pray,and seek my faceand turn from their wicked ways,then I will hear from heaven,will forgive their sin,and will heal their land.2 Chronicles 7 :14Here's "Revival in the land" by Carman, Enjoy!
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Absolute surrender
2007-06-19 21:40:00
?And Ben-hadad the king of Syria gathered all his host together: and there were thirty and two kings with him, and horses, and chariots: and he went up and besieged Samaria, and warred against it. And he sent messengers to Ahab king of Israel into the city, and said unto him, Thus saith Ben-hadad, Thy silver and thy gold is mine; thy wives also and thy children, even the goodliest, are mine. And the king of Israel answered and said, My lord, O king, according to thy saying, I am thine and all that I have? (I Kings 20: 1-4). What Ben Hadad asked was absolute surrender; and what Ahab gave was what was asked of him?absolute surrender. I want to use these words: ?My lord, O king, according to thy saying, I am thine, and all that I have,? as the words of absolute surrender with which every child of God ought to yield himself to his Father. We have heard it before, but we need to hear it very definitely ? the condition of God?s blessing is absolute surrender of all into His hands. Prais...
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Happy fathers day!!!
2007-06-16 11:11:00
In honor of my Dad who served in the Air Force, here's a story that I read recently of a soldier who also distinguished himself in service to his country, Arjan SinghSend this eCard !
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A very present help
2007-06-15 04:57:00
A very present help is Jesus Beloved Savior, is he Cast your burden on him Delight in his unchanging love Earth will change Farthest stars may fall God is our refuge He raised his voice, the earth melts; In Christ alone, I place my trust Just as I am, come to his throne Kindness and love, mercies flow; Lo I am with you alway, promised thy love Move O mountain, In the name of Jesus Never to leave me, alone, he said On the cross, he died for you Proved his love, he stretched his hands Quiet, O soul Rest in Jesus; See he comes, with myriads of angels To lift you to heaven, his mansions of glory; Under his arms, everlasting joy Victory at last, death, where is thy sting? We fall down before the throneeXulting in Jesus, our savior and king; Yahweh, you alone are God Zion is redeemed
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Pl. pray for Somalia
2007-06-14 05:24:00
Somalia consists of Muslim 99.5% and Christian 0.05%.Fellowship among believers is dangerous, since persecution is strong in many parts of the country. A number of believers have been martyred, andothers have been publicly named for execution.Distribution of the Somali Bible is only possible in refugee camps and among Somalis outside the country.Bishop Giorgio Bertin, the apostolic administrator of Mogadishu, has condemned the continual violence in Somalia, saying that "no one seems to want dialogue or peace."Somalia remains in chaos, Bishop Bertin reported, with militia groups headed by traditional warlords battling for control with Ethiopian troops and soldiers supporting the transition national government.Somalia has not had an effective national government for years, and clan leaders are resisting the assertion of control by the transitional government, which was set up in October 2004 after lengthy negotiations but has not yet been able to establish control in the African count...
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make 'em one
2007-06-14 02:43:00
Majestic your throne, O king of kingsGlorious thy reign, mighty God;Worthy to receive all honor and praiseWe fall down at your gazeShine O lord, forever and everThy glory fills the temple;Unchanging love, flame of fireFill thy saints, make 'em one.
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fill
2007-06-10 09:34:00
Lord, heart is openfill with thy presence oftencome spirit come, fill
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Did They Have to Die?
2007-06-07 06:09:00
By Steve SaintForty years after five missionaries lost their lives in the Ecuadorian jungle, the killers explain what really happened.The year of Christianity Today's birth also brought the death of five American missionaries in Ecuador:Nate Saint, Jim Elliot, Roger Youderian, Ed McCully, and Peter Fleming. The story of what happened onthat January day in 1956-first told in newsweeklies and Life magazine and then in numerous books anddocumentaries-became a primary narrative for the young evangelical movement, reinforcing andillustrating to the world our core ideals. Their noble sacrifice and the heroic follow-up work of family members like Rachel Saint, the sister of Nate, and Jim Elliot's widow, Elisabeth, inspired a generation of Christians-some to go to the mission field and many more to live a more mature and sacrificial Christian life.While the story is familiar, many of the details have been unknown. Why were the missionaries attacked, especially after such promising initial...
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Jim Elliot - missionary
2007-06-07 02:11:00
Here are some quotes by Jim Elliot , missionary to Ecuador.Father, make of me a crisis man. Bring those I contact to decision. Let me not be a milepost on a single road; make me a fork, that men must turn one way or another on facing Christ in me.God always gives His best to those who leave the choice with him.He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain that which he cannot lose.I have had to make a cross of two logs, and lie down on it, to show the Indians what it means to crucify a man.I may no longer depend on pleasant impulses to bring me before the Lord. I must rather respond to principles I know to be right, whether I feel them to be enjoyable or not.
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Jesus loves you~
2007-06-03 23:33:00
Jesus is wonderfulDivine, savior is he;love and mercies streams bless rivers;strength, beholdblessings unfoldAmazing graceChrist is he~reflect~He is Christgrace Amazingunfold blessingsBehold, strengthrivers bless streams;mercies and LoveHe is savior, divine;wonderful is JesusPalindrome poetrySA
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God of wonders
2007-06-02 19:44:00
When I look at the night sky and see the thousands and thousands of stars, I am filled with awe.How great is our God! How wonderful is his love toward all his creation.He is so worthy. Let's praise him & thank him for all the wonderful things that he continues to do for us. Amen!Here's a song for you. Enjoy!Lord of Heaven and Earth(Lord of all creation)Lord of Heaven and EarthLord of all creationOf the water, earth and skyThe Heavens are your TabernacleGlory To the Lord on highGod of wondersBeyond our galaxyYou are holy, holyThe universeDeclares your majestyYou are holy, holyEarly in the morningI will celebrate the lightAnd when I stumble into darknessI will call your name by nightGod of wondersBeyond our galaxyYou are holy, holyThe universeDeclares your majestyYou are holy, holyHallelujah (to the lord of heaven and earth)Hallelujah (to the lord of heaven and earth)Hallelujah (to the lord of heaven and earth)Holy, holyHoly, holyGod of wondersBeyond our galaxyYou are holy, hol...
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You raise me up!
2007-06-02 01:39:00
God's love is amazing!Let's rejoice in his love for us.The Lord appeared .. saying, "I have loved you with an everlasting love; Therefore I have drawn you with Loving kindness" Jeremiah 31:3When I am down and, oh my soul, so weary;When troubles come and my heart burdened be;Then, I am still and wait here in the silence,Until you come and sit awhile with me.You raise me up, so I can stand on mountains;You raise me up, to walk on stormy seas;I am strong, when I am on your shoulders;You raise me up: To more than I can be.You raise me up, so I can stand on mountains;You raise me up, to walk on stormy seas;I am strong, when I am on your shoulders;You raise me up: To more than I can be.There is no life - no life without its hunger;Each restless heart beats so imperfectly;But when you come and I am filled with wonder,Sometimes, I think I glimpse eternity.You raise me up, so I can stand on mountains;You raise me up, to walk on stormy seas;I am strong, when I am on your shoulders;You raise...
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