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WORD OF HOPE

TODAY IN THE WORD

LIFE TIME GUARANTEE

DARE TO TRUST

DAILY ENCOUNTER

DISCOVERY

ENCOUNTER WITH GOD

DAILY WISDOM

KEYS FOR KIDS

STREAMS IN THE DESERT

A WORD WITH YOU

WORDS OF WISDOM

A word fitly spoken in like apples of gold in pictures of silver. -- Proverbs 25:11

Let they words be few. -- Ecclesiastes 5:2

The words of a wise man's mouth are gracious; but the lips of a fool will swallow up himself. -- Ecclesiastes 10:12

Wisdom strengtheneth the wise more than ten mighty men which are in the city. -- Ecclesiastes 7:19

And he changeth the times and the seasons: he removeth kings, and setteth up kings: he giveth wisdom unto the wise, and knowledge to them that know understanding -- Daniel 2:21

Also take no heed unto all words that are spoken; lest thou hear thy servant curse thee: for oftentimes also thine own heart knoweth that thou thyself likewise hast cursed others. -- Ecclesiastes 7:21-22

Which things also we speak, not in the words which man's wisdom teaches, but which the Holy Spirit teaches. -- Corinthians 2:13

WEDDING QUOTES

For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall be joined unto his wife, and they two shall be one flesh. -- Ephesians 5:31

Wherefore they are no more twain, but one flesh. What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder. -- Matthew 19:6

Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,
Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil; Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth;
Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things.
Charity never faileth: but whether there be prophecies, they shall fail; whether there be tongues, they shall cease; whether there be knowledge, it shall vanish away. -- Corinthians: 13:4-8

To have and to hold from this day forward, for better or worse. For richer or poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and to cherish, till death do us part. -- The Book of Common Prayer: Solemnization of Matrimony

God has set the type of marriage everywhere throughout the creation.--Every creature seeks its perfection in another.--The very heavens and earth picture it to us. -- Martin Luther

God, the best maker of all marriages,
Combine your hearts into one.
-- William Shakespeare

HEAVEN AND HELL

And said, Verily I say unto you, Except ye be converted, and become as little children, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven. -- Matthew 18:3

Narrow is the road and wide is the gate that leads to heaven. -- Anonymous

The road to hell is paved with good intentions; the road to heaven is paved with good deeds. -- Anonymous
Heaven is not to be looked upon only as the reward, but as a natural effect, of a religious life. -- Joseph Addison
Where the unveiled glories of the Deity shall beat full upon us, and we for ever sun ourseves in the smiles of God. � Ezekiel Hopkins from Inspirational Christian Quotes
Heaven and earth shall pass away: but my words shall not pass away. -- Mark 13:31

Love rules the camp, the court, the grove -- for love is Heaven, and Heaven is love.-- Lord Byron from Heavenly Quotes

As is the earthy, such are they also that are earthy: and as is the heavenly, such are they also that are heavenly. -- Corinthians 15:48

Heaven must be in me before I can be in heaven. -- Charles Stanford

And saying, Repent ye: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand. --Matthew 3:2

There was a time in D.L. Moody's life that he purposed to witness to at least one soul everyday of his life. This became a practice that he kept until the end of his life. One day he asked someone if they were saved. The person looked at him and said, "Sir, that is none of your business." Moody looked at him and said very kindly, "Sir, that is my business."

A.C. Dixon told about a New York pastor who became concerned about a certain banker. One day he went to the banker's office and asked for a ten-minute interview. The banker asked, "Have you come on business, preacher?" The pastor answered, "Yes, business for God and for eternity. I would like to talk to you about your soul." The banker looked at the preacher and said, "I've been waiting for 30 years for someone to tell me how to get saved."

Mohandas Ghandi, the famed leader of India and the Indian Independence Movement, probably influenced more people than any man that has ever lived. The independence movement begin with a handful of people and he led it into a mass movement of millions. He once made the statement, “I would be a Christian if it were not for other Christians.”
Robert Ingersoll, the infidel notorious for his attacks on the Bible, had a godly aunt. He sent her a copy of one of his books against the Bible. In the flyleaf he wrote: “If all Christians had lived like Aunt Sarah perhaps this book would have never been written.”
There are many people going to hell because of people who are going to heaven. Many believers live a life that is repealing rather than appealing. They are a blight to the name of Christ rather than a light for the cause of Christ. Dick Sheppard said, “The greatest handicap the Church has is the unsatisfactory lives of professing Christians.”

A man was speaking on a street corner and said, “Socialism will give you a new job. Socialism will give you a new house. Socialism will give you a new coat to wear. Can anyone tell me anything that is better than that?” An old man stepped forward and said, “Yes, I can! Salvation in Jesus Christ! Salvation will put a new man on the job; salvation will put a new man in the house and a new man in the coat.”

A certain businessman was asked how he had become so successful. He replied, “Good decisions.” The questioner persisted, “But how did you learn to make good decisions?” The crusty old fellow answered, “Experience.” One more question then followed. “Well, how did you get the experience?” He answered, “Bad decisions.”


Ruth Stewart wrote:
If asked what of Jesus I think,
Though still my best thoughts are but poor,
I'll say He's my meat and my drink,
My life, and my strength, and my store;
My Shepherd, my Husband, my friend,
My Saviour from sin and from thrall,
My hope from beginning to end,
My Lord, and my God, and my all. 1
If there is one thing I have learned in the years I have been saved and serving the Lord, it is that Jesus is all I need. When I think of all Jesus, I think of One of Whom:
To His omniscience there is no orbit
To His excellence there is no end
To His sovereignty there is no shoreline
To His lordship there is no limitation
To His dominion there is no demarcation
To His compassion there is no circumference
To His blessing there is no border
To His glory there is no grave
Who is Jesus?
In transcendence Christ surmounts all other celebrities
In resplendence Christ supersedes all other royalties
In magnificence Christ excels all other majesties
In effulgence Christ eclipses all other worthies
In valiance Christ exceeds all other delivers
In excellence Christ outvies all other dignitaries
In endurance Christ outshines all other potentates
When I look at Christ I see that:
The values of His victory are more virtuous
The comforts of His compassion are more copious
The legacies of His love are more lustrous
The gifts of His grace are more generous
The favors of His friendship are more famous
The pledges of His promise are more precious
The works of His wisdom are more wondrous.
When I talk about Jesus, I speak of One Whom:
His righteousness never recedes
His loving-kindness never lessens
His faithfulness never fails
His comeliness never ceases
His delightfulness never dwindles
His preciousness never perishes
His steadfastness never subsides
His worthiness never wanes
The greatest lesson that I have learned in life is that Jesus is all I need.
Surrounded by God, encircled with love,
His arms are beneath, His eye is above,
A rearward behind me, a Leader before me,
He dwelleth within me, so what need I more?
Jesus is:
Mightiest in majesty
Strongest in sovereignty
Ablest in authority
Choicest in constancy
Chiefest in capability
Greatest in generosity
Stateliest in supremacy
Jesus is our all in all and all we need. I ask you:
What shall it profit a man if he be a great artist and know not Jesus, the One altogether lovely?
What shall it profit a man if he be a great architect, and know Jesus the Chief Cornerstone?
What shall it profit a man if he be a great baker and know not Jesus, the Living Bread?
What shall it profit a man if he be a great banker and know not Jesus, the Priceless Possession.
What shall it profit a man if he be a great biologist and know not Jesus, the Life?
What shall it profit a man if he be a great builder and know not Jesus, the Sure Foundation?
What shall it profit it man if he a great carpenter and know not Jesus, the Door?
What shall it profit a man if he be a great doctor and know not Jesus, the Great Physician?
What shall it profit a man if he be a great educator and know not Jesus, the Teacher?
What shall it profit a man if he be a great farmer and know not Jesus, the Lord of the Harvest?
What shall it profit a man if he be a great florist and know not Jesus, the Rose of Sharon?
What shall it profit a man if he be a great geologist and know not Jesus, the Rock of Ages?
What shall it profit a man if he be a great astronomer and know not Jesus, the Bright and Morning Star?
What shall it profit a man if he be a great jeweler and know not Jesus, the Pearl of Great Price?
What shall it profit a man if he be a great lawyer and know not Jesus, the Advocate?
What shall it profit a man if he be a great sculptor and know not Jesus the Living Stone?
What shall it profit a man if he be a great student and know not Jesus, the Incarnate Truth?
What shall it profit a man if he a great philanthropist and know not Jesus the Unspeakable Gift?

Robert Summer in his book, "The Wonders of the Word of God," tells about a man in Kansas City that was severely injured in an explosion. The victim's face was badly disfigured and he lost his eyesight as well as both hands. He was a Christian and one of his greatest disappointments was that he could no longer read the Bible. Then he heard about a lady in England who read Braille with her lips. Hoping to do the same, he sent for some books of the Bible in Braille. Much to his dismay, however, he discovered that the explosion had destroyed the nerve endings in his lips. One day, as he brought one of the Braille pages to his lips, his tongue happened to touch a few of the raised characters and he could feel them. Like a flash he thought, I can read the Bible using my tongue. At the time Robert Sumner wrote his book, the man had "read" through the entire Bible four times.

George Mueller, after having read the Bible through one hundred times with increasing delight, made this statement: "I look upon it as a lost day when I have not had a good time over the Word of God."

Dr. R.G. Lee once preached a message in which he came down fairly hard on sin. After the service a lady that was obviously upset met him at the door. She said, "I didn't appreciate that sermon one bit." Dr. Lee replied, "The devil didn't either, so classify yourself."

There was this pastor that left this church. He lived up to all the people's expectations and was willing to live on a very low salary, to boot. He loved to work around the parsonage and keep both house and grounds in repair. But the new pastor wasn't that type. He hired someone to do a lot of these chores, including the mowing of the parsonage grass. Naturally, this cost more money. This change of pattern was of concern to some of the deacons of the church. One day one of them approached the new pastor and tried to bring this up tactfully. He said to the new pastor, "You know, our previous pastor mowed the lawn himself. Have you considered this approach?" The new pastor came back, "Yes, I'm aware of this. And I asked him. But he doesn't want to do it anymore!"

Over the years I have pastored, I have found that people who want to do something are not always plentiful. You always have those who are willing to do anything, but quite often the majority don't want to do anything. I think of a letter that was circulated in a large congregation. It read:
Dear Member:
Our Church membership 1400
Nonresident members 75
Balance left to do the work 1325
Elderly who have done their share 25
Balance left to do the work 1300
Sick and shut-ins 25
Balance left to do the work 1275
Members who do not give 350
Christmas and Easter members 300
Balance left to do the work 625
Members who are overworked 300
Balance left to do the work 325
Members with alibis 200
Balance left to do the work 125
Members too busy with others things 123
Balance left to do the work 2
Unfortunately, that is often the case in many a Church. In most Churches it is 10 per cent that do 90 per cent of the work. The rest are spectators instead of participators.

MORE QUOTES

"I told my kids, "Someday, you'll have kids of your own." One of them said, "So will you."
- Rodney Dangerfield

After marriage, husband and wife become two sides of a coin; they just can't face each other, but still they stay together.
-Hemant Joshi

I live on a one-way dead-end street.
-Steven Wright

"Without question, the greatest invention in the history of mankind is beer. Oh, I grant you that the wheel was also a fine invention, but the wheel does not go nearly as well with pizza."
-Dave Barry

Never go to bed mad. Stay up and fight.
- Phyllis Diller

"A lady came up to me on the street and pointed at my suede jacket. 'You know a cow was murdered for that jacket?' she sneered. I replied in a psychotic tone, 'I didn't know there were any witnesses. Now I'll have to kill you too.'"
-Jake Johansen

I was hitchhiking the other day and a hearse stopped. I said, "No thanks I'm not going that far."
-Steven Wright

"Men marry women with the hope they will never change. "Women marry men with the hope they will change. "Invaribly they are both disappointed."
-Albert Einstein

"Some people say that I must be a horrible person, but that's not true. I have the heart of a young boy - in a jar on my desk."
-Stephen King

The gift of grumbling is largely dispensed among those who have no other talents, or who keep what they have wrapped up in a napkin."-Charles Haddon Spurgeon

"It is a sin for you and me to claim to be a church, a New Testament Bible-believing church, and not see people saved."- Tom Malone

"Set a mark and go forward." - David Clear

"We never retire from serving God."- Ed Johnson Jr.

"We have an authoritative Bible that is the Word of God."- Shelton Smith

"I tremble for some of you, fearing you are too negligent, and make our Master's work too much a by-business"- Benjamin Randall

"'Cool' is the temperature of God's vomit."- Pete Cowling

"To lack the Holy Spirit is to lack salvation." - Dwight Tomlinson

"To make a great preacher it takes more than lip, it takes life." - Bob Kelley

"There will be no 'empty mansions' in Heaven." - Harold B. Sightler

"We should remember that people can go to Heaven without knowing much of the Word of God, but they cannot go to Heaven without knowing Jesus Christ as Savior."- Lee Roberson

"God loved the whole world so much that He provided a way of salvation for every single man and woman and boy and girl, and any person who is willing to be saved can be saved." - Bill Rice

"I can think of no greater need today than for the church to be accused of turning the world upside down." - Bob Gray

"Parents are the primary educators of their children." - Ed Johnson Jr.

"I like to go out into the highways and hedges and knock on this door and that and wonder what God is going to do, see whom God is going to save." -
Clyde Box

"Strength comes from God." - Trevor Spencer

"But this is the trap in which the devil hath caught many thousands of poor souls, namely, by getting them to judge according to outward appearance, or according to God's outward blessings." - John Bunyan

T H O U G H T S

A good time to keep your mouth shut is when you are in deep water.

How come it takes so little time for a child who is afraid of the dark to become a teen-ager who wants to stay out all night?

Scratch a dog and you'll find a permanent job.

There are no new sins....the old ones just get more publicity.

Money will buy a fine dog, but only kindness will make him wag his tail.