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Mom's Notes

Red Small Loose Leaf

A person inflated with his own importance is so full of himself there isn't much room for God.

Impression without expression means depression.

God wants us to walk free ... liberated from our quilted cage.

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Lord You Given Me So Much by Joni

Love without limits

Supernatural love.

With some one like you a pal so good and true .. I'd like to leave it all behind and go and find some place that is known to God alone and let the rest of the world go by.

Sitting still and wishing makes no person great

The Good Lord sends the fishing But you must dig the bait.

Tread softly the years roll out

A carpet of memories for our hearts to walk on.

What you do to day makes the memories that will Bless or break your to - morrow.

God gave us memory .. So we could have roses in December.

I hear the tulips laugh beneath the winter snow.

I've seen how little children make their parents grow.

I'm sure that miracles can set the heavens aglow.

For I believe that Christ is changing

Everything! Everything! Everything! Everything!

The Lord can mend everything

Especially broken hearts

It can Happen everyday

The miracle of a Renewed Heart!

Only he who sees the invisible Can do the impossible

Only he who gives what he can not keep

x on this Nate Saint quotation

There are times when living and loving brings pain

And I promise I'll never let it happen again.

But I found that loving is well worth the risk

For I can never but love the Lord.

To live in heaven with saints above

Oh! That will be eternal glory

To dwell on earth with saints we know

Oh! that's another story

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You can tell how great your God is by your concept of other people.

A Christian is a mind through which Christ thinks

A heart through which Christ looks

A voice through which Christ speaks

A hand through which Christ helps.

When you have a problem, Bless the Lord don't blame people.

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Worship "Praise the Lord"

Sing - He'll give you a new song

------------ Psalms 40:3 -----------

3 He put a new song in my mouth, a

hymn of praise to our God. Many will

see and fear and put their trust in

the LORD.

-------- 1 Chronicles 16:23 ---------

23 Sing to the LORD, all the earth;

proclaim his salvation day after day.

Trust Him He's Good Shepherd - Declare His Glory

------------- John 6:39 ------------

39 And this is the will of him who

sent me, that I shall lose none of

all that he has given me, but raise

them up at the last day.

40 For my Father's will is that

everyone who looks to the Son and

believes in him shall have eternal

life, and I will raise him up at the

last day.''

------------- John 10:10 ------------

10 The thief comes only to steal

and kill and destroy; I have come

that they may have life, and have it

to the full.

------------- John 10:29 -------------

29 My Father, who has given them to

me, is greater than all; no-one can

snatch them out of my Father's hand.

Trust Him He's in Control

Blessed is the man who trust in Him

Give - Ourselves to Him Totally (Rom 12:1&2)

Glory - Men fully alive

Offering- Self a living sacrifice

service, tithes & offerings

praise & thanksgiving

God is a spirit

offer Him your body

Experience His Health, strength and experience

You are necessary to God

Enthusiasm = God in us

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Dear Lord

I need you. I want you. I love you. I adore you and so I give myself to you totally so I can know you, experience you and you can USE me.

I want my body to be a temple for your Spirit to dwell in. Fix my heart so I can love with a true love. So others will be worthy to me. So I can see them as you see them and will by your spirit reach out to minister to them. Use my tongue & lips to invite them to taste & see God is good.

Lord I'm depending on you for health, strength .. your glory - so I can be a person fully alive. Money to meet my needs and your word says in --------- Philippine 4:19 --------

19 And my God will meet all your

needs according to his glorious

riches in Christ Jesus.

In ---------- 2 Corinthians 9:8 ---------

8 And God is able to make all grace

abound to you, so that in all things

at all times, having all that you

need, you will abound in every good

work.

That I am your workmanship created in Christ Jesus unto good works. So Lord you & I give loving care to the babies at C.L.C.(daycare where Mom worked)

BE A FAITHFUL MAN (9 things)

1. Seeking God's Way above all else.

2. Obedience at any cost.

3. Love for God's Word.

4. An Undivided Heart.

5. Learning on God's Power (Phili 4.13)

6. Give up your independent Spirit - Be teachable

7. Love People - God does.

8. A Forgiving Spirit

9. Discipline Ourselves.

SEVEN STEPS TO JOY

1. ------------- 1 Peter 1:7&8 are filled with an inexpressible and glorious joy,

in spite of trials

2. ----------- Psalms 16:11 ----------

11 You have made known to me the

path of life; you will fill me with

joy in your presence, with eternal

pleasures at your right hand.

3. ----------- Proverbs 21:15 -----------

15 ¶ When justice is done, it brings

joy to the righteous

Psa 1:1

John 15:10&11 His joy will remain ... my joy will be full

Purpose to Cooperate

4. ------------ Isaiah 29:19 ----------

19 Once more the humble will

rejoice in the LORD; the needy will

rejoice in the Holy One of Israel.

I will rejoice in Him .. use the gifts & talents He gave me for His glory

5. Bathe in Confession of sin, hang ups, secret faults 1^st John 1:9 weakness

Restore unto me the joy of my salvation

6. ------------- John 16:24 -------------

24 Until now you have not asked for

anything in my name. Ask and you will

receive, and your joy will be

complete.

Answered prayer makes our joy full. Casting all cares on Him .. He care for you.

7. ----------- Proverbs 11:30 ---------

30 ¶ The fruit of the righteous is

a tree of life, and he who wins

souls is wise.

Ps 126:6 He who goes out weeping,

carrying seed to sow, will return

with songs of joy, carrying

sheaves with him.

CHURCH LIFE TAB (Orange)

I Didn't Have Time To Pray

I got up early one morning

And rushed right into the day

I had so much to accomplish

That I didn't have time to pray

Problems just tumbled about me.

And heavier came each task

Why doesn't God help me?

I wondered and He answered --

You didn't ask.

I tried to come into God's presence

I used all the keys at the lock

And God gently & lovingly chided

Why child, you didn't knock.

I want to see joy and beauty

But the day toiled on grey and bleak

I wondered why God didn't show me.

And he said "You didn't seek"

I woke up early this morning

And paused before entering the day.

I had so much to accomplish

That I had to take time to pray.

------------ Joshua 14:10 ------------

10 ``Now then, just as the LORD

promised, he has kept me alive for

forty-five years since the time he

said this to Moses, while Israel

moved about in the desert. So here I

am today, eighty-five years old!

11 I am still as strong today as

the day Moses sent me out; I'm just

as vigorous to go out to battle now

as I was then.

Do you suppose your strength will be as great at 85 years old as it was when you were 40?

Didn't God make you super good promises?

The Good News about Life according to John.

-------------- John 1:4 ------------

4 In him was life, and that life

was the light of men.

In Him was life.

--------- 1 Corinthians 15:22 ------

22 For as in Adam all die, so in

Christ all will be made alive.

Gal 2:20 Dead to self brings the life of Christ into us

John 1:12 Receive Jesus and you receive the privilege and power of experiencing "Real Living" Living according to the will of God.

John 1:17 Jesus gives us Grace and Truth so we can experience real living

Rejoice Rejoice

Jesus declares Life

------------ Romans 5:5 ------------

5 And hope does not disappoint us,

because God has poured out his love

into our hearts by the Holy Spirit,

whom he has given us.

Word - Creator - Jesus Christ

Life- Source of Life - Resurrection

Lamb

Truth- Message that changes people.

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(Input 9/15/98)

- produces fruit of the Spirit

ensigns for living

message of 5 stages of marriage

The light shines in darkness and the darkness flees

I saw the light x2

No more darkness

No more night

t;strong>Grace & Truth leads man to repentance

John the Baptist came for a witness

He bore witness of Jesus

What am I baring witness of

Jesus that produces light

Grace that produces son ship

Truth that produces faith

Abundant Living, Peace, Victory, Resurrection, Power

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Jesus came to bring us spiritual blessings and gifts.

Jesus is God's love gift to man.

A disciple is one who recognizes that Jesus is truth. A learner and follower of truth.

For every Truth finder and obedient Christian, baptism is an identification and testimony that the person has found a new life in Jesus.

Baptism is to me a testimony that I am willing to die to self so Christ may live in me.

Your baptism to me, means that you are a brother or sister in God's Family and we are joint heirs with Christ. I have a responsibility to help you.

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"Where good men differ, it is wise to tread softly." Dr. Bob Jones Sr.

Where there is life there are problems.

There must be in our search a certain desperation.

Usually in a search we have a desire to contribute something

notice------------- John 1:47 -----------

47 Jesus saw Nathaniel coming to

him, and saith of him, Behold an

Israelite indeed, in whom is no

guile!

Positive complement (communication)

Hospitality

------------- John 1:39 -----------

39 He saith unto them, Come and

see. They came and saw where he

dwelt, and abode with him that day:

for it was about the tenth hour.

A day with Jesus produces John, Andrew, Peter, Philip, Nathaniel

They discovered Jesus is: the way to go, the truth to grow in and the life to glow in.

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Speak the Truth in Love.

Living truth

Loving Truth

Speak truth

The Lord Jesus is the Living Truth

The Bible is the written truth

So the Bible and the Life of Jesus must be my source of Truth. If I find my life motivation and create a life style that relates to truth. I can become everything God had in mind for me to be.

Romans 5.2 Living Bible

I can experience freedom. And the abundant life Jesus promised in John 10:10

Love- puts us in action & motivates us. The opposite of love is indifference.

Love is the fruit of Truth. If you value truth, you will share truth graciously.

Grace and Truth came by Jesus John 1:17

Faith in Truth adds purpose to our existence.

Jesus is the way we should go in.

Jesus is the life we should glow in.

Jesus is the truth we should grow in.

I found a treasure when I found Jesus.

He gives me pleasure the world can not give.

Although I am a beggar, I am rich beyond measure.

I found a treasure, when I found the Lord.

Truth must be our value system before we can reach out to others in love.

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Faith is fears that has said its prayers.

Success is 10% inspiration and 90% perspiration

The Bible contains: Light to direct you.

Comfort to console you.

Food to sustain you.

Wisdom to teach you.

Fire to warm you.

This book reveals the love of God, the mind of God.

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To worship the Lord:

Place yourself in His presence.

Read Psalms, hymns, Bible aloud.

God invites you to be His guest.

Put on you Specs and look.

S - some new thought about God.

P - Promise to claim.

E - Example to follow or avoid.

C - Command to obey.

S- Sin to forsake

Follow the acronym of vowel

Ask ?'s Who, What, Where, When, and Why.

Emphasize words in the passage.

In your own words what does the passage say.

Other references that reveal same truth.

Use it in the way it applies to you.

Pray through the acronym ACTS

Adoration, Confession, Thanksgiving, Supplication

66 years old, Sweet Sixteen plus 50

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RED TAB

In the Psalms the Lord is teaching us how to get along with Him.

In the Proverbs the Lord is teaching us how to get along with the world.

There are two natures in my breast

One is foul and one is blest

One I love, One I hate

The one I feed will dominate.

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When you work for God the pay is good and the retirement is out of this world.

------------ Proverbs 22:4 -------

4 ¶ Humility and the fear of the

LORD bring wealth and honor and

life.

True humility and respect for the Lord leads a man to riches, honor and long life.

If we work for the things we believe in.

We are rich though the way is rough.

Work only for money and never get quite enough.

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Five stages we move through in trouble.

1. Denial - This couldn't be happening to me.

2. Question - Why me Lord?

3. Depression - From feeling helpless and uncertain

5. Submission - Growing through the problem.

------------ Romans 8:28 ----------

28 And we know that in all things

God works for the good of those who

love him, who have been called

according to his purpose.

Notes from PTL Club - a ladies testimony

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Goal for 1980

--------- Philippine 3:10 ---------

10 I want to know Christ and the

power of his resurrection and the

fellowship of sharing in his

sufferings, becoming like him in his

death,

That I may KNOW HIM

1. Intimately - Know who HE is - Know HIM personally

Experience a living, growing relationship with Jesus.

Knowing my weakness and His strength, having no confidence in the flesh - glorying in Jesus.

2. Cost of Intimacy - It's Costly

Giving up my will for His Will

Faith in God causes us to present:

Our Will, Our Bodies, Our Time, Our Service

That I may know Him

Turn your eyes on Jesus, Look full in His wonderful face

Eye contact burns out dross

---------- Revelation 1:14 ---------

14 ...His eyes were like blazing fire.

----------- Hebrews 12:2 ------------

2 Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the

author and perfecter of our faith,

who for the joy set before him

endured the cross, scorning its

shame, and sat down at the right hand

of the throne of God.

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---------- Colossians 1:9 -----------

9 ¶.... we have not

stopped praying for you and asking

God to fill you with the knowledge of

his will through all spiritual wisdom

and understanding.

1. - Pray

Save time, pray before you enter new experiences, open & close doors Lord for me that I may be where you want me to be.

2. - Think

Alone with God, just think, meditate and let God direct your thoughts. I think when I walk to work.

3. Talk to Wise People

Learn from others. My life will not be long enough to learn every thing by personal experience. Learn from books.

4. - Beware of Your Own Desires but don't be afraid of them. Check them out to selfishness & foolishness. My desires could be of the Lord.

5. - Be Faithful to God

"Bloom where you are planted." Be faithful in little things and loving little people.

6. - Make Firm Decisions with the mind of Christ. Live confidently that Christ is in control.

Note - God doesn't squander failures.

7. - By Faith we move on pressing toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.

The just shall live by faith

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"Let ME Be a Woman" Elizabeth Elliot

Lord, I give up all my own plans and purpose all my desires and hopes and accept Thy will for my life. I give myself, my life, my all utterly to Thee to be Thine for ever. Fill me and _____ me with Thy Holy Spirit. Use me as Thou wilt, send me where Thou will work out thy whole will in my life at any cost now and forever

Teach us Good Lord, to serve Thee as Thou desires to give and not to count the cost, to fight and not to heed the wounds, to toil and not to seek for rest, to labor and not to ask for any reward save that of knowing that we do Thy will Through Jesus Christ our Lord.

There is a whole world of difference between those who look only for their own happiness in this world and those who know that their true happiness lies in the will of God.

When they encounter trouble they know where to turn, for they know they are still under the command of God, they are not forsaken. They know they are not sufficient in themselves that human love breaks down and that there is never a point at which they can say "We've arrived" and are no longer in need of grace.

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If you aren't happy where you are, build a service station there.

Offer a service to people, give yourself totally to the Lord.

Unfulfilled people are frustrated, unhappy people.

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Living by Faith

-------- 1 Corinthians 15:17 --------

17 And if Christ has not been

raised, your faith is futile; you are

still in your sins.

----------- Hebrews 10:39 -----------

39 ... but of those who believe and are saved.

----------- 2 Peter 1:10 ----------

10 Therefore, my brothers, be all

the more eager to make your calling

and election sure. For if you do

these things, you will never fall,

----------- Psalms 37:23 -----------

23 If the LORD delights in a man's

way, he makes his steps firm;

24 though he stumble, he will not

fall, for the LORD upholds him with

his hand.

------------ John 15:16 -------------

16 You did not choose me, but I

chose you and appointed you to go and

bear fruit- fruit that will last.

Then the Father will give you

whatever you ask in my name.

The Just shall live by faith Heb. 10.38

Ro 1:17 For in the gospel a

righteousness from God is

revealed, a righteousness that is

by faith from first to last, just

as it is written: ``The righteous

will live by faith.''

2Co 5:7 We live by faith, not by

sight.

Ga 2:20 I have been crucified with

Christ and I no longer live, but

Christ lives in me. The life I

live in the body, I live by faith

in the Son of God, who loved me

and gave himself for me.

Ga 3:11 Clearly no-one is

justified before God by the law,

because, ``The righteous will

live by faith.''

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Thoughtful people today are definitely applying Christianity to personal business and social problems as the method best designed to develop the highest degree of effectiveness.

I am a saved soul, a freed spirit in a clean healthy body because I choose to co-operate with God my Creator, Jesus my Lord & Savior and the Holy Spirit my constant companion, helper and guide. I aim to become all God planned I should be.

I'll add the teaching of God we find in God's Word and become all God planned that I should be, all I can be in the new century. I am in the world but not of the world. I am geared to the life style of the new century but I am anchored on the rock. I am a born again child of God.

* Mom used the 80's, I think speaking of 1980's

True humility and respect for the Lord leads a man to riches, honor and long life.

If you white wash over your hurts instead of dealing with them creatively, you will have to deal with them internally until you deal with it honestly & openly.

The reason most people don't take advantage of opportunity is because it usually comes clad in hard work.

Most times our faults lie dormant, safely hidden, put to rest. They surface only when we're with the folks who know us best. We Discover happily: This poses no grave danger. It proves no one is perfect, except the perfect stranger.

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There are blessings you can not receive till you know Him in His fullness and believe you are the one to profit when you say "I am going to walk with Jesus all the way.

There's a sweet, sweet spirit in this place and I know that it is the Spirit of the Lord. There are sweet expressions on each face, and I know that it's the presence of the Lord.

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Why is it taking me so long to get better

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STRIFE TO UNDERSTANDING

Strife- the exertion or contention for superiority

I win you lose. I'm right you are wrong.

We would love each other if we only understood.

---------- Philippians 2:3 ---------

3 Do nothing out of selfish

ambition or vain conceit, but in

humility consider others better than

yourselves.

3 [Let] nothing [be done] through

strife or vainglory; but in lowliness

------------ Matthew 20:28 -----------

28 just as the Son of Man did not

come to be served, but to serve, and

to give his life as a ransom for

many.''

------------ Hebrews 12:2 ------------

2 Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the

author and perfecter of our faith,

I'm a responsible person, I will move from strife to understanding.

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Personal fulfillment is only possible after we have discovered our spiritual gifts.

Maslow's Hierarchy of needs:

Self Actualization

Self Esteem (ok I am saved

Love (family & friends)

Safety, Security (enjoy sharing my home)

Food, Warmth (make good sweet potato rolls)

Ideal Me - Realistic Me

(some of the above may not be Mom's hand writing)

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Warm Ups

Dad - Leader

Alleluia - Praise Ye the Lord

Prayer

To Be Valentines for His Glory

Woman who win pages 64,67,68,73,74

Communication Skills

1. Today for each time you said "I love you" to some person. - 10 points

2. If you told anybody today "I'm sorry" - 10 points

3. If today you said "Thank you Lord" - 10 points

4. If you deserved a "Thank You" from every person living in your home - 10 points

5. If you listened to a loved one as much as you talked to that loved one - 10 points

6. If you are generally cheerful. You are blooming where you are planted - 10

7. If you can confess "I really don't know the answer without shame or embarrassment - 10

8. If your prayer life is worth more to you than your pay checks - 10 points

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If You Agree

1. If you received a $1000 gift what would you do with it?

2. What would the wife do with it if she could have her way.

3. What would the husband do with it if he could have his way.

4. If the two of you went to the zoo which animals would you spend the most time watching.

5. What little trick does the husband do to invite romance when he goes to bed.

6. What was the last article of clothing the wife purchased.

7. What is the title of the last book the husband read.

8. What would you like to do or where would you like to go on your next vacation.

9. When did you have your last red hot disagreement.

10. What food does the wife buy or prepare to show love to husband.

11. What does the wife enjoy to do in her spare time.

12. Grade your husbands ability as a handy man around the house.

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I have only one minute, only sixty seconds in it. Forced upon me. Can't refuse it. Didn't seek it. Didn't choose it, but it is up to me to use it. Give account if I abuse it. Just a tiny little minute but eternity is in it!

------------ Matthew 6:33 -----------

33 But seek first his kingdom and

his righteousness, and all these

things will be given to you as well.

1. Start & end each day with God.

2. Have a Sweet Spirit.

3. Stay useable & God will use you.

4. Depend on God for everything. He's a rewarder of Searchers

5. Move on with God. Don't retire from Christian Living.

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How to Build a Friendship

1. An attitude of acceptance.

2. Mutual attractions

3. An expression of commitment.

4. Genuine Openness

5. Appreciative enjoyment.

Conditional acceptance destroys people

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Fire purifies what it can not burn.

It burns what it can not purify.

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The Difference between Law & Grace

Law Grace

By sight By Faith

Makes us guilty Forgives us

Fear & hiding Rest in His Word and coming

Death of self or sacrifice Living in Jesus our advocate

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Mt. Sinai - Law

Mt. Moriah - Sacrifice

Mt. Zion - Rewarding

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------------- Romans 9:30 ---------

30 ¶ What then shall we say? That

the Gentiles, who did not pursue

righteousness, have obtained it, a

righteousness that is by faith;

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Questions

1. Does the way I think of myself affect other people?

2. Did I ever think God blew it?

3. Do you know that loving yourself comes before loving others?

4. Your purpose for being?

5. Does God make mistakes?

6. How does God want me to improve myself?

7. Did you thank God for your appearance.

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Thank God.

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Woman is the first thing God didn't make from dirt.

Any thing with 2 heads is a monster.

God made man and looked at him and said I can do better than that so he made woman.

Every thing my husband needs is implanted in me.

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I'm Maurice Eshleman's cheer leader.

Submission - Faith and submission God developed in my life.

What the world sees in me is what I see in Christ.

-------- 1 Corinthians 10:13 --------

13 No temptation has seized you

except what is common to man. And God

is faithful; he will not let you be

tempted beyond what you can bear. But

when you are tempted, he will also

provide a way out so that you can

stand up under it.

------------ Psalms 128:3 ------------

3 Your wife will be like a fruitful

vine within your house; your sons

will be like olive shoots round your

table.

6 and may you live to see your

children's children.

Isa 47

---------- Proverbs 21:12 -----------

12 ¶ The Righteous One takes note of

the house of the wicked and brings

the wicked to ruin.

Behavior Patterns of a Man in Christ Jesus..

His New Life Style in Relating to people shows love, gives love.

1. Speaks the Truth in Love.

2. Controls Anger in Love.

3. Full of Love, no place for evil or Satan.

4. Earns and shares material blessings in Love.

5. Uses words with grace and love - Messenger of grace.

6. Loving, Giving and Forgiving.

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Fruit of the Spirit

Joy is Love Singing.

Peace is Love Resting

Longsuffering is Love Enduring

Gentleness is Love's Touch

Goodness is Love's Character

Faithfulness is Love's Habit

Meekness is Love's Forgetfulness

Self Control is Love Holding the reigns.

Think Deeply,

Speak Gently,

Love Much

Laugh Often

Work Hard

Give Freely

Pay Promptly

Pray Earnestly

And Be Kind

Life can never be dull again

When once you've thrown the window open wide

And seen the great world that lies outside

And say to yourself this wondrous thing

I'm wanted for the business of the King!

God gave me sympathy and sense

And help me keep my courage high!

God give me calm and confidence

And please, a twinkle in my eye.

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There is More to Life

Is there something missing

Is there more to life

Who can tell us where to turn

Help us - Help us

Help us thru the strife

Can we find the answers?

Can we really know?

Does the Bible show the way?

For us - For us - For us here below

Beneath the noise & laughter

With all the parties & fun

I wondered what would

come after the empty

masquerade was done

Than today they showed me

That God's love was real

And my life would only begin

When before Him I would kneel.

Now my life has meaning

Just the way He planned

Thru the years I'll do His will

Guided - guided - guided by His hand

Tho each day is bringing

Questions quite a few

If I pray and read His word

He will - He will - see me thru

Now by His standard I measure

and life is worth so much more

Even the goals that I treasure

are different than they were before

When I think of others groping aimlessly

I in turn must share them

Sharing what Christ has done for me.

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Why I need to know what Spiritual Gift God gave me.

1. So I may know joy.

2. So I may be fulfilled.

3. So I can help build up the church.

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Gifts I Have to Honor the Lord

1. A body to present to Him, a life to live for Him

2. A mind to think soberly

3. A heart to love, care, & share. An understanding heart.

4. Folks to share God's love to me.

What God did for others, he can do for me

5. I'm a person, a testimony to share with others, my joy & my happiness

What God did for me, he can do for others

6. Gift of acceptance - others. Where they are & who they are

7. Gift of growth & becoming all God planned me to be.

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------------ Exodus 20:5 ------------

5 You shall not bow down to them or

worship them; for I, the LORD your

God, am a jealous God, punishing the

children for the sin of the fathers

to the third and fourth generation of

those who hate me,

----------- Zechariah 1:2 -----------

2 ``The LORD was very angry with

your forefathers.

3 Therefore tell the people: This

is what the LORD Almighty says:

`Return to me,' declares the LORD

Almighty, `and I will return to you,'

says the LORD Almighty.

4 Do not be like your forefathers,

Break the sin line

Hebrews 11 - By Faith

---------- Deuteronomy 6:4 ----------

4 ¶ Hear, O Israel: The LORD our

God, the LORD is one.

5 Love the LORD your God with all

your heart and with all your soul and

with all your strength.

6 These commandments that I give

you today are to be upon your hearts.

7 Impress them on your children.

Talk about them when you sit at home

and when you walk along the road,

when you lie down and when you get

up.

------------- John 15:16 -------------

16 You did not choose me, but I

chose you and appointed you to go and

bear fruit- fruit that will last.

Then the Father will give you

whatever you ask in my name.

Prayer

----------- Psalms 144:12 -----------

12 That our sons [may be] as plants

grown up in their youth; [that] our

daughters [may be] as corner stones,

polished [after] the similitude of a

palace:

----------- Psalms 144:14 ----------

14 [That] our oxen [may be] strong

to labor; [that there be] no

breaking in, nor going out; that

[there be] no complaining in our

streets.

----------- Psalms 144:15 ----------

15 Happy [is that] people, that is

in such a case: [yea], happy [is

that] people, whose God [is] the

LORD.

The just shall live by faith

Believe God is, That He is a Rewarder of His seekers

----------- Psalms 139:13 -----------

13 For you created my inmost being;

you knit me together in my mother's

womb.

14 I praise you because I am

fearfully and wonderfully made; your

works are wonderful, I know that full

well.

15 My frame was not hidden from you

when I was made in the secret place.

When I was woven together in the

depths of the earth,

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Even now Lord

Send us love

Send us peace

Send us grace

Even now Lord

Do it now Lord

Let the fullness of your presence fill this place.

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------------ Matthew 5:8 ---------

8 Blessed are the pure in heart,

for they will see God.

------------ Psalms 24:3 ------------

3 ¶ Who may ascend the hill of the

LORD? Who may stand in his holy

place?

4 He who has clean hands and a pure

heart, who does not lift up his soul

to an idol or swear by what is false.

Psalms 51:10 Clean heart

Psalms 57:7 My heart is fixed

Psalms 108:1 fixed hearts sing & give praise

Hebrews 11:10 hearts that operate by faith

----------- 2 Peter 1:10 ----------

10 Therefore, my brothers, be all

the more eager to make your calling

and election sure. For if you do

these things, you will never fall,

------------ Psalms 8:4 -------------

4 what is man that you are mindful

of him, the son of man that you care

for him?

5 You made him a little lower than

the heavenly beings and crowned him

with glory and honor.

Rom 1.21 darkness, 2:5 hardness

Rom 5:5 Love of God shines in

Jeremiah 17:9 heart plays games, it's deceitful

Matt 12:34 out of the abundance of the heart

Matt 15:15:18-19 when a man's heart is defiled, so is his speech

Psalms 51:17 broken & contrite heart

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One of the best things any person can do for himself is to make his own acquaintance so that when he's alone he's not with a stranger but a good friend who he knows and likes.

Keep your life flowing through rocks, past marrows that seems to threaten its passage down steep declines. Keep it flowing.

Without becoming self indulgent many people could help themselves considerably by having a bit of patience with themselves when the going gets difficult.

There are those who have disciplined themselves to regard every problem as a challenge to be met & used as a spur to drive them towards a new venture. These are the ones who later erect monuments to honor the difficulties which they used to serve them.

Thanks be to God who helps us turn misfortune into good fortune.

The secret of an adjusted life is the realization that whatever the day, the hour, the circumstance, it is always time to love.

Life doesn't have to be boring, we make it that way.

If you should decide that you want to do something for the world. You may well consider the truly lovely values of life:

Faith, Hope, Gratitude, Praise, Love.

And let your life be a proving ground where on these values are tested for emerging generations.

Give this world one good old Grandma.

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----------- Ephesians 1:3 ----------

3 ¶ Praise be to the God and Father

of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has

blessed us in the heavenly realms

with every spiritual blessing in Christ.

Church - Community of saints

Needed to complete the Person, Life and Ministry of Jesus

I am part of His plan, He reveals family secrets that I May have confidence and be assured of His Life and Power with in me.

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His Saints are chosen from every tribe, every country, every community of people.

And He meets them where they are and ushers them into a love relationship with Him and the abundant life in Him.

Acts 19

Some people from Eph. could have been in Jerusalem when the Holy Spirit was given. Some persecuted saints from Jerusalem could have fled to Eph. When Saul / Paul persecuted the young church.

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To be a Teacher

1. Be sure of Personal Salvation.

2. Have a reasonable knowledge of the Word of God.

3. Have a genuine love of people.

4. Have a personal relationship with the Holy Spirit. Be filled, baptized - want it all.

Claim gifts of Spirit to minister to others.

When God Blessed a church. Jealous people criticize and try to copy the work.

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Re 2:4 Yet I hold this against

you: You have forsaken your first

love.

Re 2:19 I know thy works, and

charity, and service, and faith,

and thy patience, and thy works;

and the last [to be] more than

the first.

Yesterday is a canceled check. Tomorrow is a promissary note. Today is ready cash. Use It!!