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“Beware of placing our Lord as Teacher first instead of
Savior…We must know Him first as Savior before His teaching
can have any meaning for us or before it can have any
meaning other than that of an ideal that leads to despair.”
----Oswald Chambers (1874-1917), Minister, teacher
Good teacher what must I do to get eternal life?
---Luke 18:18 |
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“A great man shows his greatness by the way he treats little
men.”
---anonymous
When Jesus came by, he looked up at Zacchaeus and called him
by name. “Zacchaeus!” he said. “Quick, come down! I must be
a guest in your home today.”
---Luke 19:5 |
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“Success is to be measured not so much by the position that
one has reached in life as by the obstacles which he has
overcome while trying to succeed.”
Booker T. Washington (1856-1915), Educator
Those who are greatest among you should take the lowest
rank, and the leader should be like a servant. Who is more
important, the one who sits at the table or the one who
serves?
---Luke 22:26-27 |
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“The discipline of writing something down is the first step
toward making it happen.”
---Lee Iacocca, automobile executive
He wrote the dream down and this is what he saw.
---Daniel 7:1 |
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“He who reads much and understands much, receives his fill.
He who is full, refreshes others.”
---St. Ambrose (d.397), Bishop of Milan
Words of true wisdom are as refreshing as a bubbling brook.
---Proverbs 18:4 |
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“Life is change. Growth is optional. Choose wisely.”
---Karen Kaiser Clark, motivational speaker
Like newborn babies, you must crave pure spiritual milk so
that you will grow into a full experience of salvation.
---I Peter 2:2 |
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“How entirely blessed was the mind of the Virgin which,
through the indwelling and guidance of the Spirit, was
always and in every way open to the power of the Word of
God.”
---St. Lawrence Justiniani (1381-1456), Bishop and first
Patriarch of Venice
“I am the Lord’s servant. May everything you have said about
me come true.” And the angel left her.
---Luke 1:38 |
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“If you wish others to believe in you, you must first
convince them that you believe in them.”
---Harvey Mackay, author, speaker, business consultant
Though I am far away from you, my heart is with you. And I
rejoice that you are living as you should and that your
faith in Christ is strong.
---Colossians 2:5 |
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“There are two big forces at work, external and internal. We
have very little control over external forces such as
tornados, earthquakes, floods, disasters, illness and pain.
What really mattes is internal force. How do I respond to
those disasters? Over that I have complete control.”
---Leo Buscaglia, author, speaker
We patiently endure troubles and hardships and calamities of
every kind.
---II Corinthians 6:4
We live close to death, but we are still alive. We have been
beaten, but we have not been killed. Our hearts ache, but we
always have joy. We are poor, but we give spiritual riches
to others. We own nothing, and yet we have everything.
---II Corinthians 6:9-10 |
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“Kind words can be short, but their echoes are endless.”
---Mother Teresa (1910-1997), Roman Catholic nun
“Don’t be afraid. Only believe.”
---Luke 8:50 |
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“Follow your passion, and success will follow you.”
---Arthur Buddhold
Passion for God’s house will consume me.
---John 2:17 |
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“We have to be very careful about asking God questions and
then answering them ourselves and saying: ‘God answered.’”
---Thomas Merton, (1915-1968), Tappets monk, in his
Journals, vol. I, p.449.
Don’t be foolish. Understand what the will of the Lord is.
---Ephesians 5:17 |
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“Be kinder than necessary for everyone you meet is fighting
some kind of battle.”
---Unknown
Be kind to each other.
---Ephesians 4:32 |
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“My greatest point is my persistence. I never give up in a
match. However down I am, I fight until the last ball. My
list of matches shows that I have turned a great many
so-called irretrievable defeats into victories.”
---Bjorn Borg, professional tennis player
Overwhelming victory is ours through Christ.
---Romans 8:37 |
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“There is no man living who isn’t capable of doing more than
he thinks he can do.”
---Henry Ford (1863-1947), founder of Ford Motor Co.
I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.
---Philippians 4:13 |
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“One comes to believe whatever one repeats to oneself
sufficiently often, whether the statement be true or false.
It comes to be the dominating thought in one’s mind.”
---Robert Collier (1885-1950), author
Let God change you into a new person by changing the way you
think.
--- Romans 12:2 |
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“It matters not what a person is born, but (whom) they
choose to be.”
---J.K. Rowling, author
You are a chosen people. You are a kingdom of priests, God’s
holy nation, his very own possession.
---I Peter 2:9 |
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“Judge each day not by the harvest you reap, but by the
seeds you plant.”
---Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-1894), writer, poet
Those who plant in tears will harvest with shouts of joy!
---Psalm 126:5 |
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“Contradiction, sickness, scruples, spiritual aridity, and
all the inner and outward torments are the chisel with which
God carves His statues for paradise.”
---Saint Alphonsus Liguori (1696-1787), Roman Catholic
Bishop, writer, theologian, and founder of the Redemptorists,
a religious order
We can rejoice, too, when we run into problems and trials,
for we know that they are good for us---they help us learn
to endure. And endurance develops strength of character in
us, and character strengths our confident expectation of
salvation.
---Romans 5:3-4 |
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“There’s nothing written in the Bible…that says if you
believe in me, you ain’t going to have no troubles.”
---Ray Charles (1930-2004), American pianist and singer who
shaped the sound of rhythm and blues
“Here on earth you will have many trials and sorrows. But
take heart, because I have overcome the world.”
---John 16:33 |
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“God often delays His response as he works all things
together for good.”
---Jeanne Zornes, author
And we know that God causes everything to work together for
the good of those who love God and are called according to
his purpose for them.
---Romans 8:28 |
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“The two greatest fear busters are knowledge and action.”
---Denis Waitley, author, speaker
Of the sons of Issachar, men who understood the times, with
knowledge of what Israel should do, their chiefs were two
hundred; and all their kinsmen were at their command.
---I Chronicles 12:32 |
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“Character is what you are in the dark.”
---Dwight L. Moody (1837-1939), American evangelist
Potipher’s wife soon began to look at him lustfully. “Come
and sleep with me,” she demanded. But Joseph refused.
“Look,” he told her, “my master trusts me with everything in
his entire household. No one here has more authority than I
do. He has held back nothing from except you, because you
are his wife. How could I do such a wicked thing? It would
be a great sin against God.”
---Genesis 39:7-9
“Being unselfish in attitude strikes at the very core of our
being. It means we are willing to forgo our own comfort, our
own preferences, our own schedule, our own desires for
another’s benefit.
---Charles R. Swindoll, American minister, author
Though he was God,
He did not think equality with God
As something to cling to.
Instead, he gave up his divine privileges;
He took the humble position of a slave
And was born a human being.
---Philippians 2:6-7 |
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“When you make a mistake there are only three things you
should ever do about it: (1) admit it; (2) learn from it;
(3) Don’t repeat it.”
---Paul “Bear” Bryant (1913-1983), football coach
A quiet spirit (composure) can overcome even great mistakes.
---Ecclesiastes 10:4 |
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“When you lie in trash long enough, no amount of perfume can
conceal your bed; the aroma follows you and becomes you.”
---David B.Whitlock, Ph.D.
Do not be deceived: “Bad company corrupts good morals.”
---I Corinthians 15:33 |
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“What someone is begins to be revealed when his talent
abates, when he stops showing us what he can do.”
---Friedrich Nietzche (1844-1900), German philosopher
I am well content with weaknesses, with insults, with
distresses, with persecutions, with difficulties, for
Christ’s sake; for when I am weak, then I am strong.
---II Corinthians 12:10 |
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“O God, I not only want to be all Yours, I wish to be a
saint. And since I do not know whether my life will be long
or short, I tell You that I want to be a saint soon.”
---St. John Bosco (1815-1888), Italian Catholic priest
To all who are beloved of God in Rome, called as saints:
Grace and peace for God our Father and the Lord Jesus
Christ.
---Romans 1:7 |
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“It is with trifles, and when he is off guard, that a man
best reveals his character.”
---Arthur Schopenhauer (1788-1860), German philosopher
The Lord directs the steps of the godly. He delights in
every detail of their lives.
---Psalm 37:23 |
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“If you have integrity, nothing else matters. If you don’t
have integrity, nothing else matters.”
---Alan Simpson
The godly walk with integrity.
---Proverbs 20:7 |
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“It is ingrained in us that we have to do exceptional things
for God; but we have not. We have to be exceptional in the
ordinary things, to be holy men in mean streets, among mean
people, and that is not learned in five minutes.”
---Oswald Chambers (1874-1917), Scottish minister and
teacher
Be careful how you live. Don’t live like fools, but like
those who are wise. Make the most of every opportunity in
these evil days. Don’t act thoughtlessly, but understand
what the Lord wants you to do.
---Ephesians 5:15-17 |
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October 31, 2008 |
“A grandmother pretends she doesn’t know who you are on
Halloween.”
---Erma Bombeck (1927-1996), American humorist
But Jesus said, “Let the children come to me.”
---Matthew 19:14 |
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