“Everyone has
inside of him a piece of good news. The good news is that
you don’t know how great you can be! How much you can love!
What you can accomplish! And what your potential is!”
---Anne Frank (1929-1945), Jewish Refugee and Diarist
I can do everything through Christ, who gives me strength.
---Philippians 4:13
September 2,
2007
“To be upset
about what you don’t have is to waste what you do have.”
---Ken Keyes, Jr. (1921-1995), Personal growth leader
I have learned to be content with whatever I have.
---Philippians 4:11
September 3,
2007
“There aren’t
any rules to success that will work unless you do.”
---Unknown
Work hard so you can present yourself to God and receive his
approval. Be a good worker, one who does not need to be
ashamed and who correctly explains the word of truth.
---II Timothy 4:15
September 4,
2007
“Without being
forgiven, released from the consequences of what we have
done, our capacity to act would, as it were, be confined to
a single deed from which we could never recover; we would
remain the victims of its consequences forever, not unlike
the sorcerer’s apprentice who lacked the magic formula to
break the spell.
---Hannah Arendt (1906-1975), political philosopher
But Christ has rescued us from the curse pronounced by the
law. When he was hung on the cross, he took upon himself the
curse for our wrongdoing…Through Christ Jesus, God has
blessed the Gentiles with the same blessing he promised to
Abraham, so that we who are believers might receive the
promised Holy Spirit through faith.
---Galatians 3:13,14
September 5,
2007
“True heroism
is remarkably sober, very undramatic. It is not the urge to
surpass all others at whatever cost, but the urge to serve
others, at whatever cost.
---Arthur Ashe, (1943-1993), tennis player
For even the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve
others and to give his life as a ransom for many.
---Mark 10:45
September 6,
2007
“What counts in
sports is not the victory, but the magnificence of the
struggle.”
---Joe Paterno, football coach
We can rejoice, too, when we run in to problems and trials,
for we know that they help us develop endurance. And
endurance develops strength of character, and character
strengthens our confident hope of salvation.
---Romans 5:3-4
September 7,
2007
“The best plan
is to profit by the folly of others.”
---Pliny the Elder
The plans of the diligent lead to profit.
---Proverbs 21:5
September 8,
2007
“When I am
planning a campaign I purposely exaggerate all the dangers
that the circumstances make possible. I am in a thoroughly
painful state of agitation but this does not deep me from
looking quite serene in front of my entourage. Once I have
made up my mind, everything is forgotten except what leads
to success.”
---Napolean Bonaparte
Plans for lack of counsel, but with many advisers they
succeed.
---Proverbs 15:22
September 9,
2007
“Without heroes
we wouldn’t know how far we could go.”
---Bernard Malamud (1914-1986), American writer, author of
The Natural
The godly people in the land are my true heroes!
---Psalm 16:3
September 10,
2007
“After climbing
a great hill, one finds many more hills to climb.”
---Nelson Mandela, former President of South Africa,
I am as strong now as I was when Moses sent me on that
journey, and I can still travel and fight as well as I could
then. So give me the hill country that the Lord promised me.
---Joshua 14:11-12
September 11,
2007
“All of a
sudden there were people screaming. I saw people jumping out
of the building. Their arms were flailing. I stopped taking
pictures and started crying.”
---Michael Walters, free-lance photo journalist in
Manhattan, New York
O Lord, hear my plea for justice. Listen to my cry for
help.”
---Psalm 17:1
September 12,
2007
“Too often we
underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a
listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of
caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life
around.”
---Leo Buscaglia, American author
Take tender care of those who are weak. Be patient with
everyone.
---I Thessalonians 5:14
September 13,
2007
“Men, I want
you just thinking of one word all season, and one word only:
Super Bowl.”
---Bill Peterson (1920-1993), football coach
Look straight ahead, and fix your eyes on what lies before
you.”
---Proverbs 4:25
September 14,
2007
“The present
congregations need instruction not on how to pray but on the
necessity of prayer to begin with.”
---Gregory of Nyssa (330-c.395), Bishop of Nyssa
Remain in me, and I will remain in you. For a branch cannot
produce fruit if it is severed from the vine, and you cannot
be fruitful unless you remain in me.
---John 15:4
September 15,
2007
“It’s never
crowded along the extra mile.”
---Wayne Dyer, author, speaker
Don’t you realize that in a race everyone runs, but only one
person get the prize? So run to win! All athletes are
disciplined in their training. They do it to win a prize
that will fade away, but we do it for an eternal prize.
---I Corinthians 9:24-25
September 16,
2007
“Jesus said,
‘Go and make disciples, not ‘make converts to your
opinions.’”
---Oswald Chambers (1874-1917), teacher, minister, author
So Christ has really set us free. Now make sure that you
stay free, and don’t get tied up again in slavery to the
law.
---Galatians 5:1
September 17,
2007
“The
indispensable first step to getting the things you want out
of life is this: decide what you want.”
---Ben Stein, actor and author
Seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these
things will be given you as well.
---Matthew 6:33
September 18,
2007
“Everyone wants
to be appreciated. So if you appreciate someone, don’t keep
it a secret.”
---Mary Kay Ash, Entrepreneur and founder of Mary Kay
Cosmetics
Encourage each other and build each other up.
---I Thessalonians 5:11
September 19,
2007
“In the end,
it’s extra effort that separates a winner from second place.
But winning takes a lot more than that too. It starts with
complete command of the fundamentals. Then it takes desire,
determination, discipline, and self-sacrifice. And finally,
it takes a great deal of love, fairness and respect for your
fellow man. Put all these together, and even if you don’t
win, how can you lose?”
---Jesse Owens (1913-1980), American track and field athlete
Don’t you realize that in a race everyone runs, but only one
person get the prize? So run to win.
---I Corinthians 9:24
September 20,
2007
“Character---the willingness to accept responsibility for
one’s own life---is the source from which self-respect
springs.”
---Joan Didion, American journalist
For we are each responsible for our own conduct.
---Galatians 6:5
September 21,
2007
“If you watch how nature deals with
adversity, continually renewing itself, you can’t help but
learn.”
---Bernie Siegel, M.D., author, lecturer, physician
The creation looks forward to the day when it will join
God’s children in glorious freedom from death and decay.
---Romans 8:21
September 22,
2007
“It’s our choices…that show what we
truly are, far more than our abilities.”
---J.K. Rowling, British writer and author of the Harry
Potter series
Don’t you realize that you become the slave of whatever you
choose to obey? You can be a slave to sin, which leads to
death, or you can choose to obey God, which leads to
righteous living.
---Romans 6:16
September 23,
2007
“Giving up was never an option.”
---Lance Armstrong, retired road racing cyclist, winner of
Tour de France seven consecutive times
Since God in his mercy has given us this ministry, we do not
give up.
---II Corinthians 4:1
September 24,
2007
“If you think education is expensive,
try ignorance.”
---Derok Bok, former President of Harvard University
Wisdom is far more valuable than rubies. Nothing you desire
can compare with it.
---Proverbs 8:11
September 25,
2007
“The greatest oak was once a little
nut who held its ground.”
---Unknown
Therefore, take up the full armor of God, so that you will
be able to resist in the evil day, and having done
everything, to stand firm.
---Ephesians 6:13
September 26,
2007
The troubles we encounter should
create within us a sense of desperateness for God that
endures all the time: good times and bad times, easy times
and hard times.
---David B. Whitlock, Ph.D.
As the deer longs for streams of water, so I long for you, O
God. I thirst for God, the living God.
---Psalm 42:1-2
September 27,
2007
“Good timber does not grow with ease;
the stronger the wind, the stronger the trees.”
---J. Willard Marriott, Founder of Marriott Hotels
We can rejoice…when we run into problems and trials, for we
know that they help us develop endurance. And endurance
develops strength of character, and character strengthens
our confident hope of salvation.
---Romans 5:3-4
September 28,
2007
“Optimism is a dominant trait in the
most successful people in business. For instance, the
ability to see the best in people becomes a self-fulfilling
prophecy.”
---Tammy Tierney, business journalist
---I love you and long to see you, dear friends, for you are
my joy and the crown I receive for my work
---Philippians 4:1.
September 29,
2007
“Feelings follow actions. So when you
don’t really want to or feel like doing what needs to be
done---do it and then you will feel like doing it.”
---Zig Ziglar, speaker, author
Let’s not get tired of doing what is good. At just the right
time we will reap a harvest of blessing if we don’t give up.
Therefore, whenever we have the opportunity, we should do
good to everyone---especially those in the family of faith.
---Galatians 6:9-10
September 30,
2007
“Things don’t go wrong and break your
heart so you can become bitter and give up. They happen to
break you down and build you up so you can be all that you
were intended to be.”
---Charles “Tremendous” Jones, motivational speaker and
author
What we suffer now is nothing compared to the glory he will
reveal to us later.
---Romans 8:18
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