scripture
Luke 6:46
Jesus speaking, “But why do you call Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ and do not do the things which I say?”
quote
One act of obedience is better than one hundred sermons.
Dietrich Bonhoeffer
thought
People love to think of Jesus as their Savior, and they should do so.
When they neglect that He is also their Lord, then they are imagining a Jesus of their own creation.
Jesus is our Savior and our Lord.
scripture
Isaiah 16:5
In love a throne will be established; in faithfulness a man will sit on it— one from the house of David— one who in judging seeks justice and speeds the cause of righteousness.
quote
God framed the history of the world in view of the coming of Jesus Christ. In the very beginning He chose a family whose line of descent should run directly from Eden to Bethlehem. This family God took into covenant with Himself, and the promise of the covenant was that of its seed Christ should be born in the fullness of time. This covenant-line runs through the whole of the Old Testament as the golden thread runs through the beautiful fabric. Everything centers in this covenant-line. It unifies the Old Testament. It is the cord upon which the pearls of history are strung. Keep this in mind, and it will explain a thousand mysteries and perplexities in reading the Old Testament.
- David Gregg
scripture
Matthew 6:5-8
Jesus speaking, "And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by men. I tell you the truth, they have received their reward in full. But when you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father, who is unseen. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you. And when you pray, do not keep on babbling like pagans, for they think they will be heard because of their many words. Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask him.”
quote
We are not necessarily doubting that God will do the best for us; we are wondering how painful the best will turn out to be.
C. S. Lewis
lyrics
Addison Road: Casualties
He sees his life just pass by
Just another number in a suit and tie
No purpose here nothing to give
Is this what it means to really live?
His feet never touch the ground
His days fly by, he can't slow down
(CHORUS)
Casualties of the American dream
Have we lost our vision
Drifting off and living
Half asleep with a faint heartbeat
Just dying to be revived
I want to be revived
She's screaming out, "I've lost control"
Caught in another undertow
She's only barely hanging on
Been holding her breath for so long
Her feet never touch the ground
She's not sure which way is up or down
I want to be revived
I want to feel alive
And in a world so numb
Don't let me become another
Casualty living in this dream
Yeah
I want to be revived
scripture
James 3:7-8
For every kind of beast and bird, of reptile and creature of the sea, is tamed and has been tamed by mankind. But no man can tame the tongue. It is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison.
quote
Words which do not give the light of Christ increase the darkness.
Mother Teresa
scripture
Matthew 13:36-43 (The Parable of the Weeds Explained)
Then he left the crowd and went into the house. His disciples came to him and said, "Explain to us the parable of the weeds in the field." He answered, "The one who sowed the good seed is the Son of Man. The field is the world, and the good seed stands for the sons of the kingdom. The weeds are the sons of the evil one, and the enemy who sows them is the devil. The harvest is the end of the age, and the harvesters are angels. "As the weeds are pulled up and burned in the fire, so it will be at the end of the age. The Son of Man will send out his angels, and they will weed out of his kingdom everything that causes sin and all who do evil. They will throw them into the fiery furnace, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth. Then the righteous will shine like the sun in the kingdom of their Father. He who has ears, let him hear.”
quote
Whisper in my ear that Satan has moved you up. He said that you are getting to be dangerous to his kingdom. He says you are spoiling his plans, you are thwarting his purposes. You are pulling down his strongholds. We are not pulling things down! We’re building pretty little churches and little rooms for people to sit around. If Jesus came back He wouldn’t clean the temple, He’d cleanse the pulpit. We are in grave danger when we let our accomplishments become the ground of our confidence. Oh boy, how we want to be esteemed, how we want to be respected, how people should realize what precious the gifts of the spirit I’ve been given. You know why they don’t? Because you stink with pride, that’s why.
- Leonard Ravenhill
scripture
Psalm 42:5-8
Why are you downcast, O my soul? Why so disturbed within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise him, my Savior and my God. My soul is downcast within me; therefore I will remember you from the land of the Jordan, the heights of Hermon—from Mount Mizar. Deep calls to deep in the roar of your waterfalls; all your waves and breakers have swept over me. By day the LORD directs his love, at night his song is with me— a prayer to the God of my life.
quote
I have talked with people that have no assurance of sins forgiven. They want to feel saved before they are willing to commit themselves to Christ. But I believe that the only ones whom God actually witnesses by His spirit, are born again. [These] are the people who, whether they say it or not, come to Jesus Christ and say something like this, “Lord Jesus, I am going to obey you, and love you, and serve you, and do what you want me to do as long as I live. Even if I go to hell at the end of the road simply because You are Worthy to be loved, and obeyed, and served, and I am not trying to make a deal with you.”
Paris Reidhead, Ten Shekels and a Shirt
scriptures
Proverbs 22:4
Humility and the fear of the LORD bring wealth and honor and life.
quote
The really tough thing about true humility is you can't brag about it.
Gene Brown
scripture
1 Peter 1:8-10
If we claim to be without sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness. If we claim we have not sinned, we make him out to be a liar and his word has no place in our lives.
quote
Sin has many tools, but a lie is the handle which fits them all.
Edmund Burke
scripture
Psalm 119:9-16
How can a young man keep his way pure? By living according to your word.
I seek you with all my heart; do not let me stray from your commands.
I have hidden your word in my heart that I might not sin against you.
Praise be to you, O LORD; teach me your decrees.
With my lips I recount all the laws that come from your mouth.
I rejoice in following your statutes as one rejoices in great riches.
I meditate on your precepts and consider your ways.
I delight in your decrees; I will not neglect your word.
quote
I spent six years in Bible study because I needed to get grounded. People really need to spend time in the Bible getting to know the God they claim to love.
Willie Aames
resources
Find someone who will commit with you to stick to a Bible study or a Bible reading plan. Help each other to not neglect the Word.
http://www.biblegateway.com/resources/readingplans/
Comprehensive (365 days)
Biographical (121 days)
Survey (61 days)
Chronological (61 days)
http://www.tniv.com/Experience%20it/docs/plan_jesus_30.pdf
Life of Jesus (30 days)
scripture
1 John 4:19-21
We love because he first loved us. If anyone says, "I love God," yet hates his brother, he is a liar. For anyone who does not love his brother, whom he has seen, cannot love God, whom he has not seen. And he has given us this command: Whoever loves God must also love his brother.
quote
Life without love is like a tree without blossoms or fruit.
Kahlil Gibran
scripture
Proverbs 23:29-35
Who has woe? Who has sorrow? Who has strife? Who has complaints? Who has needless bruises? Who has bloodshot eyes? Those who linger over wine, who go to sample bowls of mixed wine. Do not gaze at wine when it is red, when it sparkles in the cup, when it goes down smoothly! In the end it bites like a snake and poisons like a viper. Your eyes will see strange sights and your mind imagine confusing things. You will be like one sleeping on the high seas, lying on top of the rigging. "They hit me," you will say, "but I'm not hurt! They beat me, but I don't feel it! When will I wake up so I can find another drink?"
thought
The Bible never says, do not drink. It does however warn about its destructive potential if it is abused.
scripture
1 Corinthians 15:58
Therefore, my dear brothers, stand firm. Let nothing move you. Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.
sermon excerpt
One day Napoleon ran his index finger round a great country, he was talking to his generals and he said, "There lies a sleeping giant, LET IT SLEEP!! Because," he said, "if that country ever wakes up and harnesses it's man power to it's mineral power it will shake the world." The country he outlined, in case you are interested, was none other than China, our biggest headache. See the devil standing there, he isn't running his finger round a map, he is running his finger round the church of Jesus Christ and he says, "There is the church of Jesus Christ asleep, LET IT SLEEP!!" "Because if it ever rediscovers the power of the Holy Ghost, if it ever rediscovers the resurrection power of Jesus, it will shake the world."
- Leonard Ravenhill, Weeping between the porch and the alter
scripture
Mark 3:1-6
Another time he went into the synagogue, and a man with a shriveled hand was there. Some of them were looking for a reason to accuse Jesus, so they watched him closely to see if he would heal him on the Sabbath. Jesus said to the man with the shriveled hand, "Stand up in front of everyone." Then Jesus asked them, "Which is lawful on the Sabbath: to do good or to do evil, to save life or to kill?" But they remained silent. He looked around at them in anger and, deeply distressed at their stubborn hearts, said to the man, "Stretch out your hand." He stretched it out, and his hand was completely restored. Then the Pharisees went out and began to plot with the Herodians how they might kill Jesus.
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thought
There can be conflict without change but there cannot be change without conflict.
scripture
Galatians 5:22-26
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law. Those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the sinful nature with its passions and desires. Since we live by the Spirit, let us keep in step with the Spirit. Let us not become conceited, provoking and envying each other.
What is not of the Spirit? English and Espanol
story
"We had a thing at church the other night and Dr. Norman Wright posed this question for each of us to ask ourselves at the end of each day: How was it living with (working with, being around) me today? He said if we get really brave we can actually ask our spouses this out loud! People laughed. So the next morning as we're waking up Kenny says to me, "So, how is it living with me?" I responded, "So far so good, but the day is still young!" Anyway, it's a nice barometer of how we're treating others and the vibes we're giving out and if we've been interacting with each other in a Godly way."
- Email from a friend
scripture
Job 1:20-21
At this, Job got up and tore his robe and shaved his head. Then he fell to the ground in worship and said: "Naked I came from my mother's womb, and naked I will depart. The LORD gave and the LORD has taken away; may the name of the LORD be praised."
quote
The essence of optimism is that it takes no account of the present, but it is a source of inspiration, of vitality and hope where others have resigned; it enables a man to hold his head high, to claim the future for himself and not to abandon it to his enemy.
Dietrich Bonhoeffer
scripture
Psalm 39:4-7
Show me, O LORD, my life's end and the number of my days; let me know how fleeting is my life. You have made my days a mere handbreadth; the span of my years is as nothing before you. Each man's life is but a breath. Selah Man is a mere phantom as he goes to and fro: He bustles about, but only in vain; he heaps up wealth, not knowing who will get it. But now, Lord, what do I look for? My hope is in you.
quote
For weeks after my last operation [for cancer]- frail and without energy, sleeping ten hours- I looked in my house at all the books I had not read and wept for my inability to read them. Or I looked at great books I had read too quickly in my avidity- telling myself I would return to them later. There is never a later, but for most of my life I have believed in later.
Donald Hall
Going Green
It seems the "three R's" of old (reading, 'riting, and 'rithmetic) have been replaced by three new "R's": reuse, repurpose, recycle.
When it comes to recycling, we have the best of all possible examples . . . Jesus. He's the ultimate Recycler. Think about it: he reuses worn out, used up, broken people and makes them into brand-new creations. He's amazingly efficient, too, never wasting any experience or situation. As Romans 8:28 reminds us, "And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God" (En Espanol)
On our end, it's not just used paper or plastic that can be turned into something more useful. Perhaps you have an attitude that could benefit from recycling? Maybe it's time to repurpose a habit of worrying or complaining into the practice of gratitude for the gifts God has given. Think of the energy that would save!
Thanks to my mama for sending this in. <3 I needed it.
scripture
Proverbs 4:1
Listen, my sons, to a father's instruction; pay attention and gain understanding…
quote
Let France have good mothers, and she will have good sons.
Napoleon Bonaparte
scripture
Romans 5:20-21
God’s law was given so that all people could see how sinful they were. But as people sinned more and more, God’s wonderful grace became more abundant. So just as sin ruled over all people and brought them to death, now God’s wonderful grace rules instead, giving us right standing with God and resulting in eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
quote
Our path is His business not ours. Our business is to trust Him with all our hearts and refuse to rely on our own understanding. Certainly, we must plan and prepare. But we must hold our schemes, and plans, and dreams loosely, giving God the right to revise them or replace them without our approval or knowledge, permitting Him to advise us, correct us, inspire us, and prompt us, knowing that His compelling hand is directly on everything we do.
John Trent
scripture
1 Peter 1:18-21
For you know that it was not with perishable things such as silver or gold that you were redeemed from the empty way of life handed down to you from your forefathers, but with the precious blood of Christ, a lamb without blemish or defect. He was chosen before the creation of the world, but was revealed in these last times for your sake. Through him you believe in God, who raised him from the dead and glorified him, and so your faith and hope are in God.
lyrics
The Father sent His Son down
The light of men
The cross He bore was crippling
Rejected in His own town
They couldn’t see the sun shining
He knelt in the garden and prayed
Father, let this cup pass from me
It’s not Your will for me to stay
Your will for me is the opposite way
And it seemed like He was locked in a cage
And He couldn’t find away of escape
But through the cross He conquered the grave
My Jesus ran the opposite way
Oh, and through the cross He conquered the grave
Oh, He ran the opposite way
Yeah, through the cross He conquered the grave
So you could run the opposite way
-Leeland, Opposite Way
scripture
2 Corinthians 13:12-14
Greet one another with a holy kiss. All the saints send their greetings.
May the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all.
thought
A recipient yesterday made a valid point that in other cultures outside of western society male friends hold hands as do female friends hold hands in western society. Could it be that this person did not intend for their comment to be taken as I understood it? Another question which this recipient raised was, why isn’t it just as revolting to see violence? Why do we crave seeing fights in sports or in our movies?
funny
While on a trip in the Middle East I was walking with my wife, an American, and an Arab. As we walked I felt a hand slide into mine and turned, knowing that it wasn’t my wife, and saw my Arab friend next to me. I was initially puzzled and turned to my American friend who had seen what happened and was laughing at us. My wife too joined in the laughter while my Arab friend, still holding my hand, asked what the funny was. Then he realized what it was about and said, “Oh, you don’t hold hands in America but we’re not in America and you are my friend”. All the way to our destination we walked and talked while holding hands.
The thought was meant to stir the emotions of the readers and force them to reflect and ask questions.
The way the paper read to me was “war/violence is bad” but “homosexuality is fine”. The hand written part below it saw nothing wrong with either scenario. I am not pacifist yet I do think that violence should be avoided and that peace should be pursued. I agree with Augustine of Hippo that we should hate the sin but love the sinner. I understand through Scripture that the homosexual lifestyle is contrary to God’s will. As Christians we should lament when we see that which is contrary to God’s will. In seeking Truth we must challenge all truth claims by holding it up the Bible, which is God’s standard.
scripture
Romans 12:2
Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God's will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will.
thought
On campus we have a Wittenberg door on which people can post articles or papers which address issues of the day. Today I walked by and noticed a paper on which was an image and a quote. The image was of two soldiers with machine guns. The quote read, “Why is it that as Christians we are more comfortable seeing two men holding guns then seeing two men holding hands?". Beneath that was hand written – “If either of those were sins then you’d have a point”. Wow. Often lately I have been grieved with the condition of the church. Where are we getting our truth? Is it from the Word of God or is it from the world?
scripture
John 8:42-47
Jesus said to them, "If God were your Father, you would love me, for I came from God and now am here. I have not come on my own; but he sent me. Why is my language not clear to you? Because you are unable to hear what I say. You belong to your father, the devil, and you want to carry out your father's desire. He was a murderer from the beginning, not holding to the truth, for there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks his native language, for he is a liar and the father of lies. Yet because I tell the truth, you do not believe me! Can any of you prove me guilty of sin? If I am telling the truth, why don't you believe me? He who belongs to God hears what God says. The reason you do not hear is that you do not belong to God."
quote
Be ever engaged, so that whenever the devil calls he may find you occupied.
St. Jerome
scripture
Hebrews 10:23
Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for he who promised is faithful.
En Espanol
quote
Hope has two beautiful daughters. Their names are anger and courage; anger at the way things are, and courage to see that they do not remain the way they are.
- Augustine of Hippo
scripture
Jesus said to his disciples: "Things that cause people to sin are bound to come, but woe to that person through whom they come. It would be better for him to be thrown into the sea with a millstone tied around his neck than for him to cause one of these little ones to sin. So watch yourselves.”
thought
Today we face the same trouble, “Did God really say, ‘<blank>’?” (Gen. 3:1). It should not surprise us when the world acts in contrast to God’s Word. However, it should surprise us when the church follows suit.
scripture
3 John 1:11
Dear friend, do not imitate what is evil but what is good. Anyone who does what is good is from God. Anyone who does what is evil has not seen God.
quote
I like your Christ, I do not like your Christians. Your Christians are so unlike your Christ.
Mohandas Gandhi
scripture
Romans 12:1-2
Therefore, I urge you, brothers, in view of God's mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God—this is your spiritual act of worship. Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God's will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will.
quote
Courage, not compromise, brings the smile of God's approval.
Thomas S. Monson
scripture
Proverbs 28:4
Those who forsake the law praise the wicked, but those who keep the law resist them.
quote
Once you depart from the Ten Commandments, you have relativism, humanism, the abandonment of absolutes. You have anything. How long before child pornography is mainstream?
Randall Terry
scripture
Mark 16:15-16
He said to them, "Go into all the world and preach the good news to all creation. Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved, but whoever does not believe will be condemned.
quote
Preach the gospel to all the world and if necessary use words.
St. Francis of Assisi
scripture
Romans 6:16
Do you not know that if you continually surrender yourselves to anyone to do his will, you are the slaves of him whom you obey, whether that be to sin, which leads to death, or to obedience which leads to righteousness (right doing and right standing with God)?
quote
We have reared a generation of strong-willed, belligerent, independent young men and women. Surrender is not a word in their vocabulary. Too bad, since it is the key that unlocks the vault of God's best and deepest treasures. He patiently waits for us to yield, to quit fighting Him, to allow His plan to run its course, to turn to Him for our security and significance.
- "Intimacy with the Almighty" by Charles R. Swindoll
scripture
Hebrews 4:16 AMP
Let us then fearlessly and confidently and boldly draw near to the throne of grace (the throne of God's unmerited favor to us sinners), that we may receive mercy [for our failures] and find grace to help in good time for every need [appropriate help and well-timed help, coming just when we need it].
lyrics
Reliant K – Life after Death and Taxes (Failure II)
And this is how I choose to live
As if I'm jumping off a cliff
knowing that you'll save me
and after all the stupid things I did
there's nothing left that you'd forgive
because you already forgave me
yeah you already forgave me
Never forget
there's life after death and taxes
Forgiveness come
and all of the rest
is what passes away
Death and decay can't touch us now
scripture
1 Thessalonians 5:11
Therefore encourage one another and build each other up, just as in fact you are doing.
idea
Friday 9/12 was the National Day of Encouragement. Here is the website http://www.letsencourage.com/pages/page.asp?page_id=33765. There are ideas on the webpage on how to encourage the others in your life. For example, send an email to your co-workers letting them know what you appreciate about them.
Contributed by Pete
scripture
Psalm 91:1
He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty.
quote
Let people see your struggles and don't ever fake it.
- Rich Mullins
scripture
John 15:9-17
Jesus speaking to his disciples said, "As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you. Now remain in my love. If you obey my commands, you will remain in my love, just as I have obeyed my Father's commands and remain in his love. I have told you this so that my joy may be in you and that your joy may be complete. My command is this: Love each other as I have loved you. Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends. You are my friends if you do what I command. I no longer call you servants, because a servant does not know his master's business. Instead, I have called you friends, for everything that I learned from my Father I have made known to you. 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. This is my command: Love each other.
quote
I really only love God as much as I love the person I love the least.
- Dorothy Day, cofounder of the Catholic Worker Movement 1933
scripture
2 Corinthians 4:16-18
Therefore we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day. For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all. So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.
quote
A real Christian is an odd number. He feels supreme love for One whom he has never seen; talks familiarly every day to Someone he cannot see; expects to go to heaven on the virtue of Another; empties himself in order to be filled; admits he is wrong so he can be declared right; goes down in order to get up; is strongest when he is weakest; richest when he is poorest and happiest when he feels the worst. He dies so he can live; forsakes in order to have; gives away so he can keep; sees the invisible; hears the inaudible; and knows that which passes knowledge.
A.W. Tozer
SCRIPTURE
James 1:17
Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows.
QUOTE
To live by grace means to acknowledge my whole life story, the light side and the dark. In admitting my shadow side I learn who I am and what God's grace means. As Thomas Merton put it, 'A saint is not someone who is good but who experiences the goodness of God.'
- Brennan Manning, excerpt from The Ragamuffin Gospel
SCRIPTURE
Ester 4:12-14
When Esther's words were reported to Mordecai, he sent back this answer: "Do not think that because you are in the king's house you alone of all the Jews will escape. For if you remain silent at this time, relief and deliverance for the Jews will arise from another place, but you and your father's family will perish. And who knows but that you have come to royal position for such a time as this?"
QUOTE
The finest steel has to go through the hottest fire.
JN Mitchell
SCRIPTURE
1 Samuel 16:7
But the LORD said to Samuel, "Do not consider his appearance or his height, for I have rejected him. The LORD does not look at the things man looks at. Man looks at the outward appearance, but the LORD looks at the heart."
QUOTE
My friend told me that Jesus never spoke to a prostitute. I was astounded that he could say such a thing. Of course he did. I pulled out my sword ready to do battle and he said, “Jesus never saw a prostitute. He saw a child of God with whom He was dearly in love with”.
- paraphrase of a story told in Shane Claiborne’s book Irresistible Revolution
scripture
Psalm 28:6-7
Praise be to the LORD, for he has heard my cry for mercy.
The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in him, and I am helped.
My heart leaps for joy and I will give thanks to him in song.
quote
Worry is the interest we pay on tomorrow's troubles.
Unknown
Scripture
Luke 1:77-79
Zechariah filled with the Holy Spirit prophesied saying, “And you, my child, will be called a prophet of the Most High; for you will go on before the Lord to prepare the way for him, to give his people the knowledge of salvation through the forgiveness of their sins, because of the tender mercy of our God, by which the rising sun will come to us from heaven to shine on those living in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the path of peace."
Quote
We may be surprised at the people we find in heaven. God has a soft spot for sinners. His standards are quite low.
- Desmond Tutu
Scripture
John 12:44-46
Then Jesus cried out, "When a man believes in me, he does not believe in me only, but in the one who sent me.
When he looks at me, he sees the one who sent me. I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in me should stay in darkness.”
Quote
Sin is like seed- to cover it is to cultivate it.
Unknown
scripture
John 8:10-11
Jesus straightened up and asked her, "Woman, where are they? Has no one condemned you?"
"No one, sir," she said. "Then neither do I condemn you," Jesus declared. "Go now and leave your life of sin."
quote
We are what we believe we are.
C. S. Lewis
scripture
Ephesians 5:14-16
For it is light that makes everything visible. This is why it is said: "Wake up, O sleeper, rise from the dead, and Christ will shine on you." Be very careful, then, how you live—not as unwise but as wise, 16making the most of every opportunity, because the days are evil.
quote
One day Napoleon ran his index finger round a great country, he was talking to his generals and he said, "There lies a sleeping giant, LET IT SLEEP! Because," he said, "if that country ever wakes up and harnesses it's man power to it's mineral power it will shake the world." …See the devil standing there, he isn't running his finger round a map, he is running his finger round the church of Jesus Christ and he says, "There is the church of Jesus Christ asleep, LET IT SLEEP! Because if it ever rediscovers the power of the Holy Ghost, if it ever rediscovers the resurrection power of Jesus, it will shake the world."
- Leonard Ravenhill
scripture
Mark 10:13-16
People were bringing little children to Jesus to have him touch them, but the disciples rebuked them. When Jesus saw this, he was indignant. He said to them, "Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these. I tell you the truth, anyone who will not receive the kingdom of God like a little child will never enter it." And he took the children in his arms, put his hands on them and blessed them.
quote
There is really no way to experience joy until you decide to take that leap and plunge into God's hands just like a child jumping into a swimming pool.
Thomas Williams
