dW 10.08.08

 

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."

 

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quote

 

Be ever engaged, so that whenever the devil calls he may find you occupied.
St. Jerome

dW 10.14.08

 

scripture

 

Hebrews 10:23

Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for he who promised is faithful.

 

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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

dW 10.06.08

 

scripture

 

Luke 17:1-3

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.”

 

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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.

dW 10.03.08

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.

 

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quote

 

I like your Christ, I do not like your Christians. Your Christians are so unlike your Christ.
Mohandas Gandhi

dW 09.30.08

 

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.

 

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quote

 

Courage, not compromise, brings the smile of God's approval.
Thomas S. Monson

dW 9.29.08

 

scripture

 

Proverbs 28:4
Those who forsake the law praise the wicked, but those who keep the law resist them.

 

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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

dW 09.25.08

 

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

dW 09.19.08

 

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)?

 

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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

dW 09.18.08

 

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].

 

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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

dW 09.15.08

scripture

 

1 Thessalonians 5:11

Therefore encourage one another and build each other up, just as in fact you are doing.

 

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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