| December 2005 |
| Contents |
| Devotions |
| Memory Verses |
| Quotes for Thought |
| Bible Quiz |
| Poem |
| Humor |
| Words for Thought |
| Heaven and earth shall pass away but my words shall not pass away. Luke 21:33 |
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Go into all the world & preach the good news to all creation. Mark 16:15(NIV)
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Quotes for Thought |
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"If we cannot believe God when circumstances
seem be against us, we do not believe Him at all." Charles Spurgeon |
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Prayer is not learned in a classroom but in the
closet.". E.M. Bounds |
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There's no better book with which to defend the
Bible than the Bible itself.". D.L. Moody |
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"Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost." Acts 2:38 |
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The Birth of Jesus The Messiah
Now the birth of Jesus the Messiah took place in this way. When
his mother Mary had been engaged to Joseph, but before they lived
together, she was found to be with child from the Holy Spirit. Her
husband Joseph, being a righteous man and unwilling to expose her to
public disgrace, planned to dismiss her quietly. But just when he
had resolved to do this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a
dream and said, "Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary
as your wife, for the child conceived in her is from the Holy
Spirit. She will bear a son, and you are to name him Jesus, for he
will save his people from their sins." All this took place to
fulfill what had been spoken by the Lord through the prophet:
"Look, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and they shall name
him Emmanuel," which means, "God is with us." When Joseph awoke from
sleep, he did as the angel of the Lord commanded him; he took her as
his wife, but had no marital relations with her until she had borne
a son; and he named him Jesus. (Matthew 1.18-25)
The Visit of the Wise Men
In the time of King Herod, after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea, wise men from the East came to Jerusalem, asking, "Where is the child who has been born king of the Jews? For we observed his star at its rising, and have come to pay him homage." When King Herod heard this, he was frightened, and all Jerusalem with him; and calling together all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he inquired of them where the Messiah was to be born. They told him, "In Bethlehem of Judea; for so it has been written by the prophet: 'And you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, are by no means least among the rulers of Judah; for from you shall come a ruler who is to shepherd my people Israel.'"
Then Herod secretly called for the wise men and learned from them the exact time when the star had appeared. Then he sent them to Bethlehem, saying, "Go and search diligently for the child; and when you have found him, bring me word so that I may also go and pay him homage." When they had heard the king, they set out; and there, ahead of them, went the star that they had seen at its rising, until it stopped over the place where the child was. When they saw that the star had stopped, they were overwhelmed with joy. On entering the house, they saw the child with Mary his mother; and they knelt down and paid him homage. Then, opening their treasure chests, they offered him gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh. And having been warned in a dream not to return to Herod, they left for their own country by another road. (Matthew 2.1-12)
The Escape to Egypt
Now after they had left, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream and said, "Get up, take the child and his mother, and flee to Egypt, and remain there until I tell you; for Herod is about to search for the child, to destroy him." Then Joseph got up, took the child and his mother by night, and went to Egypt, and remained there until the death of Herod. This was to fulfill what had been spoken by the Lord through the prophet, "Out of Egypt I have called my son." (Matthew 2.13-15)
Dear God, on this holy day, I come to you on bended knee to humbly honor your son and my savior. Amen.
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POEM
A Christmas Gift Arriving Soon!
©2005 George Langley |
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Humor
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| Is There A Santa |
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1. Santa's Workload
There are two billion children in the world, but since Santa doesn't appear to handle the Muslim, Hindu, Jewish, and Budist children, that reduces his workload to 15% of the total, or 300 million. At an average rate of 3.5 children per household, that's 85.7 million homes. Santa has 31 hours of Christmas to work with, thanks to the different times zones and the rotation of the Earth, assuming he travels East to West. This works out to 767.9 visits per second. So for each household with good children, Santa has about 1/1,000th of a second to park, hop out of the sleigh, jump down the chimney, fill the stockings, distribute the presents, eat whatever snacks have been left, get back up the chimney, into the sleigh and move on to the next house."
2. The Time/Distance Factor
Assuming that these 91.8 million stops are evenly distributed around the Earth, we're talking about .78 miles per household, a total trip of 75.5 million miles.
3. Calculation of Estimated Speed
This means that Santa's sleigh is moving at 650 miles per second, or 3,000 times the speed of sound.
4. Santa's Payload
Assuming that each child gets nothing more than a mdeium-size Lego set (about two pounds), the sleigh is carrying 321,300 tons, not counting Santa, who is invariably described as "heavy." On land, normal reindeer could pull no more than 300 pounds, and even granting that flying reindeer could pull 10 times the normal amount, Santa's going to need 214,200 reindeer to pull his sleigh. This increases the payload to 353,430 tons, or four times the weight of the "Queen Elizabeth."
Conclusion:
A craft of 353,000 tons, traveling at 650 miles per second, creates enormous air resistance. This will heat up Mr. Claus and his sleigh like a spacecraft reentering Earth's atmosphere.
Translation:
If there is a Santa, he's toast.
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| The Gift |
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Thanks for the electric guitar you gave me for Christmas," little
Chris Cody said to his uncle the first time he saw him after the
holidays. "It's the best present I ever got."
"That's great," said his uncle. "Do you know how to play it?"
"Oh, I don't play it," the little fellow said. "My mom gives me
a dollar a day not to play it during the day and my dad gives me five
dollars a week not to play it at night.
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Words for Thought
We need someone to worship, |
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God Bless!
Gerald Klingelhoefer
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Memory
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That Holy One who is to be born will be called the Son
of God. . Luke 1:35 |
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Jesus said to him, "I am the way, the truth, and the
life." John 14:6. |
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The Lord will hear when I call to Him.
Psalm 4:3 |
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