| January 2006 |
| 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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"In prayer
it is better to have a heart without words than words without a
heart." John Bunyan |
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"Is prayer your
steering wheel or your spare tire?" Corrie Boom Ten |
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"Prayer -
secret, fervent, believing prayer -
lies at the root of all personal godliness." William Carey |
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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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When Jesus also had been baptized and was praying, the heaven was opened, (Luke 3:21 NRSV)
As we mover further into this new year, it would be good for us to deal with the subject of prayer. It was entirely natural for Jesus, immediately following his baptism, to pray. Prayer played a major role in his entire ministry. Here he was the very manifestation of God on earth, and yet he felt the need to be in continuous communication with God. Contrast his example with the practice of many of us.
When Sally in the PEANUTS comic strip was called on in Sunday School to lead her class in prayer, she adapted the only prayer she knew: "Now I lay us down to sleep...." Maybe her prayer was a commentary on her Sunday School class. It is more likely, however, that it is a commentary on us.
Make prayer one of your top priorities.
Dear Jesus, renew my desire to pray everyday. Amen.
2Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful. 3And pray for us, too, that God may open a door for our message, so that we may proclaim the mystery of Christ, for which I am in chains. 4Pray that I may proclaim it clearly, as I should. 5Be wise in the way you act toward outsiders; make the most of every opportunity. 6Let your conversation be always full of grace, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how to answer everyone. Colossians 4:2-6
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POEM
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Humor
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| Too Much Prayer |
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Johnny, a very bright 5 year old,
told his daddy he'd like to have a baby brother and, along with his
request, offered to do whatever he could to help. His dad, a very
bright 35 year old, paused for a moment and then replied, " I'll tell
you what, Johnny, if you pray every day for two months for a baby
brother, I guarantee that God will give you one!"
Johnny responded eagerly to his dad's challenge and went to his
bedroom early that night to start praying for a baby brother.
He prayed every night for a whole month, but after that time, he
began to get skeptical. He checked around the neighborhood and found
out that what he thought was going to happen, had never occurred in
the history of the neighborhood. You just don't pray for two months
and then, whammo- a new baby brother. So, Johnny quit praying. After
another month, Johnny's mother went to the hospital. When she came
back home, Johnny's parents called him into the bedroom. He cautiously
walked into the room, not expecting to find anything, and there was a
little bundle lying right next to his mother. His dad pulled back the
blanket and there was -- not one baby brother, but two!! His mother
had twins!
Johnny's dad looked down at him and said, "Now aren't you glad
you prayed?"
Johnny hesitated
a little and then looked up at his dad and said, "Yes, but aren't you
glad I quit when I did?"
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Words for Thought
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God Bless!
Gerald Klingelhoefer
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Memory
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all your anxiety on him because he cares for you. |
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2Devote yourselves to prayer, being
watchful and thankful. Colossians 4:2
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You shall love the Lord your God with all your
heart, with all your soul, with all your mind. Mark 12:30 |
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