Twas the Month of Christmas!!

Twas the month of Christmas when all through our land, not a Christian was praying nor taking a stand.

See the PC Police had taken away the reason for Christmas - no one could say.

The children were told by their schools not to sing about Shepherds and Wise Men and Angels and things; It might hurt people's feelings, the teachers would say; December 25th is just a 'Holiday'.

Yet the shoppers were ready with cash, checks and credit; pushing folks down to the floor just to get it!!

CDs from Madonna, an X BOX, an I-Pod; Something was changing, something quite odd!

Retailers promoted Ramadan and Kwanzaa in hopes to sell books by Franken and Fonda.

As Targets were hanging their trees upside down; At Lowe's the word Christmas - was no where to be found.

At K-Mart and Staples and Penny's and Sears you won't hear the word Christmas; it won't touch your ears.

Inclusive, sensitive, Di-ver-si-ty are words that were used to intimidate me.

Now Darden, Now Sharpton, Now Wolf Blitzen; On Boxer, On Rather, On Biden, On Obama!!

At the top of the Senate, there arose such a clatter; To eliminate Jesus, in all public matter.

And we spoke not a word, as they took away our faith; Forbidden to speak of Salvation and Grace.

The true Gift of Christmas was exchanged and discarded; The Reason for the Season, stopped before it started.

So as you celebrate 'Winter Break' under your 'Dream Tree' Sipping your Starbucks, listen to me; Choose your words carefully, choose what you say;Shout MERRY CHRISTMAS, not Happy Holiday!!

Please, all Christians join together and wish everyone you meet MERRY CHRISTMAS. Christ is The Reason' for the Christ-mas Season!!

Questions, Comments?? God Bless and MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL!!

THE BELL

I KNOW WHO I AM
I am God's child (John 1:12)
I am Christ's friend (John 15:15)
I am united with the Lord (1 Cor. 6:17)
I am bought with a price (1Cor 6:19-20)
I am a saint (set apart for God). (Eph. 1:1)
I am a personal witness of Christ. (Acts 1:8)
I am the salt & light of the earth (Matt 5:13-14)
I am a member of the body of Christ (1Cor.12:27)
I am free forever from condemnation (Rom. 8: 1-2)
I am a citizen of Heaven. I am significant (Phil 3:20)
I am free from any charge against me (Rom. 8:31 -34)
I am a minister of reconciliation for God (2 Cor. 5:17-21)
I have access to God through the Holy Spirit (Eph. 2:18)
I am seated with Christ in the heavenly realms (Eph. 2:6)
I cannot be separated from the love of God (Rom 8:35-39)
I am established, anointed, sealed by God  (2 Cor. 1:21-22)
I am assured all things work together for good  (Rom. 8:28)
I have been chosen and appointed to bear fruit (John 15:16)
I may approach God with freedom and confidence (Eph. 3:12)
I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me (Phil. 4:13)
I am the branch of the true vine, a channel of His life (John 15: 1-5)
I am God's temple (1 Cor. 3:16). I am complete in Christ (Col. 2:10)
I am hidden with Christ in God (Col. 3:3). I have been justified (Romans 5:1)
I am God's co-worker (1 Cor. 3:9; 2 Cor. 6:1). I am God's workmanship (Eph. 2:10)
I am confident that the good works God has begun in me will be perfected. (Phil.1:5)
I have been redeemed and forgiven (Col.1:14). I have been adopted as God's child (Eph.1:5)
I belong to God
Do you know
Who you are?
Keep this bell ringing...
'The LORD bless you and keep you;
The LORD make His face shine upon you
And be gracious to you;
The LORD turn His face toward you
And give you peace...

Numbers 6:24-26

 

THIS IS THE DAY THAT THE LORD HAS MADE. LET US REJOICE AND BE GLAD IN IT.                          

PSALMS 118:24                 

Questions, Comments?? God Bless!!

Remember, Moses started out as a basket case. 

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Some people are kind, polite, and sweet-spirited until you try to sit in their pews… 

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Many folks want to serve God, but only as advisors.

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It is easier to preach ten sermons than it is to live one...

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The good Lord didn't create anything without a purpose, but mosquitoes come close...

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When you get to your wit's end, you'll find God lives there.

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People are funny; they want the front of the bus, the middle of the road, and the back of the church...

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Opportunity may knock once, but temptation bangs on your front door forever.

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Quit griping about your church; if it was perfect, you couldn't belong...

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If the church wants a better preacher, it only needs to pray for the one it has.

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God Himself does not propose to judge a man until he is physically dead. So why should you? 

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Some minds are like concrete thoroughly mixed up and permanently set. 

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Peace starts with a smile.. 

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A lot of church members who are singing 'Standing on the Promises' are just sitting on the premises.

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We were called to be witnesses, not lawyers or judges...

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Be ye fishers of men.. You catch them - He'll clean them. 

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Coincidence is when God chooses to remain anonymous.

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Don't put a question mark where God put a period.

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Don't wait for 6 strong men to take you to church. 

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Forbidden fruits create many jams. 

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God doesn't call the qualified, He qualifies the called.

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God grades on the cross, not the curve.

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God loves everyone, but probably prefers 'fruit of the spirit' over a 'religious nut!' 

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God promises a safe landing, not a calm passage. 

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He who angers you, controls you!

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If God is your Co-pilot - swap seats! 

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Don't give God instructions -- just report for duty!

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The task ahead of us is never as great as the Power behind us. 

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The Will of God never takes you to where the Grace of God will not protect you. 

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We don't change the message, the message changes us.

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You can tell how big a person is by what it takes to discourage him. 

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The best mathematical equation I have ever seen: 

1 cross + 3 nails = 4 given. 

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May God and His Son bless you from today on out!

GOD BLESS AMERICA!!

Questions, Comments?? God Bless!!

Four

Four, Four, Four, Four...

1. Four places I frequently go to  

2. Four people who I am in touch with on a regular basis

3. Four of my very favorite smells

4. Four places I would rather be right now

5. Four TV shows I frequently watch

6. Four people I think will answer these questions:

Questions, Comments?? God Bless!!

Quotes

'Be kinder than necessary because everyone you meet is fighting some kind of battle.'

A sharp tongue can cut your own throat. 

If you want your dreams to come true, you mustn't oversleep.

Of all the things you wear, your expression is the most important.

The best vitamin for making friends is... B1.

The happiness of your life depends on the quality of your thoughts.

The heaviest thing you can carry is a grudge.

One thing you can give and still keep is... your word.

You lie the loudest when you lie to yourself.

If you lack the courage to start, you have already finished.

One thing you can't recycle is wasted time.

Ideas won't work unless ' You' do.

Your mind is like a parachute... it functions only when open.

The 10 commandments are not a multiple choice.

The pursuit of happiness is the chase of a lifetime! It is never too late to become what you might have been.

Life is too short to wake up with regrets... So love the people who treat you right... Forget about the one's who don't. Believe everything happens for a reason. If you get a second chance, grab it with both hands. If it changes your life, let it. Nobody said life would be easy, they just promised it would be worth it.

Friends are like balloons; once you let them go, you might not get them back. Sometimes we get so busy with our own lives and problems that we may not even notice that we've let them fly away. Sometimes we are so caught up in who's right and who's wrong that we forget what's right and wrong. Sometimes we just don't realize what real friendship means until it is too late.

Questions, Comments?? God Bless!!

Deposit

 

This Day I have just deposited love and blessings into your bank account and the best part is that it will cost you NOTHING!! I ask that you just use it in abundance. Your pin number is:  J-E-S-U-S 

 

**IMPORTANT NOTICE** If you lose your pin number, you lose EVERYTHING!! 

 

MAKE A DEPOSIT IN SOMEONE ELSE'S ACCOUNT TODAY!!

 

Help us to remember Lord, that there is nothing that is going to happen today that we can not handle together. Amen

 

The most important decision you will make in your life is what you will do with Jesus. To decide not to decide, is to decide.

Questions, Comments??

Merry Christmas and God Bless!!

19 Ways to Maintain a Healthy Level of Insanity

1. At lunch time, sit in your parked car with sunglasses on and point a hair dryer at passing cars. See if they slow down.

2. Page yourself over the intercom. Don't disguise your voice.

3. Every time someone asks you to do something, ask if they want fries with that.

4. Put your garbage can on your desk and label it "in."

5. Put decaf in the coffee maker for 3 weeks. Once everyone has gotten over their caffeine addictions, switch to espresso.

6. In the memo field of all your checks, write "for smuggling diamonds."

7. Finish all your sentences with "in accordance with the prophecy."

8. Don't use any punctuation

9 As often as possible, skip rather than walk.

10. Order diet water with a serious face whenever you go out to eat.

11. Specify that your drive-through order is "to go."

12. Sing along at the opera.

13. Go to a poetry recital and ask why the poems don't rhyme.

14. Put mosquito netting around your work area and play tropical sounds all day.

15. Five days in advance, tell your friends you can't attend their party because you're not in the mood.

16. Have your co-workers address you by your wrestling name, "Rock Bottom."

17. When the money comes out the ATM, scream "I won! I won!"

18. When leaving the zoo, start running towards the parking lot, yelling "run for your lives, they're loose!"

19. Tell your children over dinner "Due to the economy, we are going to have to let one of you go."


Questions, Comments??

God Bless!!

Proud to be your Friend!

I like you because of who you are to me... A true friend.

Remember:

A good friend will come bail you out of jail...

But a true friend will be sitting next to you saying...We screwed up, but we had fun!

I've learned... that life is like a roll of toilet paper. The closer it gets to the end, the faster it goes.

I've learned... that we should be glad God doesn't give us everything we ask for.

I've learned... that money doesn't buy class.

I've learned... that it's those small daily happenings that make life so spectacular.

I've learned... that under everyone's hard shell is someone who wants to be appreciated and loved.

I've learned... that the Lord didn't do it all in one day. What makes me think I can?

I've learned...that to ignore the facts does not change the facts.

I've learned...that the less time I have to work, the more things I get done.

YOU ARE MY FRIEND AND I am honored.

Questions, Comments??

God Bless!!

Television Commercials

A fifth grade teacher in a Christian school asked her class to look at TV commercials and see if they could use them in some way to communicate ideas about God.

Here are some of the results: scroll down.

God is like... BAYER ASPIRIN  He works miracles.

God is like... a FORD  He's got a better idea.

God is like... COKE  He's the real thing.

(This is great)

God is like... HALLMARK CARDS  He cares enough to send His very best.

God is like... TIDE  He gets the stains out that others leave behind.

God is like... GENERAL ELECTRIC  He brings good things to life.

God is like... SEARS  He has everything.

God is like... ALKA-SELTZER  Try him, you'll like Him

God is like... SCOTCH TAPE  You can't see him, but you know He's there.

God is like... DELTA  He's ready when you are.

God is like... ALLSTATE  You're in good hands with Him.

God is like... VO-5 Hair Spray He holds through all kinds of weather.

God is like... DIAL SOAP  Aren't you glad you have Him? Don't you wish everybody did?

(that one is my favorite)

God is like... the U.S.POST OFFICE  Neither rain, nor snow, nor sleet nor ice will keep Him from His appointed destination.

God may not always give us answers but he always gives us grace!

Questions, Comments??

God Bless!!

Quotes from the 1990s

On September 17, 1994, Alabama's Heather Whitestone was selected as Miss  America 1995.


Question: If you could live forever, would you and why?

Answer: "I would not live forever, because we should not
live forever, because if we were supposed to live forever,
then we would live forever, but we cannot live forever,
which is why I would not live forever."
-- Miss Alabama in the 1994 Miss  USA contest


"Whenever  I watch TV and see those poor starving kids all over the world, I can't help but cry. I mean I'd love to be skinny like that, but not  with all those flies and death and  stuff." -- Mariah  Carey



"Smoking  kills. If you're killed, you've lost a very important part of your life."  -- Brooke  Shields, during an interview to become Spokesperson for federal  anti-smoking campaign.

"I've  never had major knee surgery on any other part of my  body." -- Winston Bennett, University  of Kentucky basketball forward.

Outside  of the killings, Washington has one of the lowest crime rates in the country." -- Mayor Marion Barry, Washington, DC


"I'm not going to have some reporters pawing through our papers. We are the president." -- Hillary Clinton commenting on the release of
subpoenaed  documents.



"That  lowdown scoundrel deserves to be kicked to death by a jackass and I'm  just the one to do it." -- A  congressional candidate in Texas.



"Half  this game is ninety percent mental." -- Philadelphia Phillies manager, Danny Ozark


"It isn't pollution that's harming the environment. It's the impurities in  our air and water that are doing it." -- Al Gore, Vice President  
And...

"We  are ready for an unforeseen event that may or may not  occur." Al  Gore, VP



"I love California. I practically grew up in Phoenix." -- Dan Quayle


"We've  got to pause and ask ourselves: How much clean air do we need?"     -- Lee Iacocca


"The word "genius" isn't applicable in football. A genius is a guy like Norman Einstein." --Joe  Theisman, NFL football quarterback & sports analyst.



"We don't necessarily discriminate. We simply exclude certain types of people." -- Colonel Gerald Wellman, ROTC Instrutor.



"If we don't succeed, we run the risk of failure." --Bill Clinton, President


"Traditionally, most of Australia's imports come from overseas."
--Keppel  Enderbery


"Your  food stamps will be stopped effective March 1992 because we received notice that you passed away. May God bless you. You may reapply if there is a change in your circumstances."
--Department of Social Services, Greenville, South Carolina


"If somebody has a bad heart, they can plug this jack in at night as they go to bed and it will monitor their heart throughout the night. And the next morning, when they wake up dead, there'll be a record." -- Mark S. Fowler, FCC Chairman  
 



Questions, Comments??


God Bless!!

Twenty Truths to Remember...

Good morning readers... excellent advice below...


1. Faith is the ability to not panic.

2. If you worry, you didn't pray. If you pray, don't worry.

3. As a child of God, prayer is kind of like calling home every day.

4. Blessed are the flexible, for they shall not be bent out of shape.

5. When we get tangled up in our problems, be still. God wants us to be still so He can untangle the knot.

6. Do the math. Count your blessings.

7. God wants spiritual fruit, not religious nuts.

8. Dear God: I have a problem. It's me.

9. Silence is often misinterpreted, but never misquoted.

10. Laugh every day, it's like inner jogging.

11. The most important things in your home are the people.

12. Growing old is inevitable, growing up is optional.

13. There is no key to happiness. The door is always open.

14. A grudge is a heavy thing to carry.

15. He who dies with the most toys is still dead.

16. We do not remember days, but moments. Life moves too fast, so enjoy  your precious moments.

17. Nothing is real to you until you experience it, otherwise it's just hearsay.

18. It's all right to sit on your pity pot every now and again. Just be sure to flush when you are done.

19. Surviving and living your life successfully requires courage. The  goals and dreams you're seeking require courage and risk-taking. Learn from the turtle -- it only makes progress when it sticks out its neck.

20. Be more concerned with your character than your reputation. Your character is what you really are while your reputation is merely what others think you are.

Questions, Comments??

God Bless!!