Devotion
Encouragement From A Mule
There was a farmer who owned an old mule. The mule fell into the farmer’s well. The farmer heard the mule braying. After carefully assessing the situation, the farmer sympathized with the mule, but decided that neither the mule nor the well was worth the trouble of saving. Instead, he called his neighbors together and […]
Forgiving
“ARE YOU GOOD AT FORGIVING?” READ: Ephesians 4:25-32 “Be kind to one another, . . . forgiving each other, even as God in Christ forgave you. –Ephesians 4:32” “Is it possible to measure a Christian’s spiritual maturity? Certainly we cannot judge it by the length or even the content of one’s prayers. Too much public […]
A Prayer For Others
A prayer by Bryan Jeffery Leech A Prayer of Concern for Others: Father, help me to talk like a Christian: to speak in such a way that I build up another person’s confidence in themselves, instead of tearing down their reputation. Father, help me to drive like a Christian: to be watchful and careful lest […]
The Face Of Christ
“HOW TO SEE HIS FACE” READ: Matthew 11:25-30 “Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart. –Matthew 11:29” “Danish sculptor Bertel Thorwaldsen was commissioned to make a statue of Christ. He first took some very pliable clay and made a model. Then he left his studio, […]
Running
One of our great leaders of the Baptist faith F W Boreham, was once thrown a farewell party. He received many personal comments and thank-you’s. One however was unusual. A young lady stood up and remarked that in all her time with him, she had never seen him run anywhere. He never seemed to be […]
Laughter In The Aisles
by Manik Corea “Laughter, merriment and fun were quite evidently intended to occupy a large place in the world. Yet on no subject under the sun has the church displayed more embarrassment and confusion.” So said the great Christian and English essayist, F W Boreham. And I think he had a point. For some Christians, […]
Two Pockets
F. W. Boreham tells of the happy soul whose home is the Other End of Nowhere. He has two pockets. One has a hole in it and the other is carefully watched that no hole develops in it. Every thing that he hears of a hurtful nature-insult, cutting remark, gossip, unclean suggestion, or any such […]
Prescription For Life
“A Prescription for Life” by Don Emmitte “Take delight in the LORD, and he will give you your heart’s desires.” (Psalm 37:4, NLV). Out of David’s psalm we find the second principle to apply. We need to delight in the Lord. When this happens we will experience joy and peace. Good things don’t happen quickly. […]
Singing Liars
Sunday April 22 “SINGING LIARS” READ: Proverbs 12:13-22 “Deliver my soul, O Lord, from lying lips and from a deceitful tongue. –Psalm 120:2 “There are many ways of telling a lie. Some people who pride themselves on never speaking a falsehood would be amazed if they would begin to recount the number of lies they […]
Nails
NAILS IN THE FENCE There once was a little boy who had a bad temper. His Father gave him a bag of nails and told him that every time he lost his temper, he must hammer a nail into the back of the fence. The first day the boy had driven 37 nails into the […]
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