Posts from 2018 (Page 7)
Sound Words, May 13, 2018
Looking Forward to the Gathering By Kent Heaton “This is the sum of the years of Abraham’s life which he lived: one hundred and seventy-five years. Then Abraham breathed his last and died in a good old age, an old man and full of years, and was gathered to his people” (Gen. 25:7-8). Abraham is one of the great men of faith in the Bible. He lived a remarkable life that we only know the final one hundred years.…
Moments Wisdom – May 6, 2018
A Moments Wisdom –The highest reward God gives to us for good work is the ability to do better. –The future of our children began yesterday and must be worked on today. –The antidote for fifty enemies is one friend. –In prosperity, our friends know us; in adversity, we know our friends.
Sound Words, May 6, 2018
“I’m A Poor Preacher” By Paul R. Blake A preacher took his car to the local mechanic who was also a member of the church where the evangelist ministered. The mechanic told the preacher that his car would need a valve job and would cost plenty. To which the preacher replied: “Go easy on me when you write the bill; I’m a poor preacher.” The mechanic quickly responded: “I know, I heard you preach last Sunday.” I never cease…
Sound Words, April 29, 2018
What If God Had Said…? By Wyatt Kirk What If God Had Said: “Repent and be sprinkled. The churches of men salute you. Upon the first Sunday of the month. He that believes and is not baptized. Singing and making melody with a piano”? The Word of God is POWERFUL! It creates, sustains, saves and judges us. Our attitude towards it, therefore, is important and eternal in its consequences. Often, however, we are careless concerning it, even in a religious…
Sound Words, April 22, 2018
Don’t Worry About It! (Author Unknown) The story is told of a woman who woke her husband from peaceful slumber to tell him she heard a noise downstairs. Trying to reassure his wife, he trudged downstairs only to find himself staring down the barrel of a robber’s pistol. The thief demanded he hold his hands up. “Nobody will get hurt,” he said, “if you hand over all your valuables and don’t cause any trouble.” The man assured the burglar there…
Moments Wisdom – April 22, 2018
A Moments Wisdom –An abundance of words does not constitute proof. –To be interested in and to appreciate the changing seasons is a happier state of mind than to be hopelessly in love with spring. –The prompter the refusal, the less the disappointment. –A man must first learn to govern himself before he can govern a family; he must learn to govern a family before he is fit to bear the government of a commonwealth. –The future is the time…
Sound Words, April 15, 2018
A Psalm for the Young Man By Kent Heaton “How can a young man cleanse his way? By taking heed according to Your word. With my whole heart I have sought You; oh, let me not wander from Your commandments! Your word I have hidden in my heart, that I might not sin against You. Blessed are You, O Lord! Teach me Your statutes. With my lips I have declared all the judgments of Your mouth. I have rejoiced in…
Moments Wisdom – April 15, 2018
A Moment’s Wisdom –We usually admire the other fellow more after we have tried to do his job. –The liquor vendor is a businessman who is ashamed of his best customers. –Often the chains of bad habits are too small to be felt until they are too strong to be broken. –Gossip always seems to travel fastest over grape-vines that are more sour. –Where one goes hereafter depends largely upon what one goes after here. –A breath of truth with…