Posts from 2021 (Page 6)
MOMENTS WISDOM – MAY 9, 2021
MOMENTS WISDOM Yesterday’s home runs don’t win today’s games. Babe Ruth Taste the relish to be found in competition — in having put forth the best within you. Henry Kaiser The time your game is most vulnerable is when you’re ahead.Never let up. Rod Laver I never dreamed about success. I worked for it. Estee Lauder Talent is God given. Be Humble. Fame is man-given. Be grateful.Conceit is self-given. Be careful. John Wooden I hated every minute of training, but…
SOUND WORDS, May 2, 2021
The Christian is a Soldier An analogy is like a metaphor or simile in that is shows how two things are similar. An analogy, however, goes on to explain the meaning of the comparison. The Apostle Paul uses several analogies when addressing Timothy, the young evangelist once under Paul’s tutelage. You therefore, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus. And the things that you have heard from me among many witnesses, commit these to faithful…
MOMENTS WISDOM – May 2, 2021
MOMENTS WISDOM God gives His hardest battles to His strongest soldiers. DeMarcus Cousins The true soldier fights not because he hates what is in front of him but because he loves what is behind him. G.K. Chesterton The soldier above all others prays for peace, for it is the solider who must suffer and bear the deepest wounds and scars of war. Douglas MacArthur Greater love has no one than this, than to lay down one’s life for his friends.…
SOUND WORDS, APRIL 25, 2021
Redemption Human trafficking is a modern form of slavery. This heinous crime has worldwide scope. Persons are kidnapped then kept or sold. They are typically coerced into illegal activities for the benefit of the kidnapper. All victims share the desire to escape their desperate situation. Many lose hope because sadly, so few are rescued. Slavery, with its lingering damage, does not only exist in the physical realm. It also remains a spiritual issue. Do you not know that to whom…
MOMENTS WISDOM – APRIL 25, 2021
MOMENTS WISDOM But the more we search the Scriptures, the more we perceive, in this doctrine, the fundamental truth of the gospel – that truth which gives to redemption its character, and to all other truths their real power. John Nelson Darby “Our redemption through the suffering of Christ is that deeper love within us which not only frees us from slavery to sin, but also secures for us the true liberty of the children of God, in order that…
SOUND WORDS, APRIL 18, 2021
Transformation To say that the transformation from sinner to saint is dramatic would be an understatement. It is often likened to the remarkable transformation of a caterpillar into a butterfly. That process is one in which a typically unappealing caterpillar, called a larva, wraps itself inside a chrysalis. Once safely inside, the larva dissolves while the imaginal discs, already inside the caterpillar, grow rapidly into a beautiful butterfly. This dramatic metamorphosis appears to be miraculous. However, it plays out innumerable…
MOMENTS WISDOM – APRIL 18, 2021
MOMENTS WISDOM Success comes from the inside out. In order to change what is on the outside, you must first change what is on the inside. Idowu Koyenikan Practice is the hardest part of learning, and training is the essence of transformation. Ann Voskamp You only struggle because you’re ready to grow but aren’t willing to let go. Drew Gerald God can take the ordinary and create the extraordinary. Our incredible God has the power to transform your simple life…
SOUND WORDS, APRIL 11, 2021
Reformation Hebrews chapter nine speaks of the Mosaic law having “ordinances of divine service and the earthly sanctuary” (Hebrews 9:1). The author goes on to describe the function of the priests who entered the tabernacle daily. He also speaks of the function of the high priest who entered the second part of the tabernacle annually with an offering for the people’s sins. Despite the ceremony and sacrifice, the Holy Spirit indicated that the way into the Holiest of All was…