Posts by Paul R. Blake (Page 5)
Moments Wisdom – May 20, 2018
A Moments Wisdom on Goodness –A man is only as good as what he loves. –The greatest pleasure I know is to do a good action by stealth, and to have it found out by accident. –Die when I may, I want it said of me by those who know me best, that I have always plucked a thistle and planted a flower where I thought a flower would grow. –Sin is anything that separates us from God. If we…
Sound Words, May 20, 2018
Put This Bulletin Down! Have you read the bulletin today? If you have not read it, I have a proposition to make. Put this bulletin down and go and spend whatever time you might have spent reading it and instead read the Bible. Then, if you still have some time for study, come back and read this bulletin. Hopefully you will find some material here that will help you even further in your study of the Bible. Why do…
Moments Wisdom – May 13, 2018
A Moments Wisdom –I only have three faults: what I say, what I do, and what I think. –If you neglect another day, you have a day more to repent of, and a day less to repent in. –Let God direct your life and you’ll always be in the right place at the right time. –Pitch the Good Book to your child while he is young, and they won’t throw the book at him when he is older. –Idol worship…
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…