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(Wiersbe)  Jesus is the Father's gift to us and we are the Father's gift to His Son. Wonder of wonders!

(Wiersbe)  We walk one step at a time and there is always enough light to see where to take the next step

(Wiersbe) In the life of the believer, there are no accidents, only appointments. If we are prepared to bless, God is prepared to work

(Ray Stedman) Jesus died for us that He might live in us. That is the ultimate glory of the Gospel

(Ray Stedman) The more we know, the more we know we do not know

(Ray Stedman)  Whether we know it or not, all of us are engaged in a quest for something that will meet the needs of our heart

(Ray Stedman) To the man who pleases God is given the gift of joy. Joy is a gift of God, and it comes to those who take life daily, whatever it may bring, from the hand of a loving Father

( Ray Stedman) Scores of drugs are available to turn us on, turn us off, or take us out

(Ray Stedman) Doctors tell us that every seven years, all the cells in our bodies, except the brain cells, die

(Ray Stedman) There are values and standards that must never be surrendered

(J. Allen Blair)  Money has limitations. God has none

(Mart De Haan) When it becomes necessary to give attention to the wrongs of others, we should do so with care rather than conceit, and with conviction rather than condemnation

(Ray Stedman) If we were given the right to choose, we would have no unpleasantness in life. But that would ruin us.

(Ray Stedman) There are six types of people whom we can learn from in life: heroes, models, mentors, peers, friends, and enemies. Love your enemies, Jesus said, partly because they are valuable to you. They do something for you that you desparately need

(St. Augustine) Thou hast made us for Thyself, and our hearts are restless until we learn to rest in Thee

(Ray Stedman) There is a longing for home, there is a call deep in the human spirit for more than life can provide

(Ray Stedman) In the sovereign wisdom of God, we cannot solve all mysteries.
We cannot know the answers to the conundrums and enigmas of life

(Ray Stedman)  Things in themselves give only momentary- not lasting- pleasure

(Ray Stedman) God is in charge and He will not bend His plan for anyone. God has sovereignly and independently set up the plan of life in a way that cannot be interfered with

(Ray Stednman) Riches will not survive death, but you will

(Stedman) Rejoice in the wisdom of a Father's heart, and richly enjoy what is handed to you day by day. That is the secret of life

(Ray Stedman) Prosperity may not always be good; adversity may not always be bad

(Ray Stedman ) I marvel at the jaded lives of so many wealthy people who have everything... but who cannot enjoy anything they have

(Ray Stedman) God has designed life to be full of the unexpected so we might realize that we do not control our future

(Stanley) As children of a sovereign God, we are never victims of our circumstances

( Will Rogers) We ought to be gratified that we don't get  as much government as we paid for

( Ray Stedman) God will judge the wicked in His own time. God is watching. An accounting will be made

(Ray Stedman) Life lived without having discovered the reason for living is vanity, empty, futile. The greatest futility is  life that has not found a reason for living. What   a waste to live and never discover why you are here! What a waste to die without learning the secret of true existence

(George Bernard Shaw) Youth is such a wonderful thing. It is a  shame  to waste it on the young

One  of the signs of aging is when your kness buckle but your belt won't

(Stedman) 95 % of all believers come to Christ before age fifty, and most of these before age thirty. It is hard to find the answer to life when you are old and not many do

( Ray Stedman) God exists, The whole of the created universe shouts this to us. The inner responses of the heart confirm it. The Bible declares it and history reveals it

( Pastor Hollie Miller)  Outline of message entitled " Overcoming giants in your life " based on  I Samuel 17: See the giant as an enemy of God, face the giant with faith in God, slay the giant in the power of God and put it to death