Month: June 2013

  • JOKES

    We Are But Dust

    A visiting minister at the start of the offertory prayer:

    “Dear Lord,” he began with arms extended and a rapturous look on his upturned face, “without you we are but dust…”

    He would have continued, but at that moment one very obedient little girl (who was listening carefully) leaned over to her mother and asked quite audibly in her shrill little girl voice:

    “Mommy, what is butt dust?”

    Church was pretty much over at that point.

    Changes at the North Pole Organization Pt. 1

    The recent announcement that Donner and Blitzen have elected to take the early reindeer retirement package has triggered a good deal of concern about whether they will be replaced, and about other restructuring decisions at the North Pole.

    Streamlining is due to the North Pole’s loss of dominance in the season’s gift distribution business. The Internet, Home Shopping TV channels and mail order catalogs have diminished Santa’s market share. He and the Board could not sit idly by and permit further erosion of the profit picture.

    The reindeer downsizing was made possible through purchase of a late model Japanese sled for the CEO’s annual trip. Improved productivity from Dasher and Dancer, who summered at the Harvard Business School, is anticipated. Reduction in the reindeer will also lessen airborne environmental emissions for which the North Pole has received unfavorable press (gas and solid waste).

    We’re pleased to inform you that Rudolph’s role will not be disturbed. Tradition still counts for something at the North Pole!

    Management denies, in the strongest possible language, the earlier leak that Rudolph’s nose get red, not from the cold, but from substance abuse. Calling Rudolph “a lush who was into the sauce and never did pull his share of the load” was an unfortunate comment, made by one of Santa’s helpers and taken out of context at a time of the year when they are known to be under ‘executive stress’.

    As for further restructuring, today’s global challenges require the North Pole to continue to look for better, more competitive steps. Effective immediately, the following economy measures are to take place in the “Twelve Days of Christmas” music subsidiary:

    1) The partridge will be retained, but the pear tree, which never produced the cash crop forecasted, will be replaced by a plastic hanging plant, providing considerable savings in maintenance;

    2) Two turtle doves represent a redundancy that is simply not cost effective. In addition, their romance during working hours could not be condoned. The positions are, therefore, eliminated;

    Continued below…

    Changes at the North Pole Organization Pt. 2

    3) The three French hens will remain intact. After all, everyone loves the French;

    4) The four calling birds will be replaced by an automated voice mail system, with a call waiting option. An analysis is underway to determine who the birds have been calling, how often and how long they talked;

    5) The five golden rings have been put on hold by the Board of Directors. Maintaining a portfolio based on one commodity could have negative implications for institutional investors. Diversification into other precious metals, as well as a mix of T-Bills and high technology stocks, appear to be in order;

    6) The six geese-a-laying constitutes a luxury which can no longer be afforded. It has long been felt that the production rate of one egg per goose per day was an example of the general decline in productivity. Three geese will be let go, and an upgrading in the selection procedure by personnel will assure management that, from now on, every goose it gets will be a good one;

    7) The seven swans-a-swimming is obviously a number chosen in better times. The function is primarily decorative. Mechanical swans are on order. The current swans will be retrained to learn some new strokes, thereby enhancing their outplacement;

    8) As you know, the eight maids-a-milking concept has been under heavy scrutiny by the EEOC. A male/female balance in the workforce is being sought. The more militant maids consider this a dead-end job with no upward mobility. Automation of the process may permit the maids to try a-mending, a-mentoring or a-mulching;

    Continued below…

    Changes at the North Pole Organization Pt. 3

    9) Nine ladies dancing has always been an odd number. This function will be phased out as these individuals grow older and can no longer do the steps;

    10) Ten Lords-a-leaping is overkill. The high cost of Lords, plus the expense of international air travel, prompted the Compensation Committee to suggest replacing this group with ten out-of-work congressmen. While leaping ability may be somewhat sacrificed, the savings are significant as we expect an oversupply of unemployed congressmen this year;

    11) Eleven pipers piping and twelve drummers drumming is a simple case of the band getting too big. A substitution with a string quartet, a cutback on new music, and no uniforms, will produce savings which will drop right to the bottom line;

    Overall we can expect a substantial reduction in assorted people, fowl, animals and related expenses. Though incomplete, studies indicate that stretching deliveries over twelve days is inefficient. If we can drop ship in one day, service levels will be improved.

    Regarding the lawsuit filed by the attorney’s association seeking expansion to include the legal profession (“thirteen lawyers-a-suing”), a decision is pending.

    Deeper cuts may be necessary in the future to remain competitive. Should that happen, the Board will request management to scrutinize the Snow White Division to see if seven dwarfs is the right number.

    and the memo from Corporate… Have a Merry and a Happy while you can.
     

  • QUOTE OF THE DAY

    “Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Wishing is not enough; we must do.”
    – Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe, Author

  • DEVOTIONAL LANCASTER BAPTIST CHURCH

     
     

    Hiding in the Rocks

    By Paul Chappell
     
     
     
      Sunday, Jun 30, 2013

    “The conies are but a feeble folk, yet make they their houses in the rocks;”

    Proverbs 30:26

    When the Jewish revolt against the Romans was put down and was Jerusalem captured in 70 AD, a small of Jewish fighters broke away and fled to the mountain fortress of Masada to continue their struggle for freedom. Herod had built a great palace and fortifications there years before. The narrow winding passes that led to the top of the mountain helped the Jews hold off the Romans for nearly three years before the siege finally was able to breach the defenses. Nearly a thousand Jews committed suicide rather than being captured by the Romans. According to historical accounts only two women and three small children survived.

    There was no comparison between the military might of the Roman legions and the band of Jewish revolutionaries. What equalized them for so long was that the Jews had a fortified place of safety from which to fight. We are involved every single day in a spiritual struggle. And it is not a casual battle, but a matter of life and death. Peter reminds us, “Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour” (1 Peter 5:8).

    Knowing the seriousness of the threat that we face, wisdom encourages us to find safety in a place that offers a defense from danger. Like the defenseless conies, we must seek shelter from a relentless enemy. God offers us the sure place of protection in His Word. David cried out, “From the end of the earth will I cry unto thee, when my heart is overwhelmed: lead me to the rock that is higher than I” (Psalm 61:2). Before trouble comes, find your place of refuge by filling your heart and mind with Scripture. When trouble comes, use the sword of the Spirit as your weapon.

    Today’s Proverbs Precept: 
    Take refuge in the eternal truths of Scripture, and you will find safety from the attacks of Satan.

    Old Testament Reading
    Job 17

    CHAPTER 17

    1 My breath is corrupt, my days are extinct, the graves are ready for me. 2 Are there not mockers with me? and doth not mine eye continue in their provocation? 3 Lay down now, put me in a surety with thee; who is he that will strike hands with me? 4 For thou hast hid their heart from understanding: therefore shalt thou not exalt them. 5 He that speaketh flattery to his friends, even the eyes of his children shall fail. 6 He hath made me also a byword of the people; and aforetime I was as a tabret. 7 Mine eye also is dim by reason of sorrow, and all my members are as a shadow. 8 Upright men shall be astonied at this, and the innocent shall stir up himself against the hypocrite. 9 The righteous also shall hold on his way, and he that hath clean hands shall be stronger and stronger.

    10 But as for you all, do ye return, and come now: for I cannot find one wise man among you. 11 My days are past, my purposes are broken off, even the thoughts of my heart. 12 They change the night into day: the light is short because of darkness. 13 If I wait, the grave is mine house: I have made my bed in the darkness. 14 I have said to corruption, Thou art my father: to the worm, Thou art my mother, and my sister. 15 And where is now my hope? as for my hope, who shall see it? 16 They shall go down to the bars of the pit, when our rest together is in the dust.

     

    CHAPTER 18

    1 Then answered Bildad the Shuhite, and said, 2 How long will it be ere ye make an end of words? mark, and afterwards we will speak. 3 Wherefore are we counted as beasts, and reputed vile in your sight? 4 He teareth himself in his anger: shall the earth be forsaken for thee? and shall the rock be removed out of his place?

    5 Yea, the light of the wicked shall be put out, and the spark of his fire shall not shine. 6 The light shall be dark in his tabernacle, and his candle shall be put out with him. 7 The steps of his strength shall be straitened, and his own counsel shall cast him down. 8 For he is cast into a net by his own feet, and he walketh upon a snare. 9 The gin shall take him by the heel, and the robber shall prevail against him. 10 The snare is laid for him in the ground, and a trap for him in the way.

    11 Terrors shall make him afraid on every side, and shall drive him to his feet. 12 His strength shall be hungerbitten, and destruction shall be ready at his side. 13 It shall devour the strength of his skin: even the firstborn of death shall devour his strength. 14 His confidence shall be rooted out of his tabernacle, and it shall bring him to the king of terrors. 15 It shall dwell in his tabernacle, because it is none of his: brimstone shall be scattered upon his habitation. 16 His roots shall be dried up beneath, and above shall his branch be cut off. 17 His remembrance shall perish from the earth, and he shall have no name in the street. 18 He shall be driven from light into darkness, and chased out of the world. 19 He shall neither have son nor nephew among his people, nor any remaining in his dwellings. 20 They that come after him shall be astonied at his day, as they that went before were affrighted. 21 Surely such are the dwellings of the wicked, and this is the place of him that knoweth not God.

     

    CHAPTER 19

    1 Then Job answered and said, 2 How long will ye vex my soul, and break me in pieces with words? 3 These ten times have ye reproached me: ye are not ashamed that ye make yourselves strange to me. 4 And be it indeed that I have erred, mine error remaineth with myself. 5 If indeed ye will magnify yourselves against me, and plead against me my reproach: 6 Know now that God hath overthrown me, and hath compassed me with his net. 7 Behold, I cry out of wrong, but I am not heard: I cry aloud, but there is no judgment.

    8 He hath fenced up my way that I cannot pass, and he hath set darkness in my paths. 9 He hath stripped me of my glory, and taken the crown from my head. 10 He hath destroyed me on every side, and I am gone: and mine hope hath he removed like a tree. 11 He hath also kindled his wrath against me, and he counteth me unto him as one of his enemies. 12 His troops come together, and raise up their way against me, and encamp round about my tabernacle. 13 He hath put my brethren far from me, and mine acquaintance are verily estranged from me. 14 My kinsfolk have failed, and my familiar friends have forgotten me. 15 They that dwell in mine house, and my maids, count me for a stranger: I am an alien in their sight. 16 I called my servant, and he gave me no answer; I intreated him with my mouth. 17 My breath is strange to my wife, though I intreated for the children’s sake of mine own body. 18 Yea, young children despised me; I arose, and they spake against me. 19 All my inward friends abhorred me: and they whom I loved are turned against me. 20 My bone cleaveth to my skin and to my flesh, and I am escaped with the skin of my teeth. 21 Have pity upon me, have pity upon me, O ye my friends; for the hand of God hath touched me. 22 Why do ye persecute me as God, and are not satisfied with my flesh?

    23 Oh that my words were now written! oh that they were printed in a book! 24 That they were graven with an iron pen and lead in the rock for ever! 25 For I know that my redeemer liveth, and that he shall stand at the latter day upon the earth: 26 And though after my skin worms destroy this body, yet in my flesh shall I see God: 27 Whom I shall see for myself, and mine eyes shall behold, and not another; though my reins be consumed within me. 28 But ye should say, Why persecute we him, seeing the root of the matter is found in me? 29 Be ye afraid of the sword: for wrath bringeth the punishments of the sword, that ye may know there is a judgment.

    New Testament Reading
    Acts 10:1

    1 There was a certain man in Caesarea called Cornelius, a centurion of the band called the Italian band, 2 A devout man, and one that feared God with all his house, which gave much alms to the people, and prayed to God alway. 3 He saw in a vision evidently about the ninth hour of the day an angel of God coming in to him, and saying unto him, Cornelius. 4 And when he looked on him, he was afraid, and said, What is it, Lord? And he said unto him, Thy prayers and thine alms are come up for a memorial before God. 5 And now send men to Joppa, and call for one Simon, whose surname is Peter: 6 He lodgeth with one Simon a tanner, whose house is by the sea side: he shall tell thee what thou oughtest to do. 7 And when the angel which spake unto Cornelius was departed, he called two of his household servants, and a devout soldier of them that waited on him continually; 8 And when he had declared all these things unto them, he sent them to Joppa.

    9 On the morrow, as they went on their journey, and drew nigh unto the city, Peter went up upon the housetop to pray about the sixth hour: 10 And he became very hungry, and would have eaten: but while they made ready, he fell into a trance, 11 And saw heaven opened, and a certain vessel descending unto him, as it had been a great sheet knit at the four corners, and let down to the earth: 12 Wherein were all manner of fourfooted beasts of the earth, and wild beasts, and creeping things, and fowls of the air. 13 And there came a voice to him, Rise, Peter; kill, and eat. 14 But Peter said, Not so, Lord; for I have never eaten any thing that is common or unclean. 15 And the voice spake unto him again the second time, What God hath cleansed, that call not thou common. 16 This was done thrice: and the vessel was received up again into heaven. 17 Now while Peter doubted in himself what this vision which he had seen should mean, behold, the men which were sent from Cornelius had made enquiry for Simon’s house, and stood before the gate, 18 And called, and asked whether Simon, which was surnamed Peter, were lodged there.

    19 While Peter thought on the vision, the Spirit said unto him, Behold, three men seek thee. 20 Arise therefore, and get thee down, and go with them, doubting nothing: for I have sent them. 21 Then Peter went down to the men which were sent unto him from Cornelius; and said, Behold, I am he whom ye seek: what is the cause wherefore ye are come? 22 And they said, Cornelius the centurion, a just man, and one that feareth God, and of good report among all the nation of the Jews, was warned from God by an holy angel to send for thee into his house, and to hear words of thee. 23 Then called he them in, and lodged them. And on the morrow Peter went away with them, and certain brethren from Joppa accompanied him.

    Proverb of the Day
    Proverbs 30

    1 The words of Agur the son of Jakeh, even the prophecy: the man spake unto Ithiel, even unto Ithiel and Ucal, 2 Surely I am more brutish than any man, and have not the understanding of a man. 3 I neither learned wisdom, nor have the knowledge of the holy. 4 Who hath ascended up into heaven, or descended? who hath gathered the wind in his fists? who hath bound the waters in a garment? who hath established all the ends of the earth? what is his name, and what is his son’s name, if thou canst tell? 5 Every word of God is pure: he is a shield unto them that put their trust in him. 6 Add thou not unto his words, lest he reprove thee, and thou be found a liar. 7 Two things have I required of thee; deny me them not before I die: 8 Remove far from me vanity and lies: give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with food convenient for me: 9 Lest I be full, and deny thee, and say, Who is the LORD? or lest I be poor, and steal, and take the name of my God in vain. 10 Accuse not a servant unto his master, lest he curse thee, and thou be found guilty. 11 There is a generation that curseth their father, and doth not bless their mother. 12 There is a generation that are pure in their own eyes, and yet is not washed from their filthiness. 13 There is a generation, O how lofty are their eyes! and their eyelids are lifted up. 14 There is a generation, whose teeth are as swords, and their jaw teeth as knives, to devour the poor from off the earth, and the needy from among men. 15 The horseleach hath two daughters, crying, Give, give. There are three things that are never satisfied, yea, four things say not, It is enough: 16 The grave; and the barren womb; the earth that is not filled with water; and the fire that saith not, It is enough. 17 The eye that mocketh at his father, and despiseth to obey his mother, the ravens of the valley shall pick it out, and the young eagles shall eat it. 18 There be three things which are too wonderful for me, yea, four which I know not: 19 The way of an eagle in the air; the way of a serpent upon a rock; the way of a ship in the midst of the sea; and the way of a man with a maid. 20 Such is the way of an adulterous woman; she eateth, and wipeth her mouth, and saith, I have done no wickedness. 21 For three things the earth is disquieted, and for four which it cannot bear: 22 For a servant when he reigneth; and a fool when he is filled with meat; 23 For an odious woman when she is married; and an handmaid that is heir to her mistress. 24 There be four things which are little upon the earth, but they are exceeding wise: 25 The ants are a people not strong, yet they prepare their meat in the summer; 26 The conies are but a feeble folk, yet make they their houses in the rocks; 27 The locusts have no king, yet go they forth all of them by bands; 28 The spider taketh hold with her hands, and is in kings’ palaces. 29 There be three things which go well, yea, four are comely in going: 30 A lion which is strongest among beasts, and turneth not away for any; 31 A greyhound; an he goat also; and a king, against whom there is no rising up. 32 If thou hast done foolishly in lifting up thyself, or if thou hast thought evil, lay thine hand upon thy mouth. 33 Surely the churning of milk bringeth forth butter, and the wringing of the nose bringeth forth blood: so the forcing of wrath bringeth forth strife.

  • MOTIVATIONAL QUOTES

    Knowledge is power. Hobbes, Leviathan. Bro. Doc

  • T&M WAITH PATIENTLY

    Rest in YAHVAH, and wait patiently for him. Ps 37:7a

    May I recognize today that the worst form of busyness is the kind that keeps my destination unfocused.

    PRAYER: HELP ME YAHVAH TO WAITH PATIENTLY FOR YOU. HALLELUYAH! Bro. Doc

  • SABBATH SERMON 6/29/13 TURNING DEFEAT INTO VICTORY

    TURNING DEFEAT INTO VICTORY

     

     STARTING FROM SCRATCH

    RESIST THE ENEMY

    The German army quickly rolled over the allied armies of France, Belgium and England

    in May of 1940.

    The defeated British army and a remnant of the French army found themselves holed up in the coastal city of Dunkirk, and through the intervention of Yahvah, a flotilla of British navy ships, small fishing boats and pleasure crafts carried 199,000 British soldiers and 140,000 French soldiers to safety in England.

    France was overtaken by Germany and the British army lost all its equipment in the

    hasty retreat. Prime Minister Winston Churchill faced a difficult situation in even hoping

    to win the war with Germany, but foremost, how could he fend off a German attack on

    Great Britain?

     

    History tells us that it was through hard work and the dedication of men and women that

    they were able to stop the Germans from invading, and with the help of the United States, they were able to go on the attack, invade France and eventually smash the German war machine.

     

    A SPIRITUAL WAR

    Satan and his host of fallen angels, together with the people who are part of the kingdom of Satan,have achieved a major victory against the Kingdom of Yahvah as

    denominations and independent assemblies have been infiltrated, the banner of

    Yahvahosha has been captured, and the majority of the Religious soldiers are bewildered, demoralized, sick or just plain worn out.

     

    Some 1,900 years ago, the apostle Paul had been defeated on all fronts.

    2 Timothy 4:6-18 For I am ready to be offered, and the time of my departure is at hand. I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith; Henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which Yahvah, the righteous judge, shall give me at that day: and not to me only, but unto all them also that love his appearing. Do thy diligence  to come shortly unto me: For Demas hath forsaken me, having love this present world, and is departed unto Thessalonica; Crescens to Galatia, Titus unto Dalmatia. Only Luke is with me. Take Mark, and bring him with thee: for he is profitable to me for the ministry. And Tychicus have I sent to Ephesus. The cloak that I left at Troas with Carpus, when thou comest, bring with thee, and the books, but especially the parchments. Alexander the coppersmith did me much evil; Yahvah reward him according to his works: Of whom be thou ware also; for he hath greatly withstood our words.  At my first answer not man stood with me, but all men forsook me: I pray Yahvah that it may not be laid to their charge. Notwithstanding Yahvah stood with me, and strengthened me; that by me the preaching might be fully known, and that all the Gentiles might hear: and I was delivered out of the mouth of the lion. And Yahvah shall deliver me from every evil work, and will preserve me unto his heavenly kingdom: to whom be majesty for ever and ever. Halleluyah!

     

    WHAT NOW?

    What do we do now? We need to recognize that the Religious Assembly in generality has been defeated but Yahvah is still on the throne and has not lost any of His power. His heavenly forces are intact and fully capable of pushing back the forces of Satan any time Yahvah gives the order.

     

    Psalm 2:1-12 Why do the heaven rage, and the people imagine a vain thing? The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against YAHVAH, and against his anointed saying. Let us break their bands asunder, and cast away their cords from us. He that sitteth in the heavens shall laugh: Yahvah shall have them in derision. Then shall he speak unto them in his wrath, and vex them in his sore displeasure. Yet have I set my king upon my consecrated hill of Zion. I will declare the decree: YAHVAH hath said unto me, Thou art my Son; this day have I begotten thee. Ask of me, and I shall give thee the heathen for thine inheritance, and the uttermost parts of the earth for thy possession. Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron; thou shalt dash them in pieces like a potter’s vessel. Be wise now therefore, O ye kings: be instructed, ye judges of the earth. Serve YAHVAH with fear, and rejoice with trembling. Kiss the Son, lest he be angry, and ye perish from the way, when his wrath is kindled but a little. Blessed are all they that put their trust in YAHVAH.

     

    The British rebuilt their armed forces while they fended off the Germans.

     

    Isaiah 55:1-7 Ho, every one that thirsteth, come ye to the waters, and he that hath no money; come ye, buy, and eat; yea, come, buy wine and milk without money and without price. Wherefore do ye  spend money for that which is not bread? And your labour for that which satisfieth not? Hearken diligently unto me, and eat ye that which is good, and let your soul delight itself in fatness. Incline your ear; and come unto me: hear, and your soul shall live; and I will make an everlasting covenant with you, even the sure mercies of David. Behold, I have given him for a witness to the people, a leader and commander to the people. Behold, thou shalt call a nation that thou knowest not, and nations that knew not thee shall run unto thee because of YAHVAH thy Eternal and for the Consecrated One of Israel; for he hath magnified thee. Seek ye YAHVAH while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near. Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return unto YAHVAH, and he will have mercy upon him; and to our Eternal, for he will abundantly pardon.

     

    SEEK YAHVAH

    Yahvah and mankind do not think alike. We need to abandon our human views and opinions and start thinking like Yahvah.

     

    Isa 55:8 -9; For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith YAHVAH. For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts.

     

    1 Corinthians 2:9-16 But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which Yahvah hath prepared for them that love him. But Yahvah hath revealed them unto us by his Spirit: for the Spirit searcheth all things, yea, the deep things of Yahvah. For what man knoweth the things of a man, save the spirit of man which is in him? Even so the things of Yahvah knowth no man, but the Spirit of Yahvah. Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the spirit which is of Yahvah; that we might know the things that are freely given to us of Yahvah the Consecrated Spirit teacheth; comparing spiritual things with spiritual. But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of Yahvah: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned. But he that is spiritual judgeth all things, yet he himself is judged of no man. For who hath known the mind of the Sovereign, that he may instruct him? But we have the mind of Messiah.

     

    We need to stand on the promises of Yahvah. So when Yahvah says that His word will prosper and we repeat what’s written in the Scripture, these words will go forth and prosper in the things Yahvah intended.

     

    Isaiah 55:10-11 For as the rain cometh down, and the snow from heaven, and returneth not thither, but watereth the earth, and maketh it bring forth and bud, that it may give seed to the sower, and bread to the eater. So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the things whereto I sent it.

     

    Yahvah has promised us joy and victory regardless of circumstances.

     

    Isa 55:12-13 For ye shall go out with joy, and be led forth with peace: the mountains and the hills shall break forth before you into singing, and all the trees of the field shall clap their hands. Instead of the throne shall come up the fir tree, and instead of the brier shall come up the myrtle tree: and it shall be to YAHVAH for a name, for an everlasting sign that shall not be cut off.

     

    YAHVAH’S MARCHING ORDERS

    The marching orders have not changed since the day Yahvahosha issued them.

     

    Mt 28:18 And Yahvahoshs came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth.  Ac 2:38 Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Yahvahosha Messiah for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Consecrated Spirit. Mt 28:20 Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the world.

     

    The power of Yahvah is still with us.

     

    Mark 16:14-20 Afterward he appeared unto the eleven as they sat at meat, and upbraided them with their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they believed not them which had seen him after he was risen. And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature. He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned. And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues; They shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay lands on the sick, and they shall recover. So then after the Saviour had spoken unto them, he was received up into heaven, and sat on the right hand of Yahvah. And they went forth, and preached every where, the Saviour working with them, and confirming the word with signs following.

     

    RETOOLING

    When the United States entered World War II in 1941, the first action was to put the entire nation on a war footing. The automobile industry was told to cease making passenger cars and plan for the production of tanks, jeeps, trucks, armored vehicles and aircraft.

     

    John 4:21-24 Yahvahosha saith unto her, Woman, believe me the hour cometh, when ye shall neither in this mountain, nor yet at Jerusalem, worship the Father. Ye worship ye know not what: we know what we worship: for salvation is of the Jews. But the hour cometh, and now is when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father seeketh such to worship him. Yahvah is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth.

     

    We need to have a close personal walk with Jesus regardless of circumstances or how we feel.

     

     

    We are commanded to love, not hate those around us.

     

    Jn 15:9-14 As the Father hath love me, so have I loved you: continue ye in my love. If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love; even as I have kept my Father’s commandments, and bide in his love. These things have I spoken unto you, that my joy might be full. This is my commandment, That ye love one another, as I have loved you. Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends. Ye are my friends, if ye do whatsoever I command you.

     

    We need to set our minds to being overcomers.

    Rev 3:22 He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the Assemblies.

     

     

  • JOKES

    Doctors vs. Guns

    Doctors:

    The number of physicians in the U.S. is 700,000

    Accidental deaths caused by Physicians per year are 120,000

    Accidental deaths per physician is 0.171

    Statistics courtesy of U.S. Dept of Health Human Services.

    Guns:

    The number of gun owners in the U.S. is 80,000,000

    The number of accidental gun deaths per year, all age groups, is 1,500

    The number of accidental deaths per gun owner is .000188.

    Statistics courtesy of F.B.I.

    Statistically, doctors are approximately 9,000 times more dangerous than gun owners.

    Remember, “Guns don’t kill people, doctors do.”

    FACT: Not everyone has a gun, but almost everyone has at least one doctor.

    Please alert your friends to this alarming threat immediatly. We must ban doctors before this gets completely out of hand!

    Note: Out of concern for the public at large, the statistics on lawyers have been withheld for fear the shock would cause people to panic and seek medical attention.

    On Aging

    An elderly gentleman had serious hearing problems for a number of years.

    He went to the doctor and the doctor was able to have him fitted for a set of hearing aids that allowed the gentleman to hear 100%. The elderly gentleman went back in a month to the doctor and the doctor said, “Your hearing is perfect. Your family must be really pleased that you can hear again.”

    The gentleman replied, “Oh, I haven’t told my family yet. I just sit around and listen to the conversations. I’ve changed my will three times!”

    Like a Newborn Baby

    Two elderly gentlemen from a retirement center were sitting on a bench under a tree when one turns to the other and says “Slim, I’m 83 years old now and I’m just full of aches and pains. I know you’re about my age. How do you feel?”

    Slim says, “I feel just like a newborn baby.”

    “Really!? Like a new-born baby!?”

    “Yep. No hair, no teeth, and I think I just wet my pants.”

    Getting Dressed

    Hospital regulations required a wheelchair for patients being discharged. However, while working as a student nurse, I found one elderly gentleman – already dressed and sitting on the bed with a suitcase at his feet – who insisted he didn’t need my help to leave the hospital.

    After a chat about rules being rules, he reluctantly let me wheel him to the elevator. On the way down I asked him if his wife was meeting him.

    “I don’t know,” he said. “She’s still upstairs in the bathroom changing out of her hospital gown.”

  • INSPIRATIONAL QUOTES

    Motivational Quote of the Day…

    “Hopes are but the dreams of those that wake.”

    Matthew Prior

    Love Quote of the Day…

    “He is not a lover who does not love forever.”

    Euripides

  • DAILY QUOTE

    „Beautiful young people are accidents of nature, but beautiful old people are works of art.” Eleanor Roosevelt

  • QUOTE OF THE DAY

    “I will study and prepare, and someday my opportunity will come.”
    – Abraham Lincoln, 16th President of the United States