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    Yes sir, that's the one that popped up for today. Our sermon was on this also.
     
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    You’ll never know when you need to know what you know.

    Speak clearly, if you speak at all; carve every word before you let it fall.
    Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.

    Part of being sane, is being a little bit crazy.

    Disoriented: An Americanized Asian

    Earthquake predictors are fault finders.

    Life is a hereditary disease.

    Nostalgia is what it used to be.
     
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    Cultivate only the habits that you are willing should master you. Elbert Hubbard

    Chickens will come home to roost.

    What’s good for the goose is good for the gander.

    Whistling girls and crowing hens always come to some bad ends.

    Why are there flotation devices under plane seats instead of parachutes?

    You know how most packages say, “Open here?” What is the protocol if the package says, “Open somewhere else?”

    Why do they put Braille dots on the keypad of the drive-up ATM?
     
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    Verse of the Day
    If you remain in me and my words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you.
    John 15:7 NIV
     
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    Verse of the Day
    Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful.
    Colossians 4:2 NIV
     
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    LOVE OF THE WORLD

    Is there a more important lesson we can teach our children? Pursuit of material things never satisfies and it never ends. God has much more for us than the things we desire here on earth, yet we often live in a way our kids cannot see that truth. They see us striving and stressing because we have one thing, but want another more. They see us comparing ourselves to others. Sadly, they may even see us comparing them to other kids, and pushing them to be "successful" in school, athletics, and relationships.

    Is love of the "things in the world" your example to your kids? How can you better demonstrate a love of spiritual things?

    Do not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone loves the world, love for the Father is not in them. For everything in the world—the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life—comes not from the Father but from the world.
    1 John 2:15‭-‬16 NIV
     
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    Why is it that when you’re driving around looking for an address, you turn down the volume on the radio?

    Make your life a mission, not an intermission. Glasgow

    Better to have loafed and lost, than to never have loafed at all.

    When in doubt, tell the truth. Mark Twain

    Keep cool: anger is not an argument. Daniel Webster

    No man is so poor as to have nothing worth giving. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

    Never overestimate the decency of the human race.
     
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    For the Spirit God gave us does not make us timid, but gives us power, love and self-discipline.
    2 Timothy 1:7 NIV
     
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    Cherish all your happy moments; they make a fine cushion for your old age.

    Did you hear about the fellow who said, “I’d give my right arm to be ambidextrous?”

    A beggar asked for some money for a sandwich. I said, “First, let me see the sandwich.”

    Nothing cures insomnia like the realization that it’s time to get up.

    Did you ever wonder why there are no father-in-law jokes?

    Give me ambiguity or give me something else.

    Tact is the art of making guests feel at home when that’s where you wish they were.
     
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    For if you forgive other people when they sin against you, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.
    Matthew 6:14 NIV
     
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    The gene pool could use a little chlorine.

    If “con” is the opposite of “pro,” then Congress must be the opposite of progress.

    Ask not for whom the bell tolls. Let the machine get it.

    If your feet smell and your nose runs, you might be upside down.

    My weight is perfect. It’s just that I’m too short.

    My weight is perfect for my height, which varies.

    When your dreams turn to dust, vacuum.
     
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    If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.
    1 John 1:9 NIV
     
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    Always imitate the behavior of a good winner when you lose.

    If you want to recapture your youth, just cut off his allowance.

    Hitch your wagon to a star. Emerson

    Don’t ask the barber if you need a haircut.

    Don’t tell your friends about your indigestion. “How are you?” is a greeting, not a question.

    You must lose a fly to catch a trout.
     
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    Even though I walk through the darkest valley, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me.
    Psalms 23:4 NIV
     
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    Hit the ball over the fence and you can take your time going around the bases.

    Don’t gamble; take all your savings and buy some good stock and hold it till it goes up, then sell it. If it don’t go up, don’t buy it. Will Rogers

    If you treat people right they will treat you right—90% of the time. Franklin D. Roosevelt

    Whenever you are asked if you can do a job, tell ‘em, “Certainly, I can!” Then get busy and find out how to do it. Theodore Roosevelt

    Keep your eyes on the stars and your feet on the ground. Theodore Roosevelt

    Time is the coin of your life. It is the only coin you have, and only you can determine how it will be spent. Be careful lest you let other people spend it for you. Carl Sandburg

    Remember that there is nothing stable in human affairs; therefore, avoid undue elation in prosperity, or undue depression in adversity. Socrates
     
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    “You are the light of the world. A town built on a hill cannot be hidden.
    Matthew 5:14 NIV
     
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    Keep your fears to yourself, but share your courage with others. Robert Louis Stevenson

    It is impossible for a man to learn what he thinks he already knows.

    It is easy to be flexible when one is spineless.

    Few women admit their age. Few men act theirs.

    Serve locally – Pray globally

    How long a minute is depends on what side of the bathroom door you’re on.

    One reason why computers can do more work than people is that they never have to stop and answer the phone.
     
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    There are 3 ways to get something done; do it yourself, hire someone to do it, or forbid your children to do it.

    ‘Tis better that a man’s own works, than a man’s words should praise him.

    A characteristic of a normal child is that he doesn’t act that way very often.

    A committee is a life form with 6 or more legs and no brain.

    A compromise is the art of dividing the cake in such a way that each one thinks he is getting the biggest piece.

    A coward is a hero with a wife, kids, and a mortgage.

    A cynic is a person searching for an honest man with a stolen lantern.
     
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    Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters, since you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as a reward. It is the Lord Christ you are serving.
    Colossians 3:23-24 NIV
     
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    BALANCING GOODNESS (LOVE) AND SEVERITY (TRUTH)

    It is interesting to note the number of times the Bible describes God as exhibiting two attributes that are opposites. In this verse, they are goodness and severity. God's love is expressed in His goodness, but it is not His only characteristic. He is also severe with those who disobey. He balances these attributes perfectly as He relates to His children.

    We are called to imitate God in our relationships with our kids. We cannot always be "good" because there will be times of rebellion and disobedience in their lives. We cannot always be "severe" because that creates resentment and fear. A balance between the two is our goal, and God promises to give us the wisdom to achieve that balance (Jas 1:5).

    Ask God for the wisdom to balance goodness and severity in your relationships with your children.

    Consider therefore the kindness and sternness of God: sternness to those who fell, but kindness to you, provided that you continue in his kindness. Otherwise, you also will be cut off.
    Romans 11:22 NIV
     
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