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Thoughts and words that will enrich our lives!

"So that you incline your ear unto wisdom, and apply your heart to understanding; — Proverbs 2:2

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ABILITY

"And God is able to make all grace abound toward you; that ye, always having all sufficiency in all things, may abound to every good work:" — 2 Corinthians 9:8

"Ability is that sufficiency which cometh from God." — John Wycliffe (Called the "Morning Star of the Reformation")

ACCOMPLISHMENT

"Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave, whither thou goest." — Ecclesiastes 9:10

"Nothing is particularly hard if you divide it into small jobs." — Henry Ford

"My mother is my root, my foundation. She planted the seed that I base my life on, and that is the belief that the ability to achieve starts in your mind." — Michael Jordan

"For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he:" — Proverbs 23:7

" He who has begun, has the work half done." — Horace (Roman poet, 65-8 B.C.)

"The secret of getting ahead is getting started. The secret of getting started is breaking your complex, overwhelming tasks into small manageable tasks, then starting on the first one." — Mark Twain (1835 - 1910) American Author

"The starting point of all achievement is desire." — Napoleon Hill

"I started reading about people of great accomplishment ... and it dawned on me suddenly that the person who has the most to do with what happens in your life is you." — Dr. Ben Carson

"For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ; that EVERY ONE may receive the things done in his body, according to that he hath done, whether it be good or bad." — 2 Corinthians 5:10

"Perfectionism spells paralysis." — Winston Churchill

"If you think you can do a thing or think you can't do a thing, you're right." — Henry Ford

"There are many ways of going forward, but only one way of standing still. " — Franklin D. Roosevelt (32nd President of United States)

"Above all, try something " — Franklin D. Roosevelt (32nd President of United States)

"Do Something. If it works, do more of it. If it doesn't, do something else." — Franklin D. Roosevelt (32nd President of United States)

"I have no expectation of making a hit every time I come to bat." — Franklin D. Roosevelt (32nd President of United States)

"To reach a port we must set sail" — Franklin D. Roosevelt (32nd President of United States)

"It isn't sufficient just to want - you've got to ask yourself what you are going to do to get the things you want." — Franklin D. Roosevelt (32nd President of United States)

"Setting a goal is not the main thing. It is deciding how you will go about achieving it and staying with that plan." — Tom Landry

"The best thing about a thing well done is to have done it." — Bartlett's

"Action is eloquence." — William Shakespeare

"Then said she, Sit still, my daughter, until thou know how the matter will fall: for the man [Boaz] will not be in rest, until he have finished the thing this day." — Ruth 3:18

ADVERSITY

"If thou faint in the day of adversity, thy strength is small."— Proverbs 24:10

" The North Wind made the Vikings!" — From the Scandinavian

"Take things always by their smooth handle." — Thomas Jefferson (One of his "Ten Rules for Life".)

( In other words, there is usually a easier, more efficient way of doing things that are difficult--use your head and take the easier and more efficient way.)

"And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to His purpose." — Romans 8:28

"The wind in ones face makes one wise." — George Herbert

"Adversity has the effect of eliciting talents, which in prosperous circumstances would have lain dormant." — Horace (Roman poet, 65-8 B.C.)

"We must free ourselves of the hope that the sea will ever rest. We must learn to sail in high winds." Aristotle Onassis (Greek Shipping Magnate 1906-1975)

"Storms make oaks take deeper root." — George Herbert

"All sunshine makes the desert." — Arab Proverb

"Prosperity makes friends, adversity tries them." — Publius Syrus

"Calm seas never made a good sailor" — Franklin D. Roosevelt (32nd President of United States)

"The real glory is being knocked to your knees and then coming back. That's real glory. That's the essence of it." — Vince Lombardi

"The world breaks everyone, and afterward, some are strong at the broken places." — Ernest Hemingway

"The most generous vine, if not pruned, runs out into many superfluous stems and grows at last weak and fruitless: so doth the best man if he be not cut short in his desires, and pruned with afflictions." — Joseph Hall (English Bishop 1574 - 1656)

"In times of great stress or adversity, it's always best to keep busy, to plow your anger and your energy into something positive." — Lee Iacocca

" Adversity is the diamond dust heaven polishes it's jewels with." — Leighton

"It's that 'daily grind' that gives us polish!" — Pastor Phill

"It is the nature of the strong heart, that like the palm tree it strives ever upwards when it is most burdened." — Sir Philip Sidney — Gallant English soldier 1554-1886

(The above analogy is taken from the practice of loading Psalm trees with weights so they will grow straighter.)

AMERICA

"I have always believed that this anointed land was set apart in an uncommon way, that a DIVINE PLAN placed this great continent here BETWEEN THE OCEANS to be found by people from every corner of the Earth who had a special love of faith and freedom." — Ronald Reagan — Thanksgiving Day 1982

"It is impossible to rightly govern a nation without God and the Bible." — George Washington

"We have forgotten God. We have forgotten the gracious hand, which preserved us in peace and multiplied and enriched and strengthened us, and we have vainly imagined, in the deceitfulness of our hearts, that all these blessings were produced by some superior wisdom and virtue of our own. Intoxicated with unbroken success, we have become too self-sufficient to feel the necessity of redeeming and preserving grace, too proud to pray to the God that made us." — Abraham Lincoln

"The judgments of the Lord are true and righteous altogether." — Abraham Lincoln

"The propitious smiles of Heaven can never be expected on a nation that disregards the eternal rules of order and right, which Heaven itself has ordained." — George Washington

"Each day millions of our citizens approach our Maker on bended knee, seeking His grace and giving thanks for the many blessings He bestows upon us." — George W Bush

"If we ever forget that we are one nation under God, then we will be a nation gone under." — Ronald Reagan

"We asked for God's help; and now, in this shining outcome, in this magnificent triumph of good over evil, we should thank God." — George H. W. Bush

"The rights of man come not from the generosity of the state but from the hand of God." — John F. Kennedy

"Finally, it is my most fervent prayer to that Almighty Being before whom I now stand, and who has kept us in His hands from the infancy of our Republic unto the present day, that He will so overrule all my intentions and actions and inspire the hearts of my fellow-citizens that we may be preserved from dangers of all kinds and continue forever a united and happy people." — Andrew Jackson

"Our political way of life is by the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God, and of course presupposes the existence of God, the moral ruler of the universe, and a rule of right and wrong, of just and unjust, binding upon man, preceding all institutions of human society and government." — John Quincy Adams

"I hope that you have re-read the Constitution of the United States in these past few weeks. Like the Bible, it ought to be read again and again. " — Franklin D. Roosevelt (32nd President of United States)

"As Commander-in-Chief, I take pleasure in commending the reading of the Bible to all who serve in the Armed Forces of the United States. Throughout the centuries, men of many faiths and diverse origins have found in the Sacred Book words of wisdom, counsel, and inspiration. It is a fountain of strength...an aid in attaining the highest aspiration of the human soul." — Franklin D. Roosevelt — These words were written inside Bibles issued to soldiers during World War II.

"God who gave us life gave us liberty. Can the liberties of a nation be secure when we have removed a conviction that these liberties are a gift of God... I tremble for my country when I reflect that God is just, that His justice and cannot sleep forever." — Thomas Jefferson

"For My people have committed two evils: They have forsaken Me, The fountain of living waters, To hew for themselves cisterns, Broken cisterns That can hold no water." — Jeremiah 2:13

No greater blessing could come to our land today than a revival of the spirit of religion. I doubt if there is any problem in the world today — social, political, or economic — that would not find happy solution if approached in the spirit of the Sermon on the Mount." — Franklin D. Roosevelt (32nd President of United States)

"It is the duty of all nations to acknowledge the providence of Almighty God, to obey His will, to be grateful for His benefits, and humbly implore His protection and favor." — George Washington

"I have always said and always will say that the studious perusal of the Sacred Volume [Bible] will make us better citizens." — Thomas Jefferson

ANGER

"But now ye also put off all these; ANGER, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy communication out of your mouth." Colossians 3:8

" A LITTLE pot boils easily." — Dutch Proverb

"He that is SLOW TO ANGER is better than the mighty; and he that ruleth his spirit than he that taketh a city." — Proverbs 16:32

"A man is about as big as the things that make him angry." — Winston Churchill

"It is essential ... that you should form and adopt certain rules or principles, for the government of your own conduct and temper. Unless you have such rules and principles, there will be numberless occasions on which you will have no guide for your government but your passions..It is in the Bible, you must learn them, and from the Bible how to practice them." — John Quincy Adams

"Anger is just one letter short of danger." — Pastor Phill

ATTITUDE

"For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he:" — Proverbs 23:7

" Attitude is a LITTLE thing that makes a BIG difference!" — Pastor Phill

"The greatest discovery of my generation is that a human being can alter his life by altering his attitudes." — William James (1842-1910)

"My mother is my root, my foundation. She planted the seed that I base my life on, and that is the belief that the ability to achieve starts in your mind." — Michael Jordan

"There is ONE THING over which each person has absolute inherent control, and that is his MENTAL ATTITUDE." — W. Clement Stone (Success book author)

"He that hath no rule over his own spirit is like a city that is broken down, and without walls." — Proverbs 25:28

"Our attitudes control our lives. Attitudes are a secret power working twenty-four hours a day, for good or bad. It is of paramount importance that we know how to harness and control this great force." — Irving Berlin (Composer)

"A happy person is not a person is a certain set of circumstances, but rather a person with a certain set of attitudes." — Hugh Downs (Television, news Anchor)

"Not that I speak in respect of want: for I have learned, in whatsoever state I am, therewith to be content." — Philippians 4:11

"Men are not prisoners of fate, but only prisoners of their own minds." — Franklin D. Roosevelt (32nd President of United States)

"Life is 10% what happens to you and 90% how you react to it." — Chuck Swindoll

"It's what you think that makes the world seem sad or gay to you. Your mind may make all things grey, or make them radiant hue." — Grenville Kleiser

"But remember that the will is character in action. If we would create something, we must be something. That is character. Character is higher than intellect. Character is the direct result of mental attitude. A man cannot dream himself into character. He must hammer and forge on for himself. He cannot copy someone else's qualities, he must develop his own character qualities to fit his personality. " — Vince Lombardi

BIBLE

"Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth." — 2 Timothy 2:15

"Feelings come, and feelings go, and feelings are deceiving. My warrant is the Word of God, naught else is worth believing." — Martin Luther

"Compare Scripture with Scripture. False doctrines, like false witnesses, agree not among themselves." — William Gurnall (Author of The Christian in Complete Armour — 1600's)

"These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so." — Acts 17:11

"A single line in the Bible has consoled me more than all the books I ever read besides." Immanuel Kant —( German Philosopher 1724-1804)

"For whatsoever things were written aforetime were written for our learning, that we through patience and COMFORT OF THE SCRIPTURES the scriptures might have hope." — Romans 15:4

"I prayed for faith and thought that some day faith would come down and strike me like lightning. But faith did not seem to come. One day I read in the tenth chapter of Romans, 'Faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the Word of God.' I had up to this time closed my Bible and prayed for faith. I now opened my Bible and began to study, and faith has been growing ever since." — Dwight L. Moody

"So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God." — Romans 10:17

" Faith needs her daily bread." Dinah Maria Craik (1826-1887)

"If thou put the brethren in remembrance of these things, thou shalt be a good minister of Jesus Christ, nourished up in the words of faith and of good doctrine, whereunto thou hast attained." — 1 Timothy 4:6

"It is the simple truth to say that the New Testament books became canonical because no one could stop them doing so." — William Barclay (Theologian and Writer)

"The words of the Lord are pure words: as silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times.Thou shalt keep them, O Lord, thou shalt PRESERVE them from this generation for ever. Psalm 12:6-7

"Now what is food for the inner man? Not prayer, but the Word of God; and here again, not the simple reading of the Word of God, so that it only passes through our minds, just as water passes through a pipe, but considering what we read, pondering it over and applying it to our hearts." — George Mueller

"Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly,nor standeth in the way of sinners,nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful.But his delight is in the law of the Lord;and in His law doth he meditate day and night. And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season;his leaf also shall not wither;and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper." — Psalms 1:1-3

"How sweet are thy words unto my taste! yea, sweeter than honey to my mouth!" — Psalm 119:103

"Triumphant prayer is almost impossible where there is neglect of the study of the Word of God." — R. A. Torrey

"I believe that in the end the truth will conquer." — John Wycliffe

"Read the Bible, and read it again, and do not despair of help to understand something of the will and mind of God, though you think they are fast locked up from you. Neither trouble yourself, though you may not have commentaries and expositions; pray and read, and read and pray; for a little from God is better than a great deal from man." John Bunyan — (Puritan writer)

There is misinformation being circulated about the King James Bible, wrongly stating it was based upon the Codex Vaticanus. The Greek text of the KJV Bible was based upon the Textus Receptus text. The Textus Receptus (Latin for "Received Text") is a Greek New Testament that provided the textual base for the vernacular translations of the Reformation Period. It was NOT translated from the Codex Sinaiticus and Codex Vaticanus, that many of the newer Bibles such as the New International or New American Standard versions are based upon. I will have more to say about this in the future. Suffice it to say that many believe the Textus Receptus ; though it is an newer text than the Codex Sinaiticus and Codex Vaticanus, does not mean it is an inferior text. The belief is that the superior texts, such as the Textus Receptus, survived the test of time and inferior ones were rejected. We will discuss more of this later on in articles to come. — Phill Dunagan

"Englishmen learn Christ's law best in English. Moses heard God's law in his own tongue; so did Christ's apostles." — John Wycliffe (Made first translation of the Latin Vulgate into Middle English in the year 1382, now known as Wycliffe's Bible. Before that, the complete Bible was only read by those who understood Latin; chiefly the Roman Clergy)

"Bible Study is like eating peanuts. The more you eat, the more you want to eat!" — Paul Little

"If thou put the brethren in remembrance of these things, thou shalt be a good minister of Jesus Christ, NOURISHED up in the words of faith and of good doctrine, whereunto thou hast attained." — 1 Timothy 4:6

"Say not: 'When I have free time I shall study', for you may perhaps never have any free time." — Hillel the Elder (30 B.C. -10 C.E.)

" What you memorize of the Bible is a constant spur to memorize more. As you learn a passage word for word, new meanings constantly pour into your mind. You may have read a passage a hundred times, yet hidden truths come out crystal clear as memorization SPOTLIGHTS every sentence into importance." — Henry H. Halley ( From Halley's Bible Handbook)

"I call God to record against the day we shall appear before our Lord Jesus, that I never altered one syllable of God's Word against my conscience, nor would do this day, if all that is in earth, whether it be honor, pleasure, or riches, might be given me." William Tyndale

"But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel unto you than that which we have preached unto you, let him be accursed." — Galatians 1:8

"The word of God STEADIES me. He says your trials and tribulations make you who you are. So you can see my whole story in the way I endured and overcame some testing experiences." — Evander Holyfield (Five time Heavyweight Boxing Champion of the World)

"The book of books, the storehouse and magazine of life and comfort, the holy Scriptures." — George Herbert

"But the God of all grace, who hath called us unto His eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after that ye have suffered a while, make you perfect, stablish, strengthen, settle you." — 1 Peter 5:10

"We fail in our duty to study God's Word not so much because it is difficult to understand, not so much because it is dull and boring, but because it is work. Our problem is not a lack of intelligence or a lack of passion. Our problem is that WE ARE LAZY." — R.C. Sproul

"Bibles laid open, millions of surprises." — George Herbert

"No book in the world deserves to be so unceasingly studied, and so profoundly meditated upon as the Bible." — John Quincy Adams

"The first and almost the only Book deserving of universal attention is the Bible." — John Quincy Adams

"So great is my veneration for the Bible that the earlier my children begin to read it the more confident will be my hope that they will prove useful citizens of their country and respectable members of society. I have for many years made it a practice to read through the Bible once every year." — John Quincy Adams

"My custom is to read four or five chapters of the Bible every morning immediately after rising. It seems to me the most suitable manner of beginning the day. It is an invaluable and inexhaustible mine of knowledge and virtue." — John Quincy Adams

The Bible carries with it the history of the creation, the fall and redemption of man, and discloses to him, in the infant born at Bethlehem, the Legislator and Savior of the world." — John Quincy Adams

"For My people have committed two evils: They have forsaken Me, The fountain of living waters, To hew for themselves cisterns, Broken cisterns That can hold no water." — Jeremiah 2:13

There is a record of a conversation between Daniel Webster and his illustrious companions. Webster was Secretary of State 1841-1843 and ran for President of the United States. Someone raised the question as to the finest and most beautiful passage in the Bible. One argued for the creation story, one for the Sermon on the Mount, a third for the description of the redeemed in Revelation. Webster slowly quoted the exquisite words — "Although the fig tree shall not blossom, neither shall fruit be in the vines; the labour of the olive shall fail, and the fields shall yield no meat; the flock shall be cut off from the fold, and there shall be no herd in the stalls: Yet I will rejoice in the Lord, I will joy in the God of my salvation." — Habakkuk 3:17-18

Here is a little poem I wanted to share with you that will help you in your Bible Study. You may want to write it somewhere in your Bible so that you will not lose it and you can share it with others." — Pastor Phill

The New Testament is in the Old Testament Contained

The Old Testament is in the New Testament Explained.

The New Testament is in the Old Testament Concealed

The Old Testament is in the New Testament Revealed

" Apply yourself wholly to the Scriptures, and apply the Scriptures wholly to yourself." — Johann A. Bengel ( 1687 - 1752 - Provided a German New Testament)

"All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: That the man of God may be perfect, thoroughly furnished unto all good works." — 2 Timothy 3:16-17

"Some five hundred years ago in London a number of poor men were praying for liberty to read the Bible. On that spot where the prayer meeting was held stand the buildings of the Bible Society today." — A Naismith ( The first organization in Britain to be called "The Bible Society" was founded in 1779 ) .

The words of the Lord are pure words: as silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times. Thou shalt keep them, O Lord, thou shalt preserve them from this generation for ever." — Psalms 12:6-7

"I believe the chief reason I have been kept happy in useful service is that I have been a lover of Holy Scripture. It has been my habit to read through the Bible four times a year; in a prayerful spirit, to apply it to my heart and practice what I find there. I have been for sixty years a happy man." — George Meuller

"Thy testimonies have I taken as an heritage for ever: for they are the rejoicing of my heart." — Psalm 119:111

"Go to the Bible for your protection, correction and direction!" — Pastor Phill

"The Bible's treasures are found for those who dig for them!" — Pastor Phill

"My son, if thou wilt receive my words,and hide my commandments with thee;so that thou incline thine ear unto wisdom and apply thine heart to understanding; yea, if thou criest after knowledge,and liftest up thy voice for understanding; if thou seekest her as silver, and searchest for her as for hid treasures; then shalt thou understand the fear of the Lord, and find the knowledge of God." — Proverbs 2:1-5

" The study of God's Word, for the purpose of discovering God's will, is the secret discipline which has formed the greatest characters." — James Waddel Alexander ( Presbyterian Minister 1804-1859)

"Wherefore be ye not unwise, but understanding what the will of the Lord is." — Ephesians 5:17

"The highest earthly enjoyments are but a shadow of the joy I find in reading God's Word." — Lady Jane Grey (1537-1554) Known as the "Nine Days' Queen"

"How sweet are thy words unto my taste! yea, sweeter than honey to my mouth!" Psalm 119:103

"The Bible is the book we live by. Bible reading is the means by which we learn, and keep fresh in our minds, the ideas that mold our lives. Our lives are the product of our thoughts. To live right, we must think right. We must read the Bible frequently and regularly in our minds ; so that His thoughts become our thoughts; so that our ideas may become conformed to God's ideas; so that we my be transformed into God's own image and be made fit for eternal companionship with our Creator." Henry H. Halley ( From Halley's Bible Handbook)

"But He answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God." — Matthew 4:4

"The faith of the church must be tried by God's word, and not God's word by the church; neither yet my faith." — Lady Jane Grey (1537-1554) Known as the "Nine Days Queen"

"If ye continue in the faith grounded and settled, and be not moved away from the hope of the gospel, which ye have heard, and which was preached to every creature which is under heaven; whereof I Paul am made a minister; — Colossians 1:23

"I ground my faith upon God's word, and not upon the church." — Lady Jane Grey (1537-1554) Known as the "Nine Days Queen"

"For all those things hath mine hand made, and all those things have been, saith the Lord: but to this man will I look, even to him that is poor and of a contrite spirit, and trembleth at my word." — Isaiah 66:1-2

"It is a press, certainly, but a press from which shall flow in inexhaustible streams. Through it, God will spread His Word. A spring of truth shall flow from it. Like a new star it shall scatter the darkness of ignorance, and cause a light heretofore unknown to shine amongst men. — Johannes Gutenberg — (Invented first Printing Press 1440. The "Gutenberg Bible" was the first major printing of a book. It was an edition of the Latin Vulgate distributed in 1450.

"The words of the Lord are pure words: as silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times. Thou shalt keep them, O Lord, thou shalt preserve them from this generation for ever." — Psalms 12:6-7

"Remember that the word of God is not sent to particular persons, as if by name; and do not think you have no part in it, because you are not named there." — Adam Clarke

"A Bible that is falling apart usually belongs to a person who isn't." — The Country Parson

" For the last twenty years Rosalyn and I have read a portion of the Bible each night. When we're together, we alternate reading aloud, and when we're apart we enjoy knowing that we are contemplating the same text. We have been through the entire Bible several times in Spanish, to practice a foreign language as we nurture ourselves spiritually." — Jimmy Carter ( 39th President of the United States)

"Till I come, give attendance to reading, to exhortation, to doctrine." — 1 Timothy 4:13

" I know the Bible is inspired because it finds me at greater depths of my being than any other book." — Samuel Coleridge ( Theologian 1772-1834)

"For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart." — Hebrews 4:12

"I have examined all religions, and the result is that the Bible is the best book in the world." — John Quincy Adams

"I have always said and always will say that the studious perusal of the Sacred Volume [Bible] will make us better citizens." — Benjamin Franklin

"One word of God can do more than ten thousand words of men to relieve a distressed soul." — John Flavel ( Puritan Clergyman 1627=1691)

"When we make a serious effort to study the Bible, we are essentially enrolling in the "University of Higher Learning"! — Pastor Phill

BOOKS

"I have examined all religions, and the result is that the Bible is the best book in the world." — John Quincy Adams

"And Moses was LEARNED in all the wisdom of the Egyptians, and was mighty in words and in deeds." — Acts 7:22

"A good book contains more real wealth than a good bank." — Roy L. Smith (Clergyman)

"The man who does not read good books has no advantage over the man who cannot read them" — Mark Twain (1835 - 1910) American Author

"Books, like proverbs, receive their chief value from the stamp and esteem of the ages through which they have passed." — J. Paul Getty

"People die, but books never die." — Franklin D. Roosevelt (32nd President of United States)

"There is no friend as loyal as a book." — Ernest Hemingway

"Any book which inspires us to lead a better life is a good book" — Fulton J. Sheen

"My books are my tools, and greater their variety and perfection, the greater my help to my literary life." — Tyron Edwards (Theologian, best known for compiling The New Dictionary of Thoughts 1809-1894)

"A great library contains the diary of the human race. The great consulting room of a wise man is a library." — G. Dawson {The New Dictionary of Thoughts)

"The things I want to know are in books. My best friend it the man who'll get me a book I ain't read." Abraham Lincoln

"Master books, but do not let them master you. Read to live, not live to read." — Edward G. Bulwer-Lytton

BITTERNESS

"Looking diligently lest any man fail of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble you, and thereby many be defiled;" — Hebrews 12:15

" Our trials and difficulties, through Christ's strength, should make us BETTER — not BITTER! — Pastor Phill

BURDENS

"Cast thy burden upon the Lord, and he shall sustain thee: He shall never suffer the righteous to be moved." — Psalm 55:22

" God never give us a burden to break our backs but to bow our knees." — Corrie ten Boom ( Survivor of Nazi prisons)

"Casting all your care upon Him; for He careth for you." — 1 Peter 5:7

"As a camel kneels before his master to have him remove his burden at the end of the day, so kneel each night and let the Master take your burden." — Corrie Ten Boom — ("Casting all your care upon Him; for He careth for you." — 1 Peter 5:7)

"He that taketh his own cares upon himself loads himself in vain with an uneasy burden. I will cast all my cares on God; He hath bidden me; they cannot burden Him." — Joseph Hall (English Bishop 1574 - 1656)

CHARACTER

"Then the Lord said to Satan, "Have you considered My servant Job, that there is none like him on the earth, a blameless and upright man, one who fears God and shuns evil? And still he holds fast to his INTEGRITY, although you incited Me against him, to destroy him without cause." — Job 2:3

"Character is POWER" — Oroson Swett Marden

"The purpose of life is to develop character." Herbert W. Armstrong

"Three things ruin a man: power, money, and women. I never wanted power. I never had any money, and the only woman in my life is up at the house right now." — Harry S. Truman

"There never will exist anything permanently noble and excellent in the character which is a stranger to RESOLUTE SELF DENIAL." — Sir Walter Scott (Novelist, playwright and poet, 1771-1832)

"Then said Jesus unto his disciples, If any man will come after Me, let him DENY HIMSELF , and take up his cross, and follow Me." — Matthew 16:24

" George Washington — That tower of strength that stood four square to all the winds that blew." — Orson Swett Marden

"God is my strength and power: and He maketh my way perfect." — 2 Samuel 22:33

"Character is what you are in the dark." — D.L. Moody

" Character is the diamond that scratches every other stone." — Vladimir Bartol (writer- 1903-1967)

"And there arose not a prophet since in Israel like unto Moses, whom the Lord knew face to face, in all the signs and the wonders, which the Lord sent him to do in the land of Egypt to Pharaoh, and to all his servants, and to all his land, and in all that mighty hand, and in all the great terror which Moses shewed in the sight of all Israel." — Deuteronomy 34:10-12

"Try not to become a man of success, but rather try to become a man of value." — Albert Einstein

"Now for this very reason also, applying all diligence, in your faith supply moral [a]excellence, and in your moral excellence, knowledge," — 2 Peter 1:5 (NASB)

"Character, in the long run, is the decisive factor in the life of an individual and of nations alike." — Theodore Roosevelt

"But remember that the will is character in action. If we would create something, we must be something. That is character. Character is higher than intellect. Character is the direct result of mental attitude. A man cannot dream himself into character. He must hammer and forge one for himself. He cannot copy someone else's qualities, he must develop his own character qualities to fit his personality. " — Vince Lombardi

"I hope I shall possess firmness and virtue enough to maintain what I consider the most enviable of all titles, the character of an honest man." — George Washington

"When a person is down in the world, an ounce of help is better than a pound of preaching." — Edward Bulyer Lyton 1803-1873

"Character may be manifested in the great moments, but it is made in the small ones." — Phillips Brooks (Clergyman 1835-1893)

"You don't do what is right once in a while, but all of the time." — Vince Lombardi

"A good heart is better than all the heads in the world." — Edward Bulyer Lyton 1803-1873

CHEERFULNESS

"Rejoice evermore." — 1 Thessalonians 5:16

"Actions seems to follow feeling, but really actions and feeling go together; and by regulating the action, which is under the more direct control of the will, we can indirectly regulate the feeling, which is not. Thus the sovereign voluntary path to cheerfulness, if our cheerfulness be lost, is to sit up cheerfully and to act and speak as if cheerfulness were already there." — William James

"He that hath no rule over his own spirit is like a city that is broken down, and without walls." — Proverbs 25:28

"I don't sing because I'm happy. I'm happy because I sing." — William James

One ABC of Christianity — "Always be cheerful!" — 1 Thessalonians 5:16 (Berkeley Version)

"I find no better cure for that depression than to trust in the Lord with all my heart, and seek to realize afresh the power of the peace-speaking blood of Jesus, and His infinite love in dying upon the cross to put away all my transgressions." — Charles Spurgeon

" Always look for the sunlight the Lord sends into your days." — Hope Campbell (Poet 1820)

"It is of the Lord's mercies that we are not consumed, because His compassions fail not. They are new every morning: great is thy faithfulness." — Lamentations 3:22-23

"Leave the GROUCH at the door!" — Charles Atlas- famous bodybuilder, used to have this sign at the entrance to his office where his employees entered each day. Perhaps we should remember this when we enter Church services, our place of employment or anywhere we have contact with others! We should be a light!

"But straightway Jesus spake unto them, saying, Be of GOOD CHEER ; it is I; be not afraid." — Matthew 14:27

"One word of God can do more than ten thousand words of men to relieve a distressed soul." — John Flavel ( Puritan Clergyman 1627=1691)

CHRISTIANITY

"And when he had found him, he brought him unto Antioch. And it came to pass, that a whole year they assembled themselves with the church, and taught much people. And the disciples were called Christians first in Antioch." — Acts 11:26

"Christianity might be a good thing if anyone ever tried it." — George Bernard Shaw

"But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves." — James 1:22

CHURCH

"Wherever we see the Word of God purely preached and heard, there a church of God exists, even if it swarms with many faults." — John Calvin

"I ground my faith upon God's word, and not upon the church." — Lady Jane Grey (1537-1554) Known as the "Nine Days' Queen"

"A church has no right to make anything a condition of membership which Christ has not made a condition of salvation." — A. A. Hodge (Principal of Princeton Seminary between 1878 and 1886)

COMFORT

" Blessed be God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and the God of all comfort;" — 2 Corinthians 1:3

"A single line in the Bible has consoled me more than all the books I ever read besides." — Immanuel Kant ( German Philosopher 1724-1804)

"For whatsoever things were written aforetime were written for our learning, that we through patience and COMFORT OF THE SCRIPTURES the scriptures might have hope." — Romans 15:4

COMMON SENSE

"For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a SOUND mind ." — 2 Timothy 1:7

"Common sense is the genius of our age." — Horace Greely

CONCENTRATION

"Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this ONE THING I DO, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before," — Philippians 3:13

"In the laboratories in Washington D.C. is a burning glass which measures three feet across. When it is hung in the window, it converges thirty-six inches or ordinary sunshine in one tiny point of flaming radiance. The point is hotter than a blowtorch, so hot that it will melt it's way through a steel plate as easily as a heated needle will burn a hole through tissue paper. Three feet of common sunshine but perfectly focused. An ordinary mind — DISCIPLINED TO CONCENTRATED EFFORT — is capable of achievements quite as impressive." — James Gordon Gilkey

And it came to pass, when the time was come that He should be received up, He stedfastly set His face to go to Jerusalem," — Luke 9:51 — [Christ was FOCUSED in all He did!]

"The ability to focus attention on important things is a defining characteristic of intelligence." — Robert J. Schiller ( American Nobel Laureate, economist, academic, and best-selling author)

"But He answered and said, I am not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel." — Matthew 15:24 — Jesus Christ exercised priorities!

"To do two things at once is to do neither." — Publius Cyrus — (Roman writer 85 B.C.- Maxim #7 )

" Think of only three things — your God, your family and the Green Bay Packers —in that order." — Vince Lombardi (Encouraging his team.)

"The shorter way to do many things is to do only one thing at a time." — Mozart ( Composer 1756-1791)

"Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave, whither thou goest." — Ecclesiastes 9:10

"CONCENTRATION is my motto — first honesty, then industry, then concentration." — Andrew Carnegie

"Successful minds work like a gimlet — to a single point." — Bovee

"The successful warrior is the average man, with laser-like focus." — Bruce Lee

" The immature mind hops from one thing to another; the mature minds seeks to FOLLOW THROUGH." — Harry A. Overstreet

"Then said she, Sit still, my daughter, until thou know how the matter will fall: for the man [Boaz- future husband of Ruth] will not be in rest, until he have finished the thing this day." — Ruth 3:18

"No man that warreth entangleth himself with the affairs of this life; that he may please Him who hath chosen him to be a soldier." — 2 Timothy 2:4

"Concentration alone conquers." — Charles Buxton (Writer and anti-slavery activist in England 1823-1871)

"There were a lot of running backs as good as me. The real difference was that I could focus. I never laid back and relied on natural ability." — Jim Brown

"Concentration is the secret of strength in politics, in war, in trade, in short in all management of human affairs." — Ralph Waldo Emerson

"Strive constantly to concentrate yourself; never dissipate your powers; incessant activity; of whatever kind, leads finally to bankruptcy." — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

CONVERSION

Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord." — Acts 3:19

"Conversion is a complete surrender to Jesus. It's a willingness to do what He wants you to do." — Billy Sunday

" Conversion is a turning onto the right road. The next thing to do is to walk on it." — Charles Spurgeon

" A man of divided heart is weak; the man of one object is the man." — Charles Spurgeon

"Teach me thy way, O Lord; I will walk in thy truth: unite my heart to fear thy Name." — Psalm 86:11

"The Biblical word 'convert', in the original Hebrew or Greek, has the basic meaning of 'turning' or 'turning back." That is what true conversion is; you are walking the wrong way; going the way of man; then you turn around and begin walking the way of God. It's really that simple." — Pastor Phill

"Deny the world, defy the devil, despise the flesh, and delight yourself only in the Lord." — Lady Jane Grey

"The Bible says, 'Consecrate yourselves today to the Lord' (Exodus 32:29). Again the scripture says, 'Present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service. And be not conformed to this world, by the renewing of of your mind." (Romans 12:1-2). Ask God to take your eyes, ears, tongue, hands, your social life, your friends, every area of your life, under His control and yield yourselves to Him , completely and unreservedly. This is pleasing to God." — Billy Graham

CONTENTMENT

"Not that I speak in respect of want: for I have learned, in whatsoever state I am, therewith to be content." — Philippians 4:11

"As soon as we wake up and face how tough life actually is, we can really start to enjoy it!" — Pastor Phill

"True contentment depends not on what we have. A tub was large enough for Diogenes; but a world too little for Alexander." — Charles Caleb Colton (1780-1832)

"The man who has begun to live more seriously within begins to live more simply without." — Phillips Brooks

" He is a wise man who does not grieve for the thing which he hath not, but rejoice for those which he has." — Epicitus

"Give thanks for what is instead of dwelling upon what might have been." — Lucy H.M. Soulsby

COURAGE

"Be strong and of a good courage, fear not, nor be afraid of them: for the Lord thy God, He it is that doth go with thee; He will not fail thee, nor forsake thee." — Deuteronomy 31:6

"Never run away from anything. Never!" — Winston Churchill

"Courage is not having the strength to go on; it is going on when you don't have the strength." — Theodore Roosevelt

"Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the assessment that something else is more important than fear." — Franklin D. Roosevelt (32nd President of United States)

"A true knight is fuller of bravery in the midst, than in the beginning of danger" — Sir Philip Sidney — A gallant English soldier 1554-1586

CREATION

"For the invisible things of Him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse:" — Romans 1:20

"I love to think of nature as an unlimited broadcasting station, through which God speaks to us every hour, if we will only tune in." — George Washington Carver

"The sky is the daily bread of the eyes." — Emerson

"Hast thou with Him spread out the sky, which is strong, and as a molten looking glass?" — Job 37:18

" Sunsets are so beautiful it almost seems as if we were looking through the gates of Heaven." — John Lubbock

"For the invisible things of Him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even His eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse:" — Romans 1:20

"Though we should be grateful for good houses, there is no house like God's out-of-doors." — Robert Louis Stevenson

DEPRESSION

" What shall we then say to these things? If God be for us, who can be against us? He that spared not His own Son, but delivered Him up for us all, how shall He not with Him also freely give us all things? Who shall lay any thing to the charge of God's elect? It is God that justifieth. Who is he that condemneth? It is Christ that died, yea rather, that is risen again, who is even at the right hand of God, who also maketh intercession for us. Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? As it is written, For thy sake we are killed all the day long; we are accounted as sheep for the slaughter. Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us. For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord." — Romans 8:31-39

"I find myself frequently depressed — perhaps more so than any other person here. And I find no better cure for that depression than to trust in the Lord with all my heart, and seek to realize afresh the power of the peace-speaking blood of Jesus, and His infinite love in dying upon the cross to put away all my transgressions." — Charles Spurgeon

"One word of God can do more than ten thousand words of men to relieve a distressed soul." — John Flavel ( Puritan Clergyman 1627=1691)

DETERMINATION

"After these things were ended, Paul PURPOSED in the spirit, when he had passed through Macedonia and Achaia, to go to Jerusalem, saying, After I have been there, I must also see Rome." — Acts 19:21

"The wicked flee when no man pursueth: but the righteous are bold as a lion." — Proverbs 28:17

"IMPOSSIBLE is a word found only in the dictionary of fools." — Napolean

"There is nothing impossible to him who will try." — Alexander the Great

"THERE SHALL BE NO ALPS" — These were the words spoken by Napolean after he had questioned his engineers about crossing the dreaded St. Bernard Pass over the Alps. " Perhaps", was their hesitating reply, "it is within the limits of possibily. "Forward, then ", said the little Corporal. England and Austria laughed in scorn at the idea of transporting an army where wheel had never gone. Four days later 60,000 French soldiers were marching on the plains of Italy. "The man who has made up his mind to win," said Napoleon, "will never say 'Impossible.' "

"The longer I live, the more I am certain that the great difference between the great and the insignificant, is energy — invincible determination — a purpose once fixed, and then death or victory. With ordinary talents and extraordinary perseverance, all things are attainable." — Thomas Fowell Buxton — anti-slavery campaigner and member of the British Parliament (1786-1845)

"The longer I live the more I think of the quality of fortitude... men who fall, pick themselves up and stumble on, fall again, and are trying to get back up when they die." — Theodore Roosevelt

"Determine that the thing can and shall be done, and then we shall find the way." — Abraham Lincoln

"Either I will find a way or make one." — Sir Philip Sidney — A gallant English soldier 1554-1586

" What men want is not talent, it is purpose; not the power to achieve, but the will to labor." — Edward Bulyer Lyton 1803-1873

DILIGENCE

"The hand of the diligent shall bear rule: but the slothful shall be under tribute." — Proverbs 12:24

"Patience and Diligence, like faith, remove mountains." — William Penn

"Diligence is the mother of good luck". — Benjamin Franklin

"The slothful man roasteth not that which he took in hunting: but the substance of a diligent man is precious." Proverbs 12:27

"If your determination is fixed, I do not counsel you to despair. Few things are impossible to diligence and skill. Great works are performed not by strength, but perseverance." — Samuel Johnson

"He who labors diligently need never despair; for all things are accomplished by diligence and labor." — Menander

"Everything yields to diligence." — Antiphanes

"Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before mean [obscure] men." — Proverbs 22:29

DISCIPLINE

"But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, SELF CONTROL; against such things there is no law." — Galatians 5:22-23 (NAS)

" Power comes by DISCIPLINE, and by DISCIPLINE alone." — E. Stanley Jones

"He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty; and he that ruleth his spirit than he that taketh a city." — Proverbs 16:32

"The alternative to discipline is disaster." — Vance Havner

"He that hath no rule over his own spirit is like a city that is broken down, and without walls." Proverbs 25:28

" Perhaps the most valuable result of all education it to make yourself do the thing you ought to do, when it ought to be done, whether you like it or not. This is the first lesson to be learned." — Thomas Henry Huxley (Biologist, Educator 1825-1895)

"West point taught me discipline, regularity. I guess you'd say order." — Vince Lombardi

EDUCATION

"The older I grow, the more I am convinced that there is no education which one can get from books and costly apparatus that is equal to that which can be gotten from contact with great men and women." — Booker T. Washington

"The spread of knowledge and education has taught mankind little in the way of self-control and less in the art of living with other men." — Hugh Thomas (Professor of History)

ENCOURAGEMENT

" But Joshua the son of Nun, which standeth before thee, he shall go in thither: ENCOURAGE HIM: for he shall cause Israel to inherit it." — Deuteronomy 1:38

"Few things can help an individual more than to place responsibility on him, and let him know that you trust him." — Booker T. Washington

"I believe that every man's life will be filled with constant and unexpected encouragement, if he makes up his mind to do his level best each day, and as nearly as possible reaching the high water mark of pure and useful living." — Booker T. Washington

"And David was greatly distressed; for the people spake of stoning him, because the soul of all the people was grieved, every man for his sons and for his daughters: but David encouraged himself in the Lord his God." — 1 Samuel 30:6

"If you want to lift yourself up, lift up someone else." — Booker T. Washington

"Don't be a "basement person" — dragging people down. Be a "BALCONY person" — lifting them up and encouraging them on! — Pastor Phill

"Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful; and let us consider how to stimulate one another to love and good deeds, not forsaking our own assembling together, as is the habit of some, but ENCOURAGING one another; and all the more as you see the day drawing near." — Hebrew 10:23-25 (NAS)

"One word of God can do more than ten thousand words of men to relieve a distressed soul." — John Flavel ( Puritan Clergyman 1627=1691)

ENTHUSIASM

"And thus did Hezekiah throughout all Judah, and wrought that which was good and right and truth before the Lord his God. And in every work that he began in the service of the house of God, and in the law, and in the commandments, to seek his God, HE DID IT WITH ALL HIS HEART, and prospered." — 2 Chronicles 31:21

"The real secret of success is enthusiasm. Yes, more than enthusiasm, I would say excitement. I like to see men get excited. When they get excited they make a success of their lives." — Walter Chrysler

" Every great and commanding movement in the annals of the world is the triumph of enthusiasim. Nothing great was ever achieved without it." —Sir Humphry Davy ( Chemist and inventor 1778-1829)

"And rent the kingdom away from the house of David, and gave it thee: and yet thou hast not been as my servant David, who kept my commandments, and who followed me with ALL HIS HEART , to do that only which was right in mine eyes;" 1 Kings 14:8

EXAMPLE

Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid. Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick; and it giveth light unto all that are in the house. Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven." — Matthew 5:14 -16

"There is not enough darkness in the whole world to blot out the light of one small candle." — Anon

"Nothing preaches better than the ant and she says nothing" — Benjamin Franklin

"Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise: Which having no guide, overseer, or ruler, Provideth her meat in the summer, and gathereth her food in the harvest." — Proverbs 6:6-8

EXCELLENCE

"Now for this very reason also, applying all diligence, in your faith supply moral EXCELLENCE , and in your moral EXCELLENCE , knowledge, and in your knowledge, self-control, and in your self-control, perseverance, and in your perseverance, godliness." — 2 Peter 1:5-6 (NASB)

"Excellence is to do a common thing in an uncommon way." — Booker T. Washington

"Excellence is an art won by training and habituation." — Aristotle

"Perfection is not attainable, but if we chase perfection we can catch EXCELLENCE." — Vince Lombardi

"We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then. is not an act but a habit." — Aristotle

"If you are going to achieve excellence in big things, you develop the habit in little matters. Excellence is not an exception, it is a prevailing attitude." — Colin Powell

"Try not to become a man of success, but rather try to become a man of value." — Albert Einstein

" People never improve unless they look to some standard or example higher and better than themselves." Tyron Edwards

"Fearless minds climb soonest unto crowns." — Shakespeare

"Blessed is the man that endureth temptation [trial]: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love him." — James 1:12

"Decide to be your best. In the long run the world is going to want and have the best and that might as well be you." — Booker T. Washington

"The spirit, the will to win and the will to excel are the things that endure. These qualities are so much more important than the events which occur." — Vince Lombardi

"There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow men. True nobility lies in being superior to your former self." — Ernest Hemingway

"I set my standards so high, no one could be harsher on me than I was." — Jim Brown

"A coach is someone who tells you what you don't want to hear, who has you see what you don't want to see, so you can be who you have always known you could be." — Tom Landry

"I don't teach kids to be number 1. Organizations and people that tell you you have to be number 1; that's not it. You don't have to be number 1. What I teach is to be as good as you can be. Use what you have and be as good as you can be. That's all you can do, anyway." — Jim Brown

"The quality of a man's life is in direct proportion to his commitment to excellence." Tom Landry (Coach of Dallas Cowboys for almost three decades)

" People never improve unless they look to some standard or example higher and better than themselves." — Tyron Edwards (Theologian, compiler of A Dictionary of Thoughts 1809-1894)

"Be ye followers of me, even as I also am of Christ." — 1 Corinthians 11:1

"There is much difference between imitating a good man, and counterfeiting him." — Benjamin Franklin

"Strive to be the greatest man in your country, and you may be disappointed; strive to be the best and you may well succeed " — Benjamin Franklin

"The best thing about a thing well done is to have done it." — Bartlett's

"When you're finished changing, you're finished." — Benjamin Franklin

FAITH

"But without faith it is impossible to please Him: for he that cometh to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of them that diligently seek Him. — Hebrew 11:6

"If the Lord fails me at this time, it will be the first time." George Meuller

"Feelings come, and feelings go, and feelings are deceiving. My warrant is the Word of God, naught else is worth believing." — Martin Luther

"One and God make a majority." — Frederick Douglass

"So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God." — Romans 10:17

"Faith is not believing that God can, but that GOD WILL." — Abraham Lincoln

"Wherefore be ye not unwise, but understanding what the of the Lord is (Ephesians 5:17)."

"When a man has no strength, if he leans on God, he becomes powerful." — Dwight L. Moody

"We grow by dreams. All big men are dreamers." — Woodrow Wilson ( 28th. President of the United States)

"Now unto Him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us," — Ephesians 3:20

" Faith needs her daily bread." — Dinah Maria Craik (1826-1887)

"Faith is not a sense, nor sight, nor reason, but taking God at His Word." — Arthur Benoni Evans ( British writer 1781-1854)

"For all the promises of God in Him are yea, and in Him Amen, unto the glory of God by us." — 2 Corinthians 1:20

"The words of the Lord are pure words: as silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times." — Psalms 12:6

"The greater the difficulty to be overcome, the more will it be seen to the glory of God how much can be done by prayer and faith." — George Muller

"Jesus said unto him, If thou canst believe, all things are possible to him that believeth." — Mark 9:23

"A great many people wonder why it was that Christ did not come at once to Martha and Mary, whom He loved, whenever He heard of their affliction. It was to try them, and it is the same with His dealings toward us. If He seems not to come to us in our affliction, it is only to test us." — Dwight L. Moody

"Nothing splendid has ever been achieved except by those who dared believe that something inside them was superior to circumstance." — Bruce Barton (Author of The Man Nobody Knows )

"I can do all things through Him who strengthens me." — Philippians 4:13 (NASB)

"Cast not away your confidence because God defers His performances. That which does not come in your time, will be hastened in His time, which is always the more convenient season. God will work when He pleases, how He pleases, and by what means He pleases. He is not bound to keep our time, but He will perform his word, honour our faith, and reward them that diligently seek Him." — Matthew Henry

"Cast not away therefore your confidence, which hath great recompence of reward." — Hebrews 10:35

"Christ is with us until the world's end. Let His little flock be BOLD therefore." — William Tyndale

"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. Amen." — Matthew 28:20 "

"Faith has no value of its own, it has value only as it connects us with Him. It is a trick of Satan to get us occupied with examining our faith instead of resting in the Faithful One." — Vance Havner

"Rest in the Lord, and wait patiently for Him:" — Psalm 37:7

"God provides for him that trusteth." — George Herbert

"Take the first step in faith. You don't have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step." — Martin Luther King, Jr.

And straightway the father of the child cried out, and said with tears, Lord, I believe; help thou mine unbelief." — Mark 9:24

"Faith either moves mountains or tunnels through!" — A Pastor

"Feed your faith and starve your doubts." — Pastor Phill

"It's not always that we can't understand the Bible — sometimes we simply don't want to!" — Pastor Phill

"Happy is the man that feareth alway: but he that hardeneth his heart shall fall into mischief." — Proverbs 28:14

"Jesus said unto them, Because of your unbelief: for verily I say unto you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible unto you." — Matthew 17:20

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"God imparteth by the way

Strength sufficient for the day."

"Thy shoes shall be iron and brass; and as thy days, so shall thy strength be." — Deuteronomy 33:25

"God promises to supply our NEEDS; not our GREEDS!" — Pastor Phill

" Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your lusts." — James 4:3

"Be assured, if you walk with Him and look to Him, and expect help from Him, He will never fail you." — George Mueller

"The Christian life from start to finish is based upon this principle of utter dependence upon the Lord Jesus." — Watchman Nee ( Sit, Walk, Stand: The Process of Christian Maturity)

"Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you in due time: casting all your care upon Him; for He careth for you." — 1 Peter 5:6-7

"Faith must have adequate evidence, else it is mere superstition." — A. A. Hodge (Principal of Princeton Seminary between 1878 and 1886)

"Wherefore be ye not unwise, but understanding what the will of the Lord is." — Ephesians 5:17

"There are two 'ALL-POWERFUL' promises close together in the Gospel of Mark — 'With God all things are possible' — 'All things are possible to him that believeth.' — Pastor Phill

"Jesus said unto him, If thou canst believe, all things are possible to him that believeth." — Mark 9:23

"And Jesus looking upon them saith, With men it is impossible, but not with God: for with God all things are possible." — Mark 10:27

""There are two omnipotences with Him: 'With God all things are possible”: "All things are possible to him that believeth.'" — Vance Havner

"Faith is the assurance that the thing which God has said in His word is true, and that God will act according to what He has said in his word... Faith is not a matter of impressions, nor of probabilities, nor of appearances." — George Mueller

"Thy word is true from the beginning: and every one of thy righteous judgments endureth for ever." — Psalm 119:160

"For all the promises of God in Him are yea, and in him Amen, unto the glory of God by us." — 2 Corinthians 1:20

"I have joyfully dedicated my whole life to the object of exemplifying how much may be accomplished by prayer and faith." — George Mueller

"The only way to learn strong faith is to endure great trials. I have learned my faith by standing firm amid severe testings." — George Mueller

"Be assured, if you walk with Him and look to Him, and expect help from Him, He will never fail you." — George Mueller

"Faith does not operate in the realm of the possible. There is no glory for God in that which is humanly possible. Faith begins where man's power ends." — George Mueller

""There are two omnipotences with Him: 'With God all things are possible”: "All things are possible to him that believeth.'" — Vance Havner

"The beginning of anxiety is the end of faith, and the beginning of true faith is the end of anxiety." — George Mueller

"If we desire our faith to be strengthened, we should not shrink from opportunities where our faith may be tried, and therefore, through trial, be strengthened." George Mueller

"I have joyfully dedicated my whole life to the object of exemplifying how much may be accomplished by prayer and faith." — George Mueller

"Their are folks who would rather talk about their faith in God than prove it by their actions." — The Country Parson

"Even so faith, if it hath not works, is dead, being alone." — James 2:17

"We build our faith brick by brick " — Ronald L. Dart

"We are bound to thank God always for you, brethren, as it is meet, because that your faith groweth exceedingly, and the charity of every one of you all toward each other aboundeth;" — 2 Thessalonians 1:3

"Let it ever be remembered that genuine faith in Christ will ever be productive of good works; for this faith worketh by love, as the apostle says, and love to God always produces obedience to His Holy Laws." — Adam Clarke (Bible Commentator)

"For this is the love of God, that we keep His commandments: and His commandments are not grievous." — 1 John 5:3

FAITHFULNESS

"His lord said unto him, Well done, thou good and faithful servant: thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord." — Matthew 25:21

"If you be faithful, you will have that honor that comes from God: His Spirit will say in your hearts, Well done, good and faithful servants." — Adam Clarke

FATHERHOOD

" After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name." — Matthew 5:9

"By profession I am a soldier and take pride in that fact. But I am prouder -- infinitely prouder -- to be a father. A soldier destroys in order to build; the father only builds, never destroys. The one has the potentiality of death; the other embodies creation and life. And while the hordes of death are mighty, the battalions of life are mightier still. It is my hope that my son, when I am gone, will remember me not from the battle field but in the home repeating with him our simple daily prayer, 'Our Father Who Art in Heaven...' " — Douglas MacArthur

"A child is likely to see God as a good Father if it sees God in it's father." — Anon

"And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord." — Ephesians 6:4

"Every tomorrow has two handles. We can take hold of it with the handle of anxiety or the handle of faith." — Henry Ward Beecher

FEAST DAYS

" The Holidays of professing Christianity, such as Easter, Christmas, Valentine's Day, ect; are clearly mixed with Paganism of ancient antiquity. Much of this obscures God's truth. The Feast Days, when understood, enlighten the truth of God's Plan. I would encourage you to learn more about the Feast Days by going to this link —

*Feast And Holy Day Quick Link

"The people walking in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of deep darkness a light has dawned." — Isaiah 9:2

"And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, Concerning the feasts of the Lord, which ye shall proclaim to be holy convocations, even these are my feasts." — Leviticus 23:1-2

"It is inspiring to stand upon a mountain or other high place and look out at the panoramic scenery that unfolds as you gaze out towards the horizon. The Feast Days are like this. It is like standing upon a spiritual high peak and gazing out upon God's magnificent plan as it unfolds for mankind. The horizon is reached when God has brought all of mankind together in one in Christ. Read about God's Feast Day Plan at this link:

THE APPOINTED SEASONS " — Pastor Phill

"Having made known unto us the mystery of His will, according to his good pleasure which Ee hath purposed in Himself: That in the dispensation of the fulness of times He might gather together in one all things in Christ, both which are in heaven, and which are on earth; even in Him:" — Ephesians 1:9-10

FEELINGS

"Feelings come, and feelings go, and feelings are deceiving. My warrant is the Word of God, naught else is worth believing." — Martin Luther

"My feelings are important for many things. They are essential and valuable. They keep me aware of much that is true and real. But they tell me next to nothing about God or my relation to God. My security comes from who God is, not from how I feel. Discipleship is a decision to live by what I know about God, not by what I feel about Him or my neighbors." — Eugene H. Peterson

FELLOWSHIP

" Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is; but exhorting one another: and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching." — Hebrews 10:25

" As the Italians say, Good company in a journey makes the way to seem the shorter." — Izaak Walton (Writer 1593-1684)

"Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much." — Helen Keller

"Two are better than one; because they have a good reward for their labour. For if they fall, the one will lift up his fellow: but woe to him that is alone when he falleth; for he hath not another to help him up. Again, if two lie together, then they have heat: but how can one be warm alone? And if one prevail against him, two shall withstand him; and a threefold cord is not quickly broken." — Ecclesiastes 4:9-12

FORGIVENESS

Forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye." — Colossians 3:13

"Forgiveness is that subtle thread that binds both love and friendship. Without forgiveness, you may not even have a child one day." — George Foreman

"You are what you think. So just think big, believe big, act big, work big, give big, FORGIVE BIG, laugh big, love big and live big. — Andrew Carnegie

GOD'S EXISTENCE

"The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God." — Psalm 14:1

"In the absence of any other proof, the thumb alone would convince me of God's existence" — Isaac Newton

"It is impossible to reason without arriving at a Supreme Being." — George Washington

"Now it would be as absurd to deny the existence of God, because we cannot see Him, as it would be to deny the existence of the air or wind, because we cannot see it." — Adam Clarke

GODLY FEAR

"The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom: and the knowledge of the holy is understanding." Proverbs 9:10

"Be afraid of what you don't see ... nothing wrong with having Godly fear one bit, in fact it's recommended!" — Robert G. Holtz

GRACE

"For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast." — Ephesians 2:8

Biblical "grace" is God's unmerited favor. I like this acrostic of grace — G od's R iches A t C hrist's E xpense. Christ's shed blood is the payment for our spiritual riches; including salvation, forgiveness and grace (Eph.1:7, 2:8). — Pastor Phill

"In whom we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of His grace; — Ephesians 1:7

GOSPEL

Evangelion (that we call the "Gospel") is a Greek word and signifieth good, merry, glad and joyful tidings, that maketh a man's heart glad and maketh him sing, dance, and leap for joy. — William Tyndale

GREAT COMMISSION

"And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto Me in heaven and in earth. Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit: 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. Amen." — Matthew 28:18-20

"The Great Commission is not an option to be considered; it is a command to be obeyed." — J. Hudson Taylor

"He never said it would be easy, He just said He'd go with me." — J. G. Holland

GROWTH

"But grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. To Him be glory both now and for ever. Amen."— 2 Peter 3:18

"There is no royal road to anything. One thing at a time, all things in succession. That which grows fast, withers as rapidly. That which grows slowly, endures." — J. G. Holland (American novelist and poet 1819 - 1881)

HABITS

"Ponder the path of thy feet, and let all thy ways be established. — "Proverbs 4:26

"A nail is driven out by another nail; habit is overcome by habit." — Erasmus (1465-1636)

"Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good." — Romans 12:21

"Choose your habits like you would your friends!" — Anon

"Never underestimate the power of ONE GOOD HABIT! " — Anon

"Now when Daniel knew that the writing was signed, he went into his house; and his windows being open in his chamber toward Jerusalem, he kneeled upon his knees three times a day, and prayed, and gave thanks before his God, as he did aforetime." — Daniel 3:10

" A good definition of a habit is an action changed from your conscious to your subconscious mind — so that you perform an action more automatically. — Anon

" Successful people are simply people with successful habits." — Brian Tracy

"Good habits formed at youth make all the difference." — Aristotle

" It's just as easy to form a good habit as it is a bad one. And it is just as hard to break a good habit as a bad one. So get the good ones and keep them!" — William Mckinley (25th President of the United States 1897-1901)

"Never suffer an exception to occur till the new habit is securely rooted in your life. Each lapse is like the letting fall of a ball of string which one is carefully winding up; a single slip undoes more than a great many turns will wind again." — William James (The Principles of Psychology, Vol 1)

"A large part of Christian virtue consists in GOOD HABITS." — William Paley (English clergyman 1743 – 1805)

" Watch your actions, they become your habits. — Winston Churchill

" Habits are first cobwebs, then cables." — Baude's Handbook

"You'll never change your life until you change something you do daily. The secret of your success is found in your daily routine." — John C. Maxwell

"Excellence is an art won by training and habituation." — Aristotle

"Habits are either bobbers or sinkers — cork or lead. They either hold you up or keep you down." — Baude's Handbook

"We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then. is not an act but a habit." — Aristotle

"Depending on what they are, our habits will either make us or break us. We become what we repeatedly do." — Sean Covey

"Excellence is an art won by training and habituation." — Aristotle

-"If you are going to achieve excellence in big things, you develop the habit in little matters. Excellence is not an exception, it is a prevailing attitude." — Colin Powell

"In the beginning we make our habits; in the end our habits make us." — Anon

HAPPINESS

"Rejoice in the Lord always: and again I say, Rejoice." — Philippians 4:4

"The only happiness we get to keep is that which we give away." — Roy Rogers

"Most folks are about as happy as they make up their minds to be." — Abraham Lincoln

"George Bernard Shaw was right. He summed it all up when he said: "The secret of being miserable is to have the leisure to bother about whether you are happy or not." So don't bother to think about it! Spit on your hands and get busy. Your blood will start circulating; your mind will start ticking-and pretty soon this whole positive upsurge of life in your body will drive worry from your mind. Get busy. Keep busy. It's the cheapest kind of medicine there is on this earth-and one of the best." — Dale Carneige

"Make up your mind to be happy. Learn to find pleasure in simple things." — Robert Louis Stevenson

"Three grand essentials to happiness in this life are something to do, something to love, and something to hope for." — Joseph Addison ( English essayist 1672 - 1719)

"The act of taking the first step is what separates the winners from the losers." — Brian Tracy

"A happy person is not a person is a certain set of circumstances, but rather a person with a certain set of attitudes." — Hugh Downs (Television, news Anchor)

"Not that I speak in respect of want: for I have learned, in whatsoever state I am, therewith to be content." — Philippians 4:11

"If you want to be happy, be." — Leo Tolstoy

"Most of us would be happy if we couldn't see so many things we don't have!" — The County Parson

"Not that I speak in respect of want: for I have learned, in whatsoever state I am, therewith to be content." — Philippians 4:11

"Thy testimonies have I taken as an heritage for ever: for they are the rejoicing of my heart." — Psalm 119:111

"I have lived to know that the secret of happiness is never to allow your energies to stagnate." — Adam Clarke

"If you are joyful, let it send a message to your face!" — Pastor Bill Fowler

"We act as though comfort and luxury were the chief requirements of life, when all that we need to make us really happy is something to be enthusiastic about." — Charles Kingsley

"But it is good to be zealously affected always in a good thing, and not only when I am present with you." — Galatians 4:18

"I have lived to know that the secret of happiness is never to allow your energies to stagnate" — Adam Clarke (Bible Commentator

"For He put on righteousness as a breastplate, and an helmet of salvation upon His head; and He put on the garments of vengeance for clothing, and was clad with zeal as a cloak." — Isaiah 59:17

HATRED

"You shall not hate your brother in your heart. You shall surely rebuke your neighbor, and not bear sin because of him." — Leviticus 19:17 (NKJV)

"I shall allow no man to belittle my soul by making me hate him." — Booker T. Washington

Never waste a minute thinking about people you don't like." — Dwight D. Eisenhower

"I regret exceedingly that the disputes between the protestants and Roman Catholics should be carried to the serious alarming height mentioned in your letters. Religious controversies are always productive of more acrimony and irreconcilable hatreds than those which spring from any other cause; and I was not without hopes that the enlightened and liberal policy of the present age would have put an effectual stop to contentions of this kind." — George Washington [Letter to Sir Edward Newenham, 22 June 1792]

"Of all forms of slavery there is none that is so harmful and degrading as that form of slavery which tempts one human being to hate another by reason of his race or color. One man cannot hold another man down in the ditch without remaining down in the ditch with him." — Booker T. Washington

HOLY SPIRIT

"But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Spirit is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto Me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth." Acts 1:8

"Many talk much, and indeed well, of what Christ has done for us: but how little is spoken of what He is to do in us! and yet all that He has done for us is in reference to what He is to do in us." — Adam Clarke (Wrote renowned "Clarke's Commentary" First published in England in 1810)

"If professing Christians are unfaithful to the authority of their Lord in their capacity as citizens of the State, they cannot expect to be blessed by the indwelling of the Holy Ghost in their capacity as members of the Church." — A. A. Hodge (Principal of Princeton Seminary between 1878 and 1886)

"Submit yourselves to every ordinance of man for the Lord's sake: whether it be to the king, as supreme; Or unto governors, as unto them that are sent by him for the punishment of evildoers, and for the praise of them that do well." — 1 Peter 2:13

"I seek the will of the Spirit of God through or in connection with the Word of God. The Spirit and the Word must be combined. If I look to the Spirit alone without the Word, I lay myself open to great delusions also." — George Mueller

HOPE

For whatsoever things were written aforetime were written for our learning, that we through patience and comfort of the scriptures might have hope." — Romans 15:4

"Three grand essentials to happiness in this life are something to do, something to love, and something to HOPE for." — Joseph Addison ( English essayist 1672 - 1719)

HUMAN RELATIONS

My career as an Appliance Repair Technician has brought me into the homes of many interesting people. I will never forget a grand elderly man, in his nineties, from Alabama. He was a southern gentleman if there ever was one. He had been a supervisor for a dam building projects throughout the southwest. He said one of his bosses gave him the best advice for dealing with people he ever learned. Most of the men who worked on the dam projects a lot of tough and work-hardened men. He said his boss told him, " Just pretend they have the word 'DYNAMITE' spelled on the front of their shirts — handle them like that — and it will save you a lot of problems!" — Phill Dunagan

"A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger."— Proverbs 15:1

HUMILITY

"Likewise, ye younger, submit yourselves unto the elder. Yea, all of you be subject one to another, and BE CLOTHED WITH HUMILITY : for God resisteth the proud, and giveth grace to the humble." 1 Peter 5:5

"HUMILITY is to make a right estimate of one's self." — Charles Spurgeon

"For I say, through the grace given unto me, to every man that is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but to think soberly, according as God hath dealt to every man the measure of faith." — Romans 12:3

"A great man left a watchword that we can well repeat: "There is no indispensable man."— Franklin D. Roosevelt (32nd President of United States)

" There never was a horse that couldn't be rode — there never was a rider that couldn't be throwed!" — Matt Dillon (Gunsmoke)

"Ye therefore, beloved, seeing ye know these things before, beware lest ye also, being led away with the error of the wicked, fall from your own stedfastness." — 2 Peter 3:17

"I humbly believe our life is to learn our nothingness and His [Jesus Christ] being everything; when we agree with Him that we are nothing and not astonished at our evil nature breaking forth, when we are willing for the last to be first, when we are willing to be the least in Heaven that every one we know should be higher than ourselves, then, I think, our lesson is learnt. If we are annoyed at any disparaging remark or conduct of our fellows, it is because we are not yet fully aware of our being nothing." — Charles George Gordon (1833-1885)

"It is the duty of all nations to acknowledge the providence of Almighty God, to obey His will, to be grateful for His benefits, and HUMBLY implore His protection and favor." — George Washington

HUMOR

"A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones." — Proverbs 17:22

"A person without humor is like a wagon without springs. It's jolted by every pebble on the road." — Henry Ward Beecher

"A great man left a watchword that we can well repeat: "The overwhelming majority of Americans are possessed of two great qualities a sense of humor and a sense of proportion." — Franklin D. Roosevelt (32nd President of United States)

HUSBANDS

"Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it;" — Ephesians 5:25

"The most important thing a father can do for his children is to love their mother." — Theodore Hesburgh

"Many Christian men think of their role of leadership as a husband only in the sense of "taking charge". But understand — a husband who has Christ living in him will also be the first to lead in showing love, compassion, forgiveness and even being the one who leads in saying "I am sorry". [When both of them or he has been wrong.] Sometimes that is necessary. — Anon

"And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you." — Ephesians 4:32

IDOLATRY

"Thou shalt have no other gods before me." — Exodus 20:3-6

"For when we cease to worship God, we do not worship NOTHING , we worship ANYTHING." — G.K. Chesterton

"It was the greatest honor God did to man that He made man in the image of God; but it is the greatest dishonor man has done to God that he has made God in the image of man. — Matthew Henry (Bible Commentator from 17th Century)

JESUS CHRIST

"And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call His name JESUS: for He shall save his people from their sins." — Matthew 1:21

"Alexander, Caesar, Charlemagne, and I have founded empires. But on what did we rest the creations of our genius? Upon force. Jesus Christ founded His empire upon love; and at this hour millions of men would die for Him." — Napolean Bonaparte

"The Encyclopedia Britannica, 15th edition, devotes 20,000 words to the person of Jesus Christ and never once hints that He didn't exist." —John Ankerberg

JUDGMENT

"Judge not, that ye be not judged. For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again. And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother's eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye?" — Matthew 7:1-3

"Nothing is as peevish and pedantic as men's judgments of one another." — Desiderius Erasmus

[William Tyndale used the third edition of Erasmus' Greek New Testament, often referred to as the "Received Text", to help translate the first New Testament into the English Language. Tyndale's N.T. was first published in 1526.]

"When we judge or criticize another person, it says nothing about that person; it merely says something about our own need to be critical."— Winston Churchill

JOY

"These things have I spoken unto you, that my joy might remain in you, and that your joy might be full." — John 15:11

"There is more joy in Jesus in twenty-four hours than there is in the world in 365 days. I have tried them both." — R.A. Torrey

"The test of your Christian character should be that you are a joy-bearing agent to the world." — H.W. Beecher

"Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven." — Matthew 5:16

"Or he that exhorteth, on exhortation: he that giveth, let him do it with simplicity; he that ruleth, with diligence; he that sheweth mercy, with cheerfulness." — Romans 12:8

KINDNESS

"And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you." — Ephesians 4:32

"Kindness is a language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see." — Mark Twain

"Most everyone we meet is probably having a difficult time; so we should try to be KIND! And we also should remember that "gentleness" or "kindness" is one of the fruits of God's Spirit listed in Galatians 5." — Pastor Phill

"But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, KINDNESS, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law." — Galatians 5:23-24 (NAS)

"He who has conferred a kindness should be silent; he who has received one should speak of it." — Seneca

"Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth; a stranger, and not thine own lips." — Proverbs 27:2

" No one is useless in this world who lightens the burden of it to anyone else." — Dickens

KNOWLEDGE

"The heart of the prudent getteth knowledge; and the ear of the wise seeketh knowledge." — Proverbs 18:15

"Knowledge is the treasure of a wise man." — William Penn

"The spread of knowledge and education has taught mankind little in the way of self-control and less in the art of living with other men." — Hugh Thomas (Professor of History)

He is wise who knows the sources of knowledge — who knows who has written and where it is to be found." — A. A. Hodge (Principal of Princeton Seminary between 1878 and 1886)

LAW OF GOD

"The highest service to which a man may obtain on earth is to preach the law of God." — John Wycliffe ( Wrote first English translation of the Bible in 1382. Called the "Morning Star of the Reformation." —

" Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven: but whosoever shall do and teach them, the same shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven (Matthew 5:19)." — We aren't all called to be public teachers of God's Law (1 Cor.12:29), but we can preach God's Law by being an example and a light!

" God's Law is a Law of LIBERTY; not of bondage as many falsely teach." — Pastor Phill

"But whoso looketh into the perfect law of liberty, and continueth therein, he being not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work, this man shall be blessed in his deed." — James 1:25

" Sin is lawlessness, the transgression of the Law of God (1 John 3:4), God established the boundary line between goo and evil, and whenever we overstep that boundary, whenever we are guilty of intrusion into the forbidden area of evil, we are breaking the Law. Whenever we fail to live up to the Ten Commandments, whenever we go contrary to the precepts of the Sermon on the Mount, we have transgressed the Law of God and are guilty of sin." — Billy Graham

"For this is the love of God, that we keep His commandments: and His commandments are not grievous." — 1 John 5:3

LEADERSHIP

"But it shall not be so among you: but whosoever will be great among you, let him be your minister; and whosoever will be chief among you, let him be your servant:" — Matthew 20:26-27

"Let me share with you a lesson learned over 60 years. LEADERSHIP BEGINS WITH THE LONG VIEW." — Elizabeth Dole - U.S. Senator

"Where there is no VISION, the people perish: but he that keepeth the law, happy is he." — Proverbs 29:18

"The difference between mere management and leadership is communication."— Winston Churchill

"No man is fit to command another that cannot command himself." — William Penn

"Most leaders spend time trying to get others to think highly of them, when instead they should try to get their people to think more highly of themselves. It's wonderful when the people believe in their leader. It's more wonderful when the leader believes in their people! You can't hold a man down without staying down with him." — Booker T. Washington

"Leaders communicate!" — Pastor Charles Groce

LEARNING

"A wise man will hear, and will increase learning; and a man of understanding shall attain unto wise counsels:" — Proverbs 1:6

" A good memory should be like a sieve; let the sand go through, but retain the golden nuggets." — D.A. Battisa

"If you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it well enough." — Albert Einstein

"The education of a man is never completed until he dies." — Robert E. Lee

"Never get to the point where you will be ashamed to ask anybody for information. The ignorant man will always be ignorant if he fears that by asking another for information he will display ignorance. Better once display your ignorance of a certain subject than always know nothing of it." — Booker T. Washington

LISTENING

"A wise man will hear, and will increase learning;and a man of understanding shall attain unto wise counsels:" — Proverbs 1:5

" I like to listen. I have learned a great deal from listening carefully. Most people never listen." — Ernest Hemingway

"You can't fake listening. It shows. — Raquel Welch

"The greatest gift you can give your children is two listening ears!"— Anon

"If we were supposed to talk more than we listen, we would have two mouths and one ear." — Mark Twain

"Spouting off before listening to the facts is both shameful and foolish." — Proverbs 18:13 (NLT)

"I think the one lesson I have learned is that there is no substitute for paying attention. — Diane Sawyer- News Anchor

" Listen to learn." — Alcoholics Anonymous

" A good listener is not only popular, but after a while he knows something." — Wilson Mizner

" Hearing is one of the bodies five senses. But listening is an art." — Frank Tyger

" All wise men share one trait in common: the ability to listen." — Frank Tyger

"We have two ears and one mouth so that we can listen twice as much as we speak." — Epictetus (Stoic philosopher 50 A.D.-135 A.D.)

LOVE

"And now abide faith, hope, love, these three; but the greatest of these is love." — (1 Corinthians 13:13 - NKJV)

The desire of power in excess caused the angels to fall; the desire of knowledge in excess caused man to fall: but in charity (love) there is no excess, neither can angel nor man come in danger by it." — John Locke (English Philosopher 1632-1704)

"No one cares how much you know, until they know how much you care." — Theodore Roosevelt

"A good heart is better than all the heads in the world." — Edward Bulyer Lyton 1803-1873

"For this is the love of God, that we keep His commandments: and His commandments are not grievous." — 1 John 5:3

MARRIAGE

"Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as it is fit in the Lord. Husbands, love your wives, and be not bitter against them." — Colossians 3:18-19

"Let the wife make the husband GLAD to come home, and let him make her SORRY to see him leave." — Martin Luther

"I hate to be a failure. I hate and regret the failure of my marriages. I would gladly give all my millions for just one lasting marital success." — J. Paul Getty

"Whoso findeth a wife findeth a good thing, and obtaineth favour of the Lord." — Proverbs 18:22

"In marriage do thou be wise: prefer the person before money, virtue before beauty, the mind before the body; then thou hast a wife, a friend, a companion, a second self. — William Penn

MEDITATION

" Meditate upon these things; give thyself wholly to them; that thy profiting may appear to all." — 1 Timothy 4:15

" True Biblical meditation is a filling one's mind with the Word of God; that is the Holy Scriptures in the Bible — thinking about it's principals, laws and truth. Far eastern meditation is the opposite — the emptying of one's mind; a counterfeit of true Christian meditation." — P.D.

" This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt MEDITATE therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success." — Joshua 1:8

Thinking is the hardest work there is, which is probably the reason why so few engage in it." — Henry Ford

"Write down the thoughts of the moment. Those that come unsought for are commonly the most valuable." — Francis Bacon

* Comment on above quote — One successful man said that he would sometimes use the back of an envelope or any available piece of paper to write down a good idea that came to him; so that he would not lose it!

"Five percent of the people think; ten percent of the people think they think; and the other eighty-five percent would rather die than think. — Thomas A. Edison

"Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things." — Philippians 4:8

"An idle brain is the devil's workshop." — (H. G. Bohn, "Hand-Book of Proverbs," 1855)

*Comment on above quote — This essentially means that a mind that is not occupied with constructive, positive and good thoughts is more susceptible to allowing sinful, negative, destructive and even Satanic thoughts into their mind. For example, an individual who has a tendency to brood about the past is helped greatly by having their mind occupied by positive, constructive thoughts and goals — rather than worry and brooding. Consider this scripture of filling one's mind with positive thoughts and meditation on God's Law for example —>

" Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful. But his delight is in the law of the Lord; and in his law doth he meditate day and night. And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper." — Psalm 1:1-3

"God has given us more than fourteen billion cells and connections in our brain. Why would God give us such a complex organ system unless he expects us to use it?" — Benjamin Carson

"Now, as old Dr. Bonner, of Glasgow, said, "The Lord didn't show Joshua how to use the sword, but He told him how he should meditate on the Lord day and night, and then he would have good success." — Dwight L. Moody

"How sweet are thy words unto my taste! yea, sweeter than honey to my mouth!" — Psalm 119:103

Thomas Edison thought the mind is our greatest asset and would often say to his son, "The purpose of the body is to carry the brain." ( From Words I have Lived By — Peale)

"A man is what he thinks about all day long." — Ralph Waldo Emerson

"For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he:" — Proverbs 23:7

"You are now, and you do become, what you think about." — Earl Nightingale (The Strangest Secret)

"A man of meditation is happy, not for an hour or a day, but quite round the circle of all his years." — Isaac Taylor

"The mind is like the stomach. It is not how much you put into in that counts, but how much it digests." — A.J. Nock

"I insist on a lot of time being spent, almost every day, to just sit and think. That is very uncommon in American business. I read and think. So I do more reading and thinking, and make less impulse decisions than most people in business. I do it because I like this kind of life." — Warren Buffett

" The Bible is the book we live by. Bible reading is the means by which we learn, and keep fresh in our minds, the ideas that mold our lives. Our lives are the product of our thoughts. To live right, we must think right. We must read the Bible frequently and regularly in our minds ; so that His thoughts become our thoughts; so that our ideas may become conformed to God's ideas; so that we my be transformed into God's own image and be made fit for eternal companionship with our creator." — Henry H. Halley ( From Halley's Bible Handbook)

"But He answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God." — Matthew 4:4 "Thoughts lead on to purposes; purposes go forth in action; actions form habits; habits decide character; and character fixes our destiny."

"Thoughts lead on to purposes; purposes go forth in action; actions form habits; habits decide character; and character fixes our destiny." — Tyron Edwards (Theologian, best known for compiling A Dictionary of Thoughts 1809-1894)

"There is no expedient to which a man will not resort to avoid the real labor of thinking." — Sir Joshua Reynolds (English Painter 1723-1792)

"The mind is but a barren soil; a soil which is too soon exhausted , and will provide no crop, or only one, unless it be continually fertilized and enriched with foreign matter" — Sir Joshua Reynolds (English Painter 1723-1792)

"It is not hasty reading, but seriously meditating upon holy and heavenly truths that makes them prove sweet and profitable to the soul. It is not the bee's touching on the flowers that gathers the honey, but her abiding for a time upon them, and drawing out the sweet. It is not he that reads most, but he that meditates most on divine truth, that will prove the choicest, wisest, strongest Christian." — Joseph Hall (English Bishop 1574 - 1656)

"The best thinking has been done in solitude. The worst has been done in turmoil." — Thomas A. Edison

"Reading makes a full man, meditation a profound man, discourse a clear man." — Benjamin Franklin

MIND

"Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus:" — Philippians 2:5

"There is nothing so elastic as the human mind. Like imprisoned steam, the more it is pressed the more it rises to resist the pressure. The more we are obliged to do the more we are able to accomplish." — Tyron Edwards

"And the Lord said, Behold, the people is one, and they have all one language; and this they begin to do: and now nothing will be restrained from them, which they have imagined to do." — Genesis 11:6 (Shows the great capacity God build within the human mind)

'Mind unemployed is mind unenjoyed." — Bovee

" The Bible is the book we live by. Bible reading is the means by which we learn, and keep fresh in our minds, the ideas that mold our lives. Our lives are the product of our thoughts. To live right, we must think right. We must read the Bible frequently and regularly in our minds ; so that His thoughts become our thoughts; so that our ideas may become conformed to God's ideas; so that we my be transformed into God's own image and be made fit for eternal companionship with our creator." — Henry H. Halley ( From Halley's Bible Handbook)

"But He answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God." — Matthew 4:4

MODERATION

"Let your moderation be known unto all men. The Lord is at hand." — Philippians 4:5

" A GREEK adage — " Nothing to excess." — Socrates

"Moderation is the silken string running through the pearl chain of all virtues." — Joseph Hall (English Bishop 1574 - 1656)

"Who down to sleep from a short supper lies, can to the next day's business cheerful rise." — Benjamin Franklin

"Since the improvement of cookery, mankind in general eats twice as much as nature requires.." — Benjamin Franklin

MOTHERHOOD

"All that I am, or hope to be, I owe to my angel mother." — Abraham Lincoln

"My mother is my root, my foundation. She planted the seed that I base my life on, and that is the belief that the ability to achieve starts in your mind." — Michael Jordan

"For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he:" — Proverbs 23:7

"I remember my mother's prayers and they have always followed me. They have clung to me all my life." — Abraham Lincoln

"Geniuses are just people who had good mothers." — Buckminster Fuller (Architect,inventor 1895 - 1983)

"When I call to remembrance the unfeigned faith that is in thee, which dwelt first in thy grandmother Lois, and thy mother Eunice; and I am persuaded that in thee also." — 2 Timothy 1:5

NEW CREATURE IN CHRIST

"Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new." — 2 Corinthians 5:17

"By a Carpenter mankind was made, and only by that Carpenter can mankind be remade." — Desiderius Erasmus (1436-1536)

" Begin to be now what you will be hereafter." — Jerome

"For whom He did foreknow, He also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of His Son, that He might be the firstborn among many brethren." — Romans 8:29

OPPORTUNITY

""I know thy works: behold, I have set before thee an open door, and no man can shut it: for thou hast a little strength, and hast kept my word, and hast not denied my name." —Revelation 3:8

"When one door closes, another opens, but we often look so long and regretfully upon the closed door, we do not see the one which He has opened for us." — Alexander Graham Bell

ORGANIZATION

"Let all things be done decently and in order." — 1 Corinthians 14:40

" Order is heaven's first law." — Alexander Pope (An essay on man)

And God made two great lights; the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night: He made the stars also. And God set them in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth, and to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness: and God saw that it was good. — Genesis 1:16-18

" Some people regard discipline as a chore. For me, it is a kind of order that sets me free to fly." — Julie Andrews

"He openeth also their ear to discipline, and commandeth that they return from iniquity." — Job 36:10

"For the first 25 years of my life, I wanted freedom. For the next 25 years, I wanted order. For the next 25 years, I realized that order is freedom." — Winston Churchill

"A place for everything and everything in it's place." — Benjamin Franklin

"West point taught be discipline, regularity. I guess you'd say order." — Vince Lombardi

OVERCOMING

"And he that overcometh, and keepeth my works unto the end, to him will I give power over the nations:" — Revelation 2:26

"Perfection is not attainable, but if we chase perfection we can catch EXCELLENCE." — Vince Lombardi

"The measure of a man's success is not what he achieves, but what he overcomes." — Booker T. Washington

"Always be doing something worthwhile; then the devil will always find you busy." — Jerome

"The first and GREATEST VICTORY is to CONQUER YOURSELF — to be conquered by yourself is of all things most shameful and vile." Plato

"Continuous effort — not strength or intelligence — is the key to unlocking our potential." — Winston Churchill

"A nail is driven out by another nail; habit is overcome by habit." — Erasmus (1465-1636)

"Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good." — Romans 12:21

"None of us can change our yesterdays but all of us can change our tomorrows." — Colin Powell

" Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before, I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus." — Philippians 3:13-14

"The greater the difficulty to be overcome, the more will it be seen to the glory of God how much can be done by prayer and faith." — George Muller

"Jesus said unto him, If thou canst believe, all things are possible to him that believeth." — Mark 9:23

"The reason why many fail in battle is because they wait until the hour of battle. The reason why others succeed is because they have gained their victory on their knees long before the battle came. Anticipate your battles; fight them on your knees before temptation comes, and you will always have victory." — R.A. Torrey

"The battles that count aren't the ones for gold medals. The struggles within yourself — the invisible, inevitable battles inside all of us — that's where it's at." — Jesse Owens (Four-time Olympic gold medalist in the 1936 Games)

"But I keep under my body, and bring it into subjection: lest that by any means, when I have preached to others, I myself should be a castaway." — 1 Corinthians 9:27

" A champion is one who gets up when he can't." — Jack Dempsey (Former Heavyweight Boxing Champion of the World)

" For a just man falleth seven times, and riseth up again: but the wicked shall fall into mischief." — Proverbs 24:16

"If thou faint in the day of adversity, thy strength is small. — Proverbs 24:10

"Victory will never be found by taking the path of least resistance." — Winston Churchill

"You may have to fight a battle more than once to win it." — Margaret Thatcher

"I protest by your rejoicing which I have in Christ Jesus our Lord, I die daily." — 1 Corinthians 15:31

"In life, as in football, the principle to follow is to hit the line hard." — Theodore Roosevelt

"You cannot run away from weakness; you must some time fight it out or perish; and if that be so, why not now, and where you stand?" — Robert Louis Stevenson

"I tell you, Nay: but, except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish." — Luke 13:3

"Far better it is to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered by failure, than to take rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy much nor suffer much, because they live in the gray twilight that knows neither victory nor defeat." — Theodore Roosevelt (The Strenuous Life)

"If thou wouldn't conquer thy weakness thou must not gratify it." — William Penn

"Likewise reckon ye also yourselves to be dead indeed unto sin, but alive unto God through Jesus Christ our Lord. Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body, that ye should obey it in the lusts thereof. Neither yield ye your members as instruments of unrighteousness unto sin: but yield yourselves unto God, as those that are alive from the dead, and your members as instruments of righteousness unto God. For sin shall not have dominion over you: for ye are not under the law, but under grace." — Romans 6:11-14

" Begin to be now what you will be hereafter." — Jerome

"For whom He did foreknow, He also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of His Son, that He might be the firstborn among many brethren." — Romans 8:29

"Occupy your mind with good thoughts, or the enemy will fill them with bad ones." — Thomas More (1478 - 1535)

"The harder the conflict, the greater the triumph." — George Washington

"If there is no struggle, there is no progress." — Frederick Douglass

"Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, whereunto thou art also called, and hast professed a good profession before many witnesses." — 1 Timothy 6:12

"You will find it less easy to uproot faults, than to choke them them by gaining virtues." — Jon Ruskin (Art critic, 1819-1900)

"When the fight begins within himself, a man's worth something." — Robert Browning

" Fight! Be somebody! If you have lost confidence in yourself, make believe you are somebody else, somebody that has got brains and act like him." — Sol Hess

'Brethren, be followers together of me, and mark them which walk so as ye have us for an ensample." — Philippians 3:17

"Be at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbors; and let every year find you a better man." — Benjamin Franklin

" George Washington lost six of the nine battles he fought; but he won the revolutionary war. Failure does not have to be final!" — Pastor Phill

"It is the nature of the strong heart, that like the palm tree it strives ever upwards when it is most burdened." — Sir Philip Sidney — Gallant English soldier 1554-1886

(The above analogy is taken from the practice of loading Psalm trees with weights so they will grow straighter.)

"It is essential to understand that Battles are primarily won in the hearts of men." — Vince Lombardi

"There is nothing noble in being superior to some other man. The true nobility is being superior to your previous self." Gems of Thought

"When you're finished changing, you're finished." — Benjamin Franklin

PATIENCE

"Knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience. But let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing." — James 1:3-4

"Patience is waiting. Not passively waiting. That is laziness. But to keep going when the going is hard and slow — that is patience. THE TWO MOST POWERFUL WARRIORS ARE PATIENCE AND TIME." — Leo Tolstoy (Russian writer)

"There is no great achievement that is not the result of patient working and waiting." — J. G. Holland

"He that can have patience, can have what he will." — Benjamin Franklin

" There are many times and circumstances in life when "Our strength is to sit still." — Tyron Edwards (Theologian, best known for compiling A Dictionary of Thoughts 1809-1894)

"For the Egyptians shall help in vain, and to no purpose: therefore have I cried concerning this, Their strength is to sit still." — Isaiah 30:7

"To know how to wait is the great secret of success." — De Maistre

" It is not necessary for all men to be great in action. The greatest and sublimest power is often simple patience." — Horace Bushnell

"Patience is not passive; on the contrary is is active; it is concentrated strength." — Dictionary of Thoughts

"The two powers which in my opinion constitute a wise man are bearing and forbearing." — Epictetus

"Never think that God's delays are God's denials. Hold on; hold fast; hold out. Patience is genius."— Buffon

"Patience is bitter, but it's fruit is sweet." — Rousseau

"Have patience with all things, But, first of all with yourself." — Francis de Sales

"Be not angry that you cannot make others as you wish them to be, since you cannot make yourself as you wish to be." — Thomas A. Kempis

"Blessed are the flexible for they shall not get bent out of shape!" — Pastor Bill Fowler

" How poor are they that have not patience! What wound did ever heal but by degrees?" — William Shakespeare

PEACE

" Thou wilt keep him in PERFECT PEACE, whose mind is stayed on Thee: because he trusteth in Thee." — Isaiah 26:3

" If you look at the world, you'll be distressed. If you look within, you'll be depressed. If you look at God you'll be at rest. " — Corrie Ten Boom

"Never be in a hurry; do everything quietly and in a calm spirit. Do not lose your inner peace for anything whatsoever, even if your whole world seems upset." — Francis de Sales

"Only God can satisfy the hungry heart of a man." — Hugh Black (Scottish-American theologian and author, 1868 – April 6, 1953)

"It is such a comfort to drop the tangles of life into God's hands and leave them there." — Lettie Cowman (Streams in the Desert)

"Rest in the Lord, and wait patiently for Him:" — Psalm 37:7

"The more tranquil a person becomes, the greater his success, his influence and his power for good." — Benjamin Franklin

PERSEVERANCE

"Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience [endurance] the race that is set before us, Looking unto Jesus the author and FINISHER of our faith; who for the joy that was set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.For consider Him that endured such contradiction of sinners against Himself, lest ye be wearied and faint in your minds." — Hebrews 12:1-3

"By PERSEVERANCE the snail reached the ark." — Charles Spurgeon

"Continuous effort — not strength or intelligence — is the key to unlocking our potential." — Winston Churchill

"Do not turn back when you are just at the goal." — Publius Cyrus — (Roman writer 85 B.C.- Maxim #580 )

"Never,never, never, never give up!" — Winston Churchill

"You become a champion by fighting one more round. When things are tough, you fight one more round." — James J. Corbett (Heavyweight Boxing Champion 1892-1897)

"The test of a people is what they can do when they're tired." — Winston Churchill

"Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, whereunto thou art also called, and hast professed a good profession before many witnesses." — 1 Timothy 6:12

"You just can't beat the person who never gives up." — Babe Ruth

"And Jacob was left alone; and there wrestled a man with him until the breaking of the day. And when he saw that he prevailed not against him, he touched the hollow of his thigh; and the hollow of Jacob's thigh was out of joint, as he wrestled with him. And he said, Let me go, for the day breaketh. And he said, I WILL NOT LET THEE GO EXCEPT THOU BLESS ME. And he said unto him, What is thy name? And he said, Jacob. And he said, Thy name shall be called no more Jacob, but Israel: for as a prince hast thou power with God and with men, and hast prevailed." — Genesis 32: 24-28

"Sure I am of this, that you have only to endure to conquer." — Winston Churchill

"Someday I hope to enjoy enough of what the world calls success so somebody will ask me, "What's the secret of it.? I shall say simply this, "I just get up again when I fall down." — Paul Harvey

"For a just man falleth seven times, and riseth up again: but the wicked shall fall into mischief." — Proverbs 24:16

"When you come to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on." — Franklin D. Roosevelt (32nd President of United States)

" One of the best exercises of meekness we can perform is ... in never fretting at our own imperfections... we we correct ourselves much better by a calm and steady repentance than by one that is harsh, turbulent and passionate." — Francis de Sales

"I protest by your rejoicing which I have in Christ Jesus our Lord, I die daily." — 1 Corinthians 15:31

"The real glory is being knocked to your knees and then coming back. That's real glory. That's the essence of it." — Vince Lombardi

"Perseverance and spirit have done wonders in all ages." — George Washington

"If thou faint in the day of adversity, thy strength is small."— Proverbs 24:10

"Many of life's failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up." — Thomas Edison

"Every strike brings me closer to the next home run." — Babe Ruth

"A winner never quits and a quitter never wins" — Vernon Law (Pitcher for Pittsburgh Pirates 1950-1967)

PERSISTENCE

"If thou faint in the day of adversity, thy strength is small." — Proverbs 24:10

"Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not: nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not: the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent." — Calvin Coolidge

"Let me tell you the secret that has led to my goal. My strength lies solely in my TENACITY." — Louis Pasteur (Biologist- Developed Pasteurization, vaccinations for diseases such as anthrax, cholera, TB and smallpox.)

"Whatever you do, and however you do it — do it DAILY. Be persistent. The power of persistence is unlimited." — Stephanie Culp

"These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures DAILY , whether those things were so." — Acts 17:11

"Consistency is what counts; you have to be able to do things over and over again." — Hank Aaron ("Hammerin' Hank")

"And He said to them all, If any man will come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow Me." — Luke 9:23

"Every strike brings me closer to the next home run." — Babe Ruth

"It is true there is much to be done, and perhaps you are weak-handed; bur stick to it steadily; and you will see great effects, for 'constant dropping wears away stones;' and by 'diligence and patience the mouse ate in two the cable;' and 'little strokes fell great oaks.' " — Benjamin Franklin When asked about his relationship with his trainer Cus Damato, who had trained him from youth Mike Tyson pondered and said that Cus gave him "tools". When asked what kind of tools, his first response, essentially was, "He taught me never to give up. Most people are not equipped with that. It's easy to give up. It's relieving to give up."

PICTURES OF CHRIST

"Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth. Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the Lord thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me; And shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me, and keep my commandments. — Exodus 20: 4-6

"It was the greatest HONOR God did to man that He made man in the image of God; but it is the greatest DISHONOR man has done to God that he has made God in the image of man. — Matthew Henry (Bible Commentator from 17th Century)

PLEASING GOD

"And whatsoever we ask, we receive of Him, because we keep His commandments, and do those things that are pleasing in His sight."— 1 John 3:22

"There is no work better than to please God; to pour water, to wash dishes, to be a cobbler, or an apostle, all are one; to wash dishes and to preach are all one, as touching the deed, to please God." — William Tyndale

POSITIVE ATTITUDE

"The day is too precious to be corroded by acid worries and vitriolic regrets. Keep your chin high and your thoughts sparkling; a mountain brook leaping in the spring sunshine! Seize THIS day! It will never come again." — Dale Carneige

"You are what you think. So just think big, believe big, act big, work big, give big, forgive big, laugh big, love big and live big. — Andrew Carnegie

"My mother is my root, my foundation. She planted the seed that I base my life on, and that is the belief that the ability to achieve starts in your mind." — Michael Jordan

"For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he:" — Proverbs 23:7

" Instead of always focusing in on what is WRONG about a situation or individual — we need to ask ourselves — What is RIGHT about a situation or individual? It can greatly give us a truer and more positive perspective! — Anon.

"Somebody once asked me if I ever went up to the plate trying to hit a home run. I said, 'Sure, every time.'— Mickey Mantle

"Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave, whither thou goest." — Ecclesiastes 9:10

"Positive thinking is the key to success in business, education, pro football, anything that you can mention. I go out there thinking that I'm going to complete every pass." — Ron Jaworski

"Believe you can and you're halfway there." — Theodore Roosevelt (26th President of United States- 1901-1909)

"The wicked flee when no man pursueth: but the righteous are bold as a lion." — Proverbs 28:1

"Take things always by their smooth handle." — Thomas Jefferson (One of his "Ten Rules for Life".)

"And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to His purpose." — Romans 8:28

"If you think you can do a thing or think you can't do a thing, you're right." — Henry Ford

"Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Nothing can be done without hope and confidence." — Helen Keller

"You have to expect things from yourself before you can do them." — Michael Jordan

"Above all, try something " — Franklin D. Roosevelt (32nd President of United States)

"Men are not prisoners of fate, but only prisoners of their own minds." — Franklin D. Roosevelt (32nd President of United States)

"The circumstances that surround a man's life are not important. How that man responds to those circumstances IS IMPORTANT. His response is the ultimate determining factor between success and failure." — Booker T. Washington

"A pessimist is one who makes difficulties of his opportunities; an optimist is one who makes opportunities of his difficulties." — Reginald Mansell

'If I was doing any better I'd be twins!' "Now that has to be one of the most thankful and grateful responses I have yet to hear!" — Pastor Phill

"And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which also ye are called in one body; and be ye thankful." — Colossians 3:15

"They conquer who believe they can." — John Dryden (English Poet — !631- 1700)

"I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me." — Philippians 4:13

"You think like a loser, you're going to be a loser. You think like a winner, you're going to be a winner." — Angelo Dundee (Famous boxing trainer)

"Today is a GOOD DAY to have a GREAT DAY!" — Pastor Bill Fowler

" Think of yourself as on the threshold of unparalleled success. A whole clear glorious life lies before you. Achieve, achieve." — Gems of Thought

PRAYER

"And He spake a parable unto them to this end, that men ought always to pray, and not to faint;" — Luke 18:1

"I am SUSTAINED by prayer." — George W.Bush

"I believe the old cliche, 'God helps those who help themselves', is not only misleading but often dead wrong. My most spectacular answers to prayers have come when I was so helpless, so out of control as to be able to do nothing at all for myself." — Catherine Marshall

"The chief purpose of prayer is that God may be glorified in the answer." — R. A. Torrey

"I pray before I go into the operating room for every case, and I ask Him to give me wisdom, to help me to know what to do — and not only for operating, but for everything." — Ben Carson --->

"If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him." — (James 1:5)."

"Prayerlessness is Powerlessness. " — George Meuller

"God provides for him that trusteth." — George Herbert

"Triumphant prayer is almost impossible where there is neglect of the study of the Word of God." — R. A. Torrey

"I have been driven many times upon my knees by the overwhelming conviction that I had no where else to go. My own wisdom and that of all about me seemed insufficient for that day." — Abraham Lincoln

"I live in the spirit of prayer. I pray as I walk about, when I lie down and when I rise up. And the answers are always coming." — George Muller --->

"Rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing INSTANT in prayer;" — Romans 12:12

"I remember my mother's prayers and they have always followed me. They have clung to me all my life." — Abraham Lincoln

"The greater the difficulty to be overcome, the more will it be seen to the glory of God how much can be done by prayer and faith." George Muller

"He that will learn to pray, let him go to sea." — George Herbert

" And when He was entered into a ship, His disciples followed Him. And, behold, there arose a great tempest in the sea, insomuch that the ship was covered with the waves: but He was asleep. And his disciples came to Him, and awoke Him, saying, Lord, save us: we perish." — Matthew 8:23-25

"Jesus said unto him, If thou canst believe, all things are possible to him that believeth." — Mark 9:23

"O, let the place of secret prayer become to me the most beloved spot on earth." — Andrew Murray

"Prayer should be the key of the day and the lock of the night." — George Herbert

"I am acutely aware that you have not elected me as your President by your ballots, so I ask you to confirm me with your prayers." — Gerald R. Ford (38th U.S. President)

"I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men; For kings, and for all that are in authority; that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty. For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour;" — 1 Timothy 2:1-3

"Hurry is the death of prayer." — Samuel Chadwick (1860-1932)

"But one thing is needful: and Mary hath chosen that good part, which shall not be taken away from her." — Luke 10:42

"The very breath of prayer sustains the Christian life." — Carl F. Henry

" The function of prayer is to set God at the center of attention." —Albert Edward Day

" Trouble and perplexity drive us to prayer, and prayer driveth away trouble and perplexity." — Philip Melanchthon ( Martin Luther's best friend and fellow reformer)

"Each time, before you intercede, be quiet first, and worship God in His glory. Think of what He can do, and how He delights to hear the prayers of His redeemed people. Think of your place and privilege in Christ, and expect great things!" — Andrew Murray

"Prayer not only teaches and strengthens one for work, work teaches and strengthens one for prayer." — Andrew Murray,

"Time spent in drawing closer to God is time well spent!" — Pastor Phill

"Therefore be careful how you walk, not as unwise men but as wise, making the most of your time, because the days are evil." — Ephesians 5:15-16 (NAS)

"Prayer is a salve for every sore, a remedy for every malady; and when we are afflicted with thorns in the flesh, we should give ourselves to prayer. If an answer be not given to the first prayer, nor to the second, we are to continue praying. Troubles are sent to teach us to pray; and are continued, to teach us to continue instant in prayer." — Matthew Henry

"God promises to supply our NEEDS; not our GREEDS!" — Pastor Phill

" Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your lusts." — James 4:3

"He who runs from God in the morning shall scarcely find Him the rest of the day." John Bunyan — (Puritan writer)

"It is not enough to begin to pray, nor to pray aright; nor is it enough to continue for a time to pray; but we must pray patiently, believing, continue in prayer until we obtain an answer." — George Mueller

"And in the morning, rising up a great while before day, He went out, and departed into a solitary place, and there prayed." — Mark 1:35

"Prayer is the acid test of the inner man's strength. A strong spirit is capable of praying much and praying with all perseverance until the answer comes. A weak one grows weary and fainthearted in the maintenance of praying." — Watchman Nee

"I live in the spirit of prayer. I pray as I walk about, when I lie down and when I rise up. And the answers are always coming. Thousands and tens of thousands of times have my prayers been answered. When once I am persuaded that a thing is right and for the glory of God, I go on praying for it until the answer comes. George Mueller never gives up!" — George Mueller

"I have joyfully dedicated my whole life to the object of exemplifying how much may be accomplished by prayer and faith."— George Mueller

"Four things let us ever keep in mind: God hears prayer, God heeds prayer, God answers prayer, and God delivers by prayer." — E.M. Bounds

"The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much." — James 5:16

"The prayer offered to God in the morning during your quiet time is the key that unlocks the door of the day. Any athlete knows that it is the start that ensures a good finish." — Adrian Rogers

"And in the morning, rising up a great while before day, He went out, and departed into a solitary place, and there prayed." — Mark 1:35

"Do not pray for tasks equal to your powers. Pray for powers equal to your tasks." — Phillips Brooks (Clergyman 1835-1893)

"In the day when I cried thou answeredst me, and strengthenedst me with strength in my soul." — Psalm 138:3

"It is the duty of all nations to acknowledge the providence of Almighty God, to obey His will, to be grateful for His benefits, and humbly implore His protection and favor." — George Washington

"More things are wrought by prayer than this world dreams of." — Alfred Lord Tennyson

"He who runs from God in the morning shall scarcely find Him the rest of the day." John Bunyan — (Puritan writer)

PREPARATION

"Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise: Which having no guide, overseer, or ruler, Provideth her meat in the summer, and gathereth her food in the harvest."

"Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe." — Abraham Lincoln

"Champions do not become champions when they win the event, but in the hours, weeks, months and years they spend preparing for it. The victorious performance itself is merely the demonstration of their championship character." — Alan Armstrong

"When fishermen cannot go to sea, they repair nets." — Nabil Sabio Azadi

"It is not often that a man can make opportunities for himself. But he can put himself in such shape that when or if the opportunities come he is ready." — Theodore Roosevelt

PRIDE

"Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall." — Proverbs 16:18

"Often Satan injects pride into the believer's spirit, evoking in him an attitude of self-importance and of self-conceit. He causes him to esteem himself a very outstanding person, one who is indispensable in God's work. Such a spirit constitutes one of the major reasons for the fall of believers." — Watchman Nee

" A fool praises himself; a wise man turns the job over to a friend." — Gems of Thought

"He who has conferred a kindness should be silent; he who has received one should speak of it." — Seneca

"Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth; a stranger, and not thine own lips." — Proverbs 27:2

PROMISES OF GOD

"For all the promises of God in Him are yea, and in Him Amen, unto the glory of God by us." — 2 Corinthians 1:20

"Faith is not a sense, nor sight, nor reason, but taking God at His Word." — Arthur Benoni Evans ( British writer 1781-1854)

"We cannot rely on God's promises without obeying His commandments." — John Calvin

" And whatsoever we ask, we receive of Him, because we keep His commandments, and do those things that are pleasing in His sight. — 1 John 3:22

PROPHECY

"Knowing this first, that no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation.For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Spirit." — 2 Peter 1:20-21

"For years, I have repeatedly stated in my sermons, radio and television broadcasts that, "a 'United States of Europe' will be formed consisting of TEN NATIONS, FROM THE URALS TO THE ATLANTIC, possessing nuclear weapons." — Garner Ted Armstrong

"The Old Testament contains over 300 references to the Messiah that were fulfilled in Jesus Christ. Computations using the science of probability on just 8 of these prophecies show the chance that someone could have fulfilled all 8 prophecies is 10 (to the 17th power), or 1 in 100 quadrillion." — Fritz Ridenour

What, then, does the Bible say of the future of Islam? The New Testament of the Bible was completed more than 500 years before the birth of Mohammed. Yet the Bible does not ignore the future of Islam! Bible prophecy reveals the coming emergence of an Arab-Moslem confederation in the Middle East. It is referred to in prophecy as "the king of the south" (Dan. 11:40). This confederation will play a crucial role in end-time events." — Kenneth W. Stump [Plain Truth Magazine - June 1983 Article- Seeing The World Through Islamic Eyes]

"It is impossible to preach Christ, except thou preach against antichrist." — William Tyndale

"To understand prophecy you must understand history." — Garner Ted Armstrong

" History is but the unrolled scroll of prophecy." — James A. Garfield ( 20th. President of United States)

"As for thee, O king, thy thoughts came into thy mind upon thy bed, what should come to pass hereafter: and He that revealeth secrets maketh known to thee what shall come to pass." — Daniel 2:29

QUOTATIONS

"A wise man will hear, and will increase learning; and a man of understanding shall attain unto wise counsels:" — Proverbs 1:5

" The short sayings of wise and good men are of great value. They are like the dust of gold or the sparkle of the diamond." — Leo Tolstoy ( Russian novelist)

"Nurture your mind with great thoughts. To believe in the heroic makes heroes." — Benjamin Disraeli (British Prime Minister 1804-1881)

" And what shall I more say? for the time would fail me to tell of Gedeon, and of Barak, and of Samson, and of Jephthae; of David also, and Samuel, and of the prophets: who through faith subdued kingdoms, wrought righteousness, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions, quenched the violence of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, out of weakness were made strong, waxed valiant in fight, turned to flight the armies of the aliens." — Hebrews 11:32-34

"Always have a book at hand, in the parlor, on the table, for the family; a book of condensed thought and striking anecdote, of sound maxims and truthful apothegms. It will impress on your own mind a thousand valuable suggestions, and teach your children a thousand lessons of truth and duty. Such a book is a casket of jewels for your housebold." — Tyron Edwards (Theologian, best known for compiling A Dictionary of Thoughts 1809-1894)

READING

"As for these four children, God gave them knowledge and skill in all learning and wisdom: and Daniel had understanding in all visions and dreams." — Daniel 1:17

"A lot of people say, 'I can learn everything I need to know. I can watch this video or I can watch this DVD,' or what have you, but that's like saying you can develop your muscles by watching somebody else lift weights. You have to actually exercise your mind in order to get it to be active and to get it to be creative and READING is a tremendous way to do that." — Dr. Ben Carson

"When you read the best books, you will have as the guests of your mind the thoughts of the best men." — Grenville Kleiser —

And of course, the "BEST OF THE BEST BOOKS" will always be the BIBLE!

"Resolve to edge in a little reading every day, if it is but a single sentence. If you gain fifteen minutes a day, it will make itself felt at the end of the year." — Horace Mann

" Well, when I was a particularly bad student my mother turned off the TV and made us start reading books. One of the early books that I read was called Up from Slavery. It was the autobiography of Booker T. Washington. How he was born a slave and still learned to read. He read every book in sight and became an adviser to Presidents. So I started reading a lot of books about animals and science. I just got very interested in the whole concept of science and mathematics and technological things. In high school studies I started getting involved in science fairs and started working in the science laboratories. I just basically steered my life in that direction." — Dr. Ben Carson

"Not all readers are leaders, but all leaders are readers." — Harry S. Truman

"There is no friend as loyal as a book." — Ernest Hemingway

"Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body." — Richard Steele

"I read my eyes out and can't read half enough ... The more one reads the more one sees we have to read." — John Quincy Adams

"No book in the world deserves to be so unceasingly studied, and so profoundly meditated upon as the Bible." — John Quincy Adams

"No entertainment is so cheap as reading, nor any pleasure so lasting." — Lady M. W. Montagu

"The habit of reading is the only enjoyment I know in which there is no alloy. It lasts when all other pleasures fade. It will be there to support you when all other resources are gone. It will be present to you when the energies of your body have fallen away from you. It will last you until your death. It will make your hours pleasant to you as long as you live." — Anthony Trollope

"The love of books is a love which requires neither justification, apology, nor defense." — J.A. Langford

"The first time I read an excellent book, it is to me just as if I had gained a new friend. When I read over a book I have perused before, it resembles the meeting with an old one." — Oliver Goldsmith

"Before you sleep, read something that is exquisite, and worth remembering." — Desiderius Erasmus - Provided Greek Text for King James Bible (1465-1636)

"I am a part of everything that I have read." — Theodore Roosevelt

"Any book which inspires us to lead a better life is a good book" — Fulton J. Sheen

"My books are my tools, and greater their variety and perfection, the greater my help to my literary life." — Tyron Edwards (Theologian, best known for compiling A Dictionary of Thoughts 1809-1894)

"Reading makes a full man, meditation a profound man, discourse a clear man." — Benjamin Franklin

SABBATH

"Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy.Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work: But the seventh day is the sabbath of the Lord thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates: For in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day: wherefore the Lord blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it." — Exodus 20:8-11

Notice in the Ten Commandments there are more words that God dedicates to the SABBATH than any of the other nine — 94 words in the King James Bible — yet this is the ONE COMMANDMENT that most of professing Christianity wants to do away with! — Pastor Phill

. "You know, it's ironic to me that Christians want to keep the Ten Commandments in our schools, because Christianity has abrogated four of the Ten Commandments. For example, the Sabbath day according to the Ten Commandments is Saturday, not Sunday. And the reason is because God rested, not because Jesus was resurrected." — Alan Dershowitz (Lawyer)

"When I was a young teenager, a Methodist minister tried to show me why I shouldn't keep a Saturday (Seventh Day) Sabbath. When I continued to present him Scriptural texts he eventually became exasperated with me. He said, 'All right, I will admit that Saturday is the the Sabbath Day, but men decided to change it and they changed it.' When men admit this, I have to think of the truth expressed by James, the half brother of Jesus Christ — "There is ONE LAWGIVER , who is able to save and to destroy: ..." — James 4:12 — Pastor Phill

"In the name of God, stop a moment, cease your work, look around you." — Leo Tolstoy

Profound words from a famous Russian novelist who didn't understand the Sabbath! Someday all of mankind truly will understand the wisdom of ceasing from their work one day a week; to look at the work of the Creator! Check out this Bible chain reference guide — Sabbath

"It must always be remembered that the Sabbath is not an occasion for diversion or frivolity; not a day to shoot fireworks or to turn somersaults, but an opportunity to mend our tattered lives; to collect rather than to dissipate time." — Abraham Joshua Heschel (Jewish Rabbi, author and activist)

" One of the strongest proofs that the Sabbath was kept from creation is the 7 Day Week. Stop to ask yourself; 'Where did it come from?' The day is based upon the rotation of the earth on it's axis, apx. 24 hours. The month is based upon the rotation of the moon around the earth, apx. 30 days. The year is based upon the rotation of the earth around the sun, apx. 365 days. But the 7 Day Week period is not based upon the movement of any astronomical body. It was created by God at the time He instituted the Sabbath, by resting — ceasing from work — following His 6 day creation. The Sabbath — a day of rest — anchored the 7 Day cycle. If men had not observed the Sabbath, the 7 Day Week cycle would never have continued from creation." — Pastor Phill

" If thou turn away thy foot from the Sabbath, from doing thy pleasure on My holy day; and call the sabbath a delight, the holy of the Lord, honourable; and shalt honour Him, not doing thine own ways, nor finding thine own pleasure, nor speaking thine own words: Then shalt thou delight thyself in the Lord; and I will cause thee to ride upon the high places of the earth, and feed thee with the heritage of Jacob thy father: for the mouth of the Lord hath spoken it." — Isaiah 58:13-14

"There are those who maintain they no longer need an actual Sabbath rest because they have entered into their "spiritual rest" in Christ. What kind of rest do beasts of burden get who labor for believers who practice this? How about Christian employers who require their employees, who may have no Christian beliefs at all, to work on the Sabbath? How much rest are their employees getting? Those who falsely believe an actual Sabbath does not need to be kept are in no way considering how far reaching the Sabbath Commandment really is." — Pastor Phill

"Clearly God established the Sabbath on the Seventh day of the week. It has been surprising to me through the years that individuals who have been looking at calendars all of their life have assumed that the Seventh Day of the week is Sunday! SUNDAY is the FIRST DAY OF THE WEEK! SATURDAY is the SEVENTH DAY OF THE WEEK! It might seem amazing to have to point out such an obvious fact; but I have had to do this with others many times!" — Pastor Phill

"Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them. And on the seventh day God ended His work which he had made; and He rested on the seventh day from all His work which He had made. And God blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it: because that in it He had rested from all His work which God created and made." — Genesis 2:1-3

"Read the following words by the Apostle James. He is clearly referencing the Ten Commandments. God's Law is like a large spiritual mirror (James 1:23). If you break a mirror in one place, you essentially shatter the whole mirror. In like manner, if you disregard the Sabbath Law, you have become in essence a breaker of God's Law on a consistent basis. You are breaking the whole law. You are practicing disobedience. You can't obey nine of the Ten Commandments — disregard the Fourth commandment of observing the Sabbath — and then say you are striving to obey God's Law. — Pastor Phill

"If ye fulfil the royal law according to the scripture, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself, ye do well: But if ye have respect to persons, ye commit sin, and are convinced of the law as transgressors. For whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet offend in one point, he is guilty of all. For he that said, Do not commit adultery, said also, Do not kill. Now if thou commit no adultery, yet if thou kill, thou art become a transgressor of the law. So speak ye, and so do, as they that shall be judged by the law of liberty." — James 2:8-12

"He who ordained the Sabbath loves the poor." — J.R. Lowell

"Six days thou shalt labour, and do all thy work: But the seventh day is the sabbath of the Lord thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, nor thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thine ox, nor thine ass, nor any of thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates; that thy manservant and thy maidservant may rest as well as thou. And remember that thou wast a servant in the land of Egypt, and that the Lord thy God brought thee out thence through a mighty hand and by a stretched out arm: therefore the Lord thy God commanded thee to keep the sabbath day." — Deuternomy 5:13-15

"There are thousands of ministers who teach against the Seventh Day (Saturday) Sabbath who have no understanding about it. They do not understand the Sabbath because they are not keeping ALL of God's Law and Commandments." — Pastor Phill

"The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom: a good understanding have all they that do His commandments: His praise endureth for ever." — Psalms 111:10

"The majority of Christendom has tried to change Sunday, the first day of the week, into a Sabbath Day; but it can never be done. God BLESSED the SEVENTH DAY and made it HOLY. Man will never be able to bring the blessings God ordained for the Sabbath to another day of the week." — Pastor Phill

And on the SEVENTH DAY God ended His work which He had made; and He rested on the SEVENTH DAY from all His work which He had made. And God BLESSED the SEVENTH DAY, and sanctified it: because that in it He had rested from all His work which God created and made." — Genesis 2:2-3

"The majority of Christianity believe you can replace the Seventh Day (Saturday) Sabbath by worshiping on Sunday or some other day of the week for a couple of hours at a Church service. The Sabbath Day Commandment is far more inclusive than that. It is based upon a full twenty-four hour period of time of ceasing from the labor and pleasures of this world and resting; drawing closer to God if you are a believer. Attending a Church service with fellow believers is encouraged by scripture; but resting from labor on the Sabbath is still the foundation upon which this day was given by God. Even the beasts of burden; as well as servants or employees should not be required to labor. It is based upon the love of God for His creation. No living being should be required to labor and toil seven days a week. — Pastor Phill

"For this is the love of God, that we keep His commandments: and His commandments are not grievous." — 1 John 5:3

"The argument for not observing the Seventh Day (Saturday) Sabbath because of the International Date Line is simply an absurd excuse for not obeying the Fourth Commandment. You observe the Seventh Day Sabbath when it comes to YOU. The fact that it is Sunday somewhere else on the globe should not affect your obedience to God. — Pastor Phill

"The Sabbath — perpetual memory of the Maker's Rest." — Richard Mant. (The New Dictionary of Thoughts)

"The Sabbath is the link between the paradise which has passed away, and the paradise which is yet to come." — Wylie. (The New Dictionary of Thoughts)

"Many years ago a study was done on the oxygen consumption of the human body which validates the wisdom of rest on the Seventh Day Sabbath. A study done by a Dr. Haegler found that the average human body uses one-sixth ounce more oxygen than it breathes in daily. By the end of six days he was found that there is a oxygen deficit of one ounce. He believed that only by resting one day a week could the human body make up for this oxygen loss; otherwise the oxygen loss over a period of years would shorten one's life span. Here again, we see a testimonial of God's wisdom in giving man a weekly Sabbath for rest! — Pastor Phill

SABBATH OR SUNDAY?

Which Day of Worship is Commanded by Scripture?

"There is ONE LAWGIVER , who is able to save and to destroy: ..." — James 4:12

And he shall speak great words against the most High, and shall wear out the saints of the most High, and think to change times and laws: and they shall be given into his hand until a time and times and the dividing of time." — Daniel 7:25

"The Sabbath — perpetual memory of the Maker's Rest." — Richard Mant. (The New Dictionary of Thoughts)

CATHOLIC QUOTATIONS

"Is Saturday the seventh day according to the Bible and the Ten Commandments? I answer yes. Is Sunday the first day of the week and did the Church change the seventh day -Saturday - for Sunday, the first day? I answer yes . Did Christ change the day'? I answer no!

"Faithfully yours, J. Card. Gibbons" — James Cardinal Gibbons, Archbishop of Baltimore (1877-1921), in a signed letter.

"Question: Have you any other way of proving that the Church has power to institute festivals of precept?

"Answer: Had she not such power, she could not have done that in which all modern religionists agree with her-she could not have substituted the observance of Sunday, the first day of the week, for the observance of Saturday, the seventh day, a change for which there is no Scriptural authority." — Stephen Keenan, A Doctrinal Catechism 3rd ed., p. 174.

"Some theologians have held that God likewise directly determined the Sunday as the day of worship in the New Law, that He Himself has explicitly substituted the Sunday for the Sabbath. But this theory is now entirely abandoned. It is now commonly held that God simply gave His Church the power to set aside whatever day or days she would deem suitable as Holy Days. The Church chose Sunday, the first day of the week, and in the course of time added other days as holy days." — John Laux, A Course in Religion for Catholic High Schools and Academies (1 936), vol. 1, P. 51.

"Sunday is a Catholic institution, and its claim to observance can be defended only on Catholic principles ... From beginning to end of Scripture there is not a single passage that warrants the transfer of weekly public worship from the last day of the week to the first." — Catholic Press, Sydney, Australia, August 1900.

"It is well to remind the Presbyterians, Baptists, Methodists, and all other Christians that the Bible does not support them anywhere in their observance of Sunday. Sunday is an institution of the Roman Catholic Church, and those who observe the day observe a commandment of the Catholic Church". — Priest Brady, in an address, reported in the Elizabeth, NJ. News of March 18, 1903.

"Question: How prove you that the Church hath power to command feasts and holy days?" "Answer. By the very act of changing the Sabbath into Sunday, which Protestants allow of, and therefore they fondly contradict themselves, by keeping Sunday strictly, and breaking most other feasts commanded by the same Church." — Daniel Ferres, ed., Manual of Christian Doctrine (1916), p.67.

"But you may read the Bible from Genesis to Revelation, and you will not find a single line authorizing the sanctification of Sunday. The Scriptures enforce the religious observance of Saturday, a day which we never sanctify." — James Cardinal Gibbons (The Faith of our Fathers, 88th ed., pp. 89.)

PROTESTANT QUOTATIONS

"And where are we told in the Scriptures that we are to keep the first day at all? We are commanded to keep the seventh; but we are nowhere commanded to keep the first day .... The reason why we keep the first day of the week holy instead of the seventh is for the same reason that we observe many other things, not because the Bible, but because the church has enjoined it." Isaac Williams — Anglican Minister 1802-1865 (Plain Sermons on the Catechism , vol. 1, pp.334, 336.)

"The Sabbath was binding in Eden, and it has been in force ever since. This fourth commandment begins with the word 'remember,' showing that the Sabbath already existed when God Wrote the law on the tables of stone at Sinai. How can men claim that this one commandment has been done away with when they will admit that the other nine are still binding?" — D. L. Moody ( Weighed and Wanting -Fleming H. Revell Co.: New York-, pp. 47, 48.)

SACRIFICE

" I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a LIVING SACRIFICE, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service. — Romans 12:1

" I think you've got to pay the price for anything that is worthwhile, and success is paying the price. You've got to pay the price to win, you've got to pay the price to stay on top, and you've got to pay the price to get there." — Vince Lombardi

"Every vocation calls for sacrifices of time, energy, mind and body." — Vince Lombardi

"I therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you that ye walk worthy of the vocation wherewith ye are called," — Ephesians 4:1

SALT

Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be salted? it is thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out, and to be trodden under foot of men" — Matthew 5:13

"Salt seasons, purifies, preserves. But somebody ought to remind us that salt also irritates. Real living Christianity rubs this world the wrong way." — Vance Havner

"Jesus taught that Christians are 'the salt of the earth' (Matt. 5:13). Jesus used salt because salt adds zest to food and salt is a preservative. Some food would spoil without it. Our national society would become corrupt. Greed, lust and hate would lead our nation into a veritable hell if it were not for Christian salt. You take all the Christians out of America see what chaos would be created. overnight. It is partly because the Church has lost it's saltiness that have such appalling moral and social needs now. A pinch of salt is effective out of all proportion to it's amount. — Billy Graham

"Life would pall if it were all sugar; salt is bitter if taken by itself; but when tasted as part of the dish, it savours the meat. Difficulties are the salt of life." — Robert Baden-Powell

"Let the story of Lot's wife season your life." — The Treasury of David

"But his wife looked back from behind him, and she became a pillar of salt." — Genesis 19:26

SCRIPTURE MEMORIZATION

"Thy word have I hid in mine heart {mind}, that I might not sin against thee." — Psalm 119:11

David Lockard comments on Billy Graham: "His mother encouraged him to participate in family devotions and often taught him sentence prayers in advance. In this manner she trained her children even as she had been trained, especially in the memorization of passages from the Bible. Billy recalls that the first verse he committed to memory was Proverbs 3:6, 'In all thy ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct thy paths.' Quite evidently the message of such Scripture memorization got through to him." — The Unheard Billy Graham

SELF CONTROL

"But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, SELF CONTROL; against such things there is no law." — Galatians 5:22-23 (NAS)

" Power comes by DISCIPLINE, and by DISCIPLINE alone." — E. Stanley Jones

"I count him braver that overcomes his desires than him who conquers his enemies, for the hardest victory is the victory over self." — Aristotle

"He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty; and he that ruleth his spirit than he that taketh a city." — Proverbs 16:32

"There never will exist anything permanently noble and excellent in the character which is a stranger to RESOLUTE SELF DENIAL." — Sir Walter Scott (Novelist, playwright and poet, 1771-1832)

"Then said Jesus unto his disciples, If any man will come after Me, let him DENY HIMSELF , and take up his cross, and follow Me." — Matthew 16:24

" The "secret" to success isn't a secret.Success is the result of discipline-driven action repeated over time." — Tim Kight

" Self Control wins the race!" — Laws of Life

"But I keep under my body, and bring it into subjection: lest that by any means, when I have preached to others, I myself should be a castaway." — 1 Cor. 9:27 (KJV)

"But I discipline my body and make it my slave, so that, after I have preached to others, I myself will not be disqualified." — 1 Cor. 9:27 (NAS)

"No man is fit to command another that cannot command himself." — William Penn

"The first lesson in Christ's school is self-denial." — Matthew Henry

"How dangerous a master human emotion is!" — Watchman Nee

"He that hath no rule over his own spirit is like a city that is broken down, and without walls." — Proverbs 25:28

"Those who have accomplished the greatest results are those...who never grow excited or lose self-control, but are always calm, self-possessed, patient and polite." — Booker T. Washington

"Most powerful is he who has himself in his own power." — Seneca

"Conquer thyself. Till thou has done this, thou art but a slave; for it is always as well to be subjected to another's appetite as to thine own." — Burton

"The spread of knowledge and education has taught mankind little in the way of self-control and less in the art of living with other men." — Hugh Thomas (Professor of History)

"We need — with Christ's help — to be strengthened to rule over our emotions — not let our emotions rule us." — Pastor Phill

"He is great enough that is his own master." — Joseph Hall (English Bishop 1574 - 1656)

"If you would learn self-mastery, begin by yielding yourself to the one Great Master." — Lobstein

"Power is so characteristically calm, that calmness in itself has the aspect of strength." — Edward Bulyer Lyton 1803-1873

"No man is free who is not master of himself." — Epictetus (Stoic philosopher 50 A.D.-135 A.D.)

SIN

"Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth also the law: for sin is the transgression of the law." — 1 John 3:4

"Our greatest liberty is our freedom from sin." — Pastor Phill

"What then? shall we sin, because we are not under the law, but under grace? God forbid. Know ye not, that to whom ye yield yourselves servants to obey, his servants ye are to whom ye obey; whether of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness." — Romans 6:15-16

"One leak will sink a ship: and one sin will destroy a sinner." John Bunyan — (Puritan writer)

SELF DENIAL

And He said to them all, If any man will come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow Me." — Luke 9:23

SERVICE

"And whosoever will be chief among you, let him be your servant:" — Matthew 20:27

"Find your niche and fill it. If it be never so little, if it is only to be a hewer of wood and drawer of water, do something in this great battle for God and truth." — Charles Spurgeon

"It does not take great men to do great things; it only takes consecrated men." — Phillips Brooks

"I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service." — Romans 12:1

SMALL STEPS TO SUCCESS

"And the Lord thy God will put out those nations before thee by LITTLE and LITTLE: thou mayest not consume them at once, lest the beasts of the field increase upon thee." — Deuteronomy 7:22

"STEP by STEP and the thing is done." — Charles Atlas (1892-1972) Encouragement in his body building course.

"If you're climbing the ladder of life, you go rung by rung, one step at a time. Don't look too far up, set your goals high but take one step at a time. Sometimes you don't think you're progressing until you step back and see how high you've really gone." — Donny Osmond

"One may walk over the highest mountain one step at a time." — Barbara Walters

"Step by step the ladder is ascended." — George Herbert

"Take the first step in faith. You don't have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step." — Martin Luther King, Jr.

And straightway the father of the child cried out, and said with tears, Lord, I believe; help thou mine unbelief." — Mark 9:24

" The act of taking the first step is what separates the winner from the losers." — Brian Tracy

" Victory is won not in miles but in inches. Win a little now, hold your ground and later win a little more." — Louis L'Amour

"It is better to take many small steps in the right direction than to make a great leap forward only to stumble backward." — Old Chinese Proverb

"The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step." — Lao Tzu

"The dream may seem impossible, but is the first step possible?" — Bonny Warner

"Every day you may make progress. Every step may be fruitful. Yet there will stretch out before you an ever-lengthening, ever-ascending, ever-improving path. You know you will never get to the end of the journey. But this, so far from discouraging, only adds to the joy and glory of the climb." — Winston Churchill

"Habit is a habit and not to be flung out of the window by any man, but coaxed downstairs a step at a time." — Mark Twain

"By the yard, life is hard. By the inch, it's a cinch!" — Pastor Phill

"It's the details that are vital. Little things make great things happen" — John Wooden

"The man who removes a mountain begins by carrying away small stones." — Chinese Proverb

"Take small steps every day and one day you get there." — Anon

"Be not afraid of growing slowly, be only afraid of standing still." — Chinese Proverb

"The greatest things ever done on Earth have been done little by little." — William Jennings Bryan

"Success is the sum of small efforts, repeated day in an day out." — Robert Collier

"Success consists of a series of little daily efforts." — Mamie McCullough

"It does not take great men to do great things; it only takes consecrated men." — Phillips Brooks

SPEAKING

"And a certain Jew named Apollos, born at Alexandria, an eloquent man, and mighty in the scriptures, came to Ephesus." — Acts 18:24

"Reading makes a full man, meditation a profound man, discourse a clear man." — Benjamin Franklin

SPIRITUAL POWER

"Prayerlessness is Powerlessness. " — George Meuller

" Power comes by DISCIPLINE, and by DISCIPLINE alone." — E. Stanley Jones

"He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty; and he that ruleth his spirit than he that taketh a city." — Proverbs 16:32

"Strong people are always simple." — Leo Tolstoy

"Jesus saith unto them, My meat [food] is to do the will of Him that sent me, and to finish His work." — John 4:34 (That is a very clear-cut and simple goal!)

STRENGTH

"I can do all things through Him who strengthens me." — Philippians 4:13 (NAS)

These words were found in the bedroom of British General Charles Gordon (1833-1885) "—

"God imparteth by the way

Strength sufficient for the day."

"Thy shoes shall be iron and brass; and as thy days, so shall thy strength be." — Deuteronomy 33:25

SUCCESS

"Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth."— 3 John 2

"Plans are nothing; planning is everything." — Dwight D. Eisenhower

"You build on failure. You use it as a stepping stone. Close the door on the past. You don't try to forget the mistakes, but you don't dwell on it. You don't let it have any of your energy, or any of your time, or any of your space. — Johnny Cash

"God has given us more than fourteen billion cells and connections in our brain. Why would God give us such a complex organ system unless he expects us to use it?"—Benjamin Carson —

"And God saw every thing that He had made, and, behold, it was VERY GOOD. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day." — Genesis 1:31

"Continuous effort — not strength or intelligence — is the key to unlocking our potential." — Winston Churchill

"The measure of a man's success is not what he achieves, but what he overcomes." — Booker T. Washington

"Do what you can, with what you have, where you are." Theodore Roosevelt

"Success always leaves footprints."— Booker T. Washington

( In other words, study the lives and walk of successful men and women to see why they succeeded!)

"We grow by dreams. All big men are dreamers." — Woodrow Wilson ( 28th. President of the United States)

"Now unto Him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us," — Ephesians 3:20

"Part of being a winner is KNOWING WHEN ENOUGH IS ENOUGH. Sometimes you have to give up the fight and walk away; and move on to something that is more productive." — President Donald Trump

"And the Lord said unto Samuel, How long wilt thou mourn for Saul, seeing I have rejected him from reigning over Israel? fill thine horn with oil, and go, I will send thee to Jesse the Beth-lehemite: for I have provided me a king among his sons." — 1 Samuel 16:1

" The "secret" to success isn't a secret.Success is the result of discipline-driven action repeated over time." — Tim Kight

" Successful people are simply people with successful habits." — Brian Tracy

" There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work and learning from failure." — Colin Powell- Former U.S Secretary of State

" Now, my son, the Lord be with thee; and prosper thou, and build the house of the Lord thy God, as he hath said of thee." — 1 Chronicles 22:11

" The act of taking the first step is what separates the winner from the losers." — Brian Tracy

"As a general rule, the most successful man in life is the man who has the best information." — Benjamin Disraeli (British Prime Minister 1804-1881)

"It isn't sufficient just to want - you've got to ask yourself what you are going to do to get the things you want." — Franklin D. Roosevelt (32nd President of United States)

"Try not to become a man of success, but rather try to become a man of value." — Albert Einstein

"Now for this very reason also, applying all diligence, in your faith supply moral [a]excellence, and in your moral excellence, knowledge," — 2 Peter 1:5 (NASB)

"Success waits patiently for anyone who has the determination and strength to seize it." — Booker T. Washington

"Setting a goal is not the main thing. It is deciding how you will go about achieving it and staying with that plan." — Tom Landry

"Use past regrets and failures as a SPRINGBOARD; not lying in a bed of self-pity!" — Pastor Phill

"Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before, I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus." — Philippians 3:13-14

"I've learned that something constructive comes from every defeat." — Tom Landry

"Setting a goal is not the main thing. It is deciding how you will go about achieving it and staying with that plan." — Tom Landry

"If thou faint in the day of adversity, thy strength is small."— Proverbs 24:10

"Many of life's failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up." — Thomas Edison

"I swing big, with everything I've got. I hit big or I miss big. I like to live as big as I can." — Babe Ruth

"The man who is incapable of making a mistake is incapable of anything." — Abraham Lincoln

SUPERSTITION

"Thus saith the Lord, Learn not the way of the heathen, and be not dismayed at the signs of heaven; for the heathen are dismayed at them." — Jeremiah 10:2

"Today being Friday the 13th; and all the superstition that goes with this day; caused me to reflect upon a day long ago when I was seven years old. I had heard of the superstition of throwing a horseshoe over your left shoulder for good luck. I found a horseshoe and decided to try it. Right after the horseshoe went over my shoulder I heard the breaking of glass. The horseshoe had went through our neighbor's window! I had to face the wrath of my Irish dad when he got home that evening! So much for "good luck"! I think God must have used that day to get me to give up on pagan superstitions! It made a lasting impression!" — Pastor Phill

TEMPTATION

"The higher the hill, the stronger the wind: so the loftier the life, the stronger the enemy's temptations." — John Wycliffe

"The best armor is to keep out of range." — Italian proverb

"Flee fornication. Every sin that a man doeth is without the body; but he that committeth fornication sinneth against his own body." — 1 Corinthians 6:18

"Every temptation is an opportunity of our getting nearer to God." — John Quincy Adams

"Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double minded." — James 4:8

" Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not commit adultery: but I say unto you, That whosoever looks on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart. And if thy right eye offend thee, pluck it out, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not that thy whole body should be cast into hell." — Matthew 5:27-29

"One cannot help the evil thoughts that come, but it is the thoughts we cultivate that make the difference between good or evil. We don't have to open the door to the devil and say, "Make yourself at home." — Vance Havner

"Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted of God: for God cannot be tempted with evil, neither tempteth he any man: but every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed. Then when lust hath conceived, it bringeth forth sin: and sin, when it is finished, bringeth forth death." — James 2:13-15

"He that hath a head of wax must not walk in the sun." — George Herbert

"It is far better to be alone, than to be in bad company." — George Washington

"And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them." — Ephesians 5:11

TEN COMMANDMENTS

'And, behold, one came and said unto him, Good Master, what good thing shall I do, that I may have eternal life? And he said unto him, Why callest thou me good? there is none good but one, that is, God: but if thou wilt enter into life, keep the commandments." — Matthew 19:16-17

" The Bible says in Exodus 20:12: ' Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee.' This is the first and only Commandment with a promise. It is the first commandment in the second tablet of the Law. In laying down the duties which we have to our fellow man, God begins in the family and with the children.... The Bible teaches the children are to obey and respect their parents. A child who is allowed to be disrespectful to his parents will not have any true respect for anyone." — Billy Graham

"For this is the love of God, that we keep His commandments: and His commandments are not grievous." — 1 John 5:3

THANKFULNESS

"Being enriched in every thing to all bountifulness, which causeth through us thanksgiving to God." — 2 Corinthians 9:11

"A grateful thought toward heaven is itself a prayer." — Lessing

"Thankfulness" comes from an old Anglo Saxon word meaning "thinkfulness" — in other words, being "thinkful " about your blessings will make you THANKFUL!

"When I was a young man the accountant which did my taxes, Mr. Trujillo, was always singing and happy. I did not see him for 40 years or so; then ran into him at a gas station. He was singing and cheerful as he was always was. I wondered what it was that was STILL, after all these years, making him so cheerful, singing and happy. Then he told me what it was. I will always remember his words — "IT IS ALL ABOUT BEING GRATEFUL MY FRIEND!" — Phill Dunagan

"From David learn to give thanks for everything — every furrow in the book of Psalms is sown with the seeds of thanksgiving." — Jermey Taylor

"For me, every hour is grace." — Elie Wiesel (Jewish Holocaust survivor, writer)

"Enter into His gates with thanksgiving, and into His courts with praise: be thankful unto Him, and bless His name." — Psalm 100:4

Not that I speak in respect of want: for I have learned, in whatsoever state I am, therewith to be content." — Philippians 4:11

"A wise man cares not for what he cannot have." George Herbert

"He is not poor that hath little, but he that desireth much." — George Herbert

"Gratitude towards God should be as regular as our heartbeat!" — Pastor Phill

"In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you." — 1 Thessalonians 5:18

"Thanks-Giving is good but Thanks-Living is better." — Matthew Henry

"We don't always need more to be thankful for; we usually just need to be more thankful!" — Pastor Phill

"And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which also ye are called in one body; and be ye thankful." — Colossians 3:15

"We would worry less if we praised more. Thanksgiving is the enemy of discontent and dissatisfaction." — H.A. Ironside

"I am thankful for each and every day. You never know when time is up." — Chuck Berry

"This is the day which the Lord hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it." — Psalm 118:24

"To be content, look backward on those who possess less than yourself, to forward to those who possess more." — Benjamin Franklin

"Who is rich? He that rejoices in his portion. Wealth and content are not always bed-fellows." — Benjamin Franklin

"Not that I speak in respect of want: for I have learned, in whatsoever state I am, therewith to be content." — Philippians 4:11

" Give thanks for what is instead of dwelling on what might have been." — Lucy H.M. Soulsby

" He is a wise man who does not grieve for the thing which he hath not, but rejoice for those which he has." — Epicitus

"Give thanks for what is instead of dwelling upon what might have been." — Lucy H.M. Soulsby

TIME

"Therefore be careful how you walk, not as unwise men but as wise, MAKING THE MOST OF YOUR TIME, because the days are evil." — Ephesians 5:15-16 (NASB)

"The first hour of the morning is the RUDDER of the day." Henry Ward Beecher

"For every minute spent in organizing, an hour is earned." — Benjamin Franklin

"Determine never to be idle. No person will have occasion to complain of the want of time who never loses any. It is wonderful how much may be done if we are always doing." — Thomas Jefferson

"Time is what we want most, but what we use worst." — William Penn

" If Satan can't get to you any other way he can get you to waste your time." — Ronald L. Dart

"For me, every hour is grace." — Elie Wiesel (Jewish Holocaust survivor, writer)

"Do not squander time for that is the stuff life is made of." — Benjamin Franklin

"You will never find time for anything. If you want time you must make it." — Charles Buxton (Writer and anti-slavery activist in England 1823-1871)

"Time is one thing that can never be retrieved. One may lose and regain friends. One may lose and regain money. Opportunity, once spurned, may come again. But the hours that are lost in idleness can never be brought back to be used in gainful pursuits." — Winston Churchill

"But ONE THING is needful: and Mary hath chosen that good part, which shall not be taken away from her." — Luke 10:42

"Take care of your minutes, and the hours will take care of themselves." — L. Chesterfield

"Lose no time. Be always employed in something useful. Cut off all unnecessary actions." — Benjamin Franklin

"Early to bed, early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise." — Benjamin Franklin

"Don't put off until tomorrow what you can do today." — Benjamin Franklin

"By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail" — Benjamin Franklin

"Lost time is never found again." — Benjamin Franklin

—"Redeeming the time, because the days are evil." — Ephesians 5:16-17

"The man who can master his time can master nearly anything." — Winston Churchill

"It has been my observation that most people get ahead during the time that others waste." — Henry Ford

"Much may be done in those little shreds and patches of time which every day produces and which most men throw away." — Charles Caleb Colton

"I am thankful for each and every day. You never know when time is up." — Chuck Berry

"This is the day which the Lord hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it." — Psalm 118:24

TITHING

"Honour the Lord with thy substance, and with the firstfruits of all thine increase: So shall thy barns be filled with plenty, and thy presses shall burst out with new wine." — Proverbs 3:9-10

"Yes, I tithe, and I would like to tell you how it all came about. I had to begin work as a small boy to help support my mother. My first wages amounted to $1.50 per week. The first week after I went to work, I took the $1.50 home to my mother and she held the money in her lap and explained to me that she would be happy if I would give a tenth of it to the Lord.I did, and from that week until this day I have tithed every dollar God has entrusted to me. And I want to say, if I had not tithed the first dollar I made I would not have tithed the first million dollars I made. Tell your readers to train the children to tithe, and they will grow up to be faithful stewards of the Lord." — John D. Rockefeller Sr. 1839 - 1937 ( American oil industry magnate and philanthropist— widely considered the wealthiest American of all time.)

TONGUE

"For in many things we offend all. If any man offend not in word, the same is a perfect man, and able also to bridle the whole body." — James 3:2

"Never promise more than you can perform. " — Publius Cyrus — (Roman writer 85 B.C.- Maxim #528 )

"In the course of my life I have often had to eat my words, and I must confess that I have always found it a wholesome diet." — Winston Churchill

"Silence is not always a sign of wisdom, but babbling is ever sign of folly." — Benjamin Franklin

"He that hath knowledge spareth his words: and a man of understanding is of an excellent spirit." — Proverbs 17:27

" Whatever advice you give, be short" — Horace (Roman poet, 65-8 B.C.)

"He who has conferred a kindness should be silent; he who has received one should speak of it." — Seneca

"Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth; a stranger, and not thine own lips." — Proverbs 27:2

TRIALS

" There's nothing written in the Bible, Old or New Testament, that says, " If you believe in Me, you ain't going to have no troubles." — Ray Charles

"The only way to learn strong faith is to endure great trials. I have learned my faith by standing firm amid severe testings." — George Mueller

"The beginning of anxiety is the end of faith, and the beginning of true faith is the end of anxiety." — George Mueller

"If we desire our faith to be strengthened, we should not shrink from opportunities where our faith may be tried, and therefore, through trial, be strengthened." George Mueller

TRUTH

"And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free ." — John 8:32

"I believe that in the end the truth will conquer." — John Wycliffe

"You cannot reach a correct conclusion if you begin with an incorrect assumption." — Herbert W. Armstrong

"Don't be afraid to see what you see." — Ronald Reagan

"Be afraid of what you DON'T see." — Robert G. Holtz

"Truth is like the sun. You can shut it out for a time, but it ain't goin' away." — Elvis Presley

"O send out thy light and thy truth: let them lead me; let them bring me unto thy holy hill, and to thy tabernacles." — Psalm 43:3

"Folks say it doesn't matter what you believe as long as you are sincere — I wonder if they mean to include the fellow who sincerely believes poison would be good for him?" — The Country Parson

"It is easier to find a score of men wise enough to discover the truth than to find one intrepid enough, in the face of opposition, to stand up for it." — A. A. Hodge (Principal of Princeton Seminary between 1878 and 1886)

"Their evil teaching will spread like a sickness inside the body. Hymenaeus and Philetus are like that." — 2 Timothy 2:17 (NCV)

"Truth, like the sun, submits to be obscured; but, like the sun, only for a time." — Christian Nestell Bovee

"No one truth is rightly held till it is clearly conceived and stated, and no single truth is adequately comprehended till it is viewed in harmonious relations to all the other truths of the system of which Christ is the centre." — A. A. Hodge (Principal of Princeton Seminary between 1878 and 1886)

"The true Christian was intended by Christ to prove all things by the Word of God: all churches, all ministers, all teaching, all preaching, all doctrines, all sermons, all writings, all opinions, all practices. These are his marching orders. Prove all by the Word of God; measure all by the measure of the Bible; compare all with the standard of the Bible; weigh all in the balances of the Bible; examine all by the light of the Bible; test all in the crucible of the Bible. That which cannot abide the fire of the Bible, reject, refuse, repudiate, and cast away. This is the flag which he nailed to the mast. May it never be lowered!" — John Wycliffe (Called "The Morning Star of the Reformation.".

"The learning of the Christian man ought to begin with the fear of God." — Thomas Cranmer (Protestant theologian and English marytr- 1489-1556)

"The most mind altering substance is truth." — Pastor Phill

"Into thine hand I commit my spirit: thou hast redeemed me, O Lord God of truth." — Psalm 31:5

VOCABULARY

"And a certain Jew named Apollos, born at Alexandria, an eloquent man, and mighty in the scriptures, came to Ephesus." Acts 18:24

"The short words are best, and the old words are the best of all." — Winston Churchill

WALKING

"Physical exercise has some value, but spiritual exercise is valuable in every way, because it promises life both for the present and for the future." — 1 Timothy 4:8 (Good News Translation)

"Walking is man's best medicine." — Hippocrates ( Greek Physician 460 - 370 BC, considered the founder of modern medicine.)

"All truly great thoughts are conceived while walking." — Friedrich Nietzsche

"I have two doctors, my left leg and my right." — G. M. Trevelyan. (British historian and academic, 1876 - 1962)

"How do you live a long life? Take a two mile walk every morning before breakfast!" — Harry Truman

"Exercise should be regarded as tribute to the heart." — Gene Tunney

"Walking is the best possible exercise. Habituate yourself to walk very far." — Thomas Jefferson

"Happy is the man who has acquired the love of walking for its own sake! — William Jacob Holland "

Walking my dogs twice a day provides me with an opening and closing of my day, and I've learned to use those walks for a walking meditation." — Patrick Fabian

"Many ask how I (now in my 84th year) keep up the energy, vigor and drive. I'm sure there is more than one reason — but I do not "jog" or go in for fads. I WALK — the best exercise for one of my age." — Herbert W. Armstrong (The Seven Laws of SUCCESS)

"To enjoy the glow of good health you must exercise." — Gene Tunney (Heavyweight Boxing Champion 1926-1928)

"The sum of the whole is this: walk and be happy; walk and be healthy. The best way to lengthen out our days is to walk steadily and with a purpose." — Charles Dickens

WILL POWER

'Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave, whither thou goest." Eccl. 9:10

"The iron will of one stout heart will make a thousand quail." — Otto Von Bismark

WISDOM

" Learn to say 'NO'. It will be of more use to you than Latin." — Charles Spurgeon

[ An example of being able to say "NO"!] " That Sanballat and Geshem sent unto me, saying, Come, let us meet together in some one of the villages in the plain of Ono. But they thought to do me mischief. And I sent messengers unto them, saying, I am doing a great work, so that I cannot come down: why should the work cease, whilst I leave it, and come down to you? — Nehemiah 6:2-3

" Don't go to extremes — you can end up being the most zealous, hard working, dedicated man or woman in the GRAVEYARD!" — Anon

"Be not righteous over much; neither make thyself over wise: why shouldest thou destroy thyself?" — Ecclesiastes 7:16

"Nine-tenths of wisdom is being wise in time." — Theodore Roosevelt, American President

"My dad used to tell me, 'Check the price, son.' Check the price, kids, check the price because there is a price to be paid for whatever you do in life, whether it is good or it is bad. Before you do something, ask yourself is it worth the price you have to pay?" — Larry Holmes (Heavyweight Boxing Champion 1978-1985)

"Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe." — Abraham Lincoln

"Only a fool can't change his mind." My dad shared that wisdom with me one day and I have never forgotten it. It has helped me to change course many times." — Pastor Phill

"Better is a poor and a wise child than an old and foolish king, who will no more be admonished." — Ecclesiastes 4:13

" Whatever advice you give, be short" — Horace (Roman poet, 65-8 B.C.)

"He that hath knowledge spareth his words: and a man of understanding is of an excellent spirit." — Proverbs 17:27

WORK

"But Jesus answered them, My Father worketh hitherto, and I work." — John 5:17

I acquired all the talent I have by working hard; and all who like to work as hard will succeed just as I have done." — Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

" He who has begun, has the work half done." — Horace (Roman poet, 65-8 B.C.)

" Chop your own wood and it will warm you twice!" — Henry Ford

* Comment on above — In other words; work produces multiple benefits!

"When you play, play hard; when you work, don't play at all." — Theodore Roosevelt

"No man needs sympathy because he has to work, because he has a burden to carry. Far and away the best prize that life offers is the chance to work hard at work worth doing." — Theodore Roosevelt

" As a cure for worrying, work is better than whiskey." — Thomas A. Edison

"A man's best friends are his ten fingers." — Robert Collyer

"Without labor nothing prospers." — Sophocles

" No race can prosper until it learns that here is as much dignity in tilling a field, as in writing a poem." — Booker T. Washinton

"If you have great talents, industry will improve them: if you have but moderate abilities, industry will supply their deficiency." — Sir Joshua Reynolds (English Painter 1723-1792)

" What men want is not talent, it is purpose; not the power to achieve, but the will to labor." — Edward Bulyer Lyton 1803-1873

" Blessed is he who has found his work; let him ask no other blessedness. He has a work, a life purpose; he has found it, and will follow it!" — Caryle

WORK OF GOD

"Jesus saith unto them, My meat is to do the will of Him that sent me, and to finish His work." — John 4:34

"God buries His workmen, but not His work." — Henrietta Mears (Author of What The Bible Is All About ) —

" So Moses the servant of the Lord died there in the land of Moab, according to the word of the Lord. And He buried him in a valley in the land of Moab, over against Bethpeor: but no man knoweth of his sepulchre unto this day." — (Deut.34:5-6).'

"Prayer not only teaches and strengthens one for work, work teaches and strengthens one for prayer." — Andrew Murray,

WORRY

"Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God." — Philippians 4:6 (ESV)

"By forgetting the past and by throwing myself into other interests, I forget to worry." — Jack Dempsey (Former Heavyweight Boxing Champion of the World)

" As a cure for worrying, work is better than whiskey." — Thomas A. Edison

"Every tomorrow has two handles. We can take hold of it with the handle of anxiety or the handle of faith." — Henry Ward Beecher

"Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than meat, and the body than raiment? Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much better than they?" — Matthew 6:25-26

"You are cooking up unhappiness when you stew about tomorrow." — Pastor Phill

"Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof." — Matthew 6:34

"Worry is like a rocking chair. It will give you something to do, but it won't get you anywhere." — Vance Havner

"The beginning of anxiety is the end of faith, and the beginning of true faith is the end of anxiety." — George Mueller

"The best thing about the future is that it comes only one day at a time." — Abraham Lincoln

"Things without remedy, Should be without regard; what's done is done." — William Shakespeare

"Finish every day and be done with it. You have done what you could. Some blunders and absurdities no doubt crept in; forget them as soon as you can." — Ralph Waldo Emerson

ZEAL

" And thus did Hezekiah throughout all Judah, and wrought that which was good and right and truth before the Lord his God. And in every work that he began in the service of the house of God, and in the law, and in the commandments, to seek his God, HE DID WITH ALL HIS HEART , and prospered." — 2 Chronicles 31:20-21

"The more you lose yourself in something bigger than yourself, the more energy you will have." — Norman Vincent Peale

"Half a heart is no heart." — Charles Spurgeon

"Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind." — Matthew 22:37

"I swing big, with everything I've got. I hit big or I miss big. I like to live as big as I can." — Babe Ruth

"We act as though comfort and luxury were the chief requirements of life, when all that we need to make us really happy is something to be enthusiastic about." — Charles Kingsley

"But it is good to be zealously affected always in a good thing, and not only when I am present with you." — Galatians 4:18

"I have lived to know that the secret of happiness is never to allow your energies to stagnate" — Adam Clarke (Bible Commentator

"For He put on righteousness as a breastplate, and an helmet of salvation upon His head; and He put on the garments of vengeance for clothing, and was clad with zeal as a cloak." — Isaiah 59:17

(To Be Continued!)