WORDS OF WISDOM

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

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")

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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)

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".)

"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

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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 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.

"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)

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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

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ATTITUDE

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

"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)

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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

" 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

"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

"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

"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.

"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)

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 them 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

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BOOKS

"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)

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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

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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)

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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)

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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)

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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)

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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

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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

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

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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

"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 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)

"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

"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

"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

"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

"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

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

"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

"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

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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

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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

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FEELINGS

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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)

"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 nnnnnnn

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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

"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 6:10 — Daniel had developed a good prayer habit from his youth!

" 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

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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

"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

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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

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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)

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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)

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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

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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)

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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)

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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

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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

"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

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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

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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

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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)

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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)

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

" 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

"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

"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

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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)

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MODERATION

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

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

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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

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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)

[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.]

" 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

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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

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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

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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

"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

"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

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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

"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

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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

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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

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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

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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)

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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

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POSITIVE ATTITUDE

"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 4:4

"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

"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

"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

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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

"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)

"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

"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

"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

"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

"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

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PREPARATION