Mon, Feb 27th - 10:05AM
GOD SAID...
And God said, Let there be light ; and there was light. _Genesis 1:3 Amp. Bible
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Sun, Feb 26th - 3:59PM
Who Is My Neighbor???
And he, determined to acquit himself of reproach, said to Jesus, And who is my neighbor? 30) Jesus, taking him up, replied, A certain man was going from Jerusalem down to Jericho, and he fell among robbers, who stripped him of his clothes and belongings and beat him and went their way, [ unconcernedly] leaving him half dead, as it happened. 31) Now by coincidence a certain priest was going down along that road, and when he saw him, he passed by on the other side. 32) A Levite likewise came down to the place and saw him, and passed by on the other side [of the road]. 33) But a certain Samaritan, as he traveled along, came down to where he was; and when he saw him, he was moved with pity and sympathy [for him]. 34) And went to him and dressed his wounds, pouring on [them]
oil and wine. Then he set him on his own beast and brought him to an inn and took care of him. 35) And the next day he took out two denarii [two days wages] and gave [them] to the innkeeper, saying, Take care of him; and whatever more you spend, I [myself] will repay you when I return. 36) Which of these three do you think proved himself a neighbor to him who fell among the robbers? 37) He answered, The one who showed pity and mercy to him. And Jesus said to him, Go and do likewise. _Luke 10:29-37 Amp. Bible
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Sat, Feb 25th - 3:37PM
You lack one thing...
And Jesus, looking upon him, loved him, and He said to him. You lack one thing: go and sell all you have and give [the money] to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come [and] accompany Me [walking the same road that I walk]. _Mark 10:21 Amp. Bible
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Fri, Feb 24th - 2:14PM
as your Father is...
So be merciful (sympathetic, tender, responsive, and compassionate) even as your Father is [all these]. _Luke 6:36 Amp. Bible
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Thu, Feb 23rd - 2:50PM
The Throne of Grace...
Let us then fearlessly and confidently and boldly draw near to the throne of grace (the throne of God's unmerited favor to us sinners), that we may receive mercy [for our failure's] and find grace to help in good time for every need [appropiate help and well-timed help, coming just when we need it]. _Hebrews 4:16 Amp. Bible
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Thu, Feb 23rd - 9:17AM
AND OPENS THE DOOR !
Behold, I stand at the door and knock: if anyone hears and listens and heeds My voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and will eat with him, and he [will eat] with Me. _Rev. 3:20 Amp. Bible
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Wed, Feb 22nd - 3:23PM
And a second is like it...
I LOVE YOU !
37) And He replied to him. You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind (intellect). 38) This is the great (most important, principal) and first commandment. 39) And a second is like it: You shall love your neighbor as {you do} yourself. _Matthew 22:37-39 Amp. Bible
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Tue, Feb 21st - 11:03AM
For I know , says the Lord...
For I know the thoughts and plans that I have for you, says the Lord, thoughts and plans for welfare and peace and not for evil, to give you hope in your final outcome. _Jeremiah 29:11 Amp. Bible
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Mon, Feb 20th - 10:17AM
The joy of the Lord is your strength...
10) Then [Ezra] told them. Go your way, eat the fat, drink the sweet drink, and send portions to him for whom nothing is prepared: for this day is holy to our Lord. And be not grieved and depressed, for the joy of the Lord is your strength and stronghold. _Nehemiah 8:10
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Mon, Feb 20th - 8:57AM
Go into all the world...
15) And He said to them. Go into all the world and preach and publish openly the good news (the Gospel) to every creature [of the whole *human race]. _Mark 16:15 Amp. Bible
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Sun, Feb 19th - 9:25PM
From my dad's funeral ...
Because he has set his love upon Me, therefore, I will deliver him; I will set him on high, because he has known My name. He shall call upon Me, and I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble; I will deliver him and honor him. With long life I will satisfy him, And show him My salvation. _Psalm 91:14-16
This is from my dad's funeral. I was going through paperwork tonight and came across this. I thought I would post it.
He went to his grave not saying anything to us. He knew he was going to die in six months. He could have said he was sorry. But he didn't !
He passed away March 24, 1977. The scriptures are from his funeral.
It helps with closeure to post this...
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Sun, Feb 19th - 9:19AM
The Lord Is My Shepherd...
THE LORD is my shepherd [to feed guide, and shield me]. I shall not lack. 2) He makes me lie down in [fresh, tender] green pasture; He leads me beside the still and restful waters. 3) He refreshes and restores my life (my self) He leads me in the paths of righteousness [uprightness and right standing with Him--not for my earning it, but] for His name's sake. 4) Yes,though I walk through the [deep, sunless] valley of the shadow of death, I will fear or dread no evil, for You are with me: Your rod [to protect] and Your staff [to guide], they comfort me. 5) You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. You anoint my head with oil; my [brimming] cup runs over. 6) Surely or only goodness, mercy, and unfailing love shall follow me all the days of my life, and through the length of my days the house of the Lord [and His presence] shall be my dwelling place. _Psalm 23:1-6 Amp. Bible
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Sat, Feb 18th - 11:24AM
WARS & RUMORS OF WARS ...
Jesus spoke of the warnings of the end times...
"You will hear of wars and rumors of wars"...
Jesus answered them, Be careful that no one misleads you [deceiving you and leading you into error] .
5) For many will come in (on the strength of) My name [ *appropriating the name which belongs to Me] , saying I am the Christ (the Messiah) , and they will lead many astray. 6) And you will hear of wars and rumors of wars; see that you are not frightened or troubled, for this must take place, but the end is not yet. 7) For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom, and there will be famines and earthquakes in place after place. 8) All this is but the beginning [the early pains] of the birth pangs [of the intolerable anguish] . 9) Then they will hand you over to suffer affliction and tribulation and put you to death, and you will be hated by all nations for My name's sake. _Matthew 24:4-9
14) And this good news of the kingdom (the Gospel) will be preached throughout the whole world as a testimony to all the nations, and then will come the end. _Matthew 24:14
18) Jesus approached and breaking the silence, said to them, All authority (all power of rule) in heaven and on earth has been given to Me. 19) Go then and make disciples of all the nations , baptizing them into the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. _Matthew 24:18-19 Amp.Bible
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Fri, Feb 17th - 10:00AM
ARE YOU A SOWER???
14) The sower sows the Word ...
And He said to them, Do you not discern and understand this parable? How then is it possible for you to discern and understand all the parables? 14) The sower sows the Word . 15) The ones along the path are those who have the Word sown [in their hearts] , but when they hear, Satan comes at once and [by force] takes away the message which is sown in them. 16) And in the same way the ones sown upon stony ground are those who, when they hear the Word, at once receive and accept and welcome it with joy. _Mark 4:13-16 Amp. Bible
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Thu, Feb 16th - 6:54PM
BEHOLD A VOICE FROM HEAVEN SAID...
And when Jesus was baptized. He went up at once out of the water; and behold, the heavens were opened, and he [John] saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and alighting on Him. 17) And behold a voice from
heaven said, , This is My Son, My Beloved, in Whom I delight ! _Mathew 3 :16-17 Amp. Bible
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Wed, Feb 15th - 8:48AM
He saw two boats by the lake...
NOW IT occured that while the people pressed upon Jesus to hear the message of God. He was standing by the Lake of Gennesaret (Sea of Galilee). 2)And He saw two boats drawn up by the lake, but the fishermen had gone down from them and were washing their nets. 3)And getting into one of the boats, [the one] that belonged to (Simon Peter), He requested him to draw away a little from the shore. Then He sat down and continued to teach the crowd [of people] from the boat. 4) When He had stopped speaking, He said to Simon (Peter). Put out into the deep [water], and lower your nets for a haul. 5) And Simon (Peter) answered, Master, we toiled all night! [ exhaustingly] and caught nothing [in our nets]. But 'on the ground of Your word, I will lower the nets [again]. 6) And when they had done this they caught a great number of fish, and as their nets were [ at the point of] breaking. 7) They signaled to their partners in the other boat to come and take hold with them. And they came and filled both the boats, so that they began to sink. 8) But when Simon Peter saw this, he fell down at Jesus' knees, saying, Depart from me, foe I am a sinful man, O Lord 9) For he was gripped with bewildering amazement [allied to terror], and all who were with him, at the haul of fish which they had made, _Luke 5:1-9 Amp. Bible
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Mon, Feb 13th - 10:10PM
IN LOVING MEMORY...
I assure you, most solemnly I tell you, he who believes in Me [who adheres to, trusts in, relies on, and has faith in Me] has (now possesses) eternal life. _John 6:47 Amp. Bible...
In loving memory of my aunt Doris. She was killed instantly in a car crash just before Valentines Day 1968 ...
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Mon, Feb 13th - 12:11PM
VALENTINE'S CAKE....
.......GOD IS LOVE!......
For God so greatly loved and dearly prized the world that He [even]gave up His only begotten ( unique) Son, so that whoever believes in (trusts in, clings to, relies on) Him shall not perish (come to destruction, be lost) but have eternal (everlasting) life. _John 3:16 Amp. Bible...
VALENTINE'S DAY IS LOVE! FEBRUARY 14...
This recipe for Valentine"s Cake is from the: "Make Your Day Count recipe archive".
1 (18.25-oz.) box cake mix (vanilla or chocolate)
2 (12-oz.) containers whipped vanilla frosting
Heart-shaped sprinkles
Red food coloring
8-inch square cake pan
8-inch round cake pan
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Heat oven to 350.
Prepare cake mix according to packaged directions; divide batter equally between pans. Bake according to package directions; cool 10 minutes. Tint 1/2 cup frosting with red food coloring until desired shade of pink; put in freezer-weight plastic bag; cut off small corner. Place square cake on large platter as a "diamond" shape (one corner at top and one corner at bottom). Cut round round cake in half; frost cut sides with uncolored frosting. Place cut sides of round cake against top left and top right sides of diamond to create heart shape. Frost entire heart cake with remaining white frosting. Accent with pink frosting piped from plastic bag; top with sprinkles.
*Bake this cake for your loved ones. They will love you for it!...
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Sat, Feb 11th - 8:38PM
you did it for Me !
For I was hungry and you gave Me food. I was thirsty and you gave Me something to drink. I was a stranger and you brought Me together with yourselves and welcomed and entertained and lodged Me. 36) I was naked and you clothed Me, I was sick and you visited Me with help and mimistering care. I was in prison and you came to see Me. 37) Then the just and upright will answer Him, Lord, when did we see You hungry and gave You food, or thirsty and gave You somethig to drink? 38) And when did we see You a stranger and welcomed and entertained You, or naked and clothed You? 39) And when did we see You sick or in prison and came to visit You? 40) And the King will reply to them, Truly I tell you, in so far as you did it for one of the least [in the estimation of men] of these My brethren, you did it for Me. _Matthew 25:35-40 Amp. Bible
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Fri, Feb 10th - 3:01PM
Guard Your Heart...
Keep and guard your heart with all vigilance and above all that you guard, for out of it flow the springs of life. Proverbs 4:23 Amp. Bible
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And God's peace [shall be yours, that 'tranquil state of a soul assured of its salvation through Christ, and so fearing nothing from God and being content with its earthly lot of whatever sort that is, that peace]
which transcends all understanding shall garrison and mount guard over your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus. _Philippians 4:7 Amp. Bible
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Thu, Feb 9th - 3:21PM
My soul yearns..
HOW LOVELY are your tabernacles, O Lord of hosts! 2)My soul yearns, yes, even pines and is homesick for the courts of the Lord; my heart and my flesh cry out and sing for joy to the living God. 3)Yes, the sparrow has found a house, and the swallow a nest for herself, where she may lay her young---even Your alters, O Lord of hosts, my King and my God. 4) Blessed (happy, fortunate, to be envied) are those who dwell in Your house and Your presence: they will be singing Your praise all the day long. Selah [pause, and calmly think of that]! _Psalm 84:1-4 Amp.Bible
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Tue, Feb 7th - 4:28PM
Can we survive the "Bird Flu" ?
*Are we headed for Pandemic?
*Avian Influenza (Bird Flu)
*Avian flu is caused by avian influenza viruses, which occur naturally in birds.
*Pandemic flu is flu that causes Global Outbreak.
Some of this info. is from:
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (website)...
You can receive more info. on the bird flu pandemic
@
http://www.jimbakkershow.com
What can we do?
Prayer is the answer!
To be continued...
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Tue, Feb 7th - 1:03PM
PRAISE THE LORD !
PRAISE THE Lord! Praise God in His sanctuary; praise Him in the heavens of His power! 2) Praise Him for His mighty acts; praise Him according to the abundance of His greatness! 3) Praise Him with trumpet sound: praise Him with lute and harp! 4)Praise Him with tambourine and [single or group] dance; praise Him with stringed and wind instruments or flutes! 5) Praise Him with resounding cymbals; praise Him with loud clashing cymbals! 6) Let everything that has breath and every breath of life praise the Lord! Praise the Lord! (Hallelujah!) _Psalm 150:1-6 Amp. Bible
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Sun, Feb 5th - 5:33PM
Members Of Christ's...
Peace and Harmony
Be gentle and forbearing with one another and, if one has a difference (a grievance or complaint) against another, readily pardoning each other; even as the Lord has [freely] forgiven you, so must you also [forgive].
And above all these [put on] love and enfold yourselves with the bond of perfectness [which binds everything together completely in ideal harmony].
And let the peace (soul harmony which comes) from Christ rule (act as umpire continually) in your hearts [deciding and settling with finality all questions that arise in your minds, in that peaceful state ] to which as [members of Christ's] one body you were also called [ to live]. And be thankful (appreciative), [giving praise to God always]. _Colossians 3:13-15 Amp. Bible
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Sat, Feb 4th - 9:50PM
I am the Alpha and the Omega...
Behold; I am coming soon, and I shall bring My wages and rewards with Me, to repay and render to each one just what his own actions and his own work merit. 13)
I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last (the Before all and the End of all. 14)Blessed (happy and to be envied) are those who cleanse their garments, that they may have the authority and right to [approach] the tree of life and to enter through the gates into the city. _ Revelation 22:12-14 Amp. Bible
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Fri, Feb 3rd - 10:09AM
19) We love Him, because He first loved us...
20) If anyone says, I love God, and hates (detests, abominates) his brother [ in Christ] he is a liar: for he who does not love his brother, whom he has seen, cannot love God. Whom he has not seen. 21) And this command (charge, order, injunction) we have from Him: that he who loves God shall love his brother [ believer] also. _1John 4 19:21 Amp. Bible
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Thu, Feb 2nd - 8:58PM
I Stand At THe Door And Knock...
Behold, I stand at the door and knock: if anyone hears and listens to and heeds My voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and will eat with him, and he [will eat] with Me. _Rev. 3:20 Amp. bible
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Wed, Feb 1st - 11:39AM
The Greatest Of These Is Love...
13) And so faith, hope, love abide [faith--conviction and belief respecting man's relation to God and divine things: hope--joyful and confident expectation of eternal salvation; love--true affection for God and man, growing out of God's love for and in us], these three; but the greatest of these is love. _1 Corinthians 13:13 Amp. Bible
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