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Monday - 8 February 2010
 

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Verse Of The Day

"I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me shall never hunger; and he that believeth on me shall never thirst."---John 6:35
 

Thought Of The Day

Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance you must keep moving.
 

Biblical Quote Of The Day

Solomon said, "There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, as an error which proceedeth from the ruler."---Eccl. 10:5
 

Bible Question

Who met Moses by the mount of God and kissed him?
Answer tomorrow
Answer to Friday’s questions:
For Friday: What bereaved woman kissed her daughters-in-law goodbye as she left to return to her own country?
For Saturday: What rebel was so magnetic in personality that the men of Israel couldn't help kissing him?
For Sunday: Who kissed David when he was fleeing from Saul?

Friday answer: Naomi (Ruth 1:9)
Saturday answer: Absalom (2 Samuel 15:5-6)
Sunday answer: Jonathan (1 Samuel 20:41)
 

Bible Reading

5 Feb: Matthew 14-15; Psalm 22
6 Feb: Matthew 16-18
7 Feb: Matthew 19-20; Psalm 69
Today: Matthew 21-22; Psalm 5
 

Proverb Of The Day

Faith comes by hearing. If we desire wisdom, we must listen more than talk.
A wise man will hear, and will increase learning; and a man of understanding shall attain unto wise counsels:---Prov 1:5
 

Encouragement

"Success will not lower its standard to us. We must raise our standard to success."
 

Point To Ponder

Firstfruits are learning to invoke the power of the Holy Spirit in the form of Godly principles [Galatians 5:22-23].

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
 

Bible Study

Sermon:  The Forgotten Fruit--a call to Gentleness   Part 10 of several parts

The contentious firstfruit stands alone in the Salvation Process and must work to overcome this behavior.  Contentiousness must be overcome or displaced by bringing in gentleness.  Even contemporary books dealing with negative behaviors understand that the individual is responsible for his situation.  In one such book on marital relations, I read, “Our spouses must be first and foremost responsible for themselves. We allow ourselves to be trapped in the idea that we must be responsible for what our spouses do and what might happen to them. The truth is that we can never be responsible for another adult, nor should we try to be. Our spouses must own their problems. They must bear the consequences of their own choices. They must suffer the pain of their own illnesses. This is not our burden to bear”  This is confirmed in verse 16.

Notice more from the Word of God:

Philippians 2:12b…work out your own salvation with fear and trembling.

Romans 13:11-14 And that, knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out of sleep: for now is our salvation nearer than when we believed. The night is far spent, the day is at hand: let us therefore cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armour of light. Let us walk honestly, as in the day; not in rioting and drunkenness, not in chambering and wantonness, not in strife and envying. But put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make not provision for the flesh, to fulfil the lusts thereof.

 Note: See entire sermon here

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