Silent Sermon

Our lives will always be doing either good or harm to those who see them. They are a silent sermon which all can read.

[J.C. Ryle]

 

 

 

 

 Colossians 3:23-24 ... And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men; Knowing that of the Lord ye shall receive the reward of the inheritance: for ye serve the Lord Christ.

1 Peter 2:4-5 ... To whom coming, as unto a living stone, disallowed indeed of men, but chosen of God, and precious, Ye also, as lively stones, are built up a spiritual house, an holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God by Jesus Christ.


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

 

 

Philippians 1:27 ... Only let your conversation be as it becometh the gospel of Christ: that whether I come and see you, or else be absent, I may hear of your affairs, that ye stand fast in one spirit, with one mind striving together for the faith of the gospel; ❤

What Christ Has Done

It is not what you do that makes you righteous;  It is what Christ has done at Calvary.

 

[Joseph Prince]

 

 

From the Book: Destined to Reign

 

John 19:28-30 ... After this, Jesus knowing that all things were now accomplished, that the scripture might be fulfilled, saith, I thirst.  Now there was set a vessel full of vinegar: and they filled a spunge with vinegar, and put it upon hyssop, and put it to his mouth.  When Jesus therefore had received the vinegar, he said, It is finished: and he bowed his head, and gave up the ghost.

 

 

 

2 Corinthians 13:4 ... For though he was crucified through weakness, yet he liveth by the power of God. For we also are weak in him, but we shall live with him by the power of God toward you.

 

 

Galatians 2:20 ... I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me.❤

All Things Are Possible

When God steps in ... Miracles happen.

[Neale Donald Walsh]

From the Book: Moments of Grace

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


Matthew 19:26 ... But Jesus beheld them, and said unto them, With men this is impossible; but with God all things are possible.


Luke 1:37 ... For with God nothing shall be impossible.❤

Heart's Cry

This is my heart's cry
I want to know the one who saved me and gave me life
This is my heart's cry to be so close to Him that all my life becomes
A testimony of my Savior's grace and love
This is my heart's cry

This is my heart's cry
Much more than just a great desire - it's like a fire in me

I hear my heart cry each time I think about the cross where Jesus died
The cross should have been mine but His love broke through time
And heard my heart's cry - he heard my heart's cry

Now every other hope and dream is lost inside of this one thing
To know the one who died for me and live my life for Jesus Christ
Is my heart's cry

So let my life become a testimony of my Savior's grace and love
Oh - this is my heart's cry - to stand before the Father one day
And hear Him say well done - this is my heart's cry

Steven Curtis Chapman

 

Ephesians 3:19 ... And to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fulness of God.


Romans 5:8 ... But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.


Matthew 25:23 ... His lord said unto him, Well done, good and faithful servant; thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord.❤

My Appointment

I know that I am a sinner, who has been saved by His Loving grace. 

I am waiting for that glorious day, when I see my Saviors face.

 

It may happen when I least expect it, and may catch me by surprise. However, as I am standing in heaven with Him, tears will be in my eyes.

You see I am waiting patiently, for my Lord to call my name. To deliver me from this hurting world and this body steeped in shame.

I was the one who caused my Lord to die; my sins are what nailed Him there. Not once did He point His finger in blame, or say it was not fair.

He took the pain that belonged to me, and He bore my guilt and shame. Then in a special book that He had, my Savior wrote my name.

Therefore, I owe my life to Him, at a cost that was so high. That if God demanded that we pay the price, then everyone would have to die.

However, we do not have to worry; God said the gift was free, by sending Jesus to pay the penalty, for sinners like you and me.

That is why I am filled with hope, and I know I will see His face. I will one-day stand before my Lord, in an awesome holy place.


A place where tears will be no more and the pain will be in the past, that moment I have been waiting for, is approaching very fast.

For the trump of God will sound from heaven, and I will be lifted high, no matter what anyone thinks of me, this man is going to cry.

[Gerald Bergeron © 2010]

From the Book:
A Touch of Heaven, A Savior's Heart

1 Timothy 1:15 ... This is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners; of whom I am chief.

 

 

1 Thessalonians 4:16-17 ...  For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first:  Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.

 

 

Revelation 21:4 ... And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away. ❤

Still

Surrender to God and obedience to his ways brings what we want most in life. That's the only way we can be right.

 

[Jack Zavada]

 

Psalm 46:10 … Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth.

 

Matthew 16:25 … For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: and whosoever will lose his life for my sake shall find it.

 

Romans 6:13 … 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.❤ 

 

Hope

Hope is the thing with feathers
That perches in the soul,
And sings the tune--without the words,
And never stops at all.

 

And sweetest in the gale is heard;
And sore must be the storm
That could abash the little bird
That kept so many warm.

 

I've heard it in the chilliest land,
And on the strangest sea;
Yet, never, in extremity,
It asked a crumb of me.

 

[Emily Dickinson]

Psalm 31:24 ... Be of good courage, and he shall strengthen your heart, all ye that hope in the Lord. ❤

Affliction and Glory

Afflictions are light when compared with what we really deserve. They are light when compared with the sufferings of the Lord Jesus. But perhaps their real lightness is best seen by comparing them with the weight of glory which is awaiting us.

 

[A.W. Pink]

 

 

 

Psalm 34:19 ... Many are the afflictions of the righteous: but the Lord delivereth him out of them all.

 

 

1 Thessalonians 1:6 ... And ye became followers of us, and of the Lord, having received the word in much affliction, with joy of the Holy Ghost.

 

 

2 Corinthians 4:17 ... For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory;❤

Love Divine

Love divine, all loves excelling,
Joy of heaven to earth come down;
Fix in us thy humble dwelling;
All thy faithful mercies crown!

 Jesus, Thou art all compassion,
Pure unbounded love Thou art;
Visit us with Thy salvation;
Enter every trembling heart.

 

 

Breathe, O breathe Thy loving Spirit,
Into every troubled breast!
Let us all in Thee inherit;
Let us find that second rest.

 Take away our bent to sinning;
Alpha and Omega be;
End of faith, as its Beginning,
Set our hearts at liberty.

 

 

Come, Almighty to deliver,
Let us all Thy life receive;
Suddenly return and never,
Never more Thy temples leave.
 

 Thee we would be always blessing,
Serve Thee as Thy hosts above,
Pray and praise Thee without ceasing,
Glory in Thy perfect love.

 

 

Finish, then, Thy new creation;
Pure and spotless let us be.
Let us see Thy great salvation
Perfectly restored in Thee;

 

 Changed from glory into glory,
Till in heaven we take our place,
Till we cast our crowns before Thee,
Lost in wonder, love, and praise.

 

[Written by:  Charles Wesley]

 

 

 

Psalm 89:1 ... I will sing of the mercies of the Lord for ever: with my mouth will I make known thy faithfulness to all generations.
 

 

John 8:36 ... If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed.
 

 

2 Corinthians 3:18 ... But we all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord.❤

 

Hope-Filled Heart

Wouldn’t you love to have a hope-filled heart?  Wouldn’t you love to see the world through the eyes of Jesus?   Where we see unanswered prayer, Jesus saw answered prayer.  Where we see the absence of God, Jesus saw the plan of God.  He can change the way you look at life!   God never promises to remove us from our struggles.   He does promise, however, to change the way we look at them!

 

[Max Lucado]

 

 

 

Matthew 26:53 ... Thinkest thou that I cannot now pray to my Father, and he shall presently give me more than twelve legions of angels?

 

 

Psalm 10:17 ...  Lord, thou hast heard the desire of the humble: thou wilt prepare their heart, thou wilt cause thine ear to hear:

 

 

Romans 12:12 ... Rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing instant in prayer;

 

 

Romans 15:13 ... Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost.❤