Random Thoughts…

·      The Bible tells people what God has done and what He will do.  Our lives tell people what God is doing now. (paraphrase of a Henrietta Mears quote from ‘What the Bible is All About”, p537)

·      “It's not what we do once in a while that shapes our lives. It's what we do consistently.” Tony Robbins.

·      ‘Do not be afraid’ or a similar phrase is found 365 times in the Bible.

·      “Religion is a crutch…and everyone has a limp.”  Trey Kinsey

·      Three frogs were on a lily pad.  One decided to jump in the pond.  How many were left on the lily pad?  Three.  One frog decided to jump in the pond, but that doesn’t mean it did.  Is there something you’ve decided you would do that now needs to be done?

·      Family of origin matters, but it doesn’t determine.

·      We are not responsible for people being saved, we are responsible to be witnesses.  Salvation isn’t the sign of success, spreading seeds is.  Jeremiah 26 records God saying to tell others about Him, but 26:3 says “perhaps they will listen”.  Paul became all things to all people to save some (I Cor 9:19-22). 

·      The obstacle you are facing may signal what your future ministry will be.  (paraphrase of Henrietta Mears quote).

·      “What you are speaks so loudly, I can’t hear what you say.”  Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

·      47% of respondents said a personal invitation would make them interested in visiting a church.  This was by far the highest ranked answer.   Source: Churchless by Barna Group’s George Barna and David Kinnaman

·      “No sin is too big that God can’t forgive it.  No sin is so small that it doesn’t need to be forgiven.” Source unknown

·      Separation of church and state is a constitutional right.  Separation of church and hate is a Christian’s responsibility.

·      “Love isn’t how you feel, it’s what you do.”  The 25 Biblical Laws of Success by William Douglas

·      “It is not what you believe that gives you strength, but whom you believe.” Henrietta Mears