John 15:1-17, 1 John 4:7-21, Acts 8:26-40, Psalm 22:1-31
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William E. Keeney
... lifetime. He traveled 4500 miles per year carrying his message throughout the country, most of it by horseback. He also visited Ireland and Scotland many times and went twice to the Netherlands. 2. Techniques for Abiding A. Brother Lawrence was a monk who was known for ... to know Christ was present with him in everything he did. B. Frank Laubach is widely known for starting a literacy movement. The motto that he used to spread teaching to read was "Each One Teach One." He may be less known for his "Game of ...
... lifetime. He traveled 4500 miles per year carrying his message throughout the country, most of it by horseback. He also visited Ireland and Scotland many times and went twice to the Netherlands. 2. Techniques for Abiding. A. Brother Lawrence was a monk who was known for ... to know Christ was present with him in everything he did. B. Frank Laubach is widely known for starting a literacy movement. The motto that he used to spread teaching to read was "Each One Teach One." He may be less known for his "Game of ...
... because something rarely happens, though, does not mean that it won't happen. Lloyd Ogilvie says that when he sits down to breakfast with his wife, she often asks him how he feels about the coming challenges for the day. He answers with the motto of a Highland regiment in his native Scotland: "Ready, Aye, Ready!" That's an intelligent way to live. We don't know what opportunities may come our way. We don't know what tragedies may be thrust upon us. We don't know when quittin' time may be for ourselves, for ...
... weakened capacity for love, warmth, compassion, kindness, goodness and encouragement towards others. When it comes to Evangelism perhaps the Bo Jackson motto is most succinct. Just do it! Use it or lose it! The author John Naisbitt ends his best selling book MEGATRENDS ... General was asked, "Which side will win?" His reply is worth remembering: "The side that advances." (3) George Lyon of Scotland was 68 when he finally proposed to Catherine MacDonald, age 60. They had been dating 44 years. When asked why ...
... of us know that Psalm by the first verse. It's among the most familiar and most quoted lines in the Psalter. Its Latin form, ‘nisi dominus frustra’ has been quoted down through the centuries. It is the motto of one of my favorite and one of the most beautiful cities in all the world -- Edinburgh, Scotland: "Unless the Lord builds the house, those who build it labor in vain." At a first reading, that appears to be the emphasis of the Psalm -- the involvement of God in the community life of people. The ...
6. Working Hard
Luke 14:25-35
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Harold A. Bosley
David Livingston, one of the most virile Christian leaders of all time, had as his motto "Fear God, and work hard." He learned it in his austere home in Scotland and practiced it all his life. Livingston belongs to that select company of souls who not only know that not only good intentions are not enough but know also that their most strenuous efforts will not complete the really big jobs. Even so, they tackle them with all the energy they have and for all the days God gives them to live.