Newsletter Vol.1, #38—September11, 2005

Matthew 6:      ²²"The eye is the lamp of the body. So, if your eye is healthy, your whole body will be full of light, ²³but if your eye is bad, your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the light in you is darkness, how great is the darkness!

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 Everybody, Somebody,

Anybody and Nobody

This is a story about four people named Everybody, Somebody, Anybody and Nobody.  There was an important job to be done, and Everybody was sure that Somebody would do it.

Anybody could have done it, but Nobody did it.  Somebody even got angry about that, because it was Everybody's job.  Everybody thought Anybody could do it, but Nobody realized that Everybody wouldn't do it.

It ended up that Everybody blamed Somebody when Nobody did what Anybody could have done.

~Author Unknown~

Sentence Sermons

"Being ignorant is not so much a shame as being unwilling to learn."

"Full trust in the Lord puts anxiety to rest."

"It is twice as hard to crush a half truth as it is to crush a whole lie."

"A gossiper is like an old shoe – its tongue never stays in place."

"Ain't It Funny"

Selected

* How we set our clocks to arise at 5:00 a.m. to be at the job by 7:30; yet, when Sunday comes we can’t get to the church building for the 9:30 a.m. Bible study to learn more about the one who gave us our jobs.

* How we call God our Father and Jesus our brother; but find it hard to introduce them to our family and friends.

* How small our sins seem; but how big "their" sins are.

* How we demand justice for others; but expect mercy from God.

* How much difficulty some have learning the gospel well enough to tell others; but how simple it is to understand and explain the latest gossip about someone else.

* How we can’t think of anything to say when we pray; but don’t have any difficulty thinking of things to talk about to a human friend.

* How we are so quick to take directions from a total stranger when we are lost; but are hesitant to take God’s direction for our lives.

ARE THESE THINGS REALLY FUNNY?

ONE LINERS

Give God what's right — not what's left.
Man's way leads to a hopeless end – God's way leads to an endless hope.
A lot of kneeling will keep you in good standing.
He who kneels before God can stand before anyone.
In the sentence of life, the devil may be a comma — But never let him be the period!