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Holy Habits + Time = Spiritual Growth

     

Iraq

DID YOU KNOW?

1.  The garden of Eden is believed to have been in Iraq.

2.  Mesopotamia, which is now Iraq, is considered the cradle of civilization!

3.  Noah built the ark in Iraq.

4.  The Tower of Babel was in Iraq.

5.  Abraham was from Ur, which is in Southern Iraq!

6.  Isaac's wife Rebekah is from Nahor, which is in Iraq.

7.  Jacob met Rachel in Iraq.

8.  Jonah preached in Nineveh - which is in Iraq.

9.  Assyria, which is in Iraq, conquered the ten tribes of Israel.

10. Amos cried out in Iraq!

11. Babylon, which is in Iraq, destroyed Jerusalem.

12. Daniel was in the lion's den in Iraq!

13. The three Hebrew children were in the fire in Iraq.

14. Belshazzar, the King of Babylon, saw the "writing on the wall" in Iraq.

15. Nebuchadnezzar, King of Babylon, carried the Jews in captive to Iraq.

16. Ezekiel preached in Iraq.

17. The wise men could have been from Iraq.

18. Peter preached in Iraq.

19. The "Empire of Man" described in Revelation is called Babylon, a city in Iraq!

You probably know this one, Israel is the nation most often mentioned in the Bible – but do you know Iraq is second?  However, that is not the name used in the Bible.  The names used in the Bible are Babylon, Shinar, and Mesopotamia.

Christian One Liners

Do not let your worries get the best of you, remember, Moses started out as a basket case.

Some people are kind, polite, and sweet-spirited - until you try to sit in their pews.

Many folks want to serve God, but only as advisers.

It is easier to preach ten sermons than it is to live one.

The good Lord did not create anything without a purpose, but mosquitoes come close.

When you get to your wit's end, you will find God lives there.

People are funny; they want the front of the bus, the middle of the road, and the back of the church.

Opportunity may knock once, but temptation leans on the bell.

Quit griping about your church - if it was perfect, you could not belong.

The phrase that is guaranteed to wake up an audience: "And in conclusion."

If the church wants a better pastor, it only needs to pray for the one it has.

God Himself does not propose to judge a man until he is dead. So why should you?

To make a long story short, do not tell it.

Some minds are like concrete, thoroughly mixed up and permanently set.

Peace starts with a smile.

Why do some people change churches,  what difference does it make which one you stay home from?

Many church members who are singing "Standing on the Promises" are just sitting on the premises.

We were called to be witnesses, not lawyers or judges.

Be ye fishers of men.  You catch them - He will clean them.

Coincidence is when God chooses to remain anonymous.

Do not put a question mark where God put a period.

Forbidden fruits create many jams.

God does not call the qualified, He qualifies the called.

God grades on the cross, not the curve.

God loves everyone, but probably prefers "fruits of the spirit" over "religious nuts!"

God promises a safe landing, not a calm passage.

He, who angers you, controls you!

If God is your Co-pilot - swap seats.

Do not give God instructions -- just report for duty!

The task ahead of us is never as great as the Power behind us.

The Will of God will never take you to where the Grace of God will not protect you.

We do not change the message, the message changes us.

You can tell how big a person is by what it takes to discourage him.

The best mathematical equation I have ever seen: 1 cross + 3 nails = 4given.

Seven days without prayer, makes one weak.

Christian Posers

I get embarrassed rather easily, especially when I see a brother or sister in the Lord whom seems dedicated to appearing to be what they are not.  False, artificial, out of character behavior, doing what they think others want to see, being a hypocrite – aka - modern Pharisee.

What set my nose out of joint is once again the staff of my church have been reading Rick Warren’s Purpose Driven (whatever).  I have nothing against his books, they are reasonable, chronicling what has worked for his church and in his life.  But, they are his church, in his culture, in his city, being used (hopefully) by God to His own purpose.  My church is not in his city, only remotely a part of his culture and certainly not his church.  We have our own ministry, which is not his ministry.

Yet, every time his books get read, I find displays of this empty piety from our eldership.  They want to be like Rick Warren so that our church will be like his church.  Somewhere someone has gotten the idea that his books are a recipe for success – “follow what Rick Warren has done and you can be a success too.”  Utter rubbish.

God has use for one Rick Warren, I doubt two.  If God wants to raise up another Camel Back Church, do you think He is unable to, without having to use posers to do so?

The Christian Church is sick.  This is just one of the symptoms.

Dobson On Spouse Hunting

“As to whether you should get married, I offer the same advice given to me by a Sunday school teacher when I was eight years old: "Don't marry the person you think you can live with; marry the person you think you can't live without."   “

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“The exhilaration of infatuation feels like love at its best, but it is never a permanent condition.  If you expect to live on that emotional mountaintop year after year, you are headed for trouble.  Emotions swing from high to low in cyclical rhythm, and since the romantic excitement is an emotion, it, too, will certainly oscillate.

How, then, can real love be distinguished from temporary infatuation?  It takes time.  Couples contemplating marriage should make no important, life-changing decisions quickly or impulsively.  When in doubt, step back and allow more time to pass before the decision is made.”

Learning Chinese in 5 minutes

From my evening with the rather confused young lady from Thailand, came some delicious humor.  I am hoping no one will find this offensive or politically incorrect – after all they are from an Asian!  And she kept us in stitches during dinner, once the awkward situation was handled.

These will make more sense if you read them aloud.....

1) That’s not right: Sum Ting Wong

2) Are you harboring a fugitive: Hu Yu Hai Ding

3) See me ASAP: Kum Hia Nao

4) Stupid Man: Dum Huan

5) Small horse: Tai Ni Po Ni

6) Did you go to the beach?: Wai Yu So Tan

7) I bumped in to a coffee table: Ai Bang Mai Ni

8) I think you need a face lift: Chin Tu Fat

9) It's very dark in here: Wao So Dim

10) I thought you were on a diet: Wai Yu Mun Ching

11) This is a tow away zone: No Pah King

12) Staying out of sight: Lei Ying Lo

13) He's cleaning his automobile: Wa Shing Ka

14) Your body odor is offensive: Yu Stin Ki Pu