"Look, there’s three things I do and three things you guys need to do throughout this time in your lives. ‘One, you do not crawl, walk or jog to God. You run to God for peace and strength. Point two, you have to trust your instincts. Both of you have the Holy Spirit inside your heart. He will guide you on the decisions you make. Believe and trust in that.’ And the third thing I told them was to honor your mother in everything you do all the time.”

Football Legend Chris Spielman to his children dealing with Mom's Cancer

"Whether I'm a Super Bowl Champion or a regular guy stocking groceries at the Hy-Vee, sharing my faith and glorifying Jesus is the central focus of my time on this earth. And the fact that I now have a podium, I believe, is no coincidence. I want to be a role model for Christ in everything that I do. Living my life for Him and showing people the beauty of that reality is my mission in life."
Kurt Warner - NFL Quarterback

I believe in Christianity as I believe that the sun has risen: not only because I see it, but because by it I see everything else.
C.S. Lewis

God has cast our confessed sins into the depths of the sea, and He's even put a "No Fishing" sign over the spot.
Dwight L. Moody

God, who foresaw your tribulation, has specially armed you to go through it, not without pain but without stain
C.S. Lewis

To stretch our faith, to take the risk,
God says we will succeed
If we but ask Him for the strength
And grace that we will need.
D. De Haan

Christ has no hands but our hands to do His work today;
He has no feet but our feet to lead men in His way;
He has no tongue but our tongue to tell men how He died;
He has no help but our help to bring them to His side.
Flint

I want to know God, not my idea of God;
I want to know my neighbor, not my idea of my neighbor;
I want to know myself, not my idea of myself.
C.S. Lewis

To be nobody but yourself in a world which is doing its best day and night to make you everybody else, means to fight the hardest battle which any human being can fight, and never stop fighting.
E.E. Cummings

Everything you are currently doing will benefit your present or your future.
This choice is yours.
Unknown

Be kind and merciful, Let no one every come to you without leaving better and happier. Be a living expression of God’s kindness. Kindness in your face, Kindness in your eyes, Kindness in your smile, Kindness in your warm greeting.
Mother Teresa

Who you will be in the next five years depends on three things:
The books you read
The people you meet
The choices you make
Choose today to live a transformed life!
Unknown

Though you cannot go back and make a brand-new start, my friend,You can start now, and make a brand-new end.
John Maxwell

Since I’ve had the Lord Jesus Christ in my life, miraculous things have happened to me. I just thank God every day for Him blessing me and showing me favor, when I’m not worthy of any of that. I keep Him first, and I’m diligent in keeping Him first.
Michael Redd - Milwaukee Bucks

“With anything that comes across my desk, if I pray about it and ask for the Lord’s direction, He’s going to work those situations for His glory. It will be for the best, and it will succeed. Maybe not the success the world would see, but success in His eyes.”
Tony Dungy - NFL COLTS Coach

"Everything I do, I attempt to do it to the glory of God. That means there is no 'mediocre.' I can't stand mediocrity. For everything I do, I believe in finding a way to do it better. I do a self-evaluation once a week just to find out where I am both in my Christian walk but also in my profession as a football player. I want someone to be able to recognize Jesus Christ in me without me saying a word."
AENEAS WILLIAMS - St. Louis Rams

"I hope my players will see consistency in my life no matter what happens--good, bad, up, or down. I hope they can see someone who tries to live his Christianity every day. Family has to be the most important thing. And that's where your faith comes in. It keeps your priorities in line."
Tony Dungy - NFL COLTS Coach

"I try to live in a way that is consistent with the teachings of Christ. He continues to work on me and in me. His grace continues to change me."
Matt Hemingway - Olympic Silver Medalist

"Temptation. Satan has so many avenues and you have to be prepared. He comes at you and there are so many temptations. Baseball is a mental game and he tries to break you down outside the game."
Jake Westbrook, Cleveland Indians

"Relying on God has to begin all over again every day as if nothing yet had been done."
C.S. Lewis

"Yesterday is gone. Tomorrow has not yet come. We have only today. Let us begin."
Mother Teresa

"The Christian life is not a constant high. I have my moments of deep discouragement. I have to go to God in prayer with tears in my eyes, and say, 'O God, forgive me,' or 'Help me.'"
Billy Graham

"Going to church doesn't make you a Christian any more than going to the garage makes you a car ."
Laurence J. Peter

“All of us should live life as to be able to face eternity at any time.”
Heinrich Arnold

"I've had over 8,000 assists in the NBA, but the greatest pass I ever made was when I gave it all to Jesus Christ."
Mark Jackson, Utah Jazz

Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine as children do. It's not just in some of us; it is in everyone. And as we let our own lights shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.
Marianne Williamson-Coach Carter

Announcements

Sunday, August 8th 12:30 "Food Court Run" To Westfield Shopping Center at Belden following worship.


 

Thursday, August 19th 10:00 - 2:00 Sluggers & Putters. Meet at the church at 10 AM with signed permission form, $11 and packed lunch.


 

 

 

Sunday, August 29th 5:00 - 8:00 End of the Summer Cook-Out at Kevin  and Michi's

Quote of the Day
Since I’ve had the Lord Jesus Christ in my life, miraculous things have happened to me. I just thank God every day for Him blessing me and showing me favor, when I’m not worthy of any of that. I keep Him first, and I’m diligent in keeping Him first.
Michael Redd - Milwaukee Bucks
Verse of the Day
"Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith develops perserverance."
James 1:2-3
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