Even if it's a little thing, do something for those who have need of help, something for which you get no pay but the privilege of doing it. -- Albert Schweitzer

Every one that hangs about the court does not speak to the king. -- Thomas Watson

Psalm 66:20 Blessed be God, which hath not turned away my prayer, nor his mercy from me.

Think of it! God is actually waiting to hear from us. It's not that God doesn't have other things to do, but that there is nothing He'd rather do than spend time with the children He loves. It boggles the mind to realize that God loves us that much. He has made us to be like Him, and He anxiously awaits our call. Offer your prayers to God. He will hear them, and He will send His mercy upon them.

A knowledge of the Bible is essential to a rich and meaningful
life. -- Billy Graham

On My Knees

There is no way of belonging to Jesus Christ except by belonging
gladly and irrevocably to the glorious ragbag of saints and
fat-heads who make up the One, Holy and Universal Church!
-- Bishop Geoffrey Paul

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness,
goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control.Against such
things there is no law. -- Galatians 5:22-23

“Why does my giving matter?”

“My giving matters because eternity matters. There are so many ways to spend our money . . . but what is the most important way? How can you contribute to something that really matters? There’s nothing more important than having a hand in where someone will spend eternity. Just imagine an entire congregation working together to change lives . . . forever.”

Loneliness is the first thing which God's eye named not good.

The church is an organism, not an organization; a movement, not a monument. -- Chuck Colson

The command to evangelize is a part of God's law. It belongs to
God's revealed will for His people. It could not, then, in
principle be affected in the slightest degree by anything that
we might believe about God's sovereignty in election and
calling. -- J. I. Packer

It is better to be faithful than famous. -- Theodore Roosevelt

Ultimately, evangelism is not a technique. It is the Lord of the
Church who reserves to Himself His sovereign right to add to His
Church.  -- John Stott

Now we ask you, brothers, to respect those who work hard among you, who are over you in the Lord and who admonish you. -- 1 Thessalonians 5:12

What are you doing to bless the lives of your spiritual leaders? Do you pray daily for them? Do you send them notes ofencouragement? Do you thank them for their loving attention? Do you respond to their rebukes and take heart in their affirmations? Leaders don't need to be followed blindly, but often they get no support for their efforts. Let's make their work a blessing and not a burden! (Hebrews 13:17)

We are the sermons the world is heeding.-- Billy Graham

Shine ... make 'em wonder what you got
Make 'em wish that they were not
on the outside looking for it

Shine ... let it shine before all men
let them see good works and then
let 'em glorify the Lord

To teach in order to lead others to faith is the task of every preacher and of each believer. -- Thomas Aquinas

We can love the world, or love God. If we love the world, there will be no room in our heart for the love of God. We cannot love both God, who is eternal, and the world, which is transitory. -- St. Augustine of Hippo

Our work here is brief but its reward is eternal. Do not bedisturbed by the clamor of the world, which passes away like a shadow. -- Clare of Assisi

I Pray For Increase

In the morning, O LORD, you hear my voice; in the morning I lay my requests before you and wait in expectation. -- Psalm 5:3

Prayer is more than asking. Prayer is more than praising. Prayer is more than thanking. Prayer is more than requesting or interceding or kneeling or humbling ourselves. Prayer is expecting that God wants us there, expecting that God hears us, and expecting that God will meet us in our prayer time and do what is best for us.

Have you ever heard the story of Jimmy Reed the jazz musician? It's said that if you listen to his albums you can hear a soft female voice in the background saying the next line to the song. Apparently, Jimmy would get so involved in the rhythm and beat of the music that he would forget the words so his wife softly whispered them to him. It reminds me of how we are sometimes. We get so involved in the rhythm and beat of our daily lives that we forget the Words to our song, but if we really listen, we can hear the Holy Spirit softly telling us what comes next.

Listen when He speaks.

It is no use walking anywhere to preach unless we preach as we walk. -- Francis of Assisi