From Sun Stand Still, by Steven Furtick

12 Audacious Faith Confessions

I am fully forgiven and free from all shame and condemnation
[Rom 8:1-2; Ephesians 1:7-8; I John 1:9]
I act on audacious faith to change the world in my generation.
[Joshua 10:12-14; John 14:12]
I have no fear or anxiety; I trust in the Lord with all my heart.
[Prov 3:5-6; Phil 4:6-7; I Peter 5:7]
I am able to fulfill the calling God has placed on my life
[Ex 3:9-12; Ps 57:2; Col 1:24-29]
I am fully resourced to do everything God has called me to do.
[Deut 8:18; Luke 6:38; Phil 4:13]
I have no insecurity, because I see myself the way God sees me.
[Gen 1:26-27; Ps 139:13-16; Eph 5:25-27]
I am a faithful spouse [if you’re single, you can slip future in there] and a godly parent - our family is blessed.
[Deut 6:6-9; Eph 5:22-25; Col 3:18-19; I Peter 3:1-]
I am completely whole - physically, mentally, and emotionally
[Ps 103:1-5; Matt 8:16-17; 2 Corin 5:17; I peter 2:24]
I am increasing in influence and favor for the Kingdom of God
[Gen 45:4-8; I Sam 2:26; Acts 2:37-47]
I am enabled to walk in the sacrificial love of Christ
[ 2 Thess 2:16-17; I John 3:16, 4:9-12]
I have the wisdom of The Lord concerning every decision I make
[2 Chron 1:7-12; Prov 2:6; Ecc 2:26; James 1:5]
I am protected from all harm and evil in Jesus’ name
[Gen 50:20; Ps 3:1-3; 2 Thess 3:2-3]

Ten Contradictory Commandments
for committed christians

1 People are illogical, unreasonable, self-centered --
LOVE THEM ANYWAY

2 If you do good, there will be those who accuse you of selfish and ulterior motives --
DO GOOD ANYWAY

3 Honesty and frankness will make you vulnerable to being hurt --
BE HONEST AND FRANK ANYWAY

4 If you break down the walls separating people from each other, you may be scorned and hated --
BREAK DOWN WALLS ANYWAY

5 Thge biggest people with the bigest ideas can be shot down by the smallest people with the smallest ideas --
THINK BIG ANYWAY

6 People say they favor underdogs, but actually they follow the top dogs --
FIGHT FOR THE UNDERDOGS ANYWAY

7 What may take years to build may be destroyed overnight --
BUILD ANYWAY

8 People really do need help, but if you try to help them, they may attack you --
HELP THEM ANWAY

9 If you stand for what is pure and clean and good in society, you may be laughed off the court --
STAND ANYWAY

10 Give to the world the best that you have. You may get kicked in the teeth --
BUT GIVE THE WORLD THE BEST YOU HAVE ANYWAY

by Howard Ferguson
a Christian high school teacher and coach

More wisdom from Will Rogers:

ABOUT GROWING OLDER...

First ~ Eventually you will reach a point when you stop lying about your age and start bragging about it.

Second ~ The older we get, the fewer things seem worth waiting in line for.

Third ~ Some people try to turn back their odometers. Not me; I want people to know 'why' I look this way. I've traveled a long way, and some of the roads weren't paved.

Fourth ~ When you are dissatisfied and would like to go back to youth, think of Algebra.

Fifth ~ You know you are getting old when everything either dries up or leaks.

Sixth ~ I don't know how I got over the hill without getting to the top.

Seventh ~ One of the many things no one tells you about aging is that it is such a nice change from being young.

Eighth ~ One must wait until evening to see how splendid the day has been.

Ninth ~ Being young is beautiful, but being old is comfortable.

Tenth ~ Long ago, when men cursed and beat the ground with sticks, it was called witchcraft. Today it's called golf.


And, finally ~ If you don't learn to laugh at trouble, you won't have anything to laugh at when you are old.

Thanks for your prayers for Sudan during this important time there. See below for a bit more information.

The country for this week is also one that is split along Muslim/Christian lines but remains as one country. That is Nigeria.
The Northern half is Muslim. The Southern half is Christian.

Please pray for God to move mightily across Nigeria this week; that people will get a clear understanding of who Jesus is and will open their hearts to His great love.

Nigeria is the most populous country in Africa, the eighth most populous country in the world, and the most populous country in the world in which the majority of the population is black. [Wikipedia]
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Pray for Nigeria.


All praise to the King of Kings and Lord of Lords - King Jesus

LeRoy



Voting: 9-15 January
To pass, there must be a 60% turnout, plus a straightforward majority in favour
Vote is a condition of the 2005 deal to end the two-decade north-south conflict
Most northerners are Arabic-speaking Muslims
Most southerners are Christian or follow traditional religions
Oil-rich Abyei area to hold separate vote on whether to join north or south
Referendum could divide Africa's largest country
Final result due 6 February or 14 February if there are appeals
South would become continent's newest nation on 9 July 2011
National anthem and flag chosen, but not new country's name

It's the Fourth Quarter

It’s the Fourth Quarter

[A little football analogy for you]

Players on the great teams take a deep breath and go harder to finish strong as the end of the game nears.
The great teams often win the game in the fourth quarter.
Coaches instill that thought in their teams in practice. They prepare them for that fourth quarter as they practice. That’s what they tell them as they run those wind sprints [and throw up] in August. “You need to be stronger than the other team. You need to have the stamina to rise up and overcome the opposition in that fourth quarter. We will win in the fourth quarter.”
That’s why you see many teams extend 4 fingers toward the sky as they change the clock to the fourth quarter.
My clock, and many of yours, has changed to the fourth quarter.

Just a brief aside for you younger folks. Whether you are in the 1st, 2nd, 3rd quarter, you need to be preparing yourself for the fourth quarter. It’s what you do today that will determine how strong you will be in the final years of your life. Be strong in The Lord.

As we play out the fourth quarter, what are we going to have to show for these latter years? Will these be our greater years? Will these be the years when we did our best whomping on the devil and helping increase the population in the Kingdom of God or will we just mosey off into the sunset?
I want to encourage you to ride hard; ask the Lord to use you in mighty ways; and believe for Him to do just that.



See that mountain reaching high above the treetops. I’ll meet you there. We’ll charge that mountain and take it for the Kingdom of God.
Great is His faithfulness.
Read The Book. You’ll find that God used lots of old dudes to do His deeds.

Charge on

LeRoy

FAITH
by John Greenleaf Whittier

Nothing before, nothing behind;
the steps of faith
fall on the seeming void, and find
the Rock beneath.