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October 4, 2024

Verse


Matthew 6:9-13

This, then, is how you should pray:

Our Father in heaven,
hallowed be your name,
your kingdom come,
your will be done,
on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us today our daily bread.
And forgive us our debts,
as we also have forgiven our debtors.
And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from the evil one.

Quote


Mike Dooley

Hoping, wishing and praying should never be confused with doing.

Joke


I thought the dryer was shrinking my clothes.

Turns out it was the refrigerator all along.

October 3, 2024

Verse


Matthew 6:24

No one can serve two masters. Either you will hate the one and love the other, or you will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.

Quote


Earl Nightingale,

"Our attitude towards others determines their attitude towards us."

Joke


What do you call it when a snowman throws a tantrum?

A meltdown.

October 2, 2024

Verse


Matthew 6:5-8

And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by others. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward in full. But when you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father, who is unseen. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you. And when you pray, do not keep on babbling like pagans, for they think they will be heard because of their many words. Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask him.

Quote


Peter Drucker,

"The best way to predict the future is to create it."

Joke


Dad, can you put my shoes on?

No, I don't think they'll fit me.

October 1, 2024

Verse


Matthew 6:31-34

So do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ For the pagans run after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them. But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.

Quote


Walter Clark,

"Life is a dance, not a struggle."

Joke


Why didn't the skeleton climb the mountain?

It didn't have the guts.

September 30, 2024

Verse


Matthew 6:19-21

Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moths and vermin destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moths and vermin do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.

Quote


Nido Qubein, "Your present circumstances don't determine where you can go; they merely determine where you start."

Joke


What do you call a factory that makes okay products?

A satisfactory.

September 27, 2024

Verse


Matthew 5:14-16

You are the light of the world. A town built on a hill cannot be hidden. Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl. Instead they put it on its stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house. In the same way, let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven.

Quote


Albert Einstein,

"Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will be live its whole life believing that it is stupid."

Joke


Why don't football players were glasses?

It's a contact sport.

September 26, 2024

Verse


Matthew 7:3-5

“Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother’s eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye? How can you say to your brother, ‘Let me take the speck out of your eye,’ when all the time there is a plank in your own eye? You hypocrite, first take the plank out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother’s eye.

Quote


Helen Keller,

"When one door of happiness closes, another opens, but often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one that has been opened for us."

Joke


What does a sprinter eat before a race?

Nothing, they fast

September 23, 2024

Verse


Malachi 4:1,2

“Surely the day is coming; it will burn like a furnace. All the arrogant and every evildoer will be stubble, and the day that is coming will set them on fire,” says the Lord Almighty. “Not a root or a branch will be left to them. But for you who revere my name, the sun of righteousness will rise with healing in its rays. And you will go out and frolic like well-fed calves.

Quote


Shel Silverstein,

"How much good inside a day? Depends how good you live 'em. How much love inside a friend? Depends how much you give' em."


Joke


Why did the football coach go to the bank?

To get his quarter back.

September 20, 2024

Verse


Ephesians 1:13,14

And you also were included in Christ when you heard the message of truth, the gospel of your salvation. When you believed, you were marked in him with a seal, the promised Holy Spirit, who is a deposit guaranteeing our inheritance until the redemption of those who are God’s possession—to the praise of his glory.

Quote


Nicky Gumbel,

"Today is the oldest you have ever been, and the youngest you will ever be. Make the most of it."

Joke


A man arrives at a costume party with a girl on his back. "I am a turtle," he says. "Who's on your back?"

"That's Michelle."

September 19, 2024

Verse


Galatians 5:22-26

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law. Those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. Since we live by the Spirit, let us keep in step with the Spirit. Let us not become conceited, provoking and envying each other.

Quote


Theodore Roosevelt, "It is only through labor and painful effort, by grim energy and resolve courage, that we move on to better things."

Joke


Why couldn’t the pony sing a lullaby?

Because she was a little horse.

September 18, 2024

Verse


Galatians 5:13-15

You, my brothers and sisters, were called to be free. But do not use your freedom to indulge the flesh ; rather, serve one another humbly in love. For the entire law is fulfilled in keeping this one command: “Love your neighbor as yourself.” If you bite and devour each other, watch out or you will be destroyed by each other.

Quote


Matty Mullens,

"The only person you should try to be better than, is the person you were yesterday."

Joke


I tried all morning to cook up an egg-related pun, but I couldn’t crack it.

September 17, 2024

Verse


Galatians 3:26-29

So in Christ Jesus you are all children of God through faith, for all of you who were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ. There is neither Jew nor Gentile, neither slave nor free, nor is there male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus. If you belong to Christ, then you are Abraham’s seed, and heirs according to the promise.

Quote


Norman Vincent Peale,

"Change your thoughts and you change your world."

Joke


How can you tell the difference between a crocodile and an alligator?

Easy, one will see you later, the other will see you in a while.

September 16, 2024

Verse


Galatians 3:21-22

Is the law, therefore, opposed to the promises of God? Absolutely not! For if a law had been given that could impart life, then righteousness would certainly have come by the law. But Scripture has locked up everything under the control of sin, so that what was promised, being given through faith in Jesus Christ, might be given to those who believe.

Quote


Arthur Ashe,

"Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can."

Joke


What’s the least spoken language?

Sign language.

September 13, 2024

Verse


1 Peter 2:1

Therefore, rid yourselves of all malice and all deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and slander of every kind. 2Like newborn babies, crave pure spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up in your salvation, 3now that you have tasted that the Lord is good.

Quote


Vince Lombardi,

"Winners never quit, and quitters never win."

Joke


What do you call cheese that isn't yours?

Nacho cheese.

September 11, 2024

Verse


James 3:3-6

When we put bits into the mouths of horses to make them obey us, we can turn the whole animal. Or take ships as an example. Although they are so large and are driven by strong winds, they are steered by a very small rudder wherever the pilot wants to go. Likewise, the tongue is a small part of the body, but it makes great boasts. Consider what a great forest is set on fire by a small spark. The tongue also is a fire, a world of evil among the parts of the body. It corrupts the whole body, sets the whole course of one’s life on fire, and is itself set on fire by hell.

Quote


Arnold Palmer,

"Always make a total effort, even when the odds are against you."

Joke


I'm afraid for the calendar.

Its days are numbered.

September 12, 2024

Verse


James 5:1-6

Now listen, you rich people, weep and wail because of the misery that is coming on you. Your wealth has rotted, and moths have eaten your clothes. Your gold and silver are corroded. Their corrosion will testify against you and eat your flesh like fire. You have hoarded wealth in the last days. Look! The wages you failed to pay the workers who mowed your fields are crying out against you. The cries of the harvesters have reached the ears of the Lord Almighty. You have lived on earth in luxury and self-indulgence. You have fattened yourselves in the day of slaughter. a You have condemned and murdered the innocent one, who was not opposing you.

Quote


Abraham Lincoln,

"The best way to predict the future is to create it."

Joke


What was even more useful than the first telephone?

The second telephone.

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