Verse

Ephesians 4:20-24

That, however, is not the way of life you learned when you heard about Christ and were taught in him in accordance with the truth that is in Jesus. You were taught, with regard to your former way of life, to put off your old self, which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires; to be made new in the attitude of your minds; and to put on the new self, created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness.

Quote

Earl Nightingale,

"We will receive not what we idly wish for but what we justly earn. Our rewards will always be in exact proportion to our service."

Joke

What has five toes but isn’t your foot?

My foot.

Verse

Ephesians 4:1-6

As a prisoner for the Lord, then, I urge you to live a life worthy of the calling you have received. Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love. Make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace. 4There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called to one hope when you were called; one Lord, one faith, one baptism; one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in all.

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James Madison,

"The accumulation of all powers, legislative, executive and judiciary, in the same hands, whether of one, a few, or many, and whether hereditary, self-appointed, or elective, may justly be pronounced the very definition of tyranny."

Joke

Why do dads take an extra pair of socks when they play golf?

In case they get a hole in one.

Verse

Revelation 22:10,11

Then he told me, “Do not seal up the words of the prophecy of this scroll, because the time is near. Let the one who does wrong continue to do wrong; let the vile person continue to be vile; let the one who does right continue to do right; and let the holy person continue to be holy.”

Quote

Sammy Hagar,

"Every year on your birthday, you get a chance to start new."

Joke

If April showers bring May flowers, what do May flowers bring?

Pilgrims.

Verse

Revelation 22:12-16

“Look, I am coming soon! My reward is with me, and I will give to each person according to what they have done. 13I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End.

“Blessed are those who wash their robes, that they may have the right to the tree of life and may go through the gates into the city. Outside are the dogs, those who practice magic arts, the sexually immoral, the murderers, the idolaters and everyone who loves and practices falsehood.

“I, Jesus, have sent my angel to give you this testimony for the churches. I am the Root and the Offspring of David, and the bright Morning Star.”

Quote

Princess Diana,

"Carry out a random act of kindness, with no expectation of reward, safe in the knowledge that on day someone might do the same for you."

Joke

What did the blanket say when it fell off the bed?

Oh, sheet.

Verse

Ecclesiastes 12:13-14

Now all has been heard;
   here is the conclusion of the matter:
Fear God and keep his commandments,
   for this is the duty of all mankind.
For God will bring every deed into judgment,
   including every hidden thing,
   whether it is good or evil.

Quote

George Washington,

"Associate with people of good quality if you value your own reputation; for it is better to be alone than in bad company."

Joke

I once submitted 10 puns to a joke competition. I really thought with that many, one was sure to win. Sadly, no pun in ten did.

Verse

Colossians 3:5,6

Put to death, therefore, whatever belongs to your earthly nature: sexual immorality, impurity, lust, evil desires and greed, which is idolatry. Because of these, the wrath of God is coming.

Quote

James Clear,

"The first minute of action is worth more than a year of perfect planning."

Joke

Did you hear about the restaurant on the moon?

Great food, but no atmosphere.

Verse

Hebrews 3:1-6

Therefore, holy brothers and sisters, who share in the heavenly calling, fix your thoughts on Jesus, whom we acknowledge as our apostle and high priest. He was faithful to the one who appointed him, just as Moses was faithful in all God’s house. Jesus has been found worthy of greater honor than Moses, just as the builder of a house has greater honor than the house itself. For every house is built by someone, but God is the builder of everything. “Moses was faithful as a servant in all God’s house,” a bearing witness to what would be spoken by God in the future. But Christ is faithful as the Son over God’s house. And we are his house, if indeed we hold firmly to our confidence and the hope in which we glory.

Quote

Sammy Davis, Jr.,

"You always have two choices: your commitment versus your fear."

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."

Verse

Jude 1:5-6

Though you already know all this, I want to remind you that the Lord at one time delivered his people out of Egypt, but later destroyed those who did not believe. And the angels who did not keep their positions of authority but abandoned their proper dwelling—these he has kept in darkness, bound with everlasting chains for judgment on the great Day.

Quote

Marlo Thomas,

"My father said there were two kinds of people in the world: givers and takers. The takers may eat better, but the givers sleep better."

Joke

Why don't football players were glasses?

It's a contact sport.

Verse

Revelations 3:14-17

These are the words of the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the ruler of God’s creation. I know your deeds, that you are neither cold nor hot. I wish you were either one or the other! So, because you are lukewarm—neither hot nor cold—I am about to spit you out of my mouth. You say, ‘I am rich; I have acquired wealth and do not need a thing.’ But you do not realize that you are wretched, pitiful, poor, blind and naked.

Quote

George Bernard Shaw,

"Beware of false knowledge; it is more dangerous than ignorance."

Joke

Why didn't the teddy bear eat any of its birthday cake?

Because it was already stuffed!

Verse

Proverbs 3:3,4

Let love and faithfulness never leave you;
  bind them around your neck,
  write them on the tablet of your heart.
Then you will win favor and a good name
  in the sight of God and man.

Quote

Simon Sarris,

"The secret to waking up is to wake up way earlier than you have to. When you have 1-2 hours where you can just sit there calmly, drinking coffee, and not be rushed, you feel ten times better. Later on, you can work on being productive in the morning too, if you please."

Joke

Have you heard of the new sport called quiet tennis?

It’s like normal tennis but without the racket.

Verse

Ephesians 2:8-10

For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God— not by works, so that no one can boast. For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.

Quote

Debbie Millman,

"Busy is a decision. We do the things we want to do, period. If we say we are too busy, it is just shorthand for the thing being 'not important enough' or 'not a priority.' Busy is not a badge. You don't find the time to make things, you make the time to do things."

Joke

As I get older, I remember all of the people I lost along the way. Maybe a career as a tour guide wasn’t the right choice.

Verse

James 1:16-18

Don’t be deceived, my dear brothers and sisters. Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows. He chose to give us birth through the word of truth, that we might be a kind of firstfruits of all he created.

Quote

Buckminster Fuller,

"We are called to be architects of the future, not its victims."

Joke

Son: “Dad, can you please explain to me what a solar eclipse is?”

Dad: “No sun."

Verse

2 Timothy 3:14-17

But as for you, continue in what you have learned and have become convinced of, because you know those from whom you learned it, and how from infancy you have known the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus. All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the servant of God a may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.

Quote

Danny DeVito,

"It's fun to be on the edge. I think you do your best work when you take chances, when you're not safe, when you're not safe, when you're not in the middle of the road, at least for me, anyway."

Joke

Did you hear about the two spiders who just got engaged?

I hear they met on the web.

Verse

2 Timothy 3:1-5

But mark this: There will be terrible times in the last days. People will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, proud, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, without love, unforgiving, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, not lovers of the good, treacherous, rash, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God— having a form of godliness but denying its power. Have nothing to do with such people.

Quote

Thomas Sowell,

"The big divide in this country is not between Democrats and Republicans, or women and men, but between talkers and doers."

Joke

My antenna married my neighbor’s antenna.

The wedding was not so good as this one, but the reception was fantastic!

Verse

2 Timothy 2:11-13

Here is a trustworthy saying:
If we died with him,
   we will also live with him;
   if we endure,
   we will also reign with him.
If we disown him,
   he will also disown us;
if we are faithless,
   he remains faithful,
   for he cannot disown himself.

Quote

Lee Iacocca,

"We are continually faced by great opportunities brilliantly disguised as insoluble problems."

Joke

What kind of candle burns longer than others?

None, silly — they all burn shorter.