A churchgoer wrote a letter to the editor of the
newspaper and complained that it made no sense to
go to church every Sunday. "I've gone for 30
years now," he wrote, "and in that time
I have heard something like 3,000 sermons. But
for the life of me I can't remember a single one
of them. So I think I'm wasting my time and the
pastors are wasting theirs by giving sermons at
all." This started a real controversy in the
"Letters to the Editor" column, much to
the delight of the editor It went on for weeks
until "I've been married for 30 years now.
In that time my wife has cooked some 32,000
meals. But for the life of me, I cannot recall
the entire menu of a single one of those meals.
But I do know this: They all nourished me and
gave me the strength I needed to do my work. If
my wife had not given me those meals, I would be
physically dead today. Likewise, if I had not
gone to church for nourishment, I would be
spiritually dead today!"
Faith sees the invisible,
believes the incredible and
receives the impossible!
Thank God
When you are DOWN to nothing.......
God is UP to something !
song playing:
CHRISTIAN
HEARTS, IN LOVE UNITED
Words:
Nikolaus L. von Zinzendorf
Christian hearts, in love united,
Seek alone in Jesus rest;
Has He not your love excited?
Then let love inspire each breast;
Members on our Head depending
Lights reflecting Him, our Sun,
Brethren His commands attending,
We in Him, our Lord, are one.
Come, then, come, O flock of Jesus,
Covenant with Him anew;
Unto Him Who conquered for us,
Pledge we love and service true;
And should our love’s union holy
Firmly linked no more remain,
Wait ye at His footstool lowly,
Till He draw it close again.
Grant, Lord, that with Thy direction,
Love each other, we comply,
Aiming with unfeigned affection
Thy love to exemplify;
Let our mutual love be glowing,
Thus will all men plainly see,
That we, as on one stem growing,
Living branches are in Thee.
O that such may be our union,
As Thine with the Father is,
And not one of our communion
E’er forsake the path of bliss;
May our light ’fore men with brightness,
From Thy light reflected, shine;
Thus the world will bear us witness,
That we, Lord, are truly Thine.
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