A smile is a powerful weapon; you can break ice with it. Of course, smile at the wrong time and you could get accused of having broke wind, but lets not go there.
Some Christians give the impression they were baptized in vinegar – that is not the way of holiness or happiness.
Be blessed –Pastor Ward Clinton
It takes seventy-three muscles to frown, so they tell us, but only fourteen to smile. Well, no wonder grouchy people are always so tired.
Happiness depends on happenings; joy depends on Jesus.
Joy is the flag that is flown from the castle of the heart when the King is in residence there.
–Pastor Ward Clinton
Everybody basically has an empty hole inside of them that they try to fill with money, drugs, alcohol, power – and none of the material stuff works. – Robert F. Kennedy, Jr (Daniel Cher and Vicki Sheff, “Toxic Avenger,” People, July 22, 1991, 74
I used to say: “There is a God-shaped hole in me.” For a long time I stressed the absence, the hole. Now I find it is the shape which has become more important – Salman Rushdie, Indian – English novelist.
There is a God-shaped vacuum in the heart of everyman, which cannot be filled by any created thing but only by God the Creator, made known through Jesus Christ. – Pascal
–Pastor Ward Clinton
One is Fighting for a tolerant accepting open holy religion and society and way of life. The other fights for an oppressive, intolerant, enslaving violent sinful religion and society.
–Pastor Ward Clinton
–Pastor Ward Clinton
When Pastor Joe Wright was asked to open the new session of the Kansas Senate over fifteen years ago, everyone was expecting the usual politically correct generalities. But, what they heard instead was a stirring prayer, passionately calling our country to repentance and righteousness.
The response was immediate and a number of legislators walked out during the prayer. In six short weeks, the Central Christian Church (USA) had logged more than 5,000 phone calls, with only 47 of those calls responding negatively. Commentator Paul Harvey aired the prayer on the radio and received a large response.
Pastor Joe’s prayer is reprinted here as an encouragement and challenge for each of us to stand for the truth of the Gospel whenever the Lord gives us the opportunity because it is even more needed.
The Prayer:
“Heavenly Father, we come before you today to ask your forgiveness and seek Your direction and guidance. We know your Word says, ‘Woe on those who call evil good,’ but that’s exactly what we have done. We have lost our spiritual equilibrium and inverted our values.
We confess that:
We ridiculed the absolute truth of your Word and called it pluralism.
We have worshipped other gods and called it multiculturalism.
We have endorsed perversion and called it an alternative lifestyle.
We have exploited the poor and called it the lottery.
We have neglected the needy and called it self-preservation.
We have rewarded laziness and called it welfare.
We have killed our unborn and called it choice.
We have shot abortionists and called it justifiable.
We have neglected to discipline our children and called it building self-esteem.
We have abused power and called it political savvy.
We have coveted our neighbor’s possessions and called it ambition.
We have polluted the air with profanity and pornography and called it freedom of expression.
We have ridiculed the time-honored values of our forefathers and called it enlightenment.
Search us, O God, and know our hearts today; cleanse us from every sin and set us free. Guide and bless these men and women who have been sent here by the people of Kansas, and who have been ordained by you to govern this great state. Grant them the wisdom to rule, and may their decisions direct us to the center of your will. I ask it in the name of your Son, the Living Savior, Jesus Christ, Amen.” – Pastor Joe Wright
It has been said by the poet Charles Bowen and others since: “The rain raineth on the just and unjust fella; but chiefly upon the just because the unjust steals the just’s umbrella.
Humorous, yes, however the blessings of heaven descend so that perhaps the unjust (according to the God of Father Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob’s reckoning) may pause and consider the opportunity provided for repentance in order that they also may join the ranks of the redeemed of the Lord. Blessed even is the hypocrite who repents of, turns away from, his sins.
In these days and times multitudes of people are caught in the delusion that a mental self-denial of sin, as defined by the Holy Bible, will have the effect of cleansing the soul. They tend to appropriate unto themselves material wealth and deem themselves wiser than the children of the kingdom of God and arrogate unto themselves power to rule and exercise dominion over others. Some even seek to overthrow the institutions of heaven proclaiming knowledge of better paths. Still, there remains but one good path, the way of God, follow Him for all other paths lead to sorrow.
“I am the Way and the Truth and the Life; no one comes to the Father but by Me.” – Jesus the Messiah.
–Pastor Ward Clinton
–Pastor Ward Clinton
Greatest man in history, had no servants, yet they called him Master. Had no degree, yet they called him Teacher. Had no medicines, yet they called him Healer. He had no army, yet kings feared Him. He won no military battles, yet He conquered the world. He committed no crime, yet they crucified Him. He was buried in a tomb, yet He lives today. His name is Jesus.
Maranatha, my Lord.
–Pastor Ward Clinton
It may be Friday but Sonday is coming!
–Pastor Ward Clinton
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