May 12, 2011
Mary Southerland
Today’s Truth
When she speaks, her words are wise, and kindness is the rule for everything she says (Proverbs 31:26, TLB).
Friend to Friend
Family is important to God. He created it before He created the church and
Proverbs 12 (New Living Translation)
Proverbs 12
1 To learn, you must love discipline;
it is stupid to hate correction.
2 The Lord approves of those who are good,
but he condemns those who plan wickedness.
3 Wickedness never brings stability,
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Sunday's services were not "easy" services, but were filled with revelation. This seemed to be "the Day of the Plumbline!"Before we reach Pentecost, this is a key time to allow the Lord to cleanse us of anything that should no
Proverbs 20 (New Living Translation)
Proverbs 20
1 Wine produces mockers; alcohol leads to brawls.
Those led astray by drink cannot be wise.
2 The king’s fury is like a lion’s roar;
to rouse his anger is to risk your life.
3 Avoiding a fight is
PEARL SIX=
DO YOU SEE THE WRITING ON THE WALL-AND I GOT 2 KEEP ON PRAYING!
BLESSINGS MY ROYAL FAMILY I JUST WANT TO START OFF SAYING UNTO YOU ON TODAY. LOVE ALL OF YOU AND THANK GOD FOR YOU ALL ON A DAILY BASIS. AND WITH OUT ALL OF YOU THIS BOOK WO
A servant of Jesus Christ. (Rom. 1:1) Ye call me Master and Lord: and ye say well; for so I am. (John 13:13) If any man serve me, let him follow me; and where I am, there shall also my servant be: if any man serve me, him will my Father honour. (John
May 16
The Grace of Giving
2 Corinthians 8:1-7
Today we live under a new covenant established by God through the shed blood of His Son Jesus (Heb. 9:15). Based on what Christ did, Romans 12:1 tells us to present ourselves “as a living and holy sac
Proverbs 13 (New Living Translation)
Proverbs 13
1 A wise child accepts a parent’s discipline;[a]
a mocker refuses to listen to correction.
2 Wise words will win you a good meal,
but treacherous people have an appetite for violence.
3 Those who
Psalm 12 (New Living Translation)
Psalm 12
For the choir director: A psalm of David, to be accompanied by an eight-stringed instrument.[a]
1 Help, O Lord, for the godly are fast disappearing!
The faithful have vanished from the earth!
2 Neighbors
Proverbs 1:3 (New International Version)
3 for receiving instruction in prudent behavior,
doing what is right and just and fair
Proverbs 10:5 (New International Version)
5 He who gathers crops in summer is a prudent son,
but he who sleeps during ha
6 Go to the ant, you sluggard; consider its ways and be wise! 7 It has no commander, no overseer or ruler, 8 yet it stores its provisions in summer and gathers its food at harvest
Matthew 4 (New International Version)
Matthew 4
Jesus Is Tested in the Wilderness
1 Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted[a] by the devil. 2 After fasting forty days and forty nights, he was hungry. 3 The tempter came
Proverbs 18 (New Living Translation)
Proverbs 18
1 Unfriendly people care only about themselves;
they lash out at common sense.
2 Fools have no interest in understanding;
they only want to air their own opinions.
3 Doing wrong leads to disgrace
Luke 6 (New Living Translation)
Luke 6
A Discussion about the Sabbath
1 One Sabbath day as Jesus was walking through some grainfields, his disciples broke off heads of grain, rubbed off the husks in their hands, and ate the grain. 2 But some Phar
Proverbs 16 (New Living Translation)
Proverbs 16
1 We can make our own plans,
but the Lord gives the right answer.
2 People may be pure in their own eyes,
but the Lord examines their motives.
3 Commit your actions to the Lord,
and your plans wi
May 13, 2011
Unexpected Treasure
Amy Carroll
"But we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this all-surpassing power is from God and not from us." 2 Corinthians 4:7 (NIV)
Devotion:
"Where is that goat?" the young Bedouin shepherd mutter
Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and everyone that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God. (1 John 4:7) The love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost, which is given unto us. (Rom. 5:5) Ye have not received the s
"Angelic Beachcombers" Storming the Beaches of the Nations
They appeared to be angelic beings with metal detectors searching for treasure on the beaches of the earth. What seemed to be washed up upon the shores of life through storms and
Ecclesiastes 12 (New Living Translation)
Ecclesiastes 12
1 Don’t let the excitement of youth cause you to forget your Creator. Honor him in your youth before you grow old and say, “Life is not pleasant anymore.” 2 Remember him before the light of
Today’s Truth
She selects wool and flax and works with eager hands. She gets up while it is still dark; she provides food for her family and portions for her servant girls. She opens her arms to the poor and extends her hands to the needy (Proverbs
