Accepted in the Beloved {Author Unknown}

‘Tis not for works which I have wrought,
‘Tis not for gifts that I have brought,
Nor yet for blessings I have sought,
That I have been “Accepted.”
‘Tis not for tears that I have shed,
‘Tis not for prayers that I have said,
Nor yet for slavish fears I dread,
That I have been “Accepted.”
‘Tis not for these, however right,
That God has found [...]

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What Church Is

Where God meets with His family – Matthew 18:20
Where we worship and praise God – Psalms 100:4,
Where the way of salvation is thought – 2Corinthians 4:5
Where we find comfort and strength in time of need – Philippians 4:19
Where we learn how to live – Psalm 119:104
Where we meet those who care about us – I [...]

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The Four Calls {unknown}

The Spirit came in CHILDHOOD,
And pleaded, “Let me in.”
But oh! the door was bolted
By thoughtlessness and sin,
“I am too young,” the child replied,
“I will not yield today.
There’s time enough tomorrow.”
The Spirit went away.
Again He came and pleaded,
In YOUTH’S bright happy hour.
He came, but heard no answer,
For lured by Satan’s power,
The youth lay dreaming then,
And saying, [...]

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Woman {Unknown}

’Tis woman’s to nourish affection’s tree,
And its fruit domestic bliss shall be;
‘Tis hers to cultivate with patient toil
Each heaven-born plant in the heart’s deep soil;
And fruits and flowers her toil shall greet,
Richest flavours and odours on earth that meet.
‘Tis woman’s to fashion the infant mind,
To kindle its thoughts, and its hopes unbind:
To guide its young [...]

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What Think Ye of Christ? {Unknown}

“…What think ye of Christ? …” ( Matt. 22:42 )
Jesus challenges the attention of the world by His great versatility. He meets all the needs of all classes and conditions of men. Call the roll of the world’s workers and ask, “What think ye of Christ?” Their answers amaze us by their revelation of these [...]

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Requiring Respectability {Author Unknown}

People don’t want a religion
which requires them to be respectable;
they want one which makes them
FEEL respectable.

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Compromising Church {Author Unknown}

The church that compromises truth today
will compromise morals tomorrow.

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