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The unsearchable riches of Christ.
Ephesians 3:8

No human mind can fully comprehend the dimensions--the breadth, and length, and depth, and height of "the unsearchable riches of Christ."

We can't comprehend or repay those riches, but we can claim and appreciate them through faith and worship.

As we gather today at His Supper, may His Person be magnified by His Spirit in our hearts, that they might overflow in worship pleasing to the Father.
--Milton Haack


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QuoteBy Pat~No human mind can fully comprehend the dimensions--the breadth, and length, and depth, and height of "the unsearchable riches of Christ."  

There are so many things I can't comprehend. You would think that the bible would be easier to read but it is the most complex book ever, for me that is.

I have had so much trouble with my Christmas tree lights.  Not sure why they keep blowing a fuse.

I am headed to bed.  Night folks.
Sonja

Good morning  7.55 AM


Goodnight Pat in Holland it is morning
thank you for the devotional. BUT GO TO BED AND SLEEP WELL.

I am early this morning but at 9.30 there
is church. But it is cold it is -2* C

Also today my father is coming then he is not alone he is still missing my mother.

Revelation 19:16
   THE WONDROUS NAME OF JESUS

At Your name, Lord  -
Your precious name  -
My heart bows, my soul exults,
my spirit rejoices.
May all that I am,
all that You created me to be,
celebrate the wondrous name of Jesus.

I wish you all a BLESSED SUNDAY
BYE FOR NOW
LOVE RIA ;)

HAPPY BIRTHDAY DEAR SONJA
HAVE A NICE DAY

(((((((HUGS  RIA)))))))

Hi Ria...

Going to bed now.  Nice to see you.

Much love and prayers ....
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Hi Jane!


Hey, Everyone!  There isn't much time left to show us your photos for the two challenges.  I've added some in the Thanksgiving Challenge and might add some tomorrow for the other one.

http://christianphotographers.com/yabbse/index.php?board=38;action=display;threadid=1595;start=105

Hi PAT!~ I saw your recent entries in the Thanksgiving photo challange ... I am very impressed... and a bit choked up, too!  :'(  I have no photos to enter, but I am very thankful for my Lord and Savior and a Father that loves me with unconditional love!  I am blessed, indeed!

Spiritual Warfare and Sin: The Cleansed Conscience

Let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having
our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience and our bodies washed
with pure water.  
--Hebrews 10:22

What a relief to find the writer to the Hebrews encouraging us to
"draw near to God with a sincere heart in full assurance of faith,
having our hearts sprinkled to cleanse us from a guilty conscience"
(Hebrews 10:22).

A sprinkled conscience-surely this is a gracious thing for men and
women in the world to know!

One of the most relieving, enriching, wholesome, wondrous things we
can know is that sudden sense of the lifting of the burden as the
conscience goes free-God giving freedom to that conscience which
has been evil, diseased and protesting.

Peter wrote about this and called it "the pledge of a good
conscience toward God. It saves you by the resurrection of Jesus
Christ" (1 Peter 3:21).

This is the kind of conversion I believe in-when your sins are
cleansed and forgiven through the blood of the Lamb, you will know
it!...

A transaction has taken place within the human spirit. The heart
suddenly knows itself clean and the burden lifts from the mind and
there is a true sense that heaven is pleased and God is smiling and
the sins are gone.

A transaction within the human spirit-that is the kind of
forgiveness I believe in!  Echoes from Eden, 65-66.

"Lord, I'm overwhelmed this morning with this 'sense that heaven
is pleased and God is smiling and the sins are gone.' I fall on my
face before You in heartfelt worship. Amen."
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There you go Sonja blow those out,,,,... lol.

9.50 a.m. England.

Goodmorning Chris and Margit and Ria.

I have just been listening to the Morning Service on the radio. We are in Advent now...Looking forward, with eager anticipation to receiving the Christ Child.  ThankYouHeavenly Father.

The sun is shining here today.  It's a nice crisp morning.

Sonya Happy Birthday and special prayers for you dear one.

May the Light of Christ Scatter the Darkness from before Our Path

Blessings and prayers.
Jenny X



         

I had a nice post written and my phone rang.  I have Catch-a-Call but it deleted my post.   ???

That's okay.  It was Tony telling me they just got home.  He left Groton, CT at 5 p.m.  Home at 7:15 a.m.  He must have wings on his car!!!

I am ready to leave to get Jerry and then go to church.  I am running the lights today.

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"Confidence is what you have when you don't really understand the situation."

Lord Jesus,

I pray for all the "little birds" that come here today.  That they may rest under Your branches. (see  Psalm 91:4)

Good to see everyone posting this AM.  In just a few moments I have to start getting ready to go up the street here to our church.  I'm preaching today on Jesus' cleansing of the temple - a very different view of Jesus than we usually contemplate.  If you think of it, pray for me and pray for all of us to hear this Word from the heart and conscience.

Awww!
How sweet to come here and see all this.  
Thank you all!

Hi everyone.  We are about ready to leave for Sunday School and Church but wanted to at least say hi.  I didn't get a posting done yesterday but did ready all of the postings.  There was a lot of richness in the postings yesterday and Jenny, your last posting yesterday was right on as I felt I had heard a sermon when I read it.

Happy Birthday, Sonja.  

Al, I am praying for you as you preach this morning.  We have a guest minister again this morning, actually he is the father of our youth minsiter, and is the retired professor of preaching (there are some bigger words for it but can't remember what they are) at Columbia Seminary.  He is really a fine preacher and a fine man.

There was a little article in the paper this morning on our local Methodist church that has a mail box on their property where people can drive by and leave prayer requests.  

Etta Sue, I know you are probably not too lonely as you have Ali and can converse with Jerry as well.  I expect you know most of the people in the town where you live as well.  However, I understand what you are saying about not having your close relatives close by for a few days.

Time to go so will stop for now.

QuoteBy Judy Mchenna SONJA:  Please tell me... what is FOOSBALL?    First I thought you made a typo., and mean't FOOTBALL....guess you didn't!

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I have been playing this game since I was about 15 years old.  I love it!  

CHRIS thank you for your good words and also for the nice website,

I have been to the church this morning it is now 4.05PM in Holland and raining
we have had a sermon in the Light of Christmass
But i also was thinking on others things this morning
and i have had a bad night my husband was snoring
Tomorow and the rest of this week he must again talk about his job. But there is a great chance that he
can stay home on 1 jan. they have no work equivalant on his work. But they must pay till he is retired 62 years mow
he is 59 1/2 years.

Only in the church then we have also time for a pray in silence that time was to short for me
there was a lot to pray for people they for me are very
nearest and dearest.

Bye for now
Love for you all
RIA :)

Ria, I can understand job difficulties. Believe me, when my 60th birthday came and went, then I felt a bit safer, for there is no income security here in the States - if no work, then no pay.

But, as a widow, I could have applied for my husband's pension beginning at age 60 (however, at a greatly reduced rate, since my correct retirement age will be 65 yr, 6 months.

I'm continuing to work because I need medical coverage - I have several medical conditions that require monitoring and medication. So, although I'm beginning to feel the years, it's much more appropriate to work than to retire at this time.

Like Marilyn, I don't know why I said all that.  ???

No, Pat, there's a driver that I can't get until I come up with a CD with my operating system. Mine is an OEM version and that driver didn't come with it. I'm hoping a friend can help me to finish the process to get hooked up to the faster network.

Y'all have a good day. I need to prepare for worship.

Ruth Ann

Good Morning to all of you who are online at the moment...



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Ruth Ann i have from the day that my first husband was gone relative pension then i was 47
years but he has payed for that all the years that he has worked. And when i am 65 then i get more then i am retired. If i may be 65 that is only know GOD
Bye dear Ruth Ann :-*

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    PURPLE


BYE  LOVE   RIA    :-*

Good Morning

Happy Birthday Sonja

I had a wonderful day yesterday, visiting with my girlfriend over dinner.  It made me realize how little I do that, and how much it means.

Today, I must visit a funeral home for the father of a co-worker.  I am really not looking forward to this but will do what I must.

I hope everyone has a great day.

Good Morning. Thank you  Pat and Chris for the devotionals this morning.

I am running behind this morning, stayed in bed an extra half hour so now I have to finish getting ready for church.

There are several members of my pastors family that are very sick with the flu, his sisters family and his uncles family. Some have been hospitalized and some havent'. Please remember them in your prayers today.

Must run/walk now and finish my hair.

TTYL

HAPPY BIRTHDAY SONJA

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Hey, that's cute, Suzanne!  Sonja will like that!


Look who's online!


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What a beautiful pictures you have maked for Sonja also Sonja by herself today i don't no how you are doing that and also not have you put the pictures on NEM??????

My father is early going home he is sick we are thinking the flu but he is not so young more and he have had for a short time radium therapie

I know not by what methods rare,
But this I know - God answers prayer;
I leave my prayers with Him alone,
Whose will is wiser than my own
                                              Hickok

Bye
Lots of Love
RIA :)

Quote"Confidence is what you have when you don't really understand the situation."

Etta Sue I really enjoy these comments you put below your post.  :)

Papa John Thank you so much for your comments on my post yesterday.  You got to the meat of the thing in such a great way.  :)

Lee I thank you for clearing up what you meant in the post.  I admit I was a bit confused. ??? ???

Hello everyone I have enjoyed reading the post this glorious day.  :)

I have been reading Oswald Chambers, "My Utmost for His Highest"  for over 10 years.  I always manage to come away from these readings refreshed, with a better understanding of just why God sent Jesus to us.

Yes it is true, Jesus came to give us more than a one way ticket to Heaven and Eternity.

I must quote a portion of today's reading from the book.

  "The way we continually talk about our own inability is an insult to the Creator.  The deploring of our own incompetence is a slander against God for having overlooked us.  Get into the habit of  examining in the sight of God the things that sound humble before men, and you will be amazed at how staggeringly impertinent they are."

"Oh, I shouldn't like to say I am sanctified; I'm not a saint."

"Say that before God; and it means—"No, Lord, it is impossible for You to save and sanctify me; there are chances I have not had; so many imperfections in my brain and body; no, Lord it isn't possible."
"That may sound wonderfully humble before men, but before God it is an attitude of defiance."

The lesson from this, for me, is to be humble before God, and not worry about being humble before men.  Being humble before God, means getting on your knees.  

I read one time, that we tend to think that God's gifts are on a shelf, one above the other; so the taller we grow in Christian character, the more easily we can reach them.   The truth of the matter is, God's gifts are on shelves, one beneath the other.  It is not a question of growing taller, but of stooping lower.  The more time on your knees the closer you are to God's guidance and His blessings.

Getting the personal relationship with the Lord and keeping it (by spending time on your knees) is all that matters.  In this position God will fulfill His purpose through your life.

Boots
Rescue The Perishing.  (A fine song by Fannie Crosby)

Boots, I read that Oswald Chambers devotional twice this morning and felt it was so profound.  I thought as I read it that it was something that should be shared here but didn't have time this morning.  Thanks for posting that portion of the reading.  Not having the book "Utmost for the Highest" does not prevent any of us from readings these devotionals as there is a website where you can find the readings daily.  Here is the link: Oswald Chamber's "Utmost for the Highest" (http://www.gospelcom.net/rbc/utmost/11/30/tml).

Thanks for that Larry.I read a lot of Oswald Chambers also...Very useful.


Good night folks, God bless,
Jenny.X

Hello Home from church just in time to watch Ice skating from China. Still on so won't stay here, trying not to spend so much time here and Ice skating is my thing I love to watch Ice SKating, watched The Ice Wars last night.
The ladies are going to skate now. gotta go.

Be back later.

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Well, there you go. :) :) :) :)
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This, I think, is worth a read.
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Sonja...........
Sorry I'm unable to post a fancy card, but this doesn't minimize my sincere HAPPY BIRTHDAY to you.  Tell you what, I'll sing it.


You mentioned having problems understanding the Word of God (The BIble).  I'm absolutely certain there are many very loving brothers and sisters in this forum that will be willing to help you.  Can you give me a Verse you are having trouble understanding.  I'd love to help you with it.

Hi from rainy, rainy Oregon.  :D

  This was great coming here and reading from My Utmost...today.  I hadn't read it this morning, so enjoyed it here.  Profound is a true word for God's wisdom.  I so appreciate that dear brother, graduated.  Thank you for posting it, Boots.  It almost comes to a place where you can look at what the world says is success, and as a child of God, look in the opposite direction for God's idea of success.  Down is up.  Lower is higher.  Less is much, to get you give it away, to be great, you serve.  I'm sure there are so many more examples.

Lord, thank you for continuing to teach your children to look for true riches and to be always willing to kneel low to find the best...on the bottom shelf.

  We had a beautiful service today.

  Pat, I loved the pictures of your family.  I haven't been in to look at them in awhile, but saw your link so had to go see.  I want to get back and look at the other new ones too.   In DPC, the Thanksgiving challenge, maybe you aren't supposed to, but I was so touched with being thankful for family members, that I gave a "10" to everyone who took pictures of loved ones.  I love a grateful heart.  :) :)

   A late Happy Birthday to Sonja.  

Larry  Thank you for your comments.  I felt the same as you, this was one of those, "My Utmost for His Highest" that everyone needed to read. :)

Nita It was so good to hear from you.  I have intended to say something to you, but just never got around to doing it. :'(

I still remember our posts many years ago on SN and at one time we were talking about me reading my Bible on the Screened in Porch.  Do you remember?  :) :)

Thank you so much for your comments.  Hope you dry out soon.  Here in East Texas we are having weather better than you could order.

Boots
Rescue The Perishing.

Sonja

Iam not clever with the computer, but this is sincere.  :)

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

Boots

Boots, I can't really remember that conversation, but I know I enjoyed reading your posts. Did I say something about loving the sound of a screen door?  If I didn't then, well, now you know. :)

  and.......true Oregonians don't fuss much with drying out.  We just change shoes and head out again.  ;D

I've been out shopping with Gilbert at K-mart and the dollar stor. Oh we also went to Radio Shack and I bought a mike for my computer. Do you hear that Pat, Janet, Jane, Sonja,Etta Sue.?

TTYL

This is about all I know how to do.  I leave the fancy things to Pat, Etta Sue, Jane, Marilyn, Chris & Margit, and all the others who know how.  After all, we each have our different talents ;D

Sonja, may your year be especially blessed by our loving Father and Son, Jesus Christ.  May He be your guide and protector throughout each day.  My prayers are with you.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, SONJA!!! And many, many more!!  I love you, girl!

We just got back home this evening around 6, after driving a total of 1,064 miles!!  But we had a really nice time with my foster brother and then my sister in Nebraska.  We got to see the Christmas Pageant in Minden, followed by the turning on of all the city Christmas lights.  It was beautiful!

It has taken me two hours to catch up here in NEM, so I think I will go look at a few photos now!  Glad to hear everyone had a nice Thanksgiving!

Happy Birthday Sonja!!!!  8)

We had a good day today, I guess.  We visited another church this morning as Bernard had been asked to sing.  The people were really friendly, but, well, let's just say I'm glad God put me where he did.  Then, we went to our church for Christmas play practice.  I'm in charge of it, and all I can say at this point is if it happens, it has to be God in it.  ::)  'nuf said 'bout that.

I hope all of you have had a wonderful weekend.  December is almost here.  Where does the time go????

Pat, you mentioned Bible verses that meant a lot to us a few days ago.  I've been thinking and the one that keeps coming to mind is the one that talks about abundant living.  I believe it is something like "Jesus came so that we might have lift, and life more abundantly."  or something like that.  I would look it up, but the room is dark as TAS is asleep, adn if I go to look for it, I am afraid I will forget to post it (again.)

Anyway, I like the verse because after suffering from depression in my early 20's, I realized that God had more in store for me than "just" living.  He had an abundant life for me.  Not necessarily material abundance.  Okay, definitely not material abundance.  But each day can be full when I trust in and lean on Him..  I will have peace, joy, love, patience, kindness, etc. etc.  How much better can it get??

Love to all y'all!
karmat

Wonderful posts to read!  I went to my youngest son's home for supper and it was delicious.  I had such a nice visit with my little granddaughter, Rebecca.

Great that you are home, Janet!  You were missed!

I hope that you've had a wonderful birthday, Sonja!  You are very special to all of us here.

Thanks for the link, Larry to Oswald Chambers site.  

Oh, I must go and let the dog in.  He's barking and it's late.

Check out our new Monthly Photo Challenge!

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Thanks all of you for your special Birthday Greetings!  It means the world to me to have a Christian site to come to when I am feeling down, happy, jazzed, lonely, and confused.   :'( Tears of joy!

I had the best birthday every.  First off you all made my morning by wishing me happy birthday and then I spent time with just my husband and I.  We then went to Another Baptist church and there were at least people from 6 different churches there.  We sang and listened to others talents.  It was awesome.  
God is so good.  He rocks!!!!

I am so happy to be one of His children!

I finally heard for the first time the song "calvary"  Not sure the whole name of it.  It was beautiful. Pat, do you have the song so I can hear it again?

Hi Sonja...  I'm so happy that you enjoyed your special day.  If you can get me some of the words of the piece that you enjoyed so much, I'll search for it.


Check out our new Bi-Weekly Photo Challenge folks!

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We've had a lovely day today!

Now, it's the first of December!  I can hardly believe that!  

Don't forget to check out our two new challenges!  They are good ones!

Here's a link for our topic for Monday...

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