Christ Lutheran Church
300 Washington Street, Middletown, CT
Christ Lutheran Church Family Easter Sunday 2008

 
Easter Sunday 2008

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Twenty Things to Remember

1)   Faith is the ability to not panic.

2)   If you worry, you didn’t pray.  If you prayed,  don’t worry.

3)   As a child of God, prayer is kinda like calling home everyday.

4)   Blessed are the flexible, for they shall not be bent out of shape.

5)   When we get tangled up in our problems, be still.  God wants us to be still so He can untangle the knots.

6)   Do the math.  Count your blessings.

7)   God wants spiritual fruit, not religious nuts.

8)   Dear God:  I have a problem.  It’s me.

9)    Silence is often misinterpreted, but never misquoted.

10)   Laugh every day – it’s like inner jogging.

11)   The most important things in your home are the people.

12)   Growing old is inevitable, growing up is optional (Preach it!) 

13)   There is no key to happiness.  The door is always open.  Come on in.   

14)   A grudge is a heavy thing to carry.

15)   He who dies with the most toys is still dead.

16)   We do not remember days, but moments.  Life moves too fast, so enjoy your precious moments.

17)   Nothing  is real to you until you experience it; otherwise it’s just hearsay.

18)   It’s all right to sit on your pity pot every now and again.  Just be sure to flush when you are done.

19)   Surviving and living your life successfully requires courage.  The goals and dreams you’re seeking require courage and risk-taking.  Learn from the turtle, it only makes progress when it sticks out its neck.

20)  Be more concerned with your character than your reputation.  Your character is what you really are, while your reputation is merely what others think you are.  No matter the storm, when you are with God, there’s always a rainbow waiting.  Leave gentle fingerprints on the soul of another for the angels to read.  I don’t want to get  to the end of my life and find that I lived just the length of it.  I want to have lived the width of it as well.


Job or Ministry?

Some people have a job in the church.

Others involve themselves in ministry.

What’s the difference?

If you do it just because no one else will…

it’s a job!

If you do it to serve God…it’s a ministry!

If you quit because someone criticized you…

it’s a job!

If you keep on serving in spite of criticism…it’s a ministry!

If you’ll do it only as long as it doesn’t interfere with other things…it’s a job!

If you’re committed to staying with it, even when it means letting other things go…it’s a ministry!

If you quit because no one ever praised or thanked you…it’s a job!

If you stay even though no one notices your efforts…it’s a ministry!

It’s hard to get excited about doing a job.

It’s almost impossible not to get excited about a ministry!

An average church is filled with people doing jobs,

A great and growing church is filled with people involved in ministry!




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