RESTORATION & ENCOURAGEMENT MINISTRIES

"If, then, you are looking for the way by which you should go, take Christ, because He Himself is the way."
Thomas Aquinas

RESTORATION & ENCOURAGEMENT MINISTRIES BIBLE SELECTION FRI DEC 31

Romans 13:11 And do this, understanding the present time: The hour has already come for you to wake up from your slumber, because our salvation is nearer now than when we first believed. 12 The night is nearly over; the day is almost here. So let us put aside the deeds of darkness and put on the armor of light.

Maranatha!!! 2011 could be the year of our Lord's return!!!

RESTORATION & ENCOURAGEMENT MINISTRIES

"For I do not seek to understand in order that I may believe, but I believe in order to understand. For this also I believe-that unless I believe I shall not understand."
Saint Anselm

RESTORATION & ENCOURAGEMENT MINISTRIES BIBLE SELECTION THUR DEC 30

1 Corinthians 12:4 There are different kinds of gifts, but the same Spirit distributes them. 5 There are different kinds of service, but the same Lord. 6 There are different kinds of working, but in all of them and in everyone it is the same God at work.

RESTORATION & ENCOURAGEMENT MINISTRIES

"I have read in Plato and Cicero sayings that are wise and very beautiful; but I have never read in either of them: Come unto me all ye that labor and are heavy laden."
Saint Augustine

RESTORATION & ENCOURAGEMENT MINISTRIES BIBLE SELECTION WED DEC 29

Job 1:20 At this, Job got up and tore his robe and shaved his head. Then he fell to the ground in worship 21 and said:

“Naked I came from my mother’s womb,
and naked I will depart.
The LORD gave and the LORD has taken away;
may the name of the LORD be praised.”

22 In all this, Job did not sin by charging God with wrongdoing.

RESTORATION & ENCOURAGEMENT MINISTRIES

"Preach the Gospel always, and if necessary, use words."

RESTORATION & ENCOURAGEMENT MINISTRIES BIBLE SELECTION TUE DEC 28

2 Timothy 4:1...I give you this charge: 2 Preach the word; be prepared in season and out of season; correct, rebuke and encourage—with great patience and careful instruction. 3 For the time will come when people will not put up with sound doctrine.

RESTORATION & ENCOURAGEMENT MINISTRIES

"To forgive is to set a prisoner free and discover the prisoner was you."—Unknown

RESTORATION & ENCOURAGEMENT MINISTRIES BIBLE SELECTION MON DEC 27

1 John 3:2 Dear friends, now we are children of God, and what we will be has not yet been made known. But we know that when Christ appears, we shall be like him, for we shall see him as he is. 3 All who have this hope in him purify themselves, just as he is pure.

RESTORATION & ENCOURAGEMENT MINISTRIES BIBLE SELECTION SUN DEC 26

Jeremiah 33:3 Call to me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know.

Ephesians 3:20 Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us.

“Expect great things from God, attempt great things for God.”
William Carey

RESTORATION & ENCOURAGEMENT MINISTRIES

Love means to love that which is unlovable; or it is no virtue at all.
Gilbert K. Chesterton

RESTORATION & ENCOURAGEMENT MINISTRIES BIBLE SELECTION SAT DEC 25

Isaiah 9:6 For to us a child is born, to us a son is given...And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. 7 Of the greatness of his government and peace there will be no end.

RESTORATION & ENCOURAGEMENT MINISTRIES

"The most astonishing thing about miracles is that they happen."
G. K. Chesterton

RESTORATION & ENCOURAGEMENT MINISTRIES BIBLE SELECTION FRI DEC 24

Luke 2:13 Suddenly a great company of the heavenly host appeared with the angel, praising God and saying, 14 “Glory to God in the highest heaven,and on earth peace to those on whom his favor rests.”

RESTORATION & ENCOURAGEMENT MINISTRIES BIBLE SELECTION THUR DEC 23

Psalm 89:1 I will sing of the LORD’s great love forever; with my mouth I will make your faithfulness known through all generations. 2 I will declare that your love stands firm forever,that you have established your faithfulness in heaven itself.

RESTORATION & ENCOURAGEMENT MINISTRIES

"If there were no God, there would be no Atheists."
G. K. Chesterton

RESTORATION & ENCOURAGEMENT MINISTRIES BIBLE SELECTION WED DEC 22

Romans 13:11 And do this, understanding the present time: The hour has already come for you to wake up from your slumber, because our salvation is nearer now than when we first believed. 12 The night is nearly over; the day is almost here. So let us put aside the deeds of darkness and put on the armor of light.

RESTORATION & ENCOURAGEMENT MINISTRIES BIBLE SELECTION TUE DEC 21

Matthew 2:1 After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the time of King Herod, Magi from the east came to Jerusalem 2 and asked, “Where is the one who has been born king of the Jews? We saw his star when it rose and have come to worship him.”
As the saying goes, "Wise men still seek him." (Women, too.:) )

RESTORATION & ENCOURAGEMENT MINISTRIES BIBLE SELECTION MON DEC 20

Luke 7:47 Therefore, I tell you, her many sins have been forgiven—as her great love has shown. But whoever has been forgiven little loves little.” 48 Then Jesus said to her, “Your sins are forgiven.” 50 Jesus said to the woman, “Your faith has saved you; go in peace.”

RESTORATION & ENCOURAGEMENT MINISTRIES

"One hundred religious persons knit into a unity by careful organization do not constitute a church any more than eleven dead men make a football team. The first requisite is life, always."
A.W. Tozer

RESTORATION & ENCOURAGEMENT MINISTRIES BIBLE SELECTION SUN DEC 19

Galatians 2:20 I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.

RESTORATION & ENCOURAGEMENT MINISTRIES

“Oh, the fullness, pleasure, sheer excitement of knowing God on earth!”
Jim Elliot

RESTORATION & ENCOURAGEMENT MINISTRIES BIBLE SELECTION SAT DEC 18

Daniel 3:16 Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego replied to him, “King Nebuchadnezzar, we do not need to defend ourselves before you in this matter. 17 If we are thrown into the blazing furnace, the God we serve is able to deliver us from it, and he will deliver us from Your Majesty’s hand. 18 But even if he does not, we want you to know, Your Majesty, that we will not serve your gods or worship the image of gold you have set up.”

RESTORATION & ENCOURAGEMENT MINISTRIES BIBLE SELECTION FRI DEC 17

Mark 8:27 Jesus and his disciples went on to the villages around Caesarea Philippi. On the way he asked them, “Who do people say I am?” 28 They replied, “Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others, one of ...the prophets.” 29 “But what about you?” he asked. “Who do you say I am?”

RESTORATION & ENCOURAGEMENT MINISTRIES BIBLE SELECTION THUR DEC 16

Philippians 1:9 And this is my prayer: that your love may abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight, 10 so that you may be able to discern what is best and may be pure and blameless for the day of Christ, 11 filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ—to the glory and praise of God.

RESTORATION & ENCOURAGEMENT MINISTRIES

"Cast yourself into the arms of God and be very sure that if He wants anything of you, He will fit you for the work and give you strength."
Philip Neri

RESTORATION & ENCOURAGEMENT MINISTRIES BIBLE SELECTION WED DEC 15

Matthew 21:31b "Jesus said to them, “Truly I tell you, the tax collectors and the prostitutes are entering the kingdom of God ahead of you. 32 For John came to you to show you the way of righteousness, and you did not believe him, but the tax collectors and the prostitutes did. And even after you saw this, you did not repent and believe him."

RESTORATION & ENCOURAGEMENT MINISTRIES QUOTE--TUE. DEC. 14

"A man who governs his passions is master of the world. We must either command them or be enslaved to them. It is better to be a hammer than an anvil."
St. Dominic--1170-1221

RESTORATION & ENCOURAGEMENT MINISTRIES BIBLE SELECTION TUE DEC 14

Romans 6:1 What shall we say, then? Shall we go on sinning so that grace may increase? 2 By no means! We are those who have died to sin; how can we live in it any longer?

RESTORATION & ENCOURAGEMENT MINISTRIES BIBLE SELECTION MON DEC 13

John 8:12 When Jesus spoke again to the people, he said, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.”

RESTORATION & ENCOURAGEMENT MINISTRIES BIBLE SELECTION SUN DEC 12

Psalm 33:20 We wait in hope for the LORD; he is our help and our shield. 21 In him our hearts rejoice,for we trust in his holy name. 22 May your unfailing love be with us, LORD, even as we put our hope in you.

RESTORATION & ENCOURAGEMENT MINISTRIES BIBLE SELECTION SAT DEC 11

2 Corinthians 4:16 Therefore we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day. 17 For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all. 18 So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen, since what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.