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Welcome to THE TIMOTHY REPORT for July 5, 2004
“To assist, encourage, enable and equip”
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HIS TOUCH
One touch of Your hands
And the blind can see
One touch of Your hands
And the prisoner is free
With just one touch
You calm the sea
Reach out, Dear Lord
Touch me.
One touch of Your hands
And the dead are raised
One touch of Your hands
And sinners are saved
With just one touch
The lame run free
Reach out, Dear Lord
Touch me.
One touch of Your hands
And the deaf hear song
One touch of Your hands
And the weak are strong
With just one touch
Evil bends its knee
Reach out, Dear Lord
Touch me.
--Sandra Boyte, Copyright 2004, Used With Permission
(The Timothy Report, Swan Lake Communications, www.timothyreport.com
July 5, 2004)
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BURN THE SHIPS
On February 19, 1519, Cortez and his fleet of ships left Cuba heading to Mexico, planning to conquer the territory for Spain. However, after many hardships and unexpected problems, the men became disgruntled. They had grown weary of their calling. They were tired and ready to give up.
Cortez needed them to be committed to the mission. He needed them to follow him, not matter what the obstacles, no matter what the cost. So Cortez gave his men one of the strangest orders in all of military history. He told them...
BURN THE SHIPS!!!
Have you done that? Are you totally committed to Jesus Christ or is there something that you're holding onto? Have you truly done as the Bible says? The first disciples "left all and followed him". Have you done the same? Have you burned your ships or are you still holding on to something out of your past? Have you fully trusted Jesus with your whole life? Have you burned your ships?
--David Langerfeld
(The Timothy Report, Swan Lake Communications, www.timothyreport.com
July 5, 2004)
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SURRENDER
Before we can pray, "Lord, Thy Kingdom come," we must be willing to pray, "My Kingdom go."
--Alan Redpath
(The Timothy Report, Swan Lake Communications, www.timothyreport.com
July 5, 2004)
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PERSPECTIVE
Everything is Wonderful
My face in the mirror
Isn't wrinkled or drawn.
My house isn't dirty,
The cobwebs are gone.
My garden looks lovely
And so does my lawn.
I think I might never
Put my glasses back on.
--Author Unknown
(The Timothy Report, Swan Lake Communications, www.timothyreport.com
July 5, 2004)
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PRAYER FOR COMFORT
My Lord God,
I have no idea where I am going. I do not see the road ahead of me. I cannot know for certain where it will end. Nor do I really know myself, and the fact that I think that I am following your will does not mean that I am actually doing so. But I believe that the desire to please you does in fact please you. And I hope I have that desire in all that I am doing. I hope that I will never do anything apart from that desire. And I know that if I do this you will lead me by the right road though I may know nothing about it. Therefore will I trust you always though I may seem to be lost and in the shadow of death. I will not fear, for you are ever with me, and you will never leave me to face my perils alone.
--Thomas Merton, “Thoughts In Solitude,” Abbey of Gethsemani
(The Timothy Report, Swan Lake Communications, www.timothyreport.com
July 5, 2004)
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TORCH MY HEART
Lord engage my heart today
With zeal that will not pass away.
Now torch it with Thy holy fire
That never more shall time's desire
Invade or quench the Heaven born power.
I would be trapped within Thy Holy will,
Thine every holy purpose to fulfill
That every effort of my life shall bring
Rapturous praise to my Eternal King.
I pledge from this day to the grave
To be Thine own unquestioning slave.
-Leonard Ravenhill
(The last poem written by Leonard Ravenhill at 2:30 a.m. on February 12, 1994, nine months before he "passed into life.")
(NOTE: The above poem could serve as kindling for your own sermon on commitment. Entitle it, “The God Who Torches the Heart.”)
(The Timothy Report, Swan Lake Communications, www.timothyreport.com
July 5, 2004)
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CRITICISM
Colonel George Washington Goethals, the man responsible for the completion of the Panama Canal, had stifling problems with the climate and the geography of Central America. Driving rains, incredible heat, and deadly disease were problems that never left his task. But his biggest challenge was the growing criticism back home from those who predicted he'd never finish the project. The voices of the critics appeared to be the biggest problem of all.
Finally, a colleague asked him, "Aren't you going to answer these critics?" "In time," answered Geothals. "When?" his partner asked.
"When the canal is finished,” replied Geothals.
(NOTE: If you are in the ministry—indeed, if you are even alive!—you will encounter criticism. It’s a “given”; there’s not much you can do to avoid it. But sometimes the best answer to criticism is to do the work, and do it well.)
(The Timothy Report, Swan Lake Communications, www.timothyreport.com
July 5, 2004)
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THE WILL OF GOD
--Where the grace of God cannot keep you
--Where the arms of God cannot support you
--Where the riches of God cannot supply your needs
--Where the power of God cannot endow you.
--Where the spirit of God cannot work through you
--Where the wisdom of God cannot teach you
--Where the army of God cannot protect you
--Where the hands of God cannot mold you.
--Where the love of God cannot enfold you
--Where the mercy of God cannot sustain you
--Where the peace of God cannot calm your fears
--Where the authority of God cannot overrule for you.
--Where the comfort of God cannot dry your tears
--Where the Word of God cannot feed you
--Where the miracles of God cannot be done for you
--Where the omnipresence of God cannot find you.
--Author Unknown
(The Timothy Report, Swan Lake Communications, www.timothyreport.com
July 5, 2004)
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BEAUTIFUL MUSIC OUT OF DISCORD
Before the days of Jay Leno, and even before the era of Johnny Carson, Jack Parr was the host of the "Tonight Show." And in those days, America was regularly treated to the piano playing of a man named Jose Mellis.
Mellis, who was the music director for the show, regularly amazed the television audiences with his versatility on the keyboard. One of the really fascinating things that Mellis would do was to invite Parr to come over to the piano and strike the keys in a completely arbitrary manner. Parr would strike a horrendous discord and then say to Mellis, "Okay, Jose, let's see what you can do with that."
Mellis would respond by putting his fingers on the keys struck by Parr and blend the notes of the discord into a beautiful piece of music. He would not only start with the discord struck by Parr, he would come back to it time and time again, making it an integral part of the music. Something ugly was transformed into something beautiful while America watched and listened.
There's a great analogy there as to what God can do with our lives. With sin and pride and greed and mistakes, we sure have struck enough discordant notes ... But God has the ability to reach into our lives - when we give Him the chance - and make beautiful music out of all our discord.
--Andy Cook
(The Timothy Report, Swan Lake Communications, www.timothyreport.com
July 5, 2004)
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IS YOUR CHURCH A REFRIGERATOR OR AN INCUBATOR?
God never intended His Church to be a refrigerator in which to preserve perishable piety. He intended it to be an incubator in which to hatch our converts.
-- F. Lincicome
(The Timothy Report, Swan Lake Communications, www.timothyreport.com
July 5, 2004)
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