AND 2 THINK THESE WORDS WERE SPOKEN OVER 2,000yrs. AGO!

MARK CHAPTER 13:
1 ¶ And as he went out of the temple, one of his disciples saith unto him, Master, see what manner of stones and what buildings are here! 2 And Jesus answering said unto him, Seest thou these great buildings? there shall not be left one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down. 3 And as he sat upon the mount of Olives over against the temple, Peter and James and John and Andrew asked him privately, 4 Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign when all these things shall be fulfilled? 5 ¶ And Jesus answering them began to say, Take heed lest any man deceive you: 6 For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many. 7 And when ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars, be ye not troubled: for such things must needs be; but the end shall not be yet. 8 For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be earthquakes in divers places, and there shall be famines and troubles: these are the beginnings of sorrows. 9 But take heed to yourselves: for they shall deliver you up to councils; and in the synagogues ye shall be beaten: and ye shall be brought before rulers and kings for my sake, for a testimony against them. 10 And the gospel must first be published among all nations. 11 But when they shall lead you, and deliver you up, take no thought beforehand what ye shall speak, neither do ye premeditate: but whatsoever shall be given you in that hour, that speak ye: for it is not ye that speak, but the Holy Ghost. 12 Now the brother shall betray the brother to death, and the father the son; and children shall rise up against their parents, and shall cause them to be put to death. 13 And ye shall be hated of all men for my name's sake: but he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved. 14 ¶ But when ye shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing where it ought not, (let him that readeth understand,) then let them that be in Judaea flee to the mountains: 15 And let him that is on the housetop not go down into the house, neither enter therein, to take any thing out of his house: 16 And let him that is in the field not turn back again for to take up his garment. 17 But woe to them that are with child, and to them that give suck in those days! 18 And pray ye that your flight be not in the winter. 19 For in those days shall be affliction, such as was not from the beginning of the creation which God created unto this time, neither shall be. 20 And except that the Lord had shortened those days, no flesh should be saved: but for the elect's sake, whom he hath chosen, he hath shortened the days. 21 And then if any man shall say to you, Lo, here is Christ; or, lo, he is there; believe him not: 22 For false Christs and false prophets shall rise, and shall shew signs and wonders, to seduce, if it were possible, even the elect. 23 But take ye heed: behold, I have foretold you all things. 24 ¶ But in those days, after that tribulation, the sun shall be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, 25 And the stars of heaven shall fall, and the powers that are in heaven shall be shaken. 26 And then shall they see the Son of man coming in the clouds with great power and glory. 27 And then shall he send his angels, and shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from the uttermost part of the earth to the uttermost part of heaven. 28 ¶ Now learn a parable of the fig tree; When her branch is yet tender, and putteth forth leaves, ye know that summer is near: 29 So ye in like manner, when ye shall see these things come to pass, know that it is nigh, even at the doors. 30 Verily I say unto you, that this generation shall not pass, till all these things be done. 31 Heaven and earth shall pass away: but my words shall not pass away. 32 But of that day and that hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels which are in heaven, neither the Son, but the Father. 33 Take ye heed, watch and pray: for ye know not when the time is. 34 For the Son of man is as a man taking a far journey, who left his house, and gave authority to his servants, and to every man his work, and commanded the porter to watch. 35 Watch ye therefore: for ye know not when the master of the house cometh, at even, or at midnight, or at the cockcrowing, or in the morning: 36 Lest coming suddenly he find you sleeping. 37 And what I say unto you I say unto all, Watch.

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Isaiah 53:
1 ¶ Who hath believed our report? and to whom is the arm of the LORD revealed? 2 For he shall grow up before him as a tender plant, and as a root out of a dry ground: he hath no form nor comeliness; and when we shall see him, there is no beauty that we should desire him. 3 He is despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and we hid as it were our faces from him; he was despised, and we esteemed him not. 4 ¶ Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted. 5 But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed. 6 All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the LORD hath laid on him the iniquity of us all. 7 He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he opened not his mouth: he is brought as a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is dumb, so he openeth not his mouth. 8 He was taken from prison and from judgment: and who shall declare his generation? for he was cut off out of the land of the living: for the transgression of my people was he stricken. 9 And he made his grave with the wicked, and with the rich in his death; because he had done no violence, neither was any deceit in his mouth. 10 ¶ Yet it pleased the LORD to bruise him; he hath put him to grief: when thou shalt make his soul an offering for sin, he shall see his seed, he shall prolong his days, and the pleasure of the LORD shall prosper in his hand. 11 He shall see of the travail of his soul, and shall be satisfied: by his knowledge shall my righteous servant justify many; for he shall bear their iniquities. 12 Therefore will I divide him a portion with the great, and he shall divide the spoil with the strong; because he hath poured out his soul unto death: and he was numbered with the transgressors; and he bare the sin of many, and made intercession for the transgressors.

Mark:

CHAPTER 10:
1 ¶ And he arose from thence, and cometh into the coasts of Judaea by the farther side of Jordan: and the people resort unto him again; and, as he was wont, he taught them again. 2 And the Pharisees came to him, and asked him, Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife? tempting him. 3 And he answered and said unto them, What did Moses command you? 4 And they said, Moses suffered to write a bill of divorcement, and to put her away. 5 And Jesus answered and said unto them, For the hardness of your heart he wrote you this precept. 6 But from the beginning of the creation God made them male and female. 7 For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and cleave to his wife; 8 And they twain shall be one flesh: so then they are no more twain, but one flesh. 9 What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder. 10 And in the house his disciples asked him again of the same matter. 11 And he saith unto them, Whosoever shall put away his wife, and marry another, committeth adultery against her. 12 And if a woman shall put away her husband, and be married to another, she committeth adultery. 13 ¶ And they brought young children to him, that he should touch them: and his disciples rebuked those that brought them. 14 But when Jesus saw it, he was much displeased, and said unto them, Suffer the little children to come unto me, and forbid them not: for of such is the kingdom of God. 15 Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child, he shall not enter therein. 16 And he took them up in his arms, put his hands upon them, and blessed them. 17 ¶ And when he was gone forth into the way, there came one running, and kneeled to him, and asked him, Good Master, what shall I do that I may inherit eternal life? 18 And Jesus said unto him, Why callest thou me good? there is none good but one, that is, God. 19 Thou knowest the commandments, Do not commit adultery, Do not kill, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Defraud not, Honour thy father and mother. 20 And he answered and said unto him, Master, all these have I observed from my youth. 21 Then Jesus beholding him loved him, and said unto him, One thing thou lackest: go thy way, sell whatsoever thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, take up the cross, and follow me. 22 And he was sad at that saying, and went away grieved: for he had great possessions. 23 And Jesus looked round about, and saith unto his disciples, How hardly shall they that have riches enter into the kingdom of God! 24 And the disciples were astonished at his words. But Jesus answereth again, and saith unto them, Children, how hard is it for them that trust in riches to enter into the kingdom of God! 25 It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God. 26 And they were astonished out of measure, saying among themselves, Who then can be saved? 27 And Jesus looking upon them saith, With men it is impossible, but not with God: for with God all things are possible. 28 Then Peter began to say unto him, Lo, we have left all, and have followed thee. 29 And Jesus answered and said, Verily I say unto you, There is no man that hath left house, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my sake, and the gospel's, 30 But he shall receive an hundredfold now in this time, houses, and brethren, and sisters, and mothers, and children, and lands, with persecutions; and in the world to come eternal life. 31 But many that are first shall be last; and the last first. 32 ¶ And they were in the way going up to Jerusalem; and Jesus went before them: and they were amazed; and as they followed, they were afraid. And he took again the twelve, and began to tell them what things should happen unto him, 33 Saying, Behold, we go up to Jerusalem; and the Son of man shall be delivered unto the chief priests, and unto the scribes; and they shall condemn him to death, and shall deliver him to the Gentiles: 34 And they shall mock him, and shall scourge him, and shall spit upon him, and shall kill him: and the third day he shall rise again. 35 And James and John, the sons of Zebedee, come unto him, saying, Master, we would that thou shouldest do for us whatsoever we shall desire. 36 And he said unto them, What would ye that I should do for you? 37 They said unto him, Grant unto us that we may sit, one on thy right hand, and the other on thy left hand, in thy glory. 38 But Jesus said unto them, Ye know not what ye ask: can ye drink of the cup that I drink of? and be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with? 39 And they said unto him, We can. And Jesus said unto them, Ye shall indeed drink of the cup that I drink of; and with the baptism that I am baptized withal shall ye be baptized: 40 But to sit on my right hand and on my left hand is not mine to give; but it shall be given to them for whom it is prepared. 41 And when the ten heard it, they began to be much displeased with James and John. 42 But Jesus called them to him, and saith unto them, Ye know that they which are accounted to rule over the Gentiles exercise lordship over them; and their great ones exercise authority upon them. 43 But so shall it not be among you: but whosoever will be great among you, shall be your minister: 44 And whosoever of you will be the chiefest, shall be servant of all. 45 For even the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many. 46 ¶ And they came to Jericho: and as he went out of Jericho with his disciples and a great number of people, blind Bartimaeus, the son of Timaeus, sat by the highway side begging. 47 And when he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to cry out, and say, Jesus, thou Son of David, have mercy on me. 48 And many charged him that he should hold his peace: but he cried the more a great deal, Thou Son of David, have mercy on me. 49 And Jesus stood still, and commanded him to be called. And they call the blind man, saying unto him, Be of good comfort, rise; he calleth thee. 50 And he, casting away his garment, rose, and came to Jesus. 51 And Jesus answered and said unto him, What wilt thou that I should do unto thee? The blind man said unto him, Lord, that I might receive my sight. 52 And Jesus said unto him, Go thy way; thy faith hath made thee whole. And immediately he received his sight, and followed Jesus in the way.

THIS IS AWSOME!!!

Because, We Are Suppose To:
"LISTEN TO... & HEAR"
THE WORD OF GOD" <<====click link
In the days of Jesus, Christ did not
read to the crowds...,
he "SPOKE THE WORD OF GOD!"
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For those of you that enjoy "multi-tasking"
I thought this was EXCEPTIONAL.....
In order for this 2 work-you
have 2 have "REALPLAYER"
If you need "REALPLAYER" ----click here!
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First-go here: click me
Then- leave that browser up and
open another browser!---On
this browser go here: click me 2
---then click on Any Verse
You want..(on the left of your screen)
.......... sit back, relax & enjoy!!!
IF ONLY WE COULD TURN THE MUSIC DOWN -JUST A BIT! :)

Mark 8:34-38

And when he had called the people unto him with his disciples also, he said unto them, Whosoever will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me. For whosoever will save his life shall lose it; but whosoever shall lose his life for my sake and the gospel's, the same shall save it. For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? Or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul? Whosoever therefore shall be ashamed of me and of my words in this adulterous and sinful generation; of him also shall the Son of man be ashamed, when he cometh in the glory of his Father with the holy angels.

FOOTPRINTS

"One night a man had a dream. He dreamed he was walking along the beach with the LORD. Across the sky flashed scenes from his life. He noticed two sets of footprints in the sand. When the last scene of his life flashed before him he noticed that many times there was only one set of footprints. He also noticed that it was at the very lowest times in his life. He questioned the LORD about it. "LORD, you said that once I decided to follow you you'd walk with me all the way. But I have noticed there is only one set of footprints. I don't understand why when I needed you most you would leave me." The LORD replied, "My precious child, I love you and would never leave you. During your times of trial and suffering, when you see only one set of footprints, it was then that I carried you.

(I have to apologize, The picture of the sand above actually has footprints walking across, I can't seem to get it to work. I have to work on it & get it going-somehow!)

Mark 16:15-18

Jesus said to them,
Go into the whole world and proclaim the gospel to every creature. Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved; whoever does not believe will be condemned. These signs will accompany those who believe: in my name they will drive out demons, they will speak new languages. They will pick up serpents (with their hands), and if they drink any deadly thing, it will not harm them. They will lay hands on the sick, and they will recover.

Matthew 23:1-12

Then Jesus spoke to the crowds and to his disciples, saying, "The scribes and the Pharisees have taken their seat on the chair of Moses. Therefore, do not follow their example. For they preach but they do no practice. They tie up heavy burdens (hard to carry) and lay them on people's shoulders, but they will not lift a finger to move them. All their works are performed to be seen. They widen their phylacteries* and lengthen their tassels. They love places of honor at banquets, seats of honor in synagogues, greetings in marketplaces, and the salutation 'Rabbi.' As for you, do not be called 'Rabbi.' You have but one teacher, and you are all brothers. Call no one on earth your father; you have but one Father in heaven. Do not be called 'Master'; you have but one master, the Messiah. The greatest among you must be your servant. Whoever exalts himself will be humbled; but whoever humbles himself will be exalted. *phylacteries~ the Mosaic law required that during prayer small boxes containing parchments on which verses of scripture were written be worn on the left forearm and the forehead

POWER OF THE TONGUE

Consider how small a fire can set a huge forest ablaze. The tongue is also a fire. It exists amoung our members as a world of malice, defiling the whole body and setting the entire course of our lives on fire, itself set on fire by Gehenna. For every kind of beast and bird, of reptile and sea creature, can be tamed and has been tamed by the human species, but no human being can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison. With it we bless the Lord and Father, and with it we curse human beings who are made in the likeness of God.
(James, 3:6-9)
Gehenna: In the new testament, HELL.

Take a Moment For God

I received an e-mail, (another one of those send to 10 people or else letters)

Not that I didn't want to forward this, but I realized I didn't even have close to 10 names to send it to.

Perhaps On-Line it will reach 10, or even more!
HERE IS THE E-MAIL:
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God, when I received this e-mail, I thought....
I don't have time for this.... And, this is really
inappropriate during work....
Then I realized that this kind of thinking is...
Exactly what has caused alot of the problems
in our world today!

We try to keep God in the Church...
We like to have Him around during sickness
and problems....
And, of course, at funerals.
However, we don't have time, or room for
Him during work or play....
Because,
That's the part of our lives we think we can,
and should, handle on our own.

May God forgive me for ever thinking that
there is a time or place where HE is not to be
FIRST in my life.

HE keeps me functioning each and every day.
Without HIM, I am nothing. But, with CHRIST,
HE strengthens me. (Phil 4:13)

I don't think I know 10 people who would admit
they love Jesus. Do You Love him?

THE POEM:
I knelt to pray, but not for long. I had too much
to do. I had to hurry and get to work-for bills
would soon be due! So I knelt and said a "hurried
prayer" - Jumped up off my knees, My Christian
duty was now done. My soul could rest at ease.
All day long I had no time to spread a word of
Cheer. No time to speak of Christ to friends,
they'd laugh at me I'd fear. No time, no time,
too much to do, That was my constant cry!
No time to give to souls in need, but at last the
time to die. I went before the Lord, I came, I stood
with downcast eyes, for in his hands GOD held a
book; It was the "Book of Life".
GOD looked into his book and said "Your name I
cannot find. I once was going to write it down...
But never found the time!"

Easy vs. Hard
Why is it so hard to tell the truth but yet so easy
to tell a lie? Why are we so sleepy in church, but
when the sermon is over-we suddenly wake up?
Why is it so hard to talk about GOD, but yet so
easy to talk about nasty stuff? Why is it boring to
look at a Christian magazine, but yet so easy to
look at a nasty one? Why is it so easy to delete a
GODly e-mail, but yet we forward all of the nasty
ones? Why are the churches getting smaller-but-
the bars and dance clubs are getting larger?
DO YOU GIVE UP?
Just remember-GOD is watching you.
Of all the gifts we may receive, Prayer is the
very best one.... It doesn't cost anything-but delivers
wonderful rewards...... GOD BLESS!

SMALL STORY
There once was a man named George Thomas,
pastor in a small New England town. One Easter
Sunday morning he came to the Church carrying a
rusty, bent, old bird cage--and set it by the pulpit.
Eyebrows were raised and, as if in response,
Pastor Thomas began to speak... "I was walking
through town yesterday when i saw a young boy
coming toward me swinging this bird cage. On the
bottom of the cage were three little wild birds,
shivering with cold and fright. I stopped the lad
and asked, "What do you have there, son?"
"Just some old birds!" was the reply.
"What are you going to do with them?" I asked.
"Take'em home and have fun with 'em." he
answered. "I'm gonna tease 'em and pull out
their feathers to make 'em fight, I'm gonna have
a real good time!" said the boy.
"But won't you get tired of them after awhile?" I
asked. "Oh, I'll feed them to my cats, they like
birds!" said the boy.
The pastor was silent for a moment. "How much
do you want for those birds, son?" I asked.
'Oh, you don't want these birds, mister! They are
just plain 'ol field birds. They don't sing and they
ain't even pretty!" said the boy.
Again the pastor asked, "How much?" The boy
looked at the pastor as if he was crazy, and said
"$10"---The pastor reached in his pocket and
took out a ten dollar bill. He placed it in the boy's
hand. In a flash, the boy was gone. the pastor
picked up the cage and gently carried it to the end
of the alley where there was a tree and a grassy
spot. Setting the cage down, he opened the door,
and by softly tapping the bars, persuaded the birds
out, setting them free.
Well, that explaines the empty bird cage on the
pulpit, and then the pastor began to tell his sermon:
One day Satan and Jesus were having a conversation.
Satan had just come from the Garden of Eden, and
he was gloating and boasting. "Yes sir, I just caught
a world full of people down ther. Set me trap, used
bait I knew they couldn't resist--Got 'em all!!!
"What are you going to do with them?" Jesus asked.
Satan replied, "Oh, I'm gonna have some fun. I'm
gonna teach them how to marry and divorce, how to
hate and abuse, how to drink and smoke and curse.
I'm gonna teach them how to invent gungs and
bombs and kill each other....I'm really gonna have
fun!" "And what will you do when you get tired of
them?" Jesus asked. "Oh, I'll kill 'em!" Satan glared
proudly. "How much do you want for them?" asked
Jesus. "Oh, you don't want those people. They ain't
no good. Why, you'll take them and they'll just hate
you, they'll spit on you, curse you, and put you to
death.... You don't want them people!"
"How much?" Jesus asked again. Satan looked at
Jesus and sneered, "All your blood, tears and your
life!" Jesus said, "DONE"--and he Paid the Price!!!

The Pastor picked up the cage, opened the door and
he walked out of the church.

Isn't it funny how We are more worried about what
Other people think of us, than what GOD thinks of
Us?

Isn't it funny how some people say "I believe in GOD"
But still follow Satan-(who, by the way, also
"believes" in God.)

MY THOUGHTS ON THIS E-MAIL:
Well, it is definately LONG-but gets its point accross!

Reflect

"If you see someone
without a smile -
give them yours!"