Quotemeal: Dec. 8th, 2016

Thursday, December 8, 2016

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"The Bible talks plentifully about joy, but it nowhere talks about a "happy Christian." Happiness depends on what happens; joy does not. Remember, Jesus Christ had joy, and He prays "that they might have my joy fulfilled in themselves.""
— Oswald Chambers

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"Look around the habitable world; how few know their own good, or knowing it, pursue."
— John Dryden —
"Purity of heart and simplicity are of great force with Almighty God, who is in purity most singular, and of nature most simple."
— St. Gregory the Great —
"The point of having an open mind, like having an open mouth, is to close it on something solid."
— G. K. Chesterton —
"True thanksgiving means that we need to thank God for what He has done for us, and not to tell Him what we have done for Him.|"
— George R. Hendrick —

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'Held Together in Christ' (Co. 1:15-20)
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Illustration of Oswald Chambers — "The Bible talks plentifully about joy, but it nowhere talks about a "happy Christian." Happiness depends on what happens; joy does not. Remember, Jesus Christ had joy, and He prays "that they might have my joy fulfilled in themselves.""

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Quotemeal is a daily dose of Christian quotes to inspire and encourage.

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