Quote from Bernard of Clairvaux

"What we love we shall grow to resemble."

~Bernard of Clairvaux

Helpful Tip Tuesday: Active Listening Part I

Why take notes during a sermon or lesson?

1.   The spoken language is 90% forgotten within a week,   but you will retain about 50% of what you write down.
2.   Taking notes during a sermon provides a written record for review.
3.   It forces you to listen carefully and to pay attention. It forces you to become an "active listener."
4.   It requires organization, which involves active effort on your part.
5.   Taking notes aids in understanding because you must condense and rephrase what is being said.
6.   1 Peter 4:11 says that people who teach "should do it as one speaking the very words of God." This being true, to do anything less than listen with a whole heart is missing the very words of God for us on a given day. There is no such thing as an "ordinary sermon" if the speaker is a man or woman of God.
7.   Taking notes during a sermon or lesson will help you grow as a follower of Christ.

~Taken from Family Christian Press, Sermon & Lesson Organizer

Active Listening Part II will be shared on next week's Helpful Tip Tuesday!

What Are Children Learning?

               

            
         Children Learn What They Live
           By Dorothy Law Nolte

          "If children live with criticism,

               They learn to condemn.

          If children live with hostility,

               They learn to fight.

          If children live with ridicule,

               They learn to be shy.

          If children live with shame,

               They learn to feel guilty.

          If children live with encouragement,

               They learn confidence.

          If children live with tolerance,

               They learn to be patient.

          If children live with praise,

               They learn to appreciate.

          If children live with acceptance,

               They learn to love.

          If children live with approval,

               They learn to like themselves.

          If children live with honesty,

               They learn truthfulness.

          If children live with security,

               They learn to have faith in themselves and others.

          If children live with friendliness,

               They learn the world is a nice place in which to live."

                   

More Roadside Church Signs

    Need to laugh a little?

Need to be inspired?

Need to be stirred in your thinking?

      I don't know about you, but I love to read the signs outside of church buildings. They are usually such clever, witty, and wise words about God, Christianity, and life. These church signs are not that big, so the sayings have to be short and powerful. I have to admit that in my life there have been a few times I have been going through a struggle and I'm surprised as I've driven by a church and read their sign. It spoke right to my heart about the issue at hand. God will use what He needs to in order to speak to me!

     So, as I was shopping one day I found this little book, More Roadside Church Signs Across America by Mary Compton and David Compton and had to buy it. It's a perfect little coffee table book or bedtime reading. It's filled with short honest truths. Here are some I wanted to share with you:

"Morality, like art, consists in drawing a line somewhere."

"GRACE: God's Riches At Christ's Expense."

"Practice makes perfect, so be careful what you practice."

"Life is like tennis: Serve well and you seldom lose."

"A hypocrite is a person who's not himself on Sunday."

"Why don't you stop trying to figure God out and start 

trying to figure Him in?"

"Christianity is a pilgrimage, not a sightseeing tour."

"You can give without loving but you cannot love without giving."

"Be the soul provider for your children."

"ASAP-Always Say A Prayer."

"The best vitamin for a Christian is B1."

I love these little sayings.

Leave a comment-I'd love to hear which one has spoken to your heart today?"