Psalms to Calm Anxiety 

  Psalm 121:1-2

  1.Lift up my eyes to the Hills. From where does my help come?   

  2.My help comes from the Lord who made Heaven and earth.

 Psalm 116:4-6

 4.Then I call on the name of the Lord: "O save me!"     

 

5.The Lord is gracious and righteous: our God is full of compassion. 

 

 6.The Lord protects the simplehearted: when I was in great need, he saved me.

   Psalm 103:11-12

11.For as high as the heavens are above the earth, so great is his love for those who fear him.

12.As far as the east is from the west, so far has he removed our transgressions from us.  

Psalm 27:1

 1.The Lord is my light and my salvation........

whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life ------of whom shall I be afraid?

 

Psalm 34:18

18.The Lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit.

Psalm 40:11

 11.Do no withhold your mercy from me, O Lord; may your love and your truth always protect me.

Psalm 62:5-7

  5.Find rest, O my soul, in God alone; my hope comes from him.

  6.He alone is my rock and my salvation; he is my fortress, I will not be shaken.

To God Be the Glory forever and ever Amen!

Commit to the Lord!

The Will Of God!

God Is Good

Developing a healthy perspective of God’s Goodness:


1. Open your eyes to God’s goodness all around you every day 
2. Develop a consistent daily habit of thanksgiving 
3. Speak often of His goodness to others. Do good to others. 
4. Reflect on God’s goodness in your hard times.  
5. Meditate on your sin and God’s gracious provision at the cross.
6. Memorize and meditate on passages that speak of God’s goodness.

Countess Demetria

The Beatitudes

Sermon on the Mount

Matthew 5: 1-11

1 Now when he saw the crowds, he went up on a mountainside and sat down. His disciples came to him,

2 and he began to teach them saying:

3 "Blessed are the poor in spirit,
for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

4 Blessed are those who mourn,
for they will be comforted.

5 Blessed are the meek,
for they will inherit the earth.

6 Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness,
for they will be filled.

7 Blessed are the merciful,
for they will be shown mercy.

8 Blessed are the pure in heart,
for they will see God.

9 Blessed are the peacemakers,
for they will be called sons of God.

10 Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness,
for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.


11 "Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of me.


12 Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you.

Click on link to see the referances on the website I found it from.

Countess Demetria 2012

Ash Wednesday

Today is Ash Wednesday, the beginning of Lent–a time in which people traditionally choose to give up an activity or behavior that’s distracting them from God.

Ash Wednesday, the first day of the season of Lent. Throughout Lent, many Christians choose to prepare themselves (through prayer, repentance, and reflection) to celebrate Easter, the commemoration of Christ’s resurrection.

Lent is a quieter event than most other holidays—it calls us to personal reflection rather than to outward celebration. You may have seen people walking around with an ash mark on their foreheads today—many Christians choose to mark Ash Wednesday with a cross-shaped mark of ash. For some people, Lent is also a time of self-denial, in which they choose to give up something (anything from a certain type of food to a personal habit) as a way to help them focus on the meaning of the season.

Ash Wednesday, in the Western Church, the first day of Lent, being the seventh Wednesday before Easter. On this day ashes are placed on the foreheads of the faithful to remind them of death, of the sorrow they should feel for their sins, and of the necessity of changing their lives. The practice, which dates from the early Middle Ages, is common among Roman Catholics, Anglicans and Episcopalians, and many Lutherans; it was also adopted by some Methodists and Presbyterians in the 1990s.

Here is a scripture that is read sometimes when the ash is placed on the forehead in the shape of a cross.

Genesis 3:19 (NIV)

¹⁹ By the sweat of your brow
you will eat your food
until you return to the ground,
since from it you were taken;
for dust you are
and to dust you will return."

Erin O'Malley

The Preacher's Visit - A funny joke

Even Jesus Laughed

Sarah hadn't been to church lately, so her minister thought he'd go pay her a visit and see how the 85 year old church matriarch was doing. He knocked on her door and after a time he heard her spirited voice holler "Hello, who is it?"

"It's Reverend Dave", he answered.
"OH Hi-Come in, Come in, how's the church doing?" She said.

"Great! The Smith's had their little baby girl, and Mary and Tom got married- Everything is wonderful. But I just wanted to see how you are doing. We've missed you."

"Well, I haven't been feeling too well lately. I had quite the root canal last week- they are trying to save the few survivors."

Just then the phone rang and she excused herself to get it. The minister sat near a table with an old reader's digest and a bowl of peanuts. After a few minutes passed,he started flipping through the magazine. After another ten minutes or so, he heard his stomach growl and began to get restless,so he started in on the bowl of peanut while he read. After a while,he suddenly realized that he had eaten the whole bowl of peanuts.

Just then Sarah returned and said, "Oh I sure am sorry, that was my sister from Pittsburgh. She only calls once per month so when she does we have to catch up on everything." The minister, feeling a little embarrassed, said "I must also apologize. While you were gone I got hungry and ate all the peanuts in your little bowl there.

Mrs. Jones replied, "Oh that's ok. Since the root canal, the best I
can do is suck all the chocolate off of 'em!"

I wanted to bring you something funny this time. I hope you enjoy it, and it brings a smile to your face or hopefully a laugh.

God Bless You All!

Erin