Timothy 4:8
For physical training is of some value, but godliness has value for all things, holding promise for both the present life and the life to come. (NIV)

Physical exercise is important, but spiritual exercise is even more essential. Both discipline and devotion are needed to make a winning athlete and an effective Christian.

Mark 2:27-28
Then he said to them, "The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath. So the Son of Man is Lord even of the Sabbath."

2:27 The Sabbath was made for man. God instituted the Sabbath to benefit man by giving him a day to rest from his labors and to be a blessing to him. The Pharisees turned it into a burden and made man a slave to their myriad of man-made regulations.
2:28 also Lord of the Sabbath. Jesus claimed He was greater than the Sabbath, and thus was God. Based on that authority, Jesus could in fact reject the Pharisaic regulations concerning the Sabbath and restore God's original intention for Sabbath observance to be a blessing not a burden.

Word meaning
Sabbath (shabbâth, "a day of rest," from shâbath, "to cease to do," "to rest".

WHY DO WE LOVE GOD/CHRIST??
Body: "I love those who love me,
and those who seek me find me"
{prov- 8-17}


Do you love GOD because of the job
u have?
Do you love JESUS because of your wealth?
or U love him because you ate yesturday?

Do love him because of a miracle happened to yo life?
May be he gave u a handsome husband / a
beautiful lady few days back?
Do you love christ because of the annointing you
have?
I don't know why you love GOD"

BUT ONE THING I KNOW IS THAT;
" HE LOVED US BEFORE WE WERE IN OUR
MOTHERS WOMBS,
HE LOVED US AND GAVE HIS LIFE ON
THE CROSS,
DIED, BURIED,
BUT ON THE THIRD DAY HE ROSE FROM
THE DEAD"

HE LOVES YOU AND ME,ITS WHY WE ARE
STILL ALIVE.
ITS NOT THAT WE KNOW HOW 2 ESCAPE DEATH,
BUT HE LOVES US.
LOVE GOD WITH ALL YOUR HEART, SOUL,MIND
AND THE BODY.
FOLLOW HIS WAYS AND LOVE HIM MORE AND MORE;

HE LOVES THOSE WHO LOVE HIM AND WHOEVER
SEEKs HIM, FINDs HIM"

Blessed is the man who listens to me,
watching daily at my doors,
waiting at my doorway. V-35.

35 For whoever finds me finds life
and receives favor from the LORD.

But whoever fails to find me harms himself;
all who hate me love death."
SAYS THE LORD OUR GOD AND REDEEMER"

^{sharing the word, som1 sent this to me on myspace.}

January 07, 2008
But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong. He chose the lowly things of this world and the despised things -- and the things that are not -- to nullify the things that are, so that no one may boast before him.
1 Corinthians 1:27-29

^{i need help with this one, coz i hav different meanings for this one.}

^{at victoria's 3rd pic}
aaaaeeeeeeeeWWWWWW!!!!!, grooooooooossss!!!!!!

Teju's part
*i get different accent*
*i no bi current*
*but if you want *
^{changes accent} i can make it less apperent. . . . LOL, that video cracks me up, i can't count the amount of tymes i hav seen it.

Psalm 90:12
Teach us to number our days aright,
that we may gain a heart of wisdom. (NIV)

In the light of eternity (vv. 1-4), life is brief-no matter how long you live. You need God's help to use your days wisely (v. 12) and joyfully (vv. 14-15). There is real satisfaction in doing God's will (v. 14; 1 John 2:17), revealing God's glory (v. 16) and growing in God's beauty (v. 17). In spite of the burdens of life and the brevity of life, life is worth living when you trust the Lord.

Psalm 90:4
For a thousand years in your sight
are like a day that has just gone by,
or like a watch in the night. (NIV)
^{this is exactly what a thousand years in the eyes of God, this is
becoz of his eternal existence.}

1 John 3:18
Dear children, let us not love with words or tongue but with actions and in truth.
For John, love is not a feeling or attitude toward others. God is love (1 John 4:8, 16), and He acts in love on our behalf (1 John 4:9-10). Love, therefore, is something one does, by keeping God's commandments (1 John 2:2-5; 5:3), "in deed and in truth" (1 John 3:18), and, above all, by loving others (1 John 2:9-11; 3:10). _{the bible has done enuf explanation 4 dis one}

January 04, 2008
But when the kindness and love of God our Savior appeared, he saved us, not because of righteous things we had done, but because of his mercy. He saved us through the washing of rebirth and renewal by the Holy Spirit, whom he poured out on us generously through Jesus Christ our Savior, so that, having been justified by his grace, we might become heirs having the hope of eternal life.
Titus 3:4-7

Basically telling us that through the death of our lord Jesus Christ we are free from sin (but we hav to admit/confess our sins to God first, then he would forgive us. . . . . that is admitting we hav sinned coz if we don't, its lyk knowing you are sick but you don't want to tell your doctor, so tell me how he(the doctor) would give you treatment). . . .

ok oh Bolaji, ^{p.s my own is coming soon, but its not my song. its a gospel song sha. .}

davidif:

that is what is raining now, that is what's in vogue. . . leave her alone jo

@betty
Abeg o, i don't like my women lepa-ish, they gotta be thick, you know have some meat on there body and not looking like a broom stick or worst of all like a super model. If the girl is thin she better be incredibly, outrageaously cute for me to consider her, like some black supermodel i saw on TV the other day she was ridiculously gorgeous. That is the only technicality to the rule my sista.

Hmm DAVID!!!!!! ^{something to hold unto abi} I understand. but she is not your wife she is the other david's wife (BECKHAM). . maybe he lyks her skinny. ^{i still think she looks fabulous}

@zigbo,
agreed she wasn't this skinny, but she was slim then. She just lost a few pounds,

davidif:

lepa lepa lepastic

dats what is raining now, dats wat's in vogue. . . leave her alone jo ^{if shez fat, its anoda story} afta having kids. its not easy ooo!!!.

cooljoe:

I feel for her, she's such a good actress, with good looks, and a nice accent to match.

I disagree with you on that.

hey!!, she looks fabulous. . . . she has always been skinny. . . . . . even since spice girls started.

January 03, 2008
If you really keep the royal law found in Scripture, "Love your neighbor as yourself," you are doing right.
James 2:8

SIR YOU HAV UP TO 20 THREADS ON THIS SAME TOPIC NOW!!!!
common STICK TO ONE ABEG abeg abeg!!, u hav been told dis b4,
Give odas spaces and chances now!!!!

oludayo20:

Hi All,
Welcome to the New year,a year of new begining and of fulfilling God's purposes in our lives,God is faithful!Ability to hear God clearly this year is the road to being distinguished this year,, though shall hear a voice,behind you saying this is the way walk ye in it, ,the lord shall order the step of the righteous, commit your way unto the lord, this are some of the numerous verses in the Bible detailing about God's commitment to lead us.This morning we'll be spending considerable time discussing about learning to hear God in fulfilling our destiny.
Our text:Heb 5:14, who because of practise have their senses trained to discern good and evil,

The writer to the Hebrews says,'Solid food is for the mature,who because of practise have their senses trained to discern good and evil.'with maturity comes the increased capacity to see things from God's angle.What an advantage!Mature believers can filter everything that comes their way through the grid of God' word,discerning His will,obeying what He tells them to do.As a result they walk in God's blessing.They pick up signals that immature believers don't have the capacity to grasp,receive or interpret,even though they may be able to communicate some doctrinal facts.
Here's an illustration from everyday life.Suppose you want your daughter to respond with love and trust,but you also want to teach her not to come running when a stranger offers her sweet to get into their car.Your challenge is,your daughter's reasoning powers aren't mature enough to distinguish between someone who loves her,but without maturity she's unable to apply it correctly in a real life situation.So you keep reinforcing the lesson because your child can't always discern a good situation from a bad one.Are you getting the idea?The writer to the Hebrews states,, who because of practise have their senses trained to discern good and evil.'To mature,you must spend time daily in God's word.But you must do more;you must practise it's principles in all your affairs.Only then can you know and enjoy what's good for you.God is committed to as many that will yield to Him,as many that will say 'here am I lord talk to me,lead me and as you do that today God almighty will according to His word talk to you,lead you and direct throughout this year,and you know what!once God is committed,your all round victory this year is fully guaranteed.
The Lord is good.Have a great day!.

Sir this is one of your NUMEROUS POSTS of the same Topic
COULD YOU KINDLY STICK TO ONE!!!, SOM1 has told you this before,
PLEASEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!! give odas chances to
post dier own topic, YOU HAV OVA 5 OF THIS SAME THREAD.

Seun:

A dream is just your brain trying to make sense of your experiences during the day.

no offence, but you are wrong!!!!!

Certain dreams have meanings but you need to know the ones from God and the ones you yourself want to dream about yeah.
Remember God spoke to his prophet in dreams (e.g Joseph the Dreamer).

Numbers 12:6
", If there is a prophet among you, I the Lord make myself known to him in a vision, I speak with him in a dream, "

ACTS 2:14-21
(14) "But Peter, standing with the eleven, lifted up his voice and addressed them, "Men of Judea and all who dwell in Jerusalem, let this be known to you, and give ear to my words. (15) For these men are not drunk, as you suppose, since it is only the third hour of the day; (16) but this is what was spoken by the prophet Joel:"

17) "And in the last days it shall be, God declares, that I will pour out my Spirit upon all Flesh, and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams; (18) yea, and on my menservants and my maidservants in those days I will pour out my Spirit; and they shall prophesy. (19) And I will show wonders in the heaven above and signs on the earth beneath, blood, and fire, and vapor of smoke;”

take a look at this post
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The Bible is literally filled with terms that are related to symbolisms. God spoke to his prophets in dreams and visions and Jesus spoke in parables. Why ? Not so that it would be easy to understand but because it made it hard for those who had their own "brand of truth" to understand it. (Mark 4:10 Luke 10:21-22)
There are those who believe this day has come and gone, but I am here to tell you they were only shadows of things yet to come. Things which are taking place even at this very time. The workings of the Holy Spirit of God in the past were only a small sample of the things He has planned for this world. I would also add that many of those events were symbolic of things yet to come. Also, God has consistently hidden the truth and verifications for the truth of different things in plain sight using several different methods yet only few ever discover these things. Like the secret Bible Code found in the Old Testament, and other clues for different things like Mount Zion, the altar to God mentioned in Isaiah 19:18-20 and the Chief Corner Stone that was rejected by the builders.

In this day and age, knowledge has increased. There are signs in heaven all ready and people are being contacted by the spirit of God. They are having dreams and visions and are prophesying concerning the works of God and things yet to come. They are being given an understanding of things written in the scriptures and they are virtually coming out of the "woodwork."

There are signs in the heavens, there are "UFO" sightings and "Landings" being reported worldwide. There are crop circles appearing in various places on earth. There are supernatural contacts being made, and many are being described as a religious experience. Are they "aliens," "demons," or "angels"? Perhaps some of each, but we must take notice of these events. We must consider what is written in the scriptures and ask our own questions. Were the “Sons of God” that were mentioned in Genesis aliens or angels? Could it be they are just different terms to describe the same things? One of the books of Enoch says they were the Gregori and he called them both “great and giant men” as well as fallen angels.

The scriptures say that God’s prophets were a strange and peculiar people. It says that God spoke to them in dreams and visions. Are there still prophets yet to this day? Of course there are. People still have dreams and visions. Some of these "prophets" are very strange people who have knowledge of things that make many people wonder. Some say they are just “crazy people” and others say, "Who are they and what are they doing here?”

Having a better understanding of your dreams can also give you a better and deeper understanding of certain historical writings as well as certain other things in the world around us.

Less romantic movies, more inspirational ones, unpredictable titles and story lines (i.e you can already predict the end of the movie from the title, or 10 mins into the movie which is so NOT right). LESS REPITITON OF THE SAME ACTORS/ACTRESSES WITH SAME ROLES ALL THE TIME. The projection of the voices/sound tracks should be balanced, at times when watching naija movies, some parts wuld be to low (you won't be able to hear anything) and other tyms its too loud, (you hav to tune down the volume). DEY SHOULD START USING NAIJA SONGS FOR SOUNDTRACKS AND NOT FOREIGN ONES (e.g asa, ty bello, 2face, d'banj, p-square, sasha etc) dey shoul NEVA use them westlife songs again (outdated),

PRICELESS STUFF, my BIBLE!!!!!!!

Mustay:

this is like asking

between oprah show and Tyra show; whoz copying who

soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo huz copying who?

Thanx!!

January 02, 2008
Wise men store up knowledge, but the mouth of a fool invites ruin.
Proverbs 10:14

4GET THE PAST===dis is 2008.
Body: "This is what the LORD says—
he who made a way through the sea,
a path through the mighty waters,
who drew out the chariots and horses,

the army and reinforcements together,
and they lay there, never to rise again,
extinguished, snuffed out like a wick: "


"Forget the former things;
do not dwell on the past.
See, I am doing a new thing!
Now it springs up; do you not perceive it?
{Isaiah 43-16-19--}

Brethen, forget the failures of 2007;
This is 2008, and GOD is saying today
that he is DOING SOMETHING NEW:
DON'T YOU PERCIEVE IT?
HE IS A MIGHTY GOD AND A MIRACLE WORKER.
NOTHING IS IMPOSSIBLE WITH HIM.

2008 is year of begining agian.
forget not the former failures,
forget the tears you cried in 2007.
forget and forgive all who wronged u back ago,
he the lord has spoken and he is not a son of
man to lie.
He is doing something new in our lives.
we are alive for a purpose.
Its not by mistake for us to be in 2008.
The devil tried but GOD had good plans for us.

"Do not dwell on the past, let nothing
make you think like u have been in 2007.
This is a new year of begining again.
Begin again all what you tried last yr.
Begin again to minister like u have never.
Bring the devil to bow down ,
Let your enemies be put to silence;
They must know who u're in the kingdom
of heaven.
We are GOD's childrens, and not of the devil.
The world must see who we serve;

Forget the past dear beloved,
don't be affraid because you failed
last year.
This is 2008, rejoice like u have never be4;
Ask GOD's hand to be upon you this year.
Be strong and of Good courage.
Seek the lord with all your soul, mind
and the body;

He will do it,because he is able.
He has promised and he will accomplish it;
YOUR'E ALIVE 4 A PURPOSE ;
ITS NOT THAT, WE KNOW HOW TO ESCAPE DEATH;
BUT ITS BY HIS GRACE AND PLANS TO US"
PRAISE HIM FOR THE BREATH U HAVE.

I love u brethen,friends and wish u a HAPPY NEW YEAR'
LET IT BE FULL OF JOY, PEACE AND LOVE 2WARDS ALL
PEOPLE;
4GET THE PAST.

yanye:

kanye isn't a cry baby!!! his songs r inspirational! as for you gals caln him your *husband* he is already taken by me so keep dreaming, stronger is d shit!!!!

Hez in my house now. . . ., am his wife. . . LOL, stop claiming oh, i will send boiz to brush you oh LOL. . . .

Aladdin
Cinderella (all time classic, will keep being peeps fav for generations to come)
sleeping beauty
Lion king
beauty and the beast

Jeremiah 29:11
For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. (NIV
Verse 11 is a powerful promise to claim when you are "in exile." God thinks about you personally and is planning for you. His plans are for peace, not war, so you need not fear the future. His plans are purposeful, so let Him work out His will. No matter how difficult your situation may be, do not waste your suffering by resisting God.

Jer-emiah was speaking to the people of Judah in a time of national disaster. The Babylonians were about to take Jerusalem and destroy the holy city. The people who heard Jeremiah's words would soon be carried from their homeland and resettled in pagan Babylon. Yet through Jeremiah, God promised that one day the Jews would return to their homeland. The national disaster was not a sign that God had abandoned them, nor should His present discipline make them give up hope. Instead, the people of Judah could take comfort in the fact that God planned to do them good. In spite of the present distress, in God they had hope and a future.

December 30, 2007
"But go and learn what this means: 'I desire mercy, not sacrifice.' For I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners."
Matthew 9:13

Jesus was tryna say he dint come for just the righteous but sinners too, lemme use an example. A doctor obviousli knows he isn't
goin to be treating healthy peolple when on his job. He knows he'll attend to ill/sick or sick ones.. Another example; the good Sheperd and the
lost sheep, the good sheperd would obviously leave the others to go and look for the lost sheep. This is exactly what Jesus was driving at. . . . . .

zigbo:

i thot it was gona be crap. . .but it is actually rily nice. i like the "i can make it less apparent" part

ME too

@ Bolaji. . . . . . .

did you have to use N***a more than 5 tymes, i wasn't even hearing what you were saying. . . LOL

IF IT HADN'T BEEN GOD, 
Body:  If the LORD had not been on our side—
let Israel say-
if the LORD had not been on our side
when men attacked us,
when their anger flared against us,
they would have swallowed us alive
the flood would have engulfed us,

the torrent would have swept over us,
the raging waters
would have swept us away.
Praise be to the LORD,
who has not let us be torn by their teeth.

We have escaped like a bird
out of the fowler's snare;
the snare has been broken,
and we have escaped.
Our help is in the name of the LORD,
the Maker of heaven and earth.
{PSALMS 124}

Somebody pliz, praise GOD"
He has been on our side,
our enemies would have defeated us,
but because of his love and grace towards his
children, we escaped;
Halleluah"

Think about all the battles he has fought for u and I.
He is a mighty GOD and saviour.
The lord has been good to us since we were born;
He has not left us alone.
We wouldn't have been alive right now"

Praise the lord all you his saints,
Let him alone be above everything.
ABOVE WHAT WE SEE,
ABOVE ALL WE HAVE,
LET HIM BE ABOVE YOUR DAD
AND MUM.
HE MUST BE PUT FIRST BE4 ALL THINGZ.
AMEN.

Praise the living GOD for all he has done in for u.
He has done great things, works 4 us.
DO WE PAY FOR THE BREATH WE TAKE IN AND OUT?
WHAT CAN YOU GIVE TO GOD FOR THAT LIFE?
CAN You GIVE HIM YO CAR,
YO HOUSE,
YO MONEY?

"No, we can't give him any of that"
We only need to praise him and worship
his name;
He alone is GOD of all creations.
He has been mindful of us at all times.
Think about all the challenges, problems,
he has fought for you and me"
366 DAIZ!!!!!!! NOT EASY!!!, but we made it,
by his Grace.
HALLELUAH,
AMEN?
"SOMEBODY THANK GOD FOR THE BREATH You TAKE IN AND OUT"
SAY TO HIM, THANK You JESUS;
LIFT HIM HIGHER, AND WORSHIP HIM.
GOD IS GOOD ALL THE TIME,
AND ALL THE TIME, GOD IS GOOD.
HE WAS, HE IS AND HE WILL;
THERE IS NOTHING TOO HARD FOR HIM.
HE ALONE IS OUR HELP.

BLESSED BE THE NAME OF OUR LORD AND ROCK.
DURING THE END OF THIS YEAR, GO BE4 HIM
AND THANK HIM FOR ALL HE HAS DONE 4 You.
HE HAS BEEN ON OUR SIDE DEAR BRETHEN"

" I WILL BLESS HIS NAME AS LONG AS I STILL HAVE
BREATH"
DISCOVER THE PURPOSE OF YOUR LIFE RIGHT NOW:
^{someone posted this on myspace, SHARING THE WORD}