We Do Not Worship A Dead Savior

       Oh, may God help us to realize what a precious truth we have to preach; that we are not worshiping a dead Savior; that he is a resurrected Savior, and in such a day and hour as we think not he will return... And although we do not know when that will be, there is one thing we do know, and that is that he has promised to come; and that day is not far distant; we haven't but a little while to work. As Christine Evans says: "The songs of these bursting sepulchres, when Christ shall come, will be sweeter than that song of the morning star." We shall come up from the grave, by and by, with a shout. "He is the first fruits;"  he has gone into the vale, and will call us by and by. The voice of the Son of God shall wake up the slumbering dead! Jacob will leave his lameness, and Paul will leave his thorn in the flesh; and we shall come up resurrected bodies, and be forever with the Lord. I pity those people who know nothing about the resurrection of Christ, and think Christ does not live, and was merely a man, and perished in the grave of Joseph Arimathea. What hope have they got?

       Oh, what gloom and darkness settles down upon this world, if it was not for the glorious day of resurrection. And those that have been sown in dishoner and corruption shall be raised, by and by, in glory and honor; they shall come up out of their graves, and we shall be forever with them. Oh, may this blessed truth take hold of all our hearts, and may we go out from this Tabernacle and spread the news that the Lord has risen. He has gone up on high, and he will bless the sons of men, if they will receive a blessing from him. D. L. Moody

"Be worthy of death; and so learn to live

That every incarnation of thy soul

In other realms, and worlds, and firmaments

Shall be more pure and high."

 "Abide With Me" sung by Audrey Assad.

"Come to Church for Easter Services" banner

 

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Retro "Go to Church On Sunday" banner

 

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Portrait of A Monk

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Banner of Court Jesters for Mardi Gras

Court jester banner in black and white

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Court jester banner in greens and plums

Court jester banner in purple and white

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Hit The Bullseye!

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"Joy To The World!"

 

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Vintage Photo of a Celtic Cross

 

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Sketch of William Shakespeare

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Old Photo of Vintage Brass

 

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All Is Not Lost...

All Is Not Lost...

by Susan Coolidge.

In early dawning had come the guest,

And whether from East or whether from West,

The knew not, nor asked, as he stood and bent

At the entrance of the lowly tent:

He had dipped his hand in the bowl of pod,

He had thanked and praised and called it good;

And now between his hosts he sat,

And talked of matters so deep and wise

That Eve looked up from her braiding mat

With wonderment in her beautiful eyes.

"All is not lost," the stranger said,

"Though the garden of God be forfeited;

Still is there hope for the life of man,

Still can be struggle and will and plan,

Still can be strain toward the shining goal

Which trump and becomes his sinewy soul;

Still there is work to brace his thews,

And love to sweeten the hard won way,

And the power to give, and the right to choose,

And-- " he paused; and the rest he did not say.

 

Black Cat Clip Art

Description of Clip Art: line drawing of black cat, by kathy grimm, text, "God made little black cats. We aren't bad luck and we don't prefer the company of witches, unless they feed us tuna. So please be kind this Halloween! Meow, Meow, Meow, Meow, etc...

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The Snar of Man

 

Description of Clip Art: text, "The Fear of Man Brings A Snar, But he who trusts in the LORD, will be exalted." Proverbs 29:25, shadow on the wall, fearful look, woman terrified, crocked fingers

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The Upper Room...

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Quite in The Theater Please!

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Shall We Dance?

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Send a Vintage Salute for A Soldier's Birthday!

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Frame for Fat Tuesday

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Violin with a small frame

Violin with a small frame for your local event.

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Sample of how to use the graphic. text "Sunday Night at 7:30"

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Camera rolling...

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God Goes With You

 

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God Owns Both Night and Day

 

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A bench inside the cemetery...

 

Description of Photograph: text, "When I die, bury me in the grave in which the man of God is buried; lay my bones beside his bones." 1 Kings 13:31, bench in a cemetery, graves, tombstones

 
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Drama Club Clip Art

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The Burial Procession

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The Flower Girl

 

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All Saint's Day

All Saint's Day

from Hickes' Devotions

Wake, all my hopes, lift up your eyes
And crown your heads with mirth:
See how they shine beyond the skies,
Who once dwelt on our earth.

Peace, busy thoughts; away, vain cares,
That cloy us here below:
Let us go up above the spheres,
And to each order bow.

Hail, glorious Angels, heirs of light,
The high born sons of fire;
Whose heats burn chaste, whose flames shine bright,
All joy, yet all desire.

Hail, holy Saints, who long in hope,
Long in the shadow sate;
Till our victorious Lord set ope
Heaven's everlasting gate.

Hail, great Apostles of the Lamb,
Who brought that early ray,
Which from our Sun reflected came,
And made our first fair day.

Hail, generous Martyrs, whose strong hearts
Bravely rejoiced to prove,
How weak, pale Death, are all thy darts
Compared to those of Love.  

Hail, blessed Confessors, who died
A death too, love did give;
While your own flesh you crucified,
To make your Spirit live.

Hail, beauteous Virgins, whose chaste love
Renounced all fond desires;
Who wisely fixed your hearts above;
And burnt with heavenly fires.

Hail, all you happy Spirits above,
Who make that glorious ring,
About the sparkling throne of Love,
And there for ever sing.

Hail, and among your crowns of praise,
Present this little wreath,
Which, while your lofty notes you raise,
We humbly sing beneath.

All glory to the sacred Three,
One everliving Lord,
As at the first still may He be
Belov'd, obey'd, adored.

An angel on his knees...

 

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Comedy and Tragedy Frieze

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At Harvest-Time

"Then He said to His disciples,"The harvest is plentiful,
but the workers are few." Matthew 9:37

       One of the Savior's most solemn parables is concerning the harvest-time of life, of which he says plainly, " The harvest is the end of the world." Throughout the realm of nature this is a cheery, joyous season. On every side the fair earth is yielding her most precious and life-preserving products. The sound of the gleaners cutting, cradling, stacking, and binding the golden grain, the threshers separating wheat and chaff, the sweet breath of garnered hay and corn - the combined gifts of field, orchard, and garden - bring welcome promise of abundance and good cheer for the coming months, when neither sign of leaf nor verdure will show above the frozen and snow-clad earth. So much, ah, so much depends upon the harvest- time ! If the corn-field, the vineyard, and the orchard show but a meager supply as the result of the kind of seed sown in the spring; if meadow and garden yield but indifferently, only partially filling the high lofts and wide bins which should be filled to repletion, how serious the outlook for man and beast! It was for the future - the long, barren months to come - that the farmer plowed, sowed, and planted when the year was young; and if at the end - at harvest-time - an insufficient showing proves lack of care on his part he will share the blame and shame of an unprofitable servant indeed.

       In language so clear that the unlearned and the young can understand, the Savior, in the parable of the wheat and the tares, shows that all along the journey of life mankind are sowing seed of some kind, which at the end of life is going to produce a harvest, the sure outcome of the kind of seed sown. Nature is inflexible in certain results, founded and fixed by the great Creator of nature and her laws. What the farmer sows he will be sure to reap. Never yet since the world began have men gathered grapes from a bush of thorn, or figs from a tuft of thistles. And every one throughout Christendom who is old enough and intelligent enough to read the Bible must know and understand that he occupies the place of a sower who will ultimately reap whatever is sown in the heart as to religious or irreligious belief, as to faith in Christ as a Redeemer, or as to indifference concerning the final condition of the soul. Christian at Work.

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