Song of the Month:
Mighty to Save By: Laura Story
An awesome worship song!!
Website of the Month:
A good website that has movie & music reviews from a Christian perspective.
Bible Verses:
Psalm 101:3
I will set no wicked thing before mine eyes: I hate the work of them that turn aside; [it] shall not cleave to me.
Psalm 119:10-11
With my whole heart have I sought thee: O let me not wander from thy commandments.Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee.
Romans 12:1-2
I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, [which is] your reasonable service.
And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what [is] that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.
Philippians 4:7-8
And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.
Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things [are] honest, whatsoever things [are] just, whatsoever things [are] pure, whatsoever things [are] lovely, whatsoever things [are] of good report; if [there be] any virtue, and if [there be] any praise, think on these things.
Devotion:
I would like to talk a little bit this month about our thoughts. What do you spend your time thinking about and putting your energy into? Are you keeping your mind fixed on Jesus or are things of this world taking over in the battlefield of your mind? It can be so easy to allow things to come into our minds that shouldn't be there, such as the movies & tv shows we watch, the music we listen to, the books we read and even the friends we have! Some of these things could be called "polluting influences". Let's put it this way. Think of a beautiful bowl of fruit. It has every kind of fruit you can think of. But, then I decide to put in a moldy strawberry. The whole bowl is ruined. It is kind of like that with "polluting influences". Just one bad thing, one bad book, one bad movie can influence our minds in a wrong way! Say for instance with music. When I hear a song, even just a couple times I can remember it because singing is such a good way to memorize stuff, that is if your listening to the right kind of music!
So, in conclusion, let us be careful about what we let enter into our minds, and KICK OUT THE POLLUTING INFLUENCES FROM OUR LIVES!!
Keep living for Jesus,
Deborah Martin
