There’s a voice that calls to some of us
From somewhere deep inside
A voice that will not give us peace,
Until at least we’ve tried
To catch that bright elusive star,
Though foolish it may seem
To those not driven as we are
To hold on to a dream.

It’s not just thoughts of fame or wealth
That keep us hanging on
When others would have given up,
When all but hope is gone.
When sometimes even hope grows dim
And casts its faintest beam,
We wonder if it’s worth it all
To hold on to a dream.

And then that voice inside of us
That others cannot know
Tells us that our chance will come,
That we must not let go.
If we can only persevere
Someday our star till gleam!
And they’ll know why we had to try
To hold on to our dream.

Author Unknown

The Gospel of Luke movie is about the story of Jesus Christ Birth, Miracles, Crucifixion and Resurrection:

Birth:

For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord.And this shall be a sign unto you;
Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger. Luke 2:11-12

Miracle

Then he took the five loaves and the two fishes, and looking up to heaven, he blessed them, and brake, and gave to the disciples to set before the multitude.
 And they did eat, and were all filled: and there was taken up of fragments that remained to them twelve baskets.  Luke 9:16-17

Crucifixion

“And when they were come to the place, which is called Calvary, there they crucified him, and the malefactors, one on the right hand, and the other on the left.”
 Luke 23:33

Resurrection:

He is not here, but is risen: remember how he spake unto you when he was yet in Galilee, Saying,
The Son of man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men, and be crucified, and the third day rise again. Luke 24:6-7                                                                                                                                     

                                                                                                                                                    He Is Risen!

Click on movie:

When you are tired and discouraged from fruitless efforts,

God knows how hard you’ve tried.

When you’ve cried so long and your heart is in anguish,

God has counted your tears.

If you feel that your life is on hold and time passed you by,

God is waiting with you.

When you’re lonely and your friends are too busy even for a phone call,

God is by your side.

When you think you’ve tried everything and you don’t know where to turn,

God has a solution

When nothing makes sense and you are confused or frustrated,

God has the answer.

If suddenly your outlook is brighter and you find traces of hope,

God has whispered to you.

When things are going well and you have much to be thankful for,

God has blessed you.

When something joyful happens and you are filled with awe,

God has smiled upon you.

When  you have a purpose to fulfill and a dream to follow,

God has opened your eyes and called you by name.

Remember that wherever you are and whatever you are facing.

God knows!

Author Unknown

That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen
with our eyes, which we have looked upon, and our hands have handled, of the
Word of life;

2.  (For the life was manifested, and we have seen it, and bear witness, and
shew  unto you that eternal life, which was with the Father, and was manifested
unto us;)

3.  That which we have seen and heard declare we unto you, that ye also may have
declare we unto you, that ye also may have fellowship with us: and truly our
fellowship is with the Father, and with his Son Jesus Christ.

4.  And these things write we unto you, that your joy may be full.

5.  This then is the message which we have heard of him, and declare unto you, that
God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.

6.  If we say that we have fellowship with him, and walk in darkness we lie, and do
not the truth:

7.  But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another,
and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us  from all sin.

8.  If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.

9.  If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse
us from all unrighteousness.

10.  If we say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us.

He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High
shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.

2.  I will say of the LORD, He is my refuge and  my
fortress: my God; in him will I trust.

3.  Surely he shall deliver thee from the snare of the
fowler, and from the noise-some pestilence.

4.  He shall cover thee with his feathers, and under his
wings shall thou trust: his truth shall be thy shield and
buckler.

5.  Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night: nor the
arrow that flieth by day;

6.  Nor for the pestilence that walketh in darkness; nor for
the destruction that wasteth at noonday.

7.  A thousand shall fall at thy side, and ten thousand at thy
right hand; but it shall not come nigh thee.

8.  Only with thine eyes shalt thou behold and see the reward
of the wicked.

9.  Because thou hast made the LORD, which is my refuge,
even the most High, thy habitation;

10. There shall no evil befall thee, neither shall any plague come
nigh thy dwelling.

11. For he shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee in
all thy ways.

12. They shall bear thee up in their hands, lest thou dash thy foot
against a stone.

13. Thou shalt tread upon the lion and adder: the young lion and
the dragon shalt thou trample under feet.

14. Because he hath set his love upon me, therefore will I deliver
him: I will set him on high, because he hath known my name.

15. He shall call upon me, and I will answer him: I will be with him
in trouble; I will deliver him, and honour him.

16. With long life will I satisfy him, and shew him my salvation.

And if thy brother be waxen poor, and fallen in decay with thee; then thou shalt relieve him: yea, though he be a stranger, or a sojourner; that he may live with thee.
Take thou nor usury of him, or increase: but fear thy God; that thy brother may live with thee.   Leviticus 25:35-36

Thou shalt surely give him, and thine heart shall not be grieved when thou givest unto him: because that for this thing the LORD thy God shall bless thee in all thy works, and in all that thou puttest thine hand unto.
For the poor shall never cease out of the land: therefore I command thee, saying, Thou shalt open thine hand wide unto thy brother, to thy poor, and thy needy, in thy land.  Deuteronomy 15:10-11

Is not this the fast that I have chosen? to loose the bands of wickedness, to undo the heavy burdens, and let the oppressed go free, and that ye break every yoke?
Is it not to deal thy bread to the hungry, and that thou bring the poor that are cast out to thy house? when thou seest the naked, that thou cover him; and that thou hide not thyself from thine own flesh?
Then shall thy light break forth as the morning, and thine health shall spring forth speedily: and thy righteousness shall go before thee; the glory of the LORD shall be thy rereward.
Then shalt thou call, and the LORD shall answer; thou shalt cry, and he shall say, Here I am.  If thou take away from the midst of thee the yoke, the putting forth of the finger, and speaking vanity.
And if thou draw out thy soul to the hungry, and satisfy the afflicted soul; then shall thy light rise in obscurity, and thy darkness be as the noonday:
And the LORD shall guide thee continually, and satisfy thy soul in drought, and make fat thy bones: and thou shalt be like a watered garden, and like a spring of water, whose waters fail not.
Isaiah 58:6-11

He that oppresseth the poor reproacheth his Maker: but he that honoureth him hath mercy on the poor.  Proverbs 14:31

All the brethren of the poor do hate him: how much more do his friends to far from him? he pursueth them with words, yet they are wanting to him. Proverbs 19:7

Whoso stoppeth his ears at the cry of the poor, he also shall cry himself, but shall not be heard. Proverbs 21:13

He that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed; for he giveth of his bread to the poor.  Proverbs 22:9

And by chance there came down a certain priest that way: and when he saw him, he passed by on the other side.
And likewise a Levite, when he was at the place, came and looked on him, and passed by on the other side.
But a certain Samaritan, as he journeyed, came where he was: and when he saw him, he had compassion on him,
And went to him, and bound him up his wounds, pouring in oil and wine, and set him on his own beast, and brought him to an inn, and took care of him.
And on the morrow when he departed, he took out two pence, and gave them to the host, and said unto him. Take care of him; and whatsoever thou spendest more, when I come again, I will repay thee.
Which now of these three, thinkest thou, was neighbor unto him that fell among the thieves.
And he said, He that shewed mercy on him. Then said Jesus unto him, Go and do thou likewise. Luke 10:20-37

It was a cold winter’s day that Sunday. The parking lot to the church was filling up quickly. I noticed as I got out of my car that fellow church members were whispering among themselves as they walked to the church. As I got closer, I saw a man leaned up against the wall outside the church. He was almost lying down as if he was asleep. He had on a long trench coat that was almost in shreds, and a hat topped his head, pulled down so you could not see his face. He wore shoes that looked 30 years old, too small for his feet, with holes all over them. His toes stuck out. I assumed this man was homeless and asleep, so I walked on by through the doors of the church. We all gathered for fellowship for a few minutes, and someone brought up the man lying outside. People snickered and gossiped, but no one bothered to ask him to come in, including me. A few moments later, church began. We all waited for the preacher to take his place and to give us the Word, when the doors to the church opened. In came the homeless man walking down the aisle with his head down. People gasped and whispered and made faces. He made his way down the aisle and up onto the pulpit. He took off his hat and coat. My heart sank. There stood our preacher. . .he was the “homeless man.” No one said a word. The preacher took his Bible and laid it on the stand. “Folks, I don’t think I have to tell you what I am preaching about today.”

Author Unknown

The huge crowd hushed as he stepped up to speak, “We can’t keep the Christians from going to church.  We can’t keep them from reading their Bibles & knowing the truth.  We can’t even keep them from conservative values.  But we can do something else.  He paused, Everyone listened,  We can keep them from forming an intimate, abiding experience in Christ.  If they gain that connection with Jesus, our power over them is broken.  So let them go to church, let them have their conservative lifestyles, but steal their time, so they can’t gain that experience in Jesus Christ.  This is what I want you to do.  Distract them from gaining hold of their Savior and maintaining a vital connection through their day!’

“How shall we do this?”, shouted his angels. “Simply, keep them busy in the non-essentials of life and invent un-numbered schemes to occupy their minds,” he answered.

“Tempt them to spend and spend, then, borrow and borrow.  Convince the wives to go to work and the husbands to work 6 or 7 days a week, 10-12 hrs. a day, so they can afford their lifestyles.  Keep them from spending time with their children.  Tell them they are doing it  FOR their children, Hah, that one works well.  As their family fragments, soon, their homes will offer no escape from the pressures of work.”

“Over stimulate their minds so that they cannot hear THE still small voice. Entice them to play the radio or cassette player whenever they drive, to keep the TV, the VCR, and their CD’s going constantly in their homes.  And see to it that every store and restaurant in the world plays music constantly .  This will jam their minds and break that union with Christ.” “Fill their coffee tables with magazines and newspapers.  Pound their minds with the news 24 hrs. a day.  Invade their driving moments with billboards.  Flood their mailboxes with junk mail, sweepstakes, mail order catalogues, and every kind of newsletter and promotional offering, free products, services, and false hopes.”

“Even in their recreation, let them be excessive.  Have them return from their recreation exhausted, disquieted and unprepared for the coming week.  Don’t let them go out in nature.  Send them to amusement parks, sporting events, concerts and movies instead.

And when they meet for spiritual fellowship, involve them in gossip and small talk so that they leave with troubled consciences and unsettled emotion.  Don’t let them encourage or uplift each other, keep those who are gifted encouragers, especially busy and worn out.  And above all when they get together keep them from PRAYING for one another.”

“Let them be involved in soul-winning.  But crowd their lives with so many good causes they have no time to seek power from Christ.  Soon they will be working in their own strength, sacrificing their health and family unity for the good of the cause.” It was quite a convention in the end.  And the evil angels went eagerly to their assignments trying to cause Christians everywhere to get  busy, busy, busy & rush here & there.

If we are too busy for  God, then we are too busy.

Author Unknown

Hebrews 11:6 But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.

Hebrews 11:1 Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.

Acts 16:31 And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house.

Romans 1:17 For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is written, The just shall live by faith.

James 2:19 Thou believest that there is one God; thou doest well: the devils also believe, and tremble. 

Galatians 2:16 Knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law, but by the faith of Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Jesus Christ, that we might be justified by the faith of Christ, and not by the works of the law: for by the works of the law shall no flesh be justified.

Romans 5:1 Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ:

1 John 5:1 Whosoever believeth that Jesus is the Christ is born of God: and every one that loveth him that begat loveth him also that is begotten of him.

“If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins,  and cleanse us from all unrighteousness.” 1 John 1:9

Psalm 51

Have mercy upon me, O God, according to thy lovingkindness: according unto the multitude of thy tender mercies blot out my transgressions.

2. Wash me thoroughly from mine iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin.

3. For I acknowledge my transgressions: and my sin is ever before me.

4. Against thee, thee only, have I sinned, and done this evil in thy sight: that thou mightiest be justified when thou speakest, and be clear when thou judgest.

5. Behold, I was shapen in iniquity; and in sin did my mother conceive me.

6. Behold, thou desirest truth in the inward parts: and in the hidden part thou shalt make me to know wisdom.

7. Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean: wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.

8. Make me to hear joy and gladness; that the bones which thou has broken may rejoice.

9. Hide thy face from my sins, and blot out all mine iniquities.

10. Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me.

11. Cast me not away from thy presence; and take not thy holy spirit from me.

12. Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation; and uphold me with thy free spirit.

13. Then will I teach transgressors thy ways; and sinners shall be converted unto thee.

14. Deliver me from bloodguiltiness, O God, thou God of my salvation: and my tongue shall sing aloud of thy righteousness.

15. O Lord, open thou my lips; and my mouth shall shew forth thy praise.

16. For thou desirest not sacrifice; else would I give it: thou delightest not in burnt offering.

17. The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: a broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise.

18. Do good in thy good pleasure unto Zion: build thou the walls of Jerusalem.

19. Then shalt thou be pleased with the sacrifices of righteousness, with burnt offering and whole burnt offering: they shall they offer bullocks upon thine altar.