Nathan and Stacey’s 24th Anniversary

nstanford on June 16th, 2010

On June 14th,  2010, Stacey and I went out to eat.  We talked about old times and how fast life goes.  Our sons, Nathan II 21 years old, Anthony 15 years old, and Christopher 6 years old are our pride and joy.  We treasure the life they are living and the fact that they are living for God.  They are doing so well in school and have such a great future. 

 Sometimes when we look at the people we have lost and the things we could have done or could have been we could get down.  God told us,

Philippians 4:8 (King James Version)
“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.”

If we keep this in mind when we look at our lives then we can continue even in the worst of times.  We should not complain about the life we are in as God knew we would have to go through the trials we go through.  God loves us and as long as we keep him first in our lives things will turn out all right.  It rains on the Just and the Unjust.  We are a testamony to the lost that we have problems and can still live for God in spite of our problems.

Happy Anniversary Babe, 

Nathan Stanford

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Bible Memory Tips

nstanford on December 4th, 2009

Number of Bible Books…

  • Old Testament - 3 letters and 9 letters give you 39 books
  • New Testament - 3 letters times 9 letters give you 27 books

Old + New = Total

39+27=66 Books total

Old Testament (5 fingers on left hand)

  • The LAW           - 5 books (Genesis through Deuteronomy)
  • History              - 12 books (Joshua through Esther).
  • Poetry              - 5 books (Job through Song of Solomon).
  • Major Prophets   - 5 books(Isaiah through Daniel).
  • Minor Prophets   - 12 books (Hosea through Malachi).
     

New Testament (5 fingers on right hand)

  • The Gospels       -  5 books (Matthew through John)
  • History             -  1 book (Acts).
  • Pauline Epistles    - 14 books (Romans through Philemon).
  • General Epistles   - 8 books(Hebrews through Jude).
  • Prophecy            - 1 book (Revelation).

The Pauline Epistles

to Churches (Romans, I and II Corinthians, Galatians, Ephesians, Phillipians, Colossians, I and II Thessalonians)

to individuals (I and II Timothy, Titus, Philemon)

Some Cool Links

nstanford on November 17th, 2009

Some Cool Links - Not sure what else to call this post but here are some links I like to have and I like to visit.  I am sure once I post this I will think of a bunch more.  However these are some and if I have more I will make a new post to show them.

Judge not, that ye be not judged or Smile you are being watched!

nstanford on November 10th, 2009
Matthew 7
1 Judge not, that ye be not judged. 2 For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again. 3 And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother’s eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye? 4 Or how wilt thou say to thy brother, Let me pull out the mote out of thine eye; and, behold, a beam is in thine own eye? 5 Thou hypocrite, first cast out the beam out of thine own eye; and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote out of thy brother’s eye.
6 Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast ye your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn again and rend you. 7 Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you: 8 For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened. 9 Or what man is there of you, whom if his son ask bread, will he give him a stone? 10 Or if he ask a fish, will he give him a serpent? 11 If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your Father which is in heaven give good things to them that ask him? 12 Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them: for this is the law and the prophets.
13 Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat: 14 Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.
15 Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves. 16 Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles? 17 Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit. 18 A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit. 19 Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire. 20 Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them.
21 Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven. 22 Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works? 23 And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.
24 Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock: 25 And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell not: for it was founded upon a rock. 26 And every one that heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, which built his house upon the sand: 27 And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell: and great was the fall of it.
28 And it came to pass, when Jesus had ended these sayings, the people were astonished at his doctrine: 29 For he taught them as one having authority, and not as the scribes.

I hear time and time again from different people “Judge not”.  Some people like to use this verse to cover up their sin.  They tell the Christian and pastor to Judge not or don’t tell me what to do.

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WWYD?

nstanford on September 16th, 2009

What will you do?  Remember those you love and respect while they are still alive.  Great funerals are fine.  When I see Michael Jackson, Farah Fawcett, Patrick Swayze, and other such stars, I understand why so many flock to their funerals. 

I however think of the many ministers who labor each and every day that never have a big church or a big following.  We could argue the reasons why but that does not matter.  Take time to honor your minister on a day his family has NOT planned.  Surprise them with a gift when they least expect it. 

Remember if their children have holes in their shoes they might be busy praying for God to help them supply shoes for their children and not praying for your children to stay in church.  Never forget ministers are human too.

The recipe to depression is to spend two minutes thinking about yourself.  Take a moment and make sure you say something good about at least one person each day. We all can find something good to say to someone today. 

What will you do?

I think I am a tree.

nstanford on May 27th, 2009

Life can be good or bad just depends on how you look at it and what perspective you are viewing it from. We all have are rose colored glasses on viewing life from our own viewpoints.

Life being a teenager is fun, most of the time. One minute you want to run the world, and then the next minute you want to run from it. Trust me life will get better. Life is not only what you put into it but how you look at it. If you are about to graduate remember that some are not able to graduate. If you have two legs and two arms you can always do physical labor. Life can be fun when some can only see sadness. Read the rest of this entry »