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  This was copied from the 02/25/2024 bulletin from the Calvary Baptist Church of Portsmouth NH . Lord, Teach Me and Help Me;     Teach me, my Lord, to be sweet and gentle in all the events of life-           In the disappointments,          In the thoughtlessness of others,          In the insincerity of those I trusted,           In the unfaithfulness of those whom I relied.     Let me put myself aside          To think of the happiness of others,          To hide my little pains and heartaches  so that I may be           the only one to suffer them. Teach me to profit by the suffering that comes across my path. Let me so use it that it may mellow me;          Not harden nor embitter me;          That it may make me pa...

Copied from the Calvary Baptist Church bulletin - dated 02/18/2024 - of Portsmouth NH . Sweet Peace, The Gift OF God's Love           There comes to my heart one sweet strain, a glad and joyous refrain;           I sing it again and again. Sweet peace, the gift of God's love.     Refrain Peace, peace, sweet peace! Wonderful gift from above! Oh, wonderful, wonderful peace! Sweet peace, the gift of God's love! When Jesus as Lord I had crowned, my heart with this peace did abound; in Him the rich blessing I found, sweet Peace, the gift of God's love.     In Jesus fir I abide, and as I keep close to His side, There's nothing but peace doth betide, sweet peace, the gift of God's love.                                   P. P. Bilhorn                    Kept...

  John 3:16 “ For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. ” On a day that is celebrating love, there is a love that passes all human love. It is the love of God for mankind. He gave the greatest love by giving the greatest gift.  I recommend the part of the Bible that is referred to as the 'book of love'. It is the gospel of John .   One can read it online (like the King James Bible Online ) or other sites. One can use a phone app that allows one to read it on an electronic device (like a phone or tablet or computer). One can buy it or download it as an ebook (apps like Kindle, Nook, Google Play Books or other similar apps). One can acquire a pbook or gbook version (some places of worship offer for free or one can buy it at offline store or an online store (like Bible Shop or Christian Book or other similar places - [I will do a separate blog on places where one can get ...

  John 15:13 " Greater love hath no man than this,  that a man lay down his life for his friends. " I think this is a true sign of love that a person would lay down his life for a friend. I think it is even a greater sign of love when a man lays down his life for those who are strangers to him.  I think the greatest sign of love is when Jesus the Christ laid down His life for those who are not his friends but strangers and sinners. John 3:16 " For God so loved the world, that he gave hi s only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. " It is not only the greatest love but also the greatest gift. The gift of eternal life. John 3:15 "That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life." A simple message for St Valentines day. TomLeeM 2024 / 02 / 14 TomLeeM at Cafe Press.

  This is copied from the bulletin of the Calvary Baptist Church of Portsmouth NH . The bulletin is dated 02/11/2024.  The End! no, the Beginning?  "And a superscription also was written over him in the letters of Greek, and Latin, and Hebrew, This Is The King Of The Jews" ( Luke 23:38 ). "and one of the malefactors which were hanged railed on him, saying, If thou be Christ, save thyself and us. But the other answering rebuked him, saying, Dost thou fear God, seeing thou are in the same condition? And we indeed justify, for we receive the due reward of our deeds: but this man hath done nothing amiss. And he said unto Jesus, Lord, remember me when thou comest into they kingdom. And Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee Today shalt thou be with me in paradise." ( Luke 23:39-43 ). View these scriptures from the viewpoint of the dying thief on the cross. As he looked, he saw the first tract ever written in three different languages. He looked at the  inscription ...

  This is copied from the bulletin of Calvary Baptist Church  (error on site indicates 72 instead of the correct address of 472) of Portsmouth NH . The date of the bulletin is 02/04/2024. There are only two ways to go As we begin another year, it is hard to believe that the last year is over. We have heard for months how bad things are, and we have found the reporters still reporting that the same things that were troubling America last year are still troubling America today; in some cases things are worse. The banks and stock markets are doing well, but the rest are still trying to figure out how to make it through to the next payday. If they have a job, and what to do if they do not have a job. I believe that all of this is caused by our country's relationship with the Lord. When our nation prayed to God, prayed in school, was directed the principles first found in the Bible, families attended church together, people prayed over meals, and so on, we were blessed. Now our nat...