#42/ 12 Jan 2002

          P O S I T I V E     W O R D S
               Editor: Peter Wade

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ITS A NEW YEAR!
   You can begin again! 
   You can make your days count! 
   You can show forth the Christ in you!

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We've been away, but many have already visited the updated web
site and read the article by Peter Wade on "How to Have a
Successful Year" . You can also hear the
teaching "You Can Begin Again" by Peter Wade.
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RADIO IS 100 YEARS OLD THIS MONTH!
Yes, its hard to believe but a century has passed since Marconi
sent the first morse code message by wireless across the
Atlantic. It took a few years after that to really develop and
become the major source of news and entertainment for millions
worldwide. You will see many articles and reports later in
January about this event.
   On the other hand, Internet Radio is just a year or two old,
and has similar growing pains to wireless radio. You might notice
some of these in Internet congestion, break-ups in reception, and
other problems. But keep trying to tune in, either to Internet
Radio or Radio on Demand. 
   So far we have not had large numbers of listeners, but you can
help us -- every email can have a signature, so help us to get
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    I get my inspiration from InChristRadio.net, 24/7 ! 
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COMING...
"I'm Excited About Ephesians" by Peter Wade -- two audio CDs on
chapters one and two of Ephesians (in production, available later
this month). 

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                    THE KEY TO POWER 

And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the
renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and
acceptable and perfect will of God (Romans 12:2 NKJV)

God's Word has much to say about the mind of the believer. A life
of victory and power for the glory of God is mine if I search the
Bible for the keys to renewing the mind. It is possible for me to
have an active, controlled mind, resting confidently and
expectantly upon the positive Word of God.
   Today there is a tremendous battle for the mind of man:
political parties, advertising, the media in general, are all
clamoring for my attention. In II Corinthians 4:4 I am told
clearly and distinctly that the way Satan stops people from
becoming believers is by blinding their minds.
   "Whose minds the god of this age [that is, Satan] has blinded,
who do not believe, lest the light of the gospel of the glory of
Christ, who is the image of God, should shine on them."
   In the gospels I can also see this truth. In John 13:2 I read:
"And supper being ended, the devil had already put into the heart
of Judas Iscariot, Simon's son, to betray Him." The devil had
"put into the heart", that is, the seat of the personal life, the
mind, of Judas Iscariot that now was the time to betray Jesus.
Satan works on our minds to get his work done, to achieve his
purposes. (From "Renewing Your Mind", Chapter 1, by Peter Wade,
adapted by Hildy Matthews.)
   AFFIRMATION: God has supplied me with all the keys for
renewing my mind. I am searching the Bible for these keys, to
believe them and act upon them.

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In the story of the prodigal son, Jesus does not dwell on the
prodigal's motive for return. The younger son feels no sudden
remose nor burst of love for the father he insulted. Rather, he
tires of a life of squalor and returns out of selfish motives.
Apparently it matters little to God whether we approach him out
of desperation or out of longing. -- Philip Yancey.

[God] is strong enough to exult in monotony. It is possible that
God says every morning, "Do it again" to the sun, and every
evening, "Do it again" to the moon. It may not be automatic
necessity that makes all daisies alike; it may be that God makes
every daisy separately, but has never got tired of making them.
It may be He has the eternal appetite of infancy; for we have
sinned and grown old, and our Father is younger than we. -- G.K.
Chesterton.

The Christian ideal has not been tried and found wanting. It has
been found difficult; and left untried. -- G.K. Chesterton

   From "Soul Survivor" by Philip Yancey. 

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INSIGHTS FROM EVERY BOOK OF THE BIBLE
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G. Campbell Morgan was a well-known preacher and writer of over
60 books from the first half of the 20th century. In this spot
each issue we reproduce a comment from one verse in every chapter
of the Bible. We continue with Paul's second letter to Timothy.

"Fulfil thy ministry" (II Timothy 4:5)

That was the very last word of Paul in the nature of a charge to
Timothy concerning his responsibilities as a minister of Christ.
He emphasized it by some great words concerning his own ministry.
Afterwards, he gave him certain charges of a personal nature, but
on that high note he ended so far as Timothy's responsibilities
to his Lord concerning the Truth and the Church were concerned.
It was a call to make full proof of his service; that is, so to
discharge it that there could be no question as to its
authenticity. It is a great word, and all those called to serve
Christ, in whatever capacity, do well to take heed of it. 
   How often our service is unequal! Sometimes it begins well,
and then it wilts, it slackens, it evaporates. Sometimes it is
characterized by irregularities occasioned by yielding to the
insidious forces that are ever the enemies of constant and
consistent endeavour. Paul dared to refer to his own example. He
was nearing the end, hut looking back he could say, "I have
fought the good fight; I have finished the course; I have kept
the faith." What a glorious ending to a life of service. Well may
we earnestly desire so to finish. 
   But the finishing depends upon the way of the going. In words
immediately preceding this final injunction, the Apostle had
revealed the secrets of obedience: "Be thou sober in all things;
suffer hardship; do the work of an evangelist." These words need
no interpretation, but they demand careful thought. The last
charge: "Do the work of an evangelist," may not be for us all;
but the former two: "Be sober in all things," and "Suffer
hardship," are for everyone.

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NEW THINGS IN THE NEW CREATION (II Cor. 5:17) by F.E. Marsh:
1. A New Aim: to please the Lord -- verse 9 RV.
2. A New Association: oneness with the Lord -- verse 14.
3. A New Attitude: to live "unto Him" Who loved us -- verse 15.
4. A New Activity: to walk by faith -- verse 7.
5. A New Attachment: to be fused by the love of Christ -- vs 14.
6. A New Ambassage: to deliver the message of reconciliation --
verse 20.
7. A New Assurance: about the future -- verses 1-7.

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