Big Sky Buckeye

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John Wilbur Chapman Quote

Posted on December 5, 2022 by bigskybuckeye

It is not the ship in the water but the water in the ship that sinks it. So it is not the Christian in the world but the world in the Christian that constitutes the danger.

From Galatians 5:16-17: “Live by the Spirit, I say, and do not gratify the desires of the flesh. ¹⁷For what the flesh desires is opposed to the Spirit, and what the Spirit desires is opposed to the flesh, for these are opposed to each other, to prevent you from doing what you want.”

American-born John Wilbur Chapman (1859-1918) was a Christian evangelist who traveled much of the United States and the world. He was influenced by the preaching of D. L. Moody as well as the ministry of Billy Sunday.

Charles Stanley Quote

Posted on August 31, 2022 by bigskybuckeye

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Though our physical body ages, our soul stays young as we continually grow in the Lord.

From Psalm 92:14-15: “In old age they still produce fruit; they are always green and full of sap, showing that the Lord is upright; He is my rock, and there is no unrighteousness in Him.”

Rick Warren Quote

Posted on August 10, 2022 by bigskybuckeye

**First Lutheran Church in Circle, Montana (my church home for 22 years). (Courtesy of Pinterest)**

Only participation in the full life of a local church builds spiritual muscle.

From 1 Corinthians 3:9: “For we are God’s coworkers, working together; you are God’s field, God’s building.”

Oswald Chambers Quote

Posted on June 29, 2022 by bigskybuckeye

God cannot reveal anything to us if we have not His spirit.

From Ephesians 5:18-20: “Do not get drunk with wine, for that is debauchery, but be filled with the Spirit, as you sing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs to one another, singing and making melody to the Lord in your hearts, giving thanks to God the Father at all times and for everything in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.”

Coretta Scott King Quote

Posted on April 24, 2022 by bigskybuckeye

I’m fulfilled in what I do. I never thought that a lot of money or fine clothes–the finer things of life–would make you happy. My concept of happiness is to be filled in a spiritual sense.

From Psalm 66:10-12: “For you, O God, have tested us; you have tried us as silver is tried. You brought us into the net; you laid burdens on our backs; you let people ride over our heads; we went through fire and through water; yet you have brought us out to a spacious place.”

Life’s Flame

Posted on April 23, 2022 by bigskybuckeye

From Psalm 92:1-2: “It is good to give thanks to the Lord, to sing praises to your name, O Most High; to declare your steadfast love in the morning, and your faithfulness by night.”

Giving thanks to our Lord

Praising His divine name

Witnessing steadfast love

Faithfulness sparks life’s flame

Growing old, bearing fruit

Believing in sharing

Abiding in Jesus

Youthful spirit caring

Trusting wholly in God

Reaping harvest of gifts

Walking always with Him

Mindset shall never drift

Flourishing in His light

Listening to His Word

Shaping fresh attitude

Beatitudes now heard

Growing every day

Feeling spirit at work

Hearing positive vibes

Life follows God’s framework

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From Psalm 92:14-15: “In old age they still produce fruit; they are always green and full of sap, showing that the Lord is upright; He is my rock, and there is no unrighteousness in Him.”

Miles Neale Quotes

Posted on September 18, 2021 by bigskybuckeye

Start planting noble seeds and watch your life grow.

True refuge demands a complete and utter trust fall into the arms of reality.

Oswald Chambers Quote

Posted on September 12, 2021 by bigskybuckeye

You no more need a holiday from spiritual concentration than your heart needs a holiday from beating.

From 2 Chronicles 15:17: “But the high places were not taken out of Israel. Nevertheless the heart of Asa was true all his days.”

Buried Faith

Posted on February 24, 2021 by bigskybuckeye

From the words of American pastor and Christian author, A. W. Tozer: “Faith is the gaze of a soul upon a saving God.”

Winter’s lost, snow-covered faith

Father’s presence, long frozen

Buried faith, under deep drifts

Lack of any hope, blows in

Christ melts each frozen glacier

Ice turns to living water

Holy Spirit flows with hope

God’s Word molds, as faith’s potter

Spring arrives, God’s Holy love

Maturing into life’s fruit

Flowering trees, witness faith

Hope emerging, each new shoot

Resurrection brings new life

Hungry faith springs with fresh growth

Spirit warms forgotten hearts

Faith then hope, Christ unearths both

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From Proverbs 3:3-4: “Do not let loyalty and faithfulness forsake you; bind them around your neck, write them on the tablet of your heart. So you will find favor and good repute in the sight of God and of people.”

Oswald Chambers Quote

Posted on February 14, 2021 by bigskybuckeye

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Purity is not innocence, it is much more. Purity is the outcome of sustained spiritual journey with God. We have to grow in purity.

From Matthew 5:8: “Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God.”

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