C.H. Spurgeon's Evening Devotional
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"Before honour is humility."-Proverbs 15:33
    
    Humiliation of soul always brings a positive blessing with it. If we empty our hearts of self God will fill them with His love. He who desires close communion with Christ should remember the word of the Lord, "To this man will I look, even to him that is poor and of a contrite spirit, and trembleth at My word." Stoop if you would climb to heaven. Do we not say of Jesus, "He descended that He might ascend"? so must you. You must grow downwards, that you may grow upwards; for the sweetest fellowship with heaven is to be had by humble souls, and by them alone. God will deny no blessing to a thoroughly humbled spirit. "Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven," with all its riches and treasures. The whole exchequer of God shall be made over by deed of gift to the soul which is humble enough to be able to receive it without growing proud because of it. God blesses us all up to the full measure and extremity of what it is safe for Him to do. If you do not get a blessing, it is because it is not safe for you to have one. If our heavenly Father were to let your unhumbled spirit win a victory in His holy war, you would pilfer the crown for yourself, and meeting with a fresh enemy you would fall a victim; so that you are kept low for your own safety. When a man is sincerely humble, and never ventures to touch so much as agrain of the praise, there is scarcely any limit to what God will do for him. Humility makes us ready to be blessed by the God of all grace, and fits us to deal efficiently with our fellow men. True humility is a flower which will adorn any garden. This is a sauce with which you may season every dish of life, and you will find an improvement in every case. Whether it be prayer or praise, whether it be work or suffering, the genuine salt of humility cannot be used in excess.
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Thursday, May 2, 2013

Ring the Bell dvd giveaway


What an excellent Christian movie.  We are needing more of these and finding that there are some production agencies that are actually listening.  More are hitting the shelves of our stores and that is what we need good family movies.  Ring the Bell is one of those clean movies real little kids may be bored but I don't think your middle school and up would have a problem with the movie and setting through it.  The story movies along not hard to stay interested. They also have a study guide and discussion sheet for download on the web site here if you wish to use it.   I'm proud to have this opportunity to shout out about this wonderful movie and offer a copy to one of my readers. 



About Ring the Bell:
Ring The Bell shares the story of a slick, big city sports agent Rob Decker who seems to have it all. But on his latest mission to sign a high school baseball superstar, Rob becomes stranded in a small town where the simplicity of life—and the faith of the people—stand in stark contrast to his own fast-paced, win-at-all-costs mindset. Torn between these two worlds, will Rob have the courage to let faith transform his life? This heartwarming story of redemption is sure to entertain and inspire the whole family.

Ring The Bell features a host of well-known Christian music artists, such as Mark Hall along with his band Casting Crowns, Steven Curtis Chapman, and Matthew West, all who play a role in this inspirational drama. Several former and current Major League Baseball all-stars are also featured in the film: ESPN analysts John Kruk and Rick Sutcliffe (a former Cy Young Award winner), along with Ben Zobrist.

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Kristie's Notes (5/19) 
Linda's Lunacy (5/19)

This family-friendly movie was produced by Mark Miller, Beach Street Records' founder and Casting Crowns’ producer. Miller, who is also the lead singer and founder of country music group Sawyer Brown, co-wrote the script with Thomas Weber and Weber directed the production.

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11 comments:

  1. good Christian movie
    GrandMaC

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  2. looks like a good family movie. thankyou, ken pohl19@comcast.net

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  3. I like that this is a faith based family film
    marypopmom (at) yahoo (dot) com

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  4. Sounds like a really good story.

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  5. Family movie I can watch with the grandkids.

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  6. I want to hear the songs to this movie. I love Casting Crowns

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  7. Ring the Bell sounds like a movie I can enjoy with my grandchildren.
    may_dayzee (at) yahoo (dot) com

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  8. This seems wonderful. I love the idea how Rob Decker comes into a small town and meets up with finding his savior.

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  9. I would love to win this movie! Thanks for the giveaway and God Bless!!
    Sarah Richmond
    sarahrichmond.12@gmail.com
    N.C.

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  10. The previews look wonderful ! Thanks for the opportunity to win it !

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