From "expect" via podcast by Erwin McManus

There are some of us who are like the walking dead because when we wake up in the morning there is not something compelling, something that demands our lives, something that demands our existence.

The difference between those who overcome failure and those are overcome by failure:
Those overcome by failure take failure personally, think it is pervasive and view it as permanent. Those who overcome failure do not take it personally, do not think is is pervasive and do not view it as permanent. From Learned Optimism, Martin Seligman.

35 So do not throw away your confidence; it will be richly rewarded. 36 You need to persevere so that when you have done the will of God, you will receive what he has promised. 37 For in just a very little while, "He who is coming will come and will not delay. 38 But my righteous one will live by faith. And if he shrinks back, I will not be pleased with him." 39 But we are not of those who shrink back and are destroyed, but of those who believe and are saved.

Hebrews 10:35-39

More Later On, Nethery

Oh Yeah!!!

A Child's Bible Report. Just For Fun. :)

Through the eyes of a child: The Children's Bible in a Nutshell
In the beginning, which occurred near the start, there was nothing but God, darkness, and some gas. The Bible says,'The Lord thy God is one, but I think He must be a lot older than that. Anyway, God said, 'Give me a light!' and someone did. Then God made the world. He split the Adam and made Eve. Adam and Eve were naked, but they weren't embarrassed because mirrors hadn't been invented yet. Adam and Eve disobeyed God by eating one bad apple, so they were driven from the Garden of Eden. Not sure what they were driven in though, because they didn't have cars. Adam and Eve had a son, Cain, who hated his brother as long as he was Abel. Pretty soon all of the early people died off, except for Methuselah, who lived to be like a million or something. One of the next important people was Noah, who was a good guy, but one of his kids was kind of a Ham. Noah built a large boat and put his family and some animals on it. He asked some other people to join him, but they said they would have to take a rain check. After Noah came Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. Jacob was more famous than his brother, Esau, because Esau sold Jacob his birthmark in exchange for some pot roast. Jacob had a son named Joseph who wore a really loud sports coat. Another important Bible guy is Moses, whose real name was Charlton Heston. Moses led the Israel Lights out of Egypt and away from the evil Pharaoh after God sent ten plagues on Pharaoh's people. These plagues included frogs, mice, lice, bowels, and no cable TV. God fed the Israel Lights every day with manicotti. Then he gave them His Top Ten Commandments. These include: don't lie, cheat, smoke, dance, or covet your neighbor's stuff. Oh, yeah, I just thought of one more:Humor thy father and thy mother. One of Moses' best helpers was Joshua who was the first Bible guy to use spies. Joshua fought the battle of Geritol and the fence fell over on the town. After Joshua came David. He got to be king by killing a giant with a slingshot. He had a son named Solomon who had about 300 wives and 500 porcupines. My teacher says he was wise, but that doesn't sound very wise to me. After Solomon there were a bunch of major league prophets. One of these was Jonah, who was swallowed by a big whale and then barfed up on the shore. There were also some minor league prophets, but I guess we don't have to worry about them. After the Old Testament came the New Testament. Jesus is the star of The New. He was born in Bethlehem in a barn. (I wish I had been born in a barn too, because my mom is always saying to me, 'Close the door! Were you born in a barn?' It would be nice to say, 'As a matter of fact, I was.') During His life, Jesus had many arguments with sinners like the Pharisees and the Democrats. Jesus also had twelve opossums.The worst one was Judas Asparagus. Judas was so evil that they named a terrible vegetable after him. Jesus was a great man. He healed many leopards and even preached to some Germans on the Mount. But the Democrats and all those guys put Jesus on trial before Pontius the Pilot. Pilot didn't stick up for Jesus. He just washed his hands instead. Anyways, Jesus died for our sins, then came back to life again. He went up to Heaven but will be back at the end of the Aluminum. His return is foretold in the book of Revolution.

CAN

Do all the good you can, by all the means you can, in all the ways you can, in all the places you can, at all the times you can, to all the people you can, as long as you can. - Charles Wesley

A Point to Ponder

Carefully avoid in yourself those things which disturb you in others. - T. aKempis

Prayer - Listening

Hearing God's Voice is a good link to visit and peruse for your personal growth.

How To Listen To God is a good book on listening to and obeying God.

Quote For Thought

"It's amazing how many people who are standing alone wish they weren't." Eric Bryant

I have stood alone and did not like it. I have gone into rooms alone and did not like it. I have walked into a gatherings alone and did not like it. It is no fun. I can tell you that when I was standing alone and a person came over and introduced themselves to me and began a light conversation it felt good. It was comforting. I can tell you that had people not walked up to me years ago I may not be serving Christ or following Christ. Thanks to Terry Hitt, Mr. and Mrs. Burks, Mr. and Mrs. Hathaway, Kyle Klemcke, Bill Pursely, Debbie Morgan, David Levell, Bill Lovelace, and many others who introduced themselves to me when I was standing alone or maybe I just felt I was standing alone. "Hi, my name is ..."

Letter From God

Lamentations 3:21-26

21 Yet this I call to mind and therefore I have hope:
22 Because of the LORD's great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail.
23 They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.
24 I say to myself, "The LORD is my portion; therefore I will wait for him."
25 The LORD is good to those whose hope is in him, to the one who seeks him;
26 it is good to wait quietly for the salvation of the LORD.

To Ponder

God loves us the way we are, but He loves us too much to leave us that way. - Leighton Ford

Cardboard Stories By Richland Hills

The link below will take you to the video clip Sunrise showed in the weekend worship experience on 2-1-09.

http://www.rhchurch.org/pages/cardboard-testimonies/

Economy Encouragement - The Bailout Bull

Dave Ramsey on the Financial Situation in America

Randy Forbes on the Bailout

A Model Prayer From Jesus

Some thoughts about the Lord's Prayer. This is a decent link to gain some insight into the Lord's Prayer.

1st Grade Teacher - Thank God

I have had recent correspondence with my brother, sister, mom and my first grade Teacher. Miss Schaffner was a Nethery family favorite at City View School in Wichita Falls, TX. I remember her being strict yet very nice. First grade was the best three years of my life (JK). I visited with my mom about her today. We both had very positive comments and memories. My brother and I do not remember many of our elementary teachers, but we remember Miss Schaffner. She came into contact with our family recently through my brothers website. Cool stuff. My sister and I corresponded with her just this week via email. She was kind, gracious and still a teacher. What a lady. While I was serving at First Baptist Church in Henrietta, TX Miss Schaffner had moved back into Henrietta and became a member of FBC. That was cool. I got to see her almost every weekend. Kept me on my toes because I did not want Miss Schaffner's paddle coming out for business. What fun. So cheers to Miss Schaffner-Teauge. Miss Schaffner, I apologize for not holding my pencil and pen properly while writing. You taught me the proper method, I just can't remember, but I can spell NETHERY.

"I thank my God every time I remember you." Philippians 1:3

Say Hello To Your Neighbor

Older Man Dies In Cold Weather

This article is heart breaking. It is sad that the man died. But what is really sad is the reaction of family members, neighbors and people who should take responsibility, yet are blaming others. God help us. God help us. By the way, say, "hello", to your neighbor.

Helping The Homeless, Part 3

Leadership Thought - Vision

Vision is at the very core of leadership. Take vision away from a leader and you cut out his or her heart. Vision is the fuel that leaders run on. It's the fire that ignites the passion of followers. - Bill Hybels, Courageous Leadership (Zondervan, 2002)

Guest Blog, Pam Doane: Blessing - Helping - Serving - Making A Difference

Our church is hosting a place for the homeless to sleep this week. It started out as usual with many helping and then as the week goes on it tapers off. We have been averaging around 115 homeless people looking for a warm place to sleep and a hot meal (last night we had 111). They come with only the clothes on their back. We have had the people in our church provide coats, toiletry items, etc. (Back in November our church started a coat drive and it ended in December. They had to be clean coats if they were not new.) We were able to provide a warm coat for most who needed one. We also had clothing for those who needed warm clothing.

We even had a group of young boys from a boys home come and help serve. Their leader stated that it would be good for them to give back to their community. They were all eager to help and I pray they came away as I did with a full heart of joy knowing we did something good for someone who needed it.

If you have not had an opportunity to help in a soup kitchen or something similar to what our church is doing I highly recommend it. You will come away so appreciative of what God has blessed you with (a warm bed, a hot shower, a soft chair to sit in, etc.) all the little things we take for granted on a daily basis.

With Love and Many Blessings,
Pam

Helping The Homeless, Part 2

Read And Practice

Reimagining Evangelism at CBD

This is good stuff for those of us who want to help others experience God's love as we have and are experiencing it in our lives. I hope and pray every believer will want to share God's love in a very real way with others.