Big Red and Matthew

knit hat

Be strong IN THE LORD

and in the strength of HIS might.

Eph. 6:10

"My grace is sufficient for you, 

for My power is made perfect in weakness.

...that is why, for Christ's sake, I delight in weakness,

in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties,

for when I am weak, then I am strong.

2 Cor. 12:9-10

bobbin tension problems!

Whatever is TRUE...think about such things...

and the God of peace will be with you.

Phil. 4:8-9

Jesus answered, "I am....the TRUTH.."

John 14:6

...we take captive every thought to make it

obedient to Christ.

2 Cor. 10:5

 

 

thankful that threads do not have 

an expiration date!

God is good, a hiding place in tough times.

He recognizes and welcomes anyone looking for help,

no matter how desperate the trouble. 

Nahum 1:7 (msg) 

Come, let us sing for JOY to the Lord;

let us shout aloud to the Rock of our salvation.

Let us come before Him with thanksgiving

and extol Him with music and song. 

Ps. 95:1-2

 

the yarn and plarn projects have been briefly

set aside in order to work on the fleece hat project!

first snow of the season

Do not get drunk on wine, which leads to debauchery.

Instead, be filled with the Spirit...

Sing and make music from your heart 

to the Lord, always giving thanks to God the Father

for everything, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Eph. 5:18-20

This is what the Lord says:

"Cursed is the one who trusts in man,

who draws strength from mere flesh and

whose heart turns away from the Lord."

Jer. 17:5

 

 

If anyone is IN CHRIST, he is new creation;

old things have passed away;

behold, ALL things have become new.

2 Cor. 5:17

For you were once darkness, 

but now you are light IN THE LORD.

Live as children of light

(for the fruit of the light consists in all

goodness, righteousness and truth)

And find out what pleases the Lord.

Eph. 5:8-10

 

Great are the works of the Lord;

they are pondered by all who delight in them.

Glorious and majestic are His deeds...

Ps. 111:2-3

Now to Him who is able to do immeasurably more

than all we ask or imagine,

according to His power that is at work within us,

to HIM be glory...in Christ Jesus

throughout all generations, 

for ever and ever. Amen.

Eph. 3:20-21

 

Plarn mat.

Approx. 6ft X 30in.

The Girls appreciate the corn fields coming out!

The deer are enjoying the early morning sunshine!

"Though the mountains be shaken

and the hills removed,

YET My unfailing LOVE for you

will be nit shaken

nor My covenant of peace be removed,"

says the Lord,

who has compassion on you.

Is. 54:10

Because of His GREAT LOVE for us,

God, who is RICH in mercy, 

made us alive WITH CHRIST

even when we were dead in transgressions.

Eph. 2:4

 

For OUR sake He made Him to be sin who knew no sin,

SO THAT IN HIM we might 

BECOME THE RIGHTEOUSNESS OF GOD.

2 Cor. 5:21

By a single offering He has perfected 

FOR ALL TIME those who are being sanctified.

Heb. 10:14

 

"I am God, your personal God...

I paid a huge price for you...

That's how much I love you!

I'd sell off the whole world to get you back,

trade the creation just for you."

Is. 43:3-4 (msg)

 

Give us aid against the enemy,

for human help is worthless.

With GOD we will gain the victory,

and HE will trample down our enemies.

Ps. 108:12-13

 

"I am the Lord,

and there is no other.

I form the light and create darkness,

I bring prosperity and create disaster;

I, the Lord, do all these things."

Is. 45:6-7

 

"Do not fear, 

for I have redeemed you;

I have summoned you by name;

you are MINE."

Is. 43:1

 

playing with plarn!

But Jesus said, 

"The people who hear the teaching of God 

and obey it-

they are the ones who have God's blessing."

Luke 11:28

 

Plarn mat.

32"X68"

worked in half-double crochet

with Wal-Mart bags.

For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking

but of righteousness, peace and joy in the the Holy Spirit, 

because anyone who serves Christ in this way is pleasing to God 

and receives human approval.

Let us therefore make every effort to do what leads to peace

and to mutual edification.

Ro. 14:17-19

 

By this all people will know that you are MY disciples,

if you have LOVE for one another.

John 13:35

 

top-down raglan sweater

worked in Broken Rib stitch

As for God, HIS way is perfect:

The Lord's word is flawless;

He shields all who take refuge in HIM.

For who is God besides the Lord?

And who is the Rock except our God?

It is God who arms me with strength 

and keeps my way secure. 

2 Sam. 22:31-33

 

Lord, be gracious to us;

we long for YOU.

Be our strength every morning,

our salvation in time of distress.

Is. 32:2

HE will be the sure foundation for your times,

a RICH store of salvation and wisdom and knowledge;

THE FEAR OF THE LORD IS THE KEY TO THIS TREASURE.

Is. 33:6

 

Grace and peace to yo from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ,

who gave Himself for our sins to rescue us from the present evil age

according to the will of our God and Father,

to who be glory for ever and ever. 

Amen.

Gal. 1:3-5

 

 

"Your salvation requires you to turn back to Me

and stop your silly efforts to save yourselves.

Your strength will come from settling down 

in COMPLETE DEPENDENCE ON ME."

Is. 30:15 (msg)

Trust in the Lord and do good;

dwell in the land and enjoy safe pasture.

Take delight in the Lord,

and He will give you the desires of your heart. 

Ps. 37:3-4

 

So Christ Himself GAVE the apostles,

the prophets, the evangelists, the pastors and teachers,

to equip His people for works of SERVICE, 

SO THAT the BODY OF CHRIST may be built up...

Eph. 4: 11-12

(WHO did the giving. and the REASON for the giving)

 

child's crocheted t-top sweater

The path of the righteous is level;

YOU, the Upright One make the way of the righteous smooth.

Yes, Lord, walking in the way of Your laws,

we wait for You;

Your name and renown are the desire of our hearts.

Is. 26:7-8

 

 

When anxiety was great within me,

Your consolation brought me JOY.

Ps. 94:19

 

Does the Lord delight in burnt offerings 

and sacrifices as much as in obeying the Lord?

To OBEY is better than sacrifice, 

and to heed is better than the fat of rams.

For rebellion is like the sin of deviation,

and arrogance like the evil of idolatry.

1 Sam. 15:22-23