Contributed by Larry Wilson on Jul 4, 2010
COMING HOME
Have you ever been coming back home on a trip that seemed to last forever? You say, oh if I were already home. Imagine someone in the depth of sin, desperately wanting to be out of its bondage, yet not even hoping that things could ever change. Dear sir, I am glad I can
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Contributed by Larry Wilson on Jul 4, 2010
When one receives Christ,it is said that he has "eternal life." We must understand that this is far more than just living forever. It is to have living within you the divine life of God Himself. The truth is, the born again child of God will live as long as God lives for God lives within him. That
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Contributed by Larry Wilson on Jul 4, 2010
APPLICATION: Draw smaller circles as you tell this story. God’s promises here in Psalm 125 are not for mankind. No, it is much narrower than that. It is not for religious men, for Baptist men, nor for Bible carrying men. It is not even for all
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In the mystery of his becoming man, Christ showed us what humanity was meant to become. He showed us the transcendent dignity and destiny of each human person as a child of God.
-- Archbishop Jose Gomez on the
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"We must also be bold and forceful critics of the idols, injustices, and immorality we find in our culture. We need to expose and root out cultural factors that make it hard for people to have faith in God and to live a just and moral life."
(Archbishop
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Contributed by Chris Jordan on Jul 3, 2010
QUOTE: (Andrew Murray, With Christ in the School of Prayer).
"The disciples had learned to understand something of the connection between Christ’s wondrous life in public and His secret life of prayer. They had been with Him and had seen Him pray. They had learned to believe in Him as a Master in
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NUTS AND BOLTS FOR CHRIST
Arthur Blessitt, the famous American Evangelist who carried a Cross around the world in the 1980s was once called a "religious nut" – to which
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Anglican
Have you ever seen a Billy Mays commercial? He has unfortunately passed away, but he was known for endorsing a lot of products, always keeping a loud voice volume, and enthusiastically selling some of the most ridiculous items on the market. One of the items he endorses is called the Awesome
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Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Imagine writing an intricate story and mapping out a complete timeline of everything major that will happen in the plotline . God is the ultimate playwright. We see in verse 3 of this chapter, as well, that God fulfilled His plan in His
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A clergyman from New York, during a call on President Lincoln at the White House said: "I have not come to ask any favors of you, Mr. President; I have only come to say that the loyal people of the North are sustaining you and will continue to do so. We are giving you all that we have, the lives of
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“Man is never so tall as when he kneels before God-never so great as when he humbles himself before God. And the man who kneels to
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John Shirley, as quoted from his sermon posted on the sermon central website titles "One Nation Under God"
1. We must participate in paying for government – that would be paying our taxes. When Jesus was here on earth, He paid His taxes, and so should we!
2. We need to pray for government.
3. We
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Presbyterian/Reformed
Contributed by Ed Sasnett on Jun 30, 2010
Nantucket, Massachusetts is located next to important shipping lanes running along the East Coast. Toward the end of the 1800s sailing ships were in their heyday. Nantucket Island saw hundreds of vessels passing by each day—all navigating without the advantages of modern technology. Treacherous
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