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  • What Is A Martyr?

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 30, 2010
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    WHAT IS A MARTYR? A Christian Martyr is one who: Chooses to suffer death rather than to deny Christ, or His work...Sacrifices something very important to further the Kingdom of God...Endures great suffering for Christian ...read more

  • Quote Ken Gire In His Book 'intense Moments With ...

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 30, 2010
     | 1,816 views

    Quote Ken Gire in his book 'Intense Moments with the Saviour': "In so coming Jesus forces the hand of the religious aristocracy. After this public act, they would have to cast a public vote. No more meetings behind closed doors. No more plotting in private. They would have ...read more

  • Important Lessons Are Given By This Alternation ...

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 30, 2010
     | 2,621 views

    Important lessons are given by this alternation of the two ideas of faith and unbelief, obedience and disobedience. Disobedience is the root of unbelief. Unbelief is the mother of further disobedience. Faith is voluntary submission within a person’s own power. If faith is not exercised, the true ...read more

  • The Legend Of Jose Rivera

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 30, 2010
     | 1,279 views

    THE LEGEND OF JOSE RIVERA Have you heard the folk story of the bandit Jose' Rivera, who became notorious in several little towns in Texas for robbing their banks and businesses? Finally the townsfolk, weary of the constant plundering, hired a ranger to track down Jose' Rivera in his hideout in ...read more

  • Jesus

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 30, 2010
    based on 2 ratings
     | 7,180 views

    JESUS He began His ministry by being hungry, yet He is the Bread of Life. Jesus ended His earthly ministry by being thirsty, yet He is the Living Water. Jesus was weary, yet He is our rest. Jesus paid tribute, yet He is the King. Jesus was accused of having a demon, yet He cast out demons. ...read more

  • Crucifixion

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 30, 2010
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     | 1,908 views

    Quote: klause-ner a Jewish historian says: "Crucifixion is a most terrible and cruel death, Which man has ever devised for taking vengeance on his fellow country man". Quote: Roman statesman and ...read more

  • Born Twice  PRO

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 30, 2010
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     | 2,671 views

    Quote: Andrew Murray: "Jesus Christ was born twice. The birth at Bethlehem was a birth into a life of weakness. The second time he was born from the grave – the first born from ...read more

  • The Second Coming In The Bible

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 30, 2010
     | 5,939 views

    THE SECOND COMING IN THE BIBLE Biblical prophecy provides some of the greatest encouragement and hope available to us today. Just as the Old Testament is saturated with prophecies concerning Christ’s first advent, so both testaments are filled with references to the second coming of Christ. One ...read more

  • The Folly Of Glory

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 30, 2010
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    THE FOLLY OF GLORY Some men become proud and insolent because they ride a fine horse, wear a feather in their hat or are dressed in a fine suit of clothes. Who does not see the folly of this? If there be any glory in such things, the ...read more

  • Stay Focused

    Contributed by Gregg Bitter on Nov 29, 2010
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    STAY FOCUSED God's Word. That's what focuses our hearts so that we watch continuously, ready for Jesus. In a way, you might say, God's Word is like my glasses. Without my glasses, I couldn't even begin to catch a football. I wouldn't see it coming. But even with my glasses on, I still need to ...read more

  • Why Should I Surrender?

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 29, 2010
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    WHY SHOULD I SURRENDER? The story is told of the military legend Alexander the Great, King of Macedonia (336-323) and conqueror of Asia Minor, Syria, Egypt, Babylonia, and Persia, almost all of the known world. One day on the warpath, Alexander and small company of soldiers approached a strongly ...read more

  • Only One Happy New Year

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 29, 2010
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    ONLY ONE HAPPY NEW YEAR One New Year’s Eve at London’s Garrick Club, British dramatist Frederick Lonsdale was asked by Seymour Hicks to be reconciled with a fellow member. The two had quarrelled in the past and never restored their friendship. Hicks said to Lonsdale, "You must get reconciled. It ...read more

  • Attitude Is Everything

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 29, 2010
     | 2,335 views

    ATTITUDE IS EVERYTHING Harry Emerson Fosdick once told how as a child, his mother sent him to pick a quart of raspberries. Reluctantly he dragged himself to the berrypatch. His afternoon was ruined for sure. Then a thought hit him. He would surprise his mother and pick two quarts of raspberries ...read more

  • Sin And Bullet Wounds

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 29, 2010
     | 2,028 views

    SIN AND BULLET WOUNDS James Garfield was a lay preacher and principal of his denominational college. They say he was ambidextrous and could simultaneously write Greek, with one hand and Latin with the other. In l880, he was elected president of the United States, but after only six months in ...read more

  • Our Words

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 29, 2010
     | 1,903 views

    OUR WORDS Did you know that the average person spends one-fifth of his or her life talking? That’s what the statistics say. If all of our words were put into print, the result would be this: A single day’s words would fill a 50-page book, while ...read more

  • The Man Who Came For The Blind

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 29, 2010
     | 2,854 views

    THE MAN WHO CAME FOR THE BLIND A fellow in our office told us recently of a household incident of which he had been an innocent but perplexed spectator. Our friend had called a Venetian-blind repairman to come pick up a faulty blind, and the next morning, while the family was seated at the ...read more

  • Christ's Cross Is Such A Burden As Sails Are To A ...

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 29, 2010
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    Christ’s cross is such a burden as sails are to a ship or wings to a ...read more

  • The Cross: God's Way Of Uniting Suffering With ...

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 29, 2010
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     | 1,571 views

    The cross: God’s way of uniting suffering with love. ...read more

  • All Heaven Is Interested In The Cross Of Christ, ...

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 29, 2010
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     | 1,316 views

    All heaven is interested in the cross of Christ, all hell is terribly afraid of it, while men are the only beings who more or ...read more

  • We Need Men Of The Cross, With The Message Of ...

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 29, 2010
     | 790 views

    We need men of the cross, with the message of the cross, bearing the marks ...read more

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