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Jesus Was Not Just Another Rabbi Among Thousands. ...
Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Apr 27, 2009 (message contributor)
Jesus was not just another rabbi among thousands. He was unique in so many ways, And here in Matthew’s gospel he reveals his ability to cut through the fog of legalism to give the essence of all law by boiling everything down to its most basic parts. He was able to take the Decalogue (10 commandments) and condense them to two simple rules. Love God and love others. If we are able to obey these simple admonitions we will wind up keeping the whole law.
This isn’t such a foreign concept when we understand that as a child grows into maturity he will be able to take all the myriad “no-no’s” handed down by loving parents and translate it all into basic common sense. He will be able to translate, “Don’t touch the stove, don’t touch the iron, don’t touch the heater, don’t touch the candle, don’t touch the fireplace. Don’t touch the tail-pipe of the car. Don’t touch the match.” Into a basic overarching principle. Don’t handle hot stuff!
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The Impact Of The Sexual Sins On This Society: ...
Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Oct 12, 2005
The Impact of the sexual sins on this society: Noel Hornor states: Sex is everywhere. It permeates the movies and the television programs we watch, the music we hear, the magazines and books we read, the talk shows we listen to. Society, it seems, is obsessed with sex. Perhaps never has society had ...read more
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A Persian King Was Lifted Out Of A Life Of ... PRO
Contributed by Kenneth Squires on Dec 28, 2002
A Persian king was lifted out of a life of poverty and deposited into the luxury of the royal throne. After he became the king, he sent some servants to the old shack that he once lived in. The place of his birth and rearing. The servants were instructed to gather every relic of that part of his ...read more
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Yet God Is Bigger Than Our Suffering. We Can Have ... PRO
Contributed by Shawn Williams on Jun 19, 2004
Yet God is bigger than our suffering. We can have hope as we place our trust in Him —in His faithfulness and in His ability to work out in our lives His purposes that ...read more
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And You're Never Too Old To Start Getting Fit ... PRO
Contributed by W F on Sep 21, 2004
And you’re never too old to start getting fit either physically or spiritually. My grandmother wanted to stay in shape so at the age of 60 she started walking five kilometres a day. ...read more
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10 Things You Never Hear In Church PRO
Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Oct 12, 2005
10 Things You Never Hear in Church 1. Hey! It’s my turn to sit in the front pew! 2. I was so enthralled, I never noticed your sermon went 25 minutes over time. 3. Personally I find witnessing much more enjoyable than golf. 4. I’ve decided to give our church the $500 a month I used to ...read more
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