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  • Look Busy

    Contributed by David Moore on Aug 11, 2010
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    LOOK BUSY The other day I saw a man wearing a tee shirt which read "Jesus is Coming -- Look Busy" Of course, it was a statement of unbelief. But Jesus is coming, and we must not merely look busy, but be busy. Jesus said "I must work the works of ...read more

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  • A Few Need To ...

    Contributed by Larry Wilson on Aug 7, 2010
     | 1,902 views

    A Few Need to Die Warren Wiersbe, Be Strong. (p. 30) It is unfortunate but true that sometimes the only way a ministry can move forward is by conducting a few funerals. A pastor friend of mine pleaded with his church board to build a new educational [building] to house an exploding Sunday ...read more

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  • Change

    Contributed by Larry Wilson on Aug 7, 2010
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    Bound by Tradition Warren Wiersbe tells us, “Over the years I have seen churches . . . flounder and almost destroy themselves in futile attempts to embalm the past and escape the future. Their theme song was, ‘As it was in the beginning, so shall it ever be, world without end, Amen.’ Often I’ve ...read more

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  • When God Want’s To Make A ...

    Contributed by Tony Maramara on Aug 7, 2010
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    When God Want’s to Make a Man When God wants to drill a man, And thrill a man, And skill a man, When God wants to mold a man To play the noblest part; When He yearns with all His heart To create so great and bold a man That all the world shall be amazed, Watch His methods, watch His ways! How He ...read more

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  • Three Bones In ...

    Contributed by Larry Wilson on Aug 6, 2010
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    THREE BONES IN CHURCH ILLUS: TAN-9022. Three “Bones” In Church Church members may be divided into three classes in a mere skeleton outline: wishbones, jawbones, and backbones. The wishbones are always languidly hoping that their church will somehow grow without their effort; the jawbones talk ...read more

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  • Wilderness ...

    Contributed by Larry Wilson on Aug 6, 2010
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    Wilderness Christians NOTE: 4 marks of a wilderness Christian. 1) His body is with the church, but his mind and heart are still in Egypt! ILLUS: They are like a compass in a land of two norths. They vacillate between the two readings and thus constantly wander! James 1:8 A double minded man ...read more

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  • Prepared To ...

    Contributed by Larry Wilson on Aug 6, 2010
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    Prepared to serve. Joshua died at 110 years old in 1380 B.C. He assumed leadership around 1406 B.C. Therefore, he was around 85 years old when he took command from Moses!Before Joshua ever took the reigns, he had been a servant, a soldier and a spy. Some feel that you can make a man by giving him ...read more

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  • Make It Right

    Contributed by David Moore on Aug 5, 2010
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    MAKE IT RIGHT The great evangelist D.L. Moody told a story of a lady in the north of England who said that every time she got down before God to pray, five bottles of wine came up before her mind. She had taken them wrongfully one time when she was a housekeeper, and had not been able to pray ...read more

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  • Secret Disciples

    Contributed by David Moore on Aug 5, 2010
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    "Secret disciples are weak ...read more

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  • Wm. R. Newell Wrote: "To 'hope To Be ...

    Contributed by Kevin Burden on Aug 1, 2010
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    Wm. R. Newell Wrote: “To 'hope to be better' is to fail to see yourself in Christ only. To be disappointed with yourself is to have believed in yourself. To be discouraged is unbelief. To be proud is to be blind! For we have no standing before God in ourselves. To ...read more

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  • If In His Gifts And Benefits [god] Were More ...

    Contributed by Larry Wilson on Jul 31, 2010
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    If in his gifts and benefits [God] were more sparing and close-handed, we should learn to be thankful. The greater God's gifts and ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Lions

    Contributed by Larry Wilson on Jul 31, 2010
     | 2,614 views

    LIONS Lions roamed the countryside and forests in Mesopotamia, and the people feared them and greatly respected their power. Some kings hunted lions for sport. The Persians captured lions, keeping them in large parks where they were fed and attended. Lions were also used for executing people. But ...read more

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  • Involving Others

    Contributed by Larry Wilson on Jul 30, 2010
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     | 1,719 views

    INVOLVING OTHERS Ezra accepted the plan. He immediately swore in the leading priests and Levites as the committee to investigate the matter and see to it that the law was obeyed. But instead of participating immediately in the investigation, he withdrew into one of the rooms of the temple to fast ...read more

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  • 8226; It Is Easy To View Sin Lightly In A World ...

    Contributed by Larry Wilson on Jul 30, 2010
     | 912 views

    • It is easy to view sin lightly in a world that sees sin as inconsequential, but we should view sin as seriously as Ezra did. (LAB) • When we see those around us in sin, we must fall on our knees as did Ezra! WHAT A FRIEND WE HAVE IN JESUS What a Friend we have in Jesus, all our sins and griefs ...read more

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  • Are You ...

    Contributed by Larry Wilson on Jul 30, 2010
     | 1,348 views

    Are you crazy? When viewed from an earthly perspective, the man seems crazy. If we were as close to God as Ezra, it would be seen that his world was crazy. Crazy to think that one could defy God’s laws and yet escape God’s judgment! Indeed, the one pulling his hair out was one of the few sane ...read more

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  • R ...

    Contributed by Larry Wilson on Jul 30, 2010
     | 1,021 views

    REVIVAL! A final note: I miss aspects of society in previous years. I miss the time when no one argued about what marriage was. I miss the time when lines were more clearly drawn. Sometimes, I wish I could just go back to the church of my childhood and hear my Old Pastor, Dr. Sightler, preach. ...read more

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  • The Measure Of God's Word

    Contributed by Larry Wilson on Jul 30, 2010
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     | 4,903 views

    THE MEASURE OF GOD'S WORD The Word of God is the measure of our lives. Imagine different teams of men building a house with everyone measuring by their foot, not tape measure. The carpentry, flooring, coverings, windows and doors would be a mess. It simply would not come together. That's why we ...read more

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  • Our Will Is Ours

    Contributed by Larry Wilson on Jul 28, 2010
     | 1,680 views

    OUR WILL IS OURS "We have no direct control over our feelings, but we have over our will. Our wills are ours, to make them God's. God does not hold us responsible for what we feel, but for what we will. In His sight we're not what we feel, but what we will. Let us, therefore, not live in the ...read more

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  • True Thankfulness: John Wesley

    Contributed by Donnie Martin on Jul 26, 2010
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    TRUE THANKFULNESS: JOHN WESLEY John Wesley was about 21 years of age when he went to Oxford University. He came from a Christian home, and he was gifted with a keen mind and good looks. Yet in those days he was a bit snobbish and sarcastic. One night, however, something happened that set in ...read more

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  • A Celibate, Like The Fly In The Heart Of An ...

    Contributed by Noel Atkinson on Jul 26, 2010
     | 1,024 views

    A celibate, like the fly in the heart of an apple, dwells in a perpetual sweetness, but sits alone Jeremy Taylor ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist