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  • Satan Promises The Best, But Pays With The Worst; ...

    Contributed by Donnie Martin on May 10, 2010
     | 1,542 views

    Satan promises the best, but pays with the worst; he promises honor and pays with disgrace; he promises pleasure and pays with pain; he promises profit and pays with ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • When Evangelist John Wesley (1703-1791) Was ...

    Contributed by Donnie Martin on May 10, 2010
     | 3,725 views

    When evangelist John Wesley (1703-1791) was returning home from a service one night, he was robbed. The thief, however, found his victim to have only a little money and some Christian literature. As the bandit was leaving, Wesley called out, “Stop! I have something more to give you.” The surprised ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Radio Personality Paul Harvey Tells The Story Of ...

    Contributed by Donnie Martin on May 10, 2010
     | 1,302 views

    Radio personality Paul Harvey tells the story of how an Eskimo kills a wolf. The account is grisly, yet it offers fresh insight into the consuming, self-destructive nature of sin. “First, the Eskimo coats his knife blade with animal blood and allows it to freeze. Then he adds another layer of ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • According To The Center For Bio-Ethical Reform, ...

    Contributed by Donnie Martin on May 10, 2010
     | 1,282 views

    According to The Center For Bio-Ethical Reform, there were 1.37 million abortions a year (1996), which computes to approximately 3,700 abortions per day in the United ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • I Love You ...

    Contributed by Donnie Martin on May 10, 2010
     | 849 views

    I Love You Enough “You don’t love me!” How many times have your kids laid that one on you? Someday when my children are old enough to understand the logic motivation [of] a mother, I’ll tell them: ü I loved you enough to bug you about where you were going and what time you would get home. ü I ...read more

    Denomination: Baptist

  • No Short Cuts For ...

    Contributed by Donnie Martin on May 4, 2010
     | 2,092 views

    No Short Cuts For Revival Finally, there are no shortcuts when it comes to revival. The church desperately needs revival, but it is not going to come by quick and easy methods. Evan Roberts prayed for eleven years before the Welsh Revival broke out, and his ministry during that remarkable time ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • The Visitation Of ...

    Contributed by Donnie Martin on May 4, 2010
     | 1,673 views

    The Visitation of God Revival is the visitation of God, which brings to life Christians who have been sleeping and restores a deep sense of God’s near presence and holiness. Thence springs a vivid sense of sin and a profound exercise of heart in repentance, praise, and love, with an ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Customer ...

    Contributed by Jerry Blaxton on May 2, 2010
     | 2,123 views

    (ILL: Customer Service) Have you ever had to call a company about a product, and had to deal with customer service? It can be a nightmare, can’t it? I have had to call the IRS a few times in the past. You see, ministers are given some benefits in regard to their taxes, but you have to record the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • When I Was A Boy We Had Access To Numerous ...

    Contributed by John D Jones on May 2, 2010
     | 2,400 views

    When I was a boy we had access to numerous motorbikes and go-carts. My father refused to buy us any kind of motorised vehicles because he did not want us to get injured. But most of our friends and family had some sort of motorbike. As youths, the parents always set the governor really low. This ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • One Of The Most High And Holy Times I Ever Had In ...

    Contributed by Rick Crandall on Apr 19, 2010
     | 1,847 views

    One of the most high and holy times I ever had in Ukraine was the Lord’s Supper service we had at the children’s camp in Kaniv. We were upstairs from the craft room that afternoon. Junk and dirty clothes were scattered everywhere around the room. Some people sat on rough benches, some sat on the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • One Of The Best Ways To Bear Everlasting Fruit Is ...

    Contributed by Rick Crandall on Apr 19, 2010
     | 2,439 views

    One of the best ways to bear everlasting fruit is to share your Christian testimony with other people. This morning we have a YouTube clip with part Drew Brees’ Christian testimony. Drew gave this testimony earlier this season in an interview with Jill Ewert from the Fellowship of Christian ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • For Want Of A Nail The Shoe Was Lost; For Want Of ...

    Contributed by Donnie Martin on Apr 14, 2010
     | 2,504 views

    For want of a nail the shoe was lost; for want of a shoe the horse was lost; and for want of a horse the rider was lost, being overtaken and slain by the enemy; and ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • I Pray To God This Day To Make Me An ...

    Contributed by Donnie Martin on Apr 14, 2010
     | 1,528 views

    "I pray to God this day to make me an extraordinary ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • The Love For God's House

    Contributed by Donnie Martin on Apr 14, 2010
     | 3,537 views

    THE LOVE FOR GOD'S HOUSE No wonder the Psalmist longed for God’s House. It is sad that many people, even some who claim to know Christ, take so little interest in His church-—the Church He purchased with His own blood. Some people only show up on important occasions in life. The only time the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • The Tomb Is Empty

    Contributed by Donnie Martin on Apr 14, 2010
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     | 3,597 views

    THE TOMB IS EMPTY Little Philip, born with Down Syndrome, attended a third-grade Sunday School class with several eight-year-old boys and girls. Typical of that age, the children did not readily accept Philip with his differences, according to an article in Leadership Magazine. But because of a ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Easter In An Anti-God Rally

    Contributed by Donnie Martin on Apr 14, 2010
     | 4,213 views

    EASTER IN AN ANTI-GOD RALLY During the early 1920's, a Communist leader named Nikolai Bukharin was sent from Moscow to Kiev to address an anti-God rally. For an hour, he abused and ridiculed the Christian faith until it seemed as if the whole structure of belief was in ruins. Then questions were ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Christ Will Rise

    Contributed by Donnie Martin on Apr 14, 2010
     | 2,270 views

    Tomb, thou shalt not hold Him longer; Death is strong, but Life is stronger; Stronger than the dark, the light; Stronger than the wrong, the right; Faith and Hope ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Amy Carmichael, Missionary To India's Children, ...

    Contributed by Jerry Blaxton on Apr 14, 2010
     | 3,404 views

    Amy Carmichael, missionary to India's children, said her ability to trust God began with her confidence in God's character. She believed that God is, first and always, a loving Father. She believed God was in control, and everything He allowed into her life was ultimately for her good. And as she ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • National Day Of Prayer History

    Contributed by David Moore on Apr 14, 2010
     | 2,407 views

    NATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER HISTORY Did you know that the history of this great nation is littered with national prayer days? That between 1535 and the last national prayer day in 1947 (in England) there was 544 public fast and prayer days for this nation. It is a well-documented fact that ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Just Last Week Two Women Were Arrested At ...

    Contributed by David Moore on Apr 14, 2010
     | 1,583 views

    Just last week two women were arrested at Liverpool airport for trying to board a plane with a dead body, they put the dead man into a wheelchair and put sunglasses on him, and were trying check in for a flight to Berlin on Saturday. But airport staff became suspicious, and the two were arrested on ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist