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  • Picked From The Fire

    Contributed by Dennis Davidson on Feb 25, 2010
     | 2,823 views

    PICKED FROM THE FIRE John Wesley never forgot a terrible night of his childhood. He was only six years old at the time, and he had awakened in the family's old rectory to find it ablaze from top to bottom. Everyone else had been dragged from the building, but by some extraordinary oversight he ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • She Believed In Me

    Contributed by Jorge Acevedo on Feb 23, 2010
     | 1,940 views

    "SHE BELIEVED IN ME" Several weeks ago, an American Idol contestant said something like this before facing the judges, "I'm doing this for my best friend who died 4 years ago." They showed pictures of her and her friend laughing and doing things together. Then, crying she said, 'She was the only ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Someone Said That Mining Gold Is Like Developing ...

    Contributed by Jorge Acevedo on Feb 23, 2010
     | 1,810 views

    Someone said that mining gold is like developing people. When gold is mined several tons of dirt must be moved to get an ounce of gold. But one doesn’t go ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Don't Forget About Growing

    Contributed by David Moore on Feb 18, 2010
     | 2,369 views

    DON'T FORGET ABOUT GROWING In N. Ireland, during the troubles there, some of those caught up in paramilitary violence would be converted, and no sooner were they saved than they were paraded from church to church sharing their testimony as an ex-paramilitary. Such events often drew large crowds, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Jewish Marriages Often Were Prearranged. The ...

    Contributed by Jorge Acevedo on Feb 17, 2010
     | 2,345 views

    Jewish marriages often were prearranged. The young man and his father would negotiate a price for the girl with her dad (mohar). You could say the purchase price was sort of the engagement ring. Once the price was settled the couple was engaged and once engaged they were considered married but ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • They Say A Woman Is Never Prettier Than On Her ...

    Contributed by Jorge Acevedo on Feb 17, 2010
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    They say a woman is never prettier than on her wedding day. She is beaming! I thought, why? Is it the makeup? Not really, girls wear make up all the time. Is it the dress? Nope, though wedding dresses are usually pretty not all of them are stunningly beautiful. People lie, though, and they’ll tell ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Encouragement Can Change A Life  PRO

    Contributed by Jorge Acevedo on Feb 17, 2010
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     | 4,970 views

    ENCOURAGEMENT CAN CHANGE A LIFE Stuart Briscoe tells a story of something that happened to Howard Hendricks when he was in elementary school. Howard had come from a broken family and was a problem kid. During his first day in fifth grade the teacher said, 'Oh, Howard Hendricks. I've heard a lot ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • The "Yes" Face

    Contributed by Jorge Acevedo on Feb 17, 2010
     | 3,344 views

    THE "YES" FACE I read a story about our 3rd president, Thomas Jefferson, him and his companions were traveling the countryside when they came upon a river that had overran its banks because of heavy rain. The bridge had been washed out and they had to cross the river on horseback fighting against ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • St. Augustine, One Of The Early Church Fathers ...

    Contributed by Jorge Acevedo on Feb 17, 2010
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    St. Augustine, one of the early church fathers (4th and 5th century) wrote, “People travel and wonder at the height of the mountains, at the huge waves of the sea, at the long courses of the rivers, at the vast compass of the ocean, at the circular motion of the stars, and they pass ...read more

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  • This World Lays In The Clutches Of Sin Today...we ...

    Contributed by Hugh Laing on Feb 17, 2010
     | 1,580 views

    This world lays in the clutches of sin today...we are fat, bloated, and have forgotten how to weep for the sinfulness that lays all around us and I lay the blame at the feet of God's chosen messengers...the ministers. We tell them what they want to hear...that God will forgive them if they ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • In The World Today...we Are Trying To Marry ...

    Contributed by Hugh Laing on Feb 17, 2010
     | 1,705 views

    In the world today...we are trying to marry Christianity to all the wrong things...we are trying to marry it to prosperity...popularity...personalities...politics...and beloved...it ain't working 'cause it's broken! And yet many ministers preach a PROSPERITY DOCTRINE today because it feeds our ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • When The Body Of Christ Is Rich And ...

    Contributed by Hugh Laing on Feb 17, 2010
     | 2,872 views

    When the Body of Christ is rich and prosperous...she very seldom...I want say never...but very seldom has Biblical REVIVAL...but she often does when she's poor...many times the Children of Israel found this out. But this truth does exist beloved...PRAYER IS THE LANGUAGE OF ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Beloved I Stand Here Today To Tell You...the ...

    Contributed by Hugh Laing on Feb 17, 2010
     | 1,281 views

    BELOVED I STAND HERE TODAY TO TELL YOU...THE CHURCH HAS TO REDISCOVER 2 THINGS...FIRST WE MUST REDISCOVER THE MAJESTY AND THE HOLINESS OF OUR GOD ... AND SECOND THE SINFULNESS OF OUR SIN. Believe me, those 2 things can only be found in convicted prayer with God and prayer is not the easiest thing ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • When We Walk Into God's House To Worship We ...

    Contributed by Hugh Laing on Feb 15, 2010
     | 2,044 views

    When we walk into God's House to worship we should leave ALL else behind. We should be here to commune with God only and if we are here for any other reason we should not be here. And I must say this also...we should have prepared to be here. How? On our knees praying for guidance. Why do I say ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Christ Body...the Church Has Became Fat, Lazy, ...

    Contributed by Hugh Laing on Feb 15, 2010
     | 2,320 views

    Christ body...the church has became fat, lazy, forgot how to pray, wealthy in possessions, and so worldly and wrapped up in our own things we just forgot how to deny SELF...and the worse part is it happened to us individually as well as (coeporaTELY)to our ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Early Strategy Will Win The Game

    Contributed by Jerry Blaxton on Feb 14, 2010
     | 1,619 views

    EARLY STRATEGY WILL WIN THE GAME I’ve never been much on sports. When I was in the 10th grade, some of the older students started a chess club, and I joined it. I had learned how to play chess in the 5th grade. I would play at lunch time, and any other spare few minutes I could find. I checked out ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • God's Boot Camp

    Contributed by Jerry Blaxton on Feb 14, 2010
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     | 3,038 views

    GOD'S BOOT CAMP When a civilian enters the military, they go through boot camp. It's my understanding that in boot camp, the individual is broken down, and they are retrained to see themselves as part of the unit. They are conditioned to be disciplined to obey the commands of their superiors. In a ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • God's Cures/Remedies For...

    Contributed by Timothy Brown on Feb 14, 2010
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     | 3,728 views

    God's Cures/Remedies for... * Worry: John 14:1, "Let not your heart be troubled, ye believe in God, believe also in me..." * A broken heart: Psalm 147:3-6, "He heals the brokenhearted, binding up their wounds. He counts the stars and calls them all by name. How great is our Lord! His power is ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • In Haifa, The Largest City In Northern Israel, ...

    Contributed by Jimmy Chapman on Feb 11, 2010
     | 2,515 views

    In Haifa, the largest city in northern Israel, a policeman, who knew his Bible, got on the trail of a gang of smugglers. The smugglers had used an donkey-drawn caravan to escape from the police, but the policemen managed to capture some of the donkeys. The clever officer let the beasts of ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • A Streamlined Train Was Rushing Over The Rails, ...

    Contributed by Jimmy Chapman on Feb 11, 2010
     | 2,314 views

    A streamlined train was rushing over the rails, speeding madly to its destination. A passenger asked the porter, "Does this train stop at the next ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist