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  • A Couple Of Years Ago When The Kirby's Were Here ...

    Contributed by Gordon Douglas on Mar 4, 2008
     | 1,198 views

    A couple of years ago when the Kirby’s were here from India I let Kallie drive up I-17. I could not have picked a worse time…. Rush hour traffic…. Most of you probably know just how it is on I-17 from about the 101 to Anthem Way… Bumper to bumper…. Big trucks… little trucks… Cars of all ...read more

  • God Is My Co-Pilot

    Contributed by Gordon Douglas on Mar 4, 2008
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     | 2,864 views

    GOD IS MY CO-PILOT - A few years ago someone coined the phrase, God is my co-pilot. There were bumper stickers available… other types of signs. Having flown a lot I never did fully understand that phrase. Do you know what the co-pilot does? He takes over when everything is going well… Or he ...read more

  • Look Not Back

    Contributed by Herman Abrahams on Aug 31, 2007
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     | 2,194 views

    Look not back to yesterday, So full of failure and regret; Look ahead and seek God’s way— Sins confessed you must forget. ...read more

  • Help Us Start Anew

    Contributed by Herman Abrahams on Aug 31, 2007
     | 1,172 views

    Forgive us, Lord, for failures past, Then help us start anew With strength and courage to obey And closely follow ...read more

  • To Enjoy The Future, Accept God's Forgiveness ...

    Contributed by Herman Abrahams on Aug 31, 2007
     | 2,171 views

    ’To enjoy the future, accept God’s forgiveness for the past.’ (Our ...read more

  • The Root Of Bitterness  PRO

    Contributed by Herman Abrahams on Aug 16, 2007
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     | 4,235 views

    Illustration ------------ Years ago there was a terrible outbreak of disease in a tiny village in a remote part of Africa. Both children and adults were, getting sick and overcome with nausea. Several,weeks passed, and the sickness became widespread, and people started dying. Word of the disease ...read more

  • Toxic Waste Burial  PRO

    Contributed by Herman Abrahams on Aug 16, 2007
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,273 views

    ILLUSTRATION A few decades ago, several American companies authorized by the U.S. government attempted to bury toxic waste products underground. They filled large metal containers with chemical waste and other life-threatening products, sealed the drums tightly, and buried them deep down below the ...read more

  • St. Augustine, A Bishop In The Early Church ...

    Contributed by Herman Abrahams on Aug 14, 2007
     | 1,039 views

    St. Augustine, a bishop in the early church said, "Our hearts are restless o’ Lord, ...read more

  • Come Unto Me, All Ye That Labour And Are Heavy ...  PRO

    Contributed by Herman Abrahams on Aug 14, 2007
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,720 views

    "Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden (NIV - weary and burdened), and I will give you rest." (Matt 11:28 KJV) There is a church building where this verse can be read on the front wall of its sanctuary. To those who enter that building on Sundays, the words of the verse are a ...read more

  • The Yoke

    Contributed by Herman Abrahams on Aug 14, 2007
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     | 3,763 views

    Matthew 11:29-30: "Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light" Jesus’ yoke (his commandments) fits us well. The life that he gives us to live is not a bitter, heavy burden; ...read more

  • The Healthy Christian Life

    Contributed by Herman Abrahams on Aug 12, 2007
     | 2,042 views

    ILLUSTRATION A father is reading his newspaper when his small son jumps up into his lap and tugs at the bottom of the paper, wanting his father’s attention. The father feels a surge of anger within. Why? He at first perceives that his right to read the paper without being disturbed is being ...read more

  • Sometimes When The Offender Cannot Be Confronted ...

    Contributed by Herman Abrahams on Aug 12, 2007
     | 1,540 views

    Sometimes when the offender cannot be confronted directly, it is helpful to write out your feelings in a letter which you can either send to him or might decide to just throw away. This allows you to verbalize your feelings, but in written form, which takes the potentially destructive energy out of ...read more

  • Healing — Doctors Have Faith In Faith

    Contributed by Herman Abrahams on Aug 12, 2007
     | 6,961 views

    ILLUSTRATION Healing - Doctors Have Faith in Faith A survey conducted by the American Academy of Family Physicians shows that ninety-nine percent of doctors believe a relationship exists between faith and physical healing. Recently, more than one thousand health-care professionals met at Harvard ...read more

  • God's Healing Power Heals Two Young Women With ...

    Contributed by Herman Abrahams on Aug 8, 2007
     | 2,884 views

    GOD’S HEALING POWER HEALS TWO YOUNG WOMEN WITH CHRONIC INJURIES Four of our interns went into a clothing store and began ministering and encouraging one of the clerks. She began to open up, telling them that she used to be in the circus and ripped her tendons in both wrists by doing four back ...read more

  • Financial Blessing Comes To Giver  PRO

    Contributed by Herman Abrahams on Aug 8, 2007
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     | 1,239 views

    FINANCIAL BLESSING COMES TO GIVER A few months ago one of our staff members and her husband received a truck from another staff member as a gift! Recently this giving staff member and her ...read more

  • Are You Making Your Mom And Dad Proud Of You? My ...

    Contributed by Herman Abrahams on Aug 8, 2007
     | 1,042 views

    Are you making your mom and dad proud of you? My three children have over the years always showed their appreciation by thanking my wife and I for all we have done for them. They also show their ...read more

  • I Heard Of A Mother Who Was Asked By Her Three ...

    Contributed by Herman Abrahams on Aug 8, 2007
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     | 1,843 views

    I heard of a mother who was asked by her three children what she would like for her birthday. She answered, "Three well-behaved children." One of the children thought about her words for a moment ...read more

  • Another Word Often Used In The Bible Is Qavah. ...

    Contributed by Herman Abrahams on May 7, 2007
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    Another word often used in the Bible is qavah. This means “to bind together, look patiently, tarry or wait, and hope, expect, look eagerly.” This is the context used in Isaiah 40:31, “But those who trust [hope] in the Lord shall renew their strength . . .” This is a waiting, expectant hope! A ...read more

  • I Had Something To Look Forward ...

    Contributed by Herman Abrahams on May 1, 2007
     | 1,320 views

    ILLUSTRATION - "I had something to look forward to." The story is told of a muti-millionaire businessman who greatly changed the lives of a sixth-grade class in a poor downtrodden township. This was an area where most of the students would not finish formal schooling. He had been asked to ...read more

  • There Are No Hopeless Situations; There ...

    Contributed by Herman Abrahams on May 1, 2007
     | 3,696 views

    • There are no hopeless situations; there are only people who have grown hopeless ...read more

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