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  • All You Need Do Is Profess Jesus, Or At Least ...  PRO

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Jan 13, 2008
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     | 1,092 views

    “All you need do is profess Jesus, or at least be religious, and you are readily accepted in that large and diverse group. Sin is tolerated, truth is moderated, and humility is ignored. God’s Word is praised but not studied, and His standards are admired but not followed. This way requires no ...read more

  • The Directions Were Wrong  PRO

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Jan 13, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 2,621 views

    The Directions Were Wrong The doubleheader train was bucking a heavy snowstorm as its steam engines pulled it west. A woman with a baby wanted to leave the train at one of the little stations along the route. She repeatedly called, “Don’t forget me!” to the brakeman responsible to call out the ...read more

  • Opportunity: Billy Graham

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Jan 13, 2008
     | 2,454 views

    Opportunity: Billy Graham In his autobiography, Just as I Am, Billy Graham tells about a conversation he had with John F. Kennedy shortly after his election: “On the way back to the Kennedy house, the president-elect stopped the car and turned to me. ‘Do you believe in the Second Coming of Jesus ...read more

  • Star Over Christ's Birthplace

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Dec 29, 2007
     | 1,425 views

    Illustration 4300 Star Over Christ’s Birthplace A Silver Star hanging over the birthplace of Jesus in Bethlehem was the cause of a war which involved five world powers, lasted three long years, and caused a million casualties as well as a billion and a half dollars. This was known as the Crimean ...read more

  • The Great British Admiral Lord Nelson Was Known ...

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Dec 29, 2007
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    The great British admiral Lord Nelson was known for treating vanquished opponents with courtesy and kindness. After one naval victory a defeated officer strode confidently across the quarterdeck of Nelson’s ship and offered the admiral his hand. With his own hand remaining at his side, Nelson ...read more

  • Hallelujah Chorus' Custom

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Dec 29, 2007
     | 1,746 views

    Illustration: 1872 Hallelujah Chorus’ Custom On March 23, 1743, when “The Messiah” was first performed in London, the king was present in the great audience. It is reported that all were so deeply moved by the “Hallelujah Chorus” that with the impressive words, “For the Lord God omnipotent ...read more

  • Guard Your Name

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Dec 21, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,743 views

    Guard Your Name You got it from your father, it was all he had to give So it’s yours to use and cherish, for as long as you may live. If you lose the watch he gave you, it can always be replaced. But a black mark on your name, son, can never be erased. It was clean the day you took it, and a ...read more

  • Probability Of Prophecies Fulfilled

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Dec 21, 2007
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    Probability of Prophecies Fulfilled In his book, Science Speaks, Peter Stoner applies the modern science of probability to just eight prophecies regarding Christ. He says, “The chance that any man might have ...fulfilled all eight prophecies is one in 10 to the 17th. That would be 1 in ...read more

  • Can This Be Christmas?

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Dec 21, 2007
     | 5,634 views

    Can This Be Christmas? What’s all this hectic rush and worry? Where go these crowds who run and hurry? Why all the lights—the Christmas trees? The jolly “fat man,” tell me please! Why, don’t you know? This is the day For parties and for fun and play; Why this is Christmas! So this is Christmas, do ...read more

  • Worldliness Is Not Only Doing What Is Forbidden ...  PRO

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Dec 10, 2007
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     | 1,544 views

    Worldliness is not only doing what is forbidden but also wishing it were possible to do it. One of its distinctives is mental slavery to illegitimate pleasure. Worldliness twists ...read more

  • Farewell, Vain World

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Dec 10, 2007
     | 1,323 views

    Farewell, vain world; My soul bids you adieu; My Savior taught me To abandon you. Your charms may gratify A sensual mind, But cannot please A ...read more

  • If We Are Not Nourished By The Bread From ...

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Dec 10, 2007
     | 2,418 views

    If we are not nourished by the Bread from heaven, we will satiate ourselves with crumbs from ...read more

  • One Writer Has Said: "Secularism Is A Hard-Nosed ...

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Dec 10, 2007
     | 1,079 views

    One writer has said: “Secularism is a hard-nosed religion with its own absolutes and religious dogmas (i.e., gay and abortion rights doctrine), its own sacred scripture (the Charter), its own high priests (Supreme Court Justices), its own religious police (human rights commissioners). They punish ...read more

  • In The Second Century Theologian And Church ...

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Dec 10, 2007
     | 1,298 views

    In the second century theologian and church father, Justin Martyr wrote to the Roman emperor Antoninus Pius c.155 ce, in response to 3 charges: (Slides) Charges: Sloth, Atheism, Cannibalism “Everywhere we [Christians], more readily than all men, endeavor to pay to those appointed by you the taxes ...read more

  • The Consistent Testimony

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Dec 10, 2007
     | 4,173 views

    Quote: John Macarthur The consistent testimony is much more likely to compel the unsaved to be drawn to the power that ...read more

  • I Have Often Heard Commercials From Banks And ...

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Dec 10, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 706 views

    I have often heard commercials from banks and mortgage companies that have literally made me angry: “you can have that vacation you’ve always dreamed of, that living room suite you’ve always wanted, that new garage you’ve meant to have. We’ll lend you the money you need." Yeah, for a fee. "Don’t ...read more

  • Stacy A. Johnson Of First Baptist Church Of San ...

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Dec 10, 2007
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    Stacy A. Johnson of First Baptist Church of San Jacinto CA Said: “If I buy today what I do not need, I will most ...read more

  • The True Story A Meat Store Owner Told Some Time ...

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Dec 10, 2007
     | 1,670 views

    The true story a meat store owner told some time back: The owner said: “one day a customer informed me she had gotten some unexpected money and wanted to fill her freezer. She picked out about $200 worth of meat and handed me her credit card." Laughing, the owner said: "I thought ...read more

  • Today, More Than 200 Million Christians In Over ...  PRO

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Dec 10, 2007
    based on 3 ratings
     | 1,130 views

    Today, more than 200 million Christians in over 60 countries around the word – our brothers and sisters in the faith – face brutal opposition and persecution because of their faith in Jesus. The number one request they have when asked, is always “please pray for us”. So today we bring their ...read more

  • That Great Truth Inspired Count Zinzendorf To ...

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Dec 10, 2007
     | 1,059 views

    That great truth inspired Count Zinzendorf to write the following lines in the glorious hymn “Jesus, Thy Blood and Righteousness,” translated by John Wesley: Bold I shall stand in that great day, For who ought to my charge shall ...read more

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