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I Desire Mercy Not Sacrifice
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The Date for Easter moves around each year. In the year 2018 (and in 2029) it will land right on April 1st --April Fool’s Day. A lot of us have played April Fool’s jokes on others, or have had these jokes played on us. But what if history’s worst joke turned out to be that we were counting on a ...read more
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 15:12-28
Tags: Easter, Resurrection, Tomb, April Fools Day
The story is told that John Wesley, a founder of Methodism, changed his view about church division after a dream in which he was first transported to the gates of Hell. He asked, “Are there any Presbyterians here?” “Yes,” was the reply. “Any Roman Catholics?” “Yes.” “Any Congregationalists?” “Yes.” ...read more
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 3:1-23
Tags: Unity, Divisions
Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed
IN A WYCLIFFE BIBLE TRANSLATORS PUBLICATION, THERE WAS A RECENT STORY ABOUT A WOMAN WHO SERVED AS A HOUSE-PARENT FOR MISSIONARIES’ CHILDREN IN THE PHILIPPINES. SHE LOVED BOOKS. THOUGH SHE LOANED OUT SOME, OTHERS SHE TREASURED IN A FOOTLOCKER. ONCE, IN THE QUIET OF THE NIGHT, SADIE HEARD A FAINT ...read more
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 3:9
A GIRL’S PRAYER When in college Robert J , Morgan came across a poem written by a teenage girl looking for a husband. It was written as a prayer, and this is what she said: Dear God, I pray all unafraid / As girls are wont to be I do not want a handsome man / But make him, Lord, like Thee. I do ...read more
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 11:1
Tags: Prayer Answered
Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Thomas Costain’s history, The Three Edwards, describes the life of Raynald III, a fourteenth century duke in what is now Belgium. Grossly overweight, Raynald was often called by his Latin nickname, Crassus, which means “fat.” After a violent quarrel, Raynald’s younger brother Edward led a ...read more
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 6:12
Tags: Sin Bondage To
Denomination: Pentecostal
Thomas Costain’s history, The Three Edwards, describes the life of Raynald III, a fourteenth century duke in what is now Belgium. Grossly overweight, Raynald was often called by his Latin nickname, Crassus, which means “fat.” After a violent quarrel, Raynald’s younger brother Edward led ...read more
Tags: Zeal
Thomas Costain's history, The Three Edwards, describes the life of Raynald III, a fourteenth century duke in what is now Belgium. Grossly overweight, Raynald was often called by his Latin nickname, Crassus, which means "fat." After a violent quarrel, Raynald's younger brother Edward led a ...read more
ELEVATOR MAGIC An Amish boy and his father were visiting a mall. They were amazed by almost everything they saw, but especially by two shiny, silver walls that could move apart and back together again. The boy asked his father, "What is this, Father?" The father [never having seen an elevator] ...read more
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 15:51-58
Tags: Aging
Denomination: Independent/Bible
"When Christians worship as God commands them to, even an unbeleiver will be driven to worship, recognizing that ’God is really among you!’" (! Cor. 14:25) ...read more
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 14:20-25
Tags: True Worship, Worship Benefits
Denomination: Baptist
BAD COMPANY George Washington once wrote, "Associate yourself with men of good quality, if you esteem your reputation. For it’s better to be alone than in bad company." William Gladstone said, "Choose wisely your companions, for a young man’s companions, more than his food or clothes, his home or ...read more
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 15:33
Tags: Friendship General
34% of unchurched adults strongly agree "the Christian religion is a relevant and viable religion for ...read more
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 1:18
Tags: Evangelism The Lost
TOOLS IN THE HANDS OF THE CARPENTER A group of tools once came together for a meeting with Mr. Hammer presiding. Brother Screwdriver said, "Brother Hammer must go, because he is always making noise, always knocking." Hammer said, "Brother Screwdriver has to go, because you have to turn him around ...read more
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 12:1-31
Tags: Gifts General
THE PAST IS JUST THE BEGINNING There is in Washington D.C., a sign over the entrance to the U.S. Patent Office -- where new things are the order of the day. The sign proclaims: "The Past is but Prologue." One day a tourist asked a cab driver what the sign meant. Said the cabbie: "It ...read more
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 2:9
Tags: God Brings Hope
A PENTECOST TESTIMONY Pastor Chuck shared a story of the work of the Holy Spirit. A group was having a Bible study. Since it was Pentecost, the decided to pray and worship for a while after the Bible study. One of the ladies began to worship in another langauge. Someone had brought a friend to the ...read more
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 14:22
Tags: Holy Spirit Baptism
BURIED TREASURE FOR ISAAC One night, a poor Jewish man named Isaac from Krakel, Poland, in a vivid dream, saw a buried treasure hidden under a particular bridge in the distant city of Prague. For the next two weeks, he dreamed of the particular city, the same bridge, and the buried treasure. The ...read more
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 2:1-16
Tags: Blessing
BIGGER PERSON One day, two men appeared before a judge to have settled a dispute. One argued that the other had moved the boundary marker by five feet and thereby has taken possession of his land. After listening to both arguments and going through some documents the judge could not determine ...read more
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 6:1-8
Tags: Boasting, Attitude General
Real Men Wear ...read more
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 15:38
Tags: Evolution, Beards
THE LITTLE SATELLITE THAT COULD In 1972, NASA launched the exploratory space probe Pioneer 10. According to Leon Jaroff in Time magazine, the satellite’s primary mission was to reach Jupiter, photograph the planet and its moons, and beam data to earth about Jupiter’s magnetic field, radiation ...read more
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 15:58
Tags: Endurance
HARD WORK IS WORTH IT The story is told of a nursery worker about to plant a number of young saplings, some straight and some crooked, thus reasoned with himself – "These straight saplings will no doubt grow up to be fine trees without much attention on my part; but I will see if, by proper ...read more
A problem for many christians in dealing with temptations is that though they remember to command Satan to get behind ...read more
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 10:11-14
Tags: Temptation, Temptation General
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