Contributed by Donny Granberry on Sep 20, 2007
*ILLUSTRATION*
Kids want to grow up.
Not only do they want to get bigger, but they want to get stronger.
Parents will mark their growth on door frames and measure their growth.
You can ask a boy, show me your
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Assembly Of God
Contributed by Bruce Howell on May 26, 2005
NEW CONVERT TESTIFIED THAT HE HAD BEEN SAVED BY READING A COPY OF THE FIFTH GOSPEL.
No, it wasn’t Matthew, Mark, Luke, or John. It was the Gospel according to Mike the butcher. Mike was an earnest Christian
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Wesleyan
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ART FOSTERS WORSHIP
The Pope insists that seminarians and priests study art history, particularly the history of sacred art, and that everything related to the Eucharist should be marked by beauty. He tells us that "by their harmonious and orderly arrangement they will
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Catholic
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A.W. Tozer said, "We are called to an everlasting preoccupation with God." God is worthy of our worship. One of the ways that you can be reasonably assured of your salvation is your desire to worship. Knowing the true God, and
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United Methodist
Contributed by John Raulerson on Oct 6, 2005
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Recently I watched a show on the history channel which biographied one of the greatest counterfeiters even known, Mark Hofman. As a pre-med student in Salt Lake City he claimed to find a letter which came to be known as the “White Salamander Letter” which discredited the Mormon Church. He
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Evangelical/Non-Denominational
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It is in the hours of loneliness that God does some of His greatest works.
It was in the lonely dejection of Elijah that he heard God’s voice.
It was in the wearying lonely path of faith that God came again to Abraham.
It was in the lonely hours following failure that Peter found God.
It was in
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Pentecostal
Contributed by Mark Eberly on Apr 21, 2009
Now Simon has a point. This woman although not specifically pointed out as a prostitute very likely was one. She was kissing Jesus’ feet at the dinner table, no less. Ritual purity especially with meals was a huge issue for Pharisees. Her hair was down, which could indicate a woman of questionable
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Church Of God
Video Illustration: This is the music video done to Mark Schultz’s song “Letters From War!” It models the extent of a Mother’s love for her child. A mother’s love gives strength and power to the life of a child who
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Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Bruce Howell on Apr 12, 2001
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Illus.: “Empty Offering Plate”
An artist who wished to paint a picture of a “dead church” visited a sanctuary with beautiful stained-glass windows and a magnificent pipe organ. Every pew was filled, but the offering plate, lying in the vestibule, was marked “FOR
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Wesleyan
Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Jun 7, 2010
RISK OF PREACHING CHRIST
Dr Mark L. Y. Chan, PhD in Hermeneutics and Christology (University of Nottingham) is a Lecturer in Theology at the Trinity Theological College, Singapore. He rightly notes, "Christians who persist in proclaiming Christ as
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Salvation Army
Contributed by Owen Bourgaize on Aug 26, 2005
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A young medical student had graduated with the highest marks and accolades. Fellow students asked him about his future plans. When he told them his ambition was to be a medical missionary in a deprived area, they retorted by saying,
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Baptist
Contributed by John Morris on Mar 5, 2008
Tom Jefferson wrote on how to handle anger in his "Rules of Living." "When angry count to 10 before you speak. If very angry count a hundred." Jefferson said. Mark Twain, 75 yrs later, revised it
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Christian/Church Of Christ
Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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National Day Of Fasting
In 1995 U.S. Senator Mark O. Hatfield presented a resolution designating Monday of Thanksgiving week as "National Day of Fasting." He and Stan Mooneyham, President of World Vision International called on all Americans to experience hunger
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