Contributed by Doug Lyon on Sep 15, 2004
According to the National Center for Health Statistics, last year—in 2003—there were 2,187,000 couples that got married in the United States. And the Center reports that there were 1 million couples that divorced last year in
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Contributed by Rickey Bennett on Aug 18, 2009
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DEFINITION OF GOSSIP
Ken Sande, in his book on conflict resolution, The Peacemaker, gives the following definition for gossip. If you are taking notes, this is the definition you will want to write down. "To gossip means to betray a confidence or to discuss unfavorable
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Contributed by Clark Tanner on Sep 18, 2009
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THE UNGODLY
"Who does God justify through faith? The ungodly! Who did Christ die for? The ungodly! That means those without God. Ungodly. Why does God justify the ungodly? Why did Christ die for the
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Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Oct 19, 2009
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SHEMA: HEAR
"SHEMA (sshee’ mah) Transliteration of Hebrew imperative meaning, ’Hear,’ (Deuteronomy 6:4) and applied to Deuteronomy 6:4-9, as the basic statement of the Jewish law. The Shema became for the people of God a confession of faith by which they
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Holman Bible dictionary states the HEART is the center of the physical, mental, and spiritual life of humans. This contrasts to the normal use of kardia ("heart") in Greek literature outside the Scriptures. The New Testament follows the Old Testament usage when referring to the human
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Contributed by Warren Lamb on Aug 19, 2007
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Waiting On The Lord
G. Campbell Morgan put it this way: “Waiting for God is not laziness. Waiting for God is not going to sleep. Waiting for God is not the abandonment of effort. Waiting for God means, first, activity under command; second, readiness for any
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It is said that a church is considered evangelistically effective if just 1 person in 20 in that church leads a person to Christ in a year. This would mean that a church of 100 people would see five people come to Christ in their ministry in a year’s
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Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Jul 27, 2008
John Knox, the Scottish reformer, wrote:
Quote: “By what means Satan first drew mankind from the obedience of God, the Scripture doth witness: To wit, by pouring into their hearts that poison, that God did not love them”.
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006
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Young & Rubicam claim brands have replaced religious faith in giving meaning to people’s lives. The ad agency says that successful ’belief brands,’ such as Calvin Klein, Microsoft and Nike, work because they have fun and refuse to
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Contributed by Rusty Davidson on Feb 19, 2007
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Farmer felt called to preach. Sitting under a tree sees letters P and C in the clouds. Decides it means “Preach Christ.” Sells farm and equipment goes to preach. He was horrible. After a sermon a neighbor came to
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 26, 2007
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Illustration: Farmer called to preach. Sitting under a tree sees letters P and C in the clouds. Decides it means “Preach Christ.” Sells farm and equipment goes to preach. He was horrible. After a sermon a neighbor came
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Contributed by Aaron Mishoe on Apr 2, 2009
Money magazine and CBS Market Watch both quote the alarming statistic that "39% of Americans with kids don’t save a dime toward college. 4% have saved less than $1,000, and 25% have saved between $1,000
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Holiness
Holiness & Humility:Stand by thyself...for I am holier than thee".The great test of whether the Holiness or Humility we seek or to attain is truth and life will be whether it be manifest in the increasing humility it produces.Standing by yourself doesn't
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Contributed by Robert Massey on Mar 23, 2002
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I recently read the story of a man who had just brought a boat and kept it in the harbor on the coast of Florida. A hurricane warning went into effect, the storm was brewing just off the coast and was about to hit land. He didn’t know what to do. He have made a sizable investment in this boat
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Church Of God
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• When Gerber first started selling baby food in Africa, they used the same packaging as here in the USA--with the cute baby on the label. Later they found out that in Africa companies routinely put pictures on the label of what is inside since most people can not read.
• When Coca-Cola first
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Contributed by Amanda Wilson on May 6, 2004
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Faith says the post-modern person, comes in a variety of different wrappings but inside each is the same gift. So everyone should be free to enjoy his or her own expression of the same cosmic truth. God is a god of variety not uniformity so faith need not require that there be a single way to God.
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