Contributed by Chris Jordan on Apr 27, 2008
JOB'S REPENTANCE
"Job repented, not of any past sins that might have caused his (trouble), but of his mistrust of God in the midst of it. Ultimately, God never answered Job’s questions. Job never actually found out why all of this loss and horror had occurred. It was as if the answer to Job’s
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Contributed by Jerry Blaxton on Aug 27, 2009
The Panama Canal was built on an isthmus in Central America. It was built to connect the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. When ships used the canal they saved time, because they didn’t have to go around South America. It wasn’t as dangerous as the sea going around the cape. It saved money, making the
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Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Mar 22, 2010
Some people are only interested in Jesus' function as a sin-sacrifice, but do not want a relationship with Him. They will be disappointed when Jesus says, "Depart from me, I never knew you."
In 2005, I had the opportunity to open the Indiana State Senate in prayer. As I prepared my prayer, I
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Contributed by Gordon Curley on Feb 17, 2011
THE TWO COATS
A friend of mine once saw a tramp and decided to help him. He noticed he was wearing a dirty old coat. It was ripped and fit only for the bin.
So my friend offered the tramp his coat. The tramp took it but to my friends surprise, instead of taking off the old coat and putting on the
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Contributed by Davon Huss on Jul 3, 2011
THE PILGRIMS ACKNOWLEDGED GOD
The pilgrims did not believe that their colonies advanced because they were stronger, wiser or more righteous than others. With the recognition of their imperfection and sin, and with faith and much prayer, they sought to acknowledge God and his Kingdom. The blessing
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WORSHIP AND THE WOMAN AT THE WELL
The Nelson Study Bible states:
"By mentioning the two different worship sites, the woman was perhaps trying to shift the conversation away from the subject of her own sins to theological questions. Or perhaps she realized that she was a sinner (v. 18), and knew
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Contributed by Ken Henson on Oct 31, 2012
THE SYMBOL OF THE OLIVE
The disciples went into the Olive grove. Many think there was the Olive Press there. The purpose of the Olive Press is to crush the olive, remove the oil and the oil was used for various purposes. Even today we get much of the oil from the Mediterranean area, the Middle
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Contributed by Norman Lawrence on Jan 14, 2013
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LIFTING THE FEAR
A story is told of a child who had to walk each evening past a dark, spooky house. Some adults sought to give him courage. One handed him a good luck charm to ward off the ghosts. Another had a light put on the dreaded corner. Still another said earnestly, "It is sinful to be
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Assembly Of God
Donald Miller, in his excellent book Searching for God Knows What, tells about going to a Bible college where he taught one of the classes. Speaking to this group of Bible students, he told them he was going to present the plan of salvation, but he was going to leave out one key element, and they
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Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Aug 11, 2008
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Caterpillar Ugly, Butterfly Beautiful
It is a well-known fact that a caterpillar changes into a butterfly. The butterfly can truthfully say as he looks at the caterpillar, "Such was I, but now I am changed."
Every Christian has once been a sinner, living for self and the momentary pleasures
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Contributed by Ron Ferguson on May 2, 2024
[002] MESSAGE FROM A POEM – A GRAIN OF WHEAT DIES
Not very long before the crucifixion Jesus spoke to Andrew and Philip. This is what He said – {{John 12:23-25 and Jesus answered them saying, “The hour has come for the Son of Man to be glorified. Truly, truly, I say to you, UNLESS A GRAIN OF
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REMISSION
While a graduate student at Indiana University and also serving as youth minister at the North Central church in Bloomington, I had an experience I will never forget.
I woke up early on this particular Sunday morning to get to the building in time to drive one of the church buses to
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Contributed by Bruce Howell on May 9, 2001
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Have you ever been in a service where the music and the message were so powerful, so uplifting that you sensed the glory of His presence? A.H. Ackley wrote about it once:
In my failure, sin, and sorrow, brokenhearted,
crushed and torn,
I have felt His presence near me, He has all
my burdens
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