Contributed by Tony Britt on Feb 6, 2002
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In a prayer letter to his supporters Billy Graham told this Story: there was a mother in an African nation who came to Christ and grew in her commitment and devotion to the Lord. As so often happens, however, this alienated her from her husband, and over the years he grew to despise and hate her
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W.A. Criswell was pastor of a country church when he was in college. He had a family in his church named Davison. They were some of the finest people. One day he complimented one of the Davisons on their love and loyality to Christ. He said, "Tell me why the Davisons are so devoted and active for
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Contributed by John Shearhart on Dec 2, 2006
At the end of His life, Jesus was able to confidently declare His trust in the Sovereign Father. This reminds me of a poem called “Invictus” written by a humanist named William Ernest Henley:
Out of the night that covers me,
Black as the Pit from pole to pole,
I thank whatever gods may be
For my
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 26, 2007
1. (Illustration) In the former Soviet Union several years ago, there was a house church that had to meet in secret to avoid reprisals from the communist government. One Sunday these believers arrived inconspicuously in small groups throughout the day so as not to arouse the suspicion of KGB
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Contributed by Gerald Albers on Jun 5, 2007
There is a story about a young preacher that in 1995, he was in Glasgow Scotland. He wrote: I was living in a Center City Hotel. One morning I got up and decided that I was going to jog over into the south side of the city of Glasgow. I ran across the river Clyde on a bridge, and as I jogged
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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Look at the list: bitterness, rage, anger, brawling, slander, malice, unforgiveness. Traveling light, Paul says, is letting God begin to deal with the hurts, the slights, the anger and unforgiveness that burdens us down. If we want to travel light, we have to unpack the donkey of all the baggage we
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Contributed by T. Scott Womble on Jul 27, 2010
ARE CHRISTIANS HYPOCRITICAL?
A few years ago, Barna Research conducted a 3 year study about the church which was published in the book Unchristian. The results weren't shocking. In fact, we intuitively already knew the results. Barna leveled three stinging blows against Christians. They said
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Contributed by Tim White on Apr 2, 2012
SALVATION: THE THREE ENVELOPES
When a pastor was trying at assure a teen of her salvation during times she didn't feel it, the pastor asked her if she had ever trusted and called upon Jesus.
She said, "Yes, I did that."
The pastor asked, "Did God do His part and save you?"
She said, "Oh yes,
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 18, 2002
H. Richard Niebuhr summarized the core of liberal theology in a single sentence: “A God without wrath brought men without sin into a kingdom without judgment through the ministrations of a Christ with a cross.”
Michael G. Moriarty, The
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Contributed by Dale Harlow on Jan 14, 2003
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Dietrich Bonhoeffer wrote;
Jesus Christ lived in the midst of his enemies. At the end all his disciples deserted him. On the cross he was utterly alone, surrounded by evildoers and mockers. For this cause he had come, to bring peace to the enemies of God. So the
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Contributed by Aubrey Vaughan on Feb 26, 2007
Open doors reports that in Oct 11 2006 Michael Dhabi an evangelist to Muslims in Ethiopia was martyred for his faith. Muslim extremists tried to force Michael to convert to Islam – he refused they repeatedly attacked him with a machete – throughout the
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Contributed by Aubrey Vaughan on Nov 23, 2007
Richard Wurmrand spent 14 years under communism imprisonment and torture Rumania 1945. He started a underground church bringing Russians to Christ. “A flower if you bruise it under your feet, rewards you by giving you its
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Contributed by Gene Gregory on Feb 2, 2009
Mrs. Chung was one of the first believers in northern Hubei province of China. Though she was publicly humiliated for her faith in Christ, she remained faithful. Now, 40 years later, she can point to over 10,000
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"The destroyed Temple is no longer regarded as the place of God’s earthly presence. The Temple built of stone has ceased to express the hope of Christians; its curtain is torn forever. Christians [now] look toward the east, the rising sun. This is
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Rach and I have a friend who is a source of grief for us. It is not that he has done anything to us – he is quite dear to us actually. Rather it is what he has done to himself, what he has chosen to believe. About ten years ago, this friend began absenting himself from church. He was getting
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Something's Happening...
This last week I began reading a book by James Rutz. James wrote this book to make the Christian church aware that God is moving all across the world. His observations are a wakeup call to the American Christian and churches in America. Listen to some of his
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