Contributed by Garris Hudson on Feb 27, 2023
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Let’s go back to Genesis 2:16-17 to review exactly what God said and then we’ll compare it to the distortion Eve came up with: “And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, ‘You may surely eat of every tree of the garden, but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, for in
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Contributed by Chris Surber on Nov 14, 2009
On my recent pilgrimage to Israel one of the many profound experiences occurred on the airplane prior to even leaving JFK International in New York.
After I was seated on the huge double Decker airplane which took us directly to Tel Aviv, I noticed a large Orthodox Jewish family making their way
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 26, 2007
Introduction: Robert Kirkpatrick had some good news and some bad news. The good news: he had been extended a written invitation to a dinner with President Bush in Washington, DC. The invite and letter were signed by Vice President Cheney himself. It is not every day you receive an invitation like
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Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Jul 8, 2009
Walter Reich wrote in a column from Washington: I’m a man of bad habits, one of which is reading the newspaper while eating. Since I don’t have time for either activity, each one provides a good excuse for the other. The result is that I eat too much, and probably read too much, with the deep
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Contributed by Clark Tanner on Oct 17, 2003
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"Most everyone knows of the newspaper comic strip called “Family Circus”. It pokes fun in a gentle way at the typical family life in a home with several very young children.
I remember one that started out with the mother giving the oldest boy, who appears to be about 6, something to take to the
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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The story is told of two brothers who grew up on a farm. One went away to college, earned a law degree, and became a partner in a prominent law firm in the state capital. The other brother stayed on the family farm.
One day the lawyer came and visited his brother, the farmer. He asked, “Why don’t
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Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Oct 24, 2007
Remember to look at the possibilities in the area you see. (You see some things but don’t actually look at them.) We used the FedEx logo during our Gripped For Greatness campaign last year. We asked if you saw all you were looking at.
Between the last two letters of FedEx you can see an arrow
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Contributed by Ross Cochrane on Apr 10, 2010
WHY CIRCUMCISION? Why not a tattoo on the arm or something similar? Circumcision was a hidden sign. It seems to me it has something to do with the promise of Abraham having many descendants, being fruitful and multiplying. The sign reaffirms God's promise right at the very place where the sexual
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Contributed by Ross Cochrane on Jan 14, 2011
"MAKE ME!"
They had behaved badly in class but they were equally disruptive in the detention room, swearing, acting tough and defying anything I said with a smart comment. Unacceptable behaviour. I have never really had a problem with anger, but the closest I came was in that classroom. Teaching
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INVITATION TO DRINK POISON
David Timms said: "Skeptics, atheists, cynics, and unbelievers often cast Christianity as a legalistic burden, a lifestyle of bondage or a crutch for the weak to lean on.
Well, perhaps it's time for those same voices to look around and see the fruit of recklessness.
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Contributed by Randy Roberts on Nov 10, 2005
Illustration from “The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe”
First Reference: Tell the story from Chapter 4 about Edmund eating Turkish Delight for the first time. He becomes obsessed with the deceptive nourishment provided by the witch.
Second Reference: When Edmund ate at the home of Mr. Beaver,
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