Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 9, 2002
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Scholar Gary North observes:
“The kingdom of God is like leaven. Christianity is the yeast, and it has a leavening effect on pagan, satanic cultures around it. It permeates the whole culture, causing it to rise. The bread which is produced by this leaven is the preferred bread. In ancient
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Contributed by Timothy Smith on Sep 3, 2005
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Several years ago the American Heart Association published the results of a remarkable scientific study. In 1998 Dr. Randy Bird did a study of 393 coronary care patients at Duke University Hospital. Dr. Bird is not a Christian and this is not a Christian study. But it asked the question: “Does
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Christian Church
Contributed by Ian Biss on Sep 30, 2001
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Wayne Gretzky is arguably the greatest professional hockey player that ever played the game. He was recognized by his number 99, blazoned upon his half tucked in jersey. His entire career he wore his jersey that way because he, like so many other sports players was terribly superstitious. They feel
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Grace Brethren
Contributed by Kevin Taylor on Oct 28, 2001
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Satan argued with Jesus one time about who had the greater power! Satan said, ’I can do anything you can do only better.’ Jesus replied, ’Ok, prove it, go ahead and try creating a man.’ Satan said, ’No problem,’ as he reached down and picked up a handful of dirt and
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Contributed by Brian Mavis on Oct 30, 2001
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A DIFFERENT VIEW OF PEACE
"Islam, we’ve been told, is related to the Arabic word
meaning "peace." This is correct, except that the
word means a particular kind of peace. A better
translation is "surrender" or "submission." It
describes the peace when a vanquished soldier lays
down his arms in
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 30, 2001
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One morning at breakfast, Doug Vogue decided to teach his 4 year old Caleb his first Bible verse, John 3:16. He slowly enunciated the words: "For God so loved…"
The second time he said the verse even slower, encouraging Caleb to fill in certain words. When he got to "…shall not perish but
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Contributed by Donnie Martin on Aug 27, 2002
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Believe or Reject
I would recommend you either believe God up to the hilt, or else not to believe at all. Believe this book of God, every letter of it, or else reject it. There is no logical standing place between the two. Be satisfied with nothing less than a faith that swims in the deeps of
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Baptist
Enablement for Uncommon Things
Peter F. Drucker: No organization can depend on genius; the supply is always scarce and unreliable. It is the test of an organization to make ordinary human beings perform better than they seem capable of, to bring out whatever strength there is in its members, and
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Charismatic
Contributed by Kenneth Squires on Jan 31, 2006
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“Every morning in Africa a gazelle wakes up. It knows it must run faster than the slowest lion or it will not survive. Every morning a lion wakes and it knows it must run faster than the slowest gazelle or it will starve. It doesn’t matter if you are the lion or the gazelle, when the sun comes up,
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Pentecostal
Contributed by Tom Osterkamp on Mar 19, 2007
QUOTE: - Charles Spurgeon once said, "I would recommend you either believe God up to the hilt, or else not believe at all. Believe this book of God, every letter of it, or else reject it. There is no logical standing place between the two. Be satisfied with nothing less than a faith that swims in
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Baptist
Contributed by Charles Wallis on Feb 18, 2009
INTELLIGENCE ISN'T ALWAYS SMART
A French nuclear submarine and an English nuclear submarine ran into each other without knowing it this week. Clearly, having modern technology and intelligence does not mean you are smart. You would think with all the technology and intelligence in the world, our
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