Contributed by Mark Haines on Dec 8, 2000
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In 1864, one of America’s great poets, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, wrote the poem which became the well-known carol, I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day.
When I first heard this song, I wondered, “Why does he suddenly shift from joy at hearing the Christmas bells into such deep despair?” It starts
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Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Feb 20, 2008
My maternal grandfather who was a devout Hindu by birth did his schooling at a Missionary school in the state of Haryana in the North of New Delhi, India. He had learned about Christ and been invited to accept Him as His personal Savior but shrugged the opportunity. After qualifying as a
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
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"Somewhere on this globe, every ten seconds, there is a woman giving birth to a child.
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 10, 2002
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TEACH THE CHILDREN
Just a week before Christmas I had a visitor. This is how it happened...
I just finished the household chores for the night and was preparing to go to bed, when I heard a noise in the front of the house. I opened the door to the front room and to my surprise, Santa himself
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The world cannot understand the spiritual realm without the willingness to open their hearts to the Spirit’s leadings and promptings.
i. No Spirit - no wisdom (1 Cor. 2:10)
ii. No Spirit - no insight (John 14:26)
iii. No Spirit - no freedom (2 Cor. 3:17)
iv. No Spirit - no church
v. No Spirit -
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Martin Luther noted that the tree represented the everlasting love of God. He pointed out to his church that the evergreen’s color did not fade, just as the love of the Lord did not fade even in the most harshest of times. Martin Luther was the first person to put candles on a tree.To him the
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Contributed by Kent Lenard on Dec 4, 2002
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As a theologian said in 320, "We hold this day holy, not like the pagans because of the birth of the
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
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"Babies are bits of stardust blown from the hand of God. Lucky the woman who knows the pangs of
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