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When you talk about forgotten, I believe Joseph was one of God’s faithful servant that would shines above all. From the coat of many colours to the dusty road towards Egypt. From Potiphar’s house to the dungeon where the two servant of the Pharaoh met him and then forgot about him. God was NEVER
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Remember the story of the King that had a great feast, he would provide all the meat, vegetables, the fruits, and the desserts. Each servant was to bring the best wine, one quart, and pour it into a 500 gallon wine vat. A little servant thought my quart can’t matter that much in 500 gallons. So he
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Assembly Of God
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Chuck Swindoll in his book Dropping Your Guard has to this to say about the importance of relationships with in the Body of Christ:
Before anyone can ever be convinced of the value of involvement and mutuality, that person must come to terms with the consequences of isolationism. The fact is, we
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Contributed by Paul Carlson on Feb 17, 2009
Speak, Lord
Speak, Lord, for thy servant hears.
Show me where to go and tell me what to say;
Give thy Word to light my path and point the way.
Yes, Lord, Thy command is heard.
Yes, Lord, I obey Thy Word.
I don’t ask for riches, I don’t ask for fame,
I don’t ask that honor be
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Contributed by James Wilson on Nov 23, 2000
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Last year, Ken Griffey, Jr. chose not to attend "The Players Choice Awards" to receive the "Player of the Decade" award. Junior beat out three time MVP winner Barry Bonds and four time Cy Young Award winner, Greg Maddux for the honor.
The award is a big deal. He joins the ranks of baseball
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Contributed by Sermon Central on May 9, 2002
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SPENDING TIME WITH THE KIDS?
The April 6, 1990, issue of the Wall Street Journal reported that, on the average, American parents spend less than fifteen minutes a week in serious discussion with their children. For fathers the amount of intimate contact with their children is an average of
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Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Dec 10, 2007
Tertullian (160–230 A.D.), the theologian of Carthage, wrote about heathen husbands being angry with their Christian wives because they wanted to kiss martyrs’ bonds, embrace Christians, and visit the cottages of the poor. Often when an unbelieving spouse wants to leave the marriage the believer
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Blackaby shares from his book “The Power of the Call” pages 10-14 on a clear picture of what one looks like who is called by God into pastoral ministry:
i. The pastor is chosen
ii. He is chosen by God
iii. He is chosen by God to be His servant
iv. He is chosen by God to shepherd His people
v. He
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Contributed by Derrick Tuper on Dec 14, 2012
Albert Barnes’ commentary for John 1:27: “The latchet of sandals was the string or thong by which they were fastened to the feet. To unloose them was the office of a servant, and John means, therefore, that he was unworthy to perform the lowest office for the Messiah. This was remarkable humility.
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Self - I have an acrostic which I came up this week for SELF:
S = Serving
E = Ego
L = Living
F = Foolishly
EGO is:
E = Edging
G = God
O = Out
This is what self always does - it pushes God out of focus and places self as “uno” number one to be served and to be appeased. Servant leaders are
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Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Feb 11, 2008
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Recent studies in psychology suggest that the pursuit of self-interest may not be the
clearest path to the greater good or personal happiness, as so widely assumed. When
researchers study what makes us happy, they find that it is not personal wealth, the
strength of the stock market, inflation,
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Contributed by Davon Huss on Apr 14, 2008
Time magazine reported in January 1995 that an earthquake in Kobe, Japan, occurred when two plates on a fault line fifteen miles offshore suddenly shifted against each other, violently lurching six to ten feet in opposite directions. The result was the worst Japanese earthquake since 1923.
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