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Several years ago, John MacArthur had the opportunity to spend several days traveling with the well-known gospel musicians, Bill and Gloria Gaither. At one point, he asked Bill what, in his estimation, were the greatest Christian lyrics ever written, aside from the inspired Psalms. Without
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 9, 2003
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An opinion is something you hold; a conviction is something that holds you. An opinion is something you’ll argue about. A conviction is something you will suffer for and, if necessary, die for.
Rick
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 3, 2006
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Gambling draws more money from American pockets than movies, videos, music and books combined, according to the latest figures from Christiansen Capital Advisors. Americans now lose $68
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Contributed by Herman Abrahams on Aug 31, 2003
"This most beautiful system of the sun, planets, and comets could only proceed from the counsel and domain of an intelligent and powerful Being." [Sir Isaac Newton - Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy, in The Great
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Contributed by John Young on Nov 23, 2004
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Billy Sunday, the great Evangelist of yesteryear wrote, “I am a Christian because God’s Word says so, and I did what He told me to do, and I stand on
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Someone once said, “Don’t mind criticism. If it is not true, disregard it; if it’s unfair, keep from irritation; if it’s ignorant, smile; if it’s justified, learn from it.” (pp
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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In the year 135 Montanus, a second century Christian, proclaimed himself to be a prophet and prophesied that the New Jerusalem would descend from heaven to earth and take root in what is now Turkey.
He was wrong.
In 204 a Roman Christian named Hippolytus records
that a bishop was convinced that
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Contributed by Glenn Durham on Mar 4, 2008
On Thursday I tried to re-shelve volume one in Manton’s Works. The color and markings stand out, so rather than look carefully for the location, I scanned the shelves where I expected to see the set. My books are filed alphabetically by author, so I knew generally where to look. But my first glance
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Contributed by Guy De Swardt on Apr 1, 2010
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Charles Colson who was put into jail for his part in the Watergate scandal in America so many years ago now, subsequently found Jesus in prison and today he heads up an international ministry to people in prisons all around the world.
He writes in his book Who Speaks for God? …about a man by the
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Throughout history, there have been various preachers and religious figures who believed that Jesus’ Second Coming was imminent. Let’s explore some notable predictions and claims related to this event:
Hippolytus of Rome, Sextus Julius Africanus, and Irenaeus (500 CE): These early
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 4, 2005
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In 1954, Earl Warren, who was to become one of the most controversial chief justices of the Supreme Court said, “I believe that no one can read the history of our country without realizing that the good book and the
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006
Scrapbook Boom: There are 4.4 million new scrap-booking households in the U.S. since ’01 according to the 2004 National Survey of Scrapbooking. The industry has seen a 27.8% sales growth
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006
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Someone in half of U.S. households purchased jewelry in the past year, up from the 43% in ‘99.
USA Today says that sales of books on their bestseller list were down 20% percent for the holidays
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Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Jun 15, 2008
"We cannot be profoundly influenced (or encouraged) by that which we do not know. The comfort and strength of God's Word will avail us not at all if we do not know it"
Source: Hughes, R. K. (1993). Hebrews: An
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