Contributed by Donny Granberry on Jun 26, 2007
*ILLUSTRATION*
Before going to college, a student must first take an SAT.
The purpose of the SAT is to assure they are proficient enough, or competent to take the classes at the level necessary to succeed.
Holy Spirit power gives us Christ’s
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Contributed by Jim Kane on Sep 4, 2008
A pastor-preacher of another generation, James Stalker, says that wisdom is ‘partially an intellectual virtue, but it consists much less in knowing than in doing’ as it, ‘slowly accumulates by experience’ and is also ‘learned through imitation.’ He also
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Contributed by George Rennau on Aug 25, 2003
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The political convention was in chaos. Each delegation wanted something different. Some favored states rights, others wanted a stronger central government. Larger states wanted greater representation, and small states wanted an equal voice.
Debate dragged on and on. Finally the committee
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Mike Murdock notes this from his book Leadership Secrets of Jesus page 209:
i. He starts with scripture verse “Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.” Galatians 6:7.
ii. Everything begins with a seed to sow! Someone plants a small acorn. It becomes
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Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Oct 11, 2025
[226]. A MESSAGE FROM A POEM - QUANTUM LEAPS
This poem is in 4 sections though all are related. It deals with the progression of wickedness in the world, but that progress has been very rapid. Those who are older, and in a reflective mood, will recall how things were in the 1950s and 60s when
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 31, 2002
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LIVING UNDER THE CROSS
Gerald L. Sittser writes
"Two years ago, I wrote a book about suffering. I have received many letters from people who wanted to tell me their own stories of suffering. I have asked permission from a few to tell their stories to others. One woman, Mary, was in a terrible
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Contributed by Bev Sesink on Feb 5, 2005
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This reminds me of an incident I experienced while also working in South Africa. I had been working on a research project but had made a significant error early on in the project. Instead of coming clean I unfortunately chose to try and cover my mistake.
It wasn’t too long before my conscience
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Contributed by Bruce Willis on Dec 20, 2006
There’s a guy by the name of Harley whom a Bible teacher had met in a Sunday School class. He realized that what the teacher was sharing was not real for him. He wasn’t experiencing Christ as his life. The reason he realized it was he was an unhappy camper when Lee met him. Harley’s married to
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Contributed by Ken Pell on Jul 19, 2008
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THE CLUTTERED CLOSET
Mark 12:29-31
Object: Picture of a cluttered closet
Objective: Sometimes we must take the time to pull all the "stuff" out of the closet and go through it piece by piece if we want to bring order to chaos.
In my house there is a closet that I call the "junk closet." This
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Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Aug 7, 2025
[156]. A MESSAGE FROM A POEM – JESUS LORD, YOUR SACRIFICE HAS DONE MUCH (Easter)
This poem concentrates on the sacrifice of Christ, making it applicable at Easter or the Lord’s Supper.
It deals with the Sin-bearer, the Lamb of God, the Man of sorrows and other points. It is essential that we
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Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Oct 25, 2025
[235]. A MESSAGE FROM A POEM - ROMANS 5 VERSES 3 - 5
This is a shorter poem based solely on 3 verses from Romans. Here are those verses –
{{Romans 5:3-5 “Not only this, but we also exult in our TRIBULATIONS, knowing that tribulation brings about PERSEVERANCE, and perseverance, PROVEN
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Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Mar 18, 2026
[314]. A MESSAGE FROM A POEM - THOUGHTS FROM PSALM 1
Psalm 1 is a most important Psalm as it is the gateway to the Psalms. It draws the lines. The righteous and wicked are what the Psalms deal with, and that is underpinned by Psalm 1.
The Psalm is a wonder in creation. It is simple yet
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Contributed by Donnie Martin on Jan 25, 2003
Our Maker so designed us that our nature finds final satisfaction and fulfillment only in a relationship of responsive Godlikeness—which means, precisely, that state of correspondence between our acts and God’s will which we call
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Contributed by Ed Wood on Feb 18, 2003
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A child was sitting at a table in her room feverishly working on a project. Her mother came in and asked, “Honey, what are you doing?” “I’m drawing a picture of God,” she said. “But nobody knows what God looks
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Contributed by Darrell Jones on Feb 21, 2003
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A fellow I met in Fredericktown Mo. said to me concerning the use of Marijuana. "Marijuana was made by God, so it must be alright to smoke it." I told him, "God also made rattlesnakes, I sure would
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