Contributed by Clark Tanner on Mar 23, 2010
EVANGELISTIC CASTING
We're not told that every fish in the sea swam to the net. We're not told that a certain number of fish were caught in the net. We're told that Jesus first indicated His awareness that they had caught nothing, then gave a command that they cast their net on the right side of
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Contributed by Donnie Martin on Jun 12, 2010
The Pianist
An elderly widow, restricted in her activities, was eager to serve Christ. After praying about this, she realized that she could bring blessing to others by playing the piano. The next day she placed this small ad in the Oakland Tribune: “Pianist will play hymns by phone daily for
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Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Jun 28, 2010
TUNE IN
A traditional radio has a variable capacitor we know as a tuning dial. Its purpose is to help us tune into the right frequency and blot out competing stations.
Nothing distinguishes the solid disciple of Jesus Christ like his willingness to tune into and follow his Lord, blotting out
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Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 22, 2010
WILLIAM CAREY: WHEN GOD PLEASES
In 1786 William Carey, a shoemaker/pastor from Northamptonshire, was burdened by the needs of the worlds people. He stood before a counsel of representatives at a ministerial meeting in Northampton. He explained his burden to share the gospel, the good news of Jesus
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Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 30, 2010
Important lessons are given by this alternation of the two ideas of faith and unbelief, obedience and disobedience. Disobedience is the root of unbelief. Unbelief is the mother of further disobedience. Faith is voluntary submission within a person’s own power. If faith is not exercised, the true
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GIVING THE SPIRIT HIS DUE
"The Holy Spirit is underappreciated and under preached by the twenty-first-century church. There is a prejudice of sorts against the Holy Spirit that impedes many from learning more about him. The body of Christ is often divided into two sides. One side stresses the Word
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Contributed by Ed Sasnett on Dec 18, 2012
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Billy Graham told of a meeting he had with German Chancellor Konrad Adenauer, former mayor of Cologne, imprisoned by Hitler for opposing the Nazi regime, and later chancellor of the West German Federal Republic. Adenauer truly deserves the title of "statesman" as he picked up the broken pieces of
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Contributed by Rick Boyne on Jan 22, 2013
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YOU CAN'T EAT JUST ONE
Lays® Potato Chips uses the slogan "You can't eat just one." They know a secret: most of us will lose self-control and give in to temptation if they can get us to just eat one. One gives in to two; two in to five; and before you know it, you've eaten an entire bag of chips!
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Contributed by Daniel Lawson on Sep 2, 2007
Bill Faye, author of "Sharing Jesus without Fear," notes that Americans have found a new way to deny Christ: "It’s by keeping silent about him." Fay asked, "Do we really believe it when Jesus said that unless a person is saved, he’s damned?" And if we do, he asked, "How do we allow our people to
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As we journey towards Christmas and into the New Year, let us all follow in the steps of our Servant-King Jesus, not just for a Season but for a lifetime. By His Spirit may we truly be humble, servant leaders. It is recorded that Mother Teresa once said: “I belong to Jesus. He must have the
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Methodist
Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Dec 1, 2007
In A.D. 398 John Chrysostom was appointed patriarch of Constantinople, where his zeal for reform antagonized the Empress Eudoxia, who had him exiled. Allowed to return after a short time, Chrysostom again infuriated Eudoxia, who sent him away again. How did Chrysostom respond to such persecution?
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Contributed by Jay Winters on Dec 30, 2007
In my readings of some early church writings, I came across a monograph from an unnamed ascetic monk. This monk had a vision of the crucifixion that was very real in his mind, almost as if he was really there. He even said of his vision that it was the most terrifying thing that he had ever seen.
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Lutheran
Contributed by Guy Mcgraw on Jan 24, 2008
Old story of frog that jumped in a bucket of milk. Instead of just giving up the frog began to swim and swim and swim. The frog swam so much that the milk turned to butter and the frog hopped out of the bucket. Great story about working so had that you eventually get to where you want to
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