Contributed by Mary Lewis on Aug 4, 2003
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Andrew Murray, whose devotional books are still popular nearly a century after his death, said this:
It is when we face ourselves and face Christ, that we are lost in wonder, love and praise. We need to rediscover the almost lost discipline of
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Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on May 8, 2011
SHORTCUTS
We live in a world of shortcuts. When I drive up to the Wendy's drive-through menu, I order my usual #6 rather than recite the details of the food order.
You have your own shortcuts: mixing laundry loads; hot dinner pick up at Superstore; "control-C" on the computer to copy an item
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 3, 2008
“If we don’t feel strong desires for… God, it is not because we have drunk deeply and are satisfied. It is because we have nibbled so long at the table of the world. Our soul is stuffed with small things and there is no room for the great.” (John Piper,
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
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"The choice before us is plain: Christ or chaos, conviction or compromise, discipline or disintegration. I am rather tired of hearing about our rights and privileges as American citizens. The time is come it is now when we ought to hear about the duties and responsibilities of
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Contributed by Bradley Kellum on Aug 10, 2009
“How you spend the time that is your own will greatly determine what you think about. No doubt about it – Satan brings his greatest temptations to people when they have time on their hands. It takes discipline of character and proper goals to handle correctly the
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Contributed by Donnie Martin on Jul 19, 2007
Self-righteous service comes through human effort. True service comes from a relationship with the divine Other deep inside.
Self-righteous service is impressed with the “big deal.” True service finds it almost impossible to distinguish the small from the large service.
Self-righteous service
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Contributed by Jim Kane on Mar 12, 2005
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Why do you follow Jesus? Patrick Morley has some important things to say about our answer to this question. "The American gospel has evolved into a gospel of addition without subtraction. It is a belief that we can add Christ to our lives, but not subtract sin. It is a change in
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Contributed by Rick Sunstrom on Mar 8, 2006
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PRAYING FOR CHANGE
“To pray is to change. Prayer is the central avenue God uses to transform us. If we are unwilling to change, we will abandon prayer as a noticeable characteristic of our lives. The closer we come to the heartbeat of God the more we see our need and the more we
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We can’t be a servant if we think we’re in charge. There’s an old blues song by B.B. King called, “Paying the Cost to Be the Boss.” Jesus is calling us to something different when we carry the cross and follow him. We’re “paying the cost to not be the boss.” Being a
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Contributed by Tim Spear on Sep 6, 2011
MODERN-DAY PHARISEES
These Pharisees were not true shepherds, but actually thieves and robbers. Killing the sheep, leading them to their destruction. How many so-called shepherds today are leading their flocks to destruction by giving them religion instead of relationship? By leading them in
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Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Sep 3, 2025
[182]. A MESSAGE FROM A POEM – MARYS AT THE CROSS (An Easter Poem)
This is an Easter poem about 4 women, precious ones in the life of the Lord during His time on earth. Some people find it confusing to work the Marys out, especially at Easter time. What the Marys speak of is total devotion and
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Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Sep 13, 2025
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[198]. A MESSAGE FROM A POEM – O FOREST, HOW YOU WEEP IN PAIN
This is a serious poem and I like it very much. Like most of my poems it comes out of some personal experience.
If this was a musical composition it would be in a minor key. The summary is, “O forest, how you weep in pain, but
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Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Sep 24, 2025
[211]. A MESSAGE FROM A POEM – PANORAMIC VIEW FROM THE PINNACLE (PART 1)
NOTE: When I went to post this it could not be sent because it said the whole thing was too long. Therefore I had to split it into two Parts.. This is Part 1 and Part 2 will follow after this.
This is a longer poem.
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Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Feb 5, 2026
[285]. A MESSAGE FROM A POEM – THE PASSION WEEK – EASTER POEM
This poem is more appropriate at Easter time, the week leading to the Resurrection. I have covered the highlights of that week with a stanza given to each one.
The poem is like a synopsis of the week, a shorthand version if you
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Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Mar 3, 2026
[303]. A MESSAGE FROM A POEM - THEY DID THIS TO MY SAVIOUR LORD
This is not a complex poem and is written with Easter in view. It recounts some of the events of the Trial and hearing before Pilate.
I have put a refrain into this poem, but I am not sure if it is one to be sung. Here and there
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Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Apr 18, 2026
[338]. A MESSAGE FROM A POEM - WHAT OF ISRAEL THE NATION?
Israel will always be a thorn in the side of haters and detractors and those who dismiss the great, unfulfilled promises for Israel found in scripture. In fact the Old Testament prophetic books are so full of prophecy such as the coming
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