Contributed by Jeff Strite on Dec 19, 2010
PROPHECIES, RELIGIONS AND CHRISTMAS
The prophecies of the Old Testament were part of what "held up" the tree of Jesus’ and supported His claims to be Messiah.
Now, that’s not true of other men who’ve founded other world religions. For example:
About 500 years before Christ was born, a man was
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A SENTENCE CAN CHANGE A LIFE
When I was thirteen, a young lad only three years older than me said something that would change my life for ever. A single sentence of his is the reason I am a Christian today. What could you say in just ONE sentence that could switch someone from being an agnositic
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Anglican
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TREES DON'T STRUGGLE TO GROW
Rich Ratts, former pastor of Grace Community Church here in Jackson and a now a church planter in Traverse City, once spoke at a pastor’s appreciation breakfast I attended. He began by talking about a cheery orchard outside his window. One night when he couldn’t go
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Presbyterian/Reformed
Contributed by Chuck Sligh on Oct 28, 2011
HE KEEPS KNOCKING ON THE DOOR
Despite their self-sufficiency, and despite their self-deception and despite their lukewarmness, Jesus is patiently knocking on the door of the Laodicean church anyway--knocking on a door of people who made Him sick! Isn’t that amazing?
I remember a lady in our
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THE BLOB: A THRIVING ENVIRONMENT
Years ago, there was a movie called The Blob. This cosmic Jell-O had come down from space, fell into a little crater, and cracked open. An old man came and had a little stick in his hand and was playing with it, and it ran up on his arm and began to consume him.
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Baptist
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Bill Hybel’s in His book “Making Life Work” states this about this kind of mindset – he words it this way:
1. “Some way, some day my life will improve. Some way, someday I’ll drift into more satisfying circumstances. Some way, some day what I want will come to be. Built on the fantasy that rewards
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Contributed by Perry Greene on Dec 11, 2012
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THE TEN-DOLLAR CURE FOR FEAR
Stanley went to a psychiatrist. "Doc," he said, "I've got trouble. Every time I get into bed, I think there's somebody under it. I get under the bed, I think there's somebody on top of it. Top, under, top, under ... you gotta help me, I'm going crazy!"
"Just put
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Contributed by Shine Thomas on May 7, 2013
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THE DONKEY AND THE COMPLAINING WIFE
I once heard of a farmer who had a complaining wife. From morning till night she would complain about something or the other. The only time he got relief was when he went to the farm with his donkey.
One day as he was plowing, his wife brought him lunch. He
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I am part of the "Fellowship of the Unashamed."
The die has been cast. I have stepped over the line.
The decision has been made. I am a disciple of
Jesus Christ. I won't look back, let up, slow down,
back away, or be still. My past is redeemed, my present
makes sense, and my future is
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