N. T. Wright is the bishop of Durham and a New Testament scholar without equal in my judgment. Bishop Wright describes the kingdom as God’s “ultimate future and urgent present.” What does he mean?
He means what so many others mean when they say the kingdom is both now and not yet. There is a
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Presbyterian/Reformed
Contributed by Richard Goble on Feb 17, 2008
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The Infallible Bible-Barometer
In September, 1938, a man who lived on Long Island was able one day to satisfy a lifelong ambition by purchasing for himself a very fine barometer. When the instrument arrived at his home, he was extremely disappointed to find that the indicating needle appeared to
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Baptist
Contributed by Sherm Nichols on Nov 17, 2006
(Charles R. Swindoll, The Finishing Touch, in a book he had read:)
“A time to be careful is when one reaches his goals. The easiest period in a crisis situation is actually the battle itself. The most difficult period is the period of indecision, whether to fight or run away. And the most
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Christian/Church Of Christ
Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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A.W. Tozer said something quite insightful in terms of overall service:
Before the judgment seat of Christ my service will not be judged by how much I have done but by how much of me there is in it. No man gives at all until he has given all. No man gives anything
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 10, 2004
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Our congregation hosted a Red Cross blood drive on a recent Sunday morning that started before and continued during our various assemblies. I tried to give blood before the worship assembly. They rejected my offer! I had to answer a long series of questions about personal health, relationships,
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Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Apr 3, 2007
After a three-month summer recess, on October 3,1994, the Supreme Court of the United States opened its 1994-95 term. According to the New York Times News Service, the court’s legal business for that first day could be summed up with one word: “No.”
The court announced it had refused to hear more
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Pentecostal
Contributed by Bruce Rzengota on Dec 26, 2009
Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich was impeached by the state House by a 114 to one vote. After racing back to his Chicago home before the vote could deprive him of a ride home on the state plane, Blagojevich once again said he was the victim of a rush to judgment.
"And the fight goes on," he told
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Christian Missionary Alliance
Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Oct 1, 2007
A New Barna report came out this week (Sept 07) :
"The new study shows that only 3% of 16 - to 29-year-old non-Christians express favorable views of evangelicals…
"… Among young non-Christians, nine out of the top 12 perceptions were negative. Common negative perceptions include that present-day
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Independent/Bible
Contributed by C Jordan on Jan 5, 2008
QUOTE: “If God has spoken, listen! If God has recorded his words in a Book, search its pages with a believing heart. If you do not accept it as God’s inspired word, I cannot invite you to pay any particular attention to it; but if you regard it as the Book of God, I charge you, as I shall meet
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*other
Contributed by Lynn Malone on May 11, 2006
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A candidate for church membership was asked, "What part of the Bible do you like best?" He said: "I like the New Testament best. Then he was asked, "What Book in the New Testament is your favorite?" He answered, the Book of the Parables, Sir." They then asked him to relate one of the parables to
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Methodist
Contributed by Steven W on Mar 15, 2005
The Officer in charge of the Police Department (OCPD).
When you are caught for doing something wrong, the OCPD has the authority to let you go (that means - to save you) or to execute judgment on you (that means - to judge you). This power/authority was given to him by his Police Chief in the Head
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Independent/Bible
Contributed by Troy Borst on May 26, 2005
ILLUSTRATION... The Life and Teaching of Jesus by James S Stewart, Abingdon Press pg 49
“Finally, Jesus would never violate the freedom of men’s wills. And that, too, the leap from the pinnacle would have involved. It would have been overriding their calmer judgment. It would have been forcing
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Christian/Church Of Christ
Contributed by James Cloud on Mar 8, 2008
There are two questions that will be ultimately asked on the Day of Judgment: “Did you love the Lord your God with all your heart, soul, and mind….Did you love your neighbor as yourself?” Both of these cannot be accomplished if you do not know God’s Word. How can you purport to love and honor a
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Anglican
Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 8, 2008
During my first ministry, I encountered a man who approached me about becoming a Christian. He had not been in church much before… but he was scared of God’s judgment. He’d just seen a TV special on a man named Nostradamus who had predicted the end of the world and this young man was afraid that
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 12, 2001
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Pioneers were making their way across one of the central states to a distant place that had been opened up for homesteading. They traveled in covered wagons drawn by oxen, and progress was necessarily slow. One day they were horrified to note a long line of smoke in the west, stretching for miles
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I CANNOT CALL YOU FRIEND!
Unknown...
My friend, I stand in judgment now.
And I fill that you are to blame somehow.
On earth I walked with you day by day.
But never did you point the way.
You knew the LORD,
In His truth and His glory.
But never did you share the story! ?
My knowledge then was very
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Assembly Of God
Contributed by Scott Chambers on Jan 24, 2003
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If you were to visit Paris, you could see the statues of two men, both named Louis. The first is of Louis XIV, France’s absolute monarch, who is remembered today chiefly for his exclamation, "I am the State." He represents one of the supreme achievements of greatness through power. His philosophy
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Christian/Church Of Christ
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