Text: [1Ki 13:1, KJV:] 1 And, behold, there came a man of God out of Judah by the word of the LORD unto Bethel: and Jeroboam stood by the altar to burn incense. 2 And he cried against the altar in the word of the LORD, and said, O altar, altar, thus saith the LORD; Behold, a child shall be born
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Contributed by Hal Seed on Dec 3, 2007
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When the wise men come to Jesus, they bring three gifts: Gold, which is the gift for royalty, a gift for a king. Incense, which was for divinity, a gift you give a God. And myrrh, which is a funeral gift, a gift used for burial. Their gifts show amazing insight.
At first hearing, you might think
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Contributed by Scott Weber on Mar 23, 2001
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TOO LATE IN A TERRIBLE WAY
You can’t read the article that appeared in the Atlanta Journal, June 5, 1997 without some remorse and sympathy for Clarence Jackson.
"The clock struck midnight, and Clarence Jackson didn’t turn into a millionaire." Jackson, who is 24, works in a small cleaning
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Contributed by Scott Weber on Mar 23, 2001
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- Years ago, when 20th Century Fox advertised in the New York papers to fill a vacancy in its sales force, one applicant replied: "I am at present selling furniture at the address below. You may judge my ability as a saleman if you will stop in to see me at anytime, pretending that you are
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Contributed by Evie Megginson on Jul 19, 2001
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Vernon Grounds writes, “A friend told me of an incident that happened while he was in seminary. Since the school had no gymnasium, he and his friends played basketball in a nearby public school.
Nearby, an elderly janitor waited patiently until they finished playing. Invariably he sat there reading
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Contributed by E. Lee James on Oct 19, 2001
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We are to work while we wait. A gardener for a large estate in northern Italy was conducting a visitor through the castle and the beautiful, well-groomed grounds. As the visitor had lunch with the gardener and his wife, he commended them for the beautiful way they were keeping the gardens. He
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 19, 2002
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A group of academics and historians has compiled this startling information: Since 3600 BC, the world has known only 292 years of peace! LESS THAN 1% (.08) OF THIS TIME WAS IN PEACE. During this period there have been 14,351 wars large and small, in which 3.64 billion people have been killed. The
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Contributed by Kevin Taylor on Mar 8, 2002
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1. Genesis speaks of the creation of the sun. Revelation tells of a place that needs no sun.
2. Genesis speaks of the entrance of sin into this world. Revelation tells of the banishment of all sin.
3. Genesis speaks of the sin-curse that is pronounced upon mankind. Revelation tells of the broken
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This brings me to my "TERM PAPER THEORY."
The student knows the whole semester:
there will be a term paper required at the end of the term.
So, the night before the paper is due,
the student pushes the dead line,
runs to the library and does the last minute research, and can’t hold his head
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Martin Luther is reputed to have said that even if he knew Christ was going to return tomorrow,
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Contributed by Davon Huss on May 26, 2003
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John A Boor- I had an opportunity to work in a bakery while going to high school. I remember one particular day when the telephone rang and one of the ladies went to answer it. She put down the phone like it was hot and yelled, “He’s coming!” I wondered what in the world was going on. The
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Contributed by Donnie Martin on Jul 16, 2003
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The word ?maranatha? is a Syriac expression that means: ?Our Lord comes.? It was used as a greeting in the early church. When believers gathered or parted, they didn?t say ?hello? or ?goodbye,? but ?Maranatha!? If we had the same upward look today, it would revolutionize the church. O
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Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Sep 20, 2003
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Last year (2002), A&E produced a made-for-TV movie entitled Shackleton: The Greatest Survival Story of All Time. It is the account of the British explorer Ernest Shackleton and the 27 men with him who attempted to cross the continent of Antarctica. Temperatures around the South Pole can reach as
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