Contributed by Dave Mcfadden on Oct 20, 2004
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"Every disciple needs three types of relationships in his life. He needs a ‘Paul’ who can mentor him and challenge him. He needs a ‘Barnabas’ who can come along side and encourage him. And he needs a
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 16, 2005
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Joseph Choate, one-time U.S. ambassador to Great Britain, when asked who he would like to be if he could come back to earth again after he died, replied without an instant’s hesitation: “Mrs. Choate’s second
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 9, 2006
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"The reason why many fail in battle is because they wait until the hour of battle. The reason why others succeed is because they have gained their victory on their knees long before the battle came...Anticipate your battles; fight them on
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Contributed by Mike Gillett on Feb 28, 2007
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We call this “exegesis.” The Greek word exegeomai means basically “to lead out of.” When applied to the Biblical text, it carries the sense of “reading out” the meaning. The meaning comes from the text. The noun, therefore, could refer to “interpretation” or
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Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by John Browning on Aug 6, 2007
A dog can teach you how to pray. When you go to feed a dog a piece of meat and you place it on your fork, you have his total focus. Momentarily you have total control of its attention. That is how we
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Contributed by Richard Goble on Nov 4, 2007
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Separatists?
A church had a sign in front: JESUS ONLY. One night a storm blew out the first three letters and left US ONLY. Too many churches have come to that. (Vance Havner, from The Vance Havner
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Contributed by Jerry Mckee on Jan 5, 2008
In Washington, DC, by the Hall of Archives on Constitutional Avenue is a bronze statue of a girl, sitting with a book in her hands. She has come to the last page and is looking thoughtfully at the volume, reflecting on what she has read. Underneath the statue are the words: "All
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Every morning in Africa a gazelle wakens and knows it has to run faster than the fastest lion or it will be killed. Every morning a lion wakens and knows it must outrun the swiftest gazelle or it will starve to death. The saying goes, “ It matters not
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Contributed by Nathan Johnson on Feb 22, 2008
Sir Walter Raleigh once made a request of the Queen, and she petulantly answered, "Raleigh, when will you ever stop begging?" Walter replied, "When your Majesty stops giving." His request was granted. But the God of all grace
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Baptist
Contributed by Michael West on Apr 2, 2008
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If you want a real reward from heaven, what you do must be done from the heart. Laws are laws, but real heavenly reward comes from giving and doing that was motivated from a pure heart. The right motivation is just
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Independent/Bible
Contributed by Dean O'bryan on Jun 23, 2008
I don’t know much about Samuel Clements -- Mark Twain -- when it comes to his faith. But he said something once which was dead on. He said, “Some people worry about the passages in the Bible they don’t
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