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  • A Sculptor Does Not Use A Manicure Set To Reduce ...

    Contributed by Mary Lewis on May 7, 2009
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    "A sculptor does not use a manicure set to reduce the rude, unshapely marble to a thing of beauty. The saw, the hammer and the chisel are cruel tools, but without them the rough ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Richard Wumbrand

    Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Jun 3, 2009
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    RICHARD WUMBRAND Richard Wumbrand was sent to study Marxism in Moscow, but returned clandestinely the following year. Pursued by Siguranþa Statului (the secret police), he was arrested and held in Doftana prison. Wurmbrand subsequently renounced his political ideals. He started to preach Christ. ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Our Will Is Who We Are

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Jun 16, 2009
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    OUR WILL IS WHO WE ARE Watchman Nee: "A man’s will is his organ for decision-making. To want or not to want, to choose or not to choose are the typical operations of the will. "Our emotions merely express how we feel. Our mind simply tells us what we think, but our will communicates what we ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • A Harmonious Will

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Jun 16, 2009
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    Watchman Nee: "An obedient will and a harmonious will are very different. Obedience is related to actions, whereas harmony is related to character. The obedient will of a servant is seen in carrying out every order of his master. "But the harmonious will is shown in the son who knows the father’s ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Choice As A Discipline

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Jun 16, 2009
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    CHOICE AS A DISCIPLINE Your will enables you to choose. Choose wisely. He who marries the spirit of the age will soon find himself a widower. God asks no one whether he will accept life. This is not the choice. The only choice you have as you go through life is how you will live it. God ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • I Am His!

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 13, 2009
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    "I AM HIS!" President Theodore Roosevelt, was a charismatic figure who made quite an impression on people. One journalist, William Allen White, wrote of his first meeting with Roosevelt in 1897: "He sounded in my heart the first trumpet call of the new time that was to be... I had never known ...read more

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  • Evangelism Is Just The Beginning

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 14, 2009
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    EVANGELISM IS JUST THE BEGINNING Many feel that the mission of the church is to merely be witnesses to a lost world. It is true that we are to bear witness of the risen Christ and His transforming power. We are told in Acts 1:8 that we are to be His witnesses to the ends of the world. Again we are ...read more

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  • Casual Christians  PRO

    Contributed by Charles Wilkerson on Jul 27, 2009
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    CASUAL CHRISTIANS Barna defines these folks as those who perceive their Christianity as "faith in moderation. It allows them to feel religious without having to prioritize their faith. Christianity is a low-risk, predictable proposition..., providing a faith perspective that is not demanding. A ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • T. W. Manson: "Salvation May Be Free, But It Is ...

    Contributed by Mark Eberly on Jul 28, 2009
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    T. W. Manson: "Salvation may be free, but ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

  • Decision Without Determination

    Contributed by Mark Eberly on Jul 28, 2009
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    DECISION WITHOUT DETERMINATION Some choose and pray a prayer. This is the great heresy of the last hundred years. I made a choice when I was ten. But there is no determination. I have been convinced by the Lord that a decision without determination and effort is absolutely meaningless. In ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

  • The Dirt Returns

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Aug 3, 2009
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    THE DIRT RETURNS Julie Ackerman recalls asking, "How did everything get so dirty so fast?" I grumbled as I dusted the glass tabletop. "I had the whole house clean a month ago." "Cleaning is a way of life, not an event," my husband responded. I know he’s right, but I hate to admit it. I want to ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • Bread Tree

    Contributed by Gaither Bailey on Aug 14, 2009
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    BREAD TREE Some might ask, 'If God intended man to live on bread, why didn’t he create a bread tree?' And the answer, in effect, is that God could have created a tree that produced crusty loaves of bread, but he prefers to offer us a grain and invite us to buy a field and plant the seed. He ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Separate: Staying In Ranks

    Contributed by Russell Brownworth on Aug 14, 2009
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    SEPARATE: STAYING IN RANKS The word "separate" is a military term, and it means to "stay in ranks." My son Jason just graduated from an intensive 9-week school for Drill Sergeants (we Brownworths never seem to finish going to school!). He will now be responsible for training as many as 240 "raw" ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

  • Put Something In First

    Contributed by Ovidiu Radulescu on Sep 11, 2009
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    PUT SOMETHING IN FIRST After we came here in US, I discovered that everybody around me were using something named "credit card" to buy things… We said, oh good, let’s go to a bank and asked them for tis wonder card… ziiip and pay for your gas, or for your church suit. I went with one coworker, I ...read more

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    Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

  • It Is A Thing Never To Be Forgotten That In The ...

    Contributed by Clark Tanner on Sep 28, 2009
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    "It is a thing never to be forgotten that in the everyday duties of life, we make or mar a destiny, and we win or lose a crown." William Barclay, The Gospel of ...read more

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    Denomination: Orthodox

  • Rabbis And Disciples

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Oct 12, 2009
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    RABBIS AND DISCIPLES "Parables such as those Jesus used were extremely prevalent among ancient Jewish sages, and over 4,000 of them have survived in rabbinic literature...the rabbis of Jesus’ day spent much of their time traveling throughout the country...to communicate their teachings and ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • Commentator William Barclay Told A Story Of A ...

    Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Oct 27, 2009
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    Commentator William Barclay told a story of a person chatting with a great scholar about a younger man. He said, "So and so tells me that he was one of your students." The teacher answered, "He ...read more

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    Denomination: Salvation Army

  • Reginald Bibby (Canadian Survey Guru) Defines ...

    Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Oct 27, 2009
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    Reginald Bibby (Canadian survey guru) defines discipleship as "activity that guides individuals to become spiritually mature zealots of Christ who then ...read more

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    Denomination: Salvation Army

  • Training Of Arabian ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 5, 2009
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    Training of Arabian Horses The gospel we as Christ-followers are called to proclaim requires that we make sacrifices and at times even suffer a bit, but because of what Christ has already done, the return on such sacrifices is enormous! God’s Kingdom is glorified and expanded! With that in mind, I ...read more

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  • Following In The Steps Of Christ

    Contributed by Clark Tanner on Nov 6, 2009
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    FOLLOWING IN THE STEPS OF CHRIST "Believers will never suffer for others' salvation, including their own. But they will suffer for Christ's sake, and His example is their standard for a God-honoring response. The word translated 'example' is hupogrammon, which literally means 'writing under' and ...read more

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    Denomination: Orthodox