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  • In Giving His Personal Advises Near The End Of ...

    Contributed by R. David Reynolds on Sep 21, 2007
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    In giving his personal advises near the end of his classic work A PLAIN ACCOUNT OF CHRISTIAN PERFECTION John Wesley affirms: God does nothing but in answer to prayer; and even they who have been converted to God without praying for it themselves, (which is exceeding ...read more

    Denomination: Methodist

  • 8226; It Is Easy To View Sin Lightly In A World ...

    Contributed by Larry Wilson on Jul 30, 2010
     | 911 views

    • It is easy to view sin lightly in a world that sees sin as inconsequential, but we should view sin as seriously as Ezra did. (LAB) • When we see those around us in sin, we must fall on our knees as did Ezra! WHAT A FRIEND WE HAVE IN JESUS What a Friend we have in Jesus, all our sins and griefs ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • She Prayed, They Cheered

    Contributed by Richard Goble on Nov 18, 2007
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     | 1,426 views

    She Prayed, They Cheered Recently, in Houston, Texas, a 16-year-old girl backed down from her decision to lead in voluntary prayer before a high school football game. She had been elected by other students at the school to pray before each of the Santa Fe Indians’ home games. The problem was that ...read more

    Denomination: Baptist

  • Let Me Close With This Powerful Quote From ...

    Contributed by Ronnie Knight on Apr 23, 2007
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    Let me close with this powerful quote from Charles Haddon Spurgeon: “All of Hell is vanquished when the believer bows his knee in prayer. Beloved brethren, Let us pray. We can not all argue, but we can all pray. We can not all be leaders, but we can all be pleaders. We can not all be mighty in ...read more

    Denomination: Baptist

  • An Aunt Was Taking A Niece And Nephew On A Tour ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 9, 2007
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    An Aunt was taking a niece and nephew on a tour of St. Patrick’s Cathedral in New York City. She was explaining about in this church tradition they say a prayer and light a candle to allow the prayer to go to God while the candle burns. They all lit a candle and said a prayer. On the ...read more

  • What The Church Needs Today

    Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Feb 19, 2022
     | 1,655 views

    E.M. Bounds is right when he says, "What the Church needs today is not more machinery or more novel methods, but men whom the Holy Ghost can use— men of prayer, men mighty in prayer. The Holy Ghost does not flow through methods, but through men. He does not come ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • I Have Been A Pastor For Nearly Twenty-Five ...

    Contributed by Byron Maynard on Apr 22, 2005
     | 1,998 views

    I have been a pastor for nearly twenty-five years. During those years, one thing I have noticed in counseling with people, for many, their minds have become garbage dumps. It is the place where they dump past failures, bad information, broken down relationship experiences, etc. It is the place ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Teddy Roosevelt Said "It Is Not The Critic Who ...

    Contributed by Matthew Mobley on Mar 28, 2008
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    Teddy Roosevelt said “It is not the critic who counts, not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly… who knows the ...read more

    Denomination: Methodist

  • Christian Man Displays Cross

    Contributed by Matthew Oliver on Oct 20, 2012
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    Christian man Carl Behr of Baldwin, Pennsylvania received a notice on Monday ordering him to remove the 24-foot high illuminated cross he has installed in his front yard and kept lit day and night. But Behr plans to fight the order at a municipal meeting. “It’s all about my faith, and some people ...read more

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    Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

  • Ruth Tucker Tells The Story Of Kari Torjesen ...  PRO

    Contributed by Brad Bailey on Aug 2, 2004
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    Ruth Tucker tells the story of Kari Torjesen Malcolm, who served for 15 years as a missionary to the Philippines. Kari was an MK (missionary kid) who grew up in China: "As a teenager, she was confined for a time during World War II in an internment camp, and there she discovered a deep truth that ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Note, Praying Friends Are Valuable Friends; It ...

    Contributed by C Jordan on Aug 9, 2008
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    "Note, Praying friends are valuable friends; it is good to have an intimacy with and an interest in those that have fellowship with God and an interest at the throne of grace; and it well becomes the greatest and best of men to desire the assistance of the prayers of others for them. St. Paul often ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

  • Revival Came To North China In 1932 In Answer To ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Revival came to north China in 1932 in answer to several years of prayer. At one point, Norwegian missionary Maria Monsen wondered what good her praying could do. She longed to see God’s river of life flood spiritually dry China. Then she realized that the mighty Yangtze River began when the tiny ...read more

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  • The Graduates Vs. The Aclu  PRO

    Contributed by Richard Goble on Nov 18, 2007
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    The Graduates vs. the ACLU This story took place in Calvert County, Maryland, where a senior named Julie Schenk was asked to lead a prayer at her high-school graduation. Of course, it’s perfectly legal for students, as opposed to school administrators, to lead classmates in prayer. But all too ...read more

    Denomination: Baptist

  • John Macarthur Noted "Perhaps The Best Way To ...

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Nov 3, 2007
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    John MacArthur noted “Perhaps the best way to illustrate the idea of ceaseless prayer is to compare it to breathing. Inhaling and exhaling is so natural for us that it often seems totally involuntary; it’s actually harder to hold your breath than to breathe. The same should be true of prayer for ...read more

    Denomination: Other

  • The Roof Of The Church Hall Of A Little Church ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    The roof of the church hall of a little church was falling down. So the members of the church held regular prayer meetings in the hall after the service to pray for funds to repair the roof. There was a rich old man, known to be very tight with his money, who used to attend and sit near the back of ...read more

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  • The Gettysburg Address  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 19, 2002
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    THE GETTYSBURG ADDRESS: Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent a new nation, conceived in liberty and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal. Now we are engaged in a great civil war, testing whether that nation or any nation so conceived ...read more

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  • Hard Work, Strong Character  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 27, 2001
    based on 95 ratings
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    HARD WORK, STRONG CHARACTER Delayed gratification is also important in training children. A lot of parents are unwilling to make sacrifices that are necessary in order to meet their children’s deepest needs. A promotion at work, a TV show, or a nap on the sofa may all seem much more enticing ...read more

  • Mother's Love  PRO

    Contributed by Bruce Landry on May 11, 2002
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     | 5,457 views

    Mother’s Love A Mother’s love is something that no one can explain, It is made of deep devotion and of sacrifice and pain, It is endless and unselfish and enduring come what may For nothing can destroy it or take that love away... It is patient and forgiving when all others are forsaking, And it ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • This Past July 1st Marked The 70th Year That ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 8, 2008
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    This past July 1st marked the 70th year that soldiers have stood guard at Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery. They are meticulous in all that they do. They prepare for their duty thoroughly. They train for hours and hours. Their public and private lives reflect the honor ...read more

  • Erickson's Thoughts On God The Father

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 23, 2010
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    ERICKSON'S THOUGHTS ON GOD THE FATHER And this is eternal life, that they know you the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom you have sent' (John 17:3) Dr. Packer's devotional approach to theology is evident from his choice of textbook which is Millard Erickson's 'Christian Theology'. Here's an ...read more

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