Contributed by Garris Hudson on Jan 28, 2024
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Ropes suggests that the phrase “swift to hear,” used in James 1:19 (tachus eis to akousai), relates primarily to the hearing of or the ready obedience to the Word (referring to 1:18).
It is not just an imperative concerning normal social interaction or communication. It is, in fact,
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Contributed by Kory Wilcoxson on Feb 19, 2005
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Growing up, I was a huge fan of the University of Kentucky basketball. I still follow them closely, but nothing like when I was younger. I idolized their players, I knew all their stats, I watched their games on TV like it was a life or death struggle. My favorite player when I was in third grade
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Spurgeon opened his Easter sermon on April 8, 1855 like this:
AN INVITATION GIVEN.
I shall commence my remarks this morning by inviting all Christians to come with me to the tomb of Jesus. "Come, see the place where the Lord lay." We will labor to render the place attractive, we will gently take
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 8, 2008
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The soldier walks 21 steps. On the 21st step he turns and faces the tomb he is guarding. He does this for 21 seconds. The soldier then turns to head back the other direction. He moves his rifle to his outside shoulder away from the tomb. After 21 seconds he walks 21 steps and repeats the process
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Contributed by David Simpson on Jan 15, 2013
PEACE AND THE CHICKEN
As you and I well know, there are so many times when the circumstances around us are not peaceful. There is tension and turmoil that is so unsettling.
It reminds me of the chicken that fell out of the chicken truck a few years ago. I pulled into the church driveway one
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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One of the most influential Christians who exhibited “Grace Living” and touches lives as powerfully today as he did in the late 1700 and early 1800’s is John Newton, the writer of “Amazing Grace.” His own evaluation of himself was, “a wretch who was once lost but then was found, saved by amazing
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Contributed by W F on Sep 19, 2004
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When a child doesn’t get his or her own way the common response to the parent is, “You don’t love me.” Of course this isn’t true. The parent’s love hasn’t changed. It’s just that at that moment their love is expressing itself differently than how the child wants it.
God’s love is like that.
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PROVERBS 22:6
“The Hebrew word for train (h\aµnak_) means to dedicate…. H\aµnak_ seems to include the idea of setting aside, narrowing, or hedging in. The word is sometimes used in the sense of “start.” Child-training involves “narrowing” a child’s conduct away from evil and toward godliness and
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Contributed by Troy Borst on Jan 25, 2005
INTRODUCTION... Ransom
Ransom, is an action packed drama thriller that came out in 1996 starring Mel Gibson and Rene Russo and directed by Ron Howard. The movie focuses on Mel Gibson’s character, Tom Mullen, a rich airline owner, is shocked when his son is kidnapped. He is willing to pay the two
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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In Coping With Your Own Death.
1. WINSTON CHURCHILL had planned his funeral, which took place in Saint Paul’s Cathedral. He included many of the great hymns of the church and used the eloquent Anglican liturgy. At his direction a bugler, positioned high in the dome of Saint Paul’s, intoned, after
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 17, 2007
"It is that kind of faith which would lead a man to take a bottle of medicine from his medicine cabinet. Looking at the instructions on it, he says, ’I’m sure they’re correct. I have all confidence in the source of the medicine. I know who wrote these directions. I believe everything about it. I
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Contributed by Keith Broyles on Oct 4, 2007
At a special chapel service in an Ohio penitentiary, the governor was to grant freedom to several convicts. The suspense mounted as it came time for the governor to announce the names of those selected. “Reuben Johnson, come forward and receive your pardon!” No one responded. The chaplain
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Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Apr 10, 2008
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I like the story of the young man whose habit of criticizing backfired on him. One evening, while waiting for a bus, he was standing with a crowd of people looking in the window of a taxidermist shop.
In the center of the window was a large owl that attracted the attention of all who passed by.
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Contributed by Philip Gill on May 29, 2008
The surprise of the rich man and his attempt to fix things up is a bit like the story of the young assistant curate who, while pedaling his bike to a pastoral visit, sees Jesus walking through town heading in the direction of his church. He races back to the vicarage and rouses the vicar. He
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