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The manna that fell in the Wilderness can be compared to Christ in 5 specific ways:
CAME FROM HEAVEN: Manna, as described in the Old Testament, serves as a symbolic representation of Christ. Let me explain further. Heavenly Origin: Manna was a miraculous food provided by God to sustain the
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Contributed by Loyd C. Taylor on Jun 24, 2025
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Proverbs 17:22, A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones.
The Fixer-Preacher
Helping the church with Pastor Appreciation Day
I was recently invited to preach for the Sunday morning service.
Ice Breaker: For an introduction, I stated the following:
This is
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Baptist
Contributed by Nathan Garcia on Mar 8, 2005
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I’m going to be quoting from the book Messy Spirituality by Mike Yaconelli. “In a book by New Zealand author Mike Riddell, Vincent has met and fallen in love with a young girl named Marilyn. Neither one of them is seeking a relationship, but a relationship is seeking them. Swept up by their
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Adventist
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Bill Hybels, the pastor of Willow Creek Church in Chicago which as over 20,000 people in attendance each week, tells the story of an encounter he had with a young woman: “I recall one time being in a restaurant studying for a message, and a gal looked over from her table and saw me reading my
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Methodist
Contributed by Sherm Nichols on Nov 17, 2006
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He was described as a man who “dangled the power of life and death over his fellow countrymen and murdered anyone who stood in his way...” By the end of the 1970s, Manuel Noriega had earned a reputation as the most feared man in Panama.
In 1983 he promoted himself to general and gained control of
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Contributed by Mark Evans on Sep 12, 2003
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I once had a co-worker who asked the question, "if God is really a loving God then why does He permit all this evil in the world. In reponse to my co-worker I said,
For just a moment, pretend that you are God and in your imagination you are going to recreate a perfect world.
Keep in mind, however,
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Contributed by Todd Stiles on May 16, 2007
Truth is, I’m no different. I, too, want to extend my influence beyond just the few years I have on this earth. And I bet you do as well.
To show you what I mean, I brought a couple of items with me this morning that help me in my own quest for living what I call a “beyond the horizon” kind of
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Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Nov 3, 2007
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A letter written by seminary professor, Dr. R. Scott Clark who teaches at Westminster Seminary California:
“Ironically, I warned the students in the doctrine of God class Wednesday and Thursday of last week that they must preach and teach the doctrine of providence to their people before their
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DAD-ISMS
Here are a few dad-isms from a recent website I visited -
"Get in and get out."
This applied to an open back door or refrigerator. Just because you don’t pay the gas and electric bills, that doesn’t mean you should waste energy, he’d tell us as we alternately let the cold air into the
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