Contributed by David Goering on Aug 24, 2018
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Your family and one of your best friends families has decided to go camping, but you forgot to bring a container for water, on your way to the campsite your friend sees a container in the ditch he stops and picks it up, it has a skull and crossbones on the outside of the container, it says poison
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At the height of WWII, Protestant theologian Dietrich Bonhoeffer was imprisoned for taking a stand against Hitler. Yet, he continued to urge fellow believers to resist Nazi tyranny.
A group of Christians, believing that Hitler was the Antichrist, asked Bonhoeffer, "Why do you expose yourself
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WAS JESUS INVOLVED IN POLITICS? I hear that all the time as the excuse for Christians not voting. Is that biblically true? I spent hours searching through the Gospels for the truth and found these key teachings that describe Jesus' attitude and involvement toward the issue of government and
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Contributed by Rob Culler on Mar 21, 2001
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One of golf’s immortal moments came when a Scotsman demonstrated the new game to President Ulysses Grant. Carefully placing the ball on the tee, he took a mighty swing. The club hit the turf and scattered dirt all over the President’s beard and surrounding vicinity, while the ball placidly waited
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In the Bible, darkness is a powerful metaphor that carries both physical and spiritual significance. Let’s explore its various meanings:
Physical Darkness:
Genesis 1:4: God separated light from darkness during the creation of the world. Darkness represents the absence of light,
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"Another reason for the gift of tongues was to let the people know that the Gospel was for the whole world. God wants to speak to every person in his or her own language and give the saving message of salvation in Jesus Christ!
The emphasis in the Book of Acts is on worldwide evangelization,
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PROVERBS ON
WORDS THAT WE SPEAK
The Book of Proverbs shows us the seriousness of our words before the Lord.
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"Violence covers the mouth of the wicked" (Proverbs 10:11).
"The mouth of the foolish is a present destruction" (Proverbs
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Contributed by Ross Cochrane on Dec 29, 2009
One of my jobs some years ago was working with disabled people. I remember working with a young Christian woman and my job was teaching her how to read. She would readily share her faith to others and I enjoyed the opportunity to encourage her in her faith. I chose the 23rd Psalm in our lessons and
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Contributed by Karl Eckhoff on Nov 13, 2003
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If some of you are like me, you’ve been waiting with a bit of anticipation for the final segment of J.R.R. Tolkiens, The Lord of the Rings, to be released to movie theatres some time in the near future. If you’ve been following the story on the screen or reading it from the pages of a book, you’ve
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The Japanese have two proverbs we would do well to remember. The first one says, “The tongue is but three inches long, yet it can kill a person six feet high.” The second one warns everyone: “The tongue is more to be
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Mac Hammond in his book “Doorways to Deception” says, “Satan cannot afflict you with the destructive effects of the curse unless you allow it by choosing, with your own free will, something that opens you up to those effects. Think about it for a moment. Satan is not called the father of
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Contributed by Timothy Smith on Jan 20, 2006
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Maybe when you were at camp or in the boy or girl scouts you sang... "One dark night when we were all in bed, old lady O’Leary lit a lantern in her shed. And when the cow kicked it over, she winked her eye and said, "It’ll be a hot time in the ole town tonight." And we’d yell, "Fire-Fire-Fire." It
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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A stock boy at a grocery store was asked by an elderly lady, “Can I buy half a head of lettuce?” He walked back to the manager’s office, not realizing that the lady followed him. He said to the manger, “You’re not going to believe this, but there’s an old bag out there who wants to buy half a head
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Roy Gingrich has an interesting note on the possible symbolism of the signs of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost:
? The rushing mighty wind—A symbol of the Spirit’s POWER (to convince, convict, and convert)
? The cloven tongues of fire—A symbol of the Spirit’s PURIFICATION (of sinners from the guilt
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Contributed by Errol Joseph on Jul 16, 2001
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“A missionary in the orient tells how a 20 year-old man approached a temple, removed his sandals, and bowed before the idol. Drawing a dagger from beneath his shirt, in one quick swipe he cut off his tongue and offered it to the silent, lifeless image. In minutes he lay unconscious in a pool of
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Contributed by Robert Travis on Jul 19, 2001
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The parole board will evaluate an inmate to determine if he
is capable of returning to society. Sometimes they make mistakes.
Some inmates are set free, only to kill again and be brought back
to justice.
An uncontrolled temper or unbridled tongue should never be
allowed to roam free. They must be
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Contributed by David Haun on Jan 9, 2004
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Christ has no hands but our hands
To do His work today.
He has no feet but our feet
To lead men in His way.
He has no tongue but our tongue
To tell men how He died.
He has no help but our help
To bring them to His side.
We are the only Bible
The careless world will read;
We are the
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