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Richard Foster in his book "Prayer: Finding the Hearts True Home" describes an aspect of radical prayer as spiritual defiance. He states, "We are subversives in a world of injustice, oppression, and violence. Like Amos of old, we demand that "Justice roll down like waters, and righteousness like an
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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Did you know that every year you will see 14,000 sexual references on TV? (Josh McDowell)
By their 15th birthday, 10 percent of girls and 27 percent of boys have had sexual intercourse … and the numbers rise to 56% for females and 73% for males by their 18th birthday. (Alan Guttmacher Institute,
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Contributed by Paul Carlson on Jan 25, 2010
ILLUSTRATION
How many of us had to be taught how to talk back to your parents?
How may of us had to be taught how to cheat on a test or our tax return?
How many of us had to be taught how to lie?
How many of us had to be taught how to be selfish?
Just as all of us don’t need to be taught how to
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 19, 2007
Prestige Poll The annual Harris Poll measuring public perceptions of professions and occupations show that firefighters, doctors and nurses are seen as prestigious occupations by U.S. adults, while business executives, stockbrokers and real estate agents are seen at the opposite end of the
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Contributed by Garris Hudson on Jul 17, 2023
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I had a friend who pastored in Texas years ago who was going door-to-door to invite people to church and to know Christ. The pastor knocked on one door and an elderly woman answered. He said, “I am here to invite you to our church and to tell you about Jesus Christ. “ The woman said
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Contributed by David Moore on Mar 20, 2008
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It’s hard to believe that body snatching is still going on. Of course during the 17th and early 18th centuries, body snatching was rife. A growing number of anatomists, keen to improve their medical knowledge, needed corpses on which to conduct dissections, bodies were difficult to come by, as it
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Contributed by Garris Hudson on Mar 25, 2024
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If Jesus did not rise from the dead, the Christian faith is a foolish fantasy. However, if the resurrection of Christ did occur, it confirms His life, message, and atoning work. It is the basis of our hope of life beyond the grave. Christ is alive, and the evidence is overwhelming. Here are some of
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Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Dec 3, 2005
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The children of God who are enjoying the abundant harvest of eternal life and provision of God are to give a free will offering in portion to the blessings that God gives them. Exodus 23:16 tells Christians to what portion to give, “…with the firstfruits of the crops you sow in your field.”
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2006
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In Rebuilding Your Broken World, Gordon MacDonald suggests twenty-six questions to help develop accountability and invite feedback. If we desire to grow, we should submit our selves to a spiritual mentor and answer these questions honestly.
1. How is your relationship with God right now?
2. What
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Contributed by Jim Kane on Feb 2, 2005
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Joseph White, in his book The Troubled Adolescent says that 1 in 8 teens between 12 and 18 will run away at least once. The majority, he notes, are white girls, either 15 or 16, who have never had trouble with the
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Church Of God
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Murren helps us to see a clear picture of a healthy and a healing church by reminding us what the Bible says we as the Body of Christ should be doing:
The Believers are devoted to one another and give preference to one another (Romans 12:10).
They love one another (Romans 13:8).
They refrain from
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