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  • On Fasting  PRO

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Apr 20, 2013
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    ON FASTING The Didache, is a first or second century document that relates to us outside the New Testament the teaching of the early church. This document "prescribed two fast days a week: Wednesday and Friday." For early Christians; this was seen as a regular part of daily discipleship. John ...read more

  • Do Not Trust Your Eyes

    Contributed by Tim Smith on May 12, 2013
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    DO NOT TRUST YOUR EYES The enemy's strategy is to be invisible, so we have to always be on guard. Mike Slaughter tells the story of his mission trip back to Darfur and traveling from their compound in Ed Daein to Adilla Town, which is a six-hour round trip over rough desert terrain. On this ...read more

  • What Are You Feeding On?  PRO

    Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Feb 9, 2014
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     | 8,147 views

    WHAT ARE YOU FEEDING ON? I really enjoy visiting Yellowstone. In fact, one of these days, when Jesus comes back, I've got dubs on Yellowstone! Come and visit me for a while! Once when I was visiting the greatest national park in America, I heard a story about bears that was amazing. In the ...read more

  • Is Heaven Real?

    Contributed by Tim Smith on May 11, 2014
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    The Bible uses the word heaven 532 times in the Bible. The Hebrew word for "heaven" is shamayim and is plural meaning "heights," "elevations." It is found in the first verse of the Bible. "In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth" and in Gen 2:1 "Thus the heavens and the earth were ...read more

  • Bitter & Better - The Two 'b's

    Contributed by Paddick Van Zyl on Jul 21, 2014
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    When the water at Marah was bitter, Moses had to cast a tree into the water stream to sweeten the water or make it drinkable. The words: Bitter and Better both start with a B and end with Tter. The only difference is: the letter I and E. Bitter has the focus on I, me, myself, flesh. Better has ...read more

  • Encountering Angels

    Contributed by Isaac Butterworth on Dec 8, 2014
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    Some years ago, I had occasion to read Madeleine L’Engle’s book, A Wind in the Door. It’s about a young girl named Meg and her brother Charles Wallace. One day, Charles Wallace tells Meg that he has seen a drive of dragons in the broccoli patch. Meg goes with her brother to check it out, but all ...read more

  • Fountain Of Youth

    Contributed by Rev. Duraimony Dickson on Nov 6, 2020
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    The fountain of youth has been told in stories since medieval times. The Fountain of Youth is a mythical spring that restores the youth of anyone who drinks or bathes in its waters. Many have gone on conquests to find this mythical spring of water, but all have failed. In 1565, a Spanish explorer ...read more

  • All Of Us Have Cars. In Each One Of Our Cars Is A ...  PRO

    Contributed by Chris Edmondson on May 26, 2007
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    All of us have cars. In each one of our cars is a battery. The battery is indwelt in the car. You have an indwelling of the battery. It is there, it is charged, and it is all the power you need to get to where you are to where you want to go. You do not have a battery problem or a power problem if ...read more

  • Practice Openness And Accountability  PRO

    Contributed by Chris Edmondson on May 26, 2007
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    • Practice openness and accountability. This is the one thing we desperately need the most, and the one thing we most resist. We need support. Some things in life are just too hard to do on your own. We need people to come along side of us and encourage us. Whether you are dieting, or exercising, ...read more

  • I've Heard The Statement, "There Are No Atheists ...

    Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Jun 3, 2007
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    I’ve heard the statement, “There are no atheists in a foxhole.” It’s true that a man who ignored God all his life will probably call out to Him when he’s facing enemy fire. But how much better to be like the World War II General I read about. Lt. General Sir William Dobbie was Governor General of ...read more

  • Immediately After Former Romanian Dictator ...

    Contributed by Ovidiu Radulescu on Jun 11, 2007
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    Immediately after former Romanian dictator Ceausescu was killed, his residency was open for everybody to visit it. In Bucharest, the capital.Everyone was free to come in take a look. I was curious too and I went. WOW! I was impressed: Gold, marble, exotic wood… I never see such thing before or ...read more

  • Our Expression Of Love Should Be Motivated And ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Our expression of love should be motivated and empowered by the sacrificial love that we have already received. B. Lance Armstrong won an unprecedented seven consecutive Tour de Frances. 1. During his fifth consecutive victory in the 2003 Tour de France, in the fifteenth stage of the competition, ...read more

  • F. We Were Made By God, From Out Of The Dust Of ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    F. We were made by God, from out of the dust of the earth. Gen 2:7 (AMP) Then the Lord God formed man from the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath or spirit of life, and man became a living being. 1. Your body contains about: a. Enough iron to make a small nail. b. Enough ...read more

  • Clara Hale Answered That Clarion Call In A ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    CLARA HALE ANSWERED THAT CLARION CALL IN A SIMILAR “DO OR DIE” KIND OF SPIRIT, CLAIRE SAFRAN WROTE A DEEPLY MOVING STORY ABOUT SEVENTY-NINE YEAR OLD, AND THE DRUG-ADDICTED INFANTS SHE CARED FOR IN HER HOME IN HARLEM. D. IN AUTHOR BOB ITALIA’S 19993 BOOK: "CLARA HALE: MOTHER TO THOSE WHO NEEDED ...read more

  • On Tithing

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    On Tithing: W.A. Criswell tells of an ambitious young man who told his pastor he’d promised God a tithe of his income. They prayed for God to bless his career. At that time he was making $40.00 per week and tithing $4.00. God did just that and in a few years his income increased and he was tithing ...read more

  • Caesar Rodney's Story – Delaware Quarter

    Contributed by Todd Pugh on Jan 14, 2008
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    Caesar Rodney’s Story – Delaware Quarter Was a soldier / Judge / Speaker of Delaware’s Assembly / In fact he held more offices than any other Delaware Citizen. But the reason Rodney is on the Quarter is for his role as a delegate to the Continental Congress. In early July of 1776 he was in Kent ...read more

  • When I Was About 27 Years Old I Developed An ...

    Contributed by Andy Beech on Mar 29, 2008
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    When I was about 27 years old I developed an abscess in a rather embarrassing area of the body. Consequently I tried to keep quiet about it hoping it would go away by natural means. Eventually the abscess got to such a size that the pain was intense and I was finding it difficult to walk. So I ...read more

  • 2704 "Firstborn Of Every ...

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Jun 22, 2008
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    2704 “Firstborn Of Every Creature” A Christian minister once had a member of a well-known Jehovah’s Witness cult in his audience who constantly interrupted the meeting by shouting and heckling. “You cannot prove that Jesus is the eternal Son of God,” he said. “He was the FIRST-BORN of every ...read more

  • Dumb Crooks

    Contributed by Eric Ferguson on Jul 3, 2008
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    DUMB CROOKS 1.) A Circle-K convenience store was patronized by man requesting change for a twenty dollar bill. As soon as the register drawer was opened, the man pulled a gun and demanded it contents. He fled with all dollars of it, but left his original twenty lying on the counter. 2.) A guy ...read more

  • He Didn't Know He Owned It

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 28, 2008
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    HE DIDN'T KNOW HE OWNED IT There was once a sheep ranch owned by a man named Mr. Yates. Mr. Yates wasn't able to make enough on his ranching operation to pay the overheads and the interest on the mortgage, so he was in danger of losing his ranch. With little money for clothes or food, his family ...read more