Contributed by Davon Huss on Dec 14, 2009
An interesting thing happened one day in a church where the great American businessman Samuel Colgate was a member. During an evangelistic campaign a prostitute came forward and confessed her sins. She was broken-hearted and wept openly. She asked God to save her soul and expressed a desire to join
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Contributed by Jung Lee on Jan 16, 2024
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A woman puts a spoonful of dirt into a cup of water, muddying it. She initially tries to remove the dirt with a spoon but realizes it's ineffective. Instead, she starts pouring fresh, clean water into the cup continuously. As the cup overflows, the dirty water is gradually replaced by clean
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
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"Confidencethrives only on honesty, on honor, on the sacredness of obligations, on faithful protection and on unselfish
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Contributed by Ross Cochrane on Dec 27, 2009
Recently Julie expressed her desire to go on our Church missions trip to Cambodia. She was excited because we expected that the Government’s stimulus package of $900.00 for each person would cover the cost. All we had to do was put in our tax returns. My $900.00 came as expected, so we had more
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Contributed by John Harvey on Nov 2, 2004
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**Sudanese Boys- {page 17}
The four young Sudanese boys cried and screamed out for their mothers but they refused to repeat the words that would mean saving their lives yet renouncing their Christianity. Their red blood began to flow across their black skin, but they would not give up their
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Contributed by Nathan Parker on Mar 10, 2007
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Life Examples: Elijah: Responding to Stress (1 Kings 19:3)
Stressful situations can drive us to inappropriate responses. The prophet Elijah illustrates the importance of viewing circumstances from God’s perspective.
God sent the prophet to rescue Israel from its moral and spiritual decline.
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Contributed by Adam Deibert on May 7, 2004
It has been said that there have been more Christian martyrs in recent years than there were during the time of the Caesars. According to a study done by Regent University, in 1999, nearly 164,000 Christians worldwide were martyred for their faith, and in 2000 that number was closer to 165,000.
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Contributed by Dave Mcfadden on Oct 20, 2004
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"One of the first verses of Scripture that Dawson Trotman, founder of the Navigators, encouraged me to memorize was 2 Timothy 2:2. This is like a mathematical formula for spreading the gospel and enlarging the church. Paul taught Timothy; Timothy shared what he knew with faithful men; these
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Contributed by David Rumley on Nov 8, 2006
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The Success Paradox
In one national study Barna discovered that people’s views of success had little to do with their faith and spiritual wholeness. People focused on personal accomplishments, family solidarity and emotional fulfillment.
Barna notes that only 7% identified spiritual wholeness and
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Pentecostal
Contributed by Danny Presswood on Jan 26, 2009
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In his book, INVITATION TO THE FEAST, Danny Bush says “At the Passover meal with His disciples, directly before His death and resurrection, Jesus changed the meaning of that supper from a reminder of escape from slavery in Egypt to a reminder of the sacrifice He made that brings freedom from the
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