Contributed by Paul Carlson on Feb 17, 2009
Use money visually during this illustration. The Barna Research Group asked Americans about the importance of religion. The results say something significant about where people find security. Here is how many people of various income brackets answered “yes” to the question, “Is religion very
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 9, 2006
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"One verse in every six in the first three Gospels relates either directly or indirectly to money. Sixteen of our Lords forty-four parables deal with the use of misuse of money. A loving, joyful, liberal giving to the Lord’s
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 17, 2000
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George Hunter contends that the first characteristic of a secular person in the modern world is that he or she is ignorant of basic Christianity. It has been said of the Baby Busters, those born between 1963 and 1977 and the first generation to grow up in a postmodern context, that they lack even
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Contributed by Brian La Croix on Apr 27, 2009
So in case it has, I’d like to read the concluding paragraph from the NIV Application Commentary about this section of Scripture:
On a different note, there is strong encouragement in Jesus’ statement. Even though at times opposition appears to be insurmountable, true Christianity will assert
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John - The Apostle of Love
John is known as The Apostle of Love because more than any other writer in the New Testament he speaks of love, he exemplifies love, he loves and is loved. As a matter of fact, even though he writes only five books in the New Testament (as opposed to Paul’s 13) he used
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Contributed by John Boquist on Jul 19, 2008
MATTHEW 16: DECLASSIFIED MEETING
In 1945, the new President, Harry Truman had to be brought up to speed quickly on the atomic bomb. Then he had to go through the agonizing process of deciding whether or not to use the bomb to bring the war to an end. We know of course that two atomic bombs were
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Contributed by Jim Kane on Mar 24, 2003
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In his Dictionary of the New Testament, Xavier Leon-Dufour, says this about the biblical meaning of disciple, ‘In the [New Testament], the word does not appear except in the gospels and in Acts. It is never a case of the “pupil” who receives instruction from a
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Contributed by John Shearhart on Nov 19, 2006
“It has been estimated over 1/10 of Jesus’ recorded New Testament words were taken from the Old Testament. Thus, in the four gospels, 180 of the 1,800 verses that report His discourse are either Old Testament
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BARNABAS' GIFT
Barnabas later becomes the disciple who takes St. Paul in tow on the first missionary journey. It is on that journey that Paul discovers his calling to be the apostle to the Gentiles. So Barnabas’s gift, his free will offering of what he owned
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Contributed by Charles Wallis on Dec 15, 2008
Howard Snyder, former pastor and missionary, seminary professor, wrote: "Church growth enthusiasts sometimes neglect to ask what the church really is…in two thousand years the church has not noticeably improved on the gospel or the Biblical picture of
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Contributed by Curt Cizek on Sep 15, 2007
Matteo Ricci, the brilliant 16th century Jesuit priest, went to China to share Christ with the Chinese. He took the time to study the language and the culture to more effectively share the Gospel with those that had never heard of Christ. He was so
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Contributed by Chuck Sligh on Feb 12, 2012
THANK YOU, SENSEI DON
Dr. Don Sisk, the former president of the mission board I'm with, BIMI, tells of winning an old "papa-sahn" to Christ, the father of one of the ladies in his church. He had such a grateful spirit for Dr. Sisk, whom they referred to as "Sensei Don" which means "Teacher Don."
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Contributed by Jim Mazzulla on Apr 6, 2004
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I am personally big on friendship evangelism - loving those who do not know Jesus without snubbing my nose at them. If you want to see hearts open to the gospel, treat them with Christ’s love. Oh, some will not respond, but what a
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