Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Jan 22, 2009
William Carey [1761 – 1834] ~ God asked him to go to India. He went even though he had 3 small children but his dad was annoyed with this decision of his.
How was Carey obedient to the words of Jesus?
He preferred Jesus above his own dad. Sometimes a profession of faith in Christ leads to being
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Contributed by Tim Shepard on May 12, 2007
According to a recent Neilsen’s Rating Poll, it is the number one watched show among young people between the ages of 13 and 25. The same poll shows that it is also cthe most hated show of their parents. It has been called “A Modern Masterpiece,” “Great Family Fun,” and “A Perfect Satire of
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Dr. H. Norman Wright shares of a friend who once told about these experiences in a yearly family newsletter: That year, her father died. Two friends died of cancer and she knew of seven others who received a cancer diagnosis. She and her husband were in a head-on-car crash. Her husband had
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MAKE THE FIRST MOVE
Many years ago I was preaching in a little mountain church in a close community. There was a division between two men in the church over a cow. Their families had been at odds, and they had brought the argument into the church. One of the men bought a cow and the other man
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 19, 2007
Movieguide 2006 reports in ’05 films marketed to families drew 4 times more box office receipts than
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Contributed by Curt Cizek on Sep 15, 2007
When Elizabeth Smart was found, I’m sure her family threw a party for her. Why don’t we throw parties when one
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Lutheran
Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
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"Private property is a natural fruit of labor, a product of intense activity of man, acquired through his energetic determination to ensure and develop with his
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Contributed by Mike Wilkins on Nov 30, 2004
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De-evangelizing the neighbourhood
I was at a conference a few years ago where they told the story of a church that looked as though they were really thriving: they had about 500 people attending, and had many outreach ministries reaching their community, and many people were coming to Christ and to
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Contributed by John Putty on Mar 19, 2011
Charles Finney, Abel Clary. Second Great Awakening.
It had been said about Rev. Charles Finney that his sermons were chain lightning, flashing conviction into the hearts of the stoutest skeptics. Simple as a child in his utterances, he sometimes startled his hearers by his unique prayers." He
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Assembly Of God
Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2006
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By age 25, 1 of 2 sexually active young people will acquire an STD, according to the American Medical News and the World Congress of Families.
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