Contributed by Alison Bucklin on Jul 11, 2011
AFTER THE DECISION
John Wesley, talking of the conversion process, said that the new believer will often rest for days or months in the peace which follows the initial decision, but after a while they begin to become aware of "the ground of their heart, which God before would not disclose unto
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Presbyterian/Reformed
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"It is very beautiful to see how the entire Old Testament already appears to us as a history in which God communicates his word: indeed, 'by his covenant with Abraham (cf. Gen 15:18) and, through Moses, with the race of Israel (cf. Ex 24:8),' he gained a people for himself, and to them
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Contributed by Ken Pell on Dec 11, 2011
GIFT GIVING SHOULD BE PERSONAL AND RELATIONAL
Have you ever seen the episode of "Friends" where Joey and Chandler wait too long to buy Christmas gifts? They end up having to buy gifts from a gas station.
They give Rachael wiper blades and an air freshener. When Rachel
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THE DANGERS OF BIRD WATCHING
I once read an article in a medical journey that told of the dangers of bird watching. How can bird watching be so dangerous? Because bird watchers are so intent on watching the bird they forget about the crocodiles! Many bird watchers had been eaten alive because
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Baptist
Only in freedom can man direct himself toward goodness. Our contemporaries make much of this freedom and pursue it eagerly; and rightly to be sure. Often however they foster it perversely as a license for doing whatever pleases them, even if it is evil. For its part, authentic freedom is an
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Catholic
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DON’T take advantage of other’s mistakes
Ill. I was in another accident, not my fault, no real damage to my truck. Only damage was a small dimple in their back bumper. We exchanged information. I didn’t make a claim because I didn’t have any damage. BECAUSE I was nice to
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Presbyterian/Reformed
Contributed by Paul Wallace on Sep 4, 2007
I got a picture in my mind from the Lord on the way back from preaching this at McLuney. As believers we have in our hands either healing salve or a bottle of rubbing alcohol. And as we interact with hurting people we either comfort them with salve, or we throw alcohol on their wounds. One makes
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Contributed by Owen Bourgaize on Jan 18, 2008
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Satan is a terrible taskmaster. Here’s a helpful quotation which summarizes his deceit: ‘He promises the best, but pays with the worst; he promises honour and pays with disgrace; he promises pleasure and pays with pain; he promises profit and pays with loss; he promises life and pays with death’
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Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Apr 5, 2008
“Accustom your children constantly to this [the telling of the truth]; if a thing happened at one window, and they, when relating it, say that it happened at another, do not let it pass, but instantly check them; you do not know where deviation from truth will end.… It is more from carelessness
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2008
John Tyler, after death of William Henry Harrison …
When a Christian people feel themselves to be overtaken by a great public calamity, it becomes them to humble themselves under the dispensation of Divine Providence, to recognize His righteous government over the children of men, to acknowledge
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2008
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Computers and Spouses Today 8 in 10 Americans are more dependent on their computers than 3 years ago, claims a Kelton Research study. 65% of consumers are spending more time with a computer than with their spouse. “As computers become increasingly pervasive in our lives, our relationships with them
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 14, 2008
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Girls Today are fixating on their flaws, causing them to belittle themselves and even take destructive action. The onslaught of messages and images they constantly receive sets an unrealistic standard of beauty. More than 4 in 10 girls and young women only see their flaws when they look in the
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Contributed by Brian Matherlee on Jul 14, 2008
“Spirit of God, Descend Upon My Heart” by George Croly
I ask no dream, no prophet ecstasies,
No sudden rending of the veil of clay,
No angel visitant, no opening skies;
But take the dimness of my soul away.
This verse is left out of most hymnals. But it gets to the heart of the matter. I
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Wesleyan
Contributed by C Jordan on Aug 9, 2008
"Note, Praying friends are valuable friends; it is good to have an intimacy with and an interest in those that have fellowship with God and an interest at the throne of grace; and it well becomes the greatest and best of men to desire the assistance of the prayers of others for them. St. Paul often
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Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Sep 29, 2008
It can be tough to buy a ripe watermelon. I have bought them when they are over-ripe, mushy, and inedible. In other cases, the still taste "greenish," like a cucumber with sugar on it. But note that on the outside, they look alike. And you can thump and bump. But it is what is on the inside that
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Independent/Bible
Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Oct 8, 2008
A four-year-old and a six-year-old presented their mom with a houseplant. They had used their own money to buy it and she was thrilled. The older of them said with a sad face, "There was a bouquet at the flower shop that we wanted to give you. It was real pretty but it was too expensive. It had a
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Contributed by Mark Brunner on Mar 29, 2005
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“Our Jacob’s Ladder!” John 20:19-31 Key verse(s) 19:“On the evening of that first day of the week, when the disciples were together with the doors locked for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood among them and said, ‘Peace be with you!.’”
It’s hard to keep your mind on hope when you are
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