Contributed by Brad Bailey on Aug 3, 2004
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Some years ago I read the story of a young girl that came what became well known as Covenant House here in L.A….
“She came to our front door Tuesday morning, dressed in dirty rags, holding a little aluminum paint can in her arms.
From the second she stepped inside our shelter, she mystified us.
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Contributed by Ted Mulder on Dec 30, 2004
I hope you aren’t just depending on social security.
1937 – 17 pay in for each 1 drawing out
1967 – 13 pay in for each 1 drawing out
1997 – 5 pay in for each 1 drawing out
2007 - 2 pay in
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Main Idea: You cannot pull yourself out of sin.
Verse: “…no one will be declared righteous in God’s sight by the works of the law…” (Romans 3:20 NIV).
Illustration: A little monkey fell in the quicksand. As he was sinking into the sand, a monkey on the bank started giving him advice. He said,
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Contributed by Brian Harvison on Sep 30, 2008
What is more alarming that an outbreak of fire?
The fire of sin broke out in Eden
And has spread over the whole world
The only way of escape is to be pulled out
There is a ladder of escape like the ladder Jacob dreamed of, that reaches to heaven it is
John 14:6 Jesus saith unto him, I am the way,
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Contributed by Davon Huss on May 12, 2004
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Matthew Henry was commenting on Genesis 2:21-23- The woman was not made out of the man’s head to rule over him, nor out of his feet to be trampled upon by him, but out of his
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Contributed by Aubrey Vaughan on Dec 4, 2009
MATTHEW HENRY ONCE SAID, “THE WOMAN WAS NOT MADE OUT OF HIS HEAD TO RULE OVER HIM, NOR OUT OF HIS FEET TO BE TRAMPLED UPON BY HIM, BUT OUT OF HIS SIDE TO BE EQUAL WITH HIM, UNDER
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Contributed by Tim White on Apr 25, 2009
Galveston Hotels, built right on the water, put up signs that said, “Do not fish out the windows”. This became a serious problem until management took down the signs. The fishing out the windows stopped. People do not check
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
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Patriotism is easy to understand in America. It means looking out for yourself by
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 2, 2004
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Several years ago I was swimming with my 4 year old, Joshua. I was holding him and we were playing and splashing in the water. I wanted to go out a little deeper and while holding him I began to walk. When Joshua realized we were headed out to deeper water he began to cry and fight back saying,
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Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Jul 5, 2005
Because it is so arranged does not mean events did not happen just as they are spelled out; as the International Bible Encyclopedia points out, “the discovery of a cuneiform text…referring to a court official of Xerxes I called Marduka’ would seem to rule out the
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Contributed by Danny Rogers on Nov 29, 2006
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Hold up an empty glass. Ask, “Do you know how to get the air out of this glass?” We cannot suck the air out. The answer is simple. Take a pitcher of water and fill the glass. Explain: Now the air is gone. The victory in the Christian life is not
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Contributed by Leon Lutje on Mar 7, 2003
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I recall the scene in "Ben Hur" where he found out about his mother and sister and he went to the leper colony. People had to bring food into the colony for the lepers. They were all dependent and had to reach out for whatever they could
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Contributed by Dale Harlow on Mar 8, 2007
It is sort of like the two guys that were going hiking through the woods. They didn’t have any weapons and they were discussing the possibility that they might encounter a bear. One guy says, “do you think we can out run a bear?”
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