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  • Nothing Occurs To God

    Contributed by Darin Stambaugh on Feb 26, 2011
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    NOTHING OCCURS TO GOD Has it ever occurred to you that nothing has ever occurred to God? He has never said, "Huh, I never thought of ...read more

  • God Tugging On The Line

    Contributed by Pastor Glen Key on Mar 2, 2011
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    GOD TUGGING ON THE LINE I read about a 12 year old boy who became a Christian at a revival service. The next week, his friends questioned him about the experience. One friend asked him, "Did you see a vision?" The boy said, "No." Another friend asked, "Did you hear God speak?" The boy said, "No." ...read more

  • Ortberg On God's Presence

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Mar 7, 2011
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    ORTBERG ON GOD'S PRESENCE John Ortberg’s quote about God’s Presence: "Now let us bring God into the picture. The reality with God is that we are never speaking or acting in his absence. The psalmist said, 'Where can I go from your Spirit? Where can I flee from your presence? If I go to the ...read more

  • God Is Like A Strainer

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Mar 7, 2011
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    GOD IS LIKE A STRAINER I have only made applesauce once in my life, and that was a month or two back when the Newells brought all those apples to church for all of us. I made sauce the easy way; I had a press down apple corer / section maker, and then threw the apple slices – skin and all – into ...read more

  • Engaging God's Power

    Contributed by David Owens on Mar 14, 2011
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    ENGAGING GOD'S POWER Spiritual growth and success is a partnership with God. Paul captured this idea in Philippians 2:12-13, where he wrote: "continue to work out your salvation with fear and trembling, 13 for it is God who works in you to will and to act according to his good purpose." We work ...read more

  • How God Calls It  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 2, 2011
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    HOW GOD CALLS IT A major league baseball player hit the ball far out in left field. Bases were loaded. The one who was on 2nd base made it all the way to home plate and he collided with the catcher. Immediately, the one team yelled, "He's safe, he's safe, he's safe." The other team yelled, "He's ...read more

  • Irenaeus On The Word Of God

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Jun 19, 2011
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    IRENAEUS ON THE WORD OF GOD St. Irenaeus says that the Word of God embraces the whole world, "its breadth and length, its height and depth, for through the Word of God all things are guided into order. And the Son of God is ...read more

  • God As My Guard  PRO

    Contributed by Dr. Nicholas M. Muteti on Jun 24, 2011
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    GOD AS MY GUARD I remember one time driving on a completely unknown route. It was dark, early in the morning, just after midnight. I didn’t know the way and I thought I can drive ahead and somehow will find the town I was looking for. It was the time when all the routes in Kenya were very poor ...read more

  • The Pilgrims Acknowledged God

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Jul 3, 2011
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    THE PILGRIMS ACKNOWLEDGED GOD The pilgrims did not believe that their colonies advanced because they were stronger, wiser or more righteous than others. With the recognition of their imperfection and sin, and with faith and much prayer, they sought to acknowledge God and his Kingdom. The blessing ...read more

  • God's Rich Grace

    Contributed by Ken Pell on Jul 10, 2011
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    GOD'S RICH GRACE NPR Radio reported this week (July 5, 2011) that a well known Hindu temple in southern India has revealed vast treasures and hidden secrets. The temple itself was well known and previously unguarded. It had been there for hundreds of years (since 1566) and open to the public. ...read more

  • James: Slave Of God

    Contributed by Mark Schaeufele on Jul 14, 2011
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    JAMES: SLAVE OF GOD James, the half brother of Jesus, who wrote the Letter of James, could have easily identified himself as "the younger brother of Jesus." But he ...read more

  • Wesley: God's Will For Marriage

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 6, 2011
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    WESLEY: GOD'S WILL FOR MARRIAGE When John Wesley was thirty-two years old, he was a bachelor missionary in the colony of Georgia. While he was serving a church in Savannah, he met a young woman named Sophia Christian Hopkey. She was pretty and intelligent, and Wesley fell head over heels in love ...read more

  • In God We Trust...?

    Contributed by Christopher Glenn on Aug 22, 2011
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    IN GOD WE TRUST...? On the face of our money are the words: "In God We Trust." A few years ago, the use of those words on our currency was challenged in court. The case reached the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond, Virginia where the court ruled that the words could remain on the façade ...read more

  • Packer On God's Impassivity

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Aug 22, 2011
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    PACKER ON GOD'S IMPASSIVITY J.I. Packer does an excellent job defining the doctrine of God's impassivity: "This means, not that God is...unfeeling..., but that no created beings can inflict pain, suffering and distress on him at their own will. In so far as God enters into suffering and ...read more

  • God's Glorious Creation

    Contributed by Jason Bonnicksen on Aug 28, 2011
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    GOD'S GLORIOUS CREATION Sometimes it’s good for us to get out of our environment to see the glory of God, and to be even more thankful for all he’s done and given, for that which he is doing now, and forevermore will do for all of creation. Going on vacation last weekend t refreshed my soul. ...read more

  • Enoch Walking With God

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Aug 31, 2011
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    ENOCH WALKING WITH GOD Unity Baptist’s pastor shares from His sermon "Faith: Enoch-walking with God in faith" on sermoncentral.com shares: "Picture in your mind, if you will, Enoch, walking with God in the coolness of the evening, just as night and day are meeting and lengthened shadows begin to ...read more

  • Rubbing Shoulders With God

    Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Sep 5, 2011
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    RUBBING SHOULDERS WITH GOD We visited Our Lady of Quebec, the Cathedral Basilica in old Quebec City. I had a plethora of emotions upon entering this bastion of structures, dating back 365 years, having been built in 1647. It continues its stately gaze as the oldest parish church in North America. ...read more

  • Immorality Of Greek Gods

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Oct 10, 2011
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    IMMORALITY OF GREEK GODS Xenophanes, a 6th century BC Greek philosopher, complained about the immorality of the gods, stating that Homer attributed to the gods "all that is shameful and disgraceful among men; they steal, commit adultery, and deceive one another." It is no wonder that Paul found ...read more

  • God Is Building A Testimony

    Contributed by Guy Mcgraw on Oct 13, 2011
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    GOD IS BUILDING A TESTIMONY A young man in his 20s came to faith in Christ after many years of bad choices and consequences and of breaking the hearts of his mother and others around him. The reality of his genuine conversion was proven over the dramatic change that continued throughout his life. ...read more

  • Jehovah Is Still God

    Contributed by Christian Cheong on Nov 14, 2011
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    JEHOVAH IS STILL GOD Gladys Aylward, missionary to China more than 50 years ago, was forced to flee when the Japanese invaded Yangcheng. But she couldn't leave her work behind. With only one assistant, she led a 100+ orphans over the mountains toward Free China. During Gladys's harrowing journey ...read more