Text: [1Ki 13:1, KJV:] 1 And, behold, there came a man of God out of Judah by the word of the LORD unto Bethel: and Jeroboam stood by the altar to burn incense. 2 And he cried against the altar in the word of the LORD, and said, O altar, altar, thus saith the LORD; Behold, a child shall be born
                    
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                    Contributed by Jung Lee on Jan 16, 2024
                
                
                    
            
            
            
            
            
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Eagles are often harassed by crows that peck at them. Instead of retaliating, the eagle soars higher, reaching altitudes where crows can't survive. This behavior teaches us about rising above life's challenges rather than confronting them directly.
Isaiah 40:31 says, “But those who hope
                    
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                    Contributed by Ron Ferguson on May 9, 2025
                
                
                
                    [102].  A MESSAGE FROM A POEM – GOD SENDS NO ONE TO HELL
The Introduction for this poem is longer than average.
So as not to be misunderstood, the title of the poem does not mean God has no control over hell.  He certainly does but just so that you don’t miss the message of the poem, I need to
                    
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                    Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Aug 18, 2025
                
                
                
                    [168].  A MESSAGE FROM A POEM – LEAVE THE FUTURE WITH YOUR GOD
I think it is true to say that we all run around making plans and trying to resolve problems in the ordering of our lives.  We are creatures of this earth, though we are citizens of heaven.  (Philippians 3:20).
Things in this life
                    
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                    Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Sep 21, 2025
                
                
                
                    [208].  A MESSAGE FROM A POEM – OUR GOD IS OUR STRENGTH
{{Psalm 81:6-10 “I relieved his SHOULDER of the burden.  His hands were freed from the basket. 
Psa. 81:7 YOU CALLED IN TROUBLE, AND I RESCUED YOU.  I answered you in THE HIDING PLACE of thunder.  I proved you at the waters of Meribah. 
                    
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                    Contributed by Paul Carlson on Jan 25, 2010
                
                
                
                    The judge in the criminal case of the state vs. Bob Jones said, “The defendant will rise as the charges are read.” Mr. Jones’s attorney stood and motioned for Mr. Jones to stand, but he remained seated. 
The judge then asked, "Mr. Jones, are you the defendant in this case?" 
"No sir, your honor,
                    
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                    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
                
                
                    
            
            
            
            
            
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                    The Bully and the Boy
Bavaria. 1934. It was the wrong time and the wrong place to be a Jew. And Heinz was a Jew. The little Bavarian village of Fürth was already overrun with Hitler’s young thugs. To be a Jew…of any age…was to be a target. And Heinz was only eleven. It was the first minute of a
                    
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                    Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Feb 15, 2025
                
                
                    
            
            
            
            
            
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                    [029]  A MESSAGE FROM A POEM – BE STILL AND KNOW THAT I AM GOD
This is a very special poem because in a time of great difficulty, the Lord woke me from irregular sleep to give me this poem at 3 o’clock in the morning.  Of course the poem flowed along because it came from God.  It was a message I
                    
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                    Main Idea: God the Father sacrificed His only Son so that we could live. 
Verse: “For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life” (John 3:16 NKJV). 
Illustration: Once there was a train engineer who had one
                    
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                    Contributed by Curry Pikkaart on Feb 16, 2010
                
                
                
                    DON'T JUST KNOW SCRIPTURE--LET IT CHANGE YOU
A father shared an experience he and his wife had with their young children. They began as a family to memorize Scripture, one verse a week. They kept the verses on cards in the middle of the table, and discussed their meanings when they recited the.
                    
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