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  • Ingrid Trobisch, Reflecting On The Death Of Her ...

    Contributed by Todd Leupold on Nov 3, 2008
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    Ingrid Trobisch, reflecting on the death of her husband, Walter – a godly man whose writings have ministers to millions – wrote in an article for Partnership magazine (Sept-Oct. 1985): "It took me many years to learn that no man on this earth can satisfy the deepest longings of a woman's heart. ...read more

  • Dead In Unrighteousness  PRO

    Contributed by Clark Tanner on Oct 18, 2002
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     | 9,277 views

    DEAD IN UNRIGHTEOUSNESS Several years ago a movie came out called “Death Becomes Her”. I don’t recommend it. It was dark humor at best, but the few funny parts weren’t worth the cost of the movie rental; much less, a theatre ticket. But the basic premise of the movie turns out to be a great ...read more

  • Laws Of Stewardship, Sowing And ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 26, 2009
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    Laws of Stewardship, Sowing and Reaping A few of the Laws of Stewardship and of Sowing and Reaping: THE LAW OF RIGHTFUL OWNERSHIP – Nothing truly belongs to us; everything actually belongs to God. THE LAW OF PURPOSEFUL POSSESSION – Wise stewards are guided by lordship, not “hoardship.” THE LAW ...read more

  • In C.s.lewis's Book The Lion, The Witch And The ...

    Contributed by Richard Francis on May 7, 2006
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    In C.S.Lewis’s book the lion, the witch and the wardrobe, of the magical kingdom Narnia, Aslan the Lion represents Jesus or God, Four children are the centre of the story, one Susan, says to the beavers (hey read the book or watch the DVD) after hearing that Aslan is a great lion and not a man, ...read more

  • Cain's Memorial Was Of The Lesser Sacrifice Of ...

    Contributed by Philip Harrelson on Dec 28, 2006
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    • Cain’s Memorial was of the lesser sacrifice of crops from the earth. • Achan’s Memorial was of perishables in garments and gold. • Esau’s Memorial was a full stomach and a wasted birthright. • Solomons’ Memorial was the wisdom wasted on fools. • Zedekiah’s Memorial was iron horns in dishonest ...read more

  • A.w. Tozer

    Contributed by Richard Francis on May 26, 2009
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    A.W.Tozer also said “Today we need prophetic preachers; not preachers of prophecy merely, but preachers with a gift of prophecy. The word of wisdom is missing. We need the gift of discernment again in our pulpits. It is not ability to predict that we need, but the anointed eye, the power of ...read more

  • Why Should Leaders (Christians) Pray?  PRO

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Oct 1, 2002
    based on 17 ratings
     | 1,884 views

    “Why Should leaders (Christians) Pray?" Blackaby answers this question with 6 reasons why spiritual leaders need to pray. Spiritual Leadership page 153: 1. Prayer is an essential leadership (Christian) activity. 2. Prayer brings the Spirit’s filling. 3. Prayer brings God’s ...read more

  • The Power That Is In The Gospel Does Not Lie In ...  PRO

    Contributed by Clark Tanner on Aug 21, 2004
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    “The power that is in the Gospel does not lie in the eloquence of the preacher, otherwise men would be the converters of souls, nor does it lie in the preacher’s learning, otherwise it would consist in the wisdom of men. We might preach until our tongues rotted, till we would exhaust our lungs and ...read more

  • The Ability To Think Straight, Some Knowledge ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
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    "The ability to think straight, some knowledge of the past, some vision of the future, some skill to do useful service, some urge to fit that service into the well-being of the community these are the most vital things education must try to produce. If we can achieve them in the citizens of our ...read more

  • The Coney Is A Rock Badger, A Bit Larger Than The ...

    Contributed by Frederick Baker Ii on Sep 3, 2007
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    The Coney is a rock badger, a bit larger than the prairie dogs that infect our state of Colorado. Coneys are gray, the color of the rocks. As long as the coney, the rock badger, is on the rock sunning itself, it’s almost impossible to see. When a predator comes to attack, the Coney will run into a ...read more

  • George Santayana On Faith

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 15, 2009
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    GEORGE SANTAYANA ON FAITH The late great Spanish philosopher, essayist, poet, and novelist, Jorge Augustin Nicolas Ruiz Santayana y Borras (1863 - 1952), better known as "George Santayana" once said: "O world, thou choosest not the better part! It is not wisdom to be only wise, And on the inward ...read more

  • God's Voting ...

    Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Aug 11, 2008
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    God’s Voting Guide It is that time when Americans are given the opportunity (and responsibility) to vote for those who hold public offices. This privilege is given to us by God for it is He who raised this form of government in our country through our Founding Fathers. Many of them had a ...read more

  • Blessings In The Messes

    Contributed by Todd Catteau on May 27, 2015
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    Sometimes life is a mess! As I sit in my own office you can barely see the top of my desk and just about every available flat surface is cluttered with some books or papers of some sort! Sermons to preach, classes to teach, meetings to prepare for, schedules to keep - my office sometimes ...read more

  • Nbc Labor Law Violations?  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 25, 2002
    based on 21 ratings
     | 2,036 views

    NBC LABOR LAW VIOLATIONS? NBC’s highly paid morning person, Katie Couric, is reportedly unhappy with her new "Today" show boss, and her job, says New York’s Daily News. Couric says, "I’m tired, the hours are brutal . . . It’s hard to make yourself go to bed at 7:30 or 8 to get up" in time for ...read more

  • Child-Training  PRO

    Contributed by Herman Abrahams on Oct 2, 2004
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    PROVERBS 22:6 “The Hebrew word for train (h\aµnak_) means to dedicate…. H\aµnak_ seems to include the idea of setting aside, narrowing, or hedging in. The word is sometimes used in the sense of “start.” Child-training involves “narrowing” a child’s conduct away from evil and toward godliness and ...read more

  • Rick White ...

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Jun 10, 2009
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    Rick White states: Today is mother’s day and we have the joy of honoring our mom’s on this special day. For some it is a day filled with all kinds of emotions because of the special relationships that we have to our mothers.For some the word mother, conjures up images of June Cleaver, complete with ...read more

  • I Remember Years Ago A Young Woman Who Was ...

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Apr 9, 2008
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    I remember years ago a young woman who was divorced, then “shacked up” with a man (Can we use the old term, instead of using those sanitized words, “She had an affair”?). When challenged she said, ‘It’s not like I was a virgin.” This woman was brought up in a conservative church yet implied that, ...read more

  • In Christ We Have  PRO

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Oct 18, 2000
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    In Christ We Have: A love that can never be fathomed A life that can never die A righteousness that can never be tarnished A peace that can never be understood A rest that can never be disturbed A joy that can never be diminished A hope that can never be disappointed A glory that can never ...read more

  • Traditions  PRO

    Contributed by Warren Lamb on Nov 29, 2006
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     | 2,894 views

    Traditions J.I. Packer wrote, “All Christians are at once beneficiaries and victims of tradition—beneficiaries, who receive nurturing truth and wisdom from God’s faithfulness in past generations; victims, who now take for granted things that need to be questioned, thus treating as divine absolutes ...read more

  • In The Epistles, Prayer Requests Are Most Often ...

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Jun 11, 2007
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    "In the epistles, prayer requests are most often linked to the rapid spread of the gospel and the advance of Christ’s Kingdom. Christians are encouraged to seek God’s wisdom and revelation, perseverance, and power…petition comes across as a dynamic agent of change, something that seizes the ...read more