ILLUSTRATION
The test of a financial loss would reveal whether or not we are depending on God and whether or not we understand that our possessions belong to him. Once the great evangelist John Wesley was on a trip, he got word that fire had destroyed his home. Instead of being upset, he declared
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Charismatic
In the chapel, in Moby Dick, Fahter MAPPLE said: “And here, shipmates, is true and faithful repentance; not clamorous for pardon, but grateful for punishment. And how pleasing to God was this conduct in Jonah, is shown in the eventual deliverance of him from the sea and the whale. Shipmates, I do
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Presbyterian/Reformed
Contributed by Ian Johnson on Aug 9, 2006
William Seymore was an African American preacher who became filled with the Holy Spirit in 1905. He got kicked out of his Church and found an old run down grain store to meet in, in a Los Angeles street called Azusa. He had a lot standing against him. His race, His lack of education,
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Pentecostal
Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 26, 2007
Illustration: A certain medieval monk announced he would be preaching next Sunday evening on “The Love of God.” As the shadows fell and the light ceased to come in through the cathedral windows, the congregation gathered. In the darkness of the altar, the monk lighted a candle and carried it to the
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I heard a story about a missionary who was trying to stir up interest to get people to go to a foreign country to preach the gospel.
At the end of the service a woman, dragging a little boy behind her, told the missionary, "I just feel like God is calling me to be a missionary."
"He is,
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Anglican
Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Jan 20, 2003
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E. Stanley Jones stated it graphically, "If you don’t make up your mind, then your unmade mind will unmake you. Here is the place where there must be no dallying. For any dallying will be the Trojan horse that will get on the inside and open the gates to the enemy. God can do anything for the man
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Pentecostal
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Patience:
1. Is the ability to sit back and wait for an expected outcome without experiencing anxiety, tension, or frustration.
2. Is the ability let go of your need for immediate gratification and be willing to wait.
3. Patience is the trait that displays tolerance, compassion, understanding, and
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Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Denn Guptill on Feb 17, 2003
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Story is told about an old farm couple who were driving along in their pickup and she says, “We never sit all snuggled up in the truck like we used to.” He looks over at her and replies “I haven’t moved” When we discover as a church or as individual
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Wesleyan
Contributed by John Slythe on Feb 21, 2003
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A man became lost in his travels and wandered into a bed of quicksand.
Confucius saw the man’s predicament and said, “It is evident that men should stay out of places such as this.”
Next, Buddha observed the situation and said, “Let that man’s plight be a lesson to the rest of the world.”
Then
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Christian Church
Contributed by Jeff Simms on Jun 1, 2003
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He made free use of the Christian vocabulary. He talked about the blessings of the Almighty and the Christian confessions which would become the pillars of the new government. He handed out pious stories to the press, especially to the church papers. He showed them his tattered Bible and
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Baptist
Did you hear about the grandmother that bought her grandson a book of prayers?
The little boy read a prayer every night before he went to sleep.
One night he got in bed and had forgotten to read his prayer.
The lights were already turned off when he remembered to read a prayer.
So the little
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Assembly Of God
Contributed by John Young on Nov 23, 2004
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One Sunday morning, while sitting next to her first grade daughter in church, Susan Wright noticed the little one looking at the open Bible in her lap. In a low whisper, she asked, "Did God really write that?" Susan quietly whispered back, "Yes He did." Looking down at her
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Baptist
Contributed by Bart Leger on Feb 6, 2005
Remarking on the breathtaking wonders of the universe being revealed by the Hubble Space Telescope – wonders many people, including some scientists, say can only be attributed to a Creator God – George Will observed: “Soon the American Civil Liberties Union, or People for the American Way, or some
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Independent/Bible
Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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Anonymous Quote: Hope looks for the good in people instead of harping on the worst in them. Hope opens doors where despair closes them. Hope discovers what can be done instead of grumbling about what cannot be done. Hope draws its power from a deep trust in God. Hope “lights a candle” instead of
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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A father was teaching his 3 year old to ask the blessing over her food. After awhile, Jenny was able to say it all by herself. She prayed for all kinds of things and ended it with a big, “Thank You God for the spaghetti.” Then she was ready to eat. She forgot to say, “In Jesus’ Name, Amen.” Her Dad
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Contributed by Gene Gregory on Jul 24, 2007
The devil says, “Whatever you don’t have, whatever irritates, whoever disappoints, whatever is uncomfortable, whatever is missing, think on these things.” God says,
> Philippians 4:8 … whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is
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Baptist
Pentecostalism did not begin at the turn of the century on Azusa, but 2,000 years ago in an upper room.
A.W. Tozer said, "The Great Commission is not the first call to the church." Tozer reminds us that Jesus first told His disciples to go to Jerusalem and tarry there until they were endued with
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Assembly Of God
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