Contributed by Jeff Strite on Dec 12, 2011
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THE GOLDEN RULE: IS IT ORIGINAL?
There are people in this world who think Jesus’ Golden Rule was nice but not original. They try to say that Jesus merely borrowed the idea from others.
I once saw a poster that tried to say that.
* Confucius (some 500 years before Jesus) said: "DO NOT unto
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Contributed by Tom Doubt on Aug 4, 2003
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Reading a book on growing grapes [P.M. Wagner, A Wine Growers Guide, 1996] gave me insight into Jesus’ words about vine, branches, and fruit. Wild female vines cannot bear fruit unaided; they have a defective stamen. Living outside God’s will does not produce good work or fruit.
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
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"Let no man turn aside, ever so slightly, from the broad path of honor, on the plausible pretence that he is justified by the goodness of his
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2003
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IF YOU BELIEVE THAT PEOPLE ARE BASICALLY GOOD--Communion Meditation
Dennis Prager, a nationally syndicated radio talk show host, wrote a very insightful column about goodness. He writes:
"No issue has a greater influence on determining your social and political views than whether you
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Contributed by Rick Shockley on Jun 29, 2002
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The most recent issue of Tim Magazine was most revealing to say the least. Who would ever think that such a nationally known magazine would have this unique subject on its cover page and inside? (Issue: July 1, 2002)
“The Bible & the Apocalypse! Why more Americans are reading and talking
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Contributed by Guy Mcgraw on Jan 21, 2008
George Barna found that most Americans believe that salvation is an outcome to be earned through their good character or behavior. 57 % believe that “if a person is generally good, or does enough good
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Contributed by Todd Leupold on Jun 9, 2008
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Sooner or later, it seems that at least once in their life with God, every Christian gets infected with the virus of "false maturity." It's a weird virus in that it's symptoms are often easily seen and felt by others, but invisible and unfelt by the infected one!
Once infected, the poor soul
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Contributed by A. Todd Coget on Jun 15, 2001
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["Mr. Holland’s Opus": Leaving a Legacy, Citation: Mr. Holland’s Opus, (Hollywood Pictures, 1995), rated PG, written by Patrick Sheane Duncan, directed by Stephen Herek; submitted by Greg Asimakoupoulos, Naperville, Illinois]
Mr. Holland’s Opus is a movie about a frustrated composer in Portland,
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We are called to be faithful in doing what God has called us to do.
The superintendent of a large school was concerned about the mess he found in so many of the classrooms he visited. Papers were often scattered on the floor, and the students’ desks were very messy. Feeling strongly that
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Independent/Bible
Contributed by Paul Fritz on Nov 29, 2001
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Have you noticed that the more mature believers have a greater capacity to see hidden blessings in hardships and difficult subjects? Norm Cousins, a teacher at the Univeristy of Calif. Medical School in Los Angeles, noticed an amazing irony in his younger students’ perceptions. It seems that
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 3, 2002
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A baby was born down south. A girl by the name of Helen Keller was destined from early childhood never to see or speak or hear! She became mean spirited and would through fits of rage many times during the day. She came under the care of a young adult by the name of Anne when she was around 5
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Contributed by Sermon Central on May 5, 2004
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JUST LIKE MOM’S
Cathy Thomas, a former associate at the Orange County Register in Santa Ana, California, is a cooking teacher of considerable repute. She calls herself, however, "no stranger to the gastronomic adventures of Mother’s Day."
Back when it was first in vogue during the 1980s, she
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Contributed by Paul Wallace on Sep 15, 2004
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One of the greatest spokesmen for the cause of Christ today is Chuck Swindoll, host of the national radio broadcast "Insight for Living," for many years a pastor and now president of Dallas Theological Seminary. Howard Hendricks, who was one of Chuck’s teachers while he was in seminary, remembers
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Contributed by Owen Bourgaize on Jul 9, 2005
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When you fold your hands, the thumb is nearest you. So begin by praying for those closest to you – your loved ones (Philippians 1 : 3 – 5).
The index finger is the pointer. Pray for those who teach – Bible teachers and preachers, and those who teach children (1 Thessalonians 5 : 25).
The next
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