The psalmist, probably in similar trouble, feels like he’s in the depths of the pit, surrounded by darkness. The irony is that if you go to Bethlehem, as we did three years ago, you can celebrate Eucharist in St. Jerome’s cell, where he translated the Sacred Scriptures into Latin. To get there,
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Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Jan 22, 2009
William Carey [1761 – 1834] ~ God asked him to go to India. He went even though he had 3 small children but his dad was annoyed with this decision of his.
How was Carey obedient to the words of Jesus?
He preferred Jesus above his own dad. Sometimes a profession of faith in Christ leads to being
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Contributed by Chris Jordan on Jan 31, 2009
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NO HANDS BUT OURS
After World War II ended, a group of German students volunteered to help rebuild a Cathedral in London. It had been severely damaged by bombing. They did well with most of the Cathedral, except one statue that had been broken into many pieces...a marble statue of Jesus. It once
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Here are some thoughts he says to consider before you bash and trash talk - The Church of Jesus Christ:
1. We have to recognize Jesus loves the church (He loved her enough to die for her!)
2. The ‘local church’ is the hope of the world.
3. The church is made up of people.
4. People hurt people –
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Contributed by Chris Surber on Mar 14, 2009
Not long ago my family and I were on vacation at Disney World in Florida. Everything at Disney World is of course of a very inflated price and occasionally of an inflated value. One morning we were waiting for a transport shuttle to take us from our Disney resort where we were staying to one of
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Contributed by Gregg Bitter on Jan 18, 2003
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Remember the movie, The Field of Dreams. A farmer made a baseball field in a Iowa cornfield. And one of the scenes of the movie shows cars lined up coming to the field.
Isaiah picture people from every nation streaming to the Light of Israel, which is Jesus Christ. The Lord address spiritual
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Contributed by Gene Gregory on Dec 6, 2008
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NO CHURCH, NO AMERICA
This week I received a letter in the mail from the Reverend Barry W. Lynn, the executive director of the organization "Americans United for Separation of Church and State."
There would no America if there was no Church. This country was discovered, founded and populated by
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
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"The first Christmas is a miraculous story of the eternal God becoming of no reputation and then humbling Himself to accept a cruel death on a cross. Sure there were angel choirs. Kings came from far away to worship Him. But the true Christmas story is about smallness, humility and servanthoodLet
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Contributed by Rickey Bennett on Aug 18, 2009
There is a saying attributed to John Berridge who lived in the 1700’s. It sums up the power for change. “Run John run, the law commands, but gives me neither feet nor hands. Yet
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Contributed by Larry Wilson on Jul 11, 2010
Why will we believe every crackpot about aliens coming, but will not believe that God has come. The Globe could report that Oprah Winfrey gives birth to an alien, but witnesses say Leonard Nimoy is the father, and
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Contributed by Paul Fritz on Jul 17, 2002
Vital Statistics From Operation World (6th Edition, 2001, Patrick Johnstone, and Jason Mandryk) Paternoster, Waynesboro, GA
1. 15-25% of the population of the world is yet to hear a clear presentation of the gospel so that they can personally place saving faith in Christ for salvation.
2. Only
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In his commentary on the book of Matthew, William Barclay notes this proverb: "Three things come not back----the spoken word, the spent arrow, and the lost opportunity." (The Daily Study Bible: The Gospel Of Matthew.
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Contributed by Chris Jordan on Aug 9, 2009
QUOTE: “It is perfectly clear that in New Testament times, the gospel was authenticated in this way by signs, wonders and miracles. . . Was it only meant to be true of the early church? . . . The Scriptures never anywhere say that these things were only
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At Christmastime, we set up our Christmas trees and toy trains. We may even walk along singing carols, or we may preach a sermon, but these bits and pieces are barren if we are thinking only of them or even thinking only of being in heaven, and are not stopping to ask ourselves, “What difference
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