"He gives more grace when the burdens grow greater.
He sends more strength when the labors increase,
To added affliction He addeth His mercy,
To multiplied trials, His multiplied peace.
When we have exhausted our store of endurance,
When our strength has failed 'ere the day is half
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Illustration of God’s grace: A certain man had a son who died in a war. His son had joined his father in a love for fine art. The son even began painting some during the Jays of battle. One of his son’s fellow soldiers brought the father a painting that the son had done during the days just before
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Baptist
Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006
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Gifting Occasions: About 53% of the gifters’ $2,062 annual budget is spent to buy gifts for holidays. After Christmas, which accounts for $843, Mothers Day is the next. The remaining 47% of the annual gifting budget is spent for gift occasions. Birthdays top the list with the typical gifter buying
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 3, 2006
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People Buy Gifts to enhance their emotional connection with another, says Pam Danziger, president of Unity Marketing. Since the focus of gift giving is emotional, gifts that connect embody a feeling, rather than being something practical, the very best gifts are life’s little luxuries and
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Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Mar 27, 2007
THE GIFT OF STANDING BY - Donald Grey Barnhouse told the story (supposedly true) about Chief Justice Charles Evans Hughes. When he moved to Washington, D.C., to take up his duties as Chief Justice, he transferred his membership letter to a Baptist Church in the area. His father had been a Baptist
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Pentecostal
Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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Children leave gift of love @ funeral
The Rev. Harry Pritchett Jr. is rector of All Saints Episcopal Church in Atlanta. His church includes specific ministries for the poor, for street people, for college students. It is Pritchett who called my attention to a boy named Philip.
He was 9 – in a
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Charles Stanley, in “The Gift of forgiveness” writes: A friend of mine is a fine man and a fine pastor who loves God. His wife had cancer, and they sought the best medical help. The Dr. Who had been studying the relationship between cancer and negative emotions began to work with Mrs. Brown She
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Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Oct 29, 2007
John Piper compares the gift of teaching to the gift of prophecy: "And yet, even though the gift of teaching is fallible and even though it lacks intrinsic, divine authority, we know it is of immense value to the church. We are all edified and built up by gifted teachers. God is in it. He does use
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Independent/Bible
Contributed by Anne Benefield on May 28, 2008
The gift of the Spirit is much too important not to share, but sometimes we don't share it. A few weeks ago when I attended the preaching conference in Woodbridge, VA, I heard James Emery White speak. He is the president of Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary. In his book, Long Night's Journey
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