Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Jul 16, 2012
ON NIMROD
Josephus wrote:
"Now it was Nimrod who excited them to such an affront and contempt of God. He was the grandson of Ham, the son of Noah, a bold man, and of great strength of hand. He persuaded them not to ascribe it to God, as if it were through his means they were happy, but to believe
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
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"Dont change your game plan unless you have to. Certainly, youve got to have a plan thats flexible, but
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Jesus changed all that. And I love the way he did it. Talk about detail! John tells us that Jesus “spit on the ground, made some mud with the saliva, and put it on the man’s eyes.” Whenever I read these words, I think about another occasion when God did something remarkable with mud. In Genesis 2:7
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Presbyterian/Reformed
Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Jun 18, 2025
[112]. A MESSAGE FROM A POEM – HAS WARMTH OF NEARNESS CHANGED TO COOLNESS?
INTRODUCING THE POEM:
Our walk with the Lord is not always one on a smooth, sinless road. There is joy; there are times of peace, times of praise, times of contentment, but there are also times of hardship, times of
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Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Jul 17, 2025
[136]. A MESSAGE FROM A POEM – I’M JUST CHANGING RESIDENCE
I have lived in my current home for 45 years. Before that we lived in a home for 10 years. I have only ever owned two homes. Some people change homes like they change clothes.
When a Christian dies some say, “He has gone home to be
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Contributed by Paul Wallace on Oct 8, 2007
Just give me Jesus-but don’t make me change my ways
In the Answers magazine Dr John MacArthur quotes a person from an article in Christianity Today on the Emerging Church. “A young lady said she wants to be religious but isn’t prepared to let religion alter her lifestyle. “I’m a Jesus girl,” she
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Wesleyan
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Einstein said the reason he could construct the theory of relativity was because there is one thing in the world that is unchangeable. That one thing is the speed of light. Light travels at a rate of 100 and 86 thousand miles per second --- seven times around the world at the tick of a clock.
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Christian/Church Of Christ
Contributed by Jim Butcher on Apr 10, 2018
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I was looking at the order of worship in a bulletin for another church recently when I noticed a spelling mistake. After the sermon, they had listed that they would have an “Alter Call.” That’s a mistake because the front of a church is referred to as an “altar.”
Then I thought for a moment
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Contributed by Jim Butcher on Apr 11, 2018
Note: this story happened to me - Jim Butcher of Madison WV.
One of my favorite baptism stories comes from a friend of mine who owns a house on Heizer Creek. He had a nice spot on his property to do baptisms and told the nearby country churches they were welcome to use it anytime, which a few of
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 28, 2008
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There is a story about a little girl who proudly wore a shiny cross on a chain around her neck. One day she was approached by a man who said to her, "Little girl, don't you know that the cross Jesus died on wasn't beautiful like the one you're wearing? It was an ugly, wooden thing." To which the
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Contributed by Todd Stiles on Mar 27, 2007
When we engage in that type of witnessing – when we follow the prescription here in Luke 24 – we have the honor of partnering with God as he opens their eyes, minds, and mouths. Those who once didn’t know, now know! Those who have never heard, now hear! Those who before didn’t understand – they now
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Baptist
Contributed by Mike Hamilton on Feb 27, 2003
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Illustration: A lady was out hitting all the local garage sales when she came across an old needlepoint picture that read, “Prayer Changes Lives.” She bought it, took it home and began to look for just the right place to hang the new picture. Finally, she decided that it went well in the dinning
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