Contributed by Richard Francis on May 26, 2009
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PROPHETIC PREACHING
A.W. Tozer, one described as a modern-day prophet, spoke these words in the 1950’s and describes the need for prophetic preachers:
"If Christianity is to receive a rejuvenation, it must be by other means than any now being used. If the Church in the second half of this century
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Contributed by Perry Greene on May 28, 2013
PRAYING TO PEOPLE
Two young boys were spending the night at their grandparents. At bedtime, the two boys knelt beside their beds to say their prayers when the youngest one began praying at the top of his lungs. "I PRAY FOR A NEW BICYCLE... I PRAY FOR A NEW PLAYSTATION... I PRAY FOR A NEW VCR..."
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 8, 2008
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The queen of England was a teen when World War II broke out. When she was old enough she asked her father, King George VI, to let her join the army and serve her country as others were doing. Her father allowed her to join the Auxiliary Territorial Service as a private. She had a superior officer
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Several years ago, John MacArthur had the opportunity to spend several days traveling with the well-known gospel musicians, Bill and Gloria Gaither. At one point, he asked Bill what, in his estimation, were the greatest Christian lyrics ever written, aside from the inspired Psalms. Without
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3. Lets remember His sacrifice:
a. The world drew the first blood. They cried “Crucify Him!”, “Crucify Him!”. They craved, desired, and sought to make him bleed. Why, because he healed them? Why, because he gave them hope and a future? Why, because he gave them the words of life and not death? Why,
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 10, 2002
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Philip Yancey, author of The Jesus I Never Knew and other books, relates a time when he happened to be in Washington, D.C., when a huge gay-rights demonstration took place directly in front of the White House. He beheld a startling confrontation. There were about 40 mounted policemen forming a
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Contributed by David Ward on Jan 23, 2006
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Frederick Buechner in "The Magnificent Defeat":
ß “The love for equals is a human thing—of friend for friend, brother for brother. It is to love what is loving and lovely. The world smiles.
ß The love for the less fortunate is a beautiful thing—the love for those who suffer, for those who are
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Contributed by John Shearhart on Jul 10, 2006
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Lying seems to be a way of life for many people. We lie at the drop of a hat. The book The Day America Told the Truth says that 91 percent of those surveyed lie routinely about matters they consider trivial, and 36 percent lie about important matters; 86 percent lie regularly to parents, 75 percent
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 14, 2007
Media Danger For Kids Just-released medical studies find constant exposure to media may be harmful to children. The studies link TV and video games to a host of modern youth ills, including obesity, sexual activity, consumerism, and antisocial behavior. The more TV 3rd-and-4th-graders watch, the
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 18, 2007
Media Danger For Kids Just-released medical studies find constant exposure to media may be harmful to children. The studies link TV and video games to a host of modern youth ills, including obesity, sexual activity, consumerism, and antisocial behavior. The more TV 3rd-and-4th-graders watch, the
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Contributed by Davon Huss on Dec 27, 2010
LAUGH OR DIE
In writing about Lincoln’s Civil War years, author Richard Hanser says that on September 22, 1862, the War Cabinet was summoned to the White House for a special session. Lincoln was reading a book as everyone came in. Secretary of War Stanton later said this of the meeting:
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Contributed by Hal Seed on Nov 9, 2012
MARCUS YOUNG AND THE BIBLE
In the 1890s, Marcus Young moved his family to the country of Burma, which is now called Myanmar. He was digging a well one day when he noticed some mountain tribesmen staring down into the hole he was in.
The tribesmen asked him, “Have you brought the book of
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