Contributed by Matthew Kratz on May 18, 2008
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MENTORING AS A CHURCH PRACTICE
"...In most churches, the congregation pays the pastor to preach, win the lost, and build up the saved—-while the church members function as cheerleaders (if they are enthusiastic) or spectators. The "converts" are won, baptized, and given the right hand of
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Contributed by Chris Jordan on Aug 29, 2006
QUOTE: “Often hobbling through our church doors on Sunday morning comes grace on crutches – sinners still unable to throw away their false supports and stand upright in the freedom of the children of God. Yet, their mere presence at church on Sunday morning is a flickering candle representing a
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Contributed by Timothy Mills on Sep 28, 2006
I was there in the delivery room when my children were born. I remember the doctor delivering them, the nurse cleaning them up, and checking them out. They were helpless, weak, utterly dependant on the good graces of the people in charge of their care. They remained helpless for years, though
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Contributed by Mark Eberly on Oct 14, 2008
We are not meant to live in darkness. We were created to live in the light—in God’s light. I worked with a young lady several years ago whose boyfriend surrendered to the darkness. He blew his brains out with a shotgun just as she entered their bedroom. It was devastating. I knew the guy.
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Church Of God
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My Sunday School teacher asked me, What is better than a whole candy bar?
I could not imagine? What?
A half a candy bar and a brother to share with him.
I had to grow up and
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Assembly Of God
Contributed by Noel Atkinson on Jul 8, 2010
Remember, if you ever need a helping hand, you'll find one at the end of your arm ... As you grow older you will discover that you have two hands. One for helping yourself, the other
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Contributed by Jim Kane on Jan 7, 2008
The sound of silence can be troubling and unnerving. But the sound of silence is also necessary for our faith and confidence in Christ to grow and help us truly live for the Lord despite our circumstances. Let
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Church Of God
High in the Alps is a monument raised in honor of a faithful guide who died while ascending a peak to rescue a tourist. Inscribed on that stone are the words, “He died climbing.” A mature growing Christian
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Christian/Church Of Christ
Contributed by Richard Burkey on May 16, 2005
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According to one expert children go through 4 stages of dealing with their fathers. In stage one, they call you da-da. In stage 2 they grow and call you daddy. As they mature and reach
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Lutheran
Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 16, 2005
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A teacher was handed the following note by one of her students:
“Dear Teacher, Please excuse Harriet for missing school yesterday. We forgot to get the Sunday paper off the porch, and when we found it on
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 26, 2007
Illustration: Many of us are like the little boy who told his mom he was going to grow up to be a preacher. He said, “I figure I’ll have to go to church all my
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
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"They who have lost an infant are never, as it were, without an infant child. Their other children grow up to manhood and womanhood, and suffer all the changes of mortality; but this one is rendered an immortal child, for death has arrested it with
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God thought about my future before I even had a present!
Let me explain. I know that some of you are already saving money for sending your kids to future education. And you don’t even have kids yet! You are pre-planning! That’s awesome. That’s the love of a parent, getting ready to give that
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Presbyterian/Reformed