Contributed by Clark Tanner on Jun 10, 2004
"We are now raised up with Christ, and therefore since He is far above all things, we are to allow our minds and hearts to be transformed so that we no longer seek and pursue the things that are passing away. We are to be focusing on and seeking
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Contributed by Paul Wallace on Oct 28, 2008
A man in my hometown worked in the coal mine, and boasted the top rock couldn't fall fast enough to catch him. He boasted when the roll is called up yonder, I'll be there (pointing down).
The rock did fall, and
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Wesleyan
Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 1, 2002
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Malcolm, a man with a terrible temper, was playing a round of golf with his pastor. After leaving three straight putts on the edge of the cup, Malcolm exploded. "I missed!" he screamed. "How could I miss?" With that he heaved his putter into a nearby lake, kicked a wheel on the golf cart and drove
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GEORGE SWEETING ON FOLLOWSHIP
George Sweeting notes, "The word 'follow' is a strenuous word. It is the same word used to describe Paul's fierce pursuit and persecution of the early Christians prior to his conversion. This same word is used by Paul when he speaks of pressing,
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Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Mar 15, 2007
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The Rev. Frank Bartleman was a leader in the 1907 visitation of the Holy Spirit on Azusa Street in L.A. He said, "Men love the spectacular. What we do not understand is ’wonderful.’ God’s fire falls on sacrifice, as in Elijah’s case.
The greater the sacrifice, consecration, the more fire.
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Pentecostal
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A soldier fighting over in Iraq received a letter from his girl friend that said she was breaking up with him. She also asked him to send the picture she had given him when he left because she needed it for her bridal announcement. The soldier was heart broken and told his friends of his terrible
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Contributed by Ross Cochrane on Mar 9, 2010
ABRAHAM'S UPHEAVAL
I understand the UPHEAVAL OF MOVING to a different city. Packing endless boxes of books, dismantling beds and throwing out all the junk we have accumulated over time - big job. Then watching a huge truck back into our driveway, and take it all away. We have done all that many
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Contributed by Jeffrey Ebert on Dec 22, 2005
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Few people have encountered a lion on its terms and lived to tell about it.
One who did was Beryl Markham. In her autobiography West with the Night she tells of the time as a little girl growing up in Africa in the early 1900’s when she came face to face with a lion. She was running playfully
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Presbyterian/Reformed
Contributed by Timothy Smith on Jun 10, 2006
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C.S. Lewis wrote, “In the long run the answer to all those who object to the doctrine of hell is itself a question: ‘What are you asking God to do? To wipe out past sins and, at all costs, to give them a fresh start, smoothing every
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Christian Church
Contributed by Jason Cole on Feb 22, 2004
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A Sunday school teacher had just concluded her lesson and wanted to make sure she had made her point. She said, "Can anyone tell me what you must do before you can obtain forgiveness of sin?" There was a short pause
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Christian/Church Of Christ
Contributed by Mark Beaird on Nov 2, 2000
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Oswald Chambers writes, "A saint’s life is in the hands of God as a bow and arrow in the hands of an archer. God is aiming at something the saint cannot see; He stretches and strains, and every now and again the saint says, "I cannot stand any more." But God does not heed; He goes on stretching
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Pentecostal
Contributed by Lynn Malone on Feb 6, 2006
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You see, we’ve all heard stories of people who lucked up and found something hidden away in an attic that turned out to be really valuable, and we figure, if it could happen to them, it could happen to us. We hear stories like Ted and Virginia from Arizona. There story was found on Antiques
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Methodist
Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Jul 28, 2004
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Einstein gave grudging acceptance to "the necessity for a beginning" and eventually, to "the presence of a superior reasoning power," but never did he accept the doctrine of a personal God. Two specific obstacles blocked his way. According to his journal writings, Einstein wrestled with a deeply
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Independent/Bible