Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
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"Worldliness is horizontal life. Worldliness has nothing of the vertical in it. It has ambition; it has no aspirations. Its motto is success, not holiness. It is always saying, Onward, never Upward. A worldly man or woman
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If we really want to pray with power, we need to break through into greater holiness. We don’t need a formula or a method for praying. But we do need to live with purity and simplicity rather than with
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Presbyterian/Reformed
Contributed by Perry Greene on Aug 29, 2012
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During World War II, a young paratrooper, David Webster of E Company, 101st Airborne wrote his mother,
"Stop worrying about me. I joined the parachutists to fight. I intend to fight. If necessary, I shall die fighting, but don’t worry about this because no war can be won without
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Independent/Bible
Contributed by Daniel Devilder on Oct 24, 2006
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As Dallas Willard observes: “In fasting, we learn how to suffer happily as we feast on God. [Fasters . . .] will have a constant sense of their
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Christian/Church Of Christ
Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
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"Be still, and in the quiet moments, listen to the voice of your heavenly Father. His words can renew your spirit. No
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Quote: The earliest recorded philosophy of time was expounded by Ptahhotep, who lived c. 2650–2600 BCE said: "Do not lessen the time of following desire, for
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Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Shawn Drake on Oct 25, 2001
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A HISTORY OF HALLOWEEN
The Celtic festival of Samhain is probably the source of the present-day Halloween celebration. The Celts new year began on November first. A festival that began the previous evening honored Samhain, the Celtic lord of death. The celebration marked the beginning of the
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Baptist
Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 15, 2002
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THE BEATLES REBELLION
The Beatles rebellion against the God of the Bible goes way back for most of them! One example is the fact that John Lennon was taken to Sunday School by his Aunt Mimi. He even sang in the choir. But, by age 11, John was permanently barred from Sunday services in his aunt’s
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Today Christ the King calls you and me to “be His witnesses in Jerusalem, in Judea, in Samaria, and to the ends of the earth until He comes in final victory, and we feat at His table for ever.” I deeply love, appreciate, and respect the ministry of Chicago Rabbi Yechiel Eckstein, the Founder and
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Methodist
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