Contributed by Dan Cormie on Oct 25, 2002
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There are three kinds of Christians:
(1) Row-boat Christians—struggling in their own power; stop to rest for a while, only to find that the current has taken them back where they started.
(2) Sail-boat Christians—let the wind do all the work; enjoy the high moments, But what happens
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Mennonite
Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Sep 9, 2007
Ten Basic Statements about Ministry
Warren and David Wiersbe, said in their book: Making Sense of the Ministry
1. The foundation of ministry is character.
2. The nature of ministry is service.
3. The motive for ministry is love.
4. The measure of ministry is sacrifice.
5. The authority of ministry
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Contributed by Garris Hudson on Jan 10, 2023
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Notice how all three members of the Trinity are involved in Missions:
The Father is the first missionary, who goes out of himself in creating the world and sending the Son for our salvation. The Son is the second missionary, who redeems humanity and all creation through his life, death,
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Contributed by Garris Hudson on Feb 27, 2023
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GREAT QUOTES ON SELF-CONTROL
Edmund Hilary the first man who conquered Mount Everest was asked by an interviewer about his passions for climbing mountains. He gave this reply: "It is not the mountain we conquer but ourselves."
Peter the Great of Russia is quoted as saying, "I have
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GOD ANOINTS MEN OF PRAYER
E. M. Bounds says in his classic book, The Power of Prayer:
"Men are God's method. The Church is looking for better methods; God is looking for better men...What the Church needs today is not more machinery or better, not new organizations or more and novel methods, but
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Independent/Bible
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When did you last hear anyone praying for revival, praying that God might open the windows of heaven and pour out his Spirit? When did you last pray for that yourself? I suggest seriously that we are neglecting this almost entirely. We are guilty of forgetting the authority of the Holy Spirit. . .
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Contributed by Dan Steadman on Jun 11, 2004
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"A young man was apprenticed to a master artist who produced the most beautiful stained glass windows anywhere. The apprentice could not approach the master’s genius, so he borrowed his master’s tools, thinking that was the answer. After several weeks, the young man said to his teacher, ’I’m not
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Contributed by Mark Pierce on May 25, 2010
We need a spiritual transplantation. Like a blood disease patient with bad blood we are born with an inbred spirit bent towards evil. We need God's Spirit!
Patients with blood diseases often need a transplantation. Registry of millions, 6,000 people check every day for new donors Go to
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When I think of the wording in this verse of being marked with a stamp,
the first thing that comes to mind is a USDA meat inspector’s seal. For them this seal
says that the product is okay for human consumption. But then I think about it
a little more and realize that unlike the USDA stamp, the
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Contributed by Val Black on Jul 14, 2006
More Than Conquers!
Alexander the Great was one of the most successful military commanders in history. He subdued most of his known world but he was conquered by his own lusts; he died in a drunken stupor.
The Christian conquers his own lusts in order to subdue the world within him.
We’ve not
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Contributed by Rick Bezanson on Oct 17, 2007
During World War Two the P-38 Lightening fighter airplane was one of the most effective planes for the United States. The United States gave some to our allies the British but their pilots were not as effective as the American pilots. The reason is that the Americans did not give the British the
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Contributed by Charles Wallis on Jul 8, 2008
Some neighbors were having a party for the baby's baptism. We did not agree the theology of infant baptism, but we sent a card to show friendliness and be a witness. They had a pretty rowdy party that got pretty loud. At one point, someone said, "We should have baptism parties!"
We need to
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Contributed by Mark Haines on Mar 21, 2011
The origin and cause of our redemption is the [inexpressible] love of God the Father, who willed to redeem us by the blood of His own Son; the grace of the Son, who freely took our curse upon Him, and imparts His blessing and merits to us; and the Holy Spirit, who communicates the love of the
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Contributed by Howard Flynn on May 17, 2001
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There are advantages to being able to see. For example, when I was a seminary student, I went to apply for a driver license. The clerk at the Department of Motor Vehicles asked me to read a line on the eye chart. I responded by reading a series of what I thought the correct letters were. To this,
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Adventist
Contributed by Garris Hudson on Aug 24, 2024
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This question illuminates one of those painful intersections between theology and church history: the canonization of Scripture.
Throughout church history, many books have been scrutinized by theologians, and before those theologians, other theologians, and before such, were the members of the
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Contributed by Garris Hudson on Feb 19, 2022
Thomas Constable points out that there are 6 different kinds of biblical preaching:
(1) kerugma, which means proclamation of the clear facts of the Christian message.
(2) didache or teaching. This was explanation and interpretation of the facts-the "so what?"
(3) paraklesis,
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Contributed by Garris Hudson on Feb 19, 2022
E.M. Bounds is right when he says, "What the Church needs today is not more machinery or more novel methods, but men whom the Holy Ghost can use— men of prayer, men mighty in prayer.
The Holy Ghost does not flow through methods, but through men.
He does not come
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