Contributed by Rick Balmer on Sep 20, 2007
“How can you be so narrow-minded?”
The question jolted Steve from the newspaper he was reading in the teacher’s lounge. Jenna, the school librarian, was frowning and pointing at his coffee mug, which bore the message “One Way: Jesus”. Jenna was a follower of New Age religion. She believed there
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Arthur John Gossip was a great preacher in the Church of Scotland. When he was pastor at Beechgrove Church in Aberdeen, Scotland, in 1927 he suddenly lost his beloved wife. The following Sunday he preached perhaps the greatest sermon of the Twentieth Century “When Life Tumbles In, What Then?”
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Methodist
Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Dec 8, 2007
William Carey is considered the father of modern missions. The man who spent his early years as a cobbler became one of the greatest linguists the church has ever known. It’s reported that Carey translated parts of the Bible into as many as 24 Indian languages. When he first went to India, some
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Contributed by Loyd C. Taylor on Dec 27, 2022
Illustration: The Speed of a Delivery
Delivery of items are jet-streamed today. You can order one day and possibly get it the next.
“I’m sure, many prophets waited and waited, hoping to be in the generation that would see the fulfillment of God’s Prophecies, which took thousands of years.
But
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Contributed by Paul Fritz on Oct 18, 2000
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A survey of hundreds of pastors has allowed us to compile a preliminary list of measurable quality factors in the life of a congregation in ranking order. The twelve factors are:
1. Bible knowledge. Church members are increasing in their grasp of the teachings of the Bible. They can integrate
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Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Jan 14, 2018
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Sanctity of Human Life Sunday
The Height of Hypocrisy - Forgiveness Offered
"Thirty six year old - Derek Paul Smyer pronounced guilty of two counts of murder for arranging the killing of Crystal Taylor and her 21 week old fetus because she would not have an abortion. Derek Paul Smyer was found
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Contributed by Gary Kins on Jun 25, 2007
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Louis IX of France (1215-1270)
St. Louis led an exemplary life, bearing constantly in mind his mother’s words: "I would rather see you dead at my feet than guilty of a mortal sin." His biographers have told us of the long hours he spent in prayer, fasting, and penance, without the knowledge of his
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Christian/Church Of Christ
Contributed by Mathews Itty on Mar 28, 2001
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In our native church in India, we have a system of giving testimonies on Sundays. Any believer could stand up and say what God has done for them in the past week. There was an old lady, who used to give her testimony almost every Sunday. Whenever she stood, she had one particular song to sing
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Pentecostal
Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 25, 2002
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A HEALTHY DOSE OF FORGIVENESS
A recent Reader's Digest has an article entitled "How Letting Go of Grudges Can Improve Your Health." It states that forgiveness is indeed divine, but not necessarily easy. It's also very beneficial to physical and mental health states the article. It quotes
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 16, 2002
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INCENTIVE TO FORGIVE
General Oglethorpe once said to John Wesley, "I never forgive and I never forget." To which Wesley replied, "Then, Sir, I hope you never sin."
Maybe the Reverend Wesley based his reply on our text or maybe on Matthew 7: 1 & 2 where it says we will be judged the way we judge.
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Contributed by D. Greg Ebie on Oct 30, 2002
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HER RESPONSE
Frederick Buechner’s little book of character sketches of people from the Bible has this to say about the angel Gabriel as he encounters Mary:
"She struck him as hardly old enough to have a child at all, let alone this child. But he had been entrusted with a message to give her, and
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