That the Son of God became incarnate, took on human flesh, became one like us, and came so close to us in such a friendly way is a great story. But if the story stopped there, that is all that it would be: a great story! There is more to this story, though. It is that it has a messenger and a
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Lutheran
Contributed by Todd Stiles on Oct 23, 2006
Mormons believe salvation comes in two parts: General and Individual. Generally, all of humanity will be saved when they are resurrected and judged according to their works. Individually, if a person wants to earn forgiveness from personal sins, they must meet certain requirements, including faith,
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Baptist
WHAT'S A PARABLE?
Some have defined the word parable as "a story by which something real in life is used as a means of presenting a moral thought." Others have said a parable "puts the known next to the unknown so that we may learn." They are usually a story or a narrative taken from nature or
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"Places and circumstances never guarantee happiness. You must decide within yourself whether you want to be happy." (Robert J. Hastings)
"The last of human freedoms is to choose one’s attitude in any given set of circumstances." (Victor Frankl)
"Let this same attitude and purpose and [humble]
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Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 31, 2008
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TAME THE TONGUE
Employed by the human-development center of a corporation in the Midwest, a young woman was training the employees in proper dress codes and etiquette.
One day as she was stepping onto the elevator, a man casually dressed in jeans and a golf shirt got on with her.
Thinking of her
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Contributed by Dave Kinney on May 6, 2008
"America needs no words from me to see how your decision in Roe v. Wade has deformed a great nation. The so-called right to abortion has pitted mothers against their children and women against men. It has sown violence and discord at the heart of the most intimate human relationships…It has
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Baptist
Contributed by Jeffrey Sackett on Jan 24, 2003
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think of how often in scripture it is the woman who is the vehicle for ministry.
Who prompted Jesus to perform His first miracle? A Woman!
Who ministered to Christ during His public ministry? The women!
Who anointed the body of Jesus? The women!
Who stayed with Jesus throughout his trial and
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Baptist
Contributed by Charles Salmon on Aug 18, 2004
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Dr. S. I. McMillan in his book, None of These Diseases
"the verbal expression of animosity toward others calls forth certain hormones from the pituatary, adrenal, thyroid, and other glands an excess of which can cause disease in any part of the body. Examples are: ulcers, high blood pressure,
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Christian/Church Of Christ
Contributed by Timothy Mills on Sep 18, 2006
John Eldridge’s book The Ransomed Heart says that we have the wrong idea when we hammer at sin. He says that we are clean, that we are forgiven, and that we are no longer sinners. Well, we are clean, we are forgiven, but we remain sinners under the wrath of God with natures that are not yet fully
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Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Oct 11, 2010
A bored student at the University of Washington used an Internet auction site to sell his soul to the highest bidder. As it turned out, the top offer was only $400.
Since the soul is immaterial, it can’t be extracted from a body like a physical organ such as a heart. The student had to admit, “I
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Independent/Bible
Contributed by Alison Bucklin on Jun 18, 2011
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WHAT IS "DAILY BREAD"?
Martin Luther wrote in 1529:
"What does daily bread mean? Everything that nourishes our body and meets its needs, such as food, drink, clothing, shoes, house, yard, fields, cattle, money, possessions, a devout spouse, devout children, devout employees, devout and faithful
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Presbyterian/Reformed
SIN IS LIKE A VACUUM CLEANER
SIN we said, is stretching our will and our actions past the limits of God’s laws. The result is not unlike pulling a vacuum cleaner beyond the length of its cord, you still have the machine (your body) but now it is disconnected from the power that makes it behave
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Contributed by Ronnie Knight on May 9, 2008
Spurgeon said it like this, “With out the shedding of blood there is no remission. Every drop of blood which flowed out of Jesus’ body is still in existence, and it is just as it was over 2,000 years ago wiping away the sins of mankind. The blood has been shed – the incorruptible, eternal, divine,
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Baptist
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Jesus displays for us in person the compassion of God for his suffering saints. God in the flesh is able to demonstrate for us what God in heaven feels when we cry out to him in moments of grief or sorrow.
There are certain theological systems of belief that hold to the idea that God is unmoved
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Christian/Church Of Christ