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  • How Do We Navigate The Guidance Of God In Our ...

    Contributed by Aubrey Vaughan on Jul 20, 2007
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    How do we navigate the guidance of God in our lives? Consider if you will you’ve pulled up at the traffic lights in your car and the lights have just turned to red, here you need to stop. Red means when it comes to God’s guidance means we always need to stop and consider the objective truth of ...read more

  • Af Sgt. Arthur Powell Told His Story In The July ...

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Sep 6, 2007
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    AF Sgt. Arthur Powell told his story in the July (1994) "Guideposts." When I was a kid growing up in St. Nicholas Project in Harlem, I was scared. I was afraid of shooting, gang harassment and threats from drug dealers. Dad wasn’t around much, and Mom, who wasn’t well, had her hands full ...read more

  • Wonderful Burden

    Contributed by Richard Goble on Nov 12, 2007
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    Wonderful Burden One morning R. C. Chapman, a devout Christian, was asked how he was feeling. “I’m burdened this morning!” was his reply. But his happy countenance contradicted his words. So the questioner exclaimed in surprise, “Are you really burdened, Mr. Chapman?” “Yes, but it’s a wonderful ...read more

  • Outragious Claims" By Lee Strobel

    Contributed by Steve Smith on Dec 15, 2007
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    ILLUSTRATION: “Outragious Claims” by Lee Stroble A Story from Maggie “Do you understand that you represent Jesus to me? Do you know, do you understand that when you treat me with gentleness, it raises the question in my mind that maybe He is gentle, too. Maybe He isn’t someone who laughs when I am ...read more

  • There Was Once A Man Who Was Born In A Little ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 31, 2008
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    There was once a man who was born in a little town back east. He grew up and took on the family business. The only earthly father he had ever known died sometime in his teen years and as the oldest son he took on the responsibility of caring for his mother. He had a good reputation among all the ...read more

  • Despised Because Of His Behavior

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 1, 2008
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    DESPISED BECAUSE OF HIS BEHAVIOR (Vv. 8-11) Joseph was despised not for doing evil but for doing good. Joseph typifies the Lord in many ways. Sidlow Baxter observes that he was the beloved son, that he was the rejected servant, and also the exalted Savior. The way that he was despised for doing ...read more

  • A Man For All Seasons

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 11, 2008
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    A MAN FOR ALL SEASONS In 1966, Robert Bolt's play was made into a movie of the same name. A Man For All Seasons was a movie about Sir Thomas More. More, a member of the elite Privy Council of the Roman Catholic Church, refused to give his okay to King Henry VIII's divorce to his wife and ...read more

  • I Will Die – Let My Baby ...

    Contributed by Bill Butsko on May 9, 2009
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    “I Will Die – Let My Baby Live!” I knew him as a brilliant young member of a noted family. He was studying in one of the great universities. His physical development was well-nigh perfect. Tall, broad-shouldered, brawny, graceful in bearing and quick in movement, he was soon well-known as an ...read more

  • Battlefield Away From Home

    Contributed by Gregg Bitter on Sep 15, 2009
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    BATTLEFIELD AWAY FROM HOME He cherished every letter that came from her. His deployment had started six long months ago. No end date was in sight. These were the days before emails and webcams. Those handwritten letters from his sweetheart was his only lifeline out of those trenches to back home. ...read more

  • Resurrection Tree

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 5, 2011
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    RESURRECTION TREE In a cemetery in Hanover, Germany, is a grave on which were placed huge slabs of granite and marble cemented together and fastened with heavy steel clasps. It belongs to a woman who did not believe in the resurrection of the dead. Yet strangely, she directed in her will that her ...read more

  • Fear Of The Resurrection

    Contributed by Perry Greene on Jul 2, 2012
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    FEAR OF THE RESURRECTION In a cemetery in Hanover, Germany, is a grave on which were placed huge slabs of granite and marble cemented together and fastened with heavy steel clasps. It belongs to a woman who did not believe in the resurrection of the dead. Yet strangely, she directed in her will ...read more

  • The Majesty Of God

    Contributed by David Simpson on Jan 18, 2013
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    Just how can we comprehend the Majesty of God? By removing thoughts that limit the greatness, the Majesty of God. We need to show the majesty of God in our words and actions every day and start letting people know where we stand. It is not with great trumpets - or magnificent choirs - but it is ...read more

  • Remove The Hate — Be Pure  PRO

    Contributed by Ken Pell on Mar 30, 2013
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     | 2,949 views

    REMOVE THE HATE -- BE PURE "And so Jesus also suffered outside the city gate to make the people holy through his own blood (Hebrews 13:2)." Three years ago, Chris Simpson led a white pride march. Two years ago, he abandoned the white supremacist movement. This past April (2012), he was ...read more

  • Kory Wilcoxon- Gary, Who Was In His 50s, Was ...

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Apr 25, 2016
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    Kory Wilcoxon- Gary, who was in his 50s, was mentally disabled, and had the mental capacity of a six- or seven-year-old. He also had one of the worst singing voices I’ve ever heard. His singing was slurred and never close to the right key. And he didn’t have the social development to recognize his ...read more

  • Bold Witness

    Contributed by Tim Smith on Sep 25, 2016
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    Hugh Hewitt in his book “The Embarassed Believer” contends that most Christian are embarrassed believers. They do not talk about their faith or church. They don’t have Bibles on the corner of their desks. They never engage others in spiritual conversations. And the result has been the dramatic ...read more

  • The King Who Owned Everything

    Contributed by Jim Butcher on Apr 11, 2018
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    Once upon a time there was a king who ruled a vast domain. He was the wealthiest person in the world: thousands of horses, dozens of homes, access to anything his heart desired. There was nothing anyone could give him that he did not already possess. One day at the door of the throne room a ...read more

  • Hiring A Dog

    Contributed by John Bright on Jan 17, 2021
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    A sign was hung in an office window. It read: Help wanted. Must type 70 words a minute. Must be computer literate. Must be bilingual. An equal opportunity employer. A dog was ambling down the street and saw the sign. He looked at it for a moment, pulled it down with his mouth, and walked into ...read more

  • Mcdowell States, "Only 15% Of Churched Youth ...

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Feb 16, 2005
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    McDowell states, “Only 15% of churched youth disagree with the statement: ‘What is right for one person in a given situation might not be right for another person who encounters the same situation.’ In other words, 85 percent of un-churched kids are liable to reason, ‘Just because it’s wrong for ...read more

  • Never Mourn Over Unbelief As If It Were Only A ...

    Contributed by Steve Lucas on Jul 30, 2005
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    Never mourn over unbelief as if it were only a weakness which you cannot help. As God’s child, how ever weak you may be, you have the power to believe for the Spirit of God is in you. You have only to keep in mind this: No one apprehends anything before that he has the power to believe. He must ...read more

  • Alan Alda Almost Died. He Had An Intestinal ...

    Contributed by Joe Adaline on Sep 28, 2005
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    Alan Alda almost died. He had an intestinal blockage while vacationing in Chile. The doctor had to be found right away. While the doctor was being located, Alda wrote letters to his wife and children. He told them, he loved them. His last words, his last will and testament. Thank God the operation ...read more