Contributed by Rob Short on Apr 7, 2001
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In 1994, two Christian missionaries answered an invitation from the Russian Department of Education to teach morals and ethics in a large orphanage. About 100 boys and girls who had been abandoned, abused, and left in the care of a government-run program were in the orphanage.
It was nearing
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Contributed by David Goering on Aug 24, 2018
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Your family and one of your best friends families has decided to go camping, but you forgot to bring a container for water, on your way to the campsite your friend sees a container in the ditch he stops and picks it up, it has a skull and crossbones on the outside of the container, it says poison
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The authenticity of Worship can be discerned if we really knew what was happening in the spiritual realm while we worship. At a certain point in our life, amidst great persecution from the enemy, as we worshipped the Lord with songs of praise and thanksgiving, my wife saw very few angels appearing
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When we had Abbey Andrews here for the October meetings with Dr. Nichols she sang a song that she wrote called, “Saturate Me.” The song is a prayer to the Lord to have Him saturate us with His holy presence, His love and His awesome fire. This song has become a favorite of mine and Ashley has
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Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Jul 5, 2025
[121]. A MESSAGE FROM A POEM – FROM WHERE DID GOD ORIGINATE?
The real title of this poem is HE IS BEFORE ALL THINGS, AND IN HIM ALL THINGS HOLD TOGETHER but the title is too long for SermonCentral to accept, so I changed the title.
This is a dialogue poem. There are 4 speakers. Speaker 1 is a
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Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Aug 22, 2025
[173]. A MESSAGE FROM A POEM – LOOK UP LOOK UP
Two lines I wrote in the poem are:-
“Your heart is where your mind is set.
Your mind is what your heart has fixed.”
This is not a circular argument and is allied with this verse – {{Colossians 3:2 “SET YOUR MIND on the things above, not on the
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Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Sep 28, 2025
[215]. A MESSAGE FROM A POEM - HIS PRECIOUS REDEEMED ONES
In my messages and sermons, sometimes I raise the plight of suffering Christians enduring persecution such as we observe in many nations in Africa. It makes me think of these suffering ones and how the Lord views them.
They are
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Contributed by Tom Mccrossan on Oct 17, 2004
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“In the Holy Spirit we find a single-minded focus on Jesus Christ. His work is the work of Jesus Christ. In the BibIe there is no ambiguity about this. Anywhere that the Holy Spirit is at work, Jesus will be made real both in word, deed, and in actual presence. Thus, missions and evangelism
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Contributed by C Jordan on Jan 17, 2009
QUOTE: “You are called not so much to do great things, as to be a great person--and that person is Jesus Christ. The church of Jesus Christ is the resident presence of Jesus in the world. That’s a foundational principle of incarnational Christianity: It doesn’t aim to get people to God; it brings
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Contributed by David Fox on Nov 10, 2001
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“Baptism” – Comes from the Greek word
- “Baptismo” which means to immerse or dunk.
Baptismo is a word which was used to describe:
a) Sinking ships as they sank water would fill
the inside of ship.
b) Another usage describes a garment being
immersed into dye… the dye penetrates
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Contributed by Warner Pidgeon on Apr 7, 2009
William Barclay said: "In the Christian life we have the presence of Jesus. He is...the goal of our journey and the companion of our way...the one
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Contributed by John Stevenson on May 6, 2005
The disciples realize there is One in their presence that transcends human understanding and it frightens them. If you have come into the presence of the Lord and you have not been just a little frightened, then you have not come into the presence of the Lord.
C.S. Lewis captures the essence of
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Contributed by John Beehler on Mar 13, 2002
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I was at the service for Mary Ellen’s father this past Monday. There was grief. There were tears. But I sensed God’s presence there, as well. Through the grief, when the tears were flowing, He was right there, crying right along with the family and friends, feeling the pain and loss every bit as
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Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Feb 8, 2010
"The Talmud states that a Bat Kol (heavenly voice) was heard (on two separate occasions) declaring that Hillel and Samuel were worthy of the Shekinah (Divine Presence)…"
[from "Jesus the Pharisee" by Harvey
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Brennan Manning, author of The Ragamuffin Gospel says, “Whatever our failings may be, we need not lower our eyes in the presence of Jesus. . . .[W]e need not hide all that is ugly and repulsive in us. Jesus comes not for the super-spiritual but for the wobbly and weak kneed who know they don’t have
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2002
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REAL COMFORT
“When life caves in, you do not need reasons -- you need comfort. You do not need some answers -- you need someone.
And Jesus does not come to us with an explanation --
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Contributed by Andrew Moffatt on Jan 20, 2025
Did you know that on the 2nd of January first thing in the morning, just the other day, like in the wee small hours this occurred, and the next night this occurred? [Photos of Aurora Australis] The second one is not the sunset, that is 3am at Blockhouse Bay in Auckland, the first is Queenstown. Did
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Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Sep 2, 2025
[182]. A MESSAGE FROM A POEM – MARYS AT THE CROSS (An Easter Poem)
This is an Easter poem about 4 women, precious ones in the life of the Lord during His time on earth. Some people find it confusing to work the Marys out, especially at Easter time. What the Marys speak of is total devotion and
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Contributed by Bill Butsko on May 7, 2006
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I want to close with this little poem entitled “Jesus” written by Charlotte S.C. Panton.
Lonely? No, not lonely
With Jesus standing by;
His presence always cheers me,
I know that He is nigh.
Friendless? No, not friendless
Since Jesus is my friend;
I change, but he remaineth
True, faithful to the
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