Contributed by Bill Lobbs on Nov 4, 2000
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There are six varieties of wounds that a person can receive in their body.
Abrasive wound - Where the skin is scraped off. This can result from stumbling or by carrying a rough object or by a glancing blow
Confused wound - caused by a heavy blow.
Incised wound - produced by a knife or spear or
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Pentecostal
Contributed by Mark Schaeufele on Mar 26, 2009
Old Testament scholar Christopher Wright states in his book Knowing Jesus Through the Old Testament,
"I find myself aware that in reading the Hebrew Scriptures, I am handling something that gives me a closer link with Jesus than any archaeological artifact could do...Above all, this is where he
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Methodist
Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Sep 16, 2007
The most powerful suggestion as to what and why Jesus was writing in the sand comes from William Barclay. He offers that ¡§Jesus was writing in the dust the sins of the very men who were accusing the woman.¡¨ To go on, ¡§Jesus was saying, ¡§Yes, you may stone her ¡V but only if you never wanted to
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Salvation Army
Contributed by Randy Hohf on Feb 6, 2008
Richard Dawkins, the famous Oxford biologist who is one of the most ardent atheist scholars and debaters today, and who recently published “The God Delusion” in which he spews his hatred for religion and especially for the God of the Bible, peddles his own t-shirts stamped “Atheists for Jesus” and
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Christian/Church Of Christ
Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 17, 2002
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MY PENANCE
The story of George C. Wallace sounds like something from Paul Harvey’s “the Rest of the Story.” It comes in two parts: the sad, earlier life and the hard but hopeful remainder. Even more dramatic is a tragic event in the middle that brought life-changing consequences for the man
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Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Jul 25, 2004
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Tony Campolo tells about the time he was asked to speak at a Pentecostal college. Before the service, eight men had him kneel so they could place their hands on his head and pray. Tony was glad to have the prayer, but each of them prayed a long time, and the longer they prayed the more they
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Methodist
Contributed by Bruce Emmert on Oct 9, 2006
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Have you seen the movie Antwone Fisher? It’s the true story of a young man abandoned at birth by his mother and then raised in abusive orphanages, foster homes, and reform schools. Denzel Washington adapted the story into a movie that was released a few years ago. After his 18th birthday, Antwone
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United Methodist
Contributed by Peter Loughman on Sep 29, 2009
KEYS TO THE KINGDOM?
At a former church, the day I started my job as an associate pastor I was given a set of keys to the church by one of the Trustees, Bill. Bill told me, "Peter, these are not all the keys to the church, we are only giving you four keys: One key to the church building, one key
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Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Timothy Smith on Sep 24, 2002
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David Berkwitz of Newsweek asked the question in a web article on 12/22, “What Would Jesus Do About Bin Laden?” He asked different religious leaders their opinions but the only “Jesus” he could find that he agreed with was Jesus (hey-soos) Ayala of Brooklyn who said: “We should kill him and
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Christian Church
Contributed by Victor Yap on Jan 23, 2001
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Augustine the fiery defender of the faith accepted Christ in the most unusual
way. After resisting God for a long time Augustine heard a child playing
nearby, saying, TOLLE LEGE, TOLLE LEGE, which means, Take, Read. He promptly
read a random verse from the Bible, Romans 13:13- 14, and gave his life
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Independent/Bible
Contributed by Jeff Strite on May 24, 2002
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HE’S FORGOTTEN- COMMUNION MEDITATION
She was crazy. Everyone knew it because she had the habit of talking to herself in public and it was known that she believed she even talked to Jesus - and Jesus talked back to her. A new preacher came to town and, hearing of the crazy woman, thought that he
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Christian/Church Of Christ
Contributed by Daryl Grimes on Sep 25, 2009
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DEMON-POSSESSED MAN
People had written him off a long time ago. He was just a crazy lunatic that no one wanted anything to do with. They kept their children away, they kept their wives away and they kept themselves away. He lived like a pig, his body odor was almost unbearable and to make matters
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Baptist
Contributed by Joe La Rue on Feb 14, 2008
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A fictional story is told of a time shortly after Jesus was raised from the dead and returned to heaven. In this made-up story, the angel Gabriel was talking with Jesus and congratulating Him on having defeated the devil with His death on the cross and resurrection from the grave. and secured the
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Christian/Church Of Christ
Contributed by Joe La Rue on Feb 12, 2008
A fictional story is told of a time shortly after Jesus was raised from the dead and returned to heaven. In this made-up story, the angel Gabriel was talking with Jesus and congratulating Him on having defeated the devil with His death on the cross and resurrection from the grave. and secured the
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Christian/Church Of Christ