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  • Quote: "To What Does The Kingdom Refer? It ...

    Contributed by C Jordan on Aug 24, 2007
     | 1,631 views

    QUOTE: “To what does the Kingdom refer? It refers to God’s sovereign rule in the universe – He is the King of the Heavens. But more specifically, here it refers to the entry of God’s long anticipated Anointed One – the prophesied Messiah, who would not only be the Saviour and King of Israel, but ...read more

  • If You've Ever Made The Journey From Jerusalem ...

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Mar 22, 2009
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    If you’ve ever made the journey from Jerusalem to the Dead Sea, you see this immediately. The whole area is desert, and any drop of water that falls on that desert is immediately swallowed up by the volcanic sand and the sparse vegetation. Ezekiel sees the grace of God flowing from the Temple of ...read more

  • Not So Sure

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 15, 2009
     | 2,459 views

    NOT SO SURE The famous preacher and founder of the Methodist church, John Wesley, once said, "When I was young, I was sure of everything. But after a few years, having been mistaken a thousand times, I was not half so sure of most things as I was before. And at present, I am hardly sure of ...read more

  • Salvation Is Not A Matter Of Improvement Or ...

    Contributed by Shawn Rose on May 19, 2009
     | 3,857 views

    “Salvation is not a matter of improvement or perfection of what has previously existed. It is total transformation. The New Testament speaks of believers having a new mind, a new will, a new heart, a new inheritance, a new relationship, new power, new knowledge, new wisdom, new perception, new ...read more

  • When A Christian Grows

    Contributed by Rodelio Mallari on Apr 13, 2011
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    WHEN A CHRISTIAN GROWS Dr. Bonar once remarked that he could tell when a Christian was growing. In proportion to his growth in grace he would elevate his Master, talk less of what he was doing, and become smaller and smaller in his own esteem, until, like the morning star, he faded away before the ...read more

  • One Of My Christmas Presents Was A Book: ‘a ...  PRO

    Contributed by Warner Pidgeon on Jan 5, 2008
    based on 3 ratings
     | 1,681 views

    One of my Christmas presents was a book: ‘A Bundle of Laughs’ by J. John & Mark Stibbe. Towards the end of the book comes their light-hearted ‘20 Rules of Wisdom’. Don’t worry; I’m only going to read four! 1.God wants spiritual fruit, not religious nuts! 2.Growing old is inevitable, growing up ...read more

  • Since 1991 Dr. Haddon W. Robinson Has Held The ...

    Contributed by R. David Reynolds on Jan 27, 2008
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    Since 1991 Dr. Haddon W. Robinson has held the Harold John Ockenga Distinguished Professor of Preaching Chair at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary in South Hamilton, Massachusetts. In a poll taken by Baylor University in 1996 he was named one of twelve most effective preachers in the ...read more

  • We Are Not To Be Dazzled, As Many People Are, By ...

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Aug 18, 2008
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    "We are not to be dazzled, as many people are, by the person, gifts or office of teachers in the church. They may come to us with great dignity, authority and scholarship. They may be bishops or archbishops, university professors or even the pope himself. But if they bring a gospel other than the ...read more

  • Fish Tank Life  PRO

    Contributed by Charles Wallis on Sep 25, 2008
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     | 4,405 views

    Fish Tank Life A very nice doctor's office had a beautiful fish tank. The fish are bred to look like exotic salt-water fish. They are beautiful, but they are stuck in that expensive tank and going nowhere, chasing each other, killing each other, hoping someone will pay attention and feed them. ...read more

  • If God Has Promised Something To You Through His ...

    Contributed by Dillon Burroughs on Mar 9, 2009
     | 2,127 views

    If God has promised something to you through His Word, it will come to pass. Dr. John Walvoord served as president at Dallas Seminary for 34 years and was known as an authority on the area of Bible prophecy. He calculated after an exhaustive study of the Scriptures that half of the prophecies of ...read more

  • If You Can't See The Greatness Of God...

    Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Dec 2, 2020
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    “If you don't see the greatness of God, then all the things that money can buy become very enticing. If you can't see the sun, you will be impressed with a street light. If you've never felt thunder and lightning, you'll be impressed with fireworks. And, if you turn your back on ...read more

  • Apollo 13 Lifted Off 2:13 Pm April 11, 1970 ...

    Contributed by Tom Doubt on May 17, 2004
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    Apollo 13 lifted off 2:13 PM April 11, 1970 [Apollo 13 web site]. James Lovell, John Swigert, Fred Haise read their instruments at 55:52:31 into the flight. The master caution light was triggered by low pressure in hydrogen tank #1. At 55:54:57 oxygen tank # 2 read off-scale; in plain language, ...read more

  • In A Former Church I Served, A Mother Started ...  PRO

    Contributed by David Haun on May 27, 2004
    based on 4 ratings
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    In a former church I served, a mother started reading the Bible to her young son. A few weeks later they were reading from the Gospel of John. When she read John 3:16, her son commented, "Oh, I know this. This is an old one..." Being familiar with a Scripture can do that to us. We can "know" ...read more

  • Bigger And Better Rattle Snakes  PRO

    Contributed by Larry Jacobs on Jun 4, 2005
    based on 9 ratings
     | 3,694 views

    "BIGGER AND BETTER RATTLE SNAKES" Mr. Jones called his pastor from the hospital one day and frantically said, "Oh, pastor come quickly, my son, John was just bitten by a rattle snake and is at the point of death." Of course the pastor hurried to the side of the worried father. ...read more

  • One Of The Men Who Most Influenced D. L. Moody ...

    Contributed by Ed Wood on Jun 29, 2005
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    One of the men who most influenced D. L. Moody was a young preacher named Henry Moorehouse. He once preached for Moody for an entire week using the same text every night—John 3:16. The preaching of Moorehouse, according to Moody, was much different from his own. Instead of preaching that God was ...read more

  • How Many Of Us Have To Go Down That Far Before We ...

    Contributed by Brian Menear on Apr 1, 2007
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    How many of us have to go down that far before we decide we need to change our direction? Many people find the story of Jonah being swallowed by a whale hard to believe. How many think it’s just a story made up to Illustrate something? There is an account of a whaling ship in 1891 called the Star ...read more

  • In 1920 An English Preacher Named Frank W. ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    In 1920 an English preacher named Frank W. Boreham published a book of sermons on great Bible texts. In each case, he linked a Bible text to the history of a great Christian man or woman. He called his book Texts That Made History. An example of a text that made history is David Livingstone’s ...read more

  • A Highly Successful Lawyer Lived About 300 Miles ...  PRO

    Contributed by Matthew Olanrewaju on Oct 19, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 1,628 views

    A highly successful lawyer lived about 300 miles away from his lonely father. They had not seen each other for years, even though they had an agreement he would make a quarterly visit every year. His father calls him up and asks, “when are you going to visit?” John the son proceeds to tell his dad ...read more

  • Amazed By Jesus

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 9, 2009
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    AMAZED BY JESUS Many years ago – in the confines of a barracks room, a young sailor decided not to go out partying with his friends. He invested that evening reading the Bible - very specifically – reading the Gospel of John. The room was mostly dark except for the light of the little study desk ...read more

  • They Are Who We Thought They Were

    Contributed by Timothy Dolan on Nov 10, 2009
     | 2,235 views

    THEY ARE WHO WE THOUGHT THEY WERE How many have heard the apparently new cliché: "They are who we thought they were"? "Normally quiet Arizona Cardinals coach Dennis Green first uttered this trademarked phrase during a swear-filled, post-game tirade in 2006. When he was asked what he thought of ...read more