Main Idea: The only thing that can wash away sin is the blood of Jesus.
Verse: “But we are all like an unclean thing, and all our righteousnesses are like filthy rags” (Isaiah 64:6 NKJV).
Illustration: A smelly man came to visit me. He needed a bath so bad. He wanted to hug me and talk to me. I
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Contributed by Jim Butcher on Nov 15, 2018
Scott Harrison, founder of charity:water, shares this story:
"I recently had the chance to visit charity:water's very first project. It was a well that we had funded on my thirty-first birthday and then built in the IDP camp of Bobi, Uganda.
"The sprawling camp of 31,000 people had cleared out,
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Contributed by Garris Hudson on Oct 15, 2019
HIMSELF
by A. B. Simpson
Once it was the blessing, Now it is the Lord;
Once it was the feeling, Now it is His Word.
Once His gifts I wanted, Now the Giver own;
Once I sought for healing, Now Himself alone.
Once 'twas painful trying, Now 'tis perfect trust;
Once a half salvation, Now the
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Contributed by Garris Hudson on Jan 15, 2020
WHAT DOES IT COST TO FOLLOW TO JESUS?
“When Christ calls a man, He bids him come and die. It may be a death like that of the first disciples who had to leave home and work to follow Him, but cheap grace is grace without discipleship, grace without the cross, grace without Jesus Christ, living and
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Contributed by Garris Hudson on Apr 2, 2022
These words are engraved on a cathedral in Lubeck, Germany:
You call Me master and obey Me not,
You call Me light and see Me not,
You call Me the way and walk Me not,
You call Me life and live Me not,
You call Me wise and follow Me not,
You call Me fair and love Me not,
You call Me rich
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Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Apr 24, 2026
[340]. A MESSAGE FROM A POEM - WHEN I ARRIVE IN HEAVEN
This is a poem of speculation. What is heaven really like?
Please do not think of heaven as some sort of materialistic place. Some Christians think more of mansions and golden streets and riches than they do of the Lord Jesus.
The title
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Contributed by Bruce Howell on Aug 28, 2001
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Illus.:The Hitchhiker
Roger Simms, hitchhiking his way home, would never forget the date—May 7. His heavy suitcase made Roger tired. He was anxious to take off his army uniform once and for all. Flashing the hitchhiking sigh to the oncoming car, he lost hope when he saw it was a black, sleek,
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Contributed by Rick Palmer on Oct 21, 2018
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As a Police Officer we were required to use radar to influence drivers to slow down and obey the laws. One evening I parked at a T-intersection where Main Street intersected a major highway.This intersection was very well lite up because of the businesses located there, a restaurant with a gas
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Contributed by Melvin Newland on Mar 13, 2001
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ILL. One of the most incredible stories of forgiveness I’ve ever heard came out of Tulsa, OK, a couple of years ago. Tom McGee was a young man who went out for a night of partying & revelry. He got drunk & ran head-on into a car driven by a young man by the name of Ted Morris. He killed Ted
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