Contributed by Chris Edmondson on May 26, 2007
The law of first things says that Whatever is done with the first determines the rest. Why is that so important to God? If He is God, He doesn’t need my sheep or my money! That’s true. He puts this principle in His word because He wants
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The Law of Familiarity reads: “All things of value will, with the passage of enough time, be taken for granted.” It is very difficult to keep intensity for a long period of time.
This is true in driving a car. When we first drive, we are so cautious. We keep our hands at 10 & 2. But it’s
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Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Jul 8, 2009
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Under the law with its ten-fold lash
Learning, alas, how true
That the more I tried
The sooner I died
While the law cried, "You! You! You!"
Helplessly still did the battle rage,
"Oh, wretched man," my cry.
And deliverance I sought
By some penance bought,
While my heart cried, "I! I! I!"
Then
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Contributed by A. David Hart on Apr 13, 2008
the law was to remind us that we were guilty for violating that law, the down side of that was that the law did not provide a satisfactory pardon for anyone who broke the law. So the law has its limitations. I am reminded of something that recently happened to my older brother. He is a long
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Baptist
Contributed by Paul Fritz on Jun 11, 2002
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Before we are too harsh in judging those scribes and Pharisees of Jesus’ day, let’s stop and look at ourselves. All too many Christians today go to church to find fault, to gossip, and to criticize. Warren Wiersbe, in his book Angry People, wrote, "An incident in the life of Joseph Parker, the
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Contributed by S Henriques on Jan 27, 2003
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There’s a humorous story about Judge John Lowell of Boston. One morning the judge was at breakfast, his face hidden behind the morning paper. A frightened maid tiptoed into the room and whispered something to Mrs. Lowell’s ear. The lady paled slightly, then squared her shoulders resolutely and
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Contributed by James Chandler on Feb 26, 2007
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People do judge you by what you wear.
A young man came into our worship service a few weeks ago. He was wearing lots of leather and chains. His hair was spiked blue. He wore black eye liner and had a ring in his lip. I could tell what lots of people were thinking when he strolled down the aisle
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In his book “The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership”, John Maxwell tells the story of one of the most incredible restorations in American business history. It happened at the Chrysler Corporation in the early 1980’s. Chrysler was in a mess, despite a long history of success. At one point in
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