Contributed by David Rumley on Apr 16, 2009
AS JONI EARICKSON TADA PUTS IT… The message He wanted to get across was that sin kills; Hell is real, but God is merciful, His kingdom can change you, and I am your passport. And anytime people missed that and started to come to Jesus simply to get their situations fixed, the Savior backed away.
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Contributed by Scott Nichols on Apr 17, 2009
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SAME OLD STORY...?
The little boy was not exactly happy about going to church on Easter Sunday morning. His new shoes were to tight, his tie pinched his neck and the weather outside was just too beautiful to be cooped up inside...so as he sulked in the pew his parents heard him mutter to no one in
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Presbyterian/Reformed
Contributed by Jesse Bennett on May 3, 2009
Let me introduce you to an old friend you’ve know for a long time.
A friend is someone that makes you a better person.
Sometimes a friend loves you so much he will even hurt you to help you.
Proverbs says the wounds of a friend can be trusted, but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful. Like
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Contributed by Dennis Davidson on Feb 25, 2010
PICKED FROM THE FIRE
John Wesley never forgot a terrible night of his childhood. He was only six years old at the time, and he had awakened in the family's old rectory to find it ablaze from top to bottom. Everyone else had been dragged from the building, but by some extraordinary oversight he
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Contributed by Ross Cochrane on May 22, 2010
I recently read of a teenager in Florida in America who fled for her life from her Muslim family after she converted to Christianity. Fathima Rifqa Bary says her family will murder her in what is known as an "HONOUR KILLING" because of her profession of faith in Christ. In Islamic tradition, an
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Contributed by Mark Pierce on May 26, 2010
Have you ever been in a parade? It’s a fun thing to do. When I was a boy scout I was in several parades. Today I want to talk about one of the most famous parades in history - Jesus’ triumphal entry into Jerusalem.
A parade takes some preparation. Every year we love to watch the tournament of
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Contributed by Gerald Albers on Jun 5, 2007
Now imagine for just a moment, if before I continued to speak, a special delivery messenger came running down the aisle of the church thrusting in my hand an envelope. On the envelope it has a return address - "Jesus, Heaven". And in big bold red letters in front of the envelope:
EVALUATION OF THE
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Independent/Bible
Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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Forgiveness is a gift from God. It is a portion of His grace. What you have been freely given, you should freely give away. Jesus said in Matthew 6:15 that if we do not forgive others, neither will God forgive us.
When the first missionaries arrived in Alberta, they were savagely opposed by a
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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Deuce (I pointed the to a member of our congregation who had loaned me the helmet and suit) is race car enthusiast and an engine mechanic. But he’s not just any old engine mechanic. In the past, people have hired him to come and work on the engines of their race cars. He’s been all over the United
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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Phillip Yancey said, "There is hope, much of which comes in the name of Christ. One telling statistic reveals the fruit of two centuries of faithful mission work: of India’s 700 million people, only 2.7 % call themselves Christian, and yet Christians are responsible for more than 18% of the
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Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Dec 8, 2008
Being one with other Christians is much like a biological body. In any flesh-and-bones body, there are a variety of cells. There are nerve cells, blood cells, muscle cells, and many others, each having a distinct function. The body operates smoothly, not because the cells get together and vote on
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Contributed by Mark Eberly on Dec 15, 2008
In our study group, it was mentioned that if someone broke in and stole all the Christmas gifts not to mention the decorations and Christmas ham, then most of us would have a pretty miserable Christmas. Very few of us would get up and see the empty house and walk outside and start singing the
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