Contributed by David Haun on Dec 27, 2003
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Few [called by Christ] would have been considered wise in the world’s eyes. Few were powerful or influential decision makers. Few were wealthy. Among the earliest disciples, five were fishermen, one was a tax collector, and the careers of the rest are unknown. None (with the possible exception of
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Contributed by Evie Megginson on May 31, 2004
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Rodney “Gypsy” Smith trusted Christ in November, 1876. Reaffirmed his decision a few days later in a Methodist chapel. An old man asked if he had trusted Jesus and nothing else. The lad replied, “I cannot trust myself, for I am nothing. I cannot trust what I have, for I
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Contributed by Clark Tanner on Jun 10, 2004
"We are now raised up with Christ, and therefore since He is far above all things, we are to allow our minds and hearts to be transformed so that we no longer seek and pursue the things that are passing away. We are to be focusing on and seeking
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Orthodox
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In his book, The Yoke of Christ, Elton Trueblood quotes a letter from a school girl who probes the depth of her soul. She writes, "I’ve been thinking much this year about the importance of caring, of the passion of life. I’ve often realized that it takes courage to care. Caring is dangerous. It
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Contributed by Mike Mcguire on May 28, 2007
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Putting on Christ means putting on a new life. Roman young men symbolized moving from Adolescence to maturity by taking of the toga of
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Baptist
In Ephesians we are told to imitate Christ. What does this mean in today’s world? Have we forgotten what Christ did for each of us? Has the world pulled us so far away with all of the luxuries and niceties that we have forgotten that Jesus died for us to take away our sin? And that we were told
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Methodist
Contributed by Brien Sims on Dec 13, 2007
Just as knowing Christ holds the most important place in becoming a Christian, we must also have heard ourselves about the love and joy of Christ. Since we have heard and accepted Christ, so others must hear and accept Christ so that they too can become a part of the fellowship of God. A major part
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Contributed by Charles Wallis on Dec 27, 2007
Matthew Henry wrote, “The ordinances of Christ, if they do not make us better, will be very apt to make us worse; if they do not do our souls good, they do us harm; if they do not melt and mend, they will harden.
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Pentecostal
Making Christ the center of your life is like making the hub of your life. Just like the hub of bicyle there are spokes the run out from the hub the outer weel. All the interest we have in life sports, hobbies, our job, family, recreation, etc. should not be the center of most important as the hub
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Assembly Of God
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"Christ’s method alone will give true success in reaching the people. The Savior mingled with men as one who desired their good. He showed His sympathy for them, ministered to their needs, won their confidence. Then He
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Adventist
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"Christ’s method alone will give true success in reaching the people. The Savior mingled with men as one who desired their good. He showed His sympathy for them, ministered to their needs, won their confidence. Then He
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“F. B. Meyer was pastor of Christ’s Church in London at the time that G. Campbell Morgan was pastor of Westminster Chapel and Charles H. Spurgeon was pastor of the Metropolitan Chapel. Both Morgan and Spurgeon often had much larger audiences than did Meyer. Troubled by envy, Meyer confessed that
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Methodist
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