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  • Discerning God's ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 13, 2009
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    DISCERNING GOD’S WILL George Mueller’s recommended method for discerning God’s will: 1. Have no will of your own in the matter. (Mark 14:36) 2. Seek the will of God in direct connection with the Word of God (Psalm 119:33-35) 3. Circumstances will agree with the Word of God (Judges 6:36-40) 4. Ask ...read more

  • Pocket God  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 13, 2009
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     | 3,209 views

    POCKET GOD Have you heard about Pocket God? It’s one of the top-selling video game applications for Apple’s iPhone. Here’s the game description found on iTunes: "What kind of god would you be? Benevolent or vengeful? Play Pocket God and discover the answer within yourself. On a remote island, you ...read more

  • God's Name

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Aug 20, 2009
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    GOD'S NAME God is not like a dog. Some dogs, as long as you show them affection or give them treats, they will come running and wag their tails and be just so excited. If we didn’t know there name we could call them "Fido" or "Ginger" or any name and they would respond. We could even call them ...read more

  • Terah And The Gods

    Contributed by Johnny Wilson on Oct 26, 2009
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    TERAH AND THE GODS There is a Jewish midrash (not Scripture) that tells a funny story about Terah being a merchant who sold idols but had a son named Abram who wasn’t convinced about the validity of the gods because the real God had been speaking to him. Since it isn’t actually Scripture, I’m ...read more

  • Dreaming With God

    Contributed by Chris Jordan on Jan 9, 2010
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    DREAMING WITH GOD "We’ve been given the capacity to dream and, more importantly, to dream with God. Many believers discount their desires, automatically trying to get rid of everything they want in ...read more

  • The Wrath Of God

    Contributed by Jesse Roncales on Mar 12, 2010
     | 3,398 views

    THE WRATH OF GOD Leon Morris, a theologian and New Testament scholar, explains that God's wrath is not "an uncontrollable outburst of passion. It is the reverse of a holy love, a flame which sears but purifies... always exercise with a certain tenderness, for even when He is ...read more

  • O God, ...

    Contributed by Larry Wilson on Jul 9, 2010
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    "O God, Help!"—Spurgeon God's strongest saints realize their weaknesses, and appeal to Him for strength. One Sunday morning, as Charles H. Spurgeon passed through the door back of the pulpit in the Tabernacle, and saw the great crowd of people, he was overheard saying, "O God, help!" Strong as ...read more

  • Believing In God Not ...

    Contributed by Larry Wilson on Jul 12, 2010
     | 2,545 views

    Believing in God not Enough I hear people say, “He believes in God.” If he has not confessed Christ as his Lord and Savior, he will spend eternity in the place the Bible calls Hell. It was not meant for ...read more

  • God's Supply

    Contributed by Clarence Clough on Jul 25, 2010
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    GOD'S SUPPLY Missionary statesman Hudson Taylor had complete trust in God's faithfulness. In his journal he wrote: "Our heavenly Father is a very experienced One. He knows very well that His children wake up with a good appetite every morning... He sustained 3 million Israelites in the wilderness ...read more

  • God's Elect

    Contributed by Clark Tanner on Aug 26, 2010
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    GOD'S ELECT There is no indication anywhere in Scripture that when a man or woman first believes in Jesus for salvation, God says something like, "Oh, look! We hooked another one! Get out the book and write his name down!" God is not taken by surprise, God is not waiting for people to ...read more

  • God Is Not A Genie

    Contributed by Ross Cochrane on Dec 4, 2010
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    GOD IS NOT A GENIE She was ferocious and yet frail. When I told her that I was a Chaplain she took the opportunity to bombard me with accusations and questions. "What is the use of prayer if God is going to let those 29 miners die anyway? All those good people prayed around the clock for those ...read more

  • The Perfection Of God

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 26, 2011
     | 4,116 views

    THE PERFECTION OF GOD The man of God of the last century, A.W. Tozer, said it this way, "If God is self-existent, he must be also self-sufficient; and if he has power, he, being infinite, must have all power. If he possesses knowledge, his infinitude assures us that he possesses all knowledge. ...read more

  • God's Chair

    Contributed by Antonio Silveira on Feb 26, 2011
     | 3,264 views

    GOD'S CHAIR When I was small, I used to play a game with my friends called musical chairs. Do you remember it? The object of the game was to be in possession of a chair when the music stopped. All through life it often seems we’re caught up in this game. There are different kinds of chairs and in ...read more

  • The Face Of God

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 26, 2011
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     | 3,700 views

    THE FACE OF GOD I heard the story once of a great Cherokee wood carver. He took logs and sat them on a stump outside his back door and sat in front of that log sometimes for hours just staring at it. Finally, he would pick up his carving tools and start carving the most beautiful of things out of ...read more

  • Is God Good?

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 25, 2011
     | 9,850 views

    IS GOD GOOD? Randy Alcorn talks about what happened to his friend, Ethel Herr in his new book, What Good is God. She had had a double mastectomy. Then two months later, doctors discovered that the cancer had spread. One of Herr's friends in shock asked her, "And how do you feel about God now?" ...read more

  • God Knows

    Contributed by Brad Henry on Oct 7, 2011
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    GOD KNOWS The receiving line at the memorial was very long as Jim and Steph had many family members that came from Texas and Georgia. Halfway through the line, I was introduced to Jim's sister, brother and nephew. They said "Are you the Brad Henry that wrote the devotional about my brother?" I ...read more

  • God's Resources

    Contributed by Guy Mcgraw on Oct 31, 2011
     | 2,093 views

    GOD'S RESOURCES Imagine if I had two checkbooks sent to me and I could use either one. One was connected to my account and the other to Bill Gates. If I was going to buy a new Rolls Royce this week, then how foolish would it be to even try to use mine. ...read more

  • God's Greatness

    Contributed by Ed Lu on Nov 26, 2011
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     | 7,297 views

    GOD'S GREATNESS Today it doesn’t take wars or persecutions to challenge our Christian faith or religious practices. No spears, no swords, no fiery torches or saddled horses to combat our religiosity. Sadly, these so called wars and battles among Christians are domesticated within the surrounding ...read more

  • God Is For Us

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 11, 2012
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    GOD IS FOR US Keith Hartsell of Wheaton, Illinois, was driving around with a friend of his in California, when he noticed that his friend's cell phone was locked with an unusual password -- pro nobis. Keith asked him what pro nobis meant and why he chose that for a password. Keith's friend told ...read more

  • God Is Not An Editor

    Contributed by David Tack on Oct 17, 2012
     | 2,364 views

    GOD IS NOT AN EDITOR "God is looking for common ordinary people like you and me who are willing to let Him use as He sees fit. He wants to write our story, He doesn’t want to be our editor. But, we want to write the story and then we call God in as our editor. When the story gets messy then we ...read more

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