Contributed by Timothy Smith on Jun 10, 2006
Video Clip - “Little Nicky” Start: Chp. 3 - 9:16 - Stop: Chp. 3 - 10:15 = :55
I. THE PLACE: What is hell?
That clip and that movie, like a lot of movies, comedians and even some Christians, deals with the subject of Hell and Satan, very lightly. I think that’s because in some people’s minds
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Recently, the media reported on a well known Christian pastor, Ted Haggard, who allegedy committed the sin of homosexuality. It was hurtful to read this. It was only a few short years before this that I read one of his books, How to keep your City from going to Hell. I was motivated by it, but
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Free Methodist
Contributed by Charles Salmon on Jan 15, 2007
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Sleeping in Church
A Minister, while preaching, noted most of his congregation was asleep. He stopped the sermon and asked a deacon to pass the offering plate. The deacon woke up red-faced and reminded him the offering had already been taken.
His response; “Never mind, take up another one. I
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At six weeks of age, Fanny Crosby was blinded, but even as a youngster she determined not to be confined by the chains of darkness. In time, she became a mighty force for God through her hymns and Gospel songs.
The secret is this: when you have the single mind of purpose, you look on your
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Contributed by Todd Leupold on Feb 3, 2009
To use an analogy, salvation only opens the door to God's University of True Wisdom. It remains up to each of us to choose to attend His classes, study His teachings, follow His mentors, and pass His exams by fully and correctly applying what we have learned. This is what it means to 'have the mind
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Contributed by Larry Wilson on Jul 9, 2010
Smoke alarm. Sometimes it may go off when cooking, especially when I cook! If we get tired of hearing it, then we may tape over it. But in so doing, you may set yourself up to burn in a real fire! You cannot ignore the conviction of the Holy Spirit without bringing
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Contributed by Larry Wilson on Jul 11, 2010
PARTIES ON THE HINDENBERG?
You may have heard someone say, "I'll just party with all my friends in Hell." My mind goes back to May 16th 1937 at 7:25 pm, the German zeppelin Hindenberg, the largest aircraft ever to fly, exploded while attempting to land in Lakehurst,
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Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Apr 27, 2012
YOUR SUBCONSCIOUS
"Your subconscious actually sees, hears, smells, tastes, and senses everything going on around you. IT DOES NOT MISS ANYTHING. It doesn’t ever forget anything, either. But your conscious brain can’t handle all of these experiences at once, so your subconscious brain interprets
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Independent/Bible
Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 6, 2001
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"Confused people listen better, not always, but more often than people whose minds are made up. Those folks listen only in order to critique, to see if someone else is on the right track, namely theirs. Confused people are more likely to combine kindness with whatever convictions emerge out of
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Contributed by Eric Snyder on Oct 22, 2001
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What are we to do? Daniel Webster offered excellent advice, saying, "If we work on marble it will perish. If we work on brass, time will efface it. If we rear temples, they will crumble to dust. But if we work on men’s immortal minds, if we imbue them with high principles, with just fear of God and
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 17, 2002
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MODEST GRATITUDE
In a sense, gratitude is an expression of modesty. In Hebrew, the word for gratitude - hoda’ah - is the same as the word for confession. To offer thanks is to confess dependence, to acknowledgment that others have the power to benefit you, to admit that your life is better because
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o If you had a picture of a ferocious lion charging at you on your wall. You would not afraid because you’re not in danger. But if you were in the jungle where lions were roaming and that picture came to your mind you might be afraid. Because now that picture is very real probability. Men’s
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Contributed by Richard Mcnair on Oct 27, 2004
ILL>> Many churches years ago had mourners benches. Charles Allen in his book God’s Psychiatry said “Today we want God’s blessing without the pain of God’s purging. we want sermons on how to win friends, how to have peace of mind, how to forget our fears. But we
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Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Oct 13, 2007
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The Ten Commandments in Verse
Above all else love God alone;
Bow down to neither wood nor stone.
God’s name refuse to take in vain;
The Sabbath rest with care maintain.
Respect your parents all your days;
Hold sacred human life always.
Be loyal to your chosen mate;
Steal nothing,
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Contributed by Timothy Darling on Jan 21, 2009
When Dawn and I were in Kenya, it was an interesting thing. For about 2 hours every day, the local deep well near an oasis would be pumped into cisterns all around the area. It was often difficult to get the local people to allow the cisterns to fill before they turned on hoses to water the trees.
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Mennonite