Contributed by T D on Dec 28, 2010
TWO KINDS OF GIVING
I have witnessed in my years of ministry people come to church and when they do not like a decision of the leadership or the minister, they decide to stop giving as a protest or decide to shift their giving to missions in order to inflict pain on the ministry of the church.
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
Evangelical Free
Contributed by Donnie Martin on Feb 14, 2009
based on 2 ratings
| 1,666 views
There has never been a man like the Lord Jesus. John Phillips wrote these words about Jesus that deeply stirred me. He said, "He never uttered a hasty, unkind, untrue, or frivolous word. He never entertained an impure thought. His talents never debased for selfish ends. His influence, never bad.
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
Baptist
based on 1 rating
| 1,585 views
Many of you know Ed and Brenda Flowers… in 1988 Brenda’s husband died suddenly of a heart attack… this left Brenda and her 14 yr. old daughter Kimberly all alone… Kimberly struggled with the loss of her father over the next few years, her behavior changed, she struggled with depression… and then on
...read more
Denomination:
Evangelical/Non-Denominational
based on 1 rating
| 855 views
Charles Allen has a satirical comment on bearing one another's burdens:
"I was hungry, and you formed a humanities club and discussed my hunger.
I was imprisoned, and you crept off quietly to your chapel in the cellar and prayed for my release.
I was naked, and in your mind you
...read more
Scripture:
Tags:
Denomination:
Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Chris Surber on Sep 10, 2009
I was once preaching in the chapel of a retirement village in Yuma, Arizona. After delivering the sermon I began chatting with an elderly woman who I later learned was very hard of hearing. We were standing just outside the chapel, near a very beautiful pool table which looked as though it was
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
Christian Church
Contributed by Clyde Grimes on Dec 28, 2002
based on 4 ratings
| 1,890 views
The great preacher F.B. Meyer once asked D.L. Moody, “What is the secret of your success?” Moody replied, “For many years I have never given an address without the consciousness that the Lord may come before I have finished.” This may
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
Christian Missionary Alliance
Contributed by Jeff Simms on Jun 4, 2003
based on 5 ratings
| 3,318 views
“Jeremiah made the right decision and as a result became one of the most unpopular prophets in Jewish history. Measured by human standards,
his ministry was a failure, but measured by the will of God, he was a great success. It isn’t easy to stand alone, to resist the crowd, and to be out of step
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
Baptist
Contributed by Tony Abram on Sep 27, 2006
based on 2 ratings
| 1,719 views
The great preacher F. B. Meyer once asked D. L. Moody, "What is the secret of your success?" Moody replied, "For many years I have never given an address without the consciousness that the Lord may come before I have finished." This may
...read more
Tags:
Contributed by Walter Rogers on Apr 3, 2007
2. John Stephen Akhawri
a. Tanzania, Mexico City Olympics, 1968
i. Badly cut and dislocated knee, asked why he did not retire from the race…
b. “My Country did not send me to Mexico to City to start the race, They
...read more
Denomination:
Adventist
Contributed by Chris Jordan on Aug 29, 2006
QUOTE: “Jesus hung around with sinners, and if we’re too holy to allow people to blow smoke in our faces, then we’re holier than Jesus was… Love acceptance, forgiveness. Those three things are absolutely essential to any ministry that will consistently bring
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
*other
based on 1 rating
| 3,136 views
C. Peter Wagner states in Your Spiritual Gifts on page 19: "Martin Luther permanently changed Christendom when he rediscovered the priesthood of all believers. Still, Lutheranism retained much of the clericalism of the Roman Catholic Church. One wonders why it took more than 400 years for the
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Chris Jordan on Aug 15, 2009
John Piper:
"Luke celebrates this solution. The widows were cared for, and the ministry of the Word of God was not forsaken. Both were utterly crucial. Either could have undermined the church and ended its amazing growth. The solution was the diversity of gifts and calling. The solution was a
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
*other
Contributed by Bill Huffhine on Mar 25, 2006
Perhaps you’re thinking to yourself, “These sound like the descriptions of a true Christian. Can a person really look like this outwardly and still only be an “almost” Christian? John Wesley was born into a Christian family, the son of an Anglican minister. He was brought up not only respecting
...read more
Tags:
Denomination:
Free Methodist