Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Apr 10, 2009
IT IS FINISHED
Scholar and Statesman, John R.W. Stott notes the phrase comes from the Greek ["tetelestai"] meaning, "it has been and will for ever remain finished." Jesus did not
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Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Jul 27, 2009
(Regarding the Baptism of the Ethiopian Eunuch)
"Note also that baptism is by immersion: they came up out of the water. Otherwise, the Ethiopian could have just opened his canteen (goatskin)
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Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 21, 2010
A DEFINITION OF PRAYER
The Norwegian theologian Ole Hallesby gives a good definition of prayer.
"To pray is nothing more involved that to let Jesus into our needs. To pray is to give Jesus
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Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Jul 8, 2007
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Illustration: A Better Plan
When in college Robert J , Morgan came across a poem written by a teenage girl looking for a husband. It was written as a prayer, and this is what she said:
Dear God, I pray all unafraid / As girls are wont to be
I do not want a handsome man / But make him, Lord, like
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Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Oct 30, 2011
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THE HEAVIEST LOADS
N. T. Wright, in writing about this passage (Mt 23:1-12), tells the story of trying to prepare for a hiking and camping trip. He went to an outfitter who took him around the store showing him everything he would need. The salesman recommended a good sleeping bag and a durable
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2002
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THE REACH OF GOD'S GRACE
Our worst days are never so bad that you are beyond the reach of God’s grace. And your best days are never so good that you are
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Contributed by Aaron Burgess on Sep 19, 2002
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Bob Russell says, “When we sin we feel dirty. We feel like we need a spiritual bath. Baptism provides this wonderful sense of cleansing and
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Contributed by Guy Mcgraw on Jan 21, 2008
Chinese proverb that says “The fastest horse cannot catch a word spoken in anger.”
One of the things that keeps us from hearing is that we need to be slow to speak. You
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