DON'T CRASH OR SHUT DOWN
Two things can happen to a car when it has been involved in a crash. It can either survive with the engine still purring and working or the car’s engine is completely shut down, stopped by fire and the dismembering of its parts.
Now, I would like you to carefully consider
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Independent/Bible
Contributed by Mark Eberly on Mar 24, 2008
The song that we sang earlier, “In Christ Alone,” is a hymn that tells the story of Jesus. Imagine if the song would end with the words,
“There in the ground His body lay,
Light of the world by darkness slain:”
But it doesn’t end there. That is not the end because it goes on and this is my
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Church Of God
Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Apr 5, 2008
William Barclay, “Here is a great eternal truth. Life cannot be divided into compartments in some of which God is involved and in others of which he is not involved; there cannot be one kind of language in the Church and another kind of language in the shipyard or the factory or the office; there
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Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Mar 2, 2009
WHAT OTHER GODS?
What other gods could we have besides the Lord? Plenty. For Israel there were the Canaanite Baals, those jolly nature gods whose worship was a rampage of gluttony, drunkenness, and ritual prostitution. For us there are still the great gods Sex, Shekels, and Stomach (an unholy
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Contributed by Davon Huss on Oct 9, 2007
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“Casual Christian”
by DeGarmo & key
I don’t want to be a casual Christian
I don’t want to live a lukewarm life.
But I want to light up the night
With an
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Christian/Church Of Christ
The word “obedience” has its origin in the Latin audire, which means “to hear.” Obaudire is the term. As a point of further interest, the word “absurd” comes from a root which means to be deaf. The absurd
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Presbyterian/Reformed
Contributed by Dwight L. Moody on Jun 11, 2009
PULL FOR THE SHORE, SAILOR
A vessel was wrecked off the shore. Eager eyes were watching and strong arms manned the life-boat. For hours they tried to reach that vessel through the great breakers that raged and foamed on the sand-bank, but it seemed impossible.
The boat appeared to be leaving the
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 30, 2002
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PARTING WORDS
Of all the dispositions and habits which lead to political prosperity, religion and morality are indispensable supports. In vain would that man claim the tribute of patriotism, who should labour to subvert these great pillars of human happiness, these firmest props of the duties of
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Contributed by A. Todd Coget on Apr 24, 2003
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In St. Louis there is a railroad switchyard.
One particular switch begins with just the thinnest piece of steel to direct a train away from one main track to another.
If you were to follow those two tracks, however, you would find that one ends in San Francisco, the other in New York.
You see
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Contributed by Jeff Simms on Jun 1, 2003
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He made free use of the Christian vocabulary. He talked about the blessings of the Almighty and the Christian confessions which would become the pillars of the new government. He handed out pious stories to the press, especially to the church papers. He showed them his tattered Bible and
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Baptist
Contributed by Joel Santos on Sep 24, 2004
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The prominent psychiatrist Karl Menninger was featured in an article carried by the "Chicago Daily News" entitled, "Love working miracles for the mentally Ill in Kansas." Dr. Menninger contended that love is one of the most effective cures in healing mental illness. When reporters asked Menninger
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Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 3, 2006
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College Student Gamers: Fully 65% of college students reported being regular or occasional game players. Women are more likely than men to be regular players of computer and online games--approximately 60% of women compared to 40% men reported this. 20% of gaming students felt that gaming helped
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