Charles Swindoll has this to say about this gift called grace that came from Jesus: "To show grace is to extend favor or kindness to one who doesn’t deserve it and can never earn it. Receiving God’s acceptance by grace always stands in sharp contrast to earning it on the basis of works. Every time
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Contributed by Aubrey Vaughan on Dec 11, 2008
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Have you heard the humorus story about a young boy who was disillusioned with Christmas he said to his father "Daddy does Santa really deliver the goods? After all He has to come back year after year and I'm still not satisfied."
How right is that young boy! Let's face it, each year we
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Contributed by Warner Pidgeon on Dec 19, 2008
RT Kendall tells of a friend who was out ploughing corn in the fields one-day when he saw the clouds in the sky above him form the letters ’PC’. He immediately realised that the Lord was telling him to ’Preach Christ’. So in obedience to the message, he gave up ploughing corn and started preaching
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Anglican
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Two men are on a journey one day. The first complains to the second that he never focuses on anything; he's always being distracted by something. The second disputes the claim and says he can and does focus on doing what he is doing frequently. The first man says, "I bet you a banana split that
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Contributed by Paul Carlson on Feb 17, 2009
Speak, Lord
Speak, Lord, for thy servant hears.
Show me where to go and tell me what to say;
Give thy Word to light my path and point the way.
Yes, Lord, Thy command is heard.
Yes, Lord, I obey Thy Word.
I don’t ask for riches, I don’t ask for fame,
I don’t ask that honor be
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Contributed by Tim Smith on Mar 9, 2009
"The United Methodist Church has helped over 59,000 people who were affected by Hurricane Katrina. Over 45,692 volunteers (3320 teams) volunteers from around the world have served in our disaster recovery ministry. That’s a donation value of $40,468,015. What we have found is that we are not just
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Methodist
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Someone has offered this penetrating comparison of the difference between revenge, justice, and grace.
If someone brutally murders your son and you take things into your own hands, that's revenge.
If you're content to allow the law and the courts to arrest and punish the offender,
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Sometimes women are overly suspicious of their husbands. When Adam stayed out very late for a few nights, Eve became upset. “You’re running around with other women,” she charged.
“You’re being unreasonable,” Adam responded. “You’re the only woman on earth.” The quarrel continued until Adam fell
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Contributed by Loyd C. Taylor on Jun 25, 2025
Burned Bridges
When I chose
To burn my bridges to you,
O what a stupid choice I made,
For I burned my fingers with the matches.
When I changed
My mind and wished to return,
The way to you I found not,
It lay before me now as smoldering ashes.
When I looked,
Hope had been consumed by coals,
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Contributed by Jeff Strite on Jan 10, 2001
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At Ohio State University, Ravi Zaccharias did an open forum on a radio talk show. The host was an atheist. From the start, the callers were antagonistic. "I could feel the tension as soon as the lines lit up. One angry woman caller said, “All you people have is an agenda you’re trying to
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Contributed by Bruce Howell on Feb 15, 2001
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While crossing the Atlantic on an ocean liner, F.B. Meyer was asked to speak to the first class passengers. At the captain’s request he spoke on “Answered Prayer.” An agnostic who was present at the service was asked by his friends, “What did you think of Dr. Meyer’s sermon?” “I didn’t believe a
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Contributed by David Yarbrough on May 21, 2001
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When I was a teenager my older brother took on a vacation to New Orleans. I remember walking down Bourbon Street seeing the places of sin that lined that street. As we walked along the street men stood outside the bars swinging the doors open inviting everyone to take a look inside, saying; “come
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Contributed by Steve Malone on Jun 18, 2001
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In the movie Brave Heart, Mel Gibson plays the role of a man from Scotland whose name was Wallace. It was a great movie - very graphic in the battle scenes, but it really gave you a feel of what battles were like back in those days.
Wallace was trying to win Scotland’s freedom from the cruel
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 30, 2001
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On September 27, 1991, as was his custom, Gerald Sittser, a professor of religion and philosophy at Whitworth College, prayed, asking God to protect and bless his family. Something went terribly wrong. Later that afternoon, returning from a family outing, a drunk driver lost control of his car
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Contributed by Jim Kane on Dec 3, 2001
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I believe that a picture of Jesus’ birth has been painted throughout the years of a quiet and calm night in which everything was still and hushed. I don’t think so.
Let’s think about if for a moment. What if every man in this country had to go back to his hometown on January 31, 2010 and register
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