Contributed by Garris Hudson on Aug 24, 2024
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This question illuminates one of those painful intersections between theology and church history: the canonization of Scripture.
Throughout church history, many books have been scrutinized by theologians, and before those theologians, other theologians, and before such, were the members of the
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Contributed by Keith Andrews on Jun 5, 2002
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On October 8,1918 Sergeant Alvin C. York single handedly capture 132 German soldiers which earned him the Congressional Medal of Honor. Definitely, he was a hero to be honored. In this battle he displayed courage and selflessness that is required of heroes.
Today’s society doesn’t know truly
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He will not always bring your storms to an end. Just like Isaiah said in our Old Testament Lesson you will have to pass through waters and walk through fire. He will be with you as you pass through the waters and as you walk through the fire. The flames may singe your skin, but they will not
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Methodist
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So what did I discover about this term glory from the Bible:
* I discovered that in many Old Testament references we are told by Scripture to give God the glory that is due His name.
* I discovered that heaven is filled with the glory of God and the angels sing about it.
* I discovered that when
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 28, 2008
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WHY DID GOD BECOME A MAN?
Why would the Son of God want to become human? What would possess Him to leave His eternal home to enter this world plagued by pain and sorrow? Why would He give up the worship of angels to endure abuse at the hands of sinful man? Why did God become a man?
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Contributed by Johnny Wilson on Jun 27, 2009
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SERVANTHOOD: THE SOLOIST
There was an interesting movie recently. It bombed at the box office, but it was a very interesting film. "The Soloist" was a true story about a Los Angeles Times columnist named Steve Lopez who discovered a homeless person on the street who, in turn, was a Julliard School
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Contributed by Garris Hudson on Mar 25, 2024
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If Jesus did not rise from the dead, the Christian faith is a foolish fantasy. However, if the resurrection of Christ did occur, it confirms His life, message, and atoning work. It is the basis of our hope of life beyond the grave. Christ is alive, and the evidence is overwhelming. Here are some of
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 3, 2002
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Creation teaches that life can pass through different forms and that life may even come out of death.
-The caterpillar lives the first part of its life crawling on the ground.
-After fulfilling its course, the caterpillar curls up and seemingly dies. Then out of that body a beautiful butterfly
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As a kid in a Baptist church, once a month after the morning service we had a fellowship hour. The congregation would immediately retire to the basement fellowship hall (there’s that word again), a room used for talking and eating for cookies and conversation. When you are twelve, you are most
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 20, 2007
Religion Switch 72% of Americans have maintained the same religious preference throughout their life. 15% have changed from one religious preference to another. 10% moved away from religion altogether. American’s have a relatively stable religious identity. Yet, the most common reasons for changing
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Contributed by Andy Beech on Mar 29, 2008
John Wimber likens the saying of prayers to the throwing of a ball from one person to another. If you throw a ball to a friend - you throw it so that they can catch it.
If you throw the ball and the friend chooses not to catch it, or for some reason is unable to catch it, then there can be no
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When Christ came, the Holy Father teaches, he came to gather together the scattered people of God and clearly manifested his intention to gather together the community of the covenant. He wanted to bring to fulfillment the promises made by God to Abraham and his descendants. When he called the
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Contributed by Garris Hudson on Apr 4, 2022
The late Sam Shoemaker, an Episcopalian bishop, summed up the situation this way with the way churches are not fulfilling the Great Commission of Christ to share the Gospel with the world:
"In the Great Commission the Lord has called us to be -- like Peter -- fishers of men. We've turned
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 27, 2001
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THE WAY WE LIVE
Idolatry in its larger meaning is properly understood as any substitution of what is created for the creator. People may worship nature, money, mankind, power, history, or social and political systems instead of the God who created them all.
The New Testament writers, in
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Richard Foster in his book "Prayer: Finding the Hearts True Home", says that intercession is a way of loving others. Intercessory prayer is selfless prayer, even self-giving prayer.
"Intercessory prayer is priestly ministry, and one of the most challenging teachings in the New Testament is the
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Ordinary Joe – An Unsung Hero
There are many characters in the cast of the Christmas story that have gripped the Church’s imagination but there’s one that has rarely had a place in the spotlight. Joseph.
There’s the Magi, exotic and somehow still gleaming in their silks after the long, dusty road
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