Contributed by Danny Presswood on Jan 26, 2009
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In his book, INVITATION TO THE FEAST, Danny Bush says “At the Passover meal with His disciples, directly before His death and resurrection, Jesus changed the meaning of that supper from a reminder of escape from slavery in Egypt to a reminder of the sacrifice He made that brings freedom from the
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Contributed by Derrick Tuper on Jan 26, 2009
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RESPONSIBLE MEMBERSHIP
Author Jerry Bridges comments in an article on commitment, "As I have watched the parade of people through our church, and other churches, I wonder why so few commit themselves to a local body of believers in a significant way. Many sit and soak and do little else, and they
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Contributed by C Vincent on Feb 13, 2009
Go through the optical illusions: (slides 1-6)
The eyes can be deceiving. The brain may tell us one thing while our eyes see another.
Dog: How do we respond? (7)
Most of us warm to animals.
Children begging: How do we respond? (8)
The sight of children may cause us to think more deeply about the
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Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Jun 4, 2007
According to Wikipedia:
Normative influence is a function of social impact theory (Lantane, 1981), which has three components. A group’s strength is how important the group is to you. Groups we value generally have more social influence. Immediacy is how close the group is to you in time and space
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A "stronghold" is a mind-set that holds you hostage. It makes you believe that you are hopelessly locked in a situation, that you are powerless to change.
That’s when you hear people saying, “I can’t, I can’t, I can’t.” The only reason you say, “I can’t,” when God says, “You can” is
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ILLUSTRATION:
A Christian arrives in Heaven and meets the people of the OLD TESTAMENT Scriptures.
To Noah, he asks what it was like to be in the ark with all those animals.
To Joseph, he asks what it was like to be understand dreams and be 2nd in command of all of Egypt.
To Moses, he asks what it
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Bragging Boys
Three boys in the schoolyard were bragging about their fathers. The first boy says, “My Dad scribbles a few words on a piece of paper, he then calls it a poem, they give him $50.00.”
The second boy says, “That’s nothing, My Dad scribbles a few words on a piece of paper, he calls it
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Contributed by Rick Stacy on Feb 19, 2001
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I had the occasion to travel to India in 1996. During that trip several of us visited a village near Madras. We wanted to learn about a people group called the “- a tribe of low-caste Indians that lived at the bottom of the social strata.
Eric Derry (our missions minister), Toni Wright (a
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Contributed by Bruce Emmert on May 29, 2001
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One of the greatest marathoners in the world is a Kenyan woman named Tegla Loroupe. She is also one of the smallest. Tegla Loroupe is just under 5 feet tall and weighs a mere 88 pounds. For more than five years she’s been among the top marathoners in the world.
Tegla said in an interview that
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Why did the Magi come?
They were looking for “Messiah the Prince” of Daniel’s
prophecy
An examination of Daniel’s prophecy shows why
they expected Jesus at this time
Daniel 9:24-26 - “Seventy weeks are determined
upon thy people and upon thy holy city, to finish the
transgression, and to make
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 16, 2001
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Perhaps you read the email that made the rounds the week of Sept of 11th. It was called “What a Difference a Day Makes." It is particularly appropriate during our national holiday of Thanksgiving:
On Monday, we e-mailed jokes.
On Tuesday, we did not.
On Monday, we were fussing about praying in
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Contributed by Jerry Falwell on Mar 7, 2002
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Money that individuals give comes to the church from five sources, or "pockets." Obviously, these are not actual pockets, but symbolic pictures representing five major motives of church members in giving to their church. When church leaders understand the nature and source of their church’s
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