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  • Jesus Comes As Light

    Contributed by N A on Dec 12, 2010
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    JESUS COMES AS LIGHT "Jesus has come, moreover, not as a blaze which will soon die down, but as a light which will last our day, yea, last for ever. After the long dark and cold night of our misery, the Lord comes in the fittest and most effectual manner; neither as lightning, nor candle, nor ...read more

  • Automatic Focus  PRO

    Contributed by Nigel Heath on Mar 22, 2009
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    AUTOMATIC FOCUS Liz has a digital camera that focuses automatically on the object she want to photograph. But one day it went faulty, and the automatic focus mechanism began to drift every time, leaving everything in a blur. Our Christian lives can be like this. GOD DIRECTS US TO FOCUS ON THE ...read more

  • [001] Message From A Poem - 20 Snippets Of Living

    Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Apr 30, 2024
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    [001] MESSAGE FROM A POEM - 20 SNIPPETS OF LIVING Sometimes we all like to put our thoughts to paper and this is what I have done here with this poem. I think we are quite familiar with the Proverbs and the wisdom contained there. I am at the latter end of my life and looking forward to the ...read more

  • Inside The Bibles Pages Lie All The Answers To ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007
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    "Inside the Bibles pages lie all the answers to all the problems man has ever known.The Bible can touch our hearts, ...read more

  • The Supreme Test Of Goodness Is Not In The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 17, 2006
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    The supreme test of goodness is not in the greater but in the smaller incidents of our character and practice; not what we are when standing in the searchlight of public scrutiny, but when we reach the firelight flicker of our homes; not what we are when some clarion-call rings through the air, ...read more

  • Keeping The Aquarium

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on May 18, 2008
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    KEEPING THE AQUARIUM "With all our education, our fine buildings, our image of the church, we are doing less to win people to Christ than our unschooled forefathers did. We're no longer fishers of men, but keepers of the aquarium, and we spend most of our time swiping fish from each other's bowl." ...read more

  • The Fifth Century North African Church Father ...

    Contributed by Aubrey Vaughan on May 28, 2009
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    THE FIFTH CENTURY NORTH AFRICAN CHURCH FATHER AUGUSTINE SAID THAT “WHOEVER DENIES THE TRINITY IS IN DANGER OF LOSING HIS SALVATION : YET ON THE OTHER THE SIDE OF THE COIN HE SAID, “WHOEVER TRIES TO UNDERSTAND THE TRINITY IS IN DANGER OF LOSING HIS MIND.” P145 THE MOSIAC OF CHRISTIAN BELIEF ...read more

  • Glutton-Free Communion

    Contributed by Garris Hudson on Jan 14, 2014
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    Our staff recently started a new ministry to our church family by offering "gluten-free" bread for the Lord's Supper. It has been very successful and our staff has received a lot of affirmation because of this ministry. However, we didn't start off very well.......thanks to the Senior Pastor! ...read more

  • Australia Prime Minister John Howard Finally Had ...  PRO

    Contributed by Dave Kinney on Jul 12, 2008
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    Australia Prime Minister John Howard finally had enough of being told what Australia should do by Muslims who want to live under Sharia Law! He spoke out last week on television saying… "Immigrants, not Australians must adapt. Take it or leave it. I am tired of this nation worrying about whether ...read more

  • A Great Place To Live  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 26, 2002
    based on 8 ratings
     | 2,364 views

    A GREAT PLACE TO LIVE America is a great place to live. Thousands of people reach its borders everyday hoping to live the American Dream. The Chrisian Science Monitor recently reported a poll that asked the question "If it couldn’t be US, whose citizenship would you want?" Americans, ...read more

  • Quotes From The Book The Light And The Glory

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Dec 5, 2006
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    Quotes from the book The Light and The Glory. i. Marshall states, “Before the voyage had begun, Columbus had been a beggar before God, all his hopes hanging on Ferdinand and Isabella’s approval…BUT…Columbus chose the three things the world prizes most (after his successful journey) money (his ...read more

  • Winston Churchill's Ever Patient Wife Told Him ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 26, 2007
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    Winston Churchill’s ever patient wife told him that him that loosing the election immediately after the war might be a blessing in disguise. His response was ’at the moment its certainly very well disguised’ But a few months later saw it differently ’I feel a great sense of relief...others having ...read more

  • G. Gert Behanna, Converted At Age Of 60, Went ...  PRO

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Oct 15, 2002
    based on 36 ratings
     | 7,047 views

    G. Gert Behanna, converted at age of 60, went around the country speaking, wrote book THE LATE LIZ, in an interview “You know I travel around speaking for God and in the process I’m forced to use gas stations restrooms which are almost always filthy. I used to complain about that to God. I’d say, ...read more

  • Mary A Fijian Woman In The Island Of Vanua Levu ...

    Contributed by Ian Johnson on Dec 1, 2003
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    Mary a Fijian woman in the Island of Vanua Levu was SO sick that she could no longer walk But her husband carried her to the bus and they were heading for a local witch doctor in the Last desperate hope that she could be made well. They had to change bus at the cross roads near the village I was ...read more

  • If You've Ever Bought A Used Car, You Have ...  PRO

    Contributed by Peter Schmidt on Mar 23, 2004
    based on 25 ratings
     | 2,556 views

    If you’ve ever bought a used car, you have illustrated this truth. Someone got rid of that car for whatever reason: they got a new one, they wanted something bigger, or they simply just got tired of it. But that old car that they wanted to get rid of was just what you were looking for. It was trash ...read more

  • Sophie And Shirley, Two Elderly Widows In A ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Sophie and Shirley, two elderly widows in a Florida adult community, are curious about the latest arrival in their building -- a quiet, nice looking gentleman who keeps to himself. Shirley says, "Sophie, you know I’m shy. Why don’t you go over to him at the pool and find out a little about him. He ...read more

  • Many Years Ago A Man Was Sailing From Ireland To ...

    Contributed by Sherry Proskine on Aug 23, 2007
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    Many years ago a man was sailing from Ireland to England and as the ship entered the harbor in the evening, all that could be seen was a confusing array of lights. He wondered how the captain could hope to navigate into the harbor safely with such confusion, so he asked him. The captain took him ...read more

  • Little By Little Light

    Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Apr 22, 2008
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    LITTLE BY LITTLE LIGHT In verses 4-5, John says, "In him was life, and that life was the light of men. The light shines in the darkness, but the darkness has not understood it." Have you ever been driving on a two-lane highway at night and the car coming toward you doesn't dim their lights? ...read more

  • Jehovah-Shalom: The Lord Send Peace (Judges ...

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Aug 9, 2008
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     | 1,805 views

    Jehovah-Shalom: The Lord Send Peace (Judges 6:24) Jesus! whose blood so freely stream'd To satisfy the law's demand; By Thee from guilt and wrath redeem'd, Before the Father's face I stand. To reconcile offending man, Make Justice drop her angry rod; What creature could have form'd the plan, Or ...read more

  • Stumbling Block Of Envy

    Contributed by Jim Kane on Sep 4, 2008
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    Stumbling Block of Envy When I was a few months from graduation from seminary, the church I had attended during college had a position open and I was very interested in it. The pastor had become a spiritual mentor to me, and I was hopeful for the opportunity to work with him. When we met to ...read more