Contributed by Mark Eberly on Apr 28, 2009
GRACE IS FOR EVERYONE: 3:10 TO YUMA
One of the main themes that we find in a lot (although not all) of Jesus’ parables is God’s grace. Specifically, they often point towards God’s limitless grace. That was a central part of last week’s parable: Grace demands our response.
I want to start with a
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Contributed by Scott Turansky on May 24, 2009
Some time ago, I met with a woman in my office who came to me for marriage counseling. She came alone because she wanted to improve her marriage and save it. We only had one session together. I’m the kind of counselor that sends people home with homework. I encouraged her to look for ways to
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Contributed by Paul Wallace on Feb 27, 2008
During an exclusive golf outing for top business and entertainment executives on October 9, 2006 Tiger Woods was put on the spot by an evangelical guest of Nike.
That day, 30 people gathered at the Trump golf course in Los Angeles for the 2006 “Tee It Up with Tiger Woods” event, which included a
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Wesleyan
Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 31, 2008
People with Conviction
In the events of the bridge collaple here in Minneapolis this past week, you have probably heard of countless examples of people acting with conviction.
• Ed Nelson M.P.D. - when you encounter a situation like that, you just do it.
• Shannon Hanson E.M.T. - "It’s just part of
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Contributed by Aubrey Vaughan on Sep 17, 2008
Doctrine: Be Like Moses
James Packer writes:
"Many of us would agree with Peter when he says that parts of Paul's letters are hard to understand! And there are difficulties and apparent discrepancies in other parts of the Bible too. On this matter of discrepancies, I remember reading something
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 26, 2002
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The poet William Blake wrote a poem about Pentecost. Part of the poem says:
Unless the eye catch fire, God will not be seen.
Unless the ear catch fire, God will not be heard.
Unless the tongue catch fire, God will not be named.
Unless the Heart catch fire, God will
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Contributed by Donnie Martin on Jul 16, 2003
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The word ?maranatha? is a Syriac expression that means: ?Our Lord comes.? It was used as a greeting in the early church. When believers gathered or parted, they didn?t say ?hello? or ?goodbye,? but ?Maranatha!? If we had the same upward look today, it would revolutionize the church. O
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Contributed by Ray Mckendry on Jul 23, 2004
Matthew Henry, comparing the lawyer to those who come to church out of curiosity, merely to see what is being said but not to take it to heart themselves and make it part of their lives, he says: “It is not enough to speak of the things of God, and to enquire
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Contributed by Jim Kane on Nov 13, 2005
‘Christian meditation,’ writes Joyce Huggett ‘has nothing to do with emptying our minds. Christian meditation engages every part of us-our mind, our emotions, our imagination, our creativity and, supremely, our will.’
‘As Archbishop Anthony Bloom
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Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 18, 2010
SHAKESPEARE'S MISTAKE
In Shakespeare's Julius Caesar, Act II, Scene II, Caesar asks Brutus, "What is't o'clock?" Brutus replies, "Caesar, 'its strucken eight."
The great Bard had forgotten that mechanical clocks were not invented until 14
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Contributed by Sermon Central on May 4, 2001
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Agony claws my mind. I am a statistic. When I first got here, I felt very much alone. I was overwhelmed by grief, and I expected to find sympathy. I found no sympathy. I saw only thousands of others whose bodies were as badly mangled as mine. I was given a number and places in a category. This was
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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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United Methodist
Contributed by Matthew Rogers on Mar 11, 2002
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A REMINDER FROM THE MILITARY
Matthew Rogers writes about attending a military funeral for Vernon “Slim” Paaren.
The key symbol was the American flag. As it was being folded by the service people, one of the Veterans who had fired the three shot gun salute began to speak. He said the flag is
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Contributed by Greg Buchner on Mar 3, 2003
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Illus. - Bubba and the potato field
An old man lived alone in Idaho. He wanted to spade his potato garden, but it was backbreaking work, and his son, Bubba, who used to help him, was in prison.
The old man mentioned it in a letter he sent to his son by saying, “I’m not sure exactly what to do.
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Methodist
Contributed by Joel Santos on Sep 23, 2004
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Philippine Missionary Fellowship, Inc. is a mission-organization founded in 1957. It is now 46 years old. Members, workers, leaders and sponsors have come and go but the mission of the Lord is continuously growing and doing mightily in the sight of God. At present, there are 260 workers in the
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