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  • Healthy Benefits Of Friendship

    Contributed by Daniel Harman on Mar 19, 2008
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    HEALTHY BENEFITS OF FRIENDSHIP A in depth study revealed that people with friends enjoy better health, live longer, are happier and find greater fulfilment in life. Time spent with friends will ENRICH our lives & make us healthier – it acts as medicine to help boost the immune system against both ...read more

    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Among Christian Adults 64% Believe Male/Female ...

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Apr 9, 2008
     | 1,063 views

    Among Christian adults 64% believe male/female cohabitation outside of marriage is acceptable. 55% of Christian adults believe a good person can earn his or her salvation. 44% believe Jesus Christ committed sins while on earth. 91% of students from evangelical churches do not believe in absolute ...read more

    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • The Bottom Line: If We Are Going To Have God's ...

    Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on May 17, 2008
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    The bottom line: if we are going to have God's blessing. If God is to lavishly pour out his goodness in our personal and corporate lives, it includes our response to our financial resources and our willingness to purify our behaviour in this regard. People that do not take God's instruction ...read more

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    Denomination: Salvation Army

  • Learn To Listen

    Contributed by John Bright on Feb 19, 2025
     | 150 views

    Learn to listen to others with the goal of understanding – NOT JUDGEMENT! Just ask this question, “What’s the story behind that tattoo?” Then, just listen. Try to learn about that person you just met. Then, tell them thanks for sharing. Until you are ready to share your story of becoming a ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • Embracing God's Grace

    Contributed by Rev. Randy Barker on Apr 2, 2025
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    Title: Embracing God's Grace: A Message of Hope from the Churches of Christ in Christian Union Introduction: Dear Friend, We are delighted to share with you the message of God's grace and the transformative power of a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. In this gospel tract, we will ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

  • Richard Foster: Service  PRO

    Contributed by Mike Wilkins on Apr 8, 2002
    based on 16 ratings
     | 3,580 views

    Richard Foster: “Service that is duty-motivated breaths death. Service that flows out of our inward person is life, and joy and peace. The risen Christ beckons us to the ministry of the towel. Perhaps you would like to begin by experimenting with a prayer that a number of us have used. Begin ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

  • According To A Recent Poll Of American Young ...

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Jul 11, 2002
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    According to a recent poll of American young adult men, 48% believe that most of the problems in the world today are a result of man himself. Only 41% indicated agreement that Jesus has provided the way to know God personally. Only 29% could correctly state how one becomes a Christian. But 67% were ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Dreamers Have Always Had A Way Of Shaking Up ...

    Contributed by Steve Boyd on Aug 20, 2003
     | 1,983 views

    Dreamers have always had a way of shaking up their world. One of the most infamous illustrations of this would be a speech that was given on those steps in Washington, DC, when Martin Luther King Jr. stood and said… “I have a dream”… No matter what your personal position is this morning, if you ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • One Story Of A Vietnam Pow Tells How That He ...

    Contributed by Ken Dillingham on Dec 25, 2003
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    One story of a Vietnam POW tells how that he would gather shiny quartz stones on a remote prison camp so that he could signal to passing US planes. He would carefully gather (during work detail) the stones and slowly worked to arrange SOS. The shiny quartz crystals reflecting the sun signaled his ...read more

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    Denomination: Apostolic

  • Whereas "Belief" Suggests Bare Opinion, "Faith," ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 9, 2004
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     | 1,329 views

    Whereas “belief” suggests bare opinion, “faith,” whether in a car, a …medicine, a protégé, a doctor, a marriage partner, or what have you, is a matter of treating the person or thing as trustworthy and committing yourself accordingly. The same is true of faith in God, and in a far-reaching way. ...read more

  • You Could Be Home With A Difficult Teenager, At ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 26, 2005
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    You could be home with a difficult teenager, at work with a demanding boss or gossipy co-worker; struggling with a customer’s complaints. Whatever the interaction, remind yourself, “School is in session. I’m in God’s school, and this person is the curriculum. What can I learn about love? What ...read more

  • Pastor Training: The Most Common Types Of ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006
     | 2,214 views

    Pastor Training: The most common types of training pastors seek are: · Leadership/management skills – 54% · Church growth – 52% · Prayer/spiritual growth/renewal – 49% · Evangelism/outreach training – 45% · Personal skills training – 28% · Discipleship/small group development – 26% · Worship ...read more

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  • It Is Said That If You Want To Know What Is ...

    Contributed by Christopher Lanham on Nov 14, 2006
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    It is said that if you want to know what is important to a person, take a look at his or her checkbook (or spending habits, if you don’t have a check book). Money marks the importance of a particular thing to us. The New Testament reflects this, particularly in the teaching of Paul. He intimates ...read more

    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • A Guy Had A Dream He Had Went To Heaven And Saw ...  PRO

    Contributed by Paul Humphrey on Jan 11, 2007
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     | 2,781 views

    A guy had a dream he had went to heaven and saw many clocks. As is customary with these stories St. Peter is attending the gate. When asked what the clocks were for Peter replied that every person on earth has a clock here, and each time one sins, the hand on their clock moves just a bit. The ...read more

    Denomination: United Methodist

  • If Every Religion Of The World Was Simply A Set ...

    Contributed by Clark Tanner on Jan 18, 2007
     | 1,215 views

    If every religion of the world was simply a set of philosophical reasonings with no basis in relationship to a living God then their statements that all religions are equal in value and validity would make sense. Different groups and cultures of people would only have to agree to disagree on the ...read more

    Denomination: Orthodox

  • Rick Warren In The Purpose Driven Life Wrote, ...

    Contributed by Aubrey Vaughan on Apr 6, 2007
     | 1,473 views

    Rick Warren in the purpose driven life wrote, “It’s not about you. The purpose of your life is far greater than your own personal fulfillment, your peace of mind, or even your happiness. It’s far greater than your family, your career, or even your wildest dreams and ...read more

    Denomination: Baptist

  • Habitual Offenders

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Mar 23, 2009
     | 2,124 views

    HABITUAL OFFENDERS In the world of criminal prosecution, sometimes an individual has a track record of crime; if so, they may try to prosecute him/her as a "habitual offender." As a result, the individual will spend more time in jail because the courts have decided that crime is a way of life for ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • Seeing But Not Eating

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Jun 8, 2009
     | 1,827 views

    SEEING BUT NOT EATING The Jewish Rabbi known as Rav held a similar viewpoint. Brad Young summarizes his view, "One will be judged not only for sins committed against Torah but also for pleasures in life that were neglected because of a false religious abstinence. The sense of joy in living comes ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • The Testimony Of Jesus Is The Spirit Of ...

    Contributed by Clark Tanner on Aug 11, 2009
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     | 4,449 views

    “The testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy”. This means that prophecy at its very heart is designed to unfold the beauty and loveliness of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. In the present age, therefore, the Spirit of God is not only to glorify Christ but to show believers things to come ...read more

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    Denomination: Orthodox

  • Moving And Friendships

    Contributed by Jerry Blaxton on Aug 27, 2009
     | 2,727 views

    MOVING AND FRIENDSHIPS We live in a society where people, especially young adults, move so often they don’t have time to develop deep friendships. My mom and step father lived in the place where I grew up for about 25 years. During that 25 years, I moved ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist