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What is the purpose of baptism?
Steve Atkerson states: “John the Baptist explicitly stated the purpose of his baptism when he said, "I baptize you with water for repentance" (Mt 3:11). Did John baptize them so that they could repent or because they already had repented? That is, was John’s baptism
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Contributed by Warner Pidgeon on Dec 16, 2010
AN AUDACIOUS RESCUE
On 5th August this year the San Jose copper mine, in the Atacama Desert in Chile collapsed. 33 men were trapped in darkness. The world and their relatives feared that there was no hope. The depth of the mine, the lack of food and water, and the absence of any signs of life all
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Contributed by Selwyn Robins on Apr 19, 2011
FAITH LIKE A POTATO: DON'T GIVE UP HOPE
There is a movie called 'Faith Like a Potato'. It takes place in South Africa. Long story short a farmer w/an anger management issue is converted to a believer (follower) of the word. Needing to bring in money for his family, he decides to plant a crop of
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Charismatic
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REPENTANCE AND BAPTISM
Steve Atkerson states: "John the Baptist explicitly stated the purpose of his baptism when he said, 'I baptize you with water for repentance' (Mt 3:11). Did John baptize them so that they could repent or because they already had repented? That is, was John's baptism a means
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Contributed by Michael Walther on Jul 11, 2011
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PENNIES FROM HEAVEN
Many of the farms in the state of Nebraska are right on the edge of the fertile plains that receive enough rainfall to produce abundant crops. Some years the yields can be a little lower simply because they are not blessed with as much rain as other farmers. Being so dependent
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GIFT OF PEARLS
A number of years ago, when our oldest was just a little tyke, a Chinese man we knew gave my wife a string of pearls as a gift. Anyway, the pearls he gave her were different from the ones we might find in a jewelry store; they were natural, not cultivated.
Now, the most common
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Contributed by Gordon Curley on Dec 17, 2011
I OWE MY LIFE TWICE
A wealthy English family once invited friends to spend some time at their beautiful estate. The happy occasion was almost plunged into a terrible tragedy on the first day. Because the children went swimming, and one of them got into deep water and started drowning.
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Brethren
Contributed by Chuck Sligh on Dec 20, 2011
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GOD'S WAY ISN'T ALWAYS EASY
We make a terrible error when we think that God makes life easy just because we're in His will or that the easy way is God's way. We don't follow Jesus or God's will for our lives because it's the EASY thing to do--we do it because it's the RIGHT thing to do!
When we
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D.L. Moody made an covenant with God that he would witness for Christ to at least one person each day. One night, about ten o- clock, he realized that he had not yet witnessed; so he went out in to the street and spoke to a man standing by a lamppost, asking him, "Are you a Christian?"
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Contributed by Jordan Lumbard on Jun 5, 2007
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Way back in the 80’s, Apple Corporation, or Apple Computers really took off and grew as a company.
- Yes even before the iPod.
Steve Jobs was the founder and President of Apple, and he realized that he didn’t know how to run such a big company.
- So he recruited one of the most famous CEO’s at that
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