Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Sep 3, 2025
[181]. A MESSAGE FROM A POEM – MAN’S DEPARTURE IS AWAY FROM GOD
We live in a world in decline and it was prophesied that way – {{2 Timothy 3:1-5 “Realise this, that IN THE LAST DAYS DIFFICULT TIMES WILL COME, for men will be lovers of self, lovers of money, boastful, arrogant, revilers,
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Contributed by Donald Stevens on Sep 30, 2004
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- Wesley taught about Prevenient Grace, Justifying Grace, and Sanctifying Grace.
- And even if we know about those forms of grace that Wesley emphasized,
- I think that we still have a hard time understanding what grace really is.
- I once heard it explained this way.
- Suppose that someone
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Methodist
Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Feb 16, 2008
Have you had the experience of being asleep late at night, when everyone is gone to bed, the lights are out and suddenly you hear banging on the door? You shock out of your slumber and wonder what in the blazes is going on? Who would dare knock at this hour of the night? And you’re not sure if
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Salvation Army
Contributed by Bruce Howell on Apr 12, 2001
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Illus.: The Forgotten Letter Drop
Several years ago the city of Pittsburgh constructed a large, new post office at the cost of several million dollars. On the day of it’s opening, the Governor made a speech, the bands played and the people cheered. It was quite a celebration.
But when the
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Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Jul 12, 2008
Abraham Lincoln’s secretary of war, Edwin Stanton, was angered by an army officer who accused him of favoritism. Stanton complained to Lincoln, who suggested that Stanton write the officer a sharp letter. Stanton did, and showed the strongly worded missive to the president. "What are you going to
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Contributed by Jim Butcher on Apr 11, 2018
What if you had a boss that demanded that you check in with him every ten minutes no matter what?
What if he required that even if you were in the middle of other important work in your office?
What if he demanded that whether you were at the office or at home?
What if he required that even if
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Baptist
Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007
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"I never liked the atmosphere of Washington...[T]he leaders were spending most of their time, thought and energy in trying to get into
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Contributed by Melvin Newland on Jan 3, 2001
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ILL. Dave Galloway told of a soldier who had just returned from Viet Nam. His parents were socialites, very well-to-do. It was near Christmas, and they were getting ready to go out to the first of the round of parties of the Christmas season.
Just then the phone rang, & it was their son on the
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Story: In the late nineteenth Century in South Africa, an old man was digging for gold in a river bed.
He had been at it for many years.
Every now and then he found a little bit of gold, not enough to make him rich – but just enough to maintain his interest.
The part of the river in which he
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Anglican
Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 14, 2007
Movieguide 2006 reports in ’05 films marketed to families drew 4 times more box office receipts than
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Contributed by James Wilson on Nov 23, 2000
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Wearing a fresh shine on his shoes, a suit his wife gave him on graduation day and a determined look on his face, Brian stood outside his new office. It wasn’t the corner office, but it looked pretty good to him. The smell of new leather from his chair and the warm glow of sunshine streaming
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Contributed by Victor Yap on Mar 20, 2003
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A local business puts a sign in the window, stating the following: “HELP WANTED. Must be able to type, must be good with a computer and must be bilingual. We are an equal opportunity employer.?
A short time afterwards, a dog trotted into the office manager’s office, jumped up on the chair and
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Independent/Bible
Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Apr 9, 2007
A young employee secretly misappropriated several hundred dollars of his business firm’s money. When this action was discovered, the young man was told to report to the office of the senior partner of the firm.
As he walked up the stairs toward the administrative office, the young employee was
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Pentecostal
Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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A young employee secretly misappropriated several hundred dollars of his business firm’s money. When this action was discovered, the young man was told to report to the office of the senior partner of the firm.
As he walked up the stairs toward the administrative office, the young employee was
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