Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Nov 9, 2009
The Jewish people tried to work around some of the commands of the Torah that could not be practically enforced once the Jewish nation was no longer sovereign. One of those commands was the Sabbath Year. All debts were to be cancelled, but, under Roman rule, this could not work economically for
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Contributed by Paul Carlson on Jan 25, 2010
While we were in Jerusalem we visited a Jewish shop “Treasures of the Temple” which was a sort of museum. These Jews are currently recreating all the temple items in preparation of rebuilding the temple to worship in O.T. style. Photos 796-798
We stopped by the Western Wall and there were dozens
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Mom-isms from Biblical moms:
a. There has been some commonality through the years when it comes to motherhood let’s look at just a few Bible mom’s and imagine what they had to deal with and how they handled raising their children.
ILL Notebook: Mother (Great Sayings of Biblical Mothers). In fact,
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Evangelical/Non-Denominational
LET THE MASTER PLAY
An organist was practicing one day in a great church in Europe. As he was playing, a man came up to the organ and asked if he could play.
The organist looked at him and thought to himself. "I shouldn’t let this man play, just look at him, he is unshaven, his clothes are
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Anglican
Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 8, 2011
REDEFINING "DEVIANCY"
Alcoholism, drug abuse, teen pregnancy, abortion, homosexuality, school violence, child abuse, pornography, rape, robbery and murder pervade our nation. America is drowning in wickedness and immorality. For example, Oregon approved legalized physician-assisted suicide in 1994
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Contributed by Davon Huss on Nov 21, 2011
THE LOST (AND FOUND) BAPTISTERY
Supposedly, it was constructed around 1828; sometime between then and about 1930 it was forgotten and unused till discovered in May of 2002. No one knows for certain when the open air baptistery of Mt. Gilead Baptist Church in Fort Gaines, Georgia, was last used.
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Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Sep 29, 2009
An old sailor repeatedly got lost at sea, so his friends gave him a compass and urged him to use it. The next time he went out in his boat, he followed their advice and took the compass with him. But as usual he became hopelessly confused and was unable to find land.
Finally he was rescued by
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Contributed by Davon Huss on Dec 24, 2012
There was a couple who desperately wanted children. They prayed to the Lord and he gave them 4 children in 4 years. When the children were still 5 years old and younger, they were the stars of the Christmas pageant. Here are the mothers words to describe the production: “My daughter was playing
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Contributed by John Bright on Sep 24, 2025
We refer to many of the practices that aid in our ongoing sanctification as Spiritual Disciplines. These include prayer, Bible reading/study, tithing/generosity, fasting, silence, and worship. This is not a complete list. All Spiritual Disciplines have the same goal – increasing your intimacy
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Contributed by Loyd C. Taylor on Sep 26, 2025
How to Get Rid of Your Preacher
I heard the tale of a preacher
Who was boring and out of touch.
Most of his sermons were dry or dead,
And he spoke softly way too much.
He had heard an awful rumor,
From church gossip it had been told,
“The church was going to fire him,
Hire a young one, handsome
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