Jim Cymbala stated in his book Breakthrough Prayer, “The God who delights to show mercy is near, waiting for us to call on his name” (page 54).He adds "Today prayer for personal guidance is almost a lost art. Our tendency is to run around doing what we think best and then ask God to bless our
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John Shirley, as quoted from his sermon posted on the sermon central website titles "One Nation Under God"
1. We must participate in paying for government – that would be paying our taxes. When Jesus was here on earth, He paid His taxes, and so should we!
2. We need to pray for government.
3. We
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Presbyterian/Reformed
Contributed by Owen Bourgaize on Jan 6, 2001
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Sometimes His ways are hard to understand at the time, I can offer a personal example: Teenage children can be quite a trial, even a pain! 25 years ago my son was! He was keen on old vehicles that he intended to renovate. Against my better judgement, so I thought at the time, he acquired an old
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Baptist
Contributed by James Wilson on Nov 23, 2000
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In forty years of involvement in his church’s visitation program, Wilt Durant had led one person to Christ. You know what they say, if only one person comes to Christ its worth all the effort, right?
When he retired in 1992, he moved to Rogers, AR and joined Immanuel Baptist Church. One Sunday,
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Contributed by Alan Stokes on Mar 4, 2001
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"A minister was interrupted one morning by his little son, who entered his study, sat down at his father’s feet and fixed his big, wondering eyes upon his father’s face. The father turned to him and asked impatiently: "Well! What is it? What do you want?" The big, round eyes grew wider still
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Holiness
Contributed by Bruce Howell on Mar 28, 2001
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Illus.: “How the Word Was Cut Into His Heart”
When the Christians in Lahore, India, wanted to stamp Matthew 11:28 on the back of Gospels they had printed, they found they could not obtain a rubber stamp with which to do it. The only way was to get a clever Moslem to cut the words in rubber for
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Contributed by Jim Kane on Jul 16, 2001
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In his introductory notes to the book of Romans Chuck Swindoll says "when the late Donald Barnhouse began his ministry at Tenth Street Presbyterian Church in Philadelphia, he stepped into the pulpit the first Sunday morning and preached from the first verse of Romans 1. He arrived the second
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Church Of God
Contributed by Joey Nelson on Aug 6, 2001
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In his book, True Heroism in a World of Celebrity
Counterfeits, Dick Keyes writes that a celebrity is "one who is famous and well publicized," well known "apart from how they became known. Celebrity itself is indifferent to moral character," he adds. One can be famous "but still a thoroughly
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Contributed by Timothy Craver on Sep 27, 2001
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Earlier in his life, Gandhi was actually considering becoming a Christian. He was attracted by the life and teachings of Jesus. Gandhi attended the services of a church in Pretoria, South Africa. He later wrote, "The congregation did not strike me as being particularly religious; they were not
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Brethren
Contributed by Ponce Brown on Oct 5, 2001
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One author in his writings on the subject of becoming authentic noted that William Faulkner, the novelist, toiled for years as an unknown, disrespected writer in rural Mississippi before he finally gained recognition. When he won the Nobel Prize for literature in 1950, his acclaim grew. When
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