E. M. Bounds -- Our religion breaks down oftenest and most sadly in our conduct. Beautiful theories are marred by ugly lives. The most difficult as well as the most impressive point in piety is to live it. Our praying suffers as much as our religion from bad living. Preachers were charged in
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Contributed by Mike Gillett on Feb 28, 2007
Stage One: UNDERSTAND:
What does the passage actually say?
Setting: When and where was the book or passage written?
Purpose: Why was it written?
Context: What is the book as a whole about?
Form: How, or in what form, was it written?
Words: What is the meaning of individual words?
Stage Two:
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A VOICE THAT DOESN'T SHOUT
On the Easter just before he died, D. William Sangster painfully printed a short note to his daughter. A deeply spiritual Methodist, he had been spearheading a renewal movement in the British Isles after World War II. Then his ministry, except for prayer, was ended by a
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Contributed by Curry Pikkaart on Jun 29, 2010
Poet Roxie Lusk Smith wrote:
“The Masters Touch”
Deep beyond my mind I know of God’s unfailing skill;
He makes the scope of time to bow to his all-mighty will.
I cannot doubt the master’s art remolding such as I,
An erring child, with willful heart; remade by Him on high.
My weakened soul was
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Presbyterian/Reformed
Contributed by John Putty on Apr 5, 2011
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HIGHER GROUND
The old hymn, “Higher Ground” is a spiritual declaration of one determined man Johnson Oatman, Jr. put to music! While some refuse to believe that our personal faith plays any real role in our spiritual growth and in experiencing Christian victory, in all my 20 years of preaching
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Contributed by Joel Ferren on Nov 27, 2001
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Max Lucado— ”In the Grip of Grace”
God has enlisted us in his navy and placed us on his ship. The boat has one purpose-to carry us safely to the other shore.
This is no cruise ship; it is a battleship. We aren’t called to a life of leisure, we are called to a life of service. Each of
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Contributed by Thomas Cash on Mar 9, 2010
God wants our Christianity to be where everyone can see it. We get into trouble when we are secretive about our faith. Don’t make a decision to follow Jesus if you intend to do so only in the presence of other believers. Be ready to identify yourself as Christ’s disciple in your home, your
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Christian/Church Of Christ
Contributed by Steven Chapman on Mar 26, 2001
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Bruce Larson, in There’s A Lot More To Health Than Not Being Sick, writes,
Behavioral sciences in recent years have expounded the simple truth that "behavior that is observed changes." People who are accountable by their own choice to a group of friends, to a therapy group, to a psychiatrist or a
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Christian/Church Of Christ
Contributed by Matthew Rogers on Dec 10, 2001
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Bruce Larson used to pastor a church in Seattle and he tells a story about a wealthy man who one day came into his office.
The wealthy church member told Bruce, “You’ve been talking a lot about tithing. I’m definitely listening and growing as a Christian, but Bruce, I make a ton of money. I
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Contributed by Paul Fritz on Jun 26, 2002
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No Higher Duty
Henri Nouwen, the great spiritual writer was going to a monastery for a
retreat. The monks observed vows of silence and the retreat was to be
meditative and prayerful. Nouwen was delayed and was late getting to the
monastery on that miserable, rainy night. He rang the bell, well
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Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 15, 2002
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Paul
Paul, the apostle, who before was called Saul, after his great travail and unspeakable labors in promoting the Gospel of Christ, suffered also in this first persecution under Nero. Abdias, declareth that under his execution Nero sent two of his esquires, Ferega and Parthemius, to bring him
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Contributed by Dan Cormie on Oct 25, 2002
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Any one more than forty-five years old can probably remember where they were when they first heard of President Kennedy’s assassination in 1963.
British novelist David Lodge, in the introduction to one of his books, tells where he was--in a theater watching the performance of a satirical revue he
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Mennonite
Contributed by Kenneth Squires on Dec 28, 2002
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A Persian king was lifted out of a life of poverty and deposited into the luxury of the royal throne. After he became the king, he sent some servants to the old shack that he once lived in. The place of his birth and rearing. The servants were instructed to gather every relic of that part of his
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