Contributed by Jim Kane on Sep 4, 2008
Stumbling Block of Envy
When I was a few months from graduation from seminary, the church I had attended during college had a position open and I was very interested in it. The pastor had become a spiritual mentor to me, and I was hopeful for the opportunity to work with him.
When we met to
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Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Aug 6, 2009
A lady in the north of England said that every time she got down before God to pray, five bottles of wine came up before her mind. She had taken them wrongfully one time when she was a housekeeper, and had not been able to pray since. She was advised to make restitution.
"But the person is dead,"
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J. H. Crowell went to work on a sailing vessel at the age of 16. He was the only Christian among a crew of 12. Before leaving home, he had promised his mother he would continue his devotions and pray three times a day. When the other sailors discovered his piety, they taunted him and
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Contributed by Greg Bond on Dec 28, 2009
The first step in developing specific prayers for your community, oddly enough, is to pray. Start with a specific prayer, asking God to open your eyes to those areas in your community that have the most influence. Ask Him to open your eyes to those things which are beneficial, and those which are
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Contributed by Ajai Prakash on May 3, 2010
Many people have been richly blessed by what they learned at their mother’s knee. Consider John and Charles Wesley. Their names would probably never have lighted the pages of history if it hadn’t been for their godly mother who taught them that the law of love and Christian witness was to be their
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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Lincoln Proclaims National Fast Day
Abraham Lincoln wrote an address to the nation during the Civil War that was at least as important as the Gettysburg Address.
It was his proclamation for a national fast-day, by which he did designate and set apart Thursday the 30th day of April 1863, as a day of
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Contributed by Paul Fritz on Oct 18, 2000
Lord Jesus, thou who art the way, the truth, and the life; hear us as we pray for the truth that shall make all free. Teach us that liberty is not only to be loved but also to be lived. Liberty is too precious a thing to be buried in books. It costs too much to be hoarded. Help us see that our
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Contributed by Tony Abram on Sep 12, 2006
HE BRINGS PEACE AT THE END OF THE DAY HE WAS NEAR THEN AND HE IS NEAR NOW. HE SHOWED THEM HIS HANDS. THOSE HANDS FOUND ME AND HELD ME, KEPT MY HEART FROM BREAKING AND BRUSHED AWAY TEARS.
Perhaps this is why David said in: (Psa 55:17 KJV) Evening, and morning,
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Contributed by Darrin Hunt on Feb 19, 2007
When I got engaged, we went to a local gemologist at his home. He took us to his living room, pulled his hand out of his pocket and held it out with several stones and said, "Pick one."
Gemologists/geologists are able to analyze and discern which gems/metals are
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Contributed by Davon Huss on Oct 1, 2007
Mindy Caliguire in Spiritual friendship says, “What do you do when you can’t stand the thought of praying, when the words of the Bible seem plastic and false… when you have been doing everything ‘right’ and the bottom falls out? It’s at these times when it is the spiritual friends who throw
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Contributed by Andy Beech on Mar 29, 2008
Some time ago I was reading Michael Green’s book -’Evangelism in the Local Church’, and one phrase he used has really struck home with me. He said that:
’We have two ears and only one mouth - so why don’t we get our prayers into the same ratio - twice as
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Methodist
Contributed by Charles Wallis on May 7, 2009
CONNECTIONS
My truck would not start. I tried several things to fix it and even had the battery checked. I thought I was in for a big expense. I prayed for my truck. A friend told me to clean the terminals, which I already had done. But I cleaned them thoroughly again and the truck started
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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A father was teaching his 3 year old to ask the blessing over her food. After awhile, Jenny was able to say it all by herself. She prayed for all kinds of things and ended it with a big, “Thank You God for the spaghetti.” Then she was ready to eat. She forgot to say, “In Jesus’ Name, Amen.” Her Dad
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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One evening, a little girl was saying bedtime prayers with her mother.
“Dear Harold, please bless Mother and Daddy and all my friends,” she prayed.
“Wait a minute,” interrupted her Mother. “Who’s Harold?”
“That’s God’s name,” was the answer.
“Who told you that was God’s name?” asked the
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Contributed by Timothy Peck on Feb 1, 2001
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Next time you’re in an airport notice the difference between passengers who have confirmed tickets and those on standby (Hybels, Too Busy Not to Pray 113). Those who have confirmed tickets are relaxed, their confident and expectant. Those on standby hang around the ticket counter, they pace and
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