John Bevere taught us from the “Bait of Satan”
They (Christians) think churches are like cafeterias; they can pick and choose what they like! They feel the freedom to stay as long as there are no problems. But this does not agree at all with what the Bible teaches. You are not the one who chooses
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1. Bevere’s story, “Now here is where many in the church falter. They see the love of God in the light of the temporal, not the eternal. There is love and goodness, which are admired by society and many in the church but determined by human measures, and are contrary to the love of God. Let me
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 8, 2009
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HYBELS: "TOTALLY DEVOTED" TO CHRIST
Bill Hybels, Pastor of Willow Creek Community Church, was talking with one of his members about some of the "tough topics" he had taught on over the years—-hell, money, sex, relational confrontation, self-discipline. The man asked, "Of all the topics you’ve
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 9, 2009
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ONE MISTAKE, AND YOU’RE FINISHED
When I was chaplain at the University of Maryland, there was a religious group on campus which left no room for mistakes. If you didn’t measure up, out you went. We heard that one of the students had been sent out of that group for drinking. Then we heard that
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Contributed by Ross Cochrane on Mar 20, 2010
ON TAX COLLECTORS
In Kiev, MONEY CHANGERS sit in little booths with a small window. You can't see their faces, and they mutter to you in Russian as you hand over American dollars in exchange for Grivnas. Whenever I exchanged money, I seemed to be getting more Grivna for my dollar because the
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TRAINING IN GODLINESS
Our daughter-in-law has participated at times in triathlon competitions. The triathlon is an endurance event in which you swim a certain distance, ride your bike a certain distance, and finally, and without resting, run a certain distance. It is a very demanding test of your
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Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 29, 2010
THROUGH HIS BLOOD
In 1927, in West Africa, a blood specimen was taken from a native man named Asibi, who was sick with yellow fever. A vaccine was made from the original strain of virus obtained from this man. In fact, all the vaccine manufactured since 1927 by the Rockefeller Foundation and
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Contributed by Rodelio Mallari on Dec 12, 2010
MONUMENT OF THE STATES
In Kissimmee, Florida, there is a monument built of 1,500 stones from the 48 states and from 23 foreign countries. It is called the Monument of the States.
Conceived by Dr. Charles D. Bressler-Pettis, the idea for the structure took years to materialize. On a
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Contributed by Rodelio Mallari on Apr 13, 2011
ABRAHAM'S WORSHIP
The Jews have a legend that when Abraham started on his journeys he saw the stars in the heavens and said, "I will worship the stars." But before long the stars set. Then Abraham saw the constellations—the Pleiades and the rest of them—and he said, "I will worship the
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Dr. David Nichols states, "There must be a difference between the knowledge that comes from the gathering of information, and that which comes by revelation. The Pharisees and Sadducees had the best information anyone could have in their day. If you asked them, they would tell you they were in
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