Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Jul 28, 2009
CHARACTER IS LIKE AN ICICLE
Have you ever watched the icicle as it is formed? Have you noticed how it froze, one drop at a time, until it was a foot long, or more? If the water were clean, the icicle remained clear, and sparkled brightly in the sun; but if the water were slightly muddy, the
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 12, 2001
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"We can see how calling time a problem or tyrant is a misnomer; it focuses on the symptoms rather than the disease. Time measures motion and change in activities determined by our decisions, motivated by our goals and values. The tyranny of the urgent is more than a question about time. Tension
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Contributed by Richard Mcnair on Nov 4, 2004
Young American soldiers had a vague idea of their job, until planes used as bombs struck the heart of this country. Then they were motivated . The we all knew we had to war against terrorism. The soldiers had a clear purpose. We did too. -- When they got to Iraq and saw the mass graves and the
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 14, 2001
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"We can see how calling time a problem or tyrant is a misnomer; it focuses on the symptoms rather than the disease. Time measures motion and change in activities determined by our decisions, motivated by our goals and values. The tyranny of the urgent is more than a question about time. Tension
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Contributed by Rodelio Mallari on Dec 31, 2010
GODLY VISION
The capacity to create a compelling picture of the desired; state of affairs that inspires people to respond; that which is desirable, which could be, should be; that which is attainable. A godly vision is right for the times, right for the church, and right for the people. A godly
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Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Sep 9, 2007
Ten Basic Statements about Ministry
Warren and David Wiersbe, said in their book: Making Sense of the Ministry
1. The foundation of ministry is character.
2. The nature of ministry is service.
3. The motive for ministry is love.
4. The measure of ministry is sacrifice.
5. The authority of ministry
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Contributed by Glynda Lomax on Mar 16, 2022
Integrity is when something is the same all the way through. Pure gold is gold and only gold, all the way through. 14kt gold is less than pure, but other metals give it a hardness that allows more uses such as making beautiful jewelry from it.
The bible calls the condition of being one thing
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Contributed by Brad Henry on Sep 28, 2011
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WHEN WE HAVE NOWHERE ELSE TO GO
Over the years we have had many gut wrenching stores of families killed in an accident only to leave a mother or father behind. To wake up in a hospital bed hurting physically then realize that your entire family is gone would be unfathomable. Now none of us are
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Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Mar 27, 2007
When telling his young daughter the story of Abraham and Isaac, a father related how God had finally told Abraham not to kill Isaac and had provided a sacrificial lamb instead. The little girl looked up with a sad expression and said, “I don’t like killing lambs.”
The father was speechless for
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Contributed by Jesse Roncales on Mar 12, 2010
Albert Barnes, an 19th century theologian, in his Notes on the New Testament, affirms this truth,
“If a man is not influenced by the meek, pure and holy Spirit of the Lord Jesus, if he is not conformed to His image, if his life does not resemble that of the Saviour, he is a stranger to
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The Catechism teaches that “Sacred Scripture begins with the creation of man and woman in the image and likeness of God and concludes with a vision of ‘the wedding feast of the Lamb.’” (1602) “God Himself is the author of marriage. . .The vocation to marriage is written in the very nature of man
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Catholic
Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Dec 19, 2010
SIN MARS US
During an all-night festival in Paris, five young people, apparently drunk, broke into the Orsay Museum and left a 4-inch gash in a priceless painting by Claude Monet. Culture Minister Christine Albanel said the painting could be restored, but she was deeply disturbed at the damage
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Independent/Bible
Note the high honor our Lord places upon marriage and the wedding ceremony in his very first miracle. It honors God when we come to a wedding pure and proclaim our trust in God for the marriage to succeed!
By his presence at the marriage feast, the Son of God said, ‘This is an honorable thing’
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Contributed by Davon Huss on Sep 7, 2004
Mark Duke was serving as a personnel manager for Spring Telephone. Along with his supervisor, Mark was given the task of helping 300 poorly producing sales persons start producing. They tried all the classic motivational approaches, but nothing worked. Mark and his supervisor were both
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As a child I used to spend a few weeks of my summers at my Grandma’s farm in Southern Kentucky. She owned cows and chickens that we would feed daily. I was able to learn how to water-ski on a lake nearby her home. And fishing was one of my favorite things to do while visiting with “Mimi.” There
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Contributed by Ray Ellis on Jan 27, 2004
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# John Stafford tells about an old well that stood outside the front door of their family farm house in New Hampshire. The water from the well was remarkably pure and cold. No matter how hot the summer or how severe the drought, the well was always a source of refreshment and joy. The faithful
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