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  • Trekkie Fans – Familiar With Tuvok And His Vulcan ...

    Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Sep 9, 2006
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    Trekkie fans – familiar with Tuvok and his Vulcan mind meld. By placing his fingers strategically on another’s face their thoughts become his thoughts and the Vulcan would say, “Our minds are one.” This is the picture language of Fellowship in this text. They were a living, breathing organism that ...read more

  • William Temple's Definition Of ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 30, 2009
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    William Temple’s Definition of Worship In summing up how all this comes together in giving worship, William Temple said: The world can be saved by one thing and that is worship. For to worship is to quicken the conscience by the holiness of God, to feed the mind with the truth of God, to purge the ...read more

  • When I Was In Seminary, I Heard An Illustration ...

    Contributed by Jim Kane on Mar 7, 2010
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    When I was in seminary, I heard an illustration that has stuck with me over the years. It began with a question, “Whose holding your trampoline?” The image there is of a group a people stationed around the sides of the trampoline to keep you from falling off. The purpose of the question was to have ...read more

  • We Can Only Hope To Experience Eden When We ...

    Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on May 14, 2010
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    We can only hope to experience Eden when we understand it is a lifestyle not a landmass. God invites us to walk with Him and live in Eden! Eden is the experience of wholeness in the world you inhabit. You don’t need to book an international flight or leave it behind after a few days! Eden can be ...read more

  • Humility Vs. Humiliation

    Contributed by Bobby Stults on Feb 9, 2011
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    HUMILITY VS. HUMILIATION Have you ever thought about the difference between 'humility' and 'humiliation'? There is a significant difference. Humility is the voluntary and willful choice to accept one’s place and position, whereas, humiliation is the forcing of an unwilling participant into their ...read more

  • Helping Him Cry

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Nov 5, 2012
     | 2,438 views

    HELPING HIM CRY Man once talked about a contest he was asked to judge. The purpose of the contest was to find the most caring child. The winner was a 4 year old child whose next door neighbor was an elderly gentleman who had recently lost his wife. Upon seeing the man cry, the little boy went ...read more

  • The Knowledge Of Our Wives Must Extend Beyond ...  PRO

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Dec 10, 2007
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    The knowledge of our wives must extend beyond the everyday. Yet there are days when all a man has to do is open his mouth and he takes his life in his own hands. There is a story of a couple who was attending a marriage seminar on communication and the instructor told them that is was essential ...read more

  • A Church In New York In 1963 Closed Down And ...

    Contributed by Glenn Durham on Mar 11, 2008
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    A church in New York in 1963 closed down and someone stuck a sign on the outside of the front door: “Gone out of business. Didn’t know what our business was.” Is your business honoring Jesus Christ? Is your business listening to his word? Is your business following him in every area of your life? ...read more

  • Christian Priesthood  PRO

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Oct 1, 2013
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    From R. Paul Stevens: Christian priesthood is not a matter of being religious and Mr. Goody two shoes but of serving God and God’s purposes in the nitty gritty everydayness of life in the world, not a matter of sacred times and sacred places but ordinary times and ordinary places, not a matter ...read more

  • Becoming Contagious Christians

    Contributed by N A on Jun 9, 2013
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    "We as individual Christians and collective churches need to recalibrate our sights on the target God has gen us: spiritually lost people. If people matter to God, then they'd better matter to us, too ... Deep in every true Christian, there is an awareness that we are on this planet for purposes ...read more

  • Forest Gump's Momma Said, "Life Is Like A Box Of ...

    Contributed by Richard Burkey on May 19, 2005
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    Forest Gump’s momma said, “Life is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you are gonna get.” Anybody know the secret code for a box of See’s candy? I can figure out the ones with the nuts and the nougat, but crème fillings are always a mystery to me. Now if I made the chocolates and placed ...read more

  • Mobilization Is Not Filling Slots," Claims Carol ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006
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    “Mobilization is not filling slots,” claims Carol Davis, veteran church leadership trainer, “Mobilization is activating the incredible capacity of Christ’s church to serve the purposes of God in our own generation. Mobilization happens when I’m being used as an activator. I listen to and watch for ...read more

  • Discipline Can Be Painful For Anyone Especially ...

    Contributed by Brian Menear on Mar 29, 2007
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    Discipline can be painful for anyone especially from a church they love. All discipline serves a purpose especially for a Christian who has committed a sin. A young child accidentally took sleeping pills from the medicine cabinet. The Dr. told the family to keep the child awake for the next 8 ...read more

  • The Dictionary Defines ‘accident' As "An ...  PRO

    Contributed by W F on Sep 21, 2004
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     | 5,570 views

    The dictionary defines ‘accident’ as “an unforseen event or one without apparent cause.” Any Christian who understands the sovereignty of God will immediately determine from this definition that there is no such thing as an accident. It’s like the cowboy who goes to buy some life insurance. The ...read more

  • Author And Lecturer Leo Buscaglia Once Told About ...  PRO

    Contributed by Mitchell Skelton on Jan 1, 2005
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    Author and lecturer Leo Buscaglia once told about a contest he was asked to judge. The purpose of the contest was to find the most caring child; the winner was a four-year-old boy. His next door neighbor was an elderly gentleman who had recently lost his wife. Upon seeing the man cry, the little ...read more

  • I Have Broken Many Pocket Knives, Using Them For ...

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Jun 8, 2009
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    I have broken many pocket knives, using them for purposes not intended by the manufacturer. I have broken a couple trying to pry something. (Take out pocket knife and show as an object lesson). God blesses us with material things. He helps us find a career and our place in this world. He gives ...read more

  • Allure Of Lust And Greed

    Contributed by David Baeder on Jun 10, 2009
     | 3,287 views

    ALLURE OF LUST AND GREED Last night they had another one of those Dateline stings. In the sting, an undercover agent poses as a 13-15 year old on the internet, in one of those on-line chat rooms. Almost every man who came to a house to meet an underage girl for immoral purposes had seen previous ...read more

  • True Biblical Worship So Satisfies Our Total ...

    Contributed by Donnie Martin on Jul 17, 2009
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    True biblical worship so satisfies our total personality that we don’t have to shop around for man-made substitutes. William Temple made this clear in his masterful definition of worship: For worship is the submission of all our nature to God. It is the quickening of conscience by His holiness; ...read more

  • Sexuality, Self, And Identity

    Contributed by Alison Bucklin on Jun 11, 2011
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    SEXUALITY, SELF, AND IDENTITY Michael Foucault, in The History of Sexuality: "Sexuality is a word that now serves a purpose like the word soul did in the Middle Ages. In that period, people believed that one's soul united the various aspects of human identity and gave significance to that ...read more

  • The Need For Evangelism

    Contributed by Perry Greene on Jan 29, 2013
     | 4,700 views

    THE NEED FOR EVANGELISM A few years ago George Barna reported some amazing facts. Most Americans, including profession Christians, believe that people are inherently good and that there primary purpose is to enjoy life as much as possible. a). 38% believe that it doesn’t matter what religious ...read more