Christmas is a matter of fact, not feeling.
In the famous musical Mame, there is a production number that continually repeats the refrain, "we need a little Christmas, right this very minute." And that refrain expresses the feelings of many people as the Christmas holiday is so quickly
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 11, 2002
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There is an appropriate historical example of this folly of ruling out something ahead of time because it does not fit with one’s view of the world. When explorers first came to Australia, they encountered an animal the defied all known laws of taxonomy. They discovered a semiaquatic, egg-laying
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Quest Study Bible notes this about the question,” What changed at this pivotal point in history?”
The resurrection vindicated Jesus’ claims about himself, that he was the Son of God in the flesh, the fulfillment of God’s dealings with humankind. No longer would people have to follow rules and
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Contributed by Mark Eberly on Dec 15, 2008
"SEEKER"
In recent years, there has been a movement of calling people who are not Christians "seekers." It was a way to classify people who come into the church looking for God without labeling them offensively as "sinners." It was a way to try to keep church accessible to anyone and everyone. Has
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Contributed by Jesse Roncales on Mar 12, 2010
Dr. S. Lewis Johnson, a noted New Testament scholar, tells of his visit in Britain, where he observed that British people love dogs as their pets. During his stay he noticed three kinds of dogs which he relates to people in reference to freedom.
The first are those dogs who have law but no freedom.
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Bill Hybels writes in “Fit to be Tied”, God knows “unless we give Him the place of preeminence he deserves, we
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Contributed by Charles Wallis on Mar 20, 2008
“There is no personhood outside of relationships.” Wess Pinkham (The Abba Outcome: Getting the People Done) © 2000 Journey to the Heart
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Pentecostal
Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
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"What is the church?The best way to kill a church is to squeeze it into a building. For without contact with people in need and publicly witnessing
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