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  • Love Of A Disciple  PRO

    Contributed by Stephen E. Trail on Jul 6, 2011
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    LOVE OF A DISCIPLE Tertullian, an early Christian author, reported that the Romans would exclaim, "See how they love one another," and Justin Martyr, a Greek-speaking Christian apologist, sketched Christian love this way: "We who used to value the acquisition of wealth and possessions more than ...read more

  • Understanding The Spiritual Gifts By Dr. Dale A. ...

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Oct 13, 2011
     | 3,869 views

    Understanding The Spiritual Gifts By Dr. Dale A. Robbins 1. The ministry of Spiritual Gifts originates in the New Testament, commissioned by our Lord Jesus Christ. After He established His church on the earth and ascended to Heaven, Jesus sent the Holy Spirit to equip His church with power and ...read more

  • Shepherds: The Lower Class

    Contributed by Timothy Enns on Oct 17, 2011
     | 3,148 views

    SHEPHERDS: THE LOWER CLASS For many years I drove truck, hauling produce from California to Canada. I would often cut across the back roads of Idaho instead of staying on the busy interstate. The area I would travel trough on the back roads would take me through deserts and volcanoes, but it would ...read more

  • The Next Billy Graham

    Contributed by Tim Hinrichs on Feb 7, 2012
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    THE NEXT BILLY GRAHAM Baptist author and leader Russell Moore said recently: "The next Jonathan Edwards might be the man driving in front of you with the Darwin Fish bumper decal. The next Charles Wesley might be a ... profanity-spewing hip-hop artist right now. The next Billy Graham might be ...read more

  • Overcoming Evil With Good

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 9, 2012
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    OVERCOMING EVIL WITH GOOD Stuart Holden (1874-1934), the author of "Prevailing Intercessory Prayer", was in Egypt and met a sergeant in a Highland regiment. "How were you brought to Christ?" he asked this bright Christian. The sergeant responded: "There was a private in the same company as myself ...read more

  • Prayer Journal Entry Of George Washington  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 13, 2012
    based on 7 ratings
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    PRAYER JOURNAL ENTRY OF GEORGE WASHINGTON When George Washington was about 20 years old he wrote this in his prayer journal: "O most Glorious God, in Jesus Christ my merciful and loving father, I acknowledge and confess my guilt, in the weak and imperfect performance of the duties of this day. I ...read more

  • Just Watch!  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 29, 2012
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    JUST WATCH! A young boy looked up at his grandfather and wondered aloud, "Grandpa, how do you live for Jesus?" The respected grandfather stooped down and quietly told the boy, "Just watch." As the years went by the grandfather was an example to the boy of how to follow Jesus. He stayed ...read more

  • If We Want To Come To Jesus There Will Be Opposition

    Contributed by Ken Henson on Oct 15, 2012
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    If we want to come to Jesus there will be opposition. John Stott was the pastor of All Saints Church in London. I had a chance to meet John Stott while I was in London. He died last year. He is really credited with starting the evangelical movement in England. Before that movement was started, ...read more

  • Community

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Oct 2, 2015
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    Dr. B. adds, “Christ desired that his church would be the earthly community of oneness modeled after the eternal community of oneness. Jesus went on to declare that he had provided his followers with everything they needed to bring about this oneness. He prayed, “I have given them the glory that ...read more

  • Expectation Vs Experience little Israel Eh...

    Contributed by Suresh Manoharan on Nov 28, 2015
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    Expectation vs Experience Little Israel eh…Boy, it packs a punch in the spiritual realm!!! Do not we owe it a Saviour, Salvation and Scriptures!!! Add to this fact that one of it’s cities (Jerusalem) would be the future World capital and at once, there is a ring of sanctity about this Nation. Even ...read more

  • The Debt Is Paid

    Contributed by Daniel King, D. Min. on Jul 25, 2018
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    Main Idea: Because of our sin, we owe a great debt that is impossible to pay, but Jesus paid the debt. Verse: “For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord” (Romans 6:23 NKJV). Illustration: One time I was buying a sandwich at a store and I did not ...read more

  • Faith Is Trust In God

    Contributed by Daniel King, D. Min. on Aug 2, 2018
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    Main Idea: Putting your faith in Jesus is like sitting in a chair. Verse: “Without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him” (Hebrews 11:6 NKJV). Illustration: (Point to a chair) Do you ...read more

  • Patience Is A Virtue

    Contributed by Pastor Randall Timblin on Aug 20, 2018
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    My Mother always used to say, 'Only Fools rush in, son!' As I grew and matured, I heard that a lot less because I started to see the wisdom in what she had said and the foolishness in which I, as a young man, was a prime example. Matter-of-fact, if you had looked up foolishness, you would ...read more

  • How Will You Face Death?

    Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Oct 13, 2019
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    Voltaire, one of history’s best known atheists, often stated that “by the time I’m buried, the Bible will be non--existent.” His last words were: “I am abandoned by God and man; I shall die and go to hell alone.” His condition had become so terrible that his associates were afraid to approach ...read more

  • Carry Your Cross

    Contributed by Anitha Jabastion on Aug 3, 2020
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    A story is told about a boy who desperately wanted to meet Christ. He was praying hard about it. One day, the Lord told him to walk up the mountain carrying his cross. He took his cross and began his journey. In some time, he began to feel the heaviness of the cross. He cut out a small portion of ...read more

  • God-Centered Life

    Contributed by Ritchie Guerrero on Oct 15, 2020
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    Illustration of life that is God-centered God is always in the center of your life. Your Priority. Our life must revolve only in Jesus Christ. Consider a small Object. ex. a small piece of wood Tie the object with a soft string, at least 1 ft in length, in such a way that you could hold the ...read more

  • John Betjeman Wrote Some Memorable Lines On The ...

    Contributed by Owen Bourgaize on Dec 2, 2007
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    John Betjeman wrote some memorable lines on the Incarnation of the Lord Jesus Christ: ‘And is it true this most tremendous tale of all, / The Maker of the stars and sea / Became a child on earth for me?’ It is true, we believe, but it isn’t the whole truth: for the whole truth is that the Maker ...read more

  • Probability Of Prophecies Fulfilled

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Dec 21, 2007
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    Probability of Prophecies Fulfilled In his book, Science Speaks, Peter Stoner applies the modern science of probability to just eight prophecies regarding Christ. He says, “The chance that any man might have ...fulfilled all eight prophecies is one in 10 to the 17th. That would be 1 in ...read more

  • Max Lucado: Zoe

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Jan 15, 2008
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    Max Lucado states this about our term Zoe: a. Jesus offers zoe, the Greek word for ‘life as God has it.’ Whereas bios, its sibling term, is life extensive, zoe is life intensive. Jesus talks less about life’s duration and more about its quality, vitality, energy, and fulfillment. What the new mate, ...read more

  • A Minister Travelling On A Train In Europe Was ...

    Contributed by Darren Rogers on Jan 31, 2008
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    A minister travelling on a train in Europe was the sole occupant of a compartment, except for a young man reading a newspaper. The youth was also a Christian, but so weak was his faith, and so many were his temptations, that he told the minister he did not think he would be able to stand life a ...read more