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  • I Was Riding One Of Our Shetland Ponies, Trigger ...  PRO

    Contributed by Bruce Willis on Nov 29, 2006
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     | 2,089 views

    I was riding one of our Shetland ponies, Trigger or Sugarfoot. They were prone to buck you off from time to time and one of those occasions occurred. Well, as I hit the ground I heard someone call my name, “Bruce.” I rolled over to see who it was and no one did I see. However, when I looked ...read more

  • One Man Once Said These Words "I Will Tell You ...

    Contributed by Aubrey Vaughan on Feb 26, 2007
     | 713 views

    One man once said these words “I will tell you the secret: God has had all that there was of me. There have been men with greater brains than I, even with greater opportunities, but from the day I got the poor of London on my heart and caught a vision of what Jesus Christ could do with me and them, ...read more

  • G.w. Knight Captures So Well The Concept Of ...

    Contributed by Noah Kaye on Apr 21, 2005
    based on 1 rating
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    G.W. Knight captures so well the concept of grace when he said this: “When a person works an eight-hour day and receives a fair day’s pay for his time, that is a wage. When a person competes with an opponent and receives a trophy for his performance, that is a prize. When a person receives ...read more

  • I Have Been A Pastor For Nearly Twenty-Five ...

    Contributed by Byron Maynard on Apr 22, 2005
     | 2,134 views

    I have been a pastor for nearly twenty-five years. During those years, one thing I have noticed in counseling with people, for many, their minds have become garbage dumps. It is the place where they dump past failures, bad information, broken down relationship experiences, etc. It is the place ...read more

  • Faith And Human Knowledge

    Contributed by Dean Courtier on Oct 10, 2009
     | 3,436 views

    FAITH AND HUMAN KNOWLEDGE Billy Graham said, "Millions of people today are searching for a reliable voice of authority. The Word of God is the only real authority we have. His Word sheds light on human nature, world problems and human suffering. But beyond that, it clearly reveals the way to God. ...read more

  • Keeping Jesus In A Cradle

    Contributed by Ken Pell on Dec 25, 2011
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    KEEPING JESUS IN A CRADLE The World prefers to keep Jesus in a cradle where He is innocent and powerless. the dare not allow Him to be Lord and God much less our suffering servant. When the Jesuit missionary Matteo Ricci went to China in the 16th century, he brought samples of religious art to ...read more

  • L. T. Jeyachandran Is Executive Director Of Ravi ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    L. T. Jeyachandran is executive director of Ravi Zacharias International Ministries in Singapore. He gives this important insight: “The image God has given us in the Trinity is an image of three co-eternal, co-equal Persons giving themselves to one another in eternal self-effacement. The glory of ...read more

  • Corrie Ten Boom, In Her Book Tramp For The Lord ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Corrie ten Boom, in her book Tramp for the Lord had these words to say regarding forgiveness: It was 1947--. I had come from Holland to defeated Germany with the message that God forgives. It was the truth they needed most to hear in that bitter, bombed-out land, and I gave them my favorite ...read more

  • The Bible Warns About The Danger Of Wealth. ...

    Contributed by Sherm Nichols on Jan 2, 2008
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    The Bible warns about the danger of wealth. Some of you are going, “Yeah, I know. Boy am I glad I’m safe!” Remember, though, that if you had running water this morning, you’re living better than over half the world just because of that. Stuff makes it hard to be close to God. The bigger your ...read more

  • There Was A Boy Who Was Very Popular Among ...  PRO

    Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Feb 21, 2008
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     | 1,530 views

    There was a boy who was very popular among others his age. He was an excellent leader in his school groups. One of his friends visited him and saw a homemade plaque in his room with the words "I Am Third" on it. His friend asked him what it meant and he replied, "It is the motto I try to use in my ...read more

  • David Wrote Psalm 34:3 When He Was Faking ...

    Contributed by Michael West on Mar 29, 2008
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    David wrote Psalm 34:3 when he was faking insanity and Abimelech drove him away; “O magnify the Lord with me, and let us exalt His name together.” (Amplified) The word magnify means to make larger and it can be seen two different ways: make God look bigger than He is or see Him as big as He is. ...read more

  • One Famous Bible Commentator, Donald Guthrie Had ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 8, 2008
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    One famous Bible Commentator, Donald Guthrie had this to say about the term ABBA: (Abba) was originally used by young children but it had acquired an extended meaning in familiar use roughly equivalent to "dear father". It is a unique form that finds no parallel either in the OT or in Judaism, ...read more

  • Does He Show Through?  PRO

    Contributed by Steve Ely on Oct 1, 2008
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    Does He Show Through? One Sunday on their way home from church, a little girl turned to her mother and said, "Mommy, the preacher’s sermon this morning confused me." The mother said, "Oh? Why is that?" The little girl replied, "Well, he said that God is bigger than we are. Is that true?" The ...read more

  • Which Angel Are ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 17, 2009
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    WHICH ANGEL ARE YOU? An old Persian legend once pictured four angels watching God create the world. One said, "Why did God make it?" Another said, "How did God make it?" A third said, "Can I have it?" And the fourth said, "Can I help to make it better?" 1st - philosophical attitude - why? 2nd - ...read more

  • While I Was In A Convenience Store This Past ...  PRO

    Contributed by Robert Leroe on Jul 10, 2002
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    While I was in a convenience store this past week I noticed one of those tabloid newspapers with this bold headline: “Bible Prophecies the US Government Doesn’t Want You To Know”. You don’t need ...read more

  • Martin Luther Understood This When He Wrote, ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 13, 2004
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    Martin Luther understood this when he wrote, "The maid who sweeps her kitchen is doing the will of God just as much as the monk who prays. The Christian shoemaker does his Christian duty not by putting little crosses on the shoes, ...read more

  • We Make So Few Genuine Decisions In Life. Most ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
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    We make so few genuine decisions in life. Most of the choices we make are effected by outside forces and demands. But when it comes to the most important decision in life our decision about God He seeks only a ...read more

  • Psalm 103 Blesses The Lord For

    Contributed by Tony Abram on Jul 6, 2009
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    " Psalm 103 blesses the Lord for "all his benefits," which include not only the forgiveness of sins, but also the lifting of shame. ... God attaches to the lowly and the unclean, raising them from their slime and crud. Where shame is concerned, God ...read more

  • C.s. Lewis, As An Atheist, Rejected The Fact Of ...

    Contributed by Bob Marcaurelle on Dec 8, 2009
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    C.S. Lewis, as an atheist, rejected the fact of God. After his conversion he said the real reason for his atheism was a hidden corner of his heart with a fence around it, with the sign, “Hands Off”. ...read more

  • Wise Men Searching

    Contributed by Charles Jones on Sep 12, 2011
     | 5,213 views

    WISE MEN SEARCHING In Biblical times wise men searched for the savior. They searched by looking for his star. When they found the star, they knew that God's promise had been fulfilled. Today, wise men are still searching. They are searching, not necessarily for a ...read more