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THE PRIORITY OF GOD
Priorities are an issue in the church today, and David Wilkerson addresses this issue with the following thought from his most recent newslatter:
"A priority is the importance you place on something. And Christians who neglect prayer have perverted their priorities! Many
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Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Brien Sims on Jun 19, 2008
HOWARD HUGHES' LIFE
All he ever really wanted in life was more. He wanted more money, so he parlayed inherited wealth into a billion-dollar pile of assets. He wanted more fame, so he broke into the Hollywood scene and soon became a filmmaker and star. He wanted more sensual pleasures, so he paid
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Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Jul 13, 2008
If there is one thing God wants of us very desperately in these days, that one thing is RELATIONSHIP. I sincerely believe God wants to renew our relationship with him and is looking to bridge the distance between us. For some, the first step of bridging the distance is having a relationship with
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Salvation Army
Contributed by Rick Crandall on Jul 16, 2008
*Some will be saved. And we must keep trying to reach them, even though many will reject the message, just like they did here in Acts 28:24.
*Wray Ivey was one of my mentors when we lived in Macon. He was our pastor at First Baptist Church in Macon, and a great guy. One Tuesday night Wray and I
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Contributed by Mark Eberly on Jul 21, 2008
First of all, in the first century and probably two hundred years or so before, there were many groups who claimed that the Messiah had come. They all had a charismatic leader that usually called people to a revolution to overthrow the Romans. But this is what happened every single time. Rome came
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Church Of God
Contributed by Aubrey Vaughan on Oct 6, 2008
THERE IS A STORY ABOUT A TRAVELER WHO FELL INTO A DEEP PIT AND COULDN’T GET OUT. SEVERAL PERSONS CAME ALONG AND SAW HIM STRUGGLING IN THE PIT. THE SENSITIVE PERSON SAID, "I FEEL FOR YOU DOWN THERE." THE REFLECTIVE PERSON SAID, "IT’S LOGICAL THAT SOMEONE WOULD FALL INTO THE PIT." THE AESTHETIC
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Baptist
Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Oct 22, 2008
Would You Give Me One?
Don't say you would give if only you had something to give. There was a farmer who asked his neighbor, "If you had a million dollars, would you give me half of it?" The second fellow was amazed at the question and replied, "Of course, I would do that in a minute."
The
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John Wesley: Desired personal holiness, but felt like a failure.
A serious man speaking to John Wesley, "Sir, you wish to serve God and to heaven? Remember that you cannot serve him alone. You must therefore find companions or make them; the Bible knows nothing of solitary religion."
Wesley's
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Contributed by Paul Carlson on Feb 16, 2009
Ministry Area Profile 2006 -- Compass Report 10/24/2006
Estimated 2006 households likely to be primarily concerned with:
The Basics: Maintaining personal health – 42.6%
Hopes and Dreams:
1) Achieving long-term financial security – 56.8%
2) Finding time for recreation/leisure – 31.7%
3) Other
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Contributed by Bruce Howell on Feb 21, 2009
JESUS LOVES ME THIS I KNOW
KARL BARTH was a German theologian who dominated the theology of the 20th century. In 1962, six years before his death, he made his only visit to the United States. One night he lectured at a seminary in Virginia, and after the lecture he met with students in the
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Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Mar 3, 2009
Airplane pilots are subject to a strange phenomenon. When flying through clouds or fog, which prevent them from seeing the horizon, they cannot feel the plane’s wings beginning to bank to the left or right. In the early days of flight, pilots followed the myth of instinct. They believed they could
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Contributed by Davon Huss on Oct 3, 2011
NOBLE SAVAGES
For a while people have believed that our problems exist because we are too civilized. If we would just get back to nature and throw away all of the modern conveniences and the ideas found in the Christian religion, then we would be like the noble savages of old.
A good example
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CHILDHOOD REMINDERS
When I first came to Wichita Falls, Joe and Eloise were living over on Hursh, and I remember going to call on them one day. The front door cradled a lovely stained-glass window. When I asked about it, Joe said, "It’s from the old church in Vernon." Every time he entered and
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