Contributed by Ken Pell on Nov 2, 2009
Bruce Longenecker’s book, “The Lost Letters of Pergamum” (pp. 165-166) illustrates their teaching in a story about a Nicolaitan (Kalandion) that attended the Pergamum church. Kalandion is visiting a Christian who has been imprisoned for his faith.
“Kalandion had already visited him on several
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Nazarene
Contributed by Ross Cochrane on Jan 3, 2010
HELL, LITERALLY
Now the word for "hell" is interesting. According to William Barclay, it literally referred to the Valley of Hinnom, to the South West of Jerusalem. William Barclay says "It was notorious as the place where Ahaz had introduced into Israel the fire worship of the heathen god Molech,
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Evangelical/Non-Denominational
John R. W. Stott once admitted the truth that many of us have felt but failed to confess: "The thing I know will give me the deepest joy -- namely, to be alone and unhurried in the presence of God, aware of His
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Contributed by Ian Johnson on Aug 18, 2007
When we catch a glimpse of Heaven and dwell in its atmosphere our life is but a shadow in the Glory of the King. Our many words fall silent and our works pass away. All that is left is our adoration and worship of the Master. Oh that all His
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Pentecostal
Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 9, 2008
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BEST KIND OF HOME
D. A. Carson had this thought: "The worst kind of home to be brought up in is the one with many pretensions and low performance, the best kind of home to be brought up in is the one with few pretensions and high
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"YOU CAN'T JUST SIT AROUND."
Larry Walters is among the relatively few who have actually turned their dreams into reality. Larry was a truck driver, but his lifelong dream was to fly. When he graduated from high school, he joined the Air Force in hopes of becoming a pilot. Unfortunately, poor
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Wesleyan
Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 19, 2001
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My five year old daughter was misbehaving in worship one day and had to be taken out for corrective messures. When I ask, "do you know what you are about to get?" She turn her big brown eyes up and said, "A peice of
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Contributed by Michael West on Sep 29, 2008
Don’t feel comfortable confronting evil? Who does? No one is asking you to throw hatchets at the moon, but if you are tired of being on the losing end or being harassed by the enemy, you can’t hide in worship or keep your nose
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Independent/Bible
Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 16, 2001
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WHAT ARE FATHERS MADE OF?
A father is a thing that is forced to endure childbirth without an anesthetic.
A father is a thing that growls when it feels good--and laughs very loud when it’s scared half to death.
A father never feels entirely worthy of the worship in a child’s eyes. He’s never
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Contributed by Mark Eberly on May 12, 2008
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A woman was trying to raise her daughter as a Christian. However, she was getting very little support from her husband who thought Christianity was ridiculous. In fact, he often tried to undermine her efforts.
One Sunday, the mother and her daughter were coming home from worship and the daughter
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Church Of God
Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006
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Friendship Factor" A new Gallup study commissioned by Group Publishing shows that people with close friendships in their church are very satisfied with their congregation, less likely to leave their place of worship, and have a strong friendship with God. Church members who have a best friend at
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THE LIBERTY BELL
One of the most, iconic symbols of our national heritage --the Liberty Bell --hangs magnificently in the city of brotherly love. In 1751, the Pennsylvania Assembly ordered the bell to commemorate the commonwealth's fiftieth anniversary of William Penn's 1701 Charter of
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Lutheran
Contributed by Perry Greene on Jan 4, 2012
DEDICATION IS COSTLY
Bertoldo de Giovanni is a name even the most enthusiastic lover of art is unlikely to recognize. He was the pupil of Donatello, the greatest sculptor of his time, and he was the teacher of Michelangelo, the greatest sculptor of all time. Michelangelo was only 14 years old when
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Christian/Church Of Christ
Contributed by C Jordan on Nov 22, 2009
“Setting apart an entire day – one out of seven – for feasting and resting, and worship and play, is a gift and not a burden. And neglecting the gift too long will make your soul, like soil never left fallow, hard and dry and spent… The root idea of Sabbath is… that all
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