THE STORY OF JANUARIUS
Januarius, as bishop of Benevento, was performing one of the works of mercy when he was arrested. He was visiting some deacon friends in prison. They were then all rounded up and put in the arena with the wild beasts, who refused to eat them. (I find it comforting
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Contributed by Jesse Roncales on Mar 27, 2010
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ADOPTION: THE POTREA PROTESTUS
Our concept of adoption is far different from the concept of adoption in the New Testament. In most cases, an adopted child, at that time, was most honored than natural children. And in all cases, to be adopted by someone was considered a special privilege.
In the
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Assembly Of God
Contributed by Michael Walther on Jul 29, 2011
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A CHURCH MOVES ON
"Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good" (Romans 12.21).
A church that was already struggling financially suffered a loss of $5,000 which one of its members had embezzled. This put the church in even greater peril because of its difficulty in meeting financial
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Lutheran
Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Nov 30, 2009
John Gill wrote, "Jeremiah, whom some of the Jews have thought to be the prophet Moses spoke of, in (Deuteronomy 18:15) and expected that he would appear about the times of the Messiah" [his source: Baal Hatturim in Deut.
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Independent/Bible
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C. Peter Wagner states in Your Spiritual Gifts on page 19: "Martin Luther permanently changed Christendom when he rediscovered the priesthood of all believers. Still, Lutheranism retained much of the clericalism of the Roman Catholic Church. One wonders why it took more than 400 years for the
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Contributed by Wilson Mcmahon on Feb 28, 2007
Short and Long Term Survival
(from E-Sword)
Here is a spiritual insight from Charles A. Lindbergh: "Short term survival may depend on the knowledge of
nuclear physicists and the performance of supersonic aircraft, but long term survival depends alone on the
character of man. We must
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Church Of God
Contributed by Bill Sullivan on May 9, 2012
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THEY DID NOT FEAR DEATH
Many of you have read Foxe's Book of Martyrs. It’s certainly not light bedtime reading, but is nevertheless inspiring and relevant as we look at this passage of scripture this morning.
It’s important to remember that each of the apostles suffered persecution, and most
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 7, 2008
Twilight of the Book In 1937, 29% of American adults told the pollster George Gallup they were reading a book. In ’55, only 17% were. In ’78, a survey found that 55% had read a book in the previous 6 months. The question was even looser in ’98 and ’02; 71% of Americans had read a novel, short
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Sir John Templeton Chairman of Templeton Funds that manages over 15,000,000,000 (15 Billion) annually in investments said: "I have watched 100,000 families over my years of investment counseling. I always saw greater
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Contributed by A. Todd Coget on Jan 10, 2003
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[Illustration]
At Calvary, the Roman soldiers divided the earthly belongings of Jesus, but they gambled for His seamless robe rather than tear it.
These were hardened men, but they saw the beauty of that robe and refused to tear it.
I have heard that the early church used this seamless garment as
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Contributed by Keith Andrews on Jun 5, 2002
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J.I. Packer shows how Paul expresses his humility. Paul says
I am the least of the apostles. 1 Corinthians 15:9
I am the very least of all the saints. Ephesians 3:8
I am the foremost of sinners. 1 Timothy
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Baptist
Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 20, 2007
Global trafficking of women and girls for purposes of sexual exploitation rakes in $7
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20 SIGNS THAT YOU'RE GETTING OLD
1. You’re asleep, but others worry that you’re dead.
2. Your back goes out more often than you do.
3. You quit trying to hold your stomach in, no matter who walks into the room.
4. You buy a compass for the dash of your car/truck.
5. You’re proud of your
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Contributed by Timothy Smith on Sep 5, 2006
Rick Warren, a preacher in California, wrote an article once entitled: “How to keep your profession from being an obsession.”In that article he gave this little test. Here’s seven questions that might help you measure how your are doing in this extreme. See how many you say “yes” to. I’ll give you
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