Contributed by Clark Tanner on Feb 6, 2008
One of my instructors in Bible College used to like to say that in the beginning God said, “Let there be light!” and the angels were blinking their eyes for a millennium.
He’d say, “I don’t know how theologically
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Orthodox
Contributed by Warner Pidgeon on May 31, 2012
THE ALLY OF SUFFERERS
The author and church minister Ray Ortlund says this:
"Sometimes there is no way to get out of suffering; but there is a way to get through suffering, because God is the ally of sufferers." He also says that
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Contributed by Davon Huss on Oct 28, 2002
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BRAGGIN' 'BOUT DAD
Three boys in the schoolyard were bragging about who had the better father:
The first boy says, “My Dad scribbles a few words on a piece of paper, he calls it a poem, and they give him $100.”
The second boy says, “That’s nothing. My Dad scribbles a few words on a piece
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Contributed by Eric Ferguson on Jun 4, 2008
Illustration: What Is Wisdom?
An angel appears at a teachers meeting and tells the teacher that in return for his unselfish and outstanding behavior in teaching the students to the best of his ability, the Lord will reward him with his choice of infinite wealth, wisdom or beauty. Without
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Contributed by Johnny Wilson on Mar 23, 2009
FAITH: REASON AT REST
The late Manley Beasley defined faith as a "reason at rest with God." To me, that's powerful, but it hits me even harder when I remember that he went on to say, "Faith is dependency upon God, and this God-dependency only begins when self-dependency ends." And what do we see
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A "stronghold" is a mind-set that holds you hostage. It makes you believe that you are hopelessly locked in a situation, that you are powerless to change.
That’s when you hear people saying, “I can’t, I can’t, I can’t.” The only reason you say, “I can’t,” when God says, “You can” is
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Bragging Boys
Three boys in the schoolyard were bragging about their fathers. The first boy says, “My Dad scribbles a few words on a piece of paper, he then calls it a poem, they give him $50.00.”
The second boy says, “That’s nothing, My Dad scribbles a few words on a piece of paper, he calls it
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 21, 2002
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SOMETIMES A COSTUME IS JUST A COSTUME
Who am I this time?
That’s the question millions of kids and adults ask themselves in anticipation of Halloween each year.
Their answer can say a lot about what’s going on within them, many experts say.
In other words, think of Halloween as the ultimate
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Contributed by Jay Winters on Dec 24, 2007
In the classic Christmas movie from 1947, “A Miracle on 34th St.,” a young and skeptical girl named Susan goes up to Santa in the middle of Macy’s department store, which this year is not being manned by a fake Santa, but the real Kris Kringle.
The little girl goes up to Santa and he says, “Well
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Lutheran
Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Oct 31, 2007
Ed Young said 72 percent of Christ’s words were words of application. When people leave the auditorium or sanctuary, they should not be saying, ’So what?’ or ’Big deal!’ They should be
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Pentecostal
Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
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"You are already of consequence in the world if you are known as a man of strict integrity. If you can be absolutely relied upon; if when you say a thing is so, it is so; if when you say you will do a
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