Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
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"Power has an incredible ability to corrupt. Yet must power always corrupt? Jesus demonstrated that power could be wielded in new, creative and constructive ways ways that
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Contributed by Brad Beaman on Jul 29, 2003
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One thing church unity does not mean is uniformity. It does not mean we force everyone into the same mold. I saw a cartoon, which pictured a youth talking to a religious leader. The youth had spiked hair, an earring and a chain around his neck and all the trendy clothes. Apparently this youth had
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Contributed by Kenneth Squires on Dec 28, 2002
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A Persian king was lifted out of a life of poverty and deposited into the luxury of the royal throne. After he became the king, he sent some servants to the old shack that he once lived in. The place of his birth and rearing. The servants were instructed to gather every relic of that part of his
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Pentecostal
Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Nov 2, 2009
The Talmud records a similar parable by Rabbi Johanan b. Zakkai - b. Shabbat 153a* [It is like] a king who invited his servants to a feast and did not appoint them a time. The wise among them adorned themselves and sat down by the door of the palace, for they said: Is anything lacking in a palace?
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Independent/Bible
Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Nov 9, 2011
KOREAN CELL CHURCHES
Assemblies of God Church in Seoul, Korea: It started in 1958 when Paul Yonggi Cho (later David) held a service in his friend’s home with her three children. Passionate desire to share Christ by inviting other people to their home church soon resulted in exponential growth.
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Salvation Army
Contributed by Bruce Willis on Jan 11, 2007
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George Barna gives one of the most detailed definitions of vision when he says, “Vision for ministry is a clear mental image of a preferable future imparted by God to His chosen servants and is
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Baptist
Contributed by Davon Huss on Oct 7, 2002
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The real problem in this country is that we are not good followers. Problem in all facets of our society. George Barna- "Even though less that 1/5th of the population describe themselves as leaders, few people are willing to follow the vision, the plans, the methods, or the exhortations of
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Christian/Church Of Christ
Contributed by Jim Kane on Jun 11, 2007
In a recent article Mindy Caliguire wrote, "With the performance pressures church leaders face today, it’s a wonder more are not flaming out. I wish more churches could talk honestly about the ministry systems that perpetuate the problem. What will have to happen before we change?
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Church Of God
“The Evil one is willing to sacrifice all his false prophets in the city of Babylon if he can destroy four of God’s faithful servants.” - Wiersbe, Warren, Be Resolute
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Contributed by Amanda Wilson on May 2, 2007
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In my younger days I went on several Scripture Union beach missions to Rosebud on the Victorian coast. And one of the people I met there was a young man, Terry, who had grown up in a very rough environment. His father was a wharfie in the days when the wharfs were run by the unions, and outside of
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Independent/Bible
Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2002
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WHOM DOES A MOTHER SERVE?
Mother...a quiet servant of necessity...doing the work no on would notice or thank her for--no one, that is, except Him to whom it could be offered as a daily sacrifice of
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Contributed by Tylor Cates on Jan 24, 2004
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DON'T LOOK BACK
And Jesus said unto him, No man, having put his hand to the plow, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God. - Luke 9:62
Text: Genesis 19:26; Luke 17:32,33
Summary: Once we start to follow Jesus we must never look back. We must give up our old way of life to find new life
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Contributed by Dana Chau on Dec 16, 2002
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The missionary decided to give the goat to the tribal leader as a gesture of kindness to build the trust needed to share the love of God. In return, the tribal leader gave the missionary his walking stick.
Without the goat milk, the missionary became weaker and weaker over the next couple of
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Contributed by Alan Perkins on Apr 1, 2001
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"I think it makes perfectly good sense that the Kansas Board of Education has deleted any mention of evolution from the state’s science curriculum. A state’s curriculum should reflect the intellectual level of its leaders. If, indeed, those leaders have second thoughts about evolution, it may be
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