Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 18, 2007
Follow The Money The National Geographic Society (NGS) garnered front-page coverage when they recently unveiled a restored version of The Gospel of Judas--which asserts that Judas was Jesus’ closest friend rather than a traitor, and that he only did what Jesus asked of him: NGS has invested over $1
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When I was a student at Asbury College in the late 1960s, we used to sing the old Gospel Chorus:
Let’s talk about Jesus
The King of Kings is He,
The Lord of Lords Supreme throughout eternity,
The Great I AM the Way, the Truth the Life the door
Let’s talk about Jesus more and more.
On His Glorious
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Methodist
Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 9, 2003
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The young salesman was disappointed about losing a big sale, and as he talked with his sales manager he lamented, "I guess it just proves you can lead a horse to water but you can’t make him drink." The manager replied, "Son, take my advice: your job is not to make him drink. Your job is to make
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Contributed by David Browne on Dec 9, 2000
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The young salesman was disappointed about losing a big sale, and as he talked with his sales manager he lamented, "I guess it just proves you can lead a horse to water but you can’t make him drink." The manager replied, "Son, take my advice: your job is not to make him drink. Your job is to make
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Baptist
Contributed by Alan Chandler on Feb 25, 2002
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LOW EXPECTATIONS
“Indeed if we consider the unblushing promise of reward and the staggering nature of the rewards promised in the Gospels, it would seem that our Lord finds our desires not too strong, but too weak.
We are half-hearted creatures like an ignorant child who wants to go on making
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Methodist
Contributed by Daryl Bahn on Apr 11, 2002
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Today, we need our eyes opened to Jesus just as much as those early Christians. In one church, a sign that only the pastor could see was taped up in the pulpit. It quoted the words of John 12:21, (spoken by the Greeks who were in Jerusalem for the Passover to Philip) – “Sir, we would like to see
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Lutheran
Contributed by Robert Leroe on Jul 7, 2002
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George Whitfield conducted outdoor evangelistic campaigns in the 1700’s throughout the American colonies, a period of revival called the “Great Awakening” in America. Although thousands responded to his Gospel message, when asked how many were converted after one of his sermons he replied, “We’ll
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Congregational
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Churches present state-- Barna did a recent pole and 90% of the USA claims to be Christian. He then did another pole and asked certain Christian concepts - Here are the results:
He asked Christians what Jesus’ Great Commission was from Matthew 28:19,20 - 86% responded with the wrong answer or did
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Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Matthew Kratz on May 3, 2008
"Our lives should always be the first things to speak; and if our lips speak more than our lives, it will avail very little. So often the tragedy has been that people proclaim the gospel in words, but their whole life and demeanor has been a denial of it. The world does not pay much attention to
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Contributed by Davon Huss on Aug 29, 2011
David Seamands, a counselor, says this:
"Many years ago I was driven to the conclusion that the two major causes of most emotional problems among Christians are these: the failure to understand, receive, and live out God’s grace and forgiveness; and the failure to give out that love,
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Christian/Church Of Christ
Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 4, 2012
ROCK OF AGES
"Rock of Ages" is a popular Christian hymn by Reverend Augustus Montague Toplady, written in 1763 and first published in The Gospel Magazine in 1775.
Tradition says the hymn was written when Augustus Toplady was walking in the gorge of Burrington Combe in the Mendip Hills in England.
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Brethren
Contributed by Paul Wallace on Sep 19, 2006
Apparitions of Mary
On the 25th of each month, Our Lady appears to the Medjugorje visionary Marija who then goes into a trance which sometimes can last up to 30 minutes. After the apparition leaves, Marija shares the message. Each
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Wesleyan
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