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  • What Makes Your Face Shine?  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 2, 2011
    based on 2 ratings
     | 4,331 views

    WHAT MAKES YOUR FACE SHINE? A Hindu trader in India once asked a missionary, "What do you put on your face to make it shine?" With surprise the man of God answered, "I don’t put anything on it!" His questioner began to lose patience and said emphatically, "Yes, you do! All of you who believe in ...read more

  • Shine

    Contributed by Davon Huss on May 21, 2002
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,998 views

    SHINE Dull as dirt You can’t assert the kind of light that might persuade a strict dictator to retire, fire the army, teach the poor origami. The truth is in the proof is when you hear your heart start asking, "What’s my motivation?" And try as you may, there isn’t a way to explain the ...read more

  • The Best Way I Can Explain God's Face Shining On ...  PRO

    Contributed by Warren Bird on Jan 18, 2004
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     | 2,497 views

    The best way I can explain God’s face shining on us is to think about the difference between rainy days and sunny days. I work in the city and try to get out at lunchtimes to walk in the Botanic Gardens. I distinctly remember one day after a period of rain and wind that had made being outside quite ...read more

  • The Spirit Shines On The Savior  PRO

    Contributed by Steven Simala Grant on May 28, 2002
    based on 8 ratings
     | 2,639 views

    THE SPIRIT SHINES ON THE SAVIOR The Holy Spirit’s distinctive role is to fulfill what we may call a floodlight ministry in relation to the Lord Jesus Christ. When floodlighting is well done, the floodlights are placed so that you do not see them; in fact, you are not supposed to see where the ...read more

  • Letting The Light Shine ...

    Contributed by Bill Butsko on Aug 15, 2009
     | 3,915 views

    “Letting the Light Shine Through” A small child was taken to a cathedral. She sat watching the sunshine through the windows. She asked her mother, “What are these people on the windows?” “They are saints,” was the answer. Then the child said, ‘Now I know what saints ...read more

  • Is Your Light Shining

    Contributed by Steve Kinnard on Feb 15, 2019
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,438 views

    IS YOUR LIGHT SHINING? Many years a missionary employed a Chinese scholar to translate the New Testament into the Chinese language. The scholar was a Confucian and had never heard of Christianity until the missionary had hired him. The scholar was a painstaking person and wanted to produce a ...read more

  • Love Is Face To Face

    Contributed by Christian Cheong on Jul 6, 2012
    based on 2 ratings
     | 5,445 views

    LOVE IS FACE-TO-FACE By Erwin Raphael McManus in SOUL CRAVINGS – PREQUEL, pp. 28ff: "I once met a girl named Kim, and I fell in love. I pursued her with my love and pursed her with my love until I felt my love had captured her heart. So I asked her to be my wife, and she said no." I could feel ...read more

  • Face To Face With Christ

    Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Jun 12, 2023
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,560 views

    Fanny Crosby was one of the greatest hymn writers in the history of the Church. However, she was born blind, but never used her issue to blame God or play the victim. In fact, she once praised God for her blindness and said, "God did her a favor by making her blind" because the first ...read more

  • A Wrinkled Face Is A Firm Face, A Steady Face, ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
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    "A wrinkled face is a firm face, a steady face, a safe face. Wrinkles are the dried-up riverbeds of a lifetime's tears, the nostalgic remnants of a million smiles. Wrinkles are the crannies and footholds on the smooth ...read more

  • C. Recent Research Is Shining Light On The ...  PRO

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Jun 16, 2003
    based on 91 ratings
     | 1,883 views

    C. Recent research is shining light on the importance of male spiritual leadership in the home. Among their findings is the reality that 68 million of our nation’s 94 million men don’t attend any church. This, in spite of the fact, that 86% of them grew up with some sort of church background. ...read more

  • Journey To See God Face To Face

    Contributed by Samuel M on Feb 19, 2025
     | 406 views

    Everyone has a desire to see God face to face, but before that they are some prerequisites that need to checked 1) Am I right with God and others? 2) Are my hands clean? 3) Is my heart pure? We need to get answers to these questions from the Holy Spirit. As we receive the answers and correct ...read more

  • Facing Crisis  PRO

    Contributed by Bruce Howell on Aug 26, 2005
    based on 4 ratings
     | 2,800 views

    Pastor Andrew Murray of South Africa once faced a terrible crisis. Gathering himself into his study, he sat a long while quietly. Prayerfully, thoughtfully. He wrote this in his journal. 1. I am here by God’s appointment; in that fact I will rest. 2. He will keep me here in His love and ...read more

  • The "Yes" Face

    Contributed by Jorge Acevedo on Feb 17, 2010
     | 3,545 views

    THE "YES" FACE I read a story about our 3rd president, Thomas Jefferson, him and his companions were traveling the countryside when they came upon a river that had overran its banks because of heavy rain. The bridge had been washed out and they had to cross the river on horseback fighting against ...read more

  • The Face Of God

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 26, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,174 views

    THE FACE OF GOD I heard the story once of a great Cherokee wood carver. He took logs and sat them on a stump outside his back door and sat in front of that log sometimes for hours just staring at it. Finally, he would pick up his carving tools and start carving the most beautiful of things out of ...read more

  • Two Faces

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Oct 5, 2011
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    TWO FACES WORCESTER, Mass. (AP) — Frank and Louie the cat was born with two faces, two mouths, two noses, three eyes — and lots of doubts about his future. Now, 12 years after Marty Stevens rescued him from being euthanized because of his condition, the exotic blue-eyed rag doll cat is not only ...read more

  • Facing The Music

    Contributed by Curry Pikkaart on Mar 19, 2012
     | 3,096 views

    FACING THE MUSIC Many years ago a man wanted to play in the Imperial Orchestra, but could not play a note. Since he was, however, a person of great wealth and influence, he demanded to be allowed to join the orchestra so that he could perform in front of the king. The conductor agreed to let him ...read more

  • Face The Music

    Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Dec 8, 2020
     | 1,850 views

    Many years ago a man conned his way into the orchestra of the Emperor of China, though he could not play an instrument or read music. Whenever the group practiced or performed, he would just hold his flute against his lips, pretending to play, but not making a sound. For years he received a good ...read more

  • Facing The Storm

    Contributed by Richard Goble on Nov 23, 2007
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    Facing The Storm In 1969, in Pass Christian, Mississippi, a group of people were preparing to have a "hurricane party" in the face of a storm named Camille. Were they ignorant of the dangers? Could they have been overconfident? Did they let their egos and pride influence their decision? We’ll never ...read more

  • Mother's Face

    Contributed by Dennis Davidson on Jul 28, 2008
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     | 6,803 views

    MOTHER'S FACE Calvin Miller reminds us of the fable of the little girl whose mother's face was hideously scarred from an early injury. As the little girl grew, made friends, and gained her own identity, she became more and more ashamed of her mother's horrid appearance. As she walked down the ...read more

  • The Sun Was Shining So Bright, So The Turtle ...  PRO

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Jul 8, 2002
    based on 11 ratings
     | 1,936 views

    The sun was shining so bright, so the turtle pulled over to take a nap. While he was napping, a snail came creeping ever so slowly, and saw a big bump. The snail very slowly climbed up on the back of the turtle, the snail rested on top of the turtle. Later the turtle was awaken and started his ...read more