Contributed by Larry Wilson on Aug 11, 2010
SALVATION: IT REALLY IS FREE
Reader's Digest wrote of the late Harvey Penick: "For 90-year-old golf pro Harvey Penick, success has come late. His first golf book, Harvey Penick's Little Red Book, has sold more than a million copies, which his publisher believes makes it one of the biggest
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Contributed by Mark Schaeufele on Sep 25, 2008
Probably all or most of us are familiar with the story of Spider Man. How a young man, Peter Parker, is accidentally shocked, and as a result, takes on some characteristic abilities of a spider. His identity is no
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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Three men died on Christmas Eve and were met by Saint Peter at the pearly gates. “In honor of this holy season,” Saint Peter said, “You must each possess something that symbolizes Christmas to get into heaven.” The first man fumbled through his pockets and pulled out a lighter. He flicked it on.
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Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Jun 16, 2009
Transfigurations are Big Business
The church calls this event the Transfiguration of Christ. Jesus was
"transfigured": the figure, the image, the look that he had, the face that
showed to others was changed over. The appearance of his face changed. Jesus
had a different look.
Transfigurations are
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Contributed by Dana Chau on Jul 1, 2003
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Someone tells about a pastor who was late for church. He flagged down a taxicab and instructed the cabdriver to do everything within his power to get him to church on time. So the cab sped off and weaved through traffic for about ten blocks. The dangerous driving ended in a fatal accident. Both
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Contributed by Steven Dow on Jun 4, 2004
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After the preacher died and went to heaven, he noticed that a New York cabdriver had been given a higher place than he had. “I don’t understand,” he complained to St. Peter. “I devoted my entire life to my congregation.” “Our policy is to reward results,” explained St. Peter. “Now what happened ,
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THE CRY FROM THE CROSS
Mark's Gospel reveals the one cry recorded by Jesus at the crucifixion. Mark's Gospel is written from Peter's view point and it only emphasizes one agonizing lonely cry.
Why would Peter only include in his account the one cry of Jesus on the cross? Could it be that Peter
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Contributed by Thomas Cash on May 14, 2009
William Barclay said: "The disaster that happened to Peter could have happened to the most heroic of us. All the others ran away; Peter did not. To enter the courtyard—-the very center of the high priest’s house-—was to
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Christian/Church Of Christ
Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Oct 31, 2007
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In his book Comeback Churches, Ed Stetzer said:
Comeback churches cast a compelling vision for outreach. They made intentional, strategic efforts to move outward.
** - The main reason a church does not grow is that it doesn’t want to grow.
Everyone in the church should be engaged in three
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Pentecostal
Contributed by Richard Francis on Jun 23, 2007
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Their prayers were answered, the room shock for starters that would liven up most prayer meetings! Prayer will open the door...THEY WERE ASTONISHED. ACTS 12:16Peter had been arrested and was locked up in jail for the next few days before being executed. Sixteen soldiers were assigned to guard him.
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Fox’s Book of Martyr’s tells us this about the following martyr’s in the 1st century:
i. Peter: Among many other saints, the blessed apostle Peter was condemned to death, and crucified, as some do write, at Rome; albeit some others, and not without cause, do doubt thereof. Hegesippus saith that
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Contributed by David Yarbrough on May 20, 2002
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A bus driver and a minister were standing in line to get into heaven. The bus driver approached the gate and St. Peter said, "Welcome, I understand you were a bus driver. Since I’m in charge of housing, I believe I have found the perfect place for you. See that mansion over the hilltop? It’s yours.
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Contributed by David Elvery on Nov 14, 2004
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A bus driver and a minister were standing in line to get into heaven. The bus driver approached the gate and St. Peter said, "Welcome, I understand you were a bus driver. Since I’m in charge of housing, I believe I have found the perfect place for you. See that mansion over the hilltop? It’s yours.
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