The story of Joseph’s life can be outlined by several key events in Genesis:
1. REJECTION (37:1-36) – Jacob selected Joseph as the favored son and he was despised by his brothers. They threw him into a pit and left him for dead.
2. REFINEMENT (38:1 – 40:23) – Traders came by and
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I am often asked, "How can salvation be free, but, yet, Jesus said that we cannot by His disciple unless we forsake everything for Him?" (Luke 14). Let me explain the answer to this question in a story.
Once there was a man who collected and traded in pearls. He had a fine collection of
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Contributed by Bob Marcaurelle on Oct 10, 2005
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To prepare our children for life we must teach them choices have consequences everywhere. If we really care about them and want what is best we will prepare them for life by controlling and disciplining them. Bill Gates, speaking at a graduation ceremony gave some life rules
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Contributed by Bill Butsko on May 22, 2010
“Not Always the Same Method”
The Spirit is like the wind. There is mystery, there is power, and we cannot chart the course of the Spirit. He is sovereign to do as He pleases, just as the wind blows where it lists.
He did not use the same method or manner with Knox and Luther and Wesley and
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Contributed by Steven Chapman on Feb 9, 2001
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In an article in Campus Life a young nurse writes of her pilgrimage in learning to see in a patient the image of God beneath a very “distressing disguise.”
Eileen was one of her first patients, a person who was totally helpless. “A cerebral aneurysm (broken blood vessels in the brain) had left her
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Contributed by Richard Wafford on Apr 13, 2005
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A.B. Simpson says in his book "A Larger than Christian life" and I quote: “It is all connected with a living person. We are not filled with an influence; we are not filled with a sensation; we are not filled with a set of ideas and truths; we are not filled with a blessing, but we are filled with a
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Contributed by C Jordan on Jul 23, 2007
QUOTE: “God’s number one purpose in your life is to make you life Jesus Christ. The Spirit of God uses the Word of God to make the child of God more like the Son
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Contributed by David Parks on Jan 30, 2003
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Study: A Few Cigarettes Can Hook You For Life
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
LONDON –
Scientists have confirmed a suspicion held by some smokers but never proven: It could take just a few cigarettes to become addicted. Some 12 and 13 year-olds showed evidence of addiction within days of their first
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
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"An appealing personality is not something grafted on from without.It is expressed through the body,
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