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  • Spiritual Breakthrough.

    Contributed by Andrew Moffatt on Feb 14, 2014
     | 5,723 views

    During the week I have been looking at a book by John Larsson where he called Spiritual breakthrough where he talks about Samuel Logan Brengle. In his recalling Brengle, Larsson talks of how at the age of twenty-five, Brengle was at a seminary training to be a minister but he was troubled. He ...read more

  • Spiritually Dry

    Contributed by Glenn Newton on Jan 24, 2008
     | 2,121 views

    How to know if you are getting Spiritually dry a. When there is no desire for Bible study and prayer. b. When spiritual conversation embarrasses you. c. When you rationalize sin. d. When you quote scripture and attend services, but it doesn’t make a difference in your life e. When money dominates ...read more

  • Spiritual Fruit

    Contributed by Ken Pell on Jan 27, 2008
     | 3,929 views

    Spiritual Fruit I have something in my treasure chest that you will recognize today. This small limb is from a very specific tree in my back yard. Do you know what kind of tree it is? Try and guess. This limb is from an apple tree. Every year this APPLE tree gives Vickie and me a lot of ...read more

  • Spiritual Events

    Contributed by Peter Loughman on Mar 8, 2008
     | 1,226 views

    Spiritual Events When I was a Sophomore in college I was taking a shortcut on a country road to avoid heavy traffic on the freeway. I was traveling at about fifty miles an hour or so. This road was a beautiful drive meandering through vineyards, orchards and ranches, it ambled over rolling hills, ...read more

  • Spiritual Manna

    Contributed by Paul Dietz on Sep 20, 2008
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     | 4,056 views

    Spiritual Manna How many can remember the story of the children of Israel gathering Manna every morning accept on the Sabbath to find the sustenance needed to make their spiritual journey from Egypt to the Land of Promise? We are told that they first of all began to murmur among themselves about ...read more

  • Spiritual Perfection

    Contributed by Ferdinand Funk on Sep 29, 2008
     | 4,546 views

    Spiritual Perfection A man once came up to C. H. Spurgeon, the great English preacher, at a Christian retreat, and said that he had reached a state of spiritual perfection. Without a word Spurgeon picked up a pitcher of ice-cold water and poured it on the man's head. When the man became angry ...read more

  • Spiritual Millionaires

    Contributed by C. Philip Green on Feb 5, 2009
     | 4,084 views

    SPIRITUAL MILLIONAIRES Obeying the law justifies no one, Jew or Gentile, because no one obeys the law. There is no one righteous, not even one, Romans 3:10 says. Therefore, the law can only condemn us, not declare us righteous. For example, the law is very clear: "Do not write a check for more ...read more

  • Spiritual Leadership

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Sep 9, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,203 views

    Spiritual Leadership Samuel Logan Brengle said: Spiritual leadership is not won by promotion, but by prayers and tears. It is attained by much heart-searching and humbling before God; by self-surrender, a courageous sacrifice of every idol, a bold, uncompromising, and uncomplaining embracing of ...read more

  • Spiritual Maturity

    Contributed by Barry O Johnson on Feb 5, 2024
     | 715 views

    1 Timothy 3:6 - "Not a novice, lest being lifted up with pride he fall into the condemnation of the devil." Recently, a father sat down with his four-year-old son and asked him if he would like the $10 in his right hand or the two Oreo cookies in his left hand. His son immediately chose ...read more

  • Seek Spiritual Advice From Spiritually Mature Christians

    Contributed by J Jeffrey Smead on Aug 7, 2023
    based on 2 ratings
     | 820 views

    Seek Spiritual Advice from Spiritually mature Christians. Albert Einstein ... had difficulty speaking until he was four years old ... and did not read ... until he was seven. Beethovens music teacher said: .... As a composer, ... he is hopeless. When Thomas Edison was a young boy, ... his ...read more

  • Success By ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 11, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,813 views

    SUCCESS BY ACCIDENT Coca-Cola was the result of an accident. In 1886 a pharmacist named John Pemberton cooked up a medicinal syrup in a large brass kettle slung over an open fire, stirring it with an oar. When he was done, he figured he had created a fine tonic for people who were tired, nervous, ...read more

  • Success

    Contributed by Loyd C. Taylor on Dec 27, 2022
     | 883 views

    SUCCESS I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me. Philippians 4:13 What is success? “The accomplishment of an aim or purpose.” Success Quotes: If at first you don't succeed, find out if the loser gets anything. - William Lyon Phelps If at first you don't succeed, remove ...read more

  • Obedience Is The Mother Of Success, And Success ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 7, 2006
     | 3,420 views

    Obedience is the mother of success, and success the parent of salvation. Aeschylus (525–456 B.C.), Greek ...read more

  • Beseeching – True Spiritual ...

    Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Aug 11, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,016 views

    Beseeching – True Spiritual Awakening Unlike the spiritual and political leaders of Israel, a nation that is vigilant has Christians and leaders who are not blinded by their sin. People who have a Biblical understanding about the heart of mankind find joy in what the prophet Joel wrote, “Even ...read more

  • The Problem With Success

    Contributed by Jim Butcher on Apr 11, 2018
     | 1,975 views

    Henry Blackaby: “Moderate success in ministry is a spiritual hazard. It can make us content to live ...read more

  • The Success Paradox  PRO

    Contributed by David Rumley on Nov 8, 2006
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,075 views

    The Success Paradox In one national study Barna discovered that people’s views of success had little to do with their faith and spiritual wholeness. People focused on personal accomplishments, family solidarity and emotional fulfillment. Barna notes that only 7% identified spiritual wholeness and ...read more

  • The Spiritual Odd Couple  PRO

    Contributed by Joel Pankow on May 1, 2002
    based on 19 ratings
     | 2,293 views

    THE SPIRITUAL ODD COUPLE Often times we stand in awe of the fact that our Savior Jesus Christ was born into this sinful world and took on human flesh - born in a cattle stall! What a filthy place for God to be born! In the same way, then, shouldn’t we stand in awe at what the Holy Spirit ...read more

  • Unused Spiritual Resources  PRO

    Contributed by A. Todd Coget on Sep 12, 2003
    based on 51 ratings
     | 6,723 views

    Unused Spiritual Resources During Superbowl XXXVII, FedEx ran a commercial that spoofed the movie Castaway, in which Tom Hanks played a FedEx worker whose company plane went down, stranding him on a desert island for years. Looking like the bedraggled Hanks in the movie, the FedEx employee in the ...read more

  • Soil And Spiritual Seasons  PRO

    Contributed by Mark Eberly on May 19, 2009
    based on 2 ratings
     | 3,152 views

    SOIL AND SPIRITUAL SEASONS Jesus says these people resemble the soil next to the path which in Palestine could look like decent soil but only an inch deep. Because the soil has settled there maybe blown by the wind or pushed there by the run off from the rain, it can be very fertile. People are ...read more

  • Cicadas: Spiritually Dead

    Contributed by Richard Tow on Sep 16, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,368 views

    CICADAS: SPIRITUALLY DEAD I grew up in West Texas and there were a lot of Cicada insects. They’re not technically locusts but we called them that. During the hot summer days the loud, shrill sound that the males made would fill the air. You would usually see them in the trees. At times you would ...read more

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