GOD'S WHISPERS ARE OURS TO HEAR
Bill Hybels' book: The Power of the Whisper:
"Throughout history God has spoken. For millennia, he has forged his children’s faith by promising parted waters, empowering unlikely leaders, declaring world-changing prophecies-and imparting last-minute sermons to
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Contributed by Vernon Price on Apr 10, 2012
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NOTHING BUT THE BLOOD
One night in a church service a young woman felt the tug of God at her heart. She responded to God's call and accepted Jesus as her Lord and Savior.
The young woman had a very rough past, involving alcohol, drugs, and prostitution. But, the change in her was evident. As
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Adventist
Dr. James Engel gives some prophetic advice on building bridges from one generation to the next - the following insights are from the website (www.ChristianLeadershipAlliance.org):
i. Don’t oppose this new generation! Don’t oppose each other’s generation.
1. They are not the enemy they are God’s
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Contributed by Carla Powell on Jan 2, 2002
The well-known author, Madeleine L’Engle,
in her book The Irrational Season
(The Seabury Press, New York, 1977)
writes about her long-time journey of
marriage to actor Hugh Franklin:
"It’s an extraordinary thing to me that Hugh and I
have been married for 29 years. It is also, I believe,
a
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Lutheran
Contributed by Glenn Hickey on Jun 9, 2003
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IS THIS WHAT I’M HERE TO DO?
At 39, Garth Brooks is probably the world’s most successful singer. He has sold more records than Frank Sinatra, Barbara Streisand, Elvis Presley, or any other solo act in history and he has done it in only 12 years. He has won every prize in the recording business. A
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Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Sep 20, 2003
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Last year (2002), A&E produced a made-for-TV movie entitled Shackleton: The Greatest Survival Story of All Time. It is the account of the British explorer Ernest Shackleton and the 27 men with him who attempted to cross the continent of Antarctica. Temperatures around the South Pole can reach as
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Methodist
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When the United States Women’s Softball team won the gold medal in Atlanta’s 1996 Olympic games, they lost only one game, but from that loss came a remarkable story about perseverance. In the fifth inning against Australia, Danielle Tyler hit a home run over the center-field fence. The American
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Contributed by Corey Arnold on Nov 10, 2003
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As a deaf child, former NFL star Kenny Walker felt like an outsider. As Kenny matured, however, he compensated for his deafness with great physical prowess. His larger-than-normal frame, extensive knowledge of football, and intense focus attracted the attention of his high school football coaches
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THE BIGGEST INFLUENCE
The CBS news program 48 Hours recently did an investigation into the children of some famous people and how they were influenced by what they saw from their parents while growing up.
Laila Ali grew up in a boxing family and revered her father, the world-famous boxing
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Contributed by Bruce Willis on Dec 29, 2006
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Two boys grew up together. They were close friends as children, but as they entered their teen years their paths began to diverge and they ended up in very different places. Ernie was always in trouble. He began by shoplifting small things from stores and worked his way up to stealing cars.
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Contributed by Jeff Strite on Dec 31, 2006
Tonight at 11:59 pm, over one billion people all across the world will be watching as the “ball” drops in New York City’s Times Square. That got me to wondering about the history of the New Year’s Eve “ball” and what I discovered was intriguing:
· The 1st "time-ball" was installed on top of
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Contributed by Don Jones on Jan 7, 2007
There was a young pastor fresh out of seminary. Had finally gotten called to his first church and was extremely excited. He had 3 years of fresh new ideas and he couldn’t wait to take over so he could show and tell the church what to do.
The first Sunday he stood before the church and gave
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Baptist
Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 17, 2006
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In his brilliant new book, Catching the Light, quantum physicist Arthur Zojanc writes of what he describes as the "entwined history of light and mind" (correctly described by one admirer as the "two ultimate metaphors of the human spirit"). For our purposes, his initial chapter is most helpful.
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Contributed by Gene Gregory on Aug 12, 2006
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In North Shore Baptist Church, in Chicago, the Sunday School Director and one of the deacons in the church was a man named James L. Kraft.
As a young man, just beginning, he wanted to be the most famous manufacturer and salesman of cheese in the world. He was going to be rich and famous, and he
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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Your before and after doesn’t have to be complicated. It is simply sharing from your heart what God has done for you and leaving the results with God.
Listen to the story of Spud Webb. At 5’ 6” Spud was like Zaccheus in the NBA where the average height is 6’ 8”or 6’ 9”. Spud played for 9 years in
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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President Abraham Lincoln called for a day of fasting and prayer.
His declaration for a day of national humiliation, fasting and prayer begins with this thought.
And in so much as we know that, by his divine law, nations, like individuals, are subject to the punishments and chastisements in this
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Contributed by Glenn Durham on Aug 23, 2007
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Last week, as part of their study of WWII, we watched, The Longest Day, a classic film with dozens of famous actors, including John Wayne.
Much of the action centers on the allies efforts to take Omaha Beach. The Germans had every tactical advantage and hundreds of men were killed by machine gun
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Contributed by Glenn Durham on Apr 14, 2008
Phillip Keller drew from his many years as a shepherd to write, A Shepherd Looks at Psalm 23, a book many Christians find beneficial. In one place he describes “cast” sheep: “This is an old English shepherd’s term for a sheep that has turned over on its back and cannot get up again by itself…. Even
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