Contributed by Jeff Simms on Sep 8, 2004
Pastor Greg Laurie tells the story about a barber who went to attend a meeting one night where the speaker was stressing the need to share Christ with others. The barber was determined after that meeting that he would share Jesus with the first person he met that next morning in his chair. As
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The difference between knowing about and knowing:
I’ve read several books about Winston Churchill … but of course, I never met the man. I admire him and appreciate him, but can’t say that I know him in the way that I know my own father. The difference lies in the fact that I have been around my
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SERGEANT YORK the Christian Soldier
If someone remembers the name Sergeant York, they remark by saying, “That’s the movie starring Gary Cooper, right?” Who is this hillbilly from Tennessee? This is where our story begins.
In December 1887, in the hills of Pall Mall, Tennessee, Alvin York was
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Contributed by Peter Loughman on Oct 27, 2006
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Story – Jesus this, Jesus that.
Few years ago I was talking with folks from this church – they needed a pastor.
Really liked their church, seemed like great people.
After awhile I noticed – Jesus didn’t seem to have anything to do with this church.
Presbyterian – by the way.
I, pointed this
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I heard a story about the day that Jesus returned to Heaven. The Angel Gabriel asked Jesus to explain what had happened down there on earth.
He asked, “Did they make you King?” Jesus answered, “No.”
“Did they make you prince?” “No.”
“Did they worship you?”
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Jesus Christ is about to leave his disciples. He is about to go. He tells them in 14:1, “Let not your heart be troubled; I am going to leave you to prepare a place for you. I will come again to receive you unto myself.” I have to go right now, though.
The disciples had been walking with Jesus for
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Contributed by Don Jones on Mar 29, 2008
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Third, are we willing to tell others about Jesus no matter what the cost? A recent statistic said 3 out of 4 people had not heard the gospel. Are you committed enough to tell others about what Jesus has done for you? If not, why? Is it shame or are you focused on other things in life. Jesus
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Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Jan 5, 2009
Jesus warns us about holding to material things so that they cause us worry. One source instructs, "Jesus' words strike at the core of human selfishness, challenging both the well-to-do who have possessions to guard and the poor who wish they could acquire them." Citing theologian Minear, "Jesus
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Contributed by Bruce Ball on Mar 6, 2009
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We talk a lot about serving and worshiping Jesus. But to be able to serve Him, or worship Him, we must know exactly who He is and what He offers. Here is the Jesus I know:
···· Jesus is Christ. He is the living Son of the living God.
···· He is the First and Last, the Beginning and the
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Contributed by Gene Gregory on Aug 14, 2012
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WON'T SOMEONE TELL ME ABOUT JESUS?
Bob Harrington tells of a man who came to his pastor one day and asked if he remembered hearing about the man who had died down at the plant that week? He said the man had had steel spilt on him and was dying there on the plant floor. The man was calling out,
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Contributed by Darren Ethier on May 9, 2002
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This story is about a cave which lived under the ground, as caves have the habit of doing. It had spent its life in darkness. It heard a voice calling to it: "Come up into the light; come and see the sunshine." The cave retorted: "I don’t know what you mean; there isn’t anything but darkness."
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Contributed by Woodrow Freeze on Nov 23, 2006
"Unless I am refuted and convicted by testimonies of the Scriptures or by clear arguments (since I believe neither the Pope nor the Councils alone; it being evident that they have often erred and contradicted themselves), I am conquered by the Holy Scriptures quoted by me, and my conscience is
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 10, 2002
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Philip Yancey, author of The Jesus I Never Knew and other books, relates a time when he happened to be in Washington, D.C., when a huge gay-rights demonstration took place directly in front of the White House. He beheld a startling confrontation. There were about 40 mounted policemen forming a
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Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Apr 11, 2025
[076]. A MESSAGE FROM A POEM – EXPECTATIONS, TESTIMONY AND PLEADING
The three words in the title are what the poem is about. Firstly there is expectation of our heavenly home when we are transported from the physical life. Then there is testimony and that is about the way God looks after us,
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Contributed by Brian Eatock on Jan 23, 2006
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When God was about to create man, according to a Jewish legend, He took into His counsel the angels that stood about his throne. “Create him not,” said the angel of Justice, “for if Thou dost he will commit all kinds of wickedness against his fellow men; he will be hard and cruel and dishonest and
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Contributed by Johnny Wilson on Feb 9, 2009
We recently watched a DVD about prestidigitation. It was called The Prestige and was based on the idea that every illusion has three acts. The first act is "The Pledge" where the magician shows you something very simple and ordinary, though it rarely is. The second act is "The Turn" where something
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Contributed by Bruce Landry on Jan 22, 2007
I have found so often in testimony during ministry that those who truly find their inner strength in Christ do so in unnerving weakness.
This weakness is seen in illness, in sadness and sometimes when they feel vulnerable and alone.
Yet, I God’s might strength is seen in their response to what
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