Swindoll states from his book Living on Ragged Edge, “But the flesh will answer back, ‘Aw what’s the rush? Why not wait until you have sown a few wild oats? Why not wait thirty or forty years until you’ve had a pile of fun doing things your own way then turn to God? I mean, you get the best of both
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Contributed by Matthew Mobley on Mar 28, 2008
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Philip Keller in his book ’A Shepherd Looks at Psalm 23’ speaks about one flock of sheep he watched as they were being led by the shepherd to what was a most magnificent and beautiful mountain stream…
"The snow-fed waters were flowing pure and clear and crystal clean between lovely banks of trees.
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Contributed by Warren Lamb on Jul 27, 2008
When you’ve been in a deep sleep and someone suddenly flips the light on and wakes you up, doesn’t the light hurt your eyes? Don’t you squint and turn your head, trying to relieve the discomfort of the brightness of the light? You might even get agitated or even a little angry. And aren’t you a bit
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Contributed by Bob Gillchrest on Dec 1, 2008
Mary begins by telling God that she praises Him from the depths of her soul. I learned a long time ago, when I was minoring in music in college, that there are different ways that we can sing with our voices.
A person can sing in their throats. That’s not recommended because it tends to be a
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Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Feb 25, 2009
Some don’t pray much at all. A fisherman who was out of fellowship with the Lord was at sea with his godless companions when a storm came up and threatened to sink their ship. His friends begged him to pray; but he demurred, saying, "It’s been a long time since I’ve done that or even entered a
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Contributed by Garris Hudson on Mar 25, 2024
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Most Americans say they would visit a church if invited by a family member, neighbor or a friend.
A recent study by the North American Mission Board (NAMB) and LifeWay Research found that 67 percent of Americans say a personal invitation from a family member would be effective in getting them to
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Contributed by Mark Suter on Sep 19, 2006
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Speaking of Adam and Eve, someone has suggested that they had an ideal marriage. He didn’t have to hear about all the men she could have married--and she
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
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"Families must continue to be the foundation of our nation. Familiesnot government programsare the best way to make sure our children are properly nurtured, our elderly are cared for, our cultural and spiritual
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Contributed by Jim Kane on May 18, 2009
Touch is a powerful thing. It is a fact that holding newborns help them to thrive and live. God uses our appropriate touches to touch the lives of others.
How are your hands, how are our
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Church Of God
There was a group of tourists who were visiting a picturesque village and came upon an old man sitting beside a fence. In a rather patronizing way, one of the tourist asked, “Were any great men
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 20, 2002
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To say that Jesus died, or just that he was executed, misses the barbarism of the way in which he died. The full sadism of human nature was brought to bear on him. It was a shameful and degrading
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 8, 2006
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"A church in the land without the Spirit is rather a curse than a blessing. If you have not the Spirit of God, Christian worker, remember that you stand in somebody else’s way; you are a fruitless
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Contributed by John Shearhart on Jan 30, 2007
“If our work efforts are to have any redeeming value, then they must contribute in some way to God’s agenda, that is, to preserving the things that He values.” (Boa 1997, 26)
Boa, Kenneth,
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