Contributed by Paul Fritz on Jun 11, 2001
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When I am conscious of the fear of failure holding me back, I go through a kind of personal checklist:
1. Does this fear come basically from pride, a fear that I will not live up to my own expectations or to those of others?
2. Do I remember that God has called me first to faithfulness, then
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 15, 2002
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Paul
Paul, the apostle, who before was called Saul, after his great travail and unspeakable labors in promoting the Gospel of Christ, suffered also in this first persecution under Nero. Abdias, declareth that under his execution Nero sent two of his esquires, Ferega and Parthemius, to bring him
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Contributed by Donny Granberry on Jun 26, 2007
*ILLUSTRATION*
Before going to college, a student must first take an SAT.
The purpose of the SAT is to assure they are proficient enough, or competent to take the classes at the level necessary to succeed.
Holy Spirit power gives us Christ’s
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Assembly Of God
Contributed by Curt Cizek on Sep 15, 2007
Matteo Ricci, the brilliant 16th century Jesuit priest, went to China to share Christ with the Chinese. He took the time to study the language and the culture to more effectively share the Gospel with those that had never heard of Christ. He was so
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Lutheran
Contributed by Michael Gibney on Aug 9, 2002
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Charles Spurgeon said “The message of our gospel is the gentle word, "come." Our Lord says, "Come unto me and I will give you rest." The law says, "Go and do." The law says, "Go and take heed to your path in which you walk. Break the commandments and perish; keep them and live." The law drives men
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Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Nov 10, 2007
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ILLUSTRATION : Unity: Members of the body of Christ are truly dependant on one another.
Three Indonesian mothers, Eti , Rebekka, and Ratna, were imprisoned two years ago for teaching Muslim children in their Sunday School.
Prison was shocking, discouraging and very hard at first. One of the women
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 1, 2008
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ETERNAL LIFE
If you are Christian, eternal life does not simply mean going to heaven for eternity. Eternal life means a never-dying spirit that has already sprung to life in you! In other words, eternal life starts NOW! Your life that lasts eternally in the next world is the same life that begins
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 8, 2008
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Ty Cobb, all-time baseball great, played 3,033 straight games, and for twelve years led the American League in batting averages. For four years, he batted over 400. He was, arguably, the meanest and most unlikable man ever to play the sport. On his deathbed, July 17, 1961, he accepted Jesus Christ
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Contributed by Davon Huss on Jun 16, 2003
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C. Recent research is shining light on the importance of male spiritual leadership in the home. Among their findings is the reality that 68 million of our nation’s 94 million men don’t attend any church. This, in spite of the fact, that 86% of them grew up with some sort of church background.
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Contributed by Jim Kane on Sep 27, 2008
Roller Coaster-Type Fear
Fear comes when our equilibrium is knocked out of whack. When I think such experiences one word comes to mind – roller coasters!
It took me a long to time (I was 21) to finally ride a coaster. I was afraid of them. (Not now!) I remember being coaxed on one at Six Flags in
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Church Of God
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But, perhaps, the greatest piece is Fyodor Dostoevski’s book The Brothers Karamazov. The book is possibly the finest literature ever written by human hand. In it is found a chapter entitled “The Grand Inquisitor.” Ivan Karamazov is telling his brother a story that he has just written. The
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Methodist
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That’s the vision Dr. Nixon’s congregation caught at Lakeview Church. He challenged that congregation and calls on us to “Focus attention on winning lost people.” God “increased Lakeview’s territory” when they “focused their attention on reaching and winning people to Jesus.” The Holy Spirit
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One of the earliest disciples of Ignatius Loyola, one of the first Jesuits, Francis was going to go to Palestine to convert Muslims–and probably be martyred–when an opportunity arose to travel farther East to preach Jesus. He asked to be sent as a missionary to the Far East. By all
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Catholic
Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Aug 11, 2008
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Excuses, Excuses
In Luke 14:16 - 24, Jesus teaches using the "Parable of the Great Banquet." In it, Jesus shares about a man who was preparing a great banquet and invited many guests. It was the custom then, as it is today, to send out invitations to such a special event quite a long
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