Contributed by Tim Hinrichs on Jan 3, 2013
TRUNG'S STORY
To Dinh Trung was arrested more than 25 times for preaching the gospel in rural Vietnam. During his 24th imprisonment, in 1991, he was deprived of food for 12 days. He said: "In prison, I worshipped the Lord a lot, praying and singing in a room by myself. My room was the prison
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Fallen
I wanted to be the best you ever had.
Now, I am a lonesome, loathsome cad.
I once drank in Your holy truth.
Now, I drown myself in gin and vermouth.
I told others of the sacrifice you gave.
Now, it is my soul You need to save.
I sang the power of the Blood
Then dragged you Name
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Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Mar 14, 2025
[062A]. A MESSAGE FROM A POEM – DOES SUFFERING CANCEL OUT A GOD OF LOVE?
THE POEM AS IT IS WILL NOT FIT IN THE ILLUSTRATION SPACE AVAILABLE. I HAVE HAD TO SPLIT IT INTO THREE PARTS. THIS IS THE FIRST PART
PART 1
INTRODUCTION TO THIS POEM
This is my most serious poem because it addresses
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Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Mar 25, 2026
[321]. A MESSAGE FROM A POEM - UNIQUELY FIRST IN MANY WAYS - CAIN
Cain is never considered in a good light. He is mentioned three times in the New Testament and this is one of them – {{1 John 3:12 “not as Cain who was of the evil one and slew his brother, and for what reason did he slay him?
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Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Aug 6, 2025
[155]. A MESSAGE FROM A POEM – JESUS ELEVATED IN THE MIDST
Not I, but Christ. That is how it ought to be. That is the emphasis we need to have in our living and ministry. I am nothing without my Lord. If I think I am something I am deluded. If I think the ability is mine I am a disgrace.
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Contributed by Donnie Martin on Jul 16, 2003
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The word ?maranatha? is a Syriac expression that means: ?Our Lord comes.? It was used as a greeting in the early church. When believers gathered or parted, they didn?t say ?hello? or ?goodbye,? but ?Maranatha!? If we had the same upward look today, it would revolutionize the church. O
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Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Jan 10, 2005
If I plant some zucchini seeds, I will eventually, Lord willing, get a plant that flowers. Some people batter and fry the flowers. But if the flowers are left alone, then will produce zucchinis. And inside each zucching are many, many seeds. So the mature Christian flowers, but also reproduces.
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Contributed by Bruce Ball on Jul 12, 2005
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We are like the lady who kept staring at the orange juice carton during breakfast. When her husband finally asked her why she was staring it at so long, and she said, “On the front, it says ‘CONCENTRATE’.”
We have been so blessed by
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Contributed by Jim Kane on Apr 7, 2008
The power of Easter is not just a one shot deal… it is an everyday deal as we allow the Lord to open our eyes and minds and thus our hearts and souls to the love and grace of God through Christ.
Eat well today! Eat well everyday! Feed your soul
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Contributed by Donnie Martin on Aug 24, 2009
A black preacher in Atlanta, Georgia, Dr. William Holmes Border, while speaking on this text, said it well: "If a one of them had thrown a rock at that woman, the Lord would have turned the heart of that rock into rubber, and it would have bounced back and burst their brains
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By Bobby G. Bodenhamer, D.Min.
For October 19, 2008
Introduction - A life of "change"
Isn’t it remarkable how rapidly things change? In looking at this passage in Jeremiah my mind was drawn back over my life time. I was borne (I think I was born. Dad always told me that he found me in an old
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Contributed by Ron Ferguson on May 3, 2025
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[097]. A MESSAGE FROM A POEM – GATES OF HESITATION
This poem tells a story. Jesus told His listeners something – {{Matthew 7:13-14 “Enter by the narrow gate for THE GATE IS WIDE and the way is broad that leads to destruction and many are those who enter by it, for THE GATE IS SMALL and the way
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007
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The man who has nothing to boast of but his illustrious ancestors is like a potatothe only good
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