Contributed by Mark Opperman on Jan 21, 2008
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-Barnabas was seeing so many people come to Jesus that he knew he needed more help. So, he set out for Tarsus (probably on foot) to find Saul. Tarsus was 100 miles around the NE corner of the Mediterranean Sea from Antioch. It probably took him a few days to get there. Why did he go to all that
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Contributed by Gene Gregory on Aug 27, 2012
The fire started at about 9 p.m. on Sunday, October 8, in or around a small barn that bordered the alley behind 137 DeKoven Street.[3] The traditional account of the origin of the fire is that it was started by a cow kicking over a lantern in the barn owned by Patrick and Cahterine O’Leary. Michael
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Contributed by Brian La Croix on May 19, 2002
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There is a story of Billy Graham when he was visiting a city for one of his crusades. He had finished writing a letter and began to look for a place to mail it.
Walking around the city for a while, he came across a young boy. He asked the boy if he knew how to get to the post office. The boy
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 9, 2003
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The famious evangelist Bill Sunday was looking for people to tell about Jesus.
-Since he was going to be in this city he wrote a letter to the mayor in which he asked for the name of individuals he knew who had a spiritual problem and needed help and prayer.
-How surprised
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Contributed by Davon Huss on Feb 13, 2012
Abraham Kuyper: "Among the divine works of art produced by the Holy Spirit, the Sacred Scripture stands first. It may seem incredible that the printed pages of a book should excel His spiritual work in human hearts, yet we assign to the Sacred Scripture the most conspicuous place without
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 7, 2008
In ’07, for the first time, more of the earth’s population lived in cities than in rural areas --
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Contributed by S Henriques on Jan 27, 2003
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The English poet William Blake stood looking at a sunrise with a London merchant. The poet asked the shopkeeper, "What do you see?" The merchant replied, ’"I see a yellow disk which looks to me like a golden coin. What do you see?" The poet replied, "I see a host of angels, and they are crying,
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Contributed by John Davis on Dec 3, 2008
A traveler was found by a U.S. customs agent to be carrying a 1/2 gallon bottle in from Mexico, the official asked the man what it contained? The Traveler replied, it’s just holy water from a shrine I visited, the inspector was suspicious, opened the bottle and sniffed, He shouted, this isn’t holy
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2003
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LIFE LESSON:
Jaime Rodriguez, a schoolteacher in Chicago, Ill., was named as the worst offender on the city’s list of employees with unpaid parking tickets. After checking into things, he discovered it was actually his 26-year-old son, also named Jaime, who had run up $11,040
in unpaid tickets.
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Contributed by Spencer Miller on Jun 16, 2013
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I remember listening to a sermon illustration given by the powerful proclaimer, Rev. Dr. A. W. Mays of Austin, Texas.
He told us of an incident that took place in his hometown of Austin concerning a streetlight. In Austin there was a high crime area, and the residents of the community petitioned
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 2, 2004
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NO GOD AT ALL
Trinity Sunday is the day in which we celebrate God the Holy Trinity; the three persons, yet still only one God: the Father-Creator, Jesus the Son-Redeemer; and the Holy Spirit-the Sanctifier. Ever since day one, Christians have grappled in their language to adequately speak and
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Contributed by Mike Wilkins on Oct 14, 2005
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A few weeks ago I was walking through the alley into the backyard with Benjamin. It was dark and the alley and the yard are not that well lit. Although we were holding hands, Ben didn’t want to keep going. I asked him why and he replied that he thought there might be witches back there! I told
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Contributed by Kelly Mitchell on Oct 7, 2012
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Pick One
The purpose and intent of the church, according to Ezekiel 36:23 is to be used to prove the Lord Holy to the nations. I can only think of two ways which God can use the church to prove the He is Holy to the Community:
1 - When He provides great happiness, peace, and success because of
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