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"Anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord " (James 5:14) - This literally reads "after having oiled him." Whether this anointing is to be done before or during the praying is not clear from the Greek text. OIl most likely refers to olive oil. What does the oil signify?
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Contributed by Rick Crandall on Sep 24, 2025
Parachute failed on Christian at 3500 feet
Psalm 144:15 - Happy is that people, whose God is the LORD!"
*Daniel Cave certainly proved this to be true. In 2005, Daniel was on his very first skydiving jump in Washington State. On the way down, his parachute failed to open. Daniel didn’t fall
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Contributed by Rick Crandall on Sep 24, 2025
One of the best testimonies of God’s goodness and love you will ever hear is from astronaut Jim Irwin. He served as the Lunar Module pilot for Apollo 15. Jim was the eighth person to walk on the Moon.
*And he told about an experience he had when he went to the moon. Jim said: "When I looked
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Contributed by Rick Crandall on Sep 23, 2025
Family Resemblance
*There will always be resemblance in families, and I'm not just talking about our physical appearance. I'm talking about the way we talk, our mannerisms, our quirks, our habits, and our attitudes. Well, what's true about our earthly families is also true about
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Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Mar 21, 2007
As we faithfully serve the Lord through the power of His Spirit, the devil’s hosts will begin to attack us with all their might. As a result, we may be called upon to suffer for Christ’s sake. The veteran missionary Russell Ebersole was once greatly encouraged by the beloved Bible teacher William
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Pentecostal
Contributed by A. Todd Coget on Jan 7, 2004
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[Illustration]
D. E. Host, who followed Hudson Taylor, wrote a book called Behind the Ranges.
He was trying to analyze a problem he had seen while working in two different villages in China: the people with whom he lived and worked were not doing very well, but the people in the other village
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Lord Nelson of England was about to enter an important battle. He heard that two of his officers were at odds with each other. He called them in and said, Gentlemen, give me your hands. The two captains put their hands in the Commander¡¦s hands,
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Contributed by Spencer Cunnah on Oct 4, 2002
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Th Lord is a personal God and there are some ministries for which He has no deputies because He wants to do them Himself. He is the One who cares for His people.
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I remember coming home the first time from university. My mother came up as I was ready to go to bed and asked :
Son, are
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 15, 2003
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THE LORD IS MY SHEPHERD- COMMUNION MEDITATION
The 23rd Psalm is a beautiful passage of scripture to use when celebrating communion. It describes in detail what the Good Shepherd does for us. He provides for us, comforts us, heals us, restores us, feeds us, and protects us.
And if that were
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It is the fear of the Lord that keeps us from sin while sin keeps us from intimacy with God The primary manifestation of the fear of the Lord is unwavering obedience to the desires and will of God.. There are some who are saved, but lack intimacy with God, still living in the “outer court”;
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