Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Feb 18, 2007
Many people find doing God’s will hard. Rosa Parks found it hard when she was arrested on December 1, 1955 for refusing to give her bus seat to a white man. It is difficult to imagine such an arrest taking place today, just a little over 50 years later. But that is because her simple act of
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Methodist
Contributed by Jeff Strite on Nov 8, 2010
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SPIRIT: A LIFE CHANGING FORCE
There are those who think the Spirit is a thing. They view Him as a lifeless blob that God sets inside of us that doesn’t physically affect us during our lives.
They tend to view God’s Spirit like a coin you put in a pop machine or a candy machine. The coin goes in
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Christian/Church Of Christ
Contributed by Bob Joyce on Sep 11, 2007
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There was a little boy who was asked by his father if he would move a fairly large stone in the backyard. The boy said, "Yes, I’ll do it. I’ll try."
He tried very hard, but he couldn’t budge the stone. The father said, "Son, give it all you’ve got." He tried again and strained very hard. The
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Baptist
All guys know what this means. We have all been in the position of wanting to please a woman of whom we were unworthy. We may want to buy her a gift.
So we draw on our vast experience and the advice of other people to know what kind of gift is best:
• It should not say the wrong thing
• It should
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Mennonite
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In his book, "The Treasure Principle" Randy Alcorn says that the greatest deterrent to giving is the illusion that Earth is our home. He tells the following story.
Suppose your home is in France and you're visiting America for three months, living in a hotel. You're told that you
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Presbyterian/Reformed
Contributed by Alan Affleck on Jan 23, 2001
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Any armour, including the Armour of God is useless without a sword - for the enemy can keep attacking until the armour gives way - how important then
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Brethren
Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007
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"This is the third of four daughters [to get engaged]. Every time it happens, I'm obsessed with the feeling that I'm giving a
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
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"Dawn-wind in tree-tops is a thrilling murmur and stir: it gives the feeling that something is going to happen; that feeling of half-blissful,
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
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"You can say any foolish thing to a dog, and the dog will give you a look that says, Wow, youre
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
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"Nobody grows old by merely living a number of years. People grow old only by deserting their ideals. Years wrinkle the face,
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