Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Sep 2, 2007
Poem: Annie Johnson Flint wrote:
This weighty burden thou dost bear,
This heavy cross,
It is a gift the Lord bestows,
And not a loss;
It is a trust that He commits
Unto thy care,
A precious lesson He has deigned
With thee to share.
Rejoice that He so honors thee
And so esteems
Of highest worth;
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Andrew Murray states, “We need only think for a moment what faith is. Is not the confession of nothingness and helplessness, the surrender and the waiting to let God work? Is it not in itself the most humbling thing there can be-the acceptance of our place as dependents, who can claim or get or do
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Contributed by Nathan Parker on Mar 10, 2007
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Life Examples: Elijah: Responding to Stress (1 Kings 19:3)
Stressful situations can drive us to inappropriate responses. The prophet Elijah illustrates the importance of viewing circumstances from God’s perspective.
God sent the prophet to rescue Israel from its moral and spiritual decline.
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Contributed by Chris Surber on Mar 9, 2009
THE BENEFITS OF THE REPEL TOWER
I am not a fan of great heights. I have never been able to stand on the edge of a high cliff or at the top of a tall building without a quick heart beat and a dry throat. I have no problem with climbing a high hill or mountain, but to stand on the edge of falling
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
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"This is the greatest paradox: the emotions cannot be trusted, yet it is they that
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Contributed by Robbie Peay on Apr 19, 2004
Back when the boys were small, we belonged to a small country club that had a pool. Sometimes when we would go to the pool to swim, the boys would bring friends with them. On one such occasion, I was at the pool with them and one of my boys wanted me to go down to the deep end and catch him when
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 14, 2002
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A VACATION OF COMPASSION
In 1958, 35 year old Englishwoman Anita Goulden went on holiday to Peru to visit her brother. Anita was a widowed, single mother who owned two haberdasheries in Manchester, England. She was about to go home by way of the United States when she saw an unbelievable
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
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Confidence is that feeling by which the mind embarks in great and honorable courses with
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Contributed by Larry Wilson on Aug 6, 2010
Wilderness Christians
NOTE: 4 marks of a wilderness Christian.
1) His body is with the church, but his mind and heart are still in Egypt!
ILLUS: They are like a compass in a land of two norths. They vacillate between the two readings and thus constantly wander!
James 1:8 A double minded man
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