Contributed by Steven Cannon on Jul 27, 2007
Jas 3:3 When we put bits into the mouths of horses to make them obey us, we can turn the whole animal. Jas 3:4 Or take ships as an example. Although they are so large and are driven by strong winds,
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Christian/Church Of Christ
Contributed by Gene Gregory on Mar 30, 2009
"The time for reconciliation, just as the time for salvation, is always now. Tomorrow is often too late. We are not to allow bitterness, anger, hatred, or any other sin to keep us separated from other people,
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Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 22, 2010
ACID TEST
Sometimes we use the expression an "acid test." This term originated during times when gold was widely circulated. Nitric acid was applied to an object of gold to see if it was genuine or not. If it was fake, the acid decomposed it; if it was
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Brethren
Contributed by Shine Thomas on Aug 28, 2017
Fear and worry statistics from U.S. National Institute of Mental Health, Sep. 4, 2016:
Percentage of things feared that will never take place: 60%
Percentage of things feared that are considered to be insignificant for you:
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Assembly Of God
Contributed by Jim Kane on Jan 7, 2008
If there is not such a thing as sin, then what do we call, among other things, domestic violence, abortion, murder, cheating, and child abuse?’ Again I remind us this morning we only look at our local paper to see the
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Church Of God
Contributed by Brian Matherlee on Jul 14, 2008
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Tony Dungy, coach of the Indianapolis Colts, writes about the tough times of life: "I think there are times when I believe God welcomes the circus into our lives to give us an opportunity to show there's another way to
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Wesleyan
Contributed by Charles Wallis on Nov 13, 2008
Plato’s "Allegory of the Cave" describes people who have been chained in a dark cave and begin to perceive shadows as real. When they try to leave the cave, they are blinded by the light and prefer the darkness. Many people, even religious people,
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Pentecostal
Contributed by Clark Tanner on Dec 4, 2008
Isn't it amazing that men can believe God powerful and able to do the astounding things recorded for us throughout Scripture, but will not attribute to Him the ability to bring forth life from a womb without the
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Orthodox
Contributed by Jim Butcher on Apr 13, 2018
Note: this story is told by me - Jim Butcher of Madison WV.
I want to tell you a story about an insight that God gave me into John 14:1-4, the passage where Jesus speaks of going to prepare a place for us. This is the story of something that happened to me several years ago while I was in
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The Road to Emmaus
The scene: A table in the Inn in Emmaus – with a big sign on the Table saying “The Good Samaritan Inn in Emmaus”
Luke and Cleopas seated around a Table
Cleopas and Luke start talking:
Cleopas: Luke, Where’s he gone – he was standing right there and puff - He just
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Anglican
Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Sep 17, 2025
[204]. A MESSAGE FROM A POEM - ONCE I WAS LOST – NOW I AM SAVED
(Shakespeare) When Macbeth heard that Lady Macbeth was dead these words were spoken –
“Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow
Creeps in this petty pace from day to day
To the last syllable of recorded time;
And all our yesterdays
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Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Jeff Strite on Feb 7, 2001
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A Philosopher named Haserot, once observed Dutch housewives wrapping their household belongings in pieces of canvas. Upon closer examination he discovered that the women were wrapping their goods in actual paintings by the Dutch artist Rembrandt.
These women saw a
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Christian/Church Of Christ
Contributed by Alan Stokes on Mar 2, 2001
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Carmine DeSena in The Air Down Here (Chronicle Books, 1995, p. 7) states, “There’s a lesson my grandmother use to recite: ‘The world is like a hand and all the people its fingers. If you hate and destroy one
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Holiness
Contributed by Bruce Howell on Mar 30, 2001
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Nancy Spiegelberg captured the scene in the Garden with these lines:
In the dark place of olive trees
You had a chance to turn Your back
on us and say:
¡§Father, forget them; they¡¦re not worth
the price.¡¨
Instead, in the dark place, above
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Wesleyan
Contributed by Lynn Floyd on May 4, 2001
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Aurelius Augustine spent most of his life battling the bondage to sexual appetite and philosophical pride. When he was 31 the power of God through His word, broke the bondage to sexual lust and living with a concubine. Augustine said
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Baptist