Contributed by Owen Bourgaize on Sep 21, 2006
When we were in Canada the rechargeable battery of our mobile ran down and unfortunately the charger we use in the UK didn’t work there but a kind shopkeeper charged it up. This reminded me that we need help from others in our lives – our parents, friends in church, our minister and Sunday School
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 22, 2001
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"Prayer is surrender-surrender to the will of God and cooperation with that will. If I throw out a boat hook from the boat and catch hold of the shore and pull, do I pull the shore to me, or do I pull myself to the shore? Prayer is not pulling God to my will, but the aligning of my will to the will
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Contributed by A. Todd Coget on Dec 13, 2001
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GOD AND TRUTH RELIEVE AGONY
Lloyd John Ogilvie, chaplain of the United States Senate, recalls:
Senator Max Cleland, who lost both of his legs and his right hand in Vietnam, came to the Bible study withdrawn and tired. Another senator said, "Max, are you all right?"
"Not really," he said. "I’ve
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 3, 2002
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Whether your faith is that there is a God or that there is not a God, if you don’t have any doubts you are either kidding yourself or asleep. Doubts are the ants in the pants
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Contributed by Michael Gibney on May 19, 2002
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EIGHTEEN REASONS TO PRAISE GOD-
1. HE GAVE US A PRIVILEGE TO PRAY
2. HIS DEEDS AMONG MEN
3. HIS WONDROUS AND MARVELOUS WORKS
4. HIS HOLY NAME
5. HIS STRENGTH
6. HIS WONDERS
7. HIS JUDGMENTS IN THE EARTH
8. HE IS THE LORD OUR GOD
9. HIS CREATION
10. HIS SALVATION
11. HIS GLORY
12. HIS
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Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Paul Fritz on May 20, 2002
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Title: God Moves in a Mysterious Way
The hymn God Moves in a Mysterious Way has been a source of great comfort and blessing to many of God’s people since William Cowper wrote it in the 18th century. Yet few people know of the unusual circumstances that led to its composition.
William
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Contributed by Ralf Bergmann on May 30, 2002
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Lord, send revival in mighty flood-tide;
Send streams of blessing to sweep far and wide.
Send them engulfing like waves of the sea;
Sweep through our lowlands and work mightily.
Send the outpourings of God’s Holy rain
Send mighty cloud-bursts again and again
Strike holy lightning at home and
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 15, 2002
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I SERVE, GOD DOES
Humility in leadership can be achieved if one learns to view his role as a simple service to others. Indeed, this is the very essence of leadership: giving energy, not receiving it. And perhaps the surest way to ensure such an outward flow of energy is to think of oneself
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 11, 2002
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God is not discoverable or demonstrable by purely scientific means, unfortunately for the scientifically minded. But that really proves nothing. It simply means that the wrong
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 12, 2003
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THREE DOLLARS WORTH OF GOD
I would like to buy $3.00 worth of God, please. Not enough to explode my soul or disturb my sleep, but just enough to equal a cup of warm milk or a snooze in the sunshine. I don’t want enough of Him to make me love a black man or pick beets with a migrant. I want
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Contributed by Clark Tanner on Dec 19, 2003
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J. B. Phillips, in his book, “Your God Is Too Small”, responds to an old children’s poem that says,
“Christian children all must be
Mild, obedient, good as He.”
He writes:
“This word ‘mild’ is apparently deliberately used to describe a man who did not hesitate to challenge and expose the
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Contributed by David Haun on Dec 22, 2003
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"If God is able to place the stars in their sockets and suspend the sky like a curtain, do you think it remotely possible that God is able to guide your life? If your God is mighty enough to ignite the sun, could it be that he is mighty enough to light your path? If he cares enough about the
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Christian/Church Of Christ
Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 2, 2004
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AN INFINITE GOD, A FINITE MIND
Augustine, while puzzling over the doctrine of the Trinity, was walking along the beach one day when he observed a young boy with a bucket, running back and forth to pour water into a little hole. Augustine asked, "What are you doing?" The boy replied, "I’m trying to
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Contributed by Evie Megginson on Jun 19, 2004
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There is tremendous power in the Word of God. This truth is illustrated in a story told by C. H. Spurgeon. Out of curiosity, an agnostic who belonged to what was known as the "Hell-fire Club" attended a service where George Whitefield was preaching. At the next meeting of the club, the young man
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