John Howard Yoder talks about the person of Christ and his lordship over all our lives when he writes: “Christians begin to deny their Lord when they admit that there are certain realms of life in which it would be inappropriate to bring Christ’s rule to bear. Of course, non-Christians will
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Contributed by Jerry Pawloski on Mar 9, 2005
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The hero is a person who has the desire to go after the goal and want to win it. They realize that he may not be able to do everything that the rest of their friends are doing but it is worth it for the crown. They realize that they must get in the race and not just be a spectator. They also know
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In the days before Connecticut became a state, the colonial legislature was in session when a thick black cloud blocked out the sunlight. Someone shouted, "It is the day of judgment! Let us go home and get ready!"
But one member of the legislature, who happened to be an old church deacon, stood
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Illustration: In the days before Connecticut became a state, the colonial Legislature was in session when a thick black cloud blocked out the sunlight. Someone shouted, “It is the Day of Judgment! Let’s go home and get ready!”
But another member of the Legislature, who happened to be a deacon
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Contributed by Dave Mcfadden on Oct 14, 2008
A fellow once made the remark that if he were God, he could certainly do things much better than God seemed to. For example, he said, if I were God I would not have caused the fruit of such a tremendous tree as the oak to be an acorn. Such a mighty tree needs to bear a much larger fruit, like a
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Contributed by Derrick Tuper on Jan 26, 2009
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RESPONSIBLE MEMBERSHIP
Author Jerry Bridges comments in an article on commitment, "As I have watched the parade of people through our church, and other churches, I wonder why so few commit themselves to a local body of believers in a significant way. Many sit and soak and do little else, and they
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Contributed by Larry Wilson on Sep 2, 2011
DRINKING COFFEE AND TALKING
One evening a man and his wife called another couple to see what they were doing. "Oh," said the other wife, "we're just drinking coffee and talking."
As she hung up the phone, she demanded, "Why don't we ever do that? They're just drinking coffee and talking."
Her
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
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"We can amplify the human voice many times, but we seem unable to do anything for the
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
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Stay young by hanging on to your dreams. A philosopher writes: There is not much to do but bury a man
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
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"Laughter and tears are both responses to frustration and exhaustion. I myself prefer to laugh, since there
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
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"He that blows the coals in quarrels he has nothing to do with, has no right to complain
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