Contributed by Mark Schaeufele on Mar 26, 2009
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Again, I want to refer to Christopher Wright’s book Knowing Jesus Through the Old Testament. He asks the question, Why does Matthew start his gospel with the genealogy of Jesus? Why didn’t he go straight to the wonderful story of the Magi? It's "because, says Matthew, you won’t understand that
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Methodist
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We Christians are as G.K.Chesterton put it, "the most materialistic of religions".
When we reject a crude hedonism that is never satisfied with the material goods it has, it is because we think the things we already have are such wonderful gifts that we should treasure them rather than lusting
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Anglican
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"MONSTROUS" PREACHING
In the 18th Century, Selina Hastings, Countess of Huntington invited the Duchess of Buckingham to come and hear George Whitfield preach.
After listening to Whitfield, the Duchess wrote to the Countess of Huntington about the Gospel that Whitefield and his fellow "Methodists"
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Contributed by Mark Eberly on Mar 25, 2008
In Germany during World War II there was a Protestant church the stood near some railroad tracks. These tracks often carried Jewish families on their way to be exterminated by the Nazi death camps. The cries for help and justice were sometimes very loud and disturbing especially as the congregation
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Church Of God
Contributed by Bobby Scobey on May 20, 2008
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A little boy was talking to the girl next door: "I wonder what my mother would like for Mother’s Day." The girl answers: "Well, you could promise to keep your room clean and orderly -- you could go to bed as soon as she tells you -- you could go to her as soon as she calls you -- you could brush
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Pentecostal
Contributed by Charles Wallis on Feb 8, 2009
When we try to figure everything out instead of trusting God, we get cynical and miss out on miracles.
"The Logical Song" by Supertramp:
"When I was young, it seemed that life was so wonderful,
a miracle, oh it was beautiful, magical.
And all the birds in the trees, well they’d be singing so
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Contributed by Johnny Wilson on Feb 11, 2009
In verse 2, God does something about Moses’ problem. God gives him a sign. God asks Moses about the familiar symbol of his profession—the rod. A rod is not only used for protection and for sorting the sheep, but it is a symbol of authority. So God orders Moses to throw the symbol of his personal
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Contributed by Alan Stokes on Mar 4, 2001
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"A minister was interrupted one morning by his little son, who entered his study, sat down at his father’s feet and fixed his big, wondering eyes upon his father’s face. The father turned to him and asked impatiently: "Well! What is it? What do you want?" The big, round eyes grew wider still
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Holiness
Contributed by Brian Mavis on Jun 18, 2001
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An anthropologist was studying a primitive tribe in South America that years earlier had been reached by a Christian missionary. After having lived among the tribe for several weeks, the anthropologist met with the tribe’s leader. He said, “You have a wonderful culture, but it is a shame that the
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Contributed by A. Todd Coget on Feb 20, 2004
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Our seven-year-old daughter had just won $2 for her memory work in Sunday School.
After the morning service, the pastor’s wife congratulated her.
Our daughter proudly announced, “And I put it all in the morning’s offering!”
“My, how wonderful!” the pastor’s wife exclaimed. “I’m sure God will be
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Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 1, 2004
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As an electrician I was once completing the final lighting fitment in a family home. With me at the same time were 2 other tradesmen, (a carpenter and a stonemason) who were also applying the finishing touches to their handy work. When the young couple that owned the house arrived, they excitedly
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Contributed by Timothy Smith on Aug 22, 2004
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In his book, Balancing the Tightrope, Barry Powell relates that in a survey of over 200,000 college freshman, 76% listed financial prosperity as the most important of their life goals. Is it any wonder that one of the top issues in almost every Presidential election is the economy? What has it come
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Christian Church