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  • Jorge And The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 27, 2009
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    JORGE AND THE TRANSLATOR Jorge Rodriguez was the meanest, orneriest bandit on the Texas-Mexico border. The guy would slip across the line, raid the banks of south Texas, and steal ’em blind. Before they could catch him, he would race back into Mexico and hide out. No matter how hard the law tried, ...read more

  • The Walter Wilson Story

    Contributed by Warner Pidgeon on Jun 3, 2009
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    THE WALTER WILSON STORY Walter Lewis Wilson was an American doctor born towards the end of the 19th century. He was a faithful Christian who often hosted visiting missionaries to his church. One visitor from France didn't mince words, asking him, "Who is the Holy Spirit to you?" Wilson's answer ...read more

  • God Leads His Dear Children Along

    Contributed by Rodelio Mallari on Dec 12, 2010
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    GOD LEADS HIS DEAR CHILDREN ALONG Haldor Lillenas, founder of a noted music-publishing company, made his way to the United States from Scandinavia. His first years in this country were hard, but a kind lady befriended him and taught him the English language. More importantly, perhaps, she told ...read more

  • Connotations For Us As Disciples Of Christ

    Contributed by Gordon Mcculloch on Feb 11, 2018
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    Jesus also tells us in Matthew 28, (the most familiar version of the Great Commission), that, “all authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to ...read more

  • Hezekiah's Story

    Contributed by Bret Toman on Dec 22, 2011
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    HEZEKIAH'S STORY Laos 2001. Hezekiah's life had been so transformed that he had to tell someone. When he returned to the village he grew up in, he told the 35 relatives and villagers who met him and demanded to know why he had converted to Christianity, "Jesus is the only way I can be saved from ...read more

  • Jesus Freak: Hezekiah

    Contributed by Bret Toman on Oct 31, 2012
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    JESUS FREAK: HEZEKIAH Laos 2001. Hezekiah’s life had been so transformed that he had to tell someone. When he returned to the village he grew up in, he told the 35 relatives and villagers who met him and demanded to know why he had converted to Christianity, "Jesus is the only way I can be saved ...read more

  • Adopted By Christ  PRO

    Contributed by Bruce Howell on Jul 9, 2001
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    Illus.: “Adopted by Christ” John was born into a family of 12 children. They were very poor. He was the youngest. He never remembered his father eating a meal with the rest of the family. He had to work long hours to feed his family. One day his father ran off with another woman, leaving his ...read more

  • Title: What's In Your Heart? What's In Your ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 8, 2008
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    Title: What’s in your heart? What’s in your wallet? Matthew 7:24 Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock: (illustration ) Let me tell you a story of 2 men. One, we will call Jim, and the other we will ...read more

  • Praying For Deliverance  PRO

    Contributed by Donnie Martin on Jun 6, 2002
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    PRAYING FOR DELIVERANCE John Paton was a missionary in the New Hebrides Islands. One night hostile natives surrounded the mission station, intent on burning out the Patons and killing them. Paton and his wife prayed during that terror-filled night that God would deliver them. When daylight came ...read more

  • John Paton Was A Missionary In The New Hebrides ...

    Contributed by Donnie Martin on Nov 11, 2002
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    John Paton was a missionary in the New Hebrides Islands. One night hostile natives surrounded the mission station, intent on burning out the Patons and killing them. Paton and his wife prayed during that terror-filled night that God would deliver them. When daylight came they were amazed to see ...read more

  • Ps. 15:4 Describes A Righteous Person As One "Who ...  PRO

    Contributed by Michael Luke on Apr 4, 2005
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    Ps. 15:4 describes a righteous person as one “who keeps his oath even when it hurts.” The brilliant Christian scholar and writer C. S. Lewis took that truth seriously. His biography tells of the suffering he endured because he kept a promise he had made to a buddy during World War I. This ...read more

  • John Paton Was A Missionary In The New Hebrides ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2006
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    John Paton was a missionary in the New Hebrides Islands. One night hostile natives surrounded the mission station, intent on burning out the Patons and killing them. Paton and his wife prayed during that terror-filled night that God would deliver them. When daylight came they were amazed to see ...read more

  • It May Be That Praise, Like Gold And Diamonds, ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2006
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    It may be that praise, like gold and diamonds, owes its value to its scarcity, as Samuel Johnson said, but most of us would prefer to err on the side of giving too much praise than too little. One who would agree was the wife of an old Vermonter named Eb. Old Eb was, like many of his breed, rather ...read more

  • John Paton Was A Missionary In The New Hebrides ...

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Feb 16, 2007
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    John Paton was a missionary in the New Hebrides Islands. One night hostile natives surrounded the mission station, intent on burning out the Patons and killing them. Paton and his wife prayed during that terror-filled night that God would deliver them. When daylight came they were amazed to see ...read more

  • John Paton Was A Missionary In The New Hebrides ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 26, 2007
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    John Paton was a missionary in the New Hebrides Islands. One night hostile natives surrounded the mission station, intent on burning out the Patons and killing them. Paton and his wife prayed during that terror-filled night that God would deliver them. When daylight came they were amazed to see ...read more

  • True Repentance Is Moral And Ethical To The Core ...

    Contributed by Bob Marcaurelle on Apr 5, 2007
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    True repentance is moral and ethical to the core When people asked John the Baptizer what it meant he told them to share their goods with others, feed the hungry, be honest in business and be satisfied with your wages (Lk. 3:10ff). The key word is willingness. When a man or woman says, “I do” at ...read more

  • True Repentance Is Moral And Ethical To The Core ...

    Contributed by Bob Marcaurelle on Apr 5, 2007
     | 1,568 views

    True repentance is moral and ethical to the core When people asked John the Baptizer what it meant he told them to share their goods with others, feed the hungry, be honest in business and be satisfied with your wages (Lk. 3:10ff). The key word is willingness. When a man or woman says, “I do” at ...read more

  • Abraham Lincoln Personified This Example Of ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Abraham Lincoln personified this example of patience on numerous occasions but one sticks out in particular. Their was a man who treated Lincoln with more cruelty than anyone ever had. His name was Edwin Stanton and he said of Lincoln that he was a low cunning clown and had nothing but venom to say ...read more

  • One Night A Wife Found Her Husband Standing Over ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    One night a wife found her husband standing over their infant’s crib. As she watched him looking down at their very first baby, she saw on his face a mixture of emotions: disbelief, doubt, delight, amazement, enchantment, skepticism. Touched by this unusual display and deep emotions, with eyes ...read more

  • Lagos (Reuters) – A Father Took His 20-Year Old ...

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Oct 20, 2008
     | 1,145 views

    LAGOS (Reuters) – A father took his 20-year old son to an Islamic court in northern Nigeria for idleness, asking that he be sent to prison for refusing to engage in productive activities, state news agency NAN said Friday. "He is not listening to words and he is bringing shame to my family. I am ...read more