Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Dec 1, 2007
The appeal to God’s sovereignty is not to foster hope that we will be spared all difficulty, but to foster confidence that when those difficulties come we are not abandoned. Things have not fallen out of hand. We can still rely on the God who has permitted us to face these things to supply us with
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Contributed by Paul Steffens on Dec 12, 2007
"God’s hardening is a consequence of our hardening our own hearts...God will harden none, damn none, unless they willfully reject His grace. Here is a sobering thought: If you enter eternity with a hard,
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ILUSTRATION
God gave me a dream one night, I was on the platform preaching in a large church with a pie shaped auditorium, and there were people there I knew and people I didn’t know. The presence of the Lord had inhabited the place and the glory was falling. God told me, this was my pastorate.
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Assembly Of God
Contributed by Gordon Douglas on Mar 4, 2008
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GOD IS MY CO-PILOT -
A few years ago someone coined the phrase,
God is my co-pilot.
There were bumper stickers available… other types of signs.
Having flown a lot I never did fully understand that phrase.
Do you know what the co-pilot does?
He takes over when everything is going well…
Or he
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Charismatic
Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Mar 29, 2008
Illustration: God will often allow crises into our lives to show us where we put our confidence. There was a farmer who one day went happily and with great joy in his heart to report to his wife and family that their best cow had given birth to twin calves, one red and one white. And he said, “You
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 1, 2008
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DELIVERANCE SHOWED GOD'S PROTECTION (V. 28a)
God spared Joseph’s life, and through these adverse circumstances, that are recorded in our text, God is overseeing his safety. This is the sovereign purpose of God at work. The Midianites and the Ishmeelites only saw Joseph as a business opportunity
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 1, 2008
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DID GOD CREATE EVIL?
Does evil exist? The university professor challenged his students with this question. Did God create everything that exists? A student bravely replied "Yes, he did!"
"God created everything?" The professor asked.” Yes sir", the student replied.
The professor answered, "If
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Contributed by Tony Abram on Apr 17, 2008
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The Spirit of God is always the spirit of liberty; the spirit that is not of God is the spirit of bondage, the spirit of oppression and depression. The Spirit of God convicts vividly and tensely, but He is always the Spirit of liberty. God who made the birds never made birdcages; it is men who make
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Contributed by Donnie Martin on Apr 17, 2008
WHAT GOD CAN DO
A young boy traveling by airplane to visit his grandparents sat beside a man who happened to be a seminary professor. The boy was reading a Sunday school take-home paper when the professor thought he would have some fun with the lad. "Young man," said the professor, "If you can
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GOD GAVE ME THE LIGHT
I remember back when I graduated from college and was beginning to interview for ministry positions. I was being looked at by three churches, but I wanted God to be able to guide in where I would go, so I agreed to go to the first church that would give me the official call.
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Contributed by Tom Shepard on Dec 6, 2006
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WE SHOULD PRAISE GOD
I heard someone say recently that if the only thing God has done in our lives is to save us – we should praise God from the rising of the sun through the darkness of the night. But He has done so much more for us than that. He has given you the sense of taste – so that you
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Contributed by Ronnie Knight on May 9, 2008
Finding God’s will with a mentalist: Pick a number between one and ten. Multiply that number by two. Add eight to the new number. Divide that number by two. Now subtract your original number from this result. Remember that number. If
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Contributed by Chris Jordan on May 12, 2008
INTRO: WHY GOD MADE MOMS:
Answers given by 2nd grade school children:
Why did God make mothers?
1. She’s the only one who knows where the scotch tape is.
2. Mostly to clean the house.
3. To help us out of there when we were getting born.
How did God make mothers?
1. He used dirt, just like
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THE KINGDOM OF GOD IS LIKE A HOME
The father and son never could get along. The boy was constantly in trouble and the father was harsh in his attempts to correct him.
F: What have you done this time?
S: What difference does it make? You always take the other side no matter what I say.
F: If you
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 30, 2008
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GOD KNOWS HIS OWN
The guillemot is a small arctic sea bird that lives on the rocky cliffs of northern coastal regions. These birds flock together by the thousands in comparatively small areas. Because of the crowded conditions, hundreds of females lay their pear-shaped eggs side by side on a
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 30, 2008
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LONELINESS AFFECTS BELIEF IN GOD
People who feel lonely or isolated are more likely to believe in God and the supernatural, according to University of Chicago researcher Nicholas Epley. Lonely people try to create social connections by reaching out to old friends, making new ones, or believing in
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
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To be grateful is to recognize the love of God in everything He has given us and He has given us everything.
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