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Joseph
Contributed by C. Philip Green on Sep 14, 2017 (message contributor)
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1. A Good Cry
Contributed on Jan 17, 2018
Go ahead and have a good cry, and let your tears draw you closer to God and to others.
Real men DO cry at times, but there are rules. Recently, GQ magazine shared those rules in a humorous article actually written by a woman. She said, “Male crying is not new. It's been happening for as long as men have had eyeballs. But it was almost always done behind at least three closed doors.” ...read more
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2. The Blessing
Contributed on Jan 4, 2018
If you want your future to be better than your past, don’t give into your passions. Instead, rest in God’s provision of a King, King Jesus, the Lion from the tribe of Judah, who died to save you from your sins.
Pastor Donn Moomaw was preaching in Bel Air, Maryland, where a lady came up to him after a sermon and said, “Oh, Reverend Moomaw, I just have to tell you that every sermon you preach is better than your next.” He thanked her and then went home to think about it. It’s not really a compliment ...read more
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3. Optimistic Outlook
Contributed on Dec 27, 2017
When you rely on the promises of God, you can look ahead with confidence, look up with commitment, and look around with compassion.
John Ortberg, in his book If You Want to Walk on Water, You’ve Got to Get Out of the Boat, cites a medical study in which 122 men who had suffered their first heart attack were evaluated on their degree of hopefulness and pessimism: “Of the 25 most pessimistic men, 21 had died eight years later. Of ...read more
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4. Rx For Discouragement
Contributed on Nov 15, 2017
If you want to overcome discouragement in your own life, then believe the good news, believe God’s Word, and be with God’s people on a regular basis.
An optimist and a pessimist were at the coffee shop where the optimist commented, “Isn’t this a wonderful, bright, sunny day?” The pessimist replied, “Yea, but if it doesn’t stop soon, all the grass, flowers and crops will dry up. Two days later, it’s raining and the optimist says, “Isn’t ...read more
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5. Disappointed Dreamer
Contributed on Sep 14, 2017
Don’t let anything stop you from pursuing your God-given dreams, not rejection nor reversals, because in God’s sovereignty, our setbacks are but stepping stones to success.
Before I get into my message today, I want you to pick a number, any number. Did you pick a number larger than a million? If not, then, why didn't you? In 1998, Larry Page and Sergey Brin picked the number one followed by 100 zeroes while they were still graduate students at Stanford ...read more
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6. Unqualified Leader
Contributed on Sep 20, 2017
If you want to be a positive influence on others, don't compromise with the world, take care of your family, be consistent in the way you live your life, but most of all, count on God's grace.
Peter Falk (1927-2011), who died just a few years ago, will always be remembered for the role he played as an eccentric, sloppy detective in the TV series called “Columbo.” More often than not, he played dumb, but that put his subjects off guard, and he was always able to solve his cases as a ...read more
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7. When Life Isn't Fair
Contributed on Oct 6, 2017
When life isn't fair, put your faith in the Lord; be faithful to Him; and if things get worse, keep your faith in the Lord.
A young paratrooper learning to jump was given the following instructions: First, jump when you are told; second, count to 10 and pull the ripcord; third, in the unlikely event that it doesn't open, pull the ripcord for the backup chute; and fourth, when you get down, a truck will take you back to ...read more
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8. Dungeons And Dreams
Contributed on Oct 6, 2017
When life is uncertain, be certain that God is still in contrtol and that God still cares.
There is a little church in Galena, Kansas, where it is customary for people celebrating birthdays to come to the front of the sanctuary. There, they give a special offering while the congregation sings “Happy Birthday.” On the other hand, if you’re a little shy, you can give your offering to ...read more
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9. Dreams Come True!
Contributed on Oct 10, 2017
In the place of your affliction, trust Him to use you for His glory, to make you forget your pain, and to make you fruitful as you live your life for Him.
In 1969, in a science lab in New Jersey, Canadian physicist Willard Boyle and his colleagues invented the concept of an electronic eye. Using their knowledge of mathematics and the behavior of light they provided the science behind digital cameras known as a charged-coupled device or CCD. The CCD ...read more
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10. Turning Burdens Into Bridges
Contributed on Nov 5, 2017
True healing in your relationships begin when, in reliance upon God, you recognize your own sin with a remorse that leads to full repentance.
Sometime ago, an ad appeared in a Kansas newspaper, which read: “We will oil your sewing machine and adjust the tension in your home for only $1. (Leadership, Fall 1986, p.46). Wouldn’t that be nice, getting a quick fix for the tension in our homes or in any of our relationships? As we all know, ...read more
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11. Antidote For Anxiety
Contributed on Nov 5, 2017
Overcome anxiety when you remember that God is faithful and you are forgiven.
Just a few years ago, The Onion published a satirical story about a man who almost had fun: Marshall Platt, 34, came tantalizingly close to kicking back and having a good time while attending a friend's barbeque last night before remembering each and every one of his professional and personal ...read more
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12. Real Change
Contributed on Nov 5, 2017
If you want to make real change in your life, submit to God's discipline; then in dependence upon Christ, admit and quit your sin.
When Jack quit farming and moved, he discovered he was the only Baptist in his new town of all Catholics. That was okay, but the neighbors had a problem with his barbecuing beef every Friday. They were not allowed to eat red meat on Fridays, but the tempting aroma was getting the best of them, so ...read more
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13. Real Reconciliation
Contributed on Nov 15, 2017
If you want real reconciliation and healing in your relationships, confess your own sins and forgive those who sinned against you; believing that God is in control.
Stewart Ruch, a pastor in Wheaton, Illinois, talks about the “huge gap” between the ideal and the real in our everyday lives, using a family outing as an example. You see, every fall his family likes to go apple picking. Now, for the Ruch family, the ideal day for apple picking is when the ...read more
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14. Gods Best
Contributed on Nov 21, 2017
Trust God in the test, because God gives His people the best. He gives us things that last, while the world can only give us things that pass.
A man named Fred inherited a huge land grant, but the will provided that he could choose land in either Chile or Brazil. He chose Brazil. Unhappily, if he had chosen Chile, he would have received his inheritance in land on which they had recently discovered uranium, gold and silver. But he chose ...read more