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Spurgeon Commentary
Charles Spurgeon • Logos Sermons • Illustration • • 86 views
This precious text is one which, years ago, when we built the Orphanage, I caused to be cut on one of the pillars of the entrance. You will notice it inside the first columns on either side whenever you go there. “My God will fulfill your every need according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus” (Phil…
Spurgeon Commentary
Charles Spurgeon • Logos Sermons • Illustration • • 12 views
There have been some men who, puffed up with vanity, have in their hearts said, “I can do all things.” Their destruction has been sure, and near at hand. Nebuchadnezzar walks through the midst of the great city; he sees its stupendous tower threading the clouds. He marks the majestic and colossal size…
Spurgeon Commentary
Charles Spurgeon • Logos Sermons • Illustration • • 65 views
There was once a square piece of paper put up into George Whitefield’s pulpit, by way of a notice, to this effect: “A young man who has lately inherited a large fortune requests the prayers of the congregation.” Right well was the prayer asked, for when we go up the hill we need prayer that we may be…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 5 views
An enterprising youngster from Minnesota was looking to get some candy. He wanted candy, and he wanted it now. So this 4-year-old boy took his great-grandpa’s SUV and took a joyride to the store. Sebastian Swenson backed the car out of a driveway and drove 1½ miles down a four-lane road at 15 mph during…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 11 views
In THANKS! How Practicing Gratitude Can Make You Happier, Robert A. Emmons, Ph.D. writes, “It is also easy to see how gratitude can have a difficult time surviving in a culture that celebrates consumption. But in gratitude we recognize that we are not ultimately producers and consumers but, above all,…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 60 views
In THANKS! How Practicing Gratitude Can Make You Happier, Robert A. Emmons, Ph.D. writes, “Gratitude is the realization that we have everything that we need, at the moment.” —Jim L. Wilson —THANKS!, 137 Philippians 4:11 (HCSB) “I don’t say this out of need, for I have learned to be content in whatever…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 6 views
Are you addicted to the newest, biggest and best? When Apple released the iPhone 5 in the fall of 2012, iPhone 4 users had to answer the question: upgrade or pass? It appears that the major advancement between the two is a larger screen size and panoramic photographs—not exactly earth-shaking changes.…
Bible Study
Andrew Norvelle • Illustration • • 455 views
Culling the Army of God Purpose: To equip saints to be effective soldiers in the Lord's Army. Judges 7:2 And the Lord said to Gideon, “The people who are with you are too many for Me to give the Midianites into their hands, lest Israel claim glory for itself against Me, saying, ‘My own hand has saved…
Jarred Edgecombe • Illustration • • 7 views
Contentment is when we become convinced that our resources in Christ Jesus are more than adequate for every situation in life that we face. SOURCE: unknown
John Leffler • Illustration • • 13 views
Shortly after I became a Christ follower an older man challenged me to find key verses in the Bible that might speak to specific situations that I would find myself in through the course of a normal day. After identifying those critical verses and linking them to the challenges that may come my way,…
Rich DeRuiter • Illustration • • 3 views
I read a parable recently that bothered me when I read it the first time. It is a story that was reportedly told by Buddha: A traveler, fleeing a tiger who was chasing him, ran till he came to the edge of a cliff. There he caught hold of a thick vine, and swung himself over the edge. Above him the tiger…
James H. Schafer • Illustration • • 1,759 views
John Newton CHOICE EXCERPTS I am not what I once was! In his old age, when he could no longer see to read, John Newton heard someone recite this text, "By the grace of God—I am what I am." He remained silent a short time and then, as if speaking to himself, he said: "I am not what I ought to be—ah, how…
Mike Lester • Illustration • • 15 views
Contentment is not contingent upon your location, but on your love for Christ. In the eleventh century, King Henry III of Bavaria grew tired of court life and the pressures of being a monarch. He made application to Prior Richard at a local monastery, asking to be accepted as a contemplative and spend…
Illustration • • 49 views
God's Plan for Older Men and Older Women Ttus 2:2‑3 Now obviously this morning is going to be addressed to older men and older women. · America is now the oldest society in the history of the world. There has never been a society with this percentage of older people. Material comfort, medical care and…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 2 views
Simplicity "The only difference between men and boys," they say, "is the price of their toys." I don't know about you, but I resemble that remark! My first "adult" hobby was photography. I learned how to take pictures and develop them during a college course. I took the course with a borrowed camera…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 19 views
SPIRITUAL RENEWAL My times of spiritual lull do not necessarily happen when things are going wrong or when things are going exceptionally well-they happen when things are, well, just normal. Either end of the pendulum swing reminds me to focus on the Lord. When things are going wrong, my prayer life…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 8 views
Hobbies "The only difference between men and boys," they say, "is the price of their toys." I don't know about you, but I resemble that remark! My first "adult" hobby was photography. I learned how to take pictures and develop them during a college course. I took the course with a borrowed camera and…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 13 views
Contentment It was my sixth birthday; I felt so special. We had a party with hats, pretty plates, special punch and a great big birthday cake. All my friends came, that was good. All my friends came with presents, that was better. I made my wish, blew out the candles and smiled. I felt invincible on…
Jim Vance • Illustration • • 341 views
THE TEN COMMANDMENTS by Dr. Erwin Lutzer Intro Thunder From Sinai Today many concepts about God abound, most of them individually conceived in our own minds according to our own liking. When people stop worshipping the true God, they do not stop worshipping; it is just that they change the object of…
Illustration • • 306 views
John MacArthur Basisinformationen zur Bibel Christliche Literatur-Verbreitung Postfach 11 01 35 • 33661 Bielefeld Wenn nicht anders angegeben, sind die Bibelzitate der Schlachter 2000 entnommen. Abkürzungen weiterer Bibelausgaben: Elb.: Elberfelder Bibel, unrevidierte Fassung Lu 12: Lutherbibel von 1912…
Jarred Edgecombe • Illustration • • 23 views
.'Proverbs 4:1-10 A few years ago, I began collecting memorable thoughts and quotes. My regret is that I didn't start earlier. I'd be willing to trade my stashes of WD-40 and duct tape for those message outlines, good jokes, and countless facts I've heard and forgotten along the way. Recently, I pulled…
Alan Bester • Illustration • • 11,769 views
A Catechism for the use of the people called Methodists (a) WHAT IS A CHRISTIAN? | 1 | What is a Christian? Christians are those who believe that God has revealed himself in Jesus Christ accept Jesus Christ as their Lord and Saviour, live in communion with God and in the power of the Holy Spirit, and…
Steve Bramham • Illustration • • 930 views
A Christian Guide to Passover (PESCH) Below is a compilation of several contemporary Seder services that are used today. Because of the passage of time and that Passover was intended to be a family tradition, it is not possible to reconstruct with certainty the type of Passover meal or celebration that…