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Reflections Podcasts
Rosemary Laxton • Meanwood Valley Baptist Church • Illustration • • 28 views • 6:53
Adam Carrigan • Illustration • • 8,285 views
"Alexander the Great, one of the greatest military generals who ever lived, conquered almost the entire known world with his vast army. One night during a campaign, he couldn't sleep and left his tent to walk around the campgrounds. As he was walking he came across a soldier asleep on guard duty - a…
Robby Roberson • Illustration • • 28 views
Gary Enrig quotes Tom Anderson in this true story. Tom writes, “I made a vow to myself on the drive down to the vacation beach cottage: For two weeks I would try to be a loving husband and father, totally loving…no ifs, ands, or buts. The idea had come to me as I listened to a commentator on my car’s…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 12 views
Gar Ryness never thought he would be famous. It all started as a prank video shot in his backyard imitating famous batting stances of major league baseball players with a black waffle ball bat. A year and a couple of million You-tube video hits later, he was on the David Letterman show doing his schtick.…
Illustration • • 24 views
Jacob, age 85, and Rebecca, age 79, are all excited about their decision to get married. They go for a stroll to discuss the wedding. On the way they pass a drugstore. Jacob suggests that they go in. He addresses the man behind the counter: "Are you the owner?" The pharmacist answers, "Yes." Jacob: "Do…
Illustration • • 7 views
There’s a little poem that says: You are writing a gospel A chapter a day, By the deeds that you do, By the words that you say; Men read what you write, Whether faithless or true. Say—what is the Gospel, According to you?
Illustration • • 61 views
In Character Is DestinyJohn McCain wrote about his imprisonment in the Hanoi Hilton during the Vietnam War. "During the time I was held in solitary, I was caught, not for the first time, communicating with my dear friend in the cell next to mine. For my transgression, I was kept overnight in a punishment…
Wesley Crouch • Illustration • • 23 views
EVENTS WITH A PURPOSE Church Picnic Old-Fashioned Sunday Mother's Day Father's Day Homecoming Independence Sunday Thanksgiving Christmas Easter Ice Cream Social Sweetheart Banquet Talent – Un-talent Show Church Anniversary Dessert-A-Rama Find A Parade Renewing Your Vows CHURCH PICNIC Go to a local park,…
Bible Study
Andrew Norvelle • Illustration • • 241 views
Do you see what I see? Purpose: To walk circumspectly, being aware of the traps that seek to draw us from God's goal in our lives. 2 Kings 6:17 Then Elisha prayed and said, “O Lord, I pray, open his eyes that he may see.” And the Lord opened the servant’s eyes and he saw; and behold, the mountain was…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 9 views
RELIGION "At certain points in church history, Easter was a forty-day celebration. Forty days is too much for our busy culture, so we've shortened it to four Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, Holy Saturday, and Easter Sunday. But even this is becoming too much for the modern Christian, so we watch "The Robe"…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 87 views
INFLUENCE In their book, "Lead Like Jesus", Blanchard and Hodges write, "Leadership is a process of influence. Anytime you seek to influence the thinking, behavior, or development of people toward accomplishing a goal in their personal or professional lives, you are taking on the role of a leader." —"Lead…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 13 views
IMITATION A new house paint marketed in Europe and Asia comes with a guarantee to stay clean for five years without washing or sandblasting. The secret behind this new paint is not as much a technological breakthrough as it is understanding God's grand design in nature. A German Botanist, Wilhelm Barthlott…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 7 views
EXAMPLE Gerald Simon, Fire Chief of Oakland California says his department was prepared for problems if the Oakland Raiders had won Superbowl 37. The department was surprised at the community’s response after the team’s lopsided defeat at the hands of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Following the big game,…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 84 views
AUTHENTICITY After McGwire hit 70 home runs in a single season in 1998, collectors scrambled to purchase his 1985 Topps rookie card. Con men were also scrambling. Not to buy cards, but to produce forgeries to sell to the collectors. At $200.00 a card, con men were raking it in. The best of the fakes…
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…
Timothy C. Seal • Illustration • • 83 views
GOODNESS, THE DEFINITION “Goodness” is a rare word found only four times in the New Testament (and only in Paul).[1] Thus, from our common usage of the idea of goodness I see six aspects: I. GOODNESS MEANS USEFUL. The idea of “goodness” means that a thing fulfills its purpose or the expectations for…
Chad Oltman • Illustration • • 13 views
The problem with ‘biblical justice’ by Greg Boyd ---- Over the last couple months I’ve participated in several panel discussions on faith and politics. And there’s something that has left me a bit confused. Over and over I’ve heard well-intentioned Christians emphatically proclaim that we need to stand…
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Are Jesus and Muhammad Buddies? SUBMITTED BY Rebecca Giselbrecht MR550 Class Dr. Robin Basselin December 8, 2006 Table of Content Introduction. 3 The Divinity of Christ 4 Quranic Point of View.. 4 Biblical Point of View.. 4 Bridges. 5 The Death, Resurrection, and Atonement of Christ 5 Quranic Point of…
Walter Colace • Illustration • • 23 views
You’re Here Because…” INTRO: How do you answer the question, “Why are you here?” Not in service this morning but here on earth. Many of you went through the book, “The Purpose Driven Life by Rick Warren,” and he states 5 purposes we are here for: Worship, Fellowship, Discipleship, Ministry and Mission..…
Rev. Gregory S. Byrd • Illustration • • 243 views
Living above the Line A Celebration of our Union with Christ Rev Greg Byrd Faith Temple Baptist Church Poetry Texas Living Above the Line Introduction Introduction Colossians 1:27 says Christ in you, the hope of Glory. In fact Christ in us is our only hope of eternal Glory, The union of the believer…
Rev. Gregory S. Byrd • Illustration • • 535 views
Union with Christ What does it mean to be “in Christ” or “united with Christ”? EXPLANATION AND SCRIPTURAL BASIS1 The subject is so frequently mentioned in Scripture and so wide-ranging in its application to our lives that it deserves treatment here. That is the concept of union with Christ. As we shall…
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…