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It never ceases to me how critical we can be of some things we might consider bad, wrong, or sinful, while embracing other things that are equally so, that we do not take into consideration. Indeed, we are all hypocrites in one way or another. For example, we live in an age where being “woke” (the latest…

“No Man’s Sky” was one of the most anticipated video games of 2016. However, when it hit the shelves it was met with devastating criticism from the gaming community. What was supposed to be the greatest game of the year turned out to be the greatest disappointment. On Steam, the gaming platform where…

In “Being Genuine in Spiritual Practice,” Joshua Saefkow writes, “I have never considered myself a hypocrite, but a few months ago I began to wonder. Our church was hosting a movie premier for a well-anticipated faith-based film. The film brought in all sorts of people from the community. It was powerful…

"Everybody is a potential murderer. I’ve never killed any one, but I frequently get satisfaction reading the obituary notices." -Clarence Darrow

Athletes, coaches, movie stars, politicians, and other people who are in the public eye have a great platform from which to teach moral and spiritual values. Some of them use the platform, some of them do not. The greatest hindrance to the gospel may be those who use the platform, and then fall far short…

In Wichita, Kansas, authorities charged Paul Weigand with driving without a seat belt. Mr. Weigand told the court that he was keeping the law, he was wearing a seat belt. The police pointed out that, yes, he was wearing a seat belt, and he had it buckled. However, the belt was not attached to the car.…

Most people think of the Friday after Thanksgiving as a day of excessive shopping as retailers offer special bargains to attract consumers to their stores. This year a Texas man is starting a new tradition he hopes will gain traction. Chuck Fox came up with the idea of changing Black Friday into Bless…

In Matthew 23, Jesus destroys the people's perception of the temple service with the truth, and at the end, declares the temple [desolate]. In Matthew 24, Jesus then warns them of an end time sign; The abomination of [desolation]. Isaiah 66:3 , when coupled with what Jesus says in Mat. 23 and 24, leaves…

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…

Many years ago, Christian professor Stuart Blackie of the University of Edinburgh was listening to his students as they presented oral readings. When one young man rose to begin his recitation, he held his book in the wrong hand. The professor thundered, "Take your book in your right hand, and be seated!"…

A Barna Research Report states: Among born again adults, there was a 44 percent rise in those who gave nothing last year. Compared to 1999, the mean per capita donation to churches dropped by 19 percent in 2000. One-third of born again adults said they tithed in 2000, but a comparison of their actual…

Matthew 23:29-33 Today you and I come together from many different places. I live a couple counties over, in Estill county, I was born and raised even farther east in Wolfe County on the far side of Powell County. Some of you were maybe born and raised in Fayette county, and likely others came from other…

This is not a Sermon, it's more of a Biblical breakdown of Salvation supported by over 100 Bible Verses. Detailed Plan of Salvation Recognize sin and unworthyness The Commandement, God's only Commandement in the Garden of Eden Gen 2:16,17 Commandment broken, disobediance and seperation Gen 3:1-6 Gen…

To all those that fight injustices, to all those that battle evil to all those that suffer in silence to all those that are sad To all those that are lonely To all those that are in pain To all those that find it hard to continue To all those in despair look inside yourself, because therein lies hidden…

In a 1984 commencement speech at Iona College, Mario Cuomo addressed his remarks to the parents of the graduating class. Cuomo claimed that the parents of his generation had taught their children to be go-getters. Then he asked, "Can we now say to them that if they want to be happy they must be go-givers?…

Steady, Steady, Steady 6 These commandments that I give you today are to be upon your hearts. 7 Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up. 8 Tie them as symbols on your hands and bind them on your foreheads.…

SERVANT LEADERSHIP In his book, "The Top Ten Mistakes Leaders Make", Hans Finzel writes, "...everyone in our organization rests on my shoulders and I am at the bottom of an inverted pyramid. I spend countless hours helping others be effective by providing them the facts, the energy, the resources, the…

LAW Indiana's number 2 ranked girls high school diver was disqualified in the state sectionals for violating Section 3, article 4 of the National Federation of High School Sports Association rulebook. Anesa Beard, a sophomore at Franklin (Indiana) Community High School, took a blue elastic band out of…

CHARACTER Tiger Woods may just be the most famous person with the ailment, but many Americans have bad knees. It is enough of a problem that 660,000 web sites are related to sore knees and how to care for them. They feature exercises and stretches designed to help prevent knee surgery. That’s a lot of…

HYPOCRISY Responding to Jessie Ventura's assertion that organized religion is a "sham" and a "crutch for weak-minded people," Jay Leno, the host of the Tonight Show quipped, "Gee, isn't it good that professional wrestling isn't like that?" —Baptist Press Tuesday 3700 Illustration by Jim L. Wilson It…

CONSISTENCY Two French government ministers traveling to the unveiling of a new radar speed trap outside Paris were caught exceeding the speed limit as they went to the event. Reporters using handheld radar guns recorded Transport Minister Gilles de Robien's car traveling through Paris at 62 mph in a…

AMBITION Have you ever had your dreams shattered? Have you wondered where God was when life became too much to bear? Have you ever thought that if you had more in life you would get more out of life? In his book, Shattered Dreams, Larry Crabb wrote: "Satan's masterpiece is not the prostitute or the skid-row…

Scripture Prayers Concerning Revival The following are Scripture prayers that you can use to plead with God for revival. These requests are based on the Word of God and are the revealed will of God for the church. Plead these Scripture prayers with confidence and persistence. As always, begin by praying…

A Aaron, ' = "light bringer" Aharown {a-har-one'} 1) brother of Moses, a Levite and the first high priest Aaron Aaron {ah-ar-ohn'}= "light-bringer" 1) the brother of Moses, the first high priest of Israel and head of the whole priestly order ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------…

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…