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Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 3 views
Hannah Oliver-Willetts of the United Kingdom was working tirelessly to raise funds in support of her son, Zac, who is suffering from Leukemia. The special treatment, while likely to be successful, is not yet available in the UK and is therefore very expensive. The Hospital contributed by cutting the…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 7 views
In the hours after the 2006 Amish schoolhouse massacre, Terri Roberts, the mother of the shooter, received forgiveness from the parents of the victims. Roberts, isn’t content to just receive grace, she continues to give it to others. Every Thursday, Roberts stops by the home of one of the survivors,…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 10 views
In his book, Grace: More Than We Deserve, Greater Than We Imagine, Max Lucado writes, “Grace isn’t just a noun. Yes, God gives us grace, but then he uses that very grace to change us. We become more like him, able to gracefully bestow grace on others.” —Jim L. Wilson Grace: More Than We Deserve, Greater…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 2 views
When Judge Carl Fox was a North Carolina district attorney, he successfully prosecuted Charles Alston for armed robbery. Alston received a 25 year sentence. When Fox was recently diagnosed with blood cancer and in need of a bone marrow donation, he got a surprising letter from Alston. Alston wrote, “I…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 10 views
New York Yankee fallen super star Alex Rodriguez is returning to baseball after a yearlong suspension, the longest ever given to an active player for drug use. As he prepares to begin spring training for his comeback year he has issued an apology to the Yankees, their owners, the Players Association…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 6 views
Recently, Rocky Rasmussen is the owner of the KFC restaurant in North Platte, Nebraska, received a handwritten letter from an anonymous patron of his all you can eat buffet. “I took more on m plate than I could eat,” the woman explained. “So I put it in my purse and took it home. I do love your chicken!”…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 12 views
When a brain tumor took away Dorothy Holm’s ability to speak, she picked up index cards and began filling them with what appeared to be random sequences of letters. When Dorothy passed away in 1996, her 11-year-old granddaughter, Janna kept the cards, thinking they might be some kind of coded message.…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 7 views
Little six-year-old Lucy Magnum said, “I forgive him,” speaking of the shark that sank its teeth into her leg off the Carolina coast. Lucy was in shallow water on her boogie board when the attack took place. Only a quick response by her parents saved her leg until emergency workers arrived. “I hate sharks,”…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 8 views
A Christian rock band in Minnesota says they have received some big breaks, but will face their latest challenge with faith. The group known as Hyland signed a record deal, finished a full length album, and even plans a nationwide tour in the near future. Just as things begin looking up, the band’s hopes…
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COLUMBUS, Ohio — A woman being driven around in a rented limousine pulled up at a coat store and announced she'd won the lottery and would pay for everyone's purchases, police said, but she ended up causing a riot when customers realized it was a hoax. Angry customers threw merchandise around and looted,…
Daryl Griffin • Illustration • • 18 views
To forgive is to set a prisoner free and discover that the prisoner was you. Source: Lewis Smedes
Ole W. Jakobsen • Illustration • • 2 views
rgit Meister er et ordmenneske. Som journalist har hun gjort sproget til en levevej og ønsket at belyse og forklare sammenhænge, som når hun i tv-monopolets tid guidede seerne gennem en valgaften. Hun vil stadig gerne forklare og formidle. Det er også baggrunden for, at hun sammen med præsten Eva Meile…
John Correia • Illustration • • 33 views
Heavenly Father, Help us remember that the jerk who cut us off in traffic last night is a single mother who worked nine hours that day and is rushing home to cook dinner, help with homework, do the laundry and spend a few precious moments with her children. Help us to remember that the pierced, tattooed,…
Bible Study
Andrew Norvelle • Illustration • • 459 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…
Mike Lester • Illustration • • 2,833 views
The effectiveness of the Bible in your life lies in how much of it you obey. The US Department of the Interior once conducted an experiment using migratory birds. The birds were tagged with metal strips reading "Wash. Biol. Surv."—for Washington Biological Survey. The code was changed, so the story goes,…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 66 views
FORGIVENESS A Grinch of sorts was busy in South Florida this past holiday season. On Christmas Eve, Ron and Helen Meijer found a ransom note in their front-lawn nativity scene. The plastic baby Jesus had been kidnapped. The kidnappers did not demand money. Instead, they made a demand the Meijers refused…
Rev. Dr. Michael Christie • Illustration • • 5 views
Greater Faith, 10/5/08 Intro. Praise & Worship Scx: eph 5: 15-21 Title: Blessed anyhow , be wise 15 Look carefully then how you walk, not as unwise but as wise, 16 making the best use of the time, because the days are evil. 17 Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the will of the Lord…
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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…
Alan Bester • Illustration • • 11,879 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…
Kathleen Boozer • Illustration • • 215 views
#1 — The Conflict In God’s FamilyPlease press the microphone to listen to the talk. Requires the free RealPlayer®. Installation instructions available. “The Conflict In God’s Family” — another look at the Biblical basis for understanding the plan of salvation as God’s provision for restoring peace in…
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Matthew 5:14-16 you R THE light of the world Acts 26:18 message gien to Paul open the eyes of the gentiles so they may see the light of Jesus and turn from darkness 2 Cor 4:3-6 let lightness shine out of darkness 2 Cor 11:14 satan poses as angle of light Eph 5:8-14 children of light Phil 2:15we shine…
Leigh Johnson • Illustration • • 121 views
I. Introduction When God created the universe and all within it, God looked and saw that it was good. At some point, however, evil entered the world and corrupted it. People may have different understandings of how this happened, but I don’t think anyone would argue that the world as we know it is the…
Steve Bramham • Illustration • • 935 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…
Kevin Owsley • Illustration • • 7 views
FAITH FAITH AND IDENTITY-Donald Strobe tells a powerful story in one of his sermons. It comes from Alex Haley's book ROOTS [(by way of William Willimon's book, REMEMBER WHO YOU ARE, (Nashville: The Upper Room, 1980) p. 113.] I have heard it used by other pastors very effectively. It is that memorable…