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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 • • 14 views
A Kentucky pastor shocked lawmakers when he opened a recent session of the state legislature. Hershael York, pastor of Buck Run Baptist Church in Frankfort and a professor at Southern In the session, the Governor was scheduled to speak to lawmakers explaining why he wanted them to expand gambling in…
Rusty Russell • Illustration • • 23 views
Sometimes prayer is BORING. Isn’t that scandalous to admit? I mean no disrespect to the Lord. He is not boring – not at all. But sometimes I am bored at the thought of talking to Him. Isn’t that crazy? The God of the universe (or multiverse, depending upon whose teaching you follow), the God who created…
Rusty Russell • Illustration • • 4 views
Can you think of the most desperate prayer you’ve ever prayed? I’m not sure when mine was, but I sure know when it should have been. It happened in Vera Cruz, Mx. Tony, Doug and I were there visiting churches and decided to take a taxi from the bus station to the hotel. I think this guy must have seen…
Rusty Russell • Illustration • • 29 views
Which reminds me of the story I heard of this minister dies and is waiting in line at the Pearly Gates.Ahead of him is a guy dressed in sunglasses, a loud shirt, leather jacket, and jeans. Saint Peter says to this guy, "Who are you, so that I may know whether to admit you to the Kingdom of Heaven?" The…
Rusty Russell • Illustration • • 5 views
In his autobiography, Donahue, Phil Donahue, shares an experience from Holden, West Virginia. He and a CBS television crew had gone to this Appalachian community to cover rescue attempts of thirty-eight miners. They had planned to be there one night but stayed three, eating doughnuts and drinking Red…
Rusty Russell • Illustration • • 17 views
An article in the Denver Rocky Mountain News described various web sites to which people can submit prayers. One site,Newprayer.com, says, "Simply click on the 'Pray' button and transmit your prayer to the only known location of God." The site claims "that it can send prayers via a radio transmitter…
Rusty Russell • Illustration • • 4 views
Have you heard of “Murph”? He has cleaned Willie Mays’s spikes, ordered bats for Barry Bonds, and rubbed baseballs for Juan Marical. In the realm of sports superstars, Mike Murphy plays a small but essential role for his pro baseball team, the San Francisco Giants. Recently, he was the one who presented…
Rusty Russell • Illustration • • 8 views
It was the Superbowl of preachers. It was a big contest, but it wasn’t fair. On one side, 400 prophets of Baal would try to persuade their god to “fire-up” the sacrifice laid out on the altar. You remember the story don’t you. They had quite a prayer meeting on the top of that mountain! They prayed long…
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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…
Teh-En Kuo • Illustration • • 9 views
If you send a servant to make a fire for you, and he goes and lays some green wood together and puts a few coals underneath, this is not to make a fire for you. He must either get dry wood, or he must blow until it burns and is fit for use. So when your hearts are unfit, when they are like green wood,…
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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,…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 5 views
PRAYER For those who can’t find time in the day for prayer but still want to cling to religious activity, an online company offers outsourcing for your prayer life. The website, www. informationAgePrayer. com allows subscribers to leave the praying to their company’s computers. For a fee of $3.95 per…
Benjamin Kurz • Illustration • • 5 views
"All of us have one routine prayer in our system; and once we get rid of it, then we really start to pray!" -- Dr. Robert A. Cook, quoted by Warren Weirsbe Source: The Bible Exposition Commentary, New Testament, Vol. 1, page 26
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…
Benjamin Kurz • Illustration • • 3,726 views
1. Feeding on the Word -- DAILY Nutrition A healthy baby has a healthy appetite. If you have truly been "born" of the Spirit of God, you will have a healthy appetite. The Bible says, "As newborn babes, desire the pure milk of the word, that you may grow thereby," (1 Peter 2:2). Feed yourself every day…
Jeff Brown • Illustration • • 15 views
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.…
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 • • 11,857 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…
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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 • • 934 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…
Kevin Owsley • Illustration • • 26 views
3TF-343 _ WHEN DOES PRAYINi If you have found yourself proving repeatedly about some 'How long should I persist? Why doesn't He answer? G eorge Mueller shocked the wealthy widow as he shook his head, refusing her generous offer. Even Mrs. Mueller was surprised—both she and George knew that 500 pounds…