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Bobby Earls • Illustration • • 25 views
The greatest evangelist of the Twentieth Century, without question, was Billy Graham. The greatest evangelist before him of the Nineteenth Century undoubtedly was Dwight L. Moody. Both shared a common trait. They were criticized because of a particular subject they preached about. When Billy Graham was…
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Bobby Earls • Illustration • • 11 views
Leave Judging to the Judge Therefore judge nothing before the time, until the Lord comes, who will both bring to light the hidden things of darkness and reveal the counsels of the hearts. 1 Corinthians 4:5a Recommended Reading Matthew 7:1-6 In a 1993 Christianity Today article (April 5, p. 17), Stephen…
Spurgeon Commentary
Charles Spurgeon • Logos Sermons • Illustration • • 10 views
We have sometimes heard of a brother who has become great and rich in the world. He has some poor brother or some distant relative, and when he sees him in the street he is obliged to speak to him and own him. I dare say he wished him a long way off, especially if some rich acquaintance happened to be…
Spurgeon Commentary
Charles Spurgeon • Logos Sermons • Illustration • • 17 views
I remember an old countryman saying to me, long ago, “Depend upon it, my brother, if you or I get one inch above the ground, we get just that inch too high”; and I believe it is so. Flat on our faces before the cross of Christ is the place for us; realizing that we ourselves are nothing, and that Jesus…
Pastor Chad A. Miller • Grace Covenant Church • Illustration • • 132 views
Communion Order taken largely from a Communion Liturgy published by R. Kent Hughes. (Hughes, R. Kent. The Pastor's Book (pp. 447-449). Crossway.)
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Bobby Earls • Illustration • • 27 views
I will never forget Ted Stone
Spurgeon Commentary
Charles Spurgeon • Logos Sermons • Illustration • • 378 views
When John Philpot, the martyr, was addressing a young man about to die for Christ, he said to him, “Brother, you are a vessel in the great house of your Master, and this day he will scour you, scour you hard, but remember you will soon stand upon the shelf, shining bright and glorious.” Sometimes pains,…
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Bobby Earls • Illustration • • 42 views • unknown
Pastors today are faced with more work, more problems, and more stress than any other time in the history of the church. This is taking a frightening toll on the ministry, shown by the statistics below: Pastors: · Fifteen hundred pastors leave the ministry each month due to moral failure, spiritual burnout…
Spurgeon Commentary
Charles Spurgeon • Logos Sermons • Illustration • • 8 views
Do you see that clock? That is the evidence of the time of day. The hour would be precisely the same if we did not have that evidence. Still, we find the clock of great use. So we say that good works are the best evidence of spiritual life in the soul. Is it not written, “We know that we have passed…
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Charles Spurgeon • Logos Sermons • Illustration • • 4 views
Perhaps there is a wife whose husband has accepted an appointment in India. He has been long away, and the years of his forced absence have been weary to her. She has had loving messages from him and kind letters, but often has she sighed, and her heart has looked out of the windows toward the east,…
Spurgeon Commentary
Charles Spurgeon • Logos Sermons • Illustration • • 5 views
I have known a man begin to build his house, and he has spent a great deal of money upon it. At length, he has thought, “I do not quite like the situation. Shall I finish the building?” One strong argument for going on has been this: “I have spent so much money on it; I must go through with it.” Now,…
Spurgeon Commentary
Charles Spurgeon • Logos Sermons • Illustration • • 17 views
Remember that the safety of the weak and of the strong believer rests upon the same foundation. On board one of the fine steamboats that flit between England and America there is a strong, hardy, vigorous man. Will he get to America safely? Yes, if the ship does. But yonder is a little child that cannot…
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…
We are all in this together
Gavin Preller • Berea Christian Tabernacle • Illustration • • 19 views
Good morning Brothers and Sisters Our Scripture reading this morning is from 1 John 1 vs 7 "If we walk in the light as He is in the light then We have fellowship with one another and the blood of Jesus Christ cleanses us from all sin" Cleaning and sanitising have become buzzwords in South Africa and…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 9 views
Micah Wilder was a young man from a very devoted Mormon family. His family had deep ties with the Mormon Church as his father held position in the Temple and his mom taught at BYU. Wilder was fully devoted to his faith and was excited to go on his mission to Orlando, FL. While on mission, Wilder encountered…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 14 views
Most of the current movie and television hits are reruns or sequels of previous hits. Harry Potter on Broadway, Star Wars, Wonder Woman, and Avengers are all reboots or follow-ons at the movies. Television hits are Roseanne and Lost in Space from years ago. Why are all the new shows throw-backs? The…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 23 views
North and South Korea agreed to allow some families to meet with family members who were separated at the end of the Korean War in 1953. Eighty-nine South Koreans traveled into the North for the reunion. 92-year-old Lee Keum-seom embraced her North Korean son, 71-year-old Ri Sand Chol. He showed his…
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Dustan Ingenthron • Branson Bible Church • Illustration • • 406 views • 39:24
# Philippians 1:3–8 ## Opening: Paul’s Thanksgiving As we move on this morning in our study of Paul’s letter to the Philippians, we find Paul following his normal pattern of thanksgiving and prayer. This week we will look at his statement of thanksgiving about the Philippians, and next week we will look…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 10 views
Ryan Succop was the last player chosen in the 2009 NFL draft. That earned him the label of “Mr. Irrelevant.” The 256Th player chosen in the draft usually never makes the team roster. Succop has overcome the odds and has been playing ever since. Succop thanks God for his success. “Every gift and ability…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 5 views
In an interview with ESPN, Hall of Famer Michael Jordan said, “I like Kobe, we talk a lot, I hope he comes back healthy. I think he’s one of the great players of the game, I think he’s done a lot for the game, and he has a true love for the game of basketball. I absolutely have high regard for Kobe Bryant.…
Romans
Rev. Bruce Goettsche • Union Church of La Harpe Illinois • Illustration • • 446 views
Imagine going to Chicago on a business trip. You have a bunch of meetings and have plans to fly out right after your last meeting to meet your family in some great vacation spot. Your meetings run late and you know it is going to be a challenge to get to the airport and get checked in so you can make…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 13 views
In the movie The Lion King, Simba, the baby lion, takes his friend Nala to the Elephant Graveyard. Although this was strictly forbidden by his father, Simba laughs at the face of danger in order to impress his friend. Once there, they are chased by the dangerous hyenas and eventually get cornered. In…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 6 views
Michael Todd went to a new school where he was the target of taunts and laughter. He did not have new clothes and was feeling very left out. Two of the kids piling on were Garrett and Kristopher Graham, a pair of freshman football players. The Graham brothers began to realize what they were doing was…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 7 views
Erik Weisz was born to perform and did so with the help of his brother, Theodore. As with any siblings, the two of them had a rivalry that wouldn’t quit. As Erik became proficient in escaping a variety of handcuffs and shackles, he began to work on escaping from the much-feared straightjacket. He did…