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There are 10 key points about the Love of God in I John 4:7-21:
1. LOVE IS OF GOD (4:7) - not that God is love only. He is not limited or bound by anything.
So, what is love? Study I Corinthians 13...... There are 3 Greek words (agape, phileo, eros). This love is agape, unconditional,
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The shortening of private devotions starves the soul. William Wilberforce, Christian statesman of Great Britain in the late 18th and early 19th centuries, once said, “I must secure more time for private devotions.” Following a failure in Parliament, he stated that his problems may have been due to
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A New Year’s resolution is something that goes in one year and out the other! In fact, here are some startling stats about typical resolutions for the new year in America:
• 27% break their resolutions by the first week of January.
• 31% lose their resolutions by the second week of January.
• 41%
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2007
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"Christianity is not devotion to work, or to a cause, or a doctrine, but devotion to a
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007
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"If the heart is devoted to the mirage of the world, to the creature instead of the Creator, the disciple is lost.However urgently Jesus may call us, His call fails to find access to our hearts. Our
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 8, 2009
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HYBELS: "TOTALLY DEVOTED" TO CHRIST
Bill Hybels, Pastor of Willow Creek Community Church, was talking with one of his members about some of the "tough topics" he had taught on over the years—-hell, money, sex, relational confrontation, self-discipline. The man asked, "Of all the topics you’ve
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 17, 2007
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I was reading this week in the little devotional book “This Day with the Master” by Dennis Kinlaw and I read the devotional for April 27th. I would like to share this with you this morning. In Ephesians 5:1-2 we are told to “be imitators of God as dear children. And walk in love.”
“One day as I
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BARNA: GOD'S TRUTH
George Barna from his book Turning Vision Into Action states, "Abraham was successful until God showed him that material wealth was poverty in eternity. Moses had it made as the adopted son of the Egyptian pharaoh, but he discovered that the finest clothing, the best education
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A New Year’s resolution is something that goes in one year and out the other! In fact, here are some startling stats about typical resolutions for the new year in America:
• 27% break their resolutions by the first week of January.
• 31% lose their resolutions by the second week of January.
• 41%
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Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 26, 2006
Televangelists devote less time to fundraising than commercial TV does airing commercials, according to Stephen Winzenburg, Grand View College. On average, televangelists use 17% of their airtime fundraising and promoting their
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 26, 2006
Family Devotions 50% of traditional parents (married with kids) say they attend religious services once a week or more, but only 36% of nontraditional parents do so. However, 49% of both families read religious scriptures every week; 45% of traditional families and 42% of nontraditional families
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007
"To be a success, devote three or four hours a day to being an executive and the
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Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Jun 21, 2010
In a Turning Point Daily Devotional, David Jeremiah related this story: During the mid-twentieth century, one of the most recognizable brand icons in America was a dog sitting in front of an old-time gramophone, head cocked, listening to the sound. That iconic image, owned by the RCA Victor record
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In a marriage devotional Renee and I read together before we go to bed, the author noted in an evening devotion, “Blaming cripples the atmosphere in a marriage. It tears a couple a part” (H. Norman Wright, “After, You Say ‘I Do’”).
One partner blames the other for problems in the marriage. Sure
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