Contributed by Curry Pikkaart on Mar 9, 2010
GUI--DANCE
Robert Smith wrote in "Doctrine That Dances":
"When I meditated on the word 'Guidance,' I kept seeing 'dance' at the end of the word. I remember reading that doing God's will is a lot like dancing. When two people try to lead, nothing feels right. The movement doesn't flow with the
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Presbyterian/Reformed
Contributed by Guy Mcgraw on Apr 6, 2011
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WE NEED A GUIDE, NOT GUIDANCE
I opened a concordance to look up the word "guidance," expecting to find a long list of verses promising guidance from God. Guidance wasn’t there, but instead the word "guide" and a number of verses promising that God Himself would be the guide of His people.
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My wife and I occasionally balance our diets with some good old Chinese food! Besides, every cook deserves at least one day off and I plan on doing this for my favorite gal as often as I can!
One of the best things about these restaurants is wondering what kind of "fortune" we'll
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Baptist
Contributed by Paul Fritz on Oct 17, 2000
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Peter Drucker offers insightful guidance to the church when he calls leadership a peak performance by one who is "the trumpet that sounds a clear sound of the organizations’ goals." His five requirements for this task are amazingly reliable and useful for those who dare to lead churches:
(1) a
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Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 13, 2008
When Seeking Inspirational Guidance, people prefer to consult the following sources: 23% talk or listen to an inspirational person, 27% read an inspirational book, 17% go to church, 4% watch an inspirational
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Contributed by Paul Fritz on Feb 10, 2004
Writing about God’s sure guidance, British pastor Frank W. Boreham recounted a time when a minister visited his home in New Zealand. Being young and inexperienced, Boreham sought the counsel of his guest. He said that one morning they were sitting on the veranda, looking out over the golden plains
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Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Aubrey Vaughan on Jul 19, 2007
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How do we navigate the guidance of God in our lives?
Consider if you will you’ve pulled up at the traffic lights in your car and the lights have just turned to red, here you need to stop. Red means when it comes to God’s guidance means we always need to stop and consider the objective truth of
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Baptist
Contributed by Brian La Croix on Oct 28, 2007
How do some people seek guidance from God?
> Signs – like a falling star, a chance meeting between people, something in a fortune cookie…
Here’s something that I think would be good for a fortune cookie:
“Stop trying to find your fortune in a cookie and go get a job!”
> Random Bible Openings –
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Wesleyan
Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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Have you seen those new GPS guidance systems that you can get for your car? Some are built in (for several thousand dollars) and some are portable. You can plug them into your lighter or cell phone connection in your car. Then you can touch the screen and tell it where you would like to go and it
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Contributed by Elicia Roy on Mar 17, 2021
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LIGHT IN THE DARK
We have been jolted,
Tested and tried,
Our times have been dark,
With some comforts denied.
Things that we clung to,
And thought our security,
Were ripped from our hold,
Caused feelings of unsurety.
“What will tomorrow bring?”
“Is there hope for this dark time?”
“Is there any
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2007
"Successfully to accomplish any task it is necessary not only that you should give it the best there is in you, but that you should obtain for
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 9, 2008
5% or about 11 million American adults consulted a psychic or medium for spiritual guidance in the
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007
"In war, when a commander becomes so bereft of reason and perspective that he fails to understand the dependence of arms on
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Contributed by Andy Payne on Jan 17, 2009
American humorist, Sam Levenson once said about the Ten Commandments:
"Different people look for different things in the Ten Commandments. Some are looking for divine guidance, some
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Baptist
Contributed by Richard Wafford on Apr 12, 2005
G. D. Watson says the Holy Ghost never guides us contrary to the Word. The Word never guides us contrary to Providence, and Providence does not guide us contrary to the Word or Spirit. So,
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Baptist
In 18th century Wales, a young man named William Williams graduated from the university as a physician, but quickly changed professions to become a physician of the soul -- a clergyman. Being warned against the "fanatical dissenters" such as Wesley and Whitefield, Williams decided to
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Contributed by Kenneth Henes on Jun 5, 2002
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HAVING A GUIDE
In A Slow and Certain Light, Elizabeth Elliot tells of two adventurers who stopped by to see her, all loaded with equipment for the rain forest east of the Andes. They sought no advice, just a few phrases to converse with the Indians. She writes, "Sometimes we come to God as the two
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Christian/Church Of Christ