Contributed by Scott Weber on Mar 22, 2001
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"You better watch out, you better not cry, you better not pout, I’m telling you why, Santa Claus is coming to town. He’s making a list, checking it twice, gonna find out who’s naughty and nice, Santa Claus is coming to town. He sees you when you’re sleeping. He knows when you’re awake. He knows
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Christian/Church Of Christ
Contributed by Rick Labate on Feb 18, 2003
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THE CONCEPT OF GRACE
There is a great article that illustrates the concept of grace written by Charles Stanley.
“One of my more memorable seminary professors had a practical way of illustrating to his students the concept of grace. At the end of his evangelism course he would distribute the exam
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Adventist
Contributed by Bobby Mcdaniel on Nov 14, 2003
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Dr. Ronald Meeks, a Biblical Studies teacher at Blue Mountain Community College in Blue Mountain, MS, writes:
I have not had the opportunity to travel much, but several years ago my dad won a trip to Italy through his business and he asked me to go along. A highlight of the trip was visiting
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Story: At a comparative religions conference, the wise and the scholarly were in a spirited debate about what is unique about Christianity.
Someone suggested what set Christianity apart from other religions was the concept of incarnation, the idea that God took human form in Jesus. But someone
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Anglican
Contributed by Gene Gregory on Mar 7, 2004
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I WILL PAY FOR MY OWN SINS
For some time now, we have been hearing about Mel Gibson’s new movie, The Passion of the Christ, the biblical account of the last hours of Christ’s earthly life.
Some claim it is too violent and graphic.
Some claim it is anti-Semitic, though the producer filmed his
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Baptist
Contributed by Mark Brunner on Nov 23, 2004
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“Not for Words Alone!” Ephesians 2: 8-10 Key verse(s): 8a: “For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith--and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God . . . ”
Did you ever receive a gift, a gift so unexpected and so exciting that you just couldn’t contain the level of your
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Lutheran
Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 13, 2004
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“Grace means that God is on our side and thus we are victors regardless of how well we have
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Contributed by David Wilson on Jan 19, 2005
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Sanctification is a fancy church word that simply means cleaned up and ready to use. Your laundry that has been washed, dried, and ironed is sanctified because it has been cleaned and prepared for use.
My son is a tennis shoe freak. It started out with a pair of Jordan sneakers. He has lots and
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Baptist
Contributed by Mike Mcguire on Feb 6, 2007
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The movie "Saving Private Ryan" ends with Captain Miller(Tom Hanks’ character)sitting near a bridge after an attack by German forces. His life is ebbing away as he pulls Ryan (Matt Damon)down toward him. Struggling for breath he whispers, "Earn this, earn this." As Ryan stands his face morphs back
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Baptist
Contributed by Michael Brown on Mar 10, 2008
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One Word
I sat down one day and began to think about what word I would choose if I could only choose one word to describe myself; one word which would describe me better than any other word.
Many words immediately began to pour into my mind. I could think of so many aspects of my life that I
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Pentecostal
Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Aug 10, 2008
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A Thanks Offering For God's Grace
In this country, the entire nation celebrates Thanksgiving in November. Some celebrate by busily preparing food, watching football and gathering with family. These are great Thanksgiving celebrations. However, Christians have a greater blessing in the
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Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Aug 10, 2008
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Things That Will NOT
Save Your Soul
1. Church Membership
2. Baptism
3. The Lord’s Supper / Communion
4. Confirmation
5. Giving money to the poor
6. Giving money to the church
7. Saying prayers
8. Keeping the Ten Commandments
9. Obeying the “Golden Rule”
10. Doing “the
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Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Aug 10, 2008
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Things That Will NOT
Save Your Soul
1. Church Membership
2. Baptism
3. The Lord’s Supper / Communion
4. Confirmation
5. Giving money to the poor
6. Giving money to the church
7. Saying prayers
8. Keeping the Ten Commandments
9. Obeying the “Golden Rule”
10. Doing “the
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Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Richard Tow on Jul 17, 2017
Joseph Cooke was a missionary to Thailand a generation ago. He illustrated grace this way. Picture a happily married couple in which both husband and wife are all that either could ever wish the other to be. The husband always respects his wife’s feelings, always treasures her individuality, is
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Charismatic
Contributed by Richard Tow on Jul 17, 2017
I have never been on a cruise; but I have watched people board a luxury liner. That ship may carry the passengers all the way to the beautiful beaches of Hawaii. And the passengers arrive simply by boarding the ship. And I understand it can be a very enjoyable trip. Can you imagine swimming from
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Charismatic
Contributed by Tim Smith on Aug 12, 2017
Pastor Norm Johnson tells the story of Bill who was gravely ill in the hospital. Norm was visiting him when the doctor came in and point blank said, “Bill, you're dead. There’s no hope. You’d better get your things in order.” Just that bluntly, no hope, no comfort, no, “How are you doing?” After
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Methodist
Contributed by Tim Smith on Aug 12, 2017
Julian Silva tells the story of working in a Volunteer Corp’s Chaplain Office in Frankfurt, Germany where he met a German named, Carl Scholtz. During WW II, Carl served as a Nazi soldier but not believing in what he was doing, he tried to desert. He failed in his attempt, was captured and thrown
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Methodist
Contributed by Tim Smith on Aug 12, 2017
Pastor Thomas Tewell tells the story of getting ready for their 11 p.m. Christmas Eve service. As the people were gathering, a man named Jim came in. Jim was a recovering alcoholic, sober just 6 months, but his disease had cost him his family, his job, just about everything. He went in to the
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Methodist
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Main Idea: No matter how good you are, you cannot make it to heaven through your own effort.
Verse: “For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, not of works, lest anyone should boast” (Ephesians 2:8-9 NKJV).
Illustration: Once, two men had
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Charismatic