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Beauty Is Not Mere Decoration, But Rather An ...
Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Apr 18, 2009 (message contributor)
"Beauty is not mere decoration, but rather an essential element of the liturgical action, since it is an attribute of God himself and his revelation."
--Pope Benedict XVI
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Max Lucado In His Book On The Lord's Prayer, The ...
Contributed by Timothy Smith on Sep 3, 2005
Max Lucado in his book on the Lord’s prayer, The Great House of God talks about this metaphor. He writes, “Forgive me for broaching the issue, but I must. I realize the topic is personal, but it’s time we went public. I need to talk to you about being overdrawn at the bank. Your paycheck was late. ...read more
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Well Known Christian Pastor Chuck Swindoll Puts ...
Contributed by Martin Kim on Sep 21, 2004
Well known Christian pastor Chuck Swindoll puts it this way: “To show grace is to extend favor or kindness to one who ...read more
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Phillip Yancey Describes Grace In His Book ... PRO
Contributed by Martin Kim on Sep 21, 2004
Phillip Yancey describes grace in his book What’s So Amazing About Grace. He writes, “Grace means there is nothing we can do to make God love us more—no amount of spiritual calisthenics and renunciations, no amount of knowledge gained from seminaries, no amount of crusading on behalf of righteous ...read more
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Marriage Is Not A Contract; It Is A Covenant. In ... PRO
Contributed by Johnny Creasong on May 3, 2005
Marriage is not a contract; it is a covenant. In a contact, the two parties remain separate (Party of the first part and party of the second part). Like salad dressing, oil and water, shaken up and mixed together, put never really one. Left alone and still, salad dressing will eventually ...read more
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Have You Heard About The Newest Gadget To Insure ... PRO
Contributed by Jim Kane on Sep 29, 2003
Have you heard about the newest gadget to insure peace and quiet at home? It ...read more
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Heaven Can't Wait Series
Contributed by Jeff Strite on Oct 30, 2016
Heaven is a wonderful promise. But there are those who think it will be boring and tedious. They're wrong - but do you know why?
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Show Me Your Glory, Lord!
Contributed by Dr. Craig Nelson on Aug 6, 2019
The glory of God is best described as His beauty. God is omnificent and the magnificent, all creative beautiful God. Yet, how can one really define what beauty is?
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Beauty Is In The Eye Of The Beholder Series
Contributed by Jeff Strite on Jun 7, 2020
The first chapter of Ephesians is dedicated to telling the Christians there how pretty they are to God. Why would Paul spend all that ink and paper on this topic? And what can that mean to us?
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Contributed by Jeff Strite on Jun 2, 2023
Because of her "ugliness" (weak eyes) Leah was unnoticed, unwanted & unloved… and unmarried. She was literally a rejected woman. How did God help her overcome her rejection?
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Heroes Of The Bible: Esther Series
Contributed by Scott Bayles on Mar 7, 2022
The Bible is full of heroes! They don't wear spandex or fly around in capes and cowls, but God empowered these heroes and heroines to accomplish some pretty amazing feats that can inspire us to become heroes of God ourselves. Our next hero is Esther. (Alliterated Outline, PowerPoint Available)
