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Christianity Works, And If You Want To See It ...
Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007 (message contributor)
"Christianity works, and if you want to see it most clearly, you must go to mission lands where the contrast between lives touched by Christianity and lives sunk in the depths of heathenism is most evident."
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George Mueller's Orphanage PRO
Contributed by Christian Cheong on Oct 2, 2004
GEORGE MUELLER’S ORPHANAGE Things looked bleak for the children in George Mueller’s orphanage at Ashley Downs in England. It was time for breakfast and there was no food. A small girl whose father was a close friend of Mueller was visiting in the home. Mueller took her hand and said, "Come and ...read more
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Have You Ever Noticed That Good Feeling That You ...
Contributed by Michael Trask on Jan 18, 2007
Have you ever noticed that good feeling that you get when you give of yourself? Perhaps you gave time to help someone with a flat tire on the side of the road, or perhaps you helped a lost child be reunited with his mother in a crowd, or maybe when the clerk at the store gave you too much ...read more
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There's A Famous Painting By Rembrandt's Of The ... PRO
Contributed by Owen Bourgaize on Oct 18, 2000
There’s a famous painting by Rembrandt’s of The Three Crosses. Those who view have their attention drawn first to the centre cross on which Jesus died. Then they look at the crowd gathered around the foot of that cross, impressed by the various facial expressions and actions of the people ...read more
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A Cartoon Has Been Found On A Wall In The Ruins ... PRO
Contributed by Owen Bourgaize on Oct 18, 2000
A cartoon has been found on a wall in the ruins of ancient Rome showing how crazy the Christian message seemed to the people of that time. It’s a caricature of Jesus’ crucifixion, showing a man’s body hanging on a cross - but the body has the head of a donkey. There’s also a figure of a young man ...read more
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Once, On A Winternight, A Stranger Knocked At ...
Contributed by Paul Kallan on Dec 24, 2002
Once, on a winternight, a stranger knocked at the door of an old man in a singleroom appartment. The old man woke up from his sleep and opened the door. The stranger begged him for a little space to pass the night, so that he does not freeze in the cold outside. The old man had only one bed. He ...read more
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