Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 21, 2012
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THE THESSALONIAN ERROR
The Thessalonian error was misunderstanding the purpose of end-time prophecy. The purpose is not to identify the anti-Christ or to inform us of events.
Others have misunderstood the purpose of second-coming prophecy. Many people have been identified as the anti-Christ.
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Contributed by Mark Brunner on Nov 23, 2004
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“Hat In Hand Thankfulness!” 1 Thessalonians 5: 12-28 Key verse(s): 18: “. . . give thanks under all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.”
Thanksgiving! It is easy to forget, especially when our lives are so filled with other things. Perhaps that’s why we have a
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Lutheran
Contributed by Paul Carlson on Jan 24, 2010
April 2, 2008
North Korean Students Arrested for Reading the Bible
This news is from Free North Korea Broadcasting.
Ten college students in Ham Kyung Book Do Chung, North Korea, were recently investigated and arrested for reading a Bible and watching a video CD about the Bible. According to Free
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Baptist
Acts 2 can be divided into 4 main events all related to the arrival of the Holy Spirit:
I. The Arrival of the Holy Spirit (Acts 2:1-4)
II. The Reaction to the Holy Spirit's Arrival (Acts 2:5-13)a. Amazement (Acts 2:5-12)b. Mockery (Acts 2:13)
III. The Explanation of the
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Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Gene Gregory on Aug 26, 2012
13 years ago, there were people running all over the place, buying up food and bottled water and gas and everything else they could think of, just in case something happened with all of that Y2K stuff. They did all of that just in case they were without power, or open food stores for a few days.
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Baptist
Contributed by Ken Pell on Jul 2, 2007
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POLYCARP(2nd Century)
Can you imagine what it was like for the church in Smyrna as they watched their beloved and aged pastor burn at the stake? Polycarp was his name. he was a disciple of Jesus’ disciple, the Apostle John. One could tell it immediately because he possessed the same tenderness and
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Nazarene
Contributed by Tim Adams on Dec 1, 2009
2 Corinthians 7:1,“Let us cleanse ourselves” - that means we would do a good job if we were just as fond of straightening our own selves out as we are to find the faults of others. It is God’s Holy Spirit that will do the work but we must enter in to an active cooperation with God on this matter.
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Contributed by Tim Spear on Dec 5, 2012
There are 2 ways of handling pressure:
One is illustrated by a bathysphere, the miniature submarine used to explore the ocean in places so deep that the water pressure would crush a conventional submarine like an aluminum can. Bathyspheres compensate with plate steel several inches thick, which
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Baptist
Contributed by Kerry O'neill on May 13, 2006
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There are 2 popular traditions in Africa: drinking tea and playing soccer. However, these traditions are not unique to Africa, but were brought to the continent by the British. Even when it is very hot, each afternoon in many parts of Africa they pause to drink hot tea. Why? Because the British
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Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 16, 2006
Behavioral studies show that if 2% of a homogeneous group are strongly dedicated to a given cause, and that small minority can eventually move the whole.
Association of
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Contributed by Mark Brunner on Aug 23, 2004
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“A Sword and a Tear!” 2 Timothy 2: 22-26: Key verse(s): 24-25a “And the Lord’s servant must not quarrel; instead, he must be kind to everyone, able to teach, not resentful. Those who oppose him he must gently instruct, in the hope that God will grant them repentance leading them to a knowledge of
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Lutheran
Contributed by Warner Pidgeon on Feb 9, 2006
In the film Shrek 2, Shrek and the princess are married and they have been summoned to see the King and the Queen. As their carriage arrives in the kingdom of ‘Far, far away’ people begin to follow. At last, it is the long awaited return of the beautiful princess, and as the carriage enters the
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Anglican
Contributed by Mark Busch on Apr 19, 2006
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Bono, lead singer of U2
You see, at the center of all religions is the idea of Karma. You know, what you put out comes back to you: an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth . . . And yet, along comes this idea called Grace to upend all that “as you reap, so you will sow” stuff. Grace defies reason
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Holiness
Contributed by Roger Nelmes on Jan 9, 2007
2nd law of thermodynamics requires that a “closed system” eventually moderates so that no more energy is being produced. Unless something is added from the outside, the system decays and dies. Without added fuel, the hot water in the
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Pentecostal
Contributed by Jay Robison on Aug 29, 2004
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It is clear from Acts 2 that the members of the early church depended on one another. They were unified and interconnected. As a church today, we depend on one another. We are a family. I depend on you for an example of holiness, for enthusiasm about what we are
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Baptist