ACHIEVING VIRTUE
The word "virtue" is taken from the Latin word virtus and actually means "strength" or "manliness." So you see that the real strength of this life is found by successfully winning the inner war of faith. It is because of weakness that we are ruled by passions and controlled by
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Lutheran
Contributed by Larry Turner on Dec 3, 2014
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Then Jesus concluded with this commandment. “But you are to be perfect, even as your Father in heaven is perfect.” (Matthew 5:48)
Wow, now that is a tough one. Be perfect. I am not like Noah, a righteous man. Wait a minute. He was a drunk. Okay like Abraham. He was a liar. How about Moses, short
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Foursquare
I once heard a woman give a remarkable account of achievement. An early feminist, she gained renown in the male-dominated field of endocrinology. She brushes shoulders with Nobel laureates and world leaders, and has lived as full and rich a life as any I have known. At the end of her story she
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Pentecostal
Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007
Success: the achievement of tasks deemed significant by others. Satisfaction: the achievement of
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007
"Success is the continuing achievement of being what God wants me to be, and the continuing achievement of
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Contributed by Andrew Moffatt on Jan 30, 2018
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Awesome achievement
And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love.
- Paul. (1 Corinthians 13:13)
Paul in his first letter to the Corinthians writes about love in chapter thirteen, but he finishes the chapter by mentioning two other powerful things,
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Salvation Army
Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2007
"The best way to achieve condensation is to write tight, using short sentences and short paragraphs
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007
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The greatest achievement was at first and for a time a dreamDreams are
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007
Government cannot achieve the efficiencies of a business. Trying to get government to be as efficient as business is as hopeless as
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007
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The greatest achievement of the human spirit is to live up to one's opportunities and
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007
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"The hero is known for achievements; the celebrity for well-knownness. The hero reveals the possibilities of human nature. The celebrity reveals the possibilities of the press and media. Celebrities are people who make news, but
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Contributed by Donny Granberry on Apr 20, 2010
ACHIEVING GOALS: THE PHILLIES
The team with the most errors in a single season was the 1883 Philadelphia (Quakers) Phillies who played 99 games and ended the season in last place with 17 wins, 81 loses, and one tie. They averaged 6.3 errors per game with 639 errors. They played for 67 years before
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Denomination:
Assembly Of God
HOW NOT TO ACHIEVE VIRTUE
How do we move from vice to virtue? Let me tell you first of all how not to... Even ancient pagans, those who never heard the Bible, recognized that living in vice was deadly and destructive. They were far ahead of our modern culture that is foolishly accepting vices
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Lutheran
Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007
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Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Nothing can be done
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