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WHEN THINKING ABOUT THE CONCEPT OF WAR, CARL VON CLAUSEWITZ, IN HIS EPIC BOOK "ON WAR" WROTE, "WAR…IS AN ACT OF VIOLENCE
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Free Methodist
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A. He’s Closer Than You Think. Gen. 1:1 “In the beginning GOD!” That is a wow statement. God began us, created us. In the days of creation he waited until the last thing to create was mankind. God created Adam and Eve and it was like these two chairs right next to each other. But then Eve
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Contributed by Sermon Central on May 13, 2002
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LOOKING TO THE FUTURE
In his book, First Things First, author Stephen Covey writes about Viktor Frankl, an Austrian psychologist who survived the death camps of Nazi Germany. Frankl made a startling discovery about why some survived the horrible conditions and some did not.
"He looked at several
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Contributed by Perry Greene on Apr 1, 2013
RENEWAL AND NEW LIFE
Henry David Thoreau, in his classic book, Walden, told of a powerful custom of the Mucclasse Indians. Once each year, they had a village clean up called a "busk." First they would make new clothes for themselves as well as furniture and cooking utensils. They would keep all
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Contributed by Ross Cochrane on Sep 29, 2010
THE BRUISED REED
As I talked with Nancy that day she said,"I pray to God every night and ask Him why He has been so unfair to me. Why did He leave me alive?" She is an elderly woman suffering the results of a stroke. She said "My Mother died of a stroke. Why didn't He take me too, instead of
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Contributed by Brad Henry on Sep 28, 2011
GIVING BRINGS HOPE AND PURPOSE
I have a friend that called me last night. I have known him for many years and he has been struggling with uncertainty like most folks in his business. He was also questioning, "Is this what the Lord wants me to do?"
Well, he just came back from a trip where he was
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 9, 2009
HOPE BRINGS SURVIVAL
Viktor Frankl, Austrian psychologist, survived death camps of Nazi Germany. Frankl was determined to know why some survived and some did not. He looked at several factors: health, vitality, family, survival skills, intelligence. He concluded that none of these factors was
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Contributed by Todd Brock on Nov 12, 2008
PLAYOFF EXPERIENCE BRINGS HOPE
You know the NBA playoffs are going right now and there is always talk about the teams having experience in the playoffs. What does that mean? It means they have been there before and know how to work through things. It also means they can remember past victories
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Baptist
Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2007
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Whatever America hopes to bring to pass in the world must first come to
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007
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"Peace with God brings the peace of God. It is a peace that settles our nerves, fills our mind, floods our spirit and, in the midst of the uproar around us,
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Contributed by Tim Zingale on Dec 19, 2000
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"In late 18th century Poland, the Kaiser’s forces were burning all the Jewish villages. One village had been burned and nothing was left standing. As the sun came up the next morning an old Jewish gentlemen pounded a few boards together, made a sellers stall and opened it up for business. A young
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 16, 2001
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Lucy who has planned a picnic for the next day. She says to Charlie Brown, "I just hope to goodness that it doesn’t rain ..." Walking away, Charlie answers, "Hoping to goodness is not theologically sound." Charlie’s right. "Hoping to goodness" is not sound. Fixing our hope upon God
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 6, 2003
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THE BEST ESCAPE
Escapism is usually thought of as a bad thing, because it is a running away from reality. But we need to see there is much reality that we need to escape from. The stress and tension all around us is real, but we have no obligation to be in a state of constant reaction to it.
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Contributed by Donn Heinrich on Apr 8, 2002
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“Whoever brings an affliction to us, it is God that sends it.”
(Thomas
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Contributed by Donnie Martin on Aug 16, 2004
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Revival is the visitation of God which brings to life Christians who have been sleeping and restores a deep sense of God’s near presence and holiness. Thence springs a vivid sense of sin and a profound exercise of heart in repentance, praise, and love, with an evangelistic
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Contributed by Donnie Martin on Jul 29, 2009
Revival is the visitation of God, which brings to life Christians who have been sleeping and restores a deep sense of God’s near presence and holiness. Thence springs a vivid sense of sin and a profound exercise of heart in repentance, praise, and love, with an evangelistic outflow.
Each revival
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Baptist