Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Aug 10, 2008
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Mortification
Romans 8:13 says, "For if ye live after the flesh, ye shall die: but if ye through the Spirit do mortify the deeds of the body, ye shall live." (King James)
Mortification is the special ministry that enables the child of God to overcome those evil desires that could destroy the
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Contributed by Ruth Hind on Oct 10, 2008
"In reality there is perhaps no one of our natural Passions so hard to subdue as pride. Disguise it, struggle with it, beat it down, stifle it, mortify it as much as one pleases, it is still alive, and will every now and then peep out and show itself...For even if I could conceive
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Episcopal/Anglican
Contributed by Clark Tanner on Aug 30, 2003
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“Is the reader a true believer? If so, has he found any improvement in his old nature? Is it a single whit better now than it was when he first started on his Christian course? He may, and should through grace, be able to subdue it more thoroughly; but it is nothing better. If it be not mortified,
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Orthodox
Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Aug 10, 2008
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Which Desire are You Feeding?
Romans 8:13 says, "For if ye live after the flesh, ye shall die: but if ye through the Spirit do mortify the deeds of the body, ye shall live." (King James)
Mortification is the special ministry that enables the child of God to overcome those evil desires that could
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Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Paul Wallace on Feb 26, 2008
During an exclusive golf outing for top business and entertainment executives on October 9, 2006 Tiger Woods was put on the spot by an evangelical guest of Nike.
That day, 30 people gathered at the Trump golf course in Los Angeles for the 2006 “Tee It Up with Tiger Woods” event, which included a
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Wesleyan
DISCIPLINE, BROKENNESS, AND STRENGTH
Discipline is a virtue that is in short supply nowadays. We see men and women demonstrating a dangerous lack of self restraint and discipline. People do things just because they feel like it, ignoring the consequences. What there is no restraint, no discipline
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Independent/Bible
Contributed by David Simmons on Jan 17, 2001
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In the movie, A Few Good Men, a sergeant and a private stand on trial for killing a fellow marine. Their lawyer, played by Tom Cruise, attempts to demonstrate that the murder was actually the result of an order that the two marines had received from a higher-up. The order to help train the
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Baptist
Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Aug 10, 2008
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Understanding Mortification
Romans 8:13 says, "For if ye live after the flesh, ye shall die: but if ye through the Spirit do mortify the deeds of the body, ye shall live." (King James)
Mortification is the special ministry that enables the child of God to overcome those evil desires that could
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Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Aug 10, 2008
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Truths to victorious living are:
One, recognize the need to be filled with the Holy Spirit so you can live a life that reflects being led of the Holy Ghost. The apostle exhorts you "...to be filled with the [Holy] Spirit."
Two, begin mortifying the flesh by confessing sins and claim Christ's
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Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by David Parks on Mar 25, 2013
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THE PADDED CROSS
Well, here I am, Lord. You said, "Take up your cross," and I'm here to do it. It's not easy, You know, this self-denial thing. I mean to go through with it, through...yes, Sir. I'll bet you wish more people were willing to be disciples like me. I've counted the cost and
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Christian/Church Of Christ
Contributed by Mary Lewis on May 10, 2001
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Jeannette George tells a story about an experience she had on a short flight from Tucson to Phoenix. Across the aisle from her sat a young woman and her baby, both dressed in white pinafores. The baby had a little pink bow where there would eventually be hair. The mother was smiling, as the baby
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Baptist
Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 8, 2002
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THE REAL ST NICK
A vast multitude was imprisoned in every place," wrote an eyewitness. "The prisons -- prepared for murders and robbers -- were filled with bishops, priests, and deacons ... so there was no longer room for those condemned of crimes."[1]
You’d hardly expect to find old St. Nick
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