Contributed by Glenn Durham on Mar 1, 2008
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Jesus is in no way ashamed of the sovereign work of God in giving a chosen people to His Son to save.
A wise, elderly woman in the congregation, hearing the preacher struggle to explain predestination, said: “Ah, I have long settled that point. For if God had not chosen me before I was born, I
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Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Nov 16, 2010
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BONNIE LAUGHLIN'S ANSWERED PRAYER
Psalms 27:13 says, “I am still confident of this: I will see the goodness of the LORD in the land of the living.”
One sacrifice made by Bonnie K. Laughlin was the Christian homeschooling of her son, Caleb Laughlin. Bonnie saw that Caleb needed to develop
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Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 27, 2010
Quote: Peter Marshall:
• "You are leaving port under sealed orders and in a troubled period.
• You cannot know whither you are going or what you are to do.
• You cannot know whither you are going or what you are to do.
• But why not take the Pilot on boar;
• Who knows the nature of
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Contributed by Rodelio Mallari on Dec 12, 2010
GOD LEADS HIS DEAR CHILDREN ALONG
Haldor Lillenas, founder of a noted music-publishing company, made his way to the United States from Scandinavia. His first years in this country were hard, but a kind lady befriended him and taught him the English language.
More importantly, perhaps, she
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MY DREAM
This story is dedicated to all who have lost a loved-one who had suffered a long illness before dying.
October, 1972, I visited Israel on a ’Holy Land Tour’. One night while staying at a hotel in Jerusalem, I dreamed that I was standing in a dimly-lit room. In the middle of the room
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Contributed by Gordon Curley on Sep 4, 2011
DIOCLETIAN
In its first 300 hundred years the Christian church endured repeated waves of persecution. But perhaps the worst came while Diocletian was emperor of Rome (A.D.284-305).
Convinced that the Christians were conspiring against him, Diocletian sought to annihilate them throughout his
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Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Sep 5, 2011
POINT OF VIEW IS EVERYTHING
ABC's "The View" - the winner of the 2003 Daytime Emmy® Award for "Outstanding Talk Show" as quoted by its own website! ABC News correspondent Barbara Walters, the renowned Whoopi Goldberg, comedian Joy Behar, actress/comedian Sherri Shepherd, and The Australian
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Contributed by Brad Henry on Sep 19, 2011
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ARE YOU DOING WHAT YOU ARE CALLED TO DO?
Last week was a very interesting week. About a year ago, when our finances started to dwindle, I sent my resume out to an Executive Search Group (Headhunter). Now that’s a unique name! Last week, I got a call that there was a possibility of an awesome
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Contributed by Tim Smith on Oct 8, 2011
THE AGENDA OF THE COACH
LSU tackle Drake Nevis was the anchor of the defensive line for LSU last year. Listen to what Defensive Coordinator John Chavis said about Nevis before the draft:
"Folks are going to fall in love with him. When you get a guy that has the athletic ability he does and
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Methodist
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WHAT GOD WILL DO, NOT WHAT YOU WILL DO FOR GOD
Henry Blackaby said, "You never find God asking persons to dream up what they want to do for Him...Without doubt, the most important factor in each (Biblical) situation was not what the individual wanted to do for God. The most important factor was
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Contributed by Mark Brunner on Mar 10, 2005
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“Plots, Plans, Villains and Fools!” Ezra 6:13-18 Key verse(s): 14:“So the elders of the Jews continued to build and prosper under the preaching of Haggai the prophet and Zechariah, a descendant of Iddo. They finished building the temple according to the command of the God of Israel and the decrees
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