Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Aug 11, 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
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Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Chris Kelly on Sep 29, 2010
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OBEDIENCE, NOT UNDERSTANDING
Our denomination has a Pastor’s Retreat every year up in the mountains of S. Cal. As I was walking to breakfast one morning, I came across a monument that explained that when Billy Graham first started preaching, he was confused and had some doubts about God’s
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Wesleyan
Contributed by Bret Toman on Jan 4, 2011
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LIMITED UNDERSTANDING
Suppose I take my 2 year old to the doctor and he gets a shot in the arm and it really hurts. He doesn’t understand that the shot is to help him get better. All he knows is that shot hurt. And daddy just stood there. Doesn’t dad know how bad a shot hurts? Was he unable to
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Baptist
Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2006
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"Understanding is the reward of faith. Therefore, seek not to understand that thou mayest believe, but believe that
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Contributed by Gerald Albers on Nov 9, 2007
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Speaking of things DIFFICULT TO UNDERSTAND reminds me of the story of the man who was walking on the beach one day and he came across a bottle. He kicked it and a "Genie” came swooping out. The “Genie” thanked him for releasing him from the bottle and told the man he was so thankful that he would
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Seventh-Day Adventist
Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Nov 24, 2007
“It is important that you understand that the term life can be just as broad and ambiguous as the term happy. Thus, for you to say, “I want to be happy in my life” is so broad as to be completely meaningless. You must be
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Salvation Army
Contributed by Richard Goble on Dec 30, 2007
Someone Who Understands
A farmer made a sign advertising some puppies he had for sale. As he was nailing the sign to the post in his yard, he felt a tug on his overalls. He looked down and saw a little boy with a big grin and something in his hand.
"Mister," he said, "I want to buy one of
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Baptist
Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Dec 31, 2007
Here is an ancient Jewish understanding of the Star, 21. Trumah : 86. The stars
Verse 860. "Then the seventh window will be opened to the whole world, and its star is the star of Jacob. This is what Bila’am said, "There shall come a star out of Jacob" (Bemidbar 24:17), and this star will
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Independent/Bible
Contributed by John Shearhart on Mar 12, 2007
“…worship originates in the understanding of God as creator and redeemer.” (“Worship” 1993, 982)
“Worship.” Dictionary of Paul and His Letters.
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Contributed by Doane Brubaker on Apr 2, 2007
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You understand the relationship of cause & effect. If that happened, then this results.
When you enter a dark room and flip a light switch you expect the room to brighten. If you flip that switch and the windows open, you’re pretty surprised because the two aren’t related.
When you get in your
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Mennonite
Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
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Patriotism is easy to understand in America. It means looking out for yourself by
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Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Nov 17, 2008
The British have a clear understanding of these matters when they say, "There is no accounting for tastes." We like what we like, we gravitate toward what we gravitate toward,
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Independent/Bible
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