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"THE SECRETS OF YOUR HEART!
Rev. Dr. Johnson Mwara • Diaspora Community of Faith Church • Illustration • • 173 views • 1:02:28
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 137 views
SPIRITUAL GIFTS Though clearly taught in the pages the Bible, a recent study by the Barna organization found there is still confusion surrounding the topic of Spiritual gifts among Christians. Overall, the recent update found slightly fewer Christians reported an awareness of spiritual gifts. Just above…
Spurgeon Commentary
Charles Spurgeon • Faithlife Sermons • Illustration • • 121 views
A famous preacher was to preach on a certain occasion, but he missed his way and was too late. The devil, knowing of it, put on the appearance of the minister, took his place, and preached a sermon to the people, who supposed they were listening to the famous preacher whom they had expected. The devil…
Stephen N. Rummage • Illustration • • 107 views
When I was a boy, for the magnificent sum of one English penny, one could purchase a platform ticket and go onto the platform of the local railway station. Those were the days of steam engines, and because our town was on the main line from the city of London to the country of Wales, it was a very busy…
Spurgeon Commentary
Charles Spurgeon • Faithlife Sermons • Illustration • • 69 views
When a young man comes to college he usually has much to unlearn. If his education has been neglected, a sort of instinctive ignorance covers his mind with briars and brambles. If he has gone to some faulty school where the teaching is flimsy, his tutor has first of all to fetch out of him what he has…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 47 views
A Colorado pastor wrote a book describing how he has become disillusioned reading the social media messages of high-profile pastors he respected. Pastor Brady Boyd, says he fears the social media has simply became another venue for hype which is creating a church full of consumers. Boyd says the trend…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 41 views
“In Europe, ‘going to Switzerland’ has become a euphemism for assisted suicide.” In Switzerland, visitors have access to medically assisted suicide with the only limit being that it cannot be carried out for self gain. Independent companies in and around Zurich provide death assistance for a membership…
Rusty Russell • Illustration • • 41 views
Though it has not been scientifically proven, feats of what psychologists call “hysterical” strength do occur. In 2006 in Tucson, Ariz., Tim Boyle watched as a Chevrolet Camaro hit 18-year-old Kyle Holtrust. The car pinned Holtrust, still alive, underneath. Boyle ran to the scene of the accident and…
Bible Study
Andrew Norvelle • Illustration • • 34 views
1 - Ephesus (2181 - Ephesos = “permitted”) Revelation 2:1-7 Passover - (Ex 12:11) - Yahweh Yira (יֵרָאֶה יְהוָה) – ‘The LORD provides’ - (Gn. 22: 8) - Spirit of the Lord - (Is 11:2) - Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. - (Mt5:3) - “Father, forgive them; for they do not…
Dr. York Hayes • Illustration • • 30 views
SCRIPTURE: Acts 19:1-2 and John 14:16-18 NASB (9-4-05) TITLE: Who is the Holy Spirit? INTRODUCTION Who’s Who in our society is used to determine the life and background of persons. There is the Who’s Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges; Who’s Who In America; Who’s Who In Businesses;…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 30 views
In his book, Practicing Basic Spiritual Disciplines, Charles Stanley writes “When the Holy Spirit speaks to an obedient person’s heart, that person doesn’t even stop to consider whether he will act. He responds instantly.” -- Practicing Basic Spiritual Disciplines, 17. Deuteronomy 11:1 (NASB77) "You…
Stephen N. Rummage • Illustration • • 28 views
In the last century some ministers were planning a united crusade. They met to select an evangelist. The majority wanted Dwight L. Moody, the great preacher who was filled with the Spirit and anointed with God’s mighty power, to preach His word. One minister on the committee, however, was holding out…
John Leffler • Illustration • • 26 views
But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you . . . Acts 1:8a There is a story told of a woman who went to a jeweler to have her watch fixed. The jeweler disappeared to the back and soon returned with it running perfectly. Surprised, the woman asked how he could fix it so soon. He…
Illustration • • 26 views
Select all the text in this box and paste your illustration here... I heard a story about some missionaries in Africa who were translating the Bible into the Karre language. They had a hard time translating the word that Jesus used for the Holy Spirit, which is the word paraclete. One day the translators…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 25 views
HOLINESS In his book Out of the Whirlwind, Mark Tabb writes, “Yet the bottom line is this: God’s promises have more to do with getting us ready for heaven than alleviating our suffering today. He does not care nearly as much about our comfort as he does our holiness and dependence upon him. Yes, God…
Rich DeRuiter • Illustration • • 25 views
Pentecost, the day on which we are indwelt by the Spirit, sweeps us up into the dance of the Trinity. We are summoned to the dance floor, [and] the music is grace and love and holiness and peace… The music is supplied by God, and his people are invited to sing and dance along. Pentecost, my friends,…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 23 views
In his book, Interpreting Gospel Narratives, Timothy Wiarda writes, “But whether our prized methods relate to exegesis and exposition (as I obviously hope they do) or other areas of ministry practice. Jesus’ words in John 15:26-27 remind us that kingdom impact always depends on a work of the Holy Spirit.…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 20 views
THOUGHTS University of Cincinnati marketing professor James Kellaris has coined a new term for the songs that often get stuck and people's heads. He calls them "earworms." Kellaris began studying the phenomenon in 2000, and has heard from people from all over the world requesting help or offering solutions.…
Spurgeon Commentary
Charles Spurgeon • Faithlife Sermons • Illustration • • 20 views
The truth is something like those stalactite caverns and grottoes that you must enter and see for yourself if you would really know their wonders. If you venture there without light or guide, you would run great risks. But with blazing torch and an instructed leader, your entrance is full of interest.…
Rusty Russell • Illustration • • 20 views
I must confess that God is still growing me in this area and I have a long long way to go. I have, however, met other pastors who seemed to really “be in step.” When I was a little kid living in Jacksonville, N.C., my dad pastored the “First Church” in that town. We would often go out in the country,…
Robby Roberson • Illustration • • 19 views
D.L. Moody */“You could hear God weeping over the Prodigal, as he told the story of Betsy’s tears when run-away Isaiah came home again to Northfield. You own soul trembled as he tolled the year-count of the church-bell for funeral services. You were melted like wax under his war stories; your heart cried…
Spurgeon Commentary
Charles Spurgeon • Faithlife Sermons • Illustration • • 18 views
When they bring out a new book to disprove Genesis, and another to evaporate the atonement, do not be afraid. As long as the gospel is in the world the devil will find somebody to write books against it. Take no notice of them; they cannot stand against facts. A philosopher once wrote a book to prove…
Rusty Russell • Illustration • • 18 views
He was the youngest of 15 children. Standing six-foot three-inches tall, his piercing eyes and leadership ability gave him such recognition that he soon was apprenticed to become a lawyer, even though he had never been to college. But then something happened. He had an Isaiah experience. He found himself…