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James H. Schafer • Illustration • • 1,646 views
John Newton CHOICE EXCERPTS I am not what I once was! In his old age, when he could no longer see to read, John Newton heard someone recite this text, "By the grace of God—I am what I am." He remained silent a short time and then, as if speaking to himself, he said: "I am not what I ought to be—ah, how…
Steve Bramham • Illustration • • 863 views
A Christian Guide to Passover (PESCH) Below is a compilation of several contemporary Seder services that are used today. Because of the passage of time and that Passover was intended to be a family tradition, it is not possible to reconstruct with certainty the type of Passover meal or celebration that…
Rev. Gregory S. Byrd • Illustration • • 609 views
The Result of the Resurrection (What the Crucifixion and Resurrection of Jesus Christ means to Us Today) We can not understand the Crucifixion of Jesus, without an understanding of the Resurrection. We can not understand the Resurrection of Jesus, without an understanding of the nature of the fall of…
Rev. Gregory S. Byrd • Illustration • • 503 views
Union with Christ What does it mean to be “in Christ” or “united with Christ”? EXPLANATION AND SCRIPTURAL BASIS1 The subject is so frequently mentioned in Scripture and so wide-ranging in its application to our lives that it deserves treatment here. That is the concept of union with Christ. As we shall…
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Andrew Norvelle • Illustration • • 362 views
Culling the Army of God Purpose: To equip saints to be effective soldiers in the Lord's Army. Judges 7:2 And the Lord said to Gideon, “The people who are with you are too many for Me to give the Midianites into their hands, lest Israel claim glory for itself against Me, saying, ‘My own hand has saved…
Rev. Gregory S. Byrd • Illustration • • 212 views
Living above the Line A Celebration of our Union with Christ Rev Greg Byrd Faith Temple Baptist Church Poetry Texas Living Above the Line Introduction Introduction Colossians 1:27 says Christ in you, the hope of Glory. In fact Christ in us is our only hope of eternal Glory, The union of the believer…
Darrel Schiel • Illustration • • 107 views
Defining The Church I. Defining The Church Louis Berkoff - “The Church consists of those who are partakers of Christ and of the blessings of salvation that are in Him.” Wayne Grudem - “The church is the community of all true believers for all time.” A. Key Biblical Words 1. Hebrew - qahal - a gathering…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 64 views
FORGIVENESS A Grinch of sorts was busy in South Florida this past holiday season. On Christmas Eve, Ron and Helen Meijer found a ransom note in their front-lawn nativity scene. The plastic baby Jesus had been kidnapped. The kidnappers did not demand money. Instead, they made a demand the Meijers refused…
Ralph Andrus • Illustration • • 60 views
EMERGENCY NUMBERS PRINT OUT AND KEEP IT WITH YOUR BIBLE. USE IN CASE OF EMERGENCY! HANDY REFERENCE LIST OF EMERGENCY PHONE NUMBERS When in sorrow.....................................call John 14 When men fail you.................................call Psalm 27 When you have sinned..............................call…
Elizabeth M. Hudik • Illustration • • 59 views
THE WORD OF GOD SAYS I AM: GODS CHILD, BORN AGAIN OF THE INCORRUPTIBLE SEED OF THE WORD OF GOD. For you have been born again, not of perishable seed, but of imperishable, through the living and enduring word of God. (1 PETER 1 :23) THE WORD OF GOD SAYS I AM: FORGIVEN OF ALL MY SINS AND WASHED IN THE…
Clay Spencer • Illustration • • 59 views
Getting Your Life Back Books: The Imitation of Christ, Thomas a Kempis The Ladder of Divine Ascent by John climacus Interior Castle by Teresa of Avila The Ascent of Mount Carmel by John of the Cross Spiritual formation is rooted in the virtues. Choosing virtue is choosing to submit our will to God and…
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In Character Is DestinyJohn McCain wrote about his imprisonment in the Hanoi Hilton during the Vietnam War. "During the time I was held in solitary, I was caught, not for the first time, communicating with my dear friend in the cell next to mine. For my transgression, I was kept overnight in a punishment…
Brad Shockley • Illustration • • 43 views
In 1966 I joined Operation Mobilization for a year of ministry in France, but spent two years in India instead. While in London that summer, at the one-month OM orientation, I volunteered to work on a clean-up crew late one night. Around 12:30am I was sweeping the front steps of the Conference Centre…
Nathan Parker • Illustration • • 43 views
Unknown Author These are more effective than 911 When - You are sad, phone John 14 You have sinned, phone Psalm 51 You are facing danger, phone Psalm 91 People have failed you, phone Psalm 27 It feels as though God is far from you, phone Psalm 139 Your faith needs stimulation, phone Hebrews 11 You are…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 27 views
MISTAKES After the city crew accidentally demolished a five-car garage, Linda Stango, the Community Development Commissioner for Rochester, N.Y. said, “We just misidentified which building it was.” —NEWSWEEK, September 22, 2003, p. 21 Illustration by Jim L. Wilson My grandfather taught me to measure…
Nathan Kuperus • Illustration • • 26 views
A woman was asked by a co-worker, 'What is it like to be a Christian?' The co-worker replied, 'It is like being a pumpkin.' God picks you from the patch, brings you in, and washes all the dirt off of you. Then He cuts off the top and scoops out all the yucky stuff. He removes the seeds of doubt, hate,…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 26 views
In The Cost of Discipleship, Dietrich Bonhoeffer writes, “Brotherly forgiveness makes room for the forgiveness of Jesus to enter into their common life. Instead of seeing their neighbours as men who have injured them, they see them as men for whom Christ has won forgiveness on the cross. They meet on…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 21 views
On October 2nd, 2006 at 10:25am, Charles Carl Roberts IV entered a one-room schoolhouse in the Amish community of Nickel Mines in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. He instructed all of the adults and young boys to leave, but held the remaining ten girls hostage. Sensing what was to come, one of the girls offered…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 17 views
In the book, Forgiveness and Health: Scientific Evidence and Theories Relating Forgiveness to Better Health, the authors write, “Research indicates forgiveness can promote resilience (Worthington, 2005) as well as physical and mental health (Thorensen, Harris, & Luskin, 2000) and, thus, forgiveness can…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 13 views
Jessica Baker was unable to attend her friend’s wedding when her plans for a babysitter fell through at the last minute. Since the wedding invitation was clear that children were not allowed, they had no choice but to miss the wedding. Later, they received a bill from the newlyweds for $75.90 with the…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 13 views
The current president of Nigeria Goodluck Jonathan urged local Nigerian politicians in the country “to imbibe the habit of forgiveness and reconciliation in the interest of national development.” He noted that forgiveness is one of the “secrets of success by any leader… [and] a leader should have a natural…
Rev. Gregory S. Byrd • Illustration • • 12 views
The Result of the Resurrection (What the Crucifixion and Resurrection of Jesus Christ means to Us Today) We can not understand the Crucifixion of Jesus, without an understanding of the Resurrection. We can not understand the Resurrection of Jesus, without an understanding of the nature of the fall of…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 10 views
According to tradition, in 1357 a Swiss man named Konrad Mueller killed another man named Heinrich Stucki. Part of the punishment was that Mueller and all subsequent owners of the farm had to give a local church 70 Swiss francs ($76 US) a year to cover the cost of candles and oil to keep an eternal lamp…
Jim L. Wilson • Illustration • • 9 views
Jeff Gebhart, 47, of Kansas City has offered to pay anyone who can find him a girlfriend a bonus. She must take a survey, no word as to what is in the survey that Jeff approves. She must agree to date him exclusively for one year. And what would that recommending person receive from Jeff? $25,000 is…
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God gave you a gift of 86,400 seconds today. Have you used one to say "thank you?" William A. Ward Gratitude is the memory of the heart. Jean Baptiste Massieu. I would maintain that thanks are the highest form of thought; and that gratitude is happiness doubled by wonder. G.K. Chesterton You say grace…