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November 17, 2007
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John wrote this on August 16, 2007. On November 1, 2007, He returned to the Lord who created and redeemed him. John Weber Here's the challenge for ALL MEN... For each husband, every father. Leave behind something that will be...
October 11, 2007
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Proverbs 22:11He who loves a pure heart and whose speech is gracious will have the king for his friend.Imagine having a king for a friend. The most powerful and influential person in the land. If you need a favor, you...
October 7, 2007
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Proverbs 18:24A man who has friends must himself be friendly, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brothera Friendship is supposed to be a two-way street. If you are not the type of friend to others that...
October 6, 2007
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The famous passage in 1 Corinthians 13 lists many characteristics of love. It is patient, and kind, and is not envious, or boastful, or prideful. It is not rude, self-seeking, provoked, nor evil-thinking. The list goes on, but the...
October 4, 2007
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Proverbs 16:28A troublemaker plants seeds of strife; gossip separates the best of friends. Gossip was once accurately described as "halitosis of the mind." Anyone who would entertain gossip will only enjoy it as long as it is spoken about others....
September 10, 2007
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This is one of the most wonderful things I've seen on the web in recent history...(h/t random commands) " /> " FlashVars="flvPath=http://www.godtube.com/flvideo1/7/11096.flv" FlashVars="videoThumb=http://www.godtube.com/thumb/1_11096.jpg" quality="high" bgcolor="#000000" width="330" height="270" name="video" align="middle" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" />...
August 3, 2007
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I just learned that Amazon offers an excerpt of Chapter one from my book Take A Closer Look...so I'll C&P and offer it here: Let's Begin In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. - Genesis 1:1 Close...
July 18, 2007
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C&P'ed from its entirety from Chuck Missler's weekly email: From the beginning of time, thinkers have puzzled over the paradox of fate vs. free will, or predestination vs. free choice. In theological terms, this leads to the struggle between Calvinism...
June 30, 2007
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Starvation is the absence of a necessity for life. You can probably think of people that you might identify as being "attention-starved" or "affection-starved." When compared to the template definition, their "starvation" does not quite meet the standard. Starvation is...
June 25, 2007
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Americans spend (on average) 47 percent of their food expenditures on eating outside of the home. For the most part, Americans do not know what it means to go hungry. By and large, The USA is a nation of...
June 21, 2007
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"Blessed are the meek for they shall inherit the earth." At a simple glance, the promise seems at best ironic and at worst sadistic. Historically, the promise has never been realized. Experientially, the promise is antithetical to the crushing oppression...
June 5, 2007
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The promise of God's blessing extends to those who grieve with godly mourning. Remember, the Greek word for blessing means "happiness." It might seem ironic that God promises happiness to those who are in mourning, but that is indeed the...
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The Greek word for 'mourn' is penthos; it literally means 'grief.' This word is a strengthened word from a root that literally means 'to experience suffering.' So, here, God is promising blessing to a category of people whose condition of...
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Harold Kushner is a Rabbi. He gained prominence more than twenty years ago, he asked a question that millions of people prior to him had asked, but did so in a way that was different. Rather than simply ask a...
June 4, 2007
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The Beatitudes: Introduction The Beatitudes: Blessed are the Poor in Spirit The Beatitudes: The Barrier to Spiritual Poverty The Beatitudes: The Barometer of Spiritual Poverty Jesus promises, "blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of God."...
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The Beatitudes: Introduction The Beatitudes: Blessed are the Poor in Spirit The Beatitudes: The Barrier to Spiritual Poverty The Bible says that every action in life will be tested by fire. It also says that you will have to give...
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The Beatitudes: Introduction The Beatitudes: Blessed are the Poor in Spirit The barrier to spiritual poverty is pride. It is impossible to experience spiritual destitution in the presence of pride. Pride declares that your attitudes, your conduct, your behavior,...
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This is what Jesus declares: Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Most people probably understand what "poor" means, but you have to be careful because there is an important distinction that is...
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In the process of cleaning and fixing up Spare Change, I have been digging through the archives. The first sermon series I ever posted on here was on the beatitudes. My pastor is preaching through the beatitudes right now (available...