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In The News: The Get Out of Jail Free Card
Do you remember playing the board game Monopoly? There is a “Get Out of Jail Free” card that can be drawn from the Chance or Community Chest cards. This card can be saved and played when needed. This is how … Continue reading
Posted in Holy Spirit, Homosexuality, Marriage, Sex
Tagged book of order, completeness of revelation, conscience or Bible, creed book, general assembly presbyterian church, get out of jail free card, gopusa, holy spirit subjective guidance, in the news, michael l. brown, monopoly, onenewsnow, pandora's box, pcusa, presbyterian church, same sex marriage, time to leave presbyterian church
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How Does God Give Souls to Jesus?
“My Father, who has given them to Me…” (John 10:29) – several passages speak of the fact that the Father has given souls to His Son (see John 6:37-39; 10:28-29; 17:11-12; 18:9). The question is: “How does God give to … Continue reading
Why Did Jesus Come to Earth?
“Why did the Savior heaven leave, and come to earth below where men His grace would not receive? Because He loves me so/Why did the Savior mark the way, and why temptation know? Why tech and toil and plead the … Continue reading
Posted in Jesus
Tagged defeat satan, establish church, Father's will, fulfill law, hades, hope of heaven, j.g. dailey, Jesus' love for us, joy and peace, new covenant, perfect example, perfect high priest, quality of life, reveal the unseen God, song He loves me, song why did my savior come to earth, story God leads a pretty sheltered life, why, why did Jesus come to earth
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The Influence of One
The Sewell name is familiar to students of restoration history. But, how did it all start? How did the Sewell name become so well-known? The Sewell’s were from eastern Tennessee. There were thirteen children. The family, Stephen and Annie Sewell and … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Influence, Restoration History, Soul Winning
Tagged abilene christian college, articles of faith or Bible, baptists, bonham, caleb w. sewell, Christian Influence, corpus christi, corsicana, david lipscomb, earl west, elisha g. sewell, gospel advocate, influence of one, influence of unnamed woman, Jesse l. sewell, joseph sewell, l.r. sewell, pearl and bryan dallas, san antonio, sherman, tennessee, trial, william a. sewell, william b. sewell, william d. sewell, wolf river baptist
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In The News: Rush Limbaugh, Bill Bennett And Mel Gibson
Rush Limbaugh was fodder for the 24 hour news networks a few months ago due to his addiction to pain medication and the allegation of doctor shopping (note – this article was written in 2006). In more recent times, he … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Influence
Tagged 1 Peter 2:12, anti-semitism, bill bennett, doctor shopping, don henley, dui, dwi, gambling, image of righteousness, in the news, kidd rock, looking for excuse, media fodder, mel gibson, mike tyson, moral contradictions, our example, pamela anderson, racial rant, rush limbaugh, self righteous, song dirty laundry, Titus 1:16, viagra, we are being watched
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I Have A Dream
The Church of My Dream (author unknown) It is a church with a warm heart, an open mind and an adventurous spirit. It is a church that cares, that heals hurt lives and helps old people. It is … Continue reading
Posted in Chruch, Dedication, Fellowship, Giving, Love, Soul Winning, Unity
Tagged active faith, attitude, can do attitude, commitment, committment to Christ, concern for others, dedication, Endurance, enduring spirit, holiness, liberal giving, love, my drean, peace, poem the church of my dreams, prayer, pursue peace and holiness, value truth, work together, youngport
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The Tabernacle, Temple, and Church
There are several points of comparison to be made between the tabernacle and temple of old and the church. Let’s notice… The Expense The expense that went into constructing the tabernacle and temple of old was very great. The lampstand … Continue reading
Posted in Chruch, Example, Lord's Supper, Plan of salvation, Prayer, Soul Winning, Type/Antitype, worship
Tagged atonement, blueprint, bread of presence, built according to a pattern, christians are priests, church is tabernacle/temple, cost of church, cost of tabernacle' temple, expense of tabernacle'temple, furniture of tabernacle/temple, gold, light in world, mercy seat, moses, prayer, priestly garments, purification of priest, remain holy, sabbath, service, serving God, Solomon, tabernacle/temple and church, the altar of incense, the golden lampstand, the Lord's Supper, the table of showbread, type/antitype, washing of priests
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“The Ark Of The Covenant”
What happened to the Ark? Zondervan’s Pictorial Dictionary says, “After the destruction of the first temple (Solomon’s temple- B.H.), there is no evidence as to what happened to the ark, but only highly speculative tradition and conjecture” (p. 71). Jewish tradition is … Continue reading
Posted in Jesus, Mercy, Type/Antitype
Tagged 2 Maccabees, aaron's rod that budded, ark represnted God's presence, atonement, authority of Jesus, bezaleel, cave mt. pisgah, conquoring Jericho, covering sin, crowned with gold, Dagon falls befoe ark, day of atonement, dimensions of ark, ethiopia, freemasons, furniture of tabernacle/temple, Jeremiah 3, jericho, Jesus opens way to promise land, Jesus our high priest, Jesus our mercy seat, Jesus our propitiation, Jesus our sacrifice, Jesus' resurrection and aaron's rod, law and mercy, magic box, masons, mercy, mercy seat, mt. pisgah, pot of manna, propitiation, sinai, the ark of God, the ark of the covenant, the ark of the LORD/Jehovah, the ark of the testimony, the promise land, the ten commandments, type/antitype, vatican, where is ark
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What Did You Say? C’mon Man! (Part 1)
“C’mon man” (come on man) is a phrase used on Monday Night Football to describe shockingly stupid decisions, or decisions completely inappropriate, or bloopers in execution. I have heard, through the years, brethren say things which completely shock me. These … Continue reading
Posted in Dedication, Hospitality, Race, Tongue
Tagged a.d., b.c., Bible class teacer's mistake, c'mon brother, c'mon man, can the church reimburse me?, can't her grandchildren chip the ice, hit by a car the preacer does not stop, Hospitality, how many people does it take to baptize someone?, I have never been to his house, it means different thing to different people, jealousy, monday night football, niv, prejudism, Race, save face, speak truth in love, there is a black church near by, they like attending with their own, throw it away and get a real Bible, what did you say?, where does he live?
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