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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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Attracting A Crowd
A couple of writings have caught my attention recently. Both concerned preachers and gathering a crowd. The Bible says, “the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall heap to themselves teachers, … Continue reading
Posted in Doctrine, Preachers, Preaching, Soul Winning, Stats
Tagged 2 Timothy 4:3-4, associated press, attracting a crowd, average person not looking for doctrine, best life now, bmx, christian rock bands, de-emphasize doctrine, developing your potential, easy on the scriptures, enlarge your vision, entertain us, falling by the wayside, give us something new, gospel health and wealth, itching ears, joel osteen, lakewood church, larry king, larry king live, life now journal, louis palau, make us feel good, marshall news messenger, megafest, no ethical stand on controversial subjects, on the eight day God created joel osteen, osteen on homosexuality and abortion, osteen on muslims, osteen on stem cell research, parable excuse for not quoting many scriptures, percent of Jesus words quotation of scripture, persistence and determination, positive thinging or expoitory sermon, potters house, rachel zoll, scant use of scripture, sin or bad choices, skate boards, state fair environment, t.d. jacks, texas monthly, tony robbins, victoria osteen, william martin, wow us, x-games, your life follows your thoughts
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Lessons From Four Animals
I don’t know about you, but I have always been fascinated with animals. As a child, I watched Marlin Perkins and Jacques Cousteau. Later, I enjoy watching Jack Hannah, Steve Irwin (the crocodile hunter), and Jeff Corwin – though it … Continue reading
Posted in animals, Nature, Proverbs, Textual study
Tagged animal cops houston, animal planet, animals, ants, asop's fables, conies, cooperation, effort, four little but wise things, gumption, houston's zooper stars, I predator, initiative, jack hannah, jacques cousteau, jeff corwin, kevin hodge, king palace, lizards, locosts, marlin perkins, nat. geo, no king, preparation, prepare food in summer, Proverbs 30, refuge, rock badgers, spiders, steve irwin, the crocodile hunter, the grasshopper and the ant, wild goat
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Little Details
An ancient proverb reads: “For want of a nail, a shoe was lost – For want of a shoe, a horse was lost – For want of a horse, a battle was lost – For want … Continue reading
Posted in Bible Study, christian growth, Family, Fellowship
Tagged ancient proverb, attitude, battle lost, battle of bosworth, Bible reading, bible study, england, family devotions, horse, horse lost, horse shoe, horse shoe nail, issues between friends, issues in family, johnny ramsey, king richard III, kingdom lost, little details, shoe lost, small details
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No Time?
So you think you have no time? In a newspaper article entitled, “The American Century” which I read in December 1999, these words appeared – “The average worker needs 7 minutes of work time to purchase a half-gallon milk, compared to 56 minutes at … Continue reading
