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Jesus Loves Me Author : Brother Bill
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, "When you get this concept into your mind and heart it will totally revolutionize your life." That's just the way the Lord said it to me. And just what is this revolutionary concept? His all-consuming, unconditional love for me. (And each of you can say the same.) Jesus loves me! This I know For the Bible tells me so. Little ones to Him belong. They are weak but He is strong. Yes, Jesus loves...

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Hey, Get the Phone! (It's for You!) Author : Brother Bill
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, I'm sure most, if not all, of you know this old story, but I'm going to tell it anyway. (Don't stop me if you've heard it!) Two old prospectors are arguing over the best way to train a pack mule. The first one maintains that you have to be extra firm with a mule from the beginning--just to let him know who is boss right away. The other prospector maintains that you have to be gentle to win over a mule...

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Here I Am (Gulp!), Lord! Author : Brother Bill
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, "Here I am, Lord Is it I, Lord? I have heard you calling in the night I will go, Lord If you lead me I will hold your people in my heart" (Words and Music by Dan Schutte, 1981; adapt. by Carlton R. Young, 1988) A few years ago my dear friend, Robbie, gave me new insight into the significance of this song. We must have been singing it in a service and I told her how much I liked it. She said somet...

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Captivated Author : Brother Bill
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, There's a song which has dominated my attention for the past couple of weeks. From the first time I heard it, I began to play it so many times I've lost count. I think it's a beautiful song, of course, but there's so much more to it than that. The song is titled "Captivate Us." It's on a CD by the group Watermark. It's a simple, quiet song with two voices and an acoustic guitar. I'm sharing the music w...

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Useful Lie Number One Author : Steve Gillman
What are useful lies? They are not necessarily lies, but beliefs that benefit us, yet cannot be proven. You don't even need to believe them in the traditional sense. You can use them as "operating principles." Calling them lies refers top the fact that we essentially pretend to believe what we have no real evidence for. It is time for an example from the true events of the day. Useful Lie Nuber One - Everything Happens For Reason This morni...

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I know my destiny, can I change it? Author : Jhalak Jerajani
Destiny, another common word that holds a lot of meaning. How many times have we used this term in vain?? What does it mean? Most commonly it means an event or a course of events that will inevitably happen in the future. In other words, fixed natural order of the universe. How many times has something happened, something we cannot really control and we can’t help but say, "I don’t know what to do? Its destiny!” There are several ways to go a...

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How to unlock the hidden powers of your subconscious mind. Author : Emmanuel Segui
Copyright 2006 Emmanuel Segui The subconscious mind "covers" about 88% of your mind; the other 12% is covered by the conscious mind. The subconscious part is responsible for storing your memory, habits, personality, self-image and beliefs. It also controls your bodily functions. Scientists have also identified four states of awareness that our brain goes through. The brain wave states can be measured by a sophisticated piece of medical equi...

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Dumb Things People Say about Preaching on Stewardship (via CobWeb/3.1 kupl1.ittc.ku.edu) Author : Rod Rogers
Copyright 2006 Rod Rogers We had just begun to pass the food around the table at Thanksgiving dinner last year when a friend of the family said, 'The reason our church's giving is good is because our pastor never preaches about money.' I responded as casually as I could, 'So you’re saying that your church’s giving is good because your pastor never preaches any of the countless biblical passages about money?' She didn't answer me and I let t...

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Stewardship Quotes for Preaching Author : Rod Rogers
Copyright 2006 Rod Rogers Good illustrations are vital for maximum impact in preaching on stewardship. The following quotes should prove helpful to you as you preach your church into faithful giving. Tithing "I never would have been able to tithe the first million dollars I ever made if I had not tithed my first salary, which was $1.50 per week." - John D. Rockefeller, Sr. (1839-1937), American industrialist and philanthropist "I've l...

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Can the Source of existence be a thing? Author : Shen Gerald
The following is my ponderance on the Source of existence. It is not a definitive article. It is just an expression of my own thoughts. The question for ponderance is: Can the Source of existence be a thing? If the source of existence is a tangible thing, then who is the creator of this Being or thing call the Source? So can the Source be a thing or an object? Can the Source be tangible? If the Source can be an object, then how can it be...


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