Faith: STEP OUT ON THE PROMISE
Sam Jones was talking to a man of weak faith. The doubter asked if Mr. Jones could not give him a demonstration of religion.
"None," was the reply. "You must get inside the fold, and the demonstration will come of itself. Humble yourself, have faith ... read more
Faith: WORK AND FAITH
Two little girls were on their way to school one morning. Having been detained in starting, they were very much afraid that they would be late. One said, "Let us kneel down and ask the Lord to not let us be late." The other said, "No, I think I will ru ... read more
Faithfulness: WHEN THE WIND BLOWS
OBSERVATION "Do your duty and leave the rest to heaven" -- Pierre Corneille, a Seventeenth Century French playwright. WHEN THE WIND BLOWS A young man applied for a job as a farmhand. When the farmer asked for his qualifications, he said, "I can sleep w ... read more
False Gods, Santa Claus: Sermon
Santa Claus What a false, fake substitute the world puts forth at this time [Christmas 1990] for that true message. Do you remember these words?
"You better watch out. You better not cry. You better not
pout. I'm telling you why; Santa Claus is co ... read more
Famine, Evil, Activity: What Stalin did to the Ukraine!
The Famine of 1932-33 The famine that occurred in 1932-33 was to be for the Ukrainians what the Holocaust was to the Jews and the Massacres of 1915 for the Armenians. A tragedy of unfathomable proportions, it traumatized the nation, leaving it with deep s ... read more
Fathers, Father's Day, Parenting
Research has established that parents can have a significant impact on the religious beliefs and practices of their children. In one recent study it was found that fathers who frequently attend church (over three times per month), discuss religion at home ... read more
Fathers, Takes A Lifetime: Testimony
I am an adopted child. The man who was my Daddy for 44 years was not my biological father. I am also the Daddy to three children who I did not "Father." My fiance's boys (7 and 13) call me James but it is in exactly the same tone of voice that they use ... read more
Fishers Of Men, , Evangelism, Must Keep Self Out Of Sight: Humility
Dr. Mark Guy Pearse says: "I watched an old man trout-fishing the other day, pulling them out one after another briskly. 'You manage it cleverly, old friend,' I said; 'I have passed a good many below who don't seem to be doing anything.' The old man ... read more
Forgiveness, Peace, Love of neighbors, Love for enemies: Bought a Lawsuit
There was a dispute which had grown into a lawsuit between two farmers as to just where the line between them was and where a fence should be. Finally one of the farmers sold out, and the purchaser moved in. Soon he met Farmer Smith, who was agitated and ... read more
Forgiveness: Absolution Granted To A Conniving Thief
A Roman Catholic who had filled up the measure of his iniquities as far as he dared went to the Priest to confess and obtain absolution. He entered the apartment of the priest, and addressed him thus, "Holy father, I have sinned." The priest bade him kn ... read more
Forgiveness: Luther Would Not Grant Absolution To The Impenitent
Luther was one day seated in the confessional at Wittenburg. Many of the townspeople came successively and confessed themselves guilty of great excesses: adultery, licentiousness usury, ill-gotten gains--such were the crimes acknowledged. He reprimands, c ... read more
Freedom, Through Christ: Free In Christ
In Boston they were selling birds, birds that had been transported, or imported, from this country; but the canaries would not sing. I never heard a bird sing in America. The woods are dumb. There are no Dr. Norman Macleod when he was waxing enthusiastic ... read more
Future Life, , Death, , Eternity, Hugo's Thoughts About: Immortality
I feel in myself the future life. I am like a forest once cut down; the new shoots are stronger and livelier than ever. I am rising, I know, toward the sky. The sunshine is on my head. The earth gives me its generous sap, but heaven lights me with reflect ... read more
Gentleness
Have you heard about the deacon who decided to get off the "gospel train" just long enough to "whip" a brother who had done him wrong. The story goes that when he wanted to get back on, the train had already left the station. I don't know the truth o ... read more
Gifts, Spiritual, Promised: We did pretty well, don't you think?
A talented organist, in the days before motor-driven or electric organs, gave a very magnificent concert in which the big pipes sent forth glorious, thunderous tones. After people finished congratulating him, the little boy who had worked with all his mig ... read more
Giving, Motivation for
Charles Spurgeon, the great English preacher, was once invited by a wealthy man to come to preach in a certain country church, to help the membership raise funds to pay off a debt. The man told Spurgeon he was free to use his country house, his town house ... read more
GIVING, Offerings To God: Story, Joke
The Junior Sunday School Teacher asked her eight eager 10-year-olds if they would give $1,000,000 to the missionaries.
"YES!" they all screamed!!
"Would you give $1,000?" Again they shouted "YES!"
"How about $100?" "Oh, YES we would!" t ... read more
Giving, To God: A Diamond
The Koh-i-nor diamond is among the most spectacular in the world. Queen Victoria received it as a gift from a maharajah when he was a lad. Later as a grown man this maharajah visited Queen Victoria again. He requested that the stone be brought from the To ... read more
Gluttony: Cows Ate Themselves to Death
Last month, 32 dairy cows in Washington state ate themselves to death after one of them shook loose a pipe on an automatic feeding machine and spilled tons of grain. If cows eat too much grain too quickly, a chemical reaction creates too much acid in them ... read more
God, Flee From: Running from the wrong person
Several years ago a woman was driving home when she noticed a huge truck behind her that was driving uncomfortably close. She stepped on the gas to gain some distance from the truck, but when she sped up, the truck did too. The faster she drove, the faste ... read more
God, Religion, Christianity, Poll 1994, Bible: Poll
A March (1994) poll for U.S. News and World Report's April 11 issue found that 93% of Americans say they believe in God or a universal spirit. Of those polled, 65% say religion is losing its influence on American life, although 62% say religion is increa ... read more
God's Glory: COULD WE LOOK ON GOD?
"The priests could not stand to minister because of the cloud: for the glory of the Lord had filled the house of the Lord" (1 Kings 8:11). "Why cannot God be seen by mortal eyes?" asked the Emperor Trajan. "You say," said he to a Christian, "that y ... read more
God's Will, Providence, Trials, Blessings: Calamity or Blessing
The story is told of an only survivor of a wreck who was thrown on an uninhabited island. After a while he managed to build himself a hut, in which he placed the little all that he had saved from the ship. He prayed to God for deliverance and anxiously sc ... read more
Good Works, Make A Difference
At dawn an old man was walking along the beach. He noticed, at a distance, a young man throwing starfish into the ocean. After a while the old man caught up the other and asked, "Why are you throwing the starfish back into the ocean?"
"Because they ... read more
GRACE & MERCY, Difference Between
BreakPoint Commentary - November 20, 1998 A Taste of Grace - Les Miserables Imagine the police knocking on your door one day, accompanied by a scruffy ex-convict, whom only yesterday you befriended. As thanks for your generosity, the ex-con has stolen mos ... read more
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