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Brad Shockley • Illustration • • 71 views
Sherlock Holmes, speaking to Watson on the prowess of his deductive skills, said: “You see, but you do not observe. The distinction is clear. For example, you have frequently seen the steps which lead up from the hall to this room.” “Frequently.” “How often?” “Well, some hundreds of times.” “Then how…
Ralph Andrus • Illustration • • 14 views
Most Important Words The six most important words “I ADMIT I MADE A MISTAKE” The five most Important words “YOU DID A GOOD JOB” The three most important words “IF YOU PLEASE” The two most important words “THANK YOU” The most important word “WE” The least important word “I” Ten Most Impressive Words Wilfred…
Timothy C. Seal • Illustration • • 11 views
WORD, WATERING DOWN A Scottish tradesman, a painter called Jack, was very interested in making extra money where he could. So he often would thin down his paint to make it go a wee bit further. As it happened, he got away with this for some time. Eventually the Presbyterian Church decided to do a big…
Timothy C. Seal • Illustration • • 26 views
WORD OF GOD, IMPERISHABLE (1 Peter 1:24-25) “’All flesh is like grass, And all its glory like the flower of grass. The grass withers, And the flower falls off, But the word of the Lord endures forever.’” And this is the word which was preached to you.” “Have ye not noticed, in reading history, how God…
Ralph Andrus • Illustration • • 13 views
His Promises Dr. Donald Gray Barnhouse – A preacher of an earlier day, live with his family in France during his student days. On their dinner table sat a little promise book that held about 200 promises from the bible which was read each day at meal time One day Dr. Barnhouse had the opportunity to…
Timothy C. Seal • Illustration • • 8 views
THE WORD, PRIORITY OF “In the Church of Scotland during the days of the Reformation, there was a tradition that the congregation was seated, the doors were opened, and the Word of God was carried into the service high over the minister’s head. As the Bible passed, the people stood in reverence for the…
Ralph Andrus • Illustration • • 7 views
(How do I meditate on God's word?) Meditation on the things of God yields wisdom and purity. It yields spiritual maturity and communion with God. Here are a few of the things we can meditate on. The things God has done for me and others I know. The holiness and perfection of God. The Beauty of Christ…
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"Heresy is not so much rejecting as selecting. The heretic simply selects the parts of the Scripture he wants to emphasize and lets the rest go. This is shown by the etymology of the word heresy and by the practice of the heretic. "Beware," an editorial scribe of the fourteenth century warned his readers…
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Don't expect wisdom to come into your life like great chunks of rock on a conveyor belt. It isn't like that. It's not splashy and bold . . . nor is it dispensed like a prescription across a counter. Wisdom comes privately from God as a by-product of right decisions, godly reactions, and the application…
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D.L Moody said, "I believe firmly that the moment our hearts are emptied of pride and selfishness and ambition and everything that is contrary to God's law, the Holy Spirit will fill every corner of our hearts. But if we are full of pride and conceit and ambition and the world, there is no room for the…
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\\ A man sobering up from the night before is sitting through the Sunday sermon, finding it long and boring. Still feeling hung over and tired, he finally nods off. The preacher has been watching him all along, noticing his apparent hangover and is disgusted. At the end of the sermon, the preacher decides…