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The anonymous street-artist Banksy is still “at-large” and world renown. His works easily sell for half-a-million dollars. On October 6, 2018 one of Banksy’s most famous works, “girl with balloon,” went up for auction. Bidding started at 200,000 Euros but eventually sold for 1 million Euros or 1.37 million…

Facing hard times in life is rarely a reason for being joyful. Thirty-eight year old Sara Frankl found enough joy to share with the world everyday even though she could not leave her apartment and faced certain death from an incurable illness. Until just before she passed away, Sara maintained the blog…

Sources estimate 4.5 trillion cigarette butts find their way into the environment every year. These discards not create an eyesore, they also contain toxic chemicals that can kill fish, and injure wildlife. Researchers in China now report they may have found a constructive use for the unwanted items.…

He deserves not the name of patient who is only willing to suffer as much as he thinks proper.—Thomas a Kempis I once heard a preacher explain how trials are like washing machines. You have to let the machine run its course in order for the clothes to be completely cleaned. No matter how badly you feel…

Tony Campolo tells the story of a black Baptist preacher in the inner city of Philadelphia who preached a sermon Tony says he'll never forget. Tony preached first. He was "hot," so "hot" he says, that he even stopped and listened to himself. He sat down and said to his pastor: "Now see if you can top…

On December 29, 1987, a Soviet cosmonaut returned to the earth after 326 days in orbit. He was in good health, which hasn't always been the case in record-breaking voyages. Five years earlier, touching down after 211 days in space, two cosmonauts suffered from dizziness, high pulse rates, and heart palpitations.…

This will work for either a narrative sermon on Gideon and the Midianites (Judges 7) or an exposition on 2 Cor 4. Have several clay jars (vessels) of various shapes, sizes, qualities sitting on a table on the platform. Begin and progress the sermon with a hammer in hand and refer to neither the clay…

An older lady was in the hospital reading her Bible when her doctor came in for his visit. She asked him how she was doing. He told her to read Hebrews 13:8, which says, Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever, meaning she was about the same. However, she reversed the numbers and read…

A survey of 1000 American women found that most valued their favorite clothes more than sex, and would gladly abstain for 15 months in exchange for an entirely new wardrobe. Source: The Week, February 16, 2007

"Suffering is equally necessary for us because it strips away the pretense that life is reasonable and good, a pretense that keeps us looking in all the wrong places for the satisfaction of our souls." Source: Dan Allender, The Wounded Heart, p. 196.

THE FRUIT OF THE SPIRIT#1- THE NATURAL AND THE SUPERNATURAL READING: Galatians 5:13-15 INTRO: Church people are often prone to extremes. One good saint interprets liberty as license thinking he can do what ever he wants. Another Christian sees the error and goes to the opposite extreme, lives by law…

FINAL WORDS. Christ's Farewell to Those He Loved Part One Calming Troubled Hearts Don't you wish you could turn anxiety on and off like a faucet? Wouldn't it be great if you could worry from 9:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. and then shut it down so that you could get a good night's rest? Unfortunately, we cannot…

Lechem - Bread by Josa Bivin1 "For the bread of God is that which comes down out of heaven, and gives life to the world." John 6:33 When Richard and Lucinda (our volunteer workers) first came to Israel, they noticed plastic sacks containing pieces of bread hanging from the sides of the trash containers…

Living above the Line A Celebration of our Union with Christ Rev Greg Byrd Faith Temple Baptist Church Poetry Texas Living Above the Line Introduction Introduction Colossians 1:27 says Christ in you, the hope of Glory. In fact Christ in us is our only hope of eternal Glory, The union of the believer…

A Christian Guide to Passover (PESCH) Below is a compilation of several contemporary Seder services that are used today. Because of the passage of time and that Passover was intended to be a family tradition, it is not possible to reconstruct with certainty the type of Passover meal or celebration that…

Memorization John 7:18 He who speaks on his own does so to gain honor for himself, but he who works for the honor of the one who sent him is a man of truth; there is nothing false about him. -Sincerity is a very noble character. But a person can be sincerely very wrong Ravi -Never judge a philosophy…

3TF-343 _ WHEN DOES PRAYINi If you have found yourself proving repeatedly about some 'How long should I persist? Why doesn't He answer? G eorge Mueller shocked the wealthy widow as he shook his head, refusing her generous offer. Even Mrs. Mueller was sur­prised—both she and George knew that 500 pounds…