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Philipp Melancthon mourned in his day the divisions among Protestants, and sought to bring the Protestants together by a parable of the war between the wolves and the dogs: The wolves were somewhat afraid, for the dogs were many and strong, and therefore they sent out a spy to observe them. On his return,…

The Christian feels that when Christ is exalted, it is himself exalted in some degree, seeing he has sympathy with his desire of promoting the great cause and honor of God in the world. I have no doubt that every common soldier who stood by the side of the Duke of Wellington felt honored when the commander…

I cannot pass over the thirty years of His silence without feeling that here was a marvelous instance of how He humbled Himself. I know young men who think that two or three years’ education is far too long for them. They want to be preaching at once—running away, as I sometimes tell them, like chickens…

I have known persons try to humble themselves by will-worship. I have stood in the cell of a monk, when he has been out of it, and I have seen the whip with which he flagellated himself every night before he went to bed. I thought that it was quite possible that the man deserved all he suffered, and…

John Bunyan beautifully portrays Christiana and Mercy coming up out of the bath of the interpreter’s house. They have had jewels put upon them, and when they are both washed, Mercy says to Christiana, “How comely and beautiful you look!” “No,” Christiana said, “My sister, I see no beauty in myself, but…

In the book Voices of the Faithful Beth Moore includes an interesting story about missionaries to rural China who every Christmas would make a manger and place a baby doll in it in lieu of having a Christmas tree. One day as the husband was explaining the manger to a visiting Chinese friend he meant…

Comical Story about meekness One young mother had two boys, one aged seven and the other four-years old. The older brother thought only of himself. Whenever there was a choice, he would demand the best part or the first place. The younger brother always resented this. Whenever he ended up with the second…

As I contemplated what it must have been like for Jesus to step down from heaven, I asked God to help me understand. He gave me this poem that same day. __________________________________________________________________________________ I need a volunteer. I have a job that needs done and I need a volunteer.…

Culling the Army of God Purpose: To equip saints to be effective soldiers in the Lord's Army. Judges 7:2 And the Lord said to Gideon, “The people who are with you are too many for Me to give the Midianites into their hands, lest Israel claim glory for itself against Me, saying, ‘My own hand has saved…

SERVANTHOOD Mallory Holtman learned to be a servant, even when it hurt. Playing in a college softball game, her Central Washington Wildcats were one game away from elimination in the race for the NCAA playoffs. With the score tied 0-0 and runners on first and second, the batter, Sara Tucholsky sent the…

I heard once about a man who went to the doctor after weeks of symptoms. The doctor examined him carefully, then called the patient's wife privately into his office. He said to her, "Your husband is suffering from a rare form of anemia. Without treatment, he'll be dead in a few weeks. The good news is,…

John Todd was a famous minister of the 1800's and he grew up in Vermont, but he lost both of his parents when he was six years old. And, since there were so many kids in the family, they didn't know what to do with all the children and so they found an aunt who said, "I will be happy to take John in."…

Lee Corso - Sports Announcer for ESPN was announcing a college football game in 2003 between TCU and Southern Mississippi. At the time, TCU was shocking the college football world - they were undefeated. Southern Miss was destroying TCU and Corso said, "I know of two things that build character - one;…

"Good people do for TEHMSELVES...GREAT people do for OTHERS..." Coach of an NCAA final four team that probably should not have been there.

Passover But let’s return to the Passover celebration. When the argument about greatness broke out this time, Jesus took a different approach. Instead of talking to the disciples about servanthood, He showed them. Since no household servant was present, Jesus Himself took on that role (as the apostle…

In 1878, when William Booth's Salvation Army was beginning to make its mark, men and women from all over the world began to enlist. One man, who had once dreamed of becoming a bishop, crossed the Atlantic from America to England to enlist. Samuel Brengle left a fine pastorate to join Booth's Army. At…

COMPLETENESS OF JOY Allow me to illustrate. When an auto mechanic replaces the brakes on your car, the last thing he will do is to make sure the brakes are “bled” properly. This simple procedure involves one person applying pressure on the brake pedal in the car and one person opening the little valve…

When a cruise ship leaves port it embarks on a course for a particular destination. This is like God's sovereignty - he has you booked for passage on a set itinerary. But on that cruise ship, hundreds or thousands of people are making choices while they are on that trip. They are choosing to eat, play,…

Joshua Bell emerged from the Metro and positioned himself against a wall beside a trash basket. By most measures, he was nondescript—a youngish white man in jeans, a long-sleeved T-shirt, and a Washington Nationals baseball cap. From a small case, he removed a violin. Placing the open case at his feet,…

NAME The clerk at a German gas station recently helped police arrested the man who stole his identity and used his credit card. The thief attempted to buy $90 worth of items at the gas station. When he handed the clerk a credit card, the clerk saw that the name on the card was his own. He locked the…

It is here, in the thing that happened at the first Christmas, that the profoundest and most unfathomable depths of the Christian revelation lie. "The Word became flesh" (John 1:14); God became man; the divine Son became a Jew; the Almighty appeared on earth as a helpless human baby, unable to do more…

John MacArthur Basisinformationen zur Bibel Christliche Literatur-Verbreitung Postfach 11 01 35 • 33661 Bielefeld Wenn nicht anders angegeben, sind die Bibelzitate der Schlachter 2000 entnommen. Abkürzungen weiterer Bibelausgaben: Elb.: Elberfelder Bibel, unrevidierte Fassung Lu 12: Lutherbibel von 1912…

Seven Traits of Bondservants of Christ · A Bondservant of Christ is emptied of self, and walks in deep humility before the Lord, faithfully obeying Him to the point of suffering hardship, humiliation, and even death if required. (Phil. 2:5-8; Luke 1:38) · A Bondservant of Christ has a deep and genuine…

SECTION OUTLINE FOURTEEN (ROMANS 14) Paul discusses the believer’s responsibilities toward those Christians who are weak in the faith. I. No Believer Should Be Judged by Another Believer Down Here (14:1–8). A. We are not to criticize others’ legalism (14:1–8). 1. The rules (14:1–6) a. Don’t judge in…

Chayei Sarah “Sarah’s Life” 3 November 2007 / 22 Cheshvan 5768 *- KEREN HANNAH PRYOR - Readings: Genesis/B’reisheet 23:1 – 25:18; 1 Kings 1:1-31; Philippians 2:5-11 The parasha opens with an unusual breakdown of Sarah’s life: 100 years, 20 years and 7 years. In reverse this represents three phases of…