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There is therefore no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus , who walk not after the flesh , but after the Spirit

A score of 300 in bowling has always carried the idea of perfection. 12 strikes--perfect rolls in a row, where the bowler knocks down all ten pins on the first roll. A strike in every frame brings a perfect score of 300. Sara Lyons, after bowling for 69 years has finally scored the 300-point game many…

In the movie 7 Pounds, actor Will Smith portrays Ben/Tim Thomas. After causing a car accident and multiple fatalities, Thomas dedicates the remainder of his life to pay for his mistakes. While his intentions are noble, he never feels that he can completely atone for the sins of the past. Rather than…

A national pizza chain, Villa Italian has introduced an “alternative facts pizza.” It is described as a “presidential pie topped with bacon, pepperoni, ham, sausage, homemade sauce, and whole-milk mozzarella that will have ‘zero calories.’” While this ad is obviously tongue-in-cheek, there are those…

In his autobiography, Pat Summerall the former player and broadcaster tells of becoming a born again Christian during his treatment for alcoholism at the Betty Ford rehab clinic. The message of the Gospel is changed lives in the grace God gives in Jesus Christ. --Jim L. Wilson and Rodger Russell World,…

New York City has begun an ad campaign to discourage teen pregnancy. The ad pictures a tear-stained young child who declares to an unseen mom, “I’m twice as likely not to graduate high school because you had me as a teen.” “The ad is trying to shame teens into responsible sexual behavior” condemned Planned…

Bobby Petrino was involved in a College Football scandal in April 2012, while he was the head coach at the University of Arkansas he had an affair with an employee. The University tried to erase the black eye by terminating Petrino. Eight months later, Western Kentucky University announced him as their…

While advertising paints the picture of a perfect Christmas of looking outside and finding a new car in the driveway with a bow on top, the reality is likely somewhat different. For most families, a more realistic scene is a room littered with paper and empty boxes. Many people struggle finding the perfect…

# Philippians 1:9-11 ## Opening — Paul’s Prayer This morning we conclude our look at the opening section of Paul’s letter to the Philippians. In verses 1–2, we have the opening salutation which identifies the author, Paul, and with him Timothy—The young man he has mentored. It also identifies the recipients—all…

The recent wave of states that are increasing their tobacco taxes is having an unintended consequence. As some states raise their taxes to as much as $4.35 per pack, it increases the price of a smoke in those states compared to some states whose taxes are as low as $0.17 per pack. While that may encourage…

Select all the text in this box and paste your illustration here... Source: Magazine Name, January 1, 2006 No longer slaves of our former master.

Kay Martin, a secretary to a New Zealand MP, got the fright of her life last year. According to the Auckland Sunday Star, she and a friend were chatting when they heard a chicken squawking. The bird sounded in some distress, so they went outside to investigate, thinking perhaps that it had escaped from…

For many years the license plates of New Hampshire bore the slogan, made famous by Revolutionary War general John Stark - "live free or die." The irony is that those great words were printed onto the license plates by inmates in the state prison. They could not leave their prison, but many of us stay…

This is not a Sermon, it's more of a Biblical breakdown of Salvation supported by over 100 Bible Verses. Detailed Plan of Salvation Recognize sin and unworthyness The Commandement, God's only Commandement in the Garden of Eden Gen 2:16,17 Commandment broken, disobediance and seperation Gen 3:1-6 Gen…

Preacher Charles Swindoll recalled his last spanking when he turned thirteen. "Having just broken into the sophisticated ranks of the teen world, I thought I was something on a stick. My father wasn't nearly as impressed as I was with my great importance and new-found independence. "I was laying on my…

I recently read a story about a young man named Jeffry Silverman. He was a very successful Wall Street broker. In fact when he graduated from college he was the youngest person ever invited to join Wall Street. He lived in a very expensive home in Manhattan with his wife Lisa who was an Olympic champion.…

The Nature of Unsaved Men & Women Ephesians 2:3b-5 …we were by nature children of wrath, even as the rest. But God, being rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us, even when we were dead in our transgressions, made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved)… Condition…

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…

ALLEGIANCE November 8, 2008 was the thirtieth anniversary of one of the most unusual basketball game s in NBA history. When officials upheld a protest, the Philadelphia 76ers and the New Jersey Nets had to replay the final seventeen minutes and fifty seconds of a November 23, 1979 game. What made the…

INFIDELITY Bill Easterbrook and his wife, Joan, were thumbing through a travel brochure when Joan saw her husband in one of the photos. She wasn't excited about her discovery and neither was Bill. He was dancing at a nice hotel. You guessed it-the woman he was dancing with wasn't Joan. Bill's explanation?…

HIDDEN/LOST AND FOUND Workers demolishing an old bus station in Pittsburgh recently discovered a wallet that had been stolen 43 years earlier. Technician LeRoy Fillmore noticed the billfold near some pipes where he was working. He found an Air Force identification card inside and called an Army recruiting…

FORGIVENESS A Grinch of sorts was busy in South Florida this past holiday season. On Christmas Eve, Ron and Helen Meijer found a ransom note in their front-lawn nativity scene. The plastic baby Jesus had been kidnapped. The kidnappers did not demand money. Instead, they made a demand the Meijers refused…

ETERNITY Every year, in the Nevada Desert, pagans gather to perform ritualistic dances in front of a 52-foot wooden statue of a man. The climax of the anything goes, clothing optional festival comes when the statue is set ablaze and the participates mock the Christian belief that they will all one day…