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- The end of the World - by Submitted on Jun 15, 2010 from Francois Janse van RensburgThe end of the world! The end of this age / the last hour. Millions of Christians are confused, because they do not read the clear description of Jesus about the end of the World in the Gospels of Matthew, Mark and Luke. Many people believe that we live in the last days and the world is ...
Views: 2176(2 votes) - Understanding Prosperity Christianity - Are Christians Supposed to Be Rich? - by Submitted on Sep 19, 2007 from Jinger JarrettProsperity Christianity has gotten a bad rap. A lot of people seem to think it means that for Christians to be rich, they have to have a lot of money or else God hasn't fully blessed them. After watching the recent events play out in the press, for stars like Mel Gibson, Britney Spears, and ...
Views: 2176 - The Sufferings of True Christians - by Submitted on Jul 04, 2011 from Dr. Shirley Cheng, Blind Author with VisionOnce a person becomes a Christian by trusting in Jesus Christ alone for salvation and eternal life, would he or she experience less suffering in the world? Answer: Being a Christian will bring more suffering of one kind, and less suffering of another kind into our lives. What it will not ...
Views: 2174(1 vote) - Where was I thinking? (Where are your thoughts taking you?) - by Submitted on May 18, 2010 from Daniel ToopsHave you heard the expression “his brain is in neutral”? I take that to mean that a person’s brain is running, but going nowhere. There are lots of revving, smoke, vibration, allusions to power, and great expenditures of fuel, but nobody is going anywhere. It is a shame, but we all have met ...
Views: 2169(1 vote) - Flat Earth – Young Earth – Evolution and Christians - by Submitted on Apr 22, 2011 from Chris BarrettOnce upon a time the earth was flat – so people thought. It was just taken as fact – pre-supposed as true and without need of question. Then, once upon another time, the earth was the center of the universe and the sun revolved around it – another presupposition that nobody ...
Views: 2168 - Go deep - Wisdom and Choice - by Submitted on Jul 19, 2010 from Joseph ZChoose wisely students of life! "Learn the lesson or retake the course, it's that simple." – Nate Elarton Introduction: Let us go deep! Examining ourselves can be very deceptive because we may be blind to certain hindrances in our lives. These hindrances can get involved in the examination ...
Views: 2168 - What Are Some Key Similarities Between Christianity And Islam? - by Submitted on Oct 11, 2009 from Craig LockWhat Are Some Key Similarities Between Christianity And Islam? Shared by: Craig Lock Category (key words): religion, faith, beliefs, peace, spiritual, spiritual unity Web Sites: http://www.myspace.com/writercraig and http://www.selfgrowth.com/experts/craig_lock.htm Other Articles are ...
Views: 2163(3 votes) - Popping for Joy: A Super Sunday School Lesson for Memorizing Galatians 5:22 from the Bible - by Submitted on Dec 17, 2010 from Kathy VincentThere was a time in my life when I felt I had lost my joy. I felt miserable. I didn’t want to do anything or be around anybody. But slowly and surely, my joy returned as I began to rest more on the Lord. My strength returned too. Nehemiah 8:10 says this: “…for the joy of the LORD is ...
Views: 2156(1 vote) - AN “INTERVIEW” WITH JESUS ON THE STATE OF THE WORLD TODAY - by Submitted on Mar 06, 2012 from Craig LockAN “INTERVIEW” WITH JESUS ON THE STATE OF THE WORLD TODAY “MY CONVERSATIONS WITH GOD” through Jesus Key words (Tags): Jesus, Jesus Christ, teachings, “inspiration”, faith, new book, ‘The Real, The True Jesus’ Submitter’s Note: The ‘reporter’ “did this interview with Jesus” yesterday and he ...
Views: 2154(1 vote) - 2 Ways Low Self Esteem Hinders You - by Submitted on Aug 14, 2010 from Daniel BrownIf you answer yes to any of these ten questions, you may be a victim of low self-esteem... 1. Are you afraid to take risks? 2. Do you usually anticipate the worst in any given situation and fear the outcome? 3. Do you simply fear the unknown? 4. Do you worry so much about what others ...
Views: 2153 - Rules and Guidelines - by Submitted on Oct 26, 2012 from Sheri Combs LantzRules and Guidelines Written by the Author of A Practical Girls Guide to the Universe and Why God is Good and Religion is Bad, Sheri Combs Lantz Summer is over and back to the real world we must go. Since this puts me back in my vehicle several times a day to be chauffeur to my 14 and 11 ...
Views: 2147 - Partying with Jesus (A sermon on John 12:1-11) - by Submitted on Apr 19, 2013 from David B SmithSix days before the Passover Jesus came to Bethany, the home of Lazarus, whom he had raised from the dead. 2There they gave a dinner for him. Martha served, and Lazarus was one of those at the table with him. 3Mary took a pound of costly perfume made of pure nard, anointed Jesus’ feet, and wiped ...
Views: 2139 - Don't Lose Sight of the Vision - by Submitted on Feb 28, 2013 from Ginger London,Do you have a dream or vision that God has given you and you are uncertain about how to get there? Are you in transition, thus far the directions have been clear, but now the vision is unclear? Is your vision unclear? In the Message Bible there is a passage of scripture found in Mark 8:22-25 ...
Views: 2133 - Christian Principles for a Holy Life That Pleases God - by Submitted on Feb 02, 2015 from Dr. Shirley Cheng, Blind Author with VisionDo you live a life that is pleasing and acceptable to Yahweh God? Do you know how you can do so? Yahweh told His people, "You shall be holy; for I Yahweh your God am holy." (Leviticus 19:2, WEB) If you profess to be His, then your lifestyle has to mirror or reflect your relationship with your ...
Views: 2126(1 vote) - Discipleship 101: Just a Little Touch Up - by Submitted on May 19, 2009 from Marc AdamsIn March of 2003 I had Lasik corrective eye surgery. After wearing glasses and contacts for so long, it was great to no longer have the need for those things. Although I still wear glasses sometimes, because my sight has regressed over the last 5-6 years, I can still see much better than I could ...
Views: 2124 - Education From the Early Church Fathers - by Submitted on Feb 02, 2012 from Thomas A BassThroughout the 1st centuries, all education related towards the interests in the church. The monasteries had been the sole centers of learning until the crusades brought new existence to education. Colleges and universities had been then established. At some point the Teutonic peoples (Germans, ...
Views: 2124 - Revival, Reformation And Transformation - by Submitted on Aug 23, 2008 from Nikola DimitrovIn order that the Lord stamps His image upon the Earth as a whole, three processes must happen. The first two are God’s work in the Church, while the third one is God’s work in the world through the Church: - Revival: First we must allow the Lord to revive us. Every area that has become dead, ...
Views: 2124 - Change Your State Of Mind About Money - by Submitted on Oct 24, 2010 from Terry WeberI’d like to suggest to you the following five ideas about money: (1) How you can be rich and prosperous for the rest of your life. (2) Remind you that money is not “the root of all evil,” instead – the “love of money” is. (3) The solution to all of your money problems are available to ...
Views: 2120(1 vote) - Redemption - by Submitted on Aug 04, 2011 from Dan L. HaysWritten December 30, 1988 At Thanksgiving of 1988 I returned to Fort Worth, a place of many of my roots - my family, early friends, beginnings. I had lived there for about a year and a half in 1967 and 1968. My family had moved back to the town where my parents had grown up, and where many ...
Views: 2120(2 votes) - FatherGod's Power - by Submitted on Feb 13, 2010 from Rev. Terry Moore, Ph.D.Our Loving Heavenly FatherGod’s Power is within us HIS Children and is thus always available for us to use at all times to bless our families and all of mankind. Please read the following scriptures to confirm this for yourself. Matthew 28: 18-20] 18And Jesus came and spake unto them, ...
Views: 2116(8 votes) - ISAIAH 9: 10 JUDGMENT - Video Review and Interview with Producer Joseph Farah - by Submitted on May 15, 2012 from Rev Michael BrescianiIn 1970 even the churches were not regularly taught the doctrine of the second coming of Christ more commonly known as premillennial prophecy. Then along came Hal Lindsey’s block buster best seller, “The Late Great Planet Earth.” The nation and the world were catapulted into a revival of ...
Views: 2116 - REMEMBER WHAT PEACE THERE MAY BE IN SILENCE - by Submitted on Mar 06, 2012 from Craig LockREMEMBER WHAT PEACE THERE MAY BE IN SILENCE Listening to the inarticulate can help bring peace to others, says Glenn Jetta Barclay Have you heard the silence? The silence of the Child Jesus around whom Christmas swirls? So it is that the silent Jesus symbolises all who cannot speak ...
Views: 2116(1 vote) - The New Jerusalem - by Submitted on Jun 18, 2010 from Francois Janse van RensburgThe New Jerusalem Greek
Views: 2109(2 votes) - Identifying a Haunting – a Checklist and Solutions (Part 1 of 2) - by Submitted on Aug 26, 2010 from Father Billy ClarkAre you, a loved one, or your home being haunted? What kind of invisible presences cause a haunting? What are the identifying signs of a haunting? And most importantly, how can you end it? While there are many TV shows and local ghost hunting groups around the country today, most of these only ...
Views: 2102 - A Book “Review“: Building Bridges: Christianity and Islam by Fouad Elias Accad - by Submitted on Jan 05, 2011 from Craig LockA Book “Review“: Building Bridges: Christianity and Islam by Fouad Elias Accad (Paperback) Tags (key words): Building Bridges: Christianity and Islam , Fouad Elias Accad Muslim converts to Christianity are not usually well-received in their communities. Many families make the new ...
Views: 2101 - Scientists Create Life, not God! - by Submitted on May 21, 2010 from E. (anagarika eddie) Raymond RockDateline May 21, 2010. Scientists Create First 'Synthetic' Cells - Researchers Imbue Cell With Engineered DNA. - by MICHAEL SMITH MedPage Today Staff Writer. "In a development that seems likely to stir a firestorm of controversy, researchers said Thursday that ...
Views: 2101(1 vote) - What has your religion done for You? an essay by Emmet Fox - by Submitted on May 17, 2011 from Carl Tuchy PalmieriWhat has your religion done for You? An all in policy What has your Religion done for you? For years probably you have been attending Church, studying the Bible, reading spiritual literature and doing service. Now I suggest that you ...
Views: 2098(1 vote) - ***Can Your Faith Move Mountains? - by Submitted on Aug 18, 2010 from Margaret GoodThe other day I wrote an article on the arithmetic equation for having our prayers answered. A + B + F = C or affirmation plus believing plus forgiveness equals conclusion or answered prayer. Today I would like to concentrate on B or believing. What is meant by believing? The most common ...
Views: 2096(2 votes) - Bible: Can We Trust It? - by Submitted on Oct 20, 2009 from Dr. Shirley Cheng, Blind Author with VisionQuestion: The Bible's full of great stories but is there any convincing evidence for any of them? Answer: Long before people proved it scientifically, the Bible indicated that Earth hangs in space: "He stretcheth out the north over empty space, and hangeth the earth upon nothing," (Job 26:7) ...
Views: 2092(4 votes) - Stressful Times at Church? Do What I Say, Not What I Do! - by Submitted on Aug 12, 2010 from J. Val HastingsIn a list of the most stressful jobs you can have, being a minister came in as one of the top ten. Pastors weren't surprised by that at all, but what if things were different? What if we practiced what we preached? When I mention the stressful nature of ministry to people outside of the ...
Views: 2090 - Who is God? - by Submitted on Jul 19, 2010 from Joseph ZGod is who He says He is, not who I say He is. My original belief in a higher power was 100% backwards. I molded an image of a god in my own mind & this image stroked my ego and helped me feel good about my ways. My spiritual information was coming from things ‘I' wanted a god to be. This ...
Views: 2090 - Zen Habits: Virtue, Oneness and Efficiency - by Submitted on Sep 23, 2011 from Darius StylZen habits are beneficial for everyone because everyone needs balance, peace and efficiency. Zen is simply a word that traces back to the idea of meditation, but is more commonly understood in vague terms of eastern balance, oneness and serenity. Zen habits are not strictly connected to eastern ...
Views: 2088 - 2011 - Everlasting Justice Countdown to 2012 and the "Rapture" of 144,000 - by Submitted on Jan 10, 2011 from Merry Battles2011 - Everlasting Justice Countdown to 2012 and the 144.000 Rapture by Merry C. Battles Here we are at the start of another year. Time is just speeding along. We are all marching and I want to know where to? There is a divided camp on earth. Are we headed for a 1,000 years of peace or ...
Views: 2086 - The Skinny on Being Trapped - by Submitted on Aug 24, 2011 from Kimberly DavidsonSara slipped her tiny body into her beautiful, pink leotard, anticipating another ballet class. After putting on her matching ballet slippers she imagined she was a princess…until she looked at herself in the mirror. Sara first heard “the voice,” the one that told her she was fat—much bigger ...
Views: 2085(2 votes) - 31st Day of Lent – Did Jesus Suffer During His Crucifixion? - by Submitted on Apr 14, 2009 from John AOVFor over 1,700 years, Christians have been taught that God required Jesus to suffer and die on the cross so he could forgive us our sins. Many churches teach that unless humanity accepts Jesus as their Saviour, God will punish them for eternity in the hot fires of hell. As a 14 year old, I ...
Views: 2080 - That Great Commandment - by Submitted on May 01, 2011 from Abraham Rose and Johnny L. EllisHave you heard about that “Great Commandment,“ you know, the one Moses and Jesus told us about, the one that says we should love God with all our heart, soul, mind and strength. When I first heard about it I thought, “Oh Boy, God, you sure don’t want much, do You! I mean, if I loved You with all ...
Views: 2071(1 vote) - Recognizing the Patterns in Your Life! - by Submitted on Dec 04, 2011 from Olu MartinsHow do you react when trouble comes your way? How do you cope when friends betray you? What do you do when your talents and gifts go unrecognized? You may react in a number of ways. You may decide that maybe God does not love you. You may get bitter and plan vengeance on your enemies. You may ...
Views: 2069 - How to Help Your Spouse Stop Cheating - by Submitted on Aug 12, 2010 from Angie LewisThe principles in this article can be used for the cheating spouse as well as for the loved one of an unfaithful spouse. People cheat because they lack the spiritual Christ in their life. Unfaithfulness has to do with still living for self instead of for our Creator. Put these principles to ...
Views: 2065 - Creflo Dollar - Breaking the Bad Habit Cycle - by Submitted on Jul 25, 2013 from Creflo DollarBad habits. Do you think you have one? Or do others complain of you having some? Most people try to eliminate bad habits by using their willpower. However, to be free of bad habits, cravings, and addictions permanently, you need more. You need God’s help. Unfortunately, the majority of ...
Views: 2057 - Develop a New Heart and Mind (Attitude) About Dating - by Submitted on Feb 18, 2010 from Angie LewisMany of you reading this may have already made the mistake of having romantic attachments and a faulty attitude when it comes to dating. But rest assured all of this can be changed with the right attitude and biblical steps that put you on the right foundation. Whatever your circumstances were ...
Views: 2056 - Just Taking it All In - by Submitted on May 11, 2009 from Marc AdamsI am sure the nurses at Muskogee Regional Medical Center must have thought I was a “first-time father”, an inexperienced rookie dad, because I stood outside the hospital nursery, peering through the window at my newly born baby girl (Haylee) for more than an hour. In fact, one nurse came out to ...
Views: 2056 - Christian Codependency: Four Biblical Reasons You Need Strong Relationship Boundaries - by Submitted on Aug 19, 2012 from Karla DowningIf you are struggling with Christian codependency, you probably have weak boundaries. This article will give you four biblical reasons you need strong relationship boundaries. People will know their choices carry consequences. God has established the law of reaping and sowing to teach people ...
Views: 2055(1 vote) - The Twelve Holy Days of Christmas December 26 - January 6 - 7th & 8th Holy Day - by Submitted on Nov 13, 2011 from Merry BattlesEach holy day is assigned to a Disciple, sign of the Zodiac, spiritual attainment, spiritual part of the physical body and a passage from the Bible. As each day progresses see the spiritual center in your body in light. On the 12th night, January 6th, the whole body is lit up like the glorious ...
Views: 2054 - Why Jesus’ Life is Important Beyond Religion - Karmic Redemption and Ancestral Bondage - by Submitted on Aug 26, 2010 from Tiffany SnowNo matter what religion you are or in what culture or part of the world you live in, the life of Jesus has changed your life. This also includes all who never heard about him and who have ever lived or died upon the planet. And it has nothing to do with man’s concept of religion. How so? How ...
Views: 2053(1 vote) - Order Up!: A Free Bible Activity for Your Elementary Children - by Submitted on Jun 27, 2010 from Kathy VincentKnowing the order of the different stories in the Bible should not just be for seminary scholars. Our kids should be getting a handle on God’s amazing Word as well. Try this fun and free Bible activity to help your kids learn the order of the stories in the Bible. I call it “Order Up!” ...
Views: 2050 - Spirituality and Bulimia - by Submitted on Jan 07, 2011 from Cheryl PetersenI interviewed Liz DeHaven, who was bulimic during her younger years. Most of us can identify with Liz, doing something we thought was smart, at first, only to find out later it was self-destructive. Bulimia was Liz's secret until she realized she had the God-given ability to face the bulimia and ...
Views: 2050 - Addressing the "Whole Picture" of Christian Recovery Today - by Submitted on Feb 15, 2011 from Richard Burns, J.D. (pen name Dick B.),To our friends: My son Ken just wrote a letter to two who inquired about our projects. Because his letter properly reflects what we hope to do with you and what we hope you will do, being thus informed, I have slightly edited it and am sending it along. God Bless, Dick ...
Views: 2045 - Three Simple Steps to Finding Passion in your Life - by Submitted on Nov 23, 2009 from Michelle Prince“If you don’t really know where you want to go, it makes no difference which road you take.” How many of us are walking down roads that are leading nowhere? How many of us have a feeling that our lives could be happier and more prosperous but our current circumstances are holding us back ...
Views: 2045(4 votes) - 32nd & 33rd Days of Lent – Who is Jesus? - by Submitted on Apr 14, 2009 from John AOVJohn 1:1-5 is easily the most esoteric passage in the entire Bible. It reaches back in time to Genesis 1:1-3 – “God created the heavens and the earth in the very beginning. And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon ...
Views: 2044 - TRIPLE ANOINTING RESTORED - by Submitted on Dec 26, 2011 from Mutinda KisioGod’s people had undergone great suffering at the hands of Israel’s unrighteous kings. They had experienced God’s judgment as a result of their leader’s errors. GOD’S PROMISE TO RESTORE Thus, God’s promise brought great hope to them “I will restore your judges as at the first, and your ...
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