Victory Over Hatred

A frontier preacher was preaching against hatred, he asked all those who had overcome the sin of hatred to stand. He was shocked when one older man rose to his feet. The preacher asked him this could be and he said, “All the skunks who done me dirt, all them scoundrels I hated—they’re all dead.”

Visitation

Visitation Research demonstrates that if lay people will make a 15 minute visit in the homes of first time visitors within 36 hours of their visit to the church, 85%of them will return the following... Read More ... Read more

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Forgiveness

Forgiveness An attorney, after meditating on several Scriptures, decided to cancel the debts of all his clients that had owed him money for more than 6 months. He drafted a letter explaining his decision and... Read More ... Read more

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Don't Refuse Your Pardon

Don’t Refuse Your Pardon In 1830 George Wilson was convicted of robbing the U.S. Mail and was sentenced to be hanged. President Andrew Jackson issued a pardon for Wilson, but he refused to accept it.... Read More ... Read more

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Head Knowledge or Heart Knowledge

Head Knowledge or Heart Knowledge Just as knowing that soap will clean the dirt off our hands does nothing for us until we use it, knowing the facts of the Gospel does nothing for a... Read More ... Read more

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Admitting Your Sin

Admitting Your Sin D. L. Moody visited a prison called “The Tombs” to preach to the inmates. After he had finished speaking, Moody talked with a number of men in their cells. He asked each... Read More ... Read more

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