He Stills the Storm to A Whisper: An Unforgettable Boat Ride (Story with A Lesson)

An Unforgettable Boat RideHe stilled the storm to a whisper; the waves of the sea were hushed. (Psa 107:29 NIV)One day, the Bible tells us in Luke 8:22, Jesus got into a boat with His disciples. There were many times that Jesus chose to have a boat ride along with His disciples. If you have been on a boat sometime, you may remember it as a very pleasurable experience. But, for those who have travelled in a boat many times, almost everyday, the ride...

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Is God the Author of Sin?

Forthcoming in ChristianTrends The answer, obviously, is “No!” God is not the author of sin. However, it is not an answer as easily agreed upon as stated.Answering the CalvinistThe extreme Calvinists that are committed to the once-saved-forever-saved doctrine of eternal security, for instance, maintain that it was God Himself who ordained the sin and fall of Adam. In his The Reformed Doctrine of Predestination (1932), Loraine Boettner wrote: “Even...

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He Sees Me, I See Light! - Poem

Why do the stones disappear when I try to place my foot on them and walk?Why when I raise my sails, the winds suddenly, unhesitatingly stop?Why do I find out I am late, when I am excited that time hasn't been lost?Why is there such painful silence, when all I want to hear is a voice?Why is the heaven above so stony cold when I want to feel its heart?Why is the fire of hell so bold as a fiery, piercing dart?Why can't the Savior be seen anywhere when...

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The Testimony of Christ About Himself

Jesus didn’t just make claims like “I am the Bread of Life” (Jn.6:48), “I am the Light of the world”(Jn.8:12), “I am the Gate” (Jn.10:9), “I am the Good Shepherd” (Jn.10:11), “I am the Resurrection and the Life” (Jn.11:25), and “I am the Way, the Truth, and the Life” (Jn.14:6); Jesus also invited examination of His claims. He called upon men to examine the logic of His teaching and to evaluate what He said by what He did (Jn.10:38). There are a few...

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How Do We Know the Bible is True? - Illustration

We usually judge things when we choose to buy or buy again. We look at reviews of products before we buy and have an opinion about products after we have used them. Suppose someone asked me the question, "How do you know that this dictionary is better than the other?" I would not reply that I don't consider any dictionary authoritative or true because it is compiled by humans; I would not question, "Why should any human tell me what is the meaning...

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Why Believe God? - Illustration

There are many reasons that a man may give for believing in God. But, I think one of the most personal is the rationale of meaningfulness. Belief in God helps us to make a right sense of the world and helps us to live life better. Now, this may not appeal to all; but, it is true. Somebody said that God is like the sun; you cannot look at it, but without it you cannot look at anything else. We may take the example of a man who has sight problems and...

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Right or Wrong? - Poem

Right or wrong? How many times We ask the question throughout the day. Right or wrong? We all know why We long to know what to say, To do, to choose; when to stop, When to go, where to stay. Right or wrong? It's an easy question, But, answers aren't as easy always; So, we look to friends for suggestion, But, find them often themselves at bay To know, to advice, to perceive What can go, what must stay. Right or wrong? The tree has no answer That opened...

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The Reality is Christ

"The reality... is found in Christ" (Col.2:17)Generations come and generations go, swift as a fleeting cloud; thoughts rise and thoughts fall, unstable as the crest and the trough... Hurricane years, shadowy fortunes, dimming light, waning strength: all void, pitiful, and meaningless unless anchored in the Reality of the Crucified Christ. When I think of Love, I think of Him; when I think of Hope, I think of Him; when I think of forgiveness, I think of Him; when I think of a new start, I think of Him; when I think of justice, I think of Him; when...

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Scriptural Teaching on Discipline

Prov 10:17 He who heeds discipline shows the way to life, but whoever ignores correction leads others astray.Prov 12:1 Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge, but he who hates correction is stupid.Prov 13:18 He who ignores discipline comes to poverty and shame, but whoever heeds correction is honored.Prov 15:5 A fool spurns his father's discipline, but whoever heeds correction shows prudence.Prov 15:32 He who ignores discipline despises himself,...

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I am the Light of the world (Jn.8:12) - Sermon Outline

LIGHT in Darkness1. Darkness of Sin (Ep.5:11,12)Condition of the unbelievers (Eph.4:18,19)Jesus. Zech 4:2: SUN OF RIGHTEOUSNESSEph.5:8 - You are Light2. Darkness of the World Controlled by Devil (Eph.6:12; 1Jn.5:9)-Devil blinds minds (2Cor.4:4)-Devil oppresses people (Acts 10:38)Jesus: Prince of the kingdom of Light (Col.1:12-13)3. Darkness of Foolish Imagination Rom.1:21-23Rev.3:17Jesus: Amen the Faithful and True Witness (Rev.3:14)4. Darkness of DeathJob 10:21,22; Ps.23:4; Jn.8:12; Hb.2:14,15; Ps.18:28; 112:4CHRISTLight of LifeLight of UnderstandingLight...

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GOD MANIFESTED IN FLESH (1Tim.3:16) - Sermon Outline

1. The Invisible Made Visible-General Revelation (1Tim.1:17)-Specific Revelation (Jn.1:18)Heb.1:3; Col.1:152. The Distant Brought Near-Immanuel - God with us-Jn.1:14 - "dwelt among us"Acts 17:27,283. The Unknown Made KnownActs 17:23. To the Unknown GodJn.1:18; Jn.17:6-8Jn.14:74. The Hidden RevealedJob 23:8-9Psalm 18...

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3 Important Truths about Marriage - Sermon Notes

CUTCOVENANTUNIONTYPE1. Marriage is a COVENANT of Love.The saying, "Love is blind" is often quoted. But, the saying is not biblical. It was Shakespeare who in, Two Gentlemen of Verona stated "Love is blind."Bible doesn’t call love blind but hatred as blind. (1Jo 2:9-11 NKJ)9 He who says he is in the light, and hates his brother, is in darkness until now.10 He who loves his brother abides in the light, and there is no cause for stumbling in him.11...

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