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THE BEAUTY OF
A LIFE OF SERVICE
...When the ice has melted upon the plain it is only when it finds its way into the river and flows forth freely to do the work which the live water has to do that it really attains to its freedom. Only then is it really liberated from the bondage in which it was held while it was fastened in the chains of winter. The same freed ice waits until it so finds its freedom, and when man is set free simply into the enjoyment of his own life, simply into the realization of his own existence, he has not attain- ed the purposes of his freedom, he has not come to the purposes of his life.   READ MORE
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John Newton: From Disgrace
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by Jonathan Aitken
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A Patriot's History of
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A History of the
American People
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A LOST OPPORTUNITY
1 Kings 20:40
GRIEVING THE SPIRIT
Eph. 4:30
THE ACCEPTED TIME
2 Cor. 6:2
THE MASTER IS COME
John 11:28
ETERNITY
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The Husband /Wife Relationship
By far, our most accessed sermon manuscript. What does the Bible say about marriage?
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Have You Overlooked Your Burning Bush?
How God speaks to us directly today through the Scripture
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The Shipwreck of
Your Faith
From 1 Tim. 1:19  How the Christian can shipwreck his faith in a manner not unlike actual shipwrecks on the high seas. 
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Revival: Our Heritage
& Our Hope
On the Importance of Revival in Past & Future
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Coming to Oneself
A study of personal revival using the story of the prodigal son
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Render Unto Caesar
Should believers be involved in politics?  What does the bible say?   Mat. 22:15-22.
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Washington Post: Meet President Obama's 'Spiritual Cabinet'
Near the end of a bumpy first year in office, President Obama readied for a Christmas vacation in Hawaii, but before he left, he called on a group of five ministers for a spiritual recharge.  Like previous prayer calls, this one was more personal than political.  "He certainly does not ask us how we would run the country and what issue to pursue or not pursue," said Bishop Charles Blake of the LA-based Church of God in Christ, who was on the call.   MORE
Focus Denies Dobson 'Pushed Out' of Radio
Focus on the Family denied allegations by a high-profile ally that its founder, Dr. James Dobson, was "pushed" out of his 33-year-old radio program as part of the ministry's alleged effort to become more acceptable to mainstream society.  Rev. Ken Hutcherson, a well-known pro-life and traditional-marriage advocate in the Pacific Northwest, asserted in a WND column that the Colorado Springs-based ministry has a "new focus; an image change designed to make them accepted and well-liked rather than standing for righteousness in an unrighteous society." Hutcherson – senior pastor of Antioch Bible Church in Kirkland, Wash., and a former NFL linebacker – said as far...    MORE
ACLU Lawsuit Challenges Bible Belt Traditions
An attorney says a lawsuit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) against a North Mississippi school district is an attempt to try and keep officials there from recognizing traditional morality.  MORE
Disney Disregards Ex-Homosexuals
The Walt Disney Company has declined a motion to add former homosexuals to its sexual orientation and non-discrimination policy and diversity training, a measure that would have meant protections for those who have left that lifestyle. Greg Quinlan, director of Parents and Friends of Ex-Gays and Gays (PFOX), presented the... MORE
Survey Tracks Trends in Evangelical, Oldline Congregations
Nearly two-thirds of U.S. congregations said they feel at least a little competition from nearby churches, a new survey shows. Oldline Protestant churches were most likely to say competition with nearby congregations is an obstacle to attracting new people, according to a national survey called American Congregations 2008, which was released Friday.   MORE
Some Skip Islamic Prayer in Virginia House
By the invitation of a Virginia lawmaker, a controversial Muslim cleric delivered the opening prayer on Thursday at the start of the House of Delegates' session. "I'm going to be somewhere else saying the Lord's Prayer," Delegate John Cox (R-Ashland) told CBN News. "It's not something that I feel like I can condone as an individual."   MORE
Jews Tell the World: 'Let All Non-Muslims 
Pray On Temple Mount'
A Temple Mount activist organization here has declared next Tuesday "International Temple Mount Awareness Day" and is calling on the world community to express solidarity with the rights of non-Muslims to pray on the site.  "The Temple Mount is the holiest spot in the world, yet the majority of the world's population is barred from any outward peaceful expression of prayer while atop the site," Rabbi Chaim Richman, director of the international department of the Temple Institute, told WND. "We call on Jews and Gentiles around the world to mark March 16th as a day of solidarity with the Temple Mount and the prophetic vision of 'a house of prayer for all nations,'  he said. 
The Temple Institute is a group that works to restore a...   MORE
Censored Jesus Poster Case May Go to Supreme Court
A legal group on Thursday filed a petition requesting the U.S. Supreme Court to review the case of a kindergarten student’s poster that was censored by a school because it contained the image of Jesus.   MORE
U.S. Rights Report Criticizes China Over Missing Christians
The United States accused China of various human rights abuses in its new State Department report, including the disappearance of several Christian leaders. In the human rights report, issued Thursday, the U.S. State Department specifically mentioned the disappearance of human rights lawyer Gao Zhisheng, who often represented Chinese house church Christians in court, and underground Catholic bishop Julius Jia Zhiguo of Zhengding...  MORE
Nigerian Women Carry Bibles, Protest Massacre
Thousands of Nigerian women dressed in black and carrying Bibles, wooden crosses, pictures of victims, and branches symbolizing peace marched in a central Nigerian state on Thursday to protest the massacre of about 500 villagers, who were mostly women and children.   MORE
Update for Friday, March 12th, 2010
Appeals Court Says 'Under God' Is Constitutional
A federal appeals court in San Francisco upheld the use of the words "under God" in the Pledge of Allegiance and "In God We Trust" on U.S. currency, rejecting arguments on Thursday that the phrases violate the separation of church and state. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel rejected two legal challenges by Sacramento atheist Michael Newdow, who claimed the references to God disrespect his religious beliefs.   MORE
More Americans Think Global Warming Is Exaggerated
A strikingly higher percentage of Americans believe that the threat posed by global warming is exaggerated, a new Gallup survey found. Nearly half of the public (48 percent) think that the seriousness of global warming is generally exaggerated, up from 41 percent in 2009 and 31 percent in 1997, when Gallup first asked the question. Gallup noted that the percentage of Americans who believe global warming is overblown is the highest on record.  MORE
Pakistan’s 'Blasphemy' Laws Claim 3 More Christians
A Christian couple was sentenced to 25 years in prison for violating Pakistan’s widely condemned “blasphemy” laws last week, and another Christian convicted without basis under the same statutes the previous week received the same sentence.   MORE
Mississippi School Axes Prom After Lesbian Date Request
A northern Mississippi school district decided Wednesday not to host a high school prom after a lesbian student demanded she be able to attend with her girlfriend and wear a tuxedo. Instead, the school board met and issued a statement announcing it wouldn't host the event at Itawamba County Agricultural High School in Fulton, "due to the distractions to the educational process caused by recent events." MORE
American Thinker: Obama Aims to Impose a Solution on Israel
President Obama intends to impose a solution on Israel. During the lead up to his election victory, he surrounded himself with a host of vehemently anti-Israel advisors including Lee Hamilton, Zbigniew Brzezinski, Samantha Power, Susan Rice and Gen Jones, many of whom advocated imposing a solution on Israel..  MORE
Chuck Missler: NATO Is Not Dead Yet
NATO appears to be in trouble. Europe lacks full commitment to the organization and its military is underfunded. Last week, the US Defense Secretary lamented over NATO's deterioration and fueled the fires of those who argue that NATO has long outlasted its usefulness.    MORE
Update for Thursday, March 11th, 2010
Workers For Christian Organization Murdered in Pakistan
A World Vision office in Pakistan was attacked by gunmen on Wednesday, leaving at least five staff members dead.  The international humanitarian organization said the attack was unprovoked. Initial reports say the militants detonated grenades and opened fire on the office, which is located in the Mansehra District of Pakistan, north of the capital, Islamabad. The office received no threatening letters prior to the attack.   MORE
Time: Protestants Flirting with Catholic Devotion
Had the Rev. Brian Maguire hit on the idea 30 years ago, he might have found himself facing some very annoyed congregants. Four hundred and fifty years ago, someone professing similar notions might even have been hanged. The 35-year-old pastor's brainstorm concerned a scheduling conflict on the day of the Annunciation. The holiday, which celebrates Mary's learning from the angel Gabriel that she will give birth to the Messiah, always falls on March 25, precisely nine months before Christmas. But this year the 25th is also Good Friday, when Christians somberly recall that same Messiah's Crucifixion. Roman Catholicism, which traditionally observes both dates, has rules for this eventuality: Catholics worldwide will mark the ...  MORE
TX Planned Parenthood Holds Gala to Raise Money for Abortion ‘Super Center’
Planned Parenthood of Houston and Southeast Texas is holding a gala next month to raise money for its new abortion clinic, which will be specially equipped for performing late-term abortions.    MORE
Catholic Chief Exorcist Says Devil Is In the Vatican
Sex abuse scandals in the Roman Catholic Church are proof that that "the Devil is at work inside the Vatican", according to the Holy See's chief exorcist. Father Gabriele Amorth, 85, who has been the Vatican's chief exorcist for 25 years and says he has dealt with 70,000 cases of demonic possession, said that the consequences of satanic infiltration included power struggles at the Vatican as well as "cardinals who do not believe in Jesus, and bishops who are linked to the Demon."   MORE
Christians Counter Global Atheist Convention
Atheists and humanists are preparing for what they say will be the biggest gathering of freethinkers in Australia's history. The 2010 Global Atheist Convention is sold out, with some 2,500 people expected to attend the March 12-14 event at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Center. Some Christians are countering the event with creationist seminars and book giveaways. MORE
Christian College Professor Encourages 'Gay Identity'
A conservative activist is asking a Christian college in Pennsylvania whether it supports the "sexual identity therapy" of one of its professors who is unwilling to discourage some of his clients from remaining in the homosexual lifestyle. Dr. Warren Throckmorton of Grove City College was once a spokesperson for the...  MORE
Southern Baptists Embrace Great Commission Resurgence Report
Following the release of a report that directs the country's largest Protestant denomination in a new direction, Southern Baptists have expressed new energy and anticipation for the future.  "Our denomination has much room for improvement, but I am more excited today about Southern Baptists than I have ever been," said Chuck Lawless, dean of the Billy Graham School of Missions and Evangelism at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Ky.  MORE
Church Bells Will Chime Amid Legal Clatter In Phoenix
Church bells will toll in Phoenix now that a court order has been secured and the city's noise ordinance has been silenced. "What had happened is the city of Phoenix had sentenced Bishop Rick Painter to jail for simply playing church bells at his church, Christ the King Cathedral," explains Erik Stanley, attorney with the Alliance...  MORE
AFA Appoints New Chairman, VPs
Several leadership changes are now official at a prominent pro-family organization. Last week, it was announced that Rev. Don Wildmon, founder of the Mississippi-based American Family Association, resigned as chairman of the board after battling an extended illness. During a special meeting of the ministry's board of directors...   MORE
Update for Wednesday, March 10th, 2010
9th Haiti Volunteer Freed; Returns to U.S.
The ninth of ten American volunteers who were jailed in Haiti on child abduction charges was freed and landed in Miami Monday night. Charisa Coulter, 24, was released by Haitian judge Bernard Saint-Vil who ruled that there was no evidence to support charges of kidnapping and criminal association against her. Now only Laura Silsby, the leader of the American Christian team, remains in the Port-au-Prince jail.     MORE
USA Today: Top Home-School Texts Dismiss Evolution for Creationism
Home-school mom Susan Mule wishes she hadn't taken a friend's advice and tried a textbook from a popular Christian publisher for her 10-year-old's biology lessons. Mule's precocious daughter Elizabeth excels at science and has been studying tarantulas since she was 5. But she watched Elizabeth's excitement turn to confusion when they reached the evolution section of the book from Apologia Educational Ministries, which disputed Charles Darwin's theory. "I thought she was going to have a coronary," Mule said of her daughter...   MORE
Christian Student's Speech Deemed 'Hateful Propaganda' By College
A Christian student in the Los Angeles Community College District is carrying his free-speech case to the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. Jonathan Lopez had an assignment in a public speaking class and was required to give an informative speech on any topic.  Lopez chose to speak about his Christian beliefs.   MORE
Christians Expelled, Forced to Abandon 33 Foster Kids in Morocco
Christian volunteers and foster parents at a Moroccan orphanage were forced to abandon dozens of children on Monday after they were accused of proselytizing.  Moroccan authorities raided Village of Hope and said they were expelling the 20 workers and parents. The 33 children who were being cared for cried out "hysterically" for their foster parents as they were left behind. MORE
Halt to Church Services In Public Housing Questioned
Questions are being raised about halting church services for a public housing apartment complex in Dallas. Lake Highland United Methodist Church has provided church services at Audelia Manor for 14 years, serving a largely elderly group of residents. But last week the Dallas Housing Authority ordered the church to stop over separation of church and state issues.   MORE
Poll: Young Adults Turn Toward GOP
Young adults between 18 and 29 are anxious about being able to pay for their educational, housing and health care needs. Those are findings from a new poll that suggests many worry they will never be better off than their parents. The poll by Harvard's Institute of Politics found that six out of 10 of those surveyed worry they may not...  MORE
Pope's Brother: I Ignored Physical Abuse Reports
The pope's brother said in a newspaper interview published Tuesday that he slapped pupils as punishment after he took over a renowned German boys' choir in the 1960s. He also said he was aware of allegations of physical abuse at an elementary school linked to the choir but did nothing about it.   MORE
Will Toyota Bail On the USA?
A scholar and New York Times bestselling author believes Japanese auto giant Toyota might abandon the U.S. for greener pastures in light of the shrinking auto market in America and the government's investigations into its recall problems. Last week, a House committee questioned how rigorously Toyota tested for sudden...  MORE
England: Clergy May Be Forced to Conduct Same Sex Weddings
British lawmakers have tentatively approved a bill to allow churches to host same-sex marriages, prompting warnings that the measure would be one step from forcing clergy to perform the homosexual ceremonies. MORE
Sherwood Baptist's  Next Film Focuses On Fatherhood
The script for the latest movie from Sherwood Baptist Church, the Georgia-based church that produced Fireproof, has been written and is being revised. The new film Courageous focuses on four police officers who excel at their jobs but find fatherhood a daunting challenge.  MORE
Lutheran Head Rejects Claims of Scripture Abandonment
The head of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America returned to Web stage on Sunday to take questions from a divided denomination. Much like at the first online town hall forum in December, many of the questions at Sunday's live event focused on the recent legislative decision to allow practicing homosexuals to be ordained.    MORE
Texas Pastor Died of Accidental Overdose
Family and friends will gather Tuesday afternoon to mourn the loss of a Frisco, Texas, pastor who died of an accidental overdose. Barry Keldie, founding pastor of Providence Church, died Friday. He was 31.    MORE
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