Saturday, June 20th, 2009
All of us who love the Bible have struggled with a desire to memorize verses but an inability to do so consistently. You have probably started a hundred times, then got discouraged and soon quit. Yes, it is hard work, but method also plays a part.
Now consider the universal language, music. Good music [...]
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Saturday, June 20th, 2009
It is the love that Christ has for the children of men and that the children of men should have for one another. It is the highest, noblest, and strongest kind of love and the most joyous to the soul (see 1 Nephi 11:23).
Charity is “the pure love of Christ,” or “everlasting love”. Charity [...]
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Saturday, June 20th, 2009
The Bible is the word of God. It is a witness for God and Jesus Christ. Members of the Church are encouraged to study it and follow its teachings. The Church uses many translations of the Bible in various languages. In English, the King James Version is used as the official Bible of the Church.
The [...]
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Friday, June 19th, 2009
With today’s fast paced lifestyle, capturing someone’s attention quickly, keeping them hooked and delivering your message quickly has never been more important, that makes a 10 minute bible sermon a must. We’re bombarded with information overload and it’s your job to make sure that your time at the pulpit is constructive, to the point and [...]
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Thursday, June 18th, 2009
When leaders spend time in real prayer there are consequences. Consider the teaching of Jesus and the experience and example of Paul and Peter - two significant leaders who transformed the lives of many.
Jesus Christ in Luke Chapter 18, is speaking about Prayer, and not giving up, but persisting and persevering, and He has been [...]
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Thursday, June 18th, 2009
The Bible not only tells us about yesterday, it also tells us about tomorrow. It is full of thousands of detailed prophecies that describe specific people, places, times, situations, and events. Many of these prophecies are about the final period of man’s kingdoms on earth, a period known as the Endtime–the time in which we [...]
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Thursday, June 18th, 2009
Birth and Training
Paul was born as Saul in Tarsus. He was a pure bred Israelite of the Tribe of Benjamin. Gamaliel was a very famous teacher under which he studied. Rising quickly ahead of his peers, he became a Pharisee of Pharisees.
He must have been an independent thinker as well because he differed with Gamaliel [...]
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Thursday, June 18th, 2009
Many Christians are taught that God requires them to tithe. They believe God wants ten percent of their (gross) income. Does the Bible actually say Christians must tithe?
The simple answer is no. Tithing was not part of the Christian faith. This is why the Bible makes no mention of early Christians tithing.
We must keep in [...]
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Thursday, June 18th, 2009
I was taking you through that beautiful and profound “hymn of love” in John’s first letter in Chapter 4, and these opening sentences in Chapter 5 are equally beautiful and just as deep and profound, and yet so basic and foundational to our Christian Faith.
I cannot say “I love God”, if I do not love [...]
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Thursday, June 18th, 2009
The Christian religion promises eternal life in a paradise for those who are qualified and punishment for those who don’t measure up. Atheists settle for eating, drinking, and being merry (much of the merriment being provided by poking fun at the Christians who don’t follow suit). Unfortunately, there are plenty of flaky Christians to provide [...]
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