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Second Chance Second Chance Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come! —2 Corinthians 5:17 Some people would trade a fortune to get a second chance in life. You received yours free of charge. When you confessed your sin to Christ in a spirit of sorrow, He traded it for forgiveness and joy in a spirit of love. Refuse to let the enemy of your faith pr.. 2005. 9. 22.
Jesus First Jesus First “What about you?” he [Jesus] asked. “Who do you say I am?” —Matthew 16:15 "Who is Jesus?" is a more important question than "What would Jesus do?" (WWJD). Jesus is the only Son of God, the only Savior, the only source of forgiveness and eternal life. He is the object of our faith. Every part of our spiritual strength is dependent upon Him. Every spiritual hope is c.. 2005. 9. 21.
THE POWER OF LAYPERSONS THE POWER OF LAYPERSONS They presented these men to the apostles, who prayed and laid their hands on them. So the word of God spread. The number of disciples in Jerusalem increased rapidly, and a large number of priests became obedient to the faith (Acts 6:6–7). THEY ALWAYS PRAYED after the softball game. One night the pastor asked if anyone would like to pray. Someone volunteered Joh.. 2005. 9. 19.
A BIG MISTAKE A BIG MISTAKE "How shall we escape if we ignore such a great salvation?" (Hebrews 2:3 NIV). Have you ever made a mistake? Someone said, "The man who makes no mistakes does not usually make anything." You probably know someone who feels his calling in life is to uncover the mistakes in everything. One editor explained away the mistakes that crept into his publication with this notice: "If you fi.. 2005. 9. 9.
SOW THE RIGHT SEED! SOW THE RIGHT SEED! Do not be deceived: God cannot be mocked. A man reaps what he sows (Gal. 6:7 NIV). While still in junior high school, another trumpet player and I were good enough to play in the high school band. I felt at the time that I was the better player of the two. But when we entered high school the following year, the other boy was moved to a higher chair. Disappointed, I began to .. 2005. 9. 6.
MANY WAYS OR ONE WAY? MANY WAYS OR ONE WAY? The Lord detests the way of the wicked but he loves those who pursue righteousness (Prov. 15:9 NIV) When I was a young ministerial student, I worked my way through college by serving as a night attendant at the state mental hospital. It was there I met Jack. I attempted several times to witness to him about the Lord Jesus Christ. On one occasion, we had a lengthy conversat.. 2005. 9. 5.
LOST? DON'T RUN FASTER! LOST? DON'T RUN FASTER! . . . for this thy brother was dead, and is alive again; and was lost, and is found (Luke 15:32 KJV). Thomas Huxley, famous disciple of Darwin, was in a hurry to catch the train to his next speaking engagement. He took a horse-drawn taxi and told the driver, "Hurry, I'm almost late! Drive as fast as you can!" He assumed the hotel doorman had told the driver the destinati.. 2005. 9. 2.
STILL ONLY ONE WAY STILL ONLY ONE WAY There is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved (Acts 4:12 NKJV). Have you been in a secular bookstore recently? Visit one and ask to see the section on New Age literature. Well-known authors have popularized some ancient beliefs, and now many people in America believe in such things as reincarnation and channeling. New Age concepts are accepted .. 2005. 9. 1.
DOING GOOD IS HARD WORK DOING GOOD IS HARD WORK Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up (Galatians 6:9). I DON’T KNOW ABOUT YOU, but I find doing good to be exhausting! In just about every instance I can think of, doing good usually means doing more, giving more, and paying more. What’s the first thing you think of when someone says, “We gotta do .. 2005. 8. 24.
HOPE AND HEALTH HOPE AND HEALTH O my soul . . . hope in God . . . the health of my countenance . . . (Ps. 42:11 KJV). I read of a man who had suffered many illnesses and endured many troubles, but lived to be eighty-nine. Even then, he didn't die of old age, but was killed in an automobile accident. After performing an autopsy, the doctor said to the man's wife, "Your husband must have been an amazing man. I f.. 2005. 8. 20.
GOD'S KIND OF SUCCESS GOD'S KIND OF SUCCESS ‘ Whosoever will be chief among you, let him be your servant’ (Matt. 20:27 KJV). "Nothing succeeds like success." That appears to be true. Human beings are fascinated by success. We are interested in winners, not losers. A man ordered lobster in a restaurant but was disappointed when the lobster presented to him on a platter didn’t have claws. He asked the waiter, "W.. 2005. 8. 19.
WHICH WAY? WHICH WAY? ‘. . . broad is the road that leads to destruction . . . narrow the road that leads to life . . .’ (Matt. 7:13-14 NIV). There is an interesting incident in the story Alice in Wonderland. Alice comes to the cat and asks, "Can you tell me which way I should go?" The cat says, "That depends on where you wish to go." "Oh," Alice comments. "It doesn't matter where I go." "Well then, n.. 2005. 8. 17.
YOU CAN'T IGNORE GOD'S LAWS YOU CAN'T IGNORE GOD'S LAWS You have laid down precepts that are to be fully obeyed (Ps. 119:4 NIV). A man went deep-sea fishing with his employer. As they were making their way back toward shore late that night, the employer grew weary and decided to get some sleep. He turned the helm of the boat over to the employee, pointed out the North Star and said, "Keep your eye on that star and steer a.. 2005. 8. 12.
GOD KEEPS HIS PROMISES GOD KEEPS HIS PROMISES "If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins . . ." (1 John 1:9 KJV). Dinny Malone was an old, retired sea captain with a reputation for integrity. He told his minister that he had been trying for six years to get God to forgive him and He wouldn't. "Have you repented and trusted God?" the minister asked. "Yes," replied Dinny. "But I never feel .. 2005. 8. 9.
A LION IS LURKING A LION IS LURKING Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someoneto devour. (1 Peter 5:8b) I HAVE A FASCINATION WITH TELEVISED animal programs and especially watching the big cats of Africa. Nowhere is the picture of the hunter and the hunted more dramatic than in the great Serengeti region. Over a million wildebeest migrate annually through a minefield of predators. .. 2005. 8. 4.
DEAD SEA OR LIVING WATER? DEAD SEA OR LIVING WATER? ‘ Whoever believes in me, as the Scripture has said, streams of living water will flow from within him’ (John 7:38 NIV). When we were in Jerusalem for a conference, we took a trip down to the Dead Sea. Someone suggested that we dip our finger in the water and put a drop on our tongue. (I knew better because I had done it before.) It is extremely salty and bitter. O.. 2005. 7. 29.
ARE YOU COUNTING YOUR TROPHIES? ARE YOU COUNTING YOUR TROPHIES? We must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, that each one may receive what is due him for the things done while in the body . . .(2 Cor. 5:10 NIV). Several years ago, I heard former Senator Harold Hughes explain in a speech why he was giving up a distinguished career. Living an empty life that was lived only for the praise of men, he told of going into.. 2005. 7. 28.
GOD MAKES A DIFFERENCE GOD MAKES A DIFFERENCE He is able to save completely those who come to God through him . . . (Heb. 7:25 NIV) The Guinness Book of Records tells of a man named Joe who is the world's greatest automobile salesman. He didn’t start out that way. Joe was raised in a poor family. His father was mean to him and told Joe he was no good. Joe joined a gang and got into trouble. Finally, he married a gi.. 2005. 7. 27.
TALENT OR HARD WORK? TALENT OR HARD WORK? . . . the whole body . . . grows and builds itself up in love, as each part does its work (Eph. 4:16 NIV). A famous pianist had just completed his concert. The audience was loud and long in its applause. At the reception which followed, a woman remarked to him, "What talent! What genius! I wish that God had gifted me like that." The great pianist replied, "Madam, that is no.. 2005. 7. 26.
THE CHURCH: ALIVE AND WELL THE CHURCH: ALIVE AND WELL ‘ . . . I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it’ (Matt. 16:18 KJV). In the late 1800s the Methodist Church was opening one new church a day. One Methodist pastor, Rev. C. C. McCabe, read a newspaper account of a speech delivered in Chicago by the famous infidel, Robert Ingersoll. Ingersoll said the church was dying and in another.. 2005. 7. 23.
YOU ARE SPECIAL YOU ARE SPECIAL What is man that you are mindful of him . . . (Ps. 8:4 NIV). It was the custom when I was a boy to "choose up sides" for a ball game. Some boys would be picked quickly because they had a special gift. One might be a good pitcher, one a reliable hitter, one a fast runner. (I remember a certain boy being chosen because he was the only one with a catcher’s mask and shin guards!) .. 2005. 7. 22.
STAY LITTLE! STAY LITTLE! ‘When you were little in your own eyes, were you not head of the tribes of Israel?’ (1 Sam. 15:17 NKJV). Like many still do today, my high school senior class voted on the "best" person in a variety of categories. One of the votes was for "most likely to succeed" Our choice for that honor was very deserving. Talented, personable and capable, he had many characteristics necessar.. 2005. 7. 21.
WHO WERE YOUR ANCESTORS? WHO WERE YOUR ANCESTORS? A record of the genealogy of Jesus Christ the son of David, the son of Abraham (Matt. 1:1 NIV). If you’re looking for exciting reading, the first chapter of the first book of the New Testament is about as exciting as reading a telephone directory. But the genealogy recorded by Matthew is very important, for it traces the history of the human family into which Jesus Ch.. 2005. 7. 20.
죄책도 잊어버리라. 죄란 일반적으로 옳지 못한 행동을 의미한다. 더 적극적으로 표현하자면 마음으로부터 꺼려지는 것들 또한 포함될 것이고... 물론 양심의 화인맞은 자들은 예외.. 믿는 자들에게 있어서 죄란 무엇일까? 성경적 답은 하나님으로부터의 분리, 즉 떠남 이라고 말씀하고 계신다. 그분으로부터 떠난 인간은 .. 2005. 7. 19.
KEEP YOUR EYE ON THE PRIZE! KEEP YOUR EYE ON THE PRIZE! . . . putting on faith and love as a breastplate, and the hope of salvation as a helmet (1 Thessalonians 5:8 NIV) In the midst of a heavy travel schedule some years ago, I was trying to keep up with several engagements, flying to one appointment after another. One day I rushed to the airport, boarded the plane and immediately began reading some materials I needed to .. 2005. 7. 19.
하나님의 용서 우리가 깨끗해질 수 있다는 사실을 아는 것은 하나님께는 매우 기쁜 일이며 우리에게는 회복과 치유의 길이 된다. 죄의 흔적은 영원한 것이 아니며 우리의 옷은 아주 못 쓰게 되지 않았다. 내게 “하나님께 절 용서해 주시길 간구했지만 저는 제 자신을 용서할 수 없어요.”라고 말하는 사람들이 많이 .. 2005. 7. 18.
TAKING A RISK TAKING A RISK Whatever was to my profit I now consider loss for the sake of Christ (Phil. 3:7 NIV). When I was a boy, my friends and I often played "Follow the Leader." We formed a line and everyone had to do what the leader did — run, jump, swing from a limb, balance on a ledge, jump over the creek. I remember sometimes hesitating before some particularly daring feat, while those who.. 2005. 7. 18.
ARE YOU COMMUNICATING? ARE YOU COMMUNICATING? I hope to visit you and talk with you face to face, so that our joy may be complete (2 John 12 NIV). The most frequent complaint heard by marriage counselors is "my spouse won't talk to me." As one pastor was counseling a married couple, the wife kept shouting at the husband and he kept shouting back — with neither one listening to the other. The pastor took the.. 2005. 7. 16.
그리스도와 하나됨 "인생에 있어 다른 것보다 더 달콤한 부분이 있다고 한다면 그중 가장 달콤한 것은 그리스도와 완전히 하나됨으로써 맛보게 되는 안식일 것이다. 나는 더 이상 그 어떤 것에 대한 염려를 가지고 있지 않다. ...왜냐하면 나는 그분께서 자신의 뜻을 수행하실 수 있음과 그분의 뜻이 곧 내 뜻임을 알고 있.. 2005. 7. 15.
ADMIT IT! ADMIT IT! If we claim we have not sinned, we make him out to be a liar. . . (1 John 1:10 NIV). A woman came to the hotel where a well-known pastor was to speak and asked if he could help her husband. The man was weak, sick and depressed. The pastor invited the man to his hotel room to talk with him. After he listened to the man tell about his physical ailments, he said, "All right, now tell me .. 2005. 7. 15.

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