Monday, August 8, 2011
"Tentmakers" in Minneapolis - Desiring God
"Tentmakers" in Minneapolis - Desiring God: "My aim this morning is to inspire you to look at your secular vocation here in Minneapolis the way you would look at it if you were called by God to do this exact same vocation as a 'tentmaker' among an unreached people overseas."
On The Box: America: The Modern-Day Valley of Slaughter (Audio)
On The Box: America: The Modern-Day Valley of Slaughter (Audio): "This morning I had the opportunity to stand in my pastor's pulpit and preach a new message titled, 'America: The Modern-Day Valley of Slaughter.'"
Harvest Daily Devotion for 8/8/2011: "Someone to Show Them the Way"
Harvest Daily Devotion for 8/8/2011: "Someone to Show Them the Way": "n Acts 8 we find the story of a foreign dignitary from Ethiopia. As the queen's treasurer, he was a powerful man who would have traveled with an entourage. He went to Jerusalem in search of God, but found dead, lifeless religion instead."
Sunday, August 7, 2011
The Marks of Immaturity, and How to Keep Growing
The Marks of Immaturity, and How to Keep Growing: "Selfishness is one telltale sign of immaturity. Babies are completely self-centered. They scream if they don't get what they want when they want it. All they are aware of are their own needs and desires. They never say thanks for anything. They can't help others; they can't give anything. They can only receive."
“Righteous” Richard (almost) Gets Whacked! « Stone the Preacher
“Righteous” Richard (almost) Gets Whacked! « Stone the Preacher: "“It’s has the million dollar question on the back,” I replied. “If you died today would you go to Heaven or Hell?” As I asked him this question I noticed two things about him: #1—He seemed to have been drinking a lot as his face was flush red and his speech was slurred. # 2—He was wearing a large cross around his neck."
Atheist Central -- Ray Comfort's Blog
Atheist Central -- Ray Comfort's Blog: "In mid-2011, Markus Fischer and his creative team at Festo built 'SmartBird'--a large, lightweight robot, modeled on a seagull."
Saturday, August 6, 2011
On The Box: Is There Truth In All Religions?
On The Box: Is There Truth In All Religions?: "Recently, we received the following question from Brett, which we answered on the August 3rd edition of the show:
'I've been a Christian for about 3 years now. I'd REALLY love to have On the Box answer this question. Is there a hint of Truth in all world religions? If so, can the answer be found in Scripture? Again I would love to have this answered! Thank you!'"
'I've been a Christian for about 3 years now. I'd REALLY love to have On the Box answer this question. Is there a hint of Truth in all world religions? If so, can the answer be found in Scripture? Again I would love to have this answered! Thank you!'"
Harvest Weekend Devotion for 8/6/2011: "Only One"
Harvest Weekend Devotion for 8/6/2011: "Only One": "I have heard it said, 'I am only one, but I am one. I cannot do everything, but I can do something. What I can do, I ought to do. What I ought to do, by the grace of God, I will do.'"
Friday, August 5, 2011
Harvest Daily Devotion for 8/5/2011: "An Essential of Evangelism"
Harvest Daily Devotion for 8/5/2011: "An Essential of Evangelism": "Jesus, the master evangelist, used something that many Christians seriously lack today, which is tact. Tact has been defined as diplomacy, sensitivity. One definition of it is skill and grace in dealing with others. Isaac Newton defined tact as 'the art of making a point without making an enemy."
Thursday, August 4, 2011
On The Box: Solicitors of Death
On The Box: Solicitors of Death: "I wonder how many Christian parents during the upcoming election season will send their children door-to-door to solicit support for pro-choice candidates (Republican or Democrat), but wouldn't dream of sending their children door-to-door to share the gospel. They'll send their kids out to solicit death, but they won't send their kids out to offer life."
Harvest Daily Devotion for 8/4/2011: "A Passion for the Lost"
Harvest Daily Devotion for 8/4/2011: "A Passion for the Lost": "The apostle Paul had something essential for effective evangelism: a God-given burden for those who did not know Jesus Christ. In his case, the burden was for his own people, the Jews. He cared. It burned inside him."
Wednesday, August 3, 2011
Harvest Daily Devotion for 8/3/2011: "Taking the Gospel to the World"
Harvest Daily Devotion for 8/3/2011: "Taking the Gospel to the World": "Jesus went and met the woman at the well in Samaria because she had an appointment with God. In Jesus' detour into enemy territory, we see two important concerns as we bring the message of the gospel today."
Tuesday, August 2, 2011
Harvest Daily Devotion for 8/2/2011: "The Purpose of a Testimony"
Harvest Daily Devotion for 8/2/2011: "The Purpose of a Testimony": "When you tell other people about what God has done for you, you are sharing your testimony. A testimony is when you share your story of how you came to faith. Every Christian has a testimony"
Monday, August 1, 2011
Atheist Central -- Ray Comfort's Blog
Atheist Central -- Ray Comfort's Blog: "Hello. I am writing regarding some evangelical booklets I have recently found around my high school. They keep turning up, mostly in bathrooms, and are essentially the 'Are you a good person' cartoon from your website in comic form."
Crosswalk.com - The Devotional
Crosswalk.com - The Devotional: "How deep does my arrogance run? Put it this way: you didn't ask, but I'm going to tell you anyway. You see, the biggest reason I've not yet written the book I've got jangling around in my brain is that deep down I still actually believe a complete impossibility: that hidden between my mind and my keyboard are the magic, just-right words that will get everyone to agree. On everything"
Harvest Daily Devotion for 8/1/2011: "True Conversion"
Harvest Daily Devotion for 8/1/2011: "True Conversion": "Sometimes we hear about well-known people who claim to have made a commitment to Jesus Christ. Often, it is around election time. When they address Christians, they speak of their great faith in God. After the elections, we seldom hear about it again."
Saturday, July 30, 2011
Harvest Weekend Devotion for 7/30/2011: "Charlene's Story"
Harvest Weekend Devotion for 7/30/2011: "Charlene's Story": "Charlene McDaniel was a beautiful young woman. Some even compared her to Marilyn Monroe, which was pretty heady stuff for someone from Friendship, Arkansas. Although she had been raised in a Bible-teaching Baptist church, she bristled at the idea of following God's Word and not being free to do what she wanted to."
Friday, July 29, 2011
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In Touch with Dr. Charles Stanley - In Touch - October 7, 2005 - Christian Devotional
In Touch with Dr. Charles Stanley - In Touch - October 7, 2005 - Christian Devotional: "What was the greatest moment of your life? For some people, the answer might be their wedding day, the birth of a child, or an important promotion. But for believers, the best experience is salvation, when their eternal destiny was changed."
Harvest Daily Devotion for 7/29/2011: "It's God's Work"
Harvest Daily Devotion for 7/29/2011: "It's God's Work": "You cannot really find an instance in the New Testament of anyone who came to faith apart from another person's involvement. Although there are exceptions, this is how most people become Christians."
Thursday, July 28, 2011
Power Point, with Jack Graham - Powerpoint - June 23, 2011 - Christian Devotional
Power Point, with Jack Graham - Powerpoint - June 23, 2011 - Christian Devotional: "Somebody once asked me, “Pastor, which is more important? Witnessing with our life or witnessing with our lips?” Well, that’s like asking which wing of the airplane is most important… you have to have both!"
On The Box: Fearfully and Wonderfully Made
On The Box: Fearfully and Wonderfully Made: "Do you realize that you sneeze at 120 miles per hour? Did you also know that every time you sneeze, you have been programmed to close your eyes? Where does your hair grow from? How can the thin layer of skin on your head send out a special hair, different from that which grows on the arm, or on the eyelids or eyebrows? Imagine if you had eyebrows or eyelashes that grew to the length of the hair on your head."
Harvest Daily Devotion for 7/28/2011: "The Great Omission"
Harvest Daily Devotion for 7/28/2011: "The Great Omission": "A Sunday School teacher who was speaking to her class on the topic of sin asked, 'Can anyone tell me what the sin of commission is?'"
Wednesday, July 27, 2011
Chinese Pastor Shi Enhao Sentenced to Labor Camp | TheBlaze.com
Chinese Pastor Shi Enhao Sentenced to Labor Camp | TheBlaze.com: "BEIJING (The Blaze/AP) — An underground Protestant leader has been sentenced to two years in a labor camp as China cracks down on unapproved churches that are getting bolder in confronting government religious policy, a U.S.-based monitoring group said Tuesday."
Harvest Daily Devotion for 7/27/2011: "Your Sphere of Influence"
Harvest Daily Devotion for 7/27/2011: "Your Sphere of Influence": "I believe the hardest part of evangelism is getting started. But once you get started, and once God starts speaking through you, it can be one of the most joyful things you have ever done."
Can Satan, Demons, and Angels Still Show Mercy and Have Feelings like Joy, Sadness, and Fear? - Answers in Genesis
Can Satan, Demons, and Angels Still Show Mercy and Have Feelings like Joy, Sadness, and Fear? - Answers in Genesis: "In our secularized culture, there is a lot of mythology surrounding Satan, angels, demons, and so on. This is nothing new when it comes to movies, books, and TV. Even popular television series like Supernatural, portray these characters in an unbiblical light, and sadly, this is the place that many people get their theology.1"
Life’s Toughest Questions - Answers in Genesis
Life’s Toughest Questions - Answers in Genesis: "Anyone who has talked to a Christian evolutionist knows how frustrating it can be to try to convince a brother or sister that their position has tremendous problems. For similar reasons, it can be just as difficult to convince non-Christians."
Tuesday, July 26, 2011
Grow Up Advice for YRRs (part 2)
Grow Up Advice for YRRs (part 2): "If I could impress on Young, Restless, Reformed students just one word of friendly counsel to address what I think is the most glaring deficiency in that movement, this is what it would be: 'Brothers, do not be children in your thinking. Be infants in evil, but in your thinking be mature' (1 Corinthians 14:20)."
Grow Up. Settle Down. Keep Reforming. Advice for the Young, Restless, Reformed
Grow Up. Settle Down. Keep Reforming. Advice for the Young, Restless, Reformed: "It has been five years since Christianity Today published Collin Hansen’s article titled “Young, Restless, Reformed.” Hansen later expanded the article into a book with the same title (Wheaton: Crossway, 2008)."
Atheist Central -- Ray Comfort's Blog
Atheist Central -- Ray Comfort's Blog: "I had a pleasant surprise this week. My friend Thunderf00t emailed me, and said that he was in Los Angeles and wanted to get together."
On The Box: Maybe If We Had Been Muslim or Jewish
On The Box: Maybe If We Had Been Muslim or Jewish: "Our time at Comic Con on Saturday was amazing. It made an afternoon of evangelism on Hollywood Boulevard seem like a quiet afternoon at the park. I think we quite literally smacked a demonic hornet's nest with the gospel, which would account for the over-the-top heckling and blasphemy."
Harvest Daily Devotion for 7/26/2011: "Moved to Action"
Harvest Daily Devotion for 7/26/2011: "Moved to Action": "Alexander McLaren said, 'You tell me the depth of a Christian's compassion, and I will tell you the measure of his usefulness.' How deep does your compassion go? God is looking for such people."
Monday, July 25, 2011
On The Box: When Hecklers Get Too Close
On The Box: When Hecklers Get Too Close: "The Third Street Heralds, along with members of the Living Waters team and folks who attended the Transformed Conference at Calvary Chapel Oceanside, went to Comic Con yesterday afternoon. It was intense from start to finish."
Harvest Daily Devotion for 7/25/2011: "Captives"
Harvest Daily Devotion for 7/25/2011: "Captives": "Sometimes Christians will look at non-Christians as the enemy. But they are not the enemy—they are trapped by the enemy, who is the devil."
Saturday, July 23, 2011
On The Box: Sermon Prep - 'America: The Modern-Day Valley of Slaughter'
On The Box: Sermon Prep - 'America: The Modern-Day Valley of Slaughter': "I'm not accustomed to sharing a sermon text before it is preached, let alone before I've finished writing it. But there's something about this sermon that compels me to share what I've written thus far so I can solicit the prayers of my brothers and sisters in Christ."
Harvest Weekend Devotion for 7/23/2011: "How Not to Become a Christian"
Harvest Weekend Devotion for 7/23/2011: "How Not to Become a Christian": "What does it mean to be a Christian? How do you become one? I'm glad you asked. First, let's look at three ways you cannot become a child of God. That's right. How not to become a Christian."
On The Box: 13 Symptoms of Christian Nomadism
On The Box: 13 Symptoms of Christian Nomadism: "Before considering the list of symptoms I've compiled, there are a couple of resources I want to make available to you, the reader. And I want to encourage you to avail yourself to these resources before considering the list of symptoms I provide in this article."
Friday, July 22, 2011
On The Box: So, What About Evangelizing The Homeless?
On The Box: So, What About Evangelizing The Homeless?: "The above photo was making its way around Facebook, yesterday. For the record, the sign reads: 'Family kidnapped by ninjas. Need money for karate lessons.' Some folks on Facebook thought he was looking for $4 karate lessons. But I digress."
Harvest Daily Devotion for 7/22/2011: "Give It a Go"
Harvest Daily Devotion for 7/22/2011: "Give It a Go": "As a teenager, I would hang around a place in Newport Beach called the Balboa Fun Zone. I would lean up against a wall, hair hanging in my eyes (use your imagination there), looking real tough. Christians who walked around and handed out their tracts didn't know what to make of me."
Day by Day with Charles Swindoll - Day by Day - Sept. 7, 2009 - Christian Devotional
Day by Day with Charles Swindoll - Day by Day - Sept. 7, 2009 - Christian Devotional: "f you were to do a little fun research to discover the sheer quantity of activities that happen each day in America, you'd be amazed. Consider, for example, the number of cups of coffee consumed, the number of babies born, the number of people who take a taxi, bury a pet, get divorced, go to the hospital, watch prime-time television, ride on an airplane, and go to school."
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