Read: 1 Corinthians 7:17-24 Go home to your friends, and tell them what great things the Lord has done for you. -Mark 5:19 “Find your own Calcutta.” That was the response Mother Teresa sent to a woman who wanted to join her in ministering to one of India’s most crowded cities. Was there a touch […]
Read: 1 Corinthians 2 The natural man does not receive the things of the Spirit of God. -1 Corinthians 2:14 The great 19th-century preacher Charles Haddon Spurgeon told the story about a woman who said to Joseph Turner while he was painting, “Why do you put such extravagant colors into your pictures? I never see […]
Read: Psalm 104:19-35 What You give them they gather in. -Psalm 104:28 A bird-feeder stands outside the window of my study where I sit and write. Every day, wonderful wordless sermons are preached to me from that feeder. The preachers are my feathered friends, and the message they illustrate so effectively is this: Dependence on […]
From: Michael Smith <> Newsgroups: aus.religion.christian Subject: Who killed Jesus? Date: Tue, 02 Mar 1999 00:51:56 +0900 Les Brown wrote: > > (BeeEs3) wrote in aus.religion.christian: > > If Christ were here you would kill Him all over again. No doubt. > > No, if Jesus should ever come back (don't hold your breath, 2000 […]
From: Marcelo Cantos <> Newsgroups: aus.religion.christian Subject: Re: Jews for Les Date: 02 Mar 1999 18:43:33 +1100 Stanislaw Flatto <> writes: > So when pointing an accusing finger at anyone look at your hand, > three fingers point in your direction. I have heard this cute little “proverb” (for want of a better word) more […]
1. Give people more than they expect and do it cheerfully. 2. Memorise your favourite poem. 3. Don’t believe all you hear, spend all you have or sleep all you want. 4. When you say, “I love you,” mean it. 5. When you say, “I’m sorry,” look the person in the eye. 6. Be engaged […]
“The Kingdom of Heaven”, said the Lord Christ, “is among you.” But what, precisely, is the Kingdom of Heaven? You cannot point to existing specimens, saying, “Lo, here!” or “Lo, there!” You can only experience it. But what is it like, so that when we experience it we may recognize it? Well, it is a […]
Subject: We Shall be Like Him. (Deification). Date: Fri, 05 Feb 1999 09:44:47 GMT From: (St.Athanasius) Newsgroups: aus.religion.christian In the Name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit, the One God, Amen. Peace and grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit. Dear Readers, I thought that with the copious posts […]
We Are His Hands And Feet Many years ago a youngster who lived in a rough area of town was having a hard time at his new job in the factory. He was brave enough, or foolish enough (depending on your point of view) to hang on to his ideals, even his Christian beliefs. His […]
——– Original Message ——– Subject: Our Daily Bread “A Word From The Undertaker” Date: Wed, 24 Feb 1999 22:24:25 GMT From: (George Mooth) Organization: http://extra.newsguy.com Newsgroups: aus.religion.christian February 25 Thursday A WORD FROM THE UNDERTAKER Read: Ephesians 4:17-32 Do not let the sun go down on your wrath. -Ephesians 4:26 In Thomas Lynch’s popular book […]