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Such a Loss
The clock of life is wound but once, And no man has the power To tell just when the hands will stop At late or early hour. To lose one’s wealth is sad indeed. To lose one’s health is more. … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Living, Communion Meditations
Tagged eternity, Hell, illustration, life is short, lose your soul, Mark 8:36, worldliness
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Not Interested
A minister in Florida lamented that he couldn’t get his congregation to take seriously his messages about eternity. “It’s so beautiful here in the winter that heaven doesn’t interest them,” he said, sighing. “And it’s so hot here in the … Continue reading
Are You Ready?
I have heard that there is an old tombstone in a cemetery in Indiana which bears the following epitaph: Pause Stranger when you pass me by, As you are now, so once was I. As I am now, so you … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Living, Communion Meditations, Humor
Tagged death, epitaphs, eternity, Hebrews 9:27-28, illustration, judgment, salvation
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Warning Signal
The railroad crossing about a mile from my house has a warning signal with flashing lights and mechanical arms that come down when a train is approaching. This warning signal malfunctioned recently. The lights were flashing and the arms were … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Living
Tagged eternity, evangelism, Hell, illustration, Jude, railroad crossing, warning signal, witnessing, wrath of God
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The Hereafter
Lately I’ve been thinking a lot about the hereafter. Almost every day I walk into a room and stop and ask myself, “What am I here after?” C. S. Lewis said, “If you read history you will find that the … Continue reading
A Question of Salvation
The leaders of a certain church decided that they wanted to reach out to the poor people in their community. So they designed programs to benefit the needy, and eventually many of them, including some homeless people, were attending the … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Living, Church, Leadership
Tagged eternity, helping the poor, illustration, Matthew 25, parable, salvation, sheep and goats, the least of these
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Choose Wisely!
Monte Hall died of heart failure on September 30, 2017 at the age of 96. Hall will be most remembered as the creator and host of the long-running popular television game show “Let’s Make a Deal”. The congenial Hall was … Continue reading
Hypocrites in Church
Occasionally you will hear someone say that they don’t attend church because of all the hypocrites there. They don’t want to hang around with people who put on a mask and pretend to be something that they aren’t. They would … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Living, Church
Tagged church attendance, eternity, Hebrews 10:25, hypocrites, illustration, John 14:6, real faith, salvation, worship, wrath of God
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Nothing Else Matters
Dr. E. Stanley Jones, a Christian, once spoke at a university in India. His topic was eternity. When Dr. Jones finished his speech and sat down, the president of the university, who was a Hindu, stood up and said, “If … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Living, Communion Meditations
Tagged Acts 4:12, Dr. E. Stanley Jones, eternity, good news, gospel, Heaven, illustration, Jesus, salvation
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Ticket Required
My wife went to a Black Friday sale that actually started at 6:00pm on Thursday. She followed the standard procedure of getting a ticket for the item she intended to buy, then going to stand in the proper line until … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Living, Communion Meditations
Tagged Acts 4:12, Black Friday, eternity, Heaven, illustration, Jesus, salvation, shopping
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