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The Religious World of Civil War Soldiers – Steven E.Woodworth. University Press of Kansas. If you are into history or a student of the Civil War, this book will provide interesting reading. The Civil War not only pitted brother against brother but also Christian against Christian, with soldiers from North and South alike devoutly believing
"To give thanks sincerely, one must give more than thanks." - Anonymous
"Thankfulness grows best in the seed-bed of conviction, just as some plants must be placed in the soil in the winter if they are to flower in the summer." - Sinclair Ferguson
"Don't complain because you don't get what you want; be grateful that you don't get what you truly deserve." -Michael Catt
"There is nothing quite so stirring in the matter of moving us to pray as being thankful to God for what he has done for us and with us." - E. F. Hallock
"So much has been given to me, I have no time to ponder over that which has been denied." -Helen Keller
"The Essence of Christian ethics is gratitude" - R. C. Sproul
"The devil moves in when a Christian starts to complain, but thanksgiving in the Spirit defeats the devil and glorifies the Lord." - Warren Wiersbe
"Thank and think also come from the same root. If we would think more, we would thank more." - Warren Wiersbe
"Most people are about as thankful as they make up their minds to be." - Michael Catt
"If you can't be thankful for what you receive, be thankful for what you escape." - Anonymous
"Look up on high, and thank the God of all." - Geoffrey Chaucer
"Thank God when he oppresses you, and again when he releases you." - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
The Greek word used for 'thanks' is eucharistia. It is reflected in our word 'eucharist.' The word focuses on giving thanks for the death of Christ. Actually, the root word in the Greek is chair or char, which means 'joy.' Therefore 'thanks' is expressing joy because of a person, event or thing. Originally the word meant a thankful attitude. Later it came to mean the expression of thanks. It was commonly found in ancient inscriptions to pagan deities.
In the Septuagint Greek Old Testament the word had two basic references. First, it was used as an expression of thanks to God. Second, it spoke of someone giving thanks to someone else. The words, eucharistia (thanks) and eucharisto (to give thanks) appear 36 times in the epistles of Paul and 13 times in the Gospels. In the Gospels thanks is usually directed to God. A profound truth is hidden in this word 'thanksgiving.' In the Scriptures thanks is seldom given from one person to another person. Usually one person gives thanks to God for another person. Thus the glory and the thanks are due mainly to God, not the other people.
Edited from 'New Testament Words in Today's Language' Wayne A. Detzler, Victor Books, 1986.
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By Michael Catt *The following outline is taken from Pastor Michael Catt’s sermon series on James. It came be found at https://sherwoodbaptist.net/bookstore/products/james-series/254/ James 4:1-12 I. The Cause of Conflict v.1 “quarrels” “conflicts” “pleasures” II. The Characteristics of Conflict v. 2-4 UNSATISFIED pleasure – v. 2 “you lust and do not have” UNCONTROLLED passion – “so
By Michael Catt *The following outline is taken from Pastor Michael Catt’s sermon series on James. The tape series and booklet can be purchased from Sherwood Baptist Church @229-883-1910 or go to their website @ www.sherwood-baptist.org. James 3:13-18 I. Wisdom Defined. v. 13 “wise” “understanding” Worldly Wisdom Godly Wisdom a wisdom of words –
By Warren Wiersbe Understand the Name. Luke 1-31; Matt. 1:20,21 Trust the Name. Matt. 1:21; Acts 3:6-8, 1 John 4:14, Luke 1:46,47 Honor the Name. Phil. 2:9-11, Matt. 5: 16 Rejoice in the Name. Luke 1:68, 69, 71,77; Luke 2:11 Proclaim the Name. Acts 4:12,18,20 This outline originally appeared in “What Shall We Name the
By Michael Catt *The following outline is taken from Pastor Michael Catt’s sermon series on James. You can find the message at https://sherwoodbaptist.net/bookstore/products/james-series/254/ James 4:13-17 I. Presumption Number One: Planning Your Future Without God. v. 1-10 deals with out lust for PLEASURE and our failure to seek a loving God. v. 11-12 deals with our
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By Vance Havner (1 Peter 1:18,19) The New Testament theme is a glorious three R’s: Ruin. Redemption. Regeneration. © 1989, Baker Book House, Sermon Sparklers© Day by Day with Vance Havner (Baker Book House, 1983; formerly printed by Fleming H. Revell Company, 1953) p. 78. 2ProphetU2ProphetU is an online magazine/website, started by Warren Wiersbe and
By Vance Havner O God, thou art my God; early will I seek thee; my soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh longeth for thee in a dry and thirsty land, where no water is (Ps. 63:1). A dry land. A thirsty soul. A satisfying God. © 1989, Baker Book House, Sermon Sparklers© Day by Day
We do not question that holy men moved by the Holy Spirit have foretold things that were to come to pass, which could not have been foreseen by the natural wisdom of men. But too much of importance has been attached to the purely predictive element of prophecy. Looking for fulfillment of prophecy in particular historical events, we do not see revelations of the character of our holy God, and his relation to a race of lost men. We do not read the lesson that we are the creatures of his all-wise and gracious purpose, the objects of his redeeming love and providential care. – Wilbur O. Allen in The Book of Revelation: A Christian Philosophy
Anybody can tell it like it is. What is vastly more difficult is to tell it like it should be. – anonymous
Our calling is to be biblically discerning and historically specific without being historically captive. – Wes Michaelson, Sojourners, October 1979
It’s hard to be prophetic when nobody’s listening. – Harold Dean Trulear, Missing Connections
Paul is like a musician who does not need the approval of the audience if he can catch the look of approval from his Master. – Oswald Chambers, Utmost For His Highest
In biblical days prophets were astir while the world was asleep; today the world is astir while church and synagogue are busy with trivialities. – Abraham Joshua Heschel, theologian, poet, mystic, social reformer, author, in The Insecurity of Freedom
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