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Illustration: Unity/Disunity

The Romans built a wall across Europe, intending for it to go all the way to the Black Sea. ...

Satan

Winkelbury Camp is an Iron Age hill fort in Wiltshire, England. According to legend, if you march around it at midnight cursing all the time you can summon the Devil who will appear on a black horse a...

Discouragement

Satan's Discouragement There's an old fable that says the Devil once held a sale and offered all the tools of his trade to anyone who would pay their price. They were spread out on the table and eac...

Spiritual Growth

"The devil will let a preacher prepare a sermon if it will keep him from preparing himself." ...

Rest

I smiled recently when I read about an angry church member who blustered up to his minister, saying, "I phoned you Monday, but I couldn't get you." The preacher explained that it was his day off. "...

Sin's Harvest

I don't know about you, but I weary of the way that the devil continues to portray only the fun side of sin. Sin is fun and pleasurable, but only for a season. It has another ugly side that is careful...

Marriage

One bright, beautiful Sunday morning, everyone in the tiny town of Johnstown got up early and went to the local church. Before the services started, the townspeople were sitting in their pews and talk...

Salvation By Faith

Many born-again Christians cannot recall just when they were saved. Perhaps they grew up in a Christian home and didn't have a dramatic conversion. Yet they love and trust Christ. Some are every sensi...

Compromise

In the early days of the twentieth century there was a bank robber in the West called Black Bart. He was so successful that he threatened to bankrupt the Wells-Fargo Company. The problem was solved wh...

Illustration: Conversion, a Tender Heart

Never give up on anyone because God never does....

Snares Laid

The "Wait A Bit" Bush A.C. Cappy from England sent me this incident illustrating Satan's delaying tactics: "While traveling in Jamaica, a man notices a curious shrub growing near the roadside. His...

Walls

The Great Wall of China was erected in the third century B.C. as a defense against raids by nomadic peoples from the north. Throughout succeeding centuries, especially during the Ming dynasty (A.D. 13...

Temptation

The Great Wall of China is a gigantic structure that cost an immense amount of money and labor. When it was finished, it appeared impregnable. But the enemy breached it. Not by breaking it down or goi...

Temptation: The Hardest Test You Will Ever Take

Matthew 4: 1-11 The challenge of taking tests starts rather early in......

Christmas Origins

In the December 21, 2002 issue of World magazine, Gene Veith points out, "Critics of Christmas say that the Christian holiday is nothing more than the old pagan celebration of the winter solstice. . ....

Pastor, Before You Quit...

Joe Mckeever gives counsel to pastors in stressful, high-pressure situations who are thinking of throwing in the towel....

Preaching for Life Change

Are there some particular insights you’ve gained during the years that help you preach for life change?...