Fat Tuesday–a free devotion for you

February 11, 2010 – 10:58 am

C. S. Lewis may have been the first to tell about the little boy who was asked what God is like. The boy responds in words like these: “God’s the sort of fellow who goes around looking for someone who’s having fun—and tries to stop ’em.”
This picture of God, mistaken though it is, nonetheless captures [...]

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By Jane Fryar | Posted in Devotions, Easter, Free Resources, Lent/Preparing for Easter, Ministry, Sermon Ideas | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Comments (0)

Making Easter Memorable

February 3, 2010 – 11:31 am

It’s a truism in marketing. Customers must see an ad 5–7 times before it has any potential for changing their behavior. That’s why Nike puts its “swoosh” everywhere, positioning it prominently in televised sports and other athletic venues. 
It’s also why more and more churches have begun to look for ways to “theme” major celebrations—like the [...]

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Celebrate Life! Some Devotional Thoughts

January 6, 2010 – 2:25 pm

January 17-24 has been designated “Sanctity of Human Life Week.”  In light of that, we offer a few devotional thoughts church leaders may want to share or adapt, based on Psalm 139:13.
Recently, a popular cable television channel began airing a series based on what happens to animals in utero. Week by week we watch as baby [...]

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Give Thanks with a Grateful Heart . . .

November 10, 2009 – 7:07 am

One night on his way home the great Bible commentator Matthew Henry was robbed. After this unfortunate incident he recorded this prayer in his journal:
“I thank Thee that I have never been robbed before. I thank Thee that even though they took my purse, they did not take my life. I thank Thee that though [...]

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Honoring Men on Father’s Day

June 16, 2009 – 9:52 am

If you are preparing your Father’s Day sermon, you might want to review CTA’s extensive collection of useful and inspiring Father’s Day articles and free resources listed in my previous post.
We’d also like to let you know that it’s not too late to order Father’s Day gifts to present to the men of your [...]

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Preparing a Father’s Day Sermon, Message or Lesson?

June 13, 2009 – 1:32 pm

CTA has a sincere commitment to provide information that might assist pastors and Christian teachers in reaching and teaching the Word of God. Knowing that many church leaders will be preparing their Father’s Day messages this week, we offer this timely list of free resource of articles and ministry messages:
Father’s Day Articles:

3 “Body Building” Ideas [...]

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