Contributed by Dana Chau on Jul 17, 2002
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THE OPPORTUNITY OF CRISIS
The concept of crisis in Chinese is represented by two words, "danger" and "opportunity." When we manage the crisis of our lives following the example of Jesus Christ, we will are able to turn the
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Contributed by Ronald Keller on Nov 23, 2003
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“A little lame boy was once hurrying to catch a train. In the press of the crowd he experienced real difficulty in manipulating his crutches, especially as he was carrying a basket full of fruit and candy. As the passengers rushed along, one hit the basket by mistake, knocking oranges, apples,
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Contributed by Jason Cole on Feb 25, 2004
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One time Stephanie and I were on our way to church in Knoxville. We were going to a large Church of Christ that was composed of many UT students. As we drove we ran over a razor blade and the tire began to lose air. We did not know it until we got to the church. We sat in the church parking lot
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 7, 2002
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Luke 10:30-37
John Darley and Daniel Batson are two Princeton University psychologists. Some years ago they decided to conduct a study, inspired by the story of the Good Samaritan.
They conducted the study at Princeton Theological Seminary. They met with a group of seminarians and asked each one
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Contributed by Joel Vicente on Mar 18, 2005
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CRY OF THE STREETS
by Joel Vicente
Inspired by the countless faces of people we minister to.
These are the unheard voices of the streets.
The Cry of the Streets
If the streets could speak
What would they cry
I don’t have clothes without a tear
Do not pass me by
The other kids laugh at what I
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 25, 2004
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THE COMPASSIONATE CATCH
On Aug. 8, 2004, the Vietnamese community of Westminster, California, celebrated one of the kindest and bravest acts performed by a stranger on them. On Nov. 13, 1985, ninety-six Vietnamese refugees despaired for their lives and their families' lives when the engine of the
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 17, 2007
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“I WANT YOU TO WALK”
-Arthur Gordon (A Touch of Wonder) relates a story that graphically describes the impact that one life can have on another. The man Gordon spoke of had been stricken with polio at the age of three and his parents had abandoned him in the Depression era.
Taken in by a foster
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Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Jun 30, 2007
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To “love your neighbor as yourself” is best described in Matthew 7:12 - "Do for others what you would like them to do for you.” In other words to love God supremely and to love other people purely is the Bible in a nutshell. It is the beginning and end of life the way God intended it to be lived.
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Salvation Army
Canadian Folk singer (and believer) Bruce Cockburn wrote this song for his church in San Franciso. The story is told in Christianity Today, October 12, 2021.
ORDERS; (Bruce Cockburn)
The just the merciful the cruel
The stumbling well-intentioned fool
The deft the oaf the witless pawn
The golden
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THE BRIDGE BUILDER
By Will Allen Dromgoole
An old man going a lone highway.
Came, at the evening cold and gray,
To a chasm vast and deep and wide.
Through which was flowing a sullen tide
The old man crossed in the twilight dim,
The sullen stream had no fear for him;
But he turned when safe
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ACCIDENTLY, COINCIDENCE OR ON PURPOSE?
There were two precious brothers. They loved each other. Their parents owned a huge farm. The brothers worked in harmony alongside their mom and dad for years. Suddenly and unexpectedly the father and mother died. One brother went to a lawyer about the
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 16, 2011
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CARRY THEIR BURDEN
A pastor gathered a group of people from his church to train them to witness. After some minimal training, he sent the group out into the neighborhood.
When they returned to share their experiences, one young man said he had tried to tell an older gentleman about the love of
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Contributed by Josh Hunt on Feb 9, 2012
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A STUDY IN COMPASSION
John Darley and Daniel Batson decided to replicate the story of the Good Samaritan with seminary students. A few variables were introduced. The seminarians were interviewed and asked why they wanted to go into ministry. There were a variety of responses, but the vast majority
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 4, 2012
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THE PERIL OF NO BURDEN
Shortly after coming to Christ, Sadhu Sundar, a Hindu convert to Christ, felt called to become a missionary to India. Late one afternoon Sadhu was traveling on foot through the Himalayas with a Buddhist monk. It was bitterly cold and the wind felt like sharp blades slicing
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Contributed by Richard Tow on Apr 3, 2023
There was a young soldier in Napoleon’s army who committed an offense worthy of death. The day before he was scheduled for the firing squad, the young man’s mother went to Napoleon and asked him to show mercy for her son. Napoleon harshly replied, “Woman, your son does not deserve mercy.” “I know,”
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