Of Dad developing "frozen shoulder" pain
Ouch! My Dad developed a frozen shoulder condition and boy we took him from one hospital to another with no avail, till the “Magnet therapy” did the trick. In this sermon, I intend to touch upon a particular type of “shoulder problem” and the “therapy”
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Contributed by Bret Toman on Dec 22, 2011
HEZEKIAH'S STORY
Laos 2001. Hezekiah's life had been so transformed that he had to tell someone. When he returned to the village he grew up in, he told the 35 relatives and villagers who met him and demanded to know why he had converted to Christianity, "Jesus is the only way I can be saved from
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Contributed by Bret Toman on Dec 22, 2011
Anibal sat in a Brazilian jail cell, guilty of murder. He was a weightlifter, with bulging biceps, a leathery face and a tattoo of an anchor on his forearm that seemed to symbolize his personality. But he appeared to soften as the preacher talked with him about guilt, forgiveness, a God who knew
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Contributed by Bruce B. Miller on Dec 22, 2011
NOT THAT AMAZING
While reading John 3 to her little daughter, a mother paused after the 16th verse and exclaimed, "Don't you think that's amazing, dear?"
The child looked up in surprise and said, "No!"
Thinking she might have misunderstood, the mother repeated the question. Again the girl
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Contributed by Curry Pikkaart on Dec 22, 2011
It's like little Mary who, having been naughty, was sent into her bedroom to "think things over." Coming out all smiles after a while, she said, "I thought and prayed."
Her mother said, "Fine! That will help you to be good."
Mary responded,
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Of a Sister in faith losing her valuable purse and then miraculously recovering it.
Two years ago, the ladies of our Church went to buy some gifts in a busy market for Church widows and orphans during Christmas time. Mission accomplished, when they returned to the Church, one Sister in faith found
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Contributed by David Tack on Dec 22, 2011
"I define bitterness as 'internalized anger.' I cite the old adage, 'Bitterness does more damage to the vessel in which it is stored than to anyone upon which it is poured.'"
Ref: Sutton, Jerry. A
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THE RAMBLINGS OF AN OLD WOMAN
I often worked for a lady doing yard work in her over-sized yard. She not only paid me, but also fed me, washed my clothes, and befriended me. One day, we were eating a meal together she had cooked. The TV was on, and I was focused on the program. She talked to me,
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Contributed by Arron Chambers on Dec 21, 2011
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BRYON'S STORY
Do you know that Jesus is still in the life-changing business? Bryon Widner does.
Bryon used to be one of the leaders of the white power movement as the found of the Vinlanders gang of skinheads. He’d covered his body and face with tattoos that were designed to communicate hate and
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THE BRIDE OF CHRIST
When I was a janitor at O.B.C. there were two or three times I had the opportunity to clean the floors in the girls dorms. One thing that astounded me as I went from room to room was the large pin-up pictures and posters of brides on the walls. Some of these girls had
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HOW DID YOU BECOME A CHRISTIAN?
A couple of years ago a 22-year-old woman spent the night at our house before flying out of San Antonio to return to her country of China. She was a Chinese Christian who had come to America to translate some Christian literature into Chinese for the house churches
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Contributed by Chuck Sligh on Dec 20, 2011
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GOD'S WAY ISN'T ALWAYS EASY
We make a terrible error when we think that God makes life easy just because we're in His will or that the easy way is God's way. We don't follow Jesus or God's will for our lives because it's the EASY thing to do--we do it because it's the RIGHT thing to do!
When we
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HIS PROMISES ARE TRUE
I once went fishing with a friend of mine once, he said he knew of a good spot to fish. We got there and - nothing! We were there for about an hour without one single bite! I was ready to go home, his promise of a great fishing hole wasnt panning out.
Then something hit my
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The style of Indiana Jones in discovering "Biblical treasures"!!!
Yes, Indiana Jones stories are juicy and spicy, for they stoke the fires of inherent sense of discovery in all of us. Add to that breathtaking stunts and adventure, you have a heady mix guaranteed to give one some goose bumps.
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Contributed by Davon Huss on Dec 20, 2011
THE CHRISTMAS CARD TRADITION
A British businessman is credited with creating the Christmas card in 1843 — as a way to save time. Too busy to write a personal holiday greeting, Henry Cole hired a well-known London artist to design a card he could send to all his acquaintances. Louis Prang, a German
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Contributed by Perry Greene on Dec 19, 2011
JEWISH BLESSINGS
David Stern relates in hid Jewish NT Commentary, pp.115-116 that there are many blessings given by the Hebrew people. There are blessings for wine (Matthew 26.27-29); for bread (14.19); The Talmud (circa 5th century CE) had specific formulas for dozens of blessings that the people
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Contributed by Perry Greene on Dec 19, 2011
SHORT AND TO THE POINT
The Gettysburg Address was a simple speech made by A. Lincoln to dedicate the cemetery of that great battle. It consisted of 272 words and lasted a little over 2 minutes. Speeches of that day usually went hours, as Everett Edward’s two hour speech just before Lincoln. We
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