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The roof of the church hall of a little Swiss church, at the turn of the 20th century, was falling down. So the members of the church held regular prayer meetings in the hall after the service to pray for funds to repair the roof .
There was an old man, known to be very tight with his money,
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Anglican
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A dear friend, Donna Smith, once told me, “I never say Amen I always have so much to pray about.” That’s probably good advice; when you’ve got God
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United Methodist
Contributed by Don Hawks on Mar 4, 2002
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Do you remember the Lord’s Prayer? Twenty-five percent of Christ’s fifty words have to do with deliverance from evil. What did he say? Matthew 6:13, “Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.” I challenge you to make that petition before God. I challenge you to
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Methodist
Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 12, 2009
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SOME THOUGHTS ON FORGIVENESS
Bernard Meltzer was a United States radio host for several decades. His advice call-in show was called "What's Your Problem?" Meltzer said, "When you forgive, you in no way change the past--but you sure do change the future."
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Mark Twain had some sour thoughts
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Contributed by Alison Bucklin on Jun 17, 2011
HOPE YOU NEVER SIN
When John Wesley served as a missionary to the American
colonies, he had a difficult time with General James Oglethorpe. The general was known for his pride and harshness. One time Oglethorpe declared, "I never forgive." Wesley replied, "Then,
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Presbyterian/Reformed
Contributed by John Crowe on Aug 10, 2011
ONLY IN THE LONE STAR STATE
My daughter’s family moved to Del Rio, Texas. One night my 4-year-old granddaughter recited the Lord’s Pryaer with a slight variation; "Thy Kingdom come, Thy will
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Baptist
Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 11, 2011
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DELIVER US FROM EVIL
Dr. Thomas Dooley gave a chilling example related to this prayer. It came from his experience in Southeast Asia between 1954 and 1960. Dr. Dooley authored three books about conditions there, the most well-known being 'Deliver Us from Evil', published in 1956. The subject was
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Contributed by J Jeffrey Smead on Mar 12, 2023
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Today is Fathers Day, ... and let me wish a Blessed Fathers Day ... to all the fathers and grandfathers ... who are here today. (Pause)
Indeed ... It is Fathers Day, ... and the very first national celebration ... of this day .... was on June 19, ... 1924, ... via a proclamation ... of President
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Anglican
Contributed by J Jeffrey Smead on Mar 12, 2023
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The secret of all successful marriages ......... of all successful parenting...... always rests ... in two sets of hands.
First and foremost, ... in the hand of God ...... and secondly ... in our hands.
If we allow those hands ... (Clasp them) to be linked together ...... the results are ...
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Anglican
Contributed by J Jeffrey Smead on Mar 12, 2023
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Many of you are aware ... that there are times ...when we men ....do not always say what we mean, ... So, please allow me to translate ......for your future benefit:
When a man says, IT WOULD TAKE TOO LONG TO EXPLAIN
Well .... He generally means: ... I have no idea ... how it works.
When a man
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