Contributed by Dana Chau on Jul 20, 2002
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KIDNAPPED BY HATRED
On February 9, 1960, Adolph Coors III, millionaire head of Coors Company, was kidnapped and held for ransom. Seven months later his body was found on a remote hillside. He had been shot to death. Adolph Coors IV was then fifteen years old. He lost not only his father, but also
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Contributed by Bill Sullivan on Oct 8, 2002
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Last week, Bernie came to the church door. He showed up about five minutes before I was getting ready to leave for an appointment, and my first response to his arrival was, oh, no, not now.
Bernie had been drinking – I could smell it on his breath. He was sweating profusely and was a little bit
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Contributed by Jason Cole on Feb 22, 2004
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A young man had an accident while driving his car that was quite spectacular. When the policeman arrived he found the young man standing near his car mumbling. As the officer approached he overheard the young man saying, ’Oh, my BMW, oh my BMW, oh my BMW’.
Looking at the young man the policeman
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Christian/Church Of Christ
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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 Sermon Central on Jan 19, 2002
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I am absolutely convinced that no wealth in the world can help humanity forward, even in the hands of the most devoted worker. The example of great and pure individuals is the only thing that can lead us to noble thoughts and deeds. Money only appeals to selfishness and irresistibly invites abuse.
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 16, 2002
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Nothing disciplines the inordinate desires of the flesh like service, and nothing transforms the desires of the flesh like serving in hiddenness. The flesh whines against service but screams against hidden service. It strains and pulls for honor and recognition. It will devise subtle,
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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 Don Hawks on Apr 12, 2002
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Many of you remember the moving final scene of the Steven Spielberg’s movie Schindler’s List where Oscar Schindler, the Polish businessman, used a portion of his fortune to put the names of Jews on a work list that would keep them from going to concentration camps. Faces, - those who escaped
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Methodist
Contributed by Toby Powers on May 16, 2006
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A heart-broken little girl began to kneel and pour out her heart to God in the altar at her local church. She did not know what to say. As she wept speechless, she began to remember what her Father had told her, "God knows your needs even before you pray, and he can answer when you don’t even know
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Baptist
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The way to stay free from sin
Is to stay committed to God
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Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Clark Tanner on Nov 19, 2006
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"The religious dead play at a façade of piety while trusting that the big check they dropped in the plate today will cover for their indulgence in the lusts of the flesh yesterday.
They take a week or two to travel to a third world country and pass out rice and Bibles and that washes away any
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Orthodox
Contributed by Jeff Simms on Oct 8, 2005
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“They kingdom come” means “I am willing to surrender everything I possess in order to possess God. God demands our all or our nothing at
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Contributed by Mark Eberly on Dec 2, 2008
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DON'T GET CAUGHT
So often people do what is wrong as long as they know they won't get caught. I've seen surveys where people were asked about doing certain things like stealing and having an affair if they were assured they would never get caught. Would they do them? Amazingly, some of the
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Church Of God
Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 6, 2009
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THE JOY OF SALVATION
The late great English Congregationalist clergyman and church leader, Robert William Dale (1829-1895), once wrote:
"We do not please God more by eating bitter aloes than by eating honey. A cloudy, foggy, rainy day is not more heavenly than a day of sunshine. A funeral march
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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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