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There Was Once A Young Boy Who Went To Spend The ...
Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 31, 2008 (message contributor)
There was once a young boy who went to spend the week with his grandfather on the farm. While walking around he noticed the chickens, they were scratching and playing around. The little lad said, "They ain't got it." Next he saw a colt in the field playing and kicking up its heels to which he replied, "He ain't got it." After examining all of the animals on his grandfather's farm and see that none of them had "it", this boy finally found the old donkey in the barn. When he saw the donkey's long, frowning face and the way that the donkey just stood there he screamed for his grandfather to come quick. "I found it, I found it!" the boy kept yelling. When his grandfather asked what he had found he said, "Pawpaw, I found an animal that has the same kind of religion that you have."
The attitude we have in church and in our daily lives has an effect on how people perceive us as Christians.
From Riaan de Villiers' Sermon "An Attitude of Joy"
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Contributed by Mary Lewis on Jul 2, 2002
A. W. Tozer, another wonderful devotional writer said this: The widest thing in the universe is not space; it is the potential capacity of the human heart. Being made in the image of God, it is capable of almost unlimited extension in all directions. And one of the world’s greatest ...read more
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Charles Spurgeon Offers This Warning: "If You ... PRO
Contributed by Robert Leroe on Jul 10, 2002
Charles Spurgeon offers this warning: “If you haven’t looked at Christ on the cross, you’ll have to look at Him on the throne—with great trembling. The sacrificial death of Christ will be brought before the eyes of all who refuse to accept His free gift of forgiveness and eternal life. In ...read more
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Henri Nouwen, Who Was A Roman Catholic Priest And ...
Contributed by Mary Lewis on Jul 2, 2002
Henri Nouwen, who was a Roman Catholic priest and a man of deep devotion to Christ said this: I often think: "A life is like a day; it goes by so fast. If I am so careless with my days, how can I be careful with my life?" I know that somehow I have not ...read more
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If The World Were A Village Of 1000 People, Next ... PRO
Contributed by Paul Fritz on Jul 7, 2002
If the world were a village of 1000 people, next year’s population would be 1018. Twenty-eight people would be born, but 10 would die: three from lack of food, one from cancer, two in birth, one from war or crime, and three from natural causes. Two-hundred people from this village would receive ...read more
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One Blistering Hot Day When They Had Guests For ...
Contributed by Lou Nicholes on Nov 8, 2004
One blistering hot day when they had guests for dinner, Mother asked 4-year old Johnny to return thanks. “But I don’t know what to say!” the boy complained. “Oh, just say what you hear me say” his mother replied. Obediently the boy bowed his head and mumbled, ...read more
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