Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 31, 2004
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ASKING EVERYWHERE
As hopeless as her situation must have seemed, she was persistent. The language of verse three (present tense verb) indicated that every day she begged him for help.
“The language leaves open the possibility of confrontation everywhere, not just in the court. She pleaded with
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Contributed by Bill Butsko on Jul 27, 2009
TO BE HAD FOR THE ASKING
A few days after the Civil War had been officially ended a man was riding along a road in West Virginia. Suddenly a soldier, clad in a dirty and tattered Confederate uniform, sprang out of a thicket, seized the horses’ bridle, and with twitching face demanded, "Give me
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Denomination:
Christian Church
Contributed by Brooks Sayer on Oct 13, 2008
Cowardice asks the question: Is it safe?
Consensus asks the question: Is it popular?
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Wesleyan
Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 10, 2008
ASKING WHY
In his Good Friday sermon for 2005, Dr. Richard Lischer asked these questions:
-"Have you ever been tempted? So was (Jesus). Thus your temptations have been redeemed in His.
-Have you ever been hated? So was He. You have a place in Him.
-Have you ever been lonely, afraid, without a
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Ask for a volunteer. Give them the radio and ask them to turn it on. What can they hear? (This should be nothing more than a hiss.) Then ask your volunteer to turn the tuning dial. Stop them when a programme can be clearly heard.
God wants us to hear what he is saying, but it is no use just
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Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Robert Leroe on Jul 4, 2002
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Someone asked the speaker at a church conference, “Can you smoke and still go to heaven?” The speaker answered,
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Denomination:
Congregational
Contributed by Dana Chau on Apr 15, 2002
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A journalist asked the remarkable Christian, G.K. Chesterton, what one book he would want to have along if he were stranded on a desert island. Chesterton paused only an instant before
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*other
Contributed by Lynn Malone on May 10, 2006
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A candidate for church membership was asked, "What part of the Bible do you like best?" He said: "I like the New Testament best. Then he was asked, "What Book in the New Testament is your favorite?" He answered, the Book of the Parables, Sir." They then asked him to relate one of the parables to
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Denomination:
Methodist
Contributed by Fred Sigle on Oct 8, 2006
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There was young rookie preacher asked to officiate a WEDDING for the first time. He was rather NERVOUS about it. So he decided to seek out HELP from a more EXPERIENCED minister. The older MINISTER told him, “Don’t worry about it. Just RECITE any APPROPRIATE Bible Scripture and everything will
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Denomination:
Christian/Church Of Christ
Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007
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The job is to ask questions it always was and to ask them as inexorably as I can. And to face the absence of
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Contributed by John Herrmann on Nov 6, 2008
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Desperate, the foolish bridesmaids asked of the others, for some of their oil. But the wise replied: “No! There will not be enough for you and for us. . Go yourselves and buy some from the dealers.”
Their action seems almost selfish for Christians who are taught to share and share alike, to
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Denomination:
Lutheran
Contributed by Et Tapper on Feb 8, 2009
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In a recent experiment, psychologists asked undergraduates to complete a survey that included a happiness scale and measures of gratitude and thankfulness.
Then over the next six weeks, the participants wrote down, once a week, five things for which they were grateful. It had a dramatic effect on
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Denomination:
Pentecostal
Contributed by Mark Eberly on Feb 18, 2009
In seminary, every student was asked this question and it was sort of a psychological test that with the other tests could reveal some possible issues of the student and point to the fitness of the student for pastoral ministry. For example, I said, “Jesus.” Because as a potential pastor, I thought
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Denomination:
Church Of God
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DID YOU ASK?
There is an old story about how the University of Chicago received a million-dollar grant from the heiress of a major department store. She had been a student at Northwest. So, administrators of Northwest went to visit her and asked why she had not made such a gift to her alma mater.
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Baptist
Contributed by Tim Harlow on May 12, 2009
ASK JESUS TO COME TO YOUR MARRIAGE
Some years ago on the Tonight Show with Johnny Carson an 8 year old boy from West Virginia and who was rescued from a coal mine was a guest. Through their conversation it became obvious he went to church a lot, so Johnny asked him if he attended Sunday school
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Denomination:
Evangelical/Non-Denominational