Contributed by Joe Bertone on Jul 31, 2012
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AVOID TRAGEDY
David Bloom, Today show co-host on weekends, died on April 6, 2003, while covering Operation Iraqi Freedom. Ironically, Bloom did not die from injuries sustained in conflict, but rather of a pulmonary embolism. Pulmonary emboli occur among those who sit for long periods of time, and
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Contributed by Michael West on Sep 29, 2008
To avoid confrontation is to avoid the inevitable. We avoid it because of fear. Would you let your child be beat up? No. You would fight. It doesn’t matter what philosophy you have when you are actually in a fight, you will fight back. We have our giants, our bully’s, but we need not be afraid,
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Independent/Bible
Contributed by Tim Smith on Mar 16, 2011
AVOIDING THE ROCKS
Alan was my prayer partner at a previous church and he tells the story of going white water rafting on a Christian retreat. He said he always got stuck being the captain of the boat and sure enough for the 4th year in a row, he was named captain. So his job was to direct the men
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Methodist
Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007
"The purpose of Christianity is not to avoid difficulty, but to produce a character adequate to meet it when it comes. It does not make life easy;
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Contributed by Tony Abram on Feb 17, 2008
Temptations, of course, cannot be avoided, but because we cannot prevent the birds from flying over our heads, there is no need that we
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Contributed by Mark Eberly on Jun 8, 2008
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PASTOR AVOID THE APPEARANCE OF EVIL
Personally and professionally, my wife Kendra knows that there are some things that I need to be very careful of violating as her husband and as a pastor. For example, being alone with member of the opposite sex is something I am very careful about not doing.
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Church Of God
Contributed by Jeremy Poling on Dec 29, 2007
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How to Avoid Frustration
Keep your shoulder to the wheel
Your hand to the helm
Your eye on the ball!
Your nose to the grindstone
Your ear to the ground
And
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Pentecostal
Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Aug 10, 2008
Sin’s Birthplace
“But each one is tempted when by his own evil desire he is dragged away and enticed. Then, after desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin, and sin, when it is full-grown, gives birth to death.” (James 1: 14, 15)
Before you can win a war you must know your enemy, understand his
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Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 23, 2009
SIN DEFINITIONS
What is sin? Here are some suggestions:
"Sin is like a kidney stone. No one likes a kidney stone, nor should anyone like sin."
"Sin is like a rotten egg we try to cover up with spices."
"Sin is like a cancer with a 0% survival rate."
"Sin is like weeds in a garden; if not
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Contributed by Donnie Martin on May 14, 2010
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Sinful Nature
How does a worm get inside an apple? Perhaps you think the worm burrows in from the outside. No, scientists have discovered that the worm comes from inside. But how does he get in there? Simple! An insect lays an egg in the apple blossom. Sometime later, the worm hatches in the
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Baptist
Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Mar 9, 2009
SIN WILL:
1. TAKE YOU FARTHER THAN YOU PLANNED ON GOING.
2. KEEP YOU LONGER THAN YOU PLANNED ON STAYING
3. COST YOU MORE THAN YOU PLANNED ON
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Contributed by Alan Tison on May 25, 2008
Some people will do anything to avoid confrontation, I heard of a man who was going through a mid life crisis. He went out and bought a new car, but not just any car, but a new Corvette. As he pulled up on I-95 he noticed he was going 80 MPH, he thought boy that was easy. At that point, he wanted
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Christian/Church Of Christ