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IN GOD’S TIME, IN GOD’S WAY! The Fern and the Bamboo... Unknown
One day I wanted to quit.... I wanted to quit my job, I wanted to run from my relationship and my spiritual journey ... I just wanted to quit life.
Stop this world and let me off.
I went to the woods to have one last good talk
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Assembly Of God
Contributed by Melvin Newland on Nov 9, 2001
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There is a story about a man who lost his wife, leaving him to be both mother & father to a six-year-old son. After her funeral father & son came home, both feeling so alone & grieved by their loss. That night as they prepared for bed, the boy sked, "Daddy, may I sleep in your room tonight,
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Contributed by Paul Carlson on Feb 20, 2009
What God Has Promised
God hath not promised Skies always blue Flower-strewn pathways All our lives through.
God hath not promised Sun without rain Joy without sorrow Peace without pain.
But God hath promise Strength for the day Rest for the labor Light for the way;
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Baptist
Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 24, 2002
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OUR DEPENDENCE ON GOD
“It is the duty of nations as well as of men to own their dependence upon the overruling power of God; to confess their sins and transgressions in humble sorrow, yet with assured hope that genuine repentance will lead to mercy and pardon; and to recognize the sublime truth,
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Contributed by Ed Sasnett on Oct 17, 2005
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The comedian Jim Carrey stars in the movie Bruce Almighty. He plays a TV reporter who thinks his being overlooked for promotions and various other misfortunes mean that God doesn’t care, or at least has let him down. When God, played by Morgan Freeman, shows up to offer Bruce His own power for a
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Baptist
Contributed by John White on Aug 15, 2005
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InstrumentsOf Grace In His Service
The grace of God can turn problems to patience, vexation to victory and tragedy to triumph. The same pressure that can cause a destructive explosion can be harnessed to drive the wheels of progress. Pressure usually produces and the production can be good or
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Baptist
Contributed by Jeff Simms on Apr 18, 2004
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In “Let’s Roll: Ordinary People, Extraordinary Courage”, Lisa Beamer reflects on the loss of her dad. She says,
“Slowly, I began to understand that the plans God has for us don’t just include “good things”, but the whole array of human events. The “prospering” he talks about in the book of
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Contributed by Timothy Shumer on Aug 22, 2004
Should we strive to be like Jesus! Of course! But He was perfect, and for me, there’s always a little sense within that I know I am going to fall short of that perfection. I know I should keep it as a goal before me. Frankly, if I aim for that, I’ll get nearer than if I don’t, and if I am devoted
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Contributed by Paul Fritz on Jun 11, 2001
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A poor old widow, living in the Scottish Highlands, was called upon one day by a gentleman who had heard that she was in need. The old lady complained of her condition, and remarked that her son was in Australia and doing well.
"But does he do nothing to help you?" inquired the visitor.
"No,
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Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Jeff Strite on Jan 10, 2001
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Poem: He was just a little lad,
and on the week’s first day,
Was wandering home from Sunday School,
and dawdling on the way.
He scuffed his shoes into the grass;
he found a caterpillar
He found a fluffy milkweed pod,
and blew out all the
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Contributed by Mark Beaird on Nov 2, 2000
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IS GOD SPEAKING?
James Hamilton writes:
Before refrigerators, people used ice houses to preserve their food. Ice houses had thick walls, no windows, and a tightly fitted door. In winter, when streams and lakes were frozen, large blocks of ice were cut, hauled to the ice houses, and covered
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Pentecostal
Contributed by Brent Williams on Jun 7, 2001
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Where’s God?
Two young lads had terrorized their neighborhood with their pranks and thefts. The parents didn’t know what to do and finally with the assistance of their minister, it was decided that the clergy would intervene and attempt to straighten out the boys. The parents needless to say were
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Baptist
Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2002
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THE LOVE OF GOD
The love of God is one of the great realities of the universe, a pillar upon which the hope of the world rests. But it is a personal, intimate thing too. God does not love populations, He
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