Contributed by Troy Borst on Mar 5, 2009
SOCIOLOGICAL COMMUNITY
I would like to begin this morning with the definition of the word community. A community is "a local grouping within which people carry out a full round of life activities."
A community includes:
(1) a grouping of people
(2) within a geographical area
(3) with a
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Christian/Church Of Christ
Contributed by Anne Benefield on Mar 5, 2009
NO-CUT AUDITIONS
Dick Sanderson is kind enough to give me a subscription to Leadership, Real Ministry in a Complex World. It is an exceptional magazine. This quarter there was an insert that carried a story called "A Cast of Thousands" by Lillian Daniel. She writes:
"At my daughter’s
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Presbyterian/Reformed
Contributed by Gene Gregory on Mar 30, 2009
ARTHRITIC CHURCH
Dennis is suffering from Rheumatoid arthritis. Many of you are familiar with the disease. The body attacks itself causing pain, disfigurement, and an inability for the body to function as it should.
My friends, the Bible says that we are the Body of Christ. This church and our
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Baptist
Contributed by Jim Kane on May 18, 2009
Touch is a powerful thing. It is a fact that holding newborns help them to thrive and live. God uses our appropriate touches to touch the lives of others.
How are your hands, how are our
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Church Of God
Contributed by Curry Pikkaart on Dec 24, 2009
MARCH OF THE PENGUINS: FELLOWSHIP
The documentary The March of the Penguins follows the emperor penguins of Antarctica on their incredible journey through ice and snow to mating grounds up to 70 miles inland. Narrated by Morgan Freeman, this beautiful film captures the drama of these
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Presbyterian/Reformed
"For all of its foibles—-lousy preaching, political infighting, self-centered focus, stagnation, a gaggle of special interest groups—-the pokey local church...is still the most fertile environment for spiritual development. In fact, there can be no genuine spiritual progress without a long-term
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Presbyterian/Reformed
Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Feb 23, 2010
NOT COMPLETE IN OURSELVES
Hear this from Professor Edward Everett in the 19th century:
We ask the leaf, "Are you complete in yourself?" and the leaf answers, "No, my life is in the branches." We ask the branch, and the branch answers, "No, my life is in the trunk." We ask the trunk, and it
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Pentecostal
Contributed by Chris Jordan on May 23, 2010
KNOCKING PEOPLE DOWN
Coach Shug Jordan at Auburn University asked his former linebacker Mike Kollin, who was then playing for the Miami Dolphins, if he would help him do some recruiting. Mike said, "Sure, coach. What kind of player are you looking for?"
The coach said, "Well Mike, you know
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Contributed by Davon Huss on Mar 7, 2011
EVERYONE'S PROBLEM
A mouse looked out through a crack in a farmhouse wall and was distraught to discover a mousetrap. When he went to tell his buddies, the chicken said, "Sorry, pal, not my problem." The pig said, "I'll pray for you." The cow was busy and said, "Come back later." Dejected, the
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Contributed by Adrian Rogers on Jul 19, 2011
I'M A PEOPLE
A little boy was talking about a friend that he met. He was telling his mama, "I just think he's such a neat guy."
His mama said, "What is it that you like so much about
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Baptist