Contributed by John Harvey on Oct 13, 2006
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“Serving daily in the monotonous details of life uncovers the deep roots of selfishness in my soul. Feeding, sheltering and clothing my family translates into cooking, cleaning, and laundry EVERY day for years with no end in sight. This is no short term mission trip. The constant demands of two
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Contributed by Bobby Scobey on May 4, 2009
WHEN I GET STRAIGHTENED OUT
When a new family moved into the community, the pastor went to invite them to his church. The husband said, "We are just getting moved in, Parson, but I will come when I get straightened out."
After a few weeks, the Rev. went again with the same invitation. The
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Contributed by Thomas Cash on Mar 1, 2010
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IT IS WELL WITH MY SOUL
Horatio Gates Spafford, a 43-year-old Chicago Businessman, suffered financial disaster in the great Chicago fire of 1871. He and his wife were still grieving over the death of their son shortly before the fire, and he realized they needed to get away for a vacation. Knowing
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Contributed by Ross Cochrane on Jun 20, 2010
CHILDLIKE FAITH
Perhaps it is the reason that I embraced Christianity so easily was that the Christian faith doesn’t demand intelligence. I have an above average intelligence level. Well, actually, although it was above average according to the IQ test I completed at School, it was more tilted
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Contributed by Gene Gregory on Aug 13, 2012
SOLID GROUND
On May 4th, just two months ago, the Lambro family woke to find the backyard of their Windermere home gone. Overnight a sinkhole had formed that grew to more than 100 x 50 feet and swallowed a hammock and 4 trees.
Last month, on June 21st, Susan Minutillo left her house to run a
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Baptist
Contributed by Paul Barreca on Jan 6, 2013
RESOLUTION STATISTICS
Today is the first Sunday of a New Year! Perhaps you made a New Years resolution. Many of us do. Here is some interesting information about New Years resolutions from thee University of Scranton. Journal of Clinical Psychology, (Published: 12.13.2012)
The Top 10 New Years
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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Henry Blackaby, the author of Experiencing God, tells this heart wrenching story about a situation he encountered early in his ministry. He writes, “The first funeral I ever conducted was for a beautiful three-year-old. She was the first child born to a couple in our church, and the first
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Contributed by Chris Jordan on Aug 3, 2007
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ILLUSTRATION: The Pet Rattler
A newspaper told the story of a man in Arkansas who had a pet rattlesnake. The man found the snake as a baby. He took it, fed it, and made it a pet. The reptile would come when he whistled, it would eat from his fingers, and it would coil around his arm and let him
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Contributed by John Tung on Feb 12, 2009
LET THE DEAD BURY THEIR DEAD
To one person who wanted to bury his father before following Jesus, Jesus said, "Let the dead bury their own dead, but you go and proclaim the kingdom of God." (Lk. 9:60)
Doesn’t that sound harsh? Someone’s father just died, and the man can’t even go back to bury his
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in 1871, Spafford’s 4-year-old son died of Scarlet fever. Two years later, business demands kept Spafford from joining his wife and four daughters on a family vacation in England where his friend D. L. Moody would be preaching.
On November 22, 1873, while crossing the Atlantic on the steamship
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 12, 2005
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Walking through a state park near Miami, my wife and I saw a Cuban family enjoying a picnic as half a dozen raccoons begged for handouts. The family responded by tossing them bits of food and saying repeatedly, “Oye, chico, ven aca.” (C’mere, boy.”) I later confessed to my wife that my
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 3, 2006
Household Restructure: For the first time in U.S. history, the traditional family―a married couple with kids at home―comprises less than 25% of U.S. households. Non-family households are nearly 1/3 of the total, a 50% increase since ’70. Multigenerational homes, with 3 or more
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"IT"
Did any of you see a film that came out in the 90s - "The Adams Family". There's a creature named "it" that is a hand that runs around on its own [mime it]. St Paul tells us the church is the body of Christ. We are all parts of a body interconnected with each other. But if we try to be
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