Contributed by Sam Mccormick on Aug 12, 2017
                
                
                
                    Several years ago, I began to reflect on the happenings at Gethsemane.  It started when I saw some movie in which an actor did an okay job of portraying Jesus, except that he failed abysmally in his attempt to show what I think Jesus' agony at Gethsemane must have been really like.  I realized that
                    
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                    Twas battered and scarred, and the auctioneer
Thought it scarcely worth his while
To waste much time on the old violin,
But held it up with a smile.
‘What am I bidden, good folks,’ he cried,
‘Who’ll start the bidding for me?
A dollar, a dollar,’ then ‘Two; Only two?
Two dollars, and who’ll make it
                    
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                    Warren Wiersbe tells the story about a man who purchased a Rolls Royce and decided to tour through Europe. As he was enjoying his drive looking at the sights, suddenly his Rolls Royce broke down with no one around who could fix it. He sent a cable to the company in England and they flew a man over
                    
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                    In his book, "The Treasure Principle" Randy Alcorn says that the greatest deterrent to giving is the illusion that Earth is our home. He tells the following story.
Suppose your home is in France and you're visiting America for three months, living in a hotel. You're told that you
                    
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                    A little boy appeared under the store owner’s sign, "Puppies for sale."
"How much are you going to sell the puppies for?" he asked.
The store owner replied, "Anywhere from $30 to $50."
"I have $2.37," the little boy said, "Can I please look at
                    
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                    The story of David Berkowitz, infamously known as the “Son of Sam,” is a remarkable tale of redemption and transformation.
1.	Background:  In the late 1970s, David Berkowitz terrorized New York City as a serial killer. He shot and killed six young people and wounded seven others during a spree
                    
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One day shortly after the birth of their new baby, the mother had to go out to do some errands. So, the proud papa stayed home to watch his wonderful new son.
 
Soon after the mother left, the baby started to cry. The father did everything he could think of to do but the baby wouldn’t stop crying.
                    
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                    Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Apr 13, 2025
                
                
                
                    [081].  A MESSAGE FROM A POEM – FIERY BIRTH OF LIFE
THIS POEM IS STRICTLY COPYRIGHT.  IT MUST NOT BE ALTERED OR TAKEN.  IF IT IS USED I WOULD APPRECIATE KNOWING THAT.  The use in the Lord’s service is why I wrote it.
I have had some of my efforts stolen and reproduced in other’s names.  This has
                    
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                    Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Jun 27, 2025
                
                
                
                    [117].  A MESSAGE FROM A POEM – HE BECAME SIN FOR US
This poem resulted from some discussion in one of the Christian forums on Isaiah 52 and 53.  I was thinking into the sufferings of the Lamb upon the cross trying to capture the stark reality of that sacrificial death.  Of course God blotted out
                    
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                    Contributed by Rick Crandall on Sep 29, 2025
                
                
                
                    This is David's message to us in Psalm 37:5-6, where he tells us to trust in the Lord. David said, "Commit your way to the LORD, Trust also in Him, And He shall bring it to pass. He shall bring forth your righteousness as the light, And your justice as the noonday."
*How is the Lord
                    
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