Contributed by Ken Kersten on Jun 1, 2004
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I had a baptism one time in which the dad was going to baptize his 9 yr. old son. He was nervous and I told him, just repeat the words "I baptize you in the name of the Father, the Son & the Holy Spirit" and then place him under the water. Well he got in the baptistry, got nervous and then placed
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 19, 2007
The Virtual Family Dinner, being developed by Accenture, will allow family members to chow down together regardless of where they live. It works like this: small, ceiling mounted cameras monitor Accenture’s Chicago test kitchen, tracking a test mom as she prepares a meal. When the system sees her
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 26, 2007
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Louis Pasteur, the pioneer of immunology, lived at a time when thousands of people died each year of rabies. Pasteur had worked for years on a vaccine. Just as he was about to begin experimenting on himself, a 9-year-old, Joseph Meister, was bitten by a rabid dog. The boy’s mother begged Pasteur to
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ILUSTRATION
God gave me a dream one night, I was on the platform preaching in a large church with a pie shaped auditorium, and there were people there I knew and people I didn’t know. The presence of the Lord had inhabited the place and the glory was falling. God told me, this was my pastorate.
Go
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Assembly Of God
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An Admiral was visiting on the deck of a U.S. Navy ship; he was chatting with some enlisted men. "What would you do if another sailor fell overboard?" A sailor promptly replied: "I would raise the alarm and toss him a life preserver, sir." The Admiral asked a second question: "What would you do if
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United Methodist
Contributed by Donny Granberry on Sep 23, 2008
Babe Ruth
Baseball great, Babe Ruth, considered to be one of the best to ever play the game did not have a great beginning.
Played for 22 years: 1914-1935.
2,873 hits, 506 doubles, 136 triples, 714 HRs, 2213 RBIs, .342 avg.
Called the Bambino, The Sultan of Swat.
In his first four years he hit
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Assembly Of God
Contributed by Paul Wallace on Oct 28, 2008
Dale Rooks, a school crossing guard in Florida, tried everything to get cars to slow down through the school zone. But nothing worked…until he took a blow dryer and wrapped it in electrical tape, making it look like a radar gun.
Dale just points the thing at cars, and it’s incredible how quickly
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Contributed by Davon Huss on May 5, 2009
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Signs You’re in a Bad Church
10. The church bus has gun racks.
9. The church staff consists of Senior Pastor, Associate Pastor and Socio-pastor.
8. The Bible they use is the "Dr. Seuss Version."
7. There’s an ATM in the lobby.
6. The choir wears leather robes.
5. Worship services are B.Y.O.S.:
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Contributed by Jerry Blaxton on Mar 12, 2010
CONFESSION IS GOOD FOR YOU
We’ve all heard the old saying, "Confession is good for the soul." Even in non-Christian and non-spiritual circles, people believe that to be true. Psychologists or psychiatrists would say that when we confess our wrong actions, words, and thoughts, it’s like a burden is
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Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Feb 4, 2013
YOUR SIN WILL FIND YOU OUT
ORANGE CITY, Fla., Jan. 31 (UPI) -- Authorities in Florida said they arrested a man who accidentally called 911 while allegedly talking about selling drugs.
The Volusia County Sheriff's Office said dispatchers contacted deputies around 9:42 p.m. Tuesday and told them an
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Independent/Bible
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Robert E. Coleman writes that he once “heard a missionary tell about a boy who appeared at a mission hospital in Kenya with a gaping wound in his foot. He had been accidentally injured while cutting grass far out in the jungle. Part of his heel was cut off. Without waiting to inform anyone of the
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Baptist
Contributed by Luis Marquez on Jun 10, 2008
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(ENGLISH TRANSLATION FOLLOWS)
CLING TO THE ROCK
Escuché la historia de un barco que naufragó. Un tripulante pudo salvarse subiendo a una roca que inconmovible se oponía al embate de las olas. Temblando el pobre náufrago se aferró a la misma. Al poco tiempo fue rescatado de este lugar por otro
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Contributed by Paul Steen on Dec 11, 2017
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BUYING THE STEREO
Philippians 4:11
I had an interesting experience buying a stereo as a teenager. I dreamed of getting one for Christmas when I was 19. I knew it would make me happy. I could hear the music playing and see myself swaying. I really needed it. But, Christmas came and went and I
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Calvary Chapel
Contributed by Alan Perkins on Apr 1, 2001
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On April, 1996 there was an auction of Kennedy memorabilia (the "ultimate garage sale"), which grossed $34.5 million dollars. JFK’s rocking chair sold for $442,500. On of Jackie’s fake pearl necklaces sold for $211,500. A set of golf clubs (just the woods): $772,500. Thirteen pairs of salt and
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Baptist
Contributed by Carla Powell on Jan 2, 2002
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Keeping a spending log - What does it say about you?
Try this exercise sometime. Look at the entries
in your checkbook or computer budget program.
Factor out bills like utilities, and compare
how much money you spend on certain categories
each week. How much money do you spend eating
out or
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Lutheran
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. Bobby Eklund states:
Families are in financial crisis, not always because of economic downturns or situations out of their control, but because we normally bring these problems upon ourselves. Families have readily accepted the notion that the best way to get things done is through debt. It is
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 6, 2004
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From The Power of One Another by Bob Russell, pg. 11- A young woman was talking to some friends when she pointed out that she believed the lifestyle of a certain Hollywood actress was “wrong.” Her friends reprimanded her for daring to judge someone else’s behavior, even though the actress has
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