Contributed by Pat Cook on Jul 22, 2003
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Bill Bright, just months before he died in July 2003: "Even though I’ve always believed in heaven and hell, after I became a believer, I gave little thought to it. But in recent months I’ve been writing on heaven and hell. My logic is this: The God whom we worship created at least 100 billion
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Baptist
Contributed by Brian La Croix on Oct 25, 2003
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A pilot's flying over a mountainous terrain, and as he's flying, he looks down to see two vehicles driving down the highway.
The first vehicle is a semi-trailer, pulling his load up and down that ol' highway. The second vehicle is a sports car driven by a guy who's got better things to do than be
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Wesleyan
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Years ago, a radio station received a letter from a shepherd who lived on an isolated ranch in the western part of the United States. Never before had the station received such a request. It read, “Will you please strike an ‘A’ on the piano in your studio? I am far from a piano, and the only
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Pentecostal
Contributed by Guy Mcgraw on Dec 4, 2003
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An old civil war veteran used to wander around begging for food and a place to stay. He would always talk about his good friend, ‘Mr. Lincoln’.
He had been hurt in the war and was unable to hold a regular job but had pride in a letter from the president which he was not even able to read.
‘You
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Contributed by Tim Zingale on Dec 8, 2003
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In his book The 50-Year Dash, syndicated columnist Bob Greene writes about friendship:
"I was on a trip, feeling a little down, and I called my best friend from back when I was a kid. Even though we live in different towns, we still can talk to each other with the unguardedness of when we were
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Lutheran
Contributed by Tom Doubt on May 17, 2004
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There are many ways to address problems. North Dakota Indian tribe wisdom[sermon-fodder.com, 9-27-03]: If you discover you are riding a dead horse, dismount.
We often expand this basic tribal wisdom in our church life and personal life. If we find ourselves on a dead horse, we simply change
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Contributed by Evie Megginson on Jul 16, 2004
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We are told that in the prairies of South America there grows a flower that always inclines in the same direction. The traveler may lose his way while crossing one of those prairies, and he may have neither compass nor chart by which to steer his course; but, turning to this lovely flower, he will
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Baptist
Contributed by David Ward on Dec 7, 2004
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A man was having dinner with his parents at a stylish London restaurant. The food was superb, and the setting—complete with chandeliers, crystal and silver—was unbelievably elegant. Nonetheless, when his mother’s main course arrived, she felt the need for a little salt. Trying the three silver
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Contributed by Amanda Wilson on May 2, 2007
In a book I was reading recently, a King found he had an illegitimate grandson, called Fitzchilvary, abandoned on his doorstep. And after some thought he says to Fitz, I want to make a bargain with you. I will feed you and clothe you and give you a home, education and employment if you will always
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Independent/Bible
Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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Corrie Ten Boom in The Hiding Place relates an incident which taught her this principle. She and her sister, Betsy, had just been transferred to the worst German prison camp they had seen yet, Ravensbruck. Upon entering the barracks, they found them extremely overcrowded and flea-infested. Their
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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During a hurricane in the Gulf of Mexico, a news report highlighted a rescue device used on the oil rigs. In case of fire or (in this case) hurricane, rig workers scramble into the bullet-shaped "bus" and strap themselves into their seats.
When the entry port is shut, the vehicle is released down
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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John Maxwell tells the story of two shoe salesmen who were sent to a remote Island to sell shoes. After arriving, the first salesman called the home office back in Chicago and told them that he would be returning the next day because no one on the Island even wore shoes. The second salesman arrived
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Contributed by John Browning on Aug 6, 2007
A story is told of a small group study that was done each week a church. Each week it would be held in a different member’s home and the host would provide snacks and the opening prayer. One young lady always provided the best food, had the cleanest home, etc. But she could never say the prayer;
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Baptist
Contributed by Johnny Knight on Aug 11, 2007
Illustration: During a night time thunderstorm, a little 4 years boy was frightened by the crash of thunder. He skurried to his parents bedroom.
"I’m afraid of the storm" he cried, "I want you to come lay down by me!"
His mother replied, "Son, God is always with us. He’ll be right at your bed
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Assembly Of God
Contributed by Bob Joyce on Sep 11, 2007
George Eliot wrote a book about Adam Bede. Adam was a stalwart carpenter, a solid man, and he was in love with a woman who was pretty, vain, and superficial. There comes into their lives an author who is a wealthy playboy. He took advantage of this woman, and the rest of the story is about her
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Baptist