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  • Two Trees

    Contributed by Steve Kinnard on Feb 15, 2019
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    TWO TREES Imagine you are walking through the woods on a path, one side of the path is in sunlight and one side is in darkness. On each side of the path is a tree. The tree on the left is in darkness and the tree on the right is bathing in the sunlight. The tree on the left is old, scary, and ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Bbc America Hosts Nutritionist Gillian Mckeith ...

    Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Apr 10, 2009
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    BBC America hosts nutritionist Gillian McKeith who works with unhealthy eaters to break lifetimes of bad habits. BBC introduces their webpage with this introduction: Is your fridge stocked full of fresh fruits, vegetables and lean meats OR is it full of fat-filled, overly salted processed ...read more

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    Denomination: Salvation Army

  • A Sharp Knife For The Vine Branches

    Contributed by Lonnie Erwin on Oct 12, 2007
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    A sharp knife for the vine branches. -- I. THE TEXT SUGGESTS SELF-EXAMINATION. It mentions -- 1. Two characters who are in some respects exceedingly alike; they are both branches, and are in the vine: and yet for all this, the end of the one shall be to be cast away, while the end of the other ...read more

    Denomination: Baptist

  • To Pick An Avocado Off A Tree, You Attach A ...

    Contributed by Kent Tucker on Jan 15, 2007
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    To pick an avocado off a tree, you attach a coffee can to a long pole and raise it up under the avocado and then you jiggle the fruit. If it is ripe it will come off the tree easily. If it is not yet ripe, don’t be rough with it because you don’t want to bruise ...read more

    Denomination: Baptist

  • Stuart Briscoe Tell The Story Of A Friend Who ...  PRO

    Contributed by Eldon Reich on Mar 28, 2002
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    “Stuart Briscoe tell the story of a friend who often used an old fruit tree to escape from his second story bedroom window, especially when his father was about to punish him. One day the father announced that he was going to cut down the old tree because it had not borne fruit in many years. That ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • The Best Escape  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 6, 2003
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    THE BEST ESCAPE Escapism is usually thought of as a bad thing, because it is a running away from reality. But we need to see there is much reality that we need to escape from. The stress and tension all around us is real, but we have no obligation to be in a state of constant reaction to it. ...read more

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  • Our Behavior Should Be An Outward Growth Of Our ...

    Contributed by Carl Benge on Jul 2, 2007
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    Our behavior should be an outward growth of our love of God. It is the soil in which our spiritual fruits are planted. The Holy Spirit is the fertilizer that ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • In A Back Yard There Once Lived An Apple Tree ...  PRO

    Contributed by Joel Pankow on Jun 25, 2004
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    In a back yard there once lived an apple tree and a thorn bush. The apple tree produced nice juicy apples that everyone liked to eat. Kids would climb up the tree and pluck the apples. Worms would eat the ones that fell on the ground. Birds would peck away at the fruit from the top. The owner ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • The Parable Of The Fig Tree  PRO

    Contributed by Ty Tamasaka on Jul 26, 2011
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    THE PARABLE OF THE FIG TREE 6 "Then Jesus told this story: 'A man planted a fig tree in his garden and came again and again to see if there was any fruit on it, but he was always disappointed. 7 Finally, he said to his gardener, 'I’ve waited three years, and there hasn’t been a single fig! Cut it ...read more

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    Denomination: Other

  • A Lot Of People Think They Are Self-Acclaimed ...  PRO

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Feb 5, 2007
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    A lot of people think they are self-acclaimed experts. Take this health food advice: Q: I’ve heard that cardiovascular exercise can prolong life; is this true? A: Your heart is only good for so many beats, and that’s it... don’t waste them on exercise. Everything wears out eventually. Speeding ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • I Once Read Of A Little Boy Who Used To Escape ...  PRO

    Contributed by C Jordan on Apr 25, 2006
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    I once read of a little boy who used to escape his bedroom after being punished. He would crawl out of his bedroom window down an old fruit tree to the ground. One day, his father told him that he was going to chop down the fruit tree, because it hadn’t borne any fruit for a number of years. That ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

  • Phillip Yancey Said, "There Is Hope, Much Of ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Phillip Yancey said, "There is hope, much of which comes in the name of Christ. One telling statistic reveals the fruit of two centuries of faithful mission work: of India’s 700 million people, only 2.7 % call themselves Christian, and yet Christians are responsible for more than 18% of the ...read more

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  • S. D. Gordon Tells Of A Spring Storm That Broke A ...  PRO

    Contributed by Evie Megginson on Nov 4, 2003
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    S. D. Gordon tells of a spring storm that broke a large limb on his cherry tree. Although it hung by a very slender strand, to his surprise the blossoms came anyway. Later some fruit began to grow as it did on the other branches. He noticed, however, that only those in full contact with the tree ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • S.d. Gordon Tells Of A Spring Storm That Broke A ...

    Contributed by Steve Smith on Feb 26, 2007
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    S.D. Gordon tells of a spring storm that broke a large limb on his cherry tree. Although it hung by a very small strand, to his surprise the blossoms came anyway. Later some fruit began to grow as it did on the other branches. He noticed, however, that only those in full contact with the tree ...read more

    Denomination: Baptist

  • I Read A Fable About A Man Who Was Browsing In A ...

    Contributed by Christian Cheong on Jun 18, 2007
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    I read a fable about a man who was browsing in a store when he made the shocking discovery that God was behind a sales counter. So the man walked over and asked, "What are You selling?" God replied, "What does your heart desire?" The man said, "I want happiness, peace of mind, and freedom ...read more

    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • There Are No Shortcuts To Maturity  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 13, 2003
    based on 19 ratings
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    There are no short cuts to maturity. It takes years for us to grow to adulthood, and it takes a full season for fruit to mature and ripen. The same is true for the fruit of the Spirit. The development of Christlike character cannot be rushed. Spiritual growth, like physical growth, takes ...read more

  • What Words Would You Have Had For Adam And Eve ...

    Contributed by Michael Tkachuk on May 6, 2010
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    What words would you have had for Adam and Eve after they were evicted from the Garden? Perhaps you might have said something like this: “It was a paradise, Adam and Eve! What more could you ask for? There were all kinds of fruit trees in the Garden and you were free to eat of every fruit ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

  • Pruning With A Purpose  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 18, 2004
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    PRUNING WITH A PURPOSE I have a lilac tree in my back yard – beautiful white flowers. Well I decided it needed a little bit of pruning, so I got out some cutters and – well, the truth is I hacked it up. I didn’t really know what I was doing, but it had overgrown my clothes-line and needed to be ...read more

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  • A Story Is Told Of A Teacher Who Asked A Class Of ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sylvester Fergusson on Jan 7, 2007
    based on 5 ratings
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    A story is told of a teacher who asked a class of students, ‘What would you wish for if you had one wish?” One enthusiastic student shouted out, “Mama, I would wish for a big house for my family and myself.” Another student proudly stood up and said, “I would wish for lots of land, to plant an ...read more

    Denomination: Adventist

  • The Trees That Are Slow To Grow Bear The Best ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007
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     | 1,706 views

    The trees that are slow to grow bear ...read more

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