Contributed by Donnie Martin on Mar 15, 2003
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Difference between a conviction and a preference, according to the U.S. Supreme Court: A preference is a very strong belief, held with great strength. You can give your entire life in a full-time way to the service of the preference, and can also give your entire material wealth in the name of the
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Contributed by Victor Yap on Mar 20, 2003
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A local business puts a sign in the window, stating the following: “HELP WANTED. Must be able to type, must be good with a computer and must be bilingual. We are an equal opportunity employer.?
A short time afterwards, a dog trotted into the office manager’s office, jumped up on the chair and
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Independent/Bible
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“The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe.” Let me repeat just a portion here:
“Oh Children,” said the Lion, “I feel my strength coming back to me. Oh, children, catch me if you can!” He stood still for a second, his eyes very bright, his limbs quivering, lashing himself with his tail. Then he
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 13, 2003
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A man entered a restaurant and sat on one of the stools at the counter. The waiter bought a glass of water to the man. The customer then immediately threw it into the waiters face. Quickly grabbing a napkin, the customer helped the waiter dry his face while he apologized with great remorse. "I’m
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Contributed by Larry Byerly on Jun 25, 2003
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As I was driving one foggy night, I topped a hill and I could see through the fog for a moment. What an awesome sight! The clouds were scurrying along at a rather quick pace, accross the face of the huge moon that seemed to softly light up the entire sky. Quite a change from driving in that fog
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 28, 2003
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WINNING FOR ANOTHER--COMMUNION MEDITATION
Giving your life for someone else is a powerful image. When it happens, it is impossible to miss the divine in it.
Even when the sacrifice happens on a less than mortal level, it still echoes a spiritual truth.
The world saw a little of this over the
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I felt a suspicious "bump" as I pulled my car into the driveway and came to a stop in our carport. Sure enough, one of the rear tires was flat, exposing the metal cord of the steel-belted radial. The next morning, when I visited the tire dealer, I noticed that the same brand of tire on the other
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Christian Missionary Alliance
Contributed by James O. Davis on Oct 28, 2003
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Seventy-five years ago the Titanic set sail from England to America. They said the Titanic was an unsinkable ship, and really, that was the only thing it ever did. It made its way into treacherous waters. Its captain was told there were dangerous icebergs along the way and that he should be
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Assembly Of God
Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 30, 2003
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NO MATTER WHAT
A number of years ago, there was a newspaper account of a speech given by the president of a well-known university to a group of influential businessmen and civic leaders. The president told of a recent experience which he, his audience, and the newspaper reporter found humorous.
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Contributed by Shane Brooks on Nov 4, 2003
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After the bombing of the federal building in Oklahoma City, The Chaplain of Bourbon Street, Bob Harrington, was asked by the governor of Oklahoma, to come be a spiritual prescence. After a few days there,one officer approached the Chaplain and said, "A few hours ago, one of our fire fighters found
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Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Brian La Croix on Nov 17, 2003
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Any adults here remember the television show, "Emergency?"¨
That was my ultra-favorite show. And at times I wish I had TV Land on my TV so I could watch it still.
But because of that show, I was planning to be a paramedic, like the guys on that show.
I thought it was really cool to use the
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Wesleyan
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Ruth Bell Graham, the wife of Billy Graham, has written a story, which she calls “The Mender.”
“He had built for himself a great house on one of the Caribbean islands. It is a thing to behold. Tall rusty iron columns, collected and resurrected with an ingenious homemade device. This Great
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Contributed by Thomas H on Feb 11, 2004
Three phrases describing the oppression by foreigners that the Israelites felt, are given one after the other: “the yoke of burden”, “the staff of his shoulder” and “the rod of his oppressor”. The three phrases are piled on top of each other to show a picture of terrible oppression. In those
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Contributed by Richard White on Feb 18, 2004
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According to church tradition St. Valentine was a priest near Rome in about the year A.D. 270. Now some have rejected the story because of its similarity to that of Paul. At that time the Roman Emperor was imprisoning Christians for not worshipping the Roman gods. During this persecution Valentine
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Christian/Church Of Christ
Contributed by Jason Cole on Feb 26, 2004
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In 1871, an American named Heinrich Schliemann began excavating an ancient city in Turkey. To the amazement of many, this retired businessman had discovered the lost city of Troy. To-day, you can still see the ruins of its towers and its walls, which were 16 feet thick. According to the Homer’s
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Christian/Church Of Christ
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The Cold Within (unknown)
Six humans trapped by happenstance in black and bitter cold.
Each one possessed a stick of wood (or so the story’s told).
Their dying fire, in need of logs, the first woman held hers back,
For on the faces around the fire, she noticed one was black.
The second, looking
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Assembly Of God
Contributed by Bobby Hawk on Mar 13, 2004
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Let me conclude with this brief story about Clay King Smith. Mr. Smith killed 5 innocent people, 2 women and 3 children, after tripping out one evening on drugs. In May of 2001, Clay King Smith was executed. A local news reporter in Arkansas had the chance to sit down and talk with Smith a year
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 2, 2004
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NO GOD AT ALL
Trinity Sunday is the day in which we celebrate God the Holy Trinity; the three persons, yet still only one God: the Father-Creator, Jesus the Son-Redeemer; and the Holy Spirit-the Sanctifier. Ever since day one, Christians have grappled in their language to adequately speak and
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