Contributed by Ian Johnson on Dec 15, 2006
                
                
                
                    So much of our "Time with the Lord" in these times is geared to our Soul! Music that stirs the soul! Preaching that inspires the soul! Reading that challenges the soul! But the Lord says, "Those who worship me must worship in Spirit" Our souls are being called into obedience to
                    
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                    Contributed by Bruce Willis on Jan 12, 2007
                
                
                    
            
            
            
            
            
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                    In the fairy tale,  Alice in Wonderland I believe it was the Cheshire Cat who said, “If you don’t know where you’re going, any road will get you there.”  It could be we’re just living a fairy tale
                    
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                    So what about us?  We call ourselves Christians, that is followers of Jesus.  What kind of disciples are we?  Do we have a purely academic interest in the words of Jesus, or are we prepared to put him first in our lives?  Are we ready to fish for
                    
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                    There is the story of a boy who attended a church that had stained-glass windows.  When asked the meaning of the word saint, he said, “they are people the light shines through”.  (Charles E. Bugg. ed. The Abingdon Preaching Annnual 2002.   J.
                    
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                    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007
                
                
                    
            
            
            
            
            
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                    "Christian unity is not found in uniformity, organization or a particular church, but rather in Jesus and our commitment to His teachings and living them out in our livesIt is only as we join together with others who look different than we do but share a common love and
                    
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                    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 2, 2008
                
                
                
                    : (I came across this on a website this past week). To me, it’s a good idea to always carry two sacks of something when you walk around. That way, if anybody says, ’Hey, can you give me a hand?’ You can say,
                    
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                    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 21, 2010
                
                
                
                    GOD CHANGES THINGS
It was the late Donald Barnhouse the American pastor and author who stunned his congregation by saying, "Prayer changes nothing." The church was packed full of people, yet you could have heard a pin drop. Now his comment was
                    
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                    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Nov 7, 2011
                
                
                    
            
            
            
            
            
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                    HIDDEN DEVIL
[Reuters] "Art restorers have discovered the figure of a devil hidden in the clouds of one of the most famous frescos by Giotto in the Basilica of St Francis in Assisi, church officials said on Saturday. The devil was hidden in the details of clouds at the top of fresco
                    
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                    A little boy and girl were singing their favorite Christmas carol in church the Sunday before Christmas. 
The boy concluded singing "Silent Night" with the words, "Sleep in heavenly beans." "
No," his sister corrected, "not
                    
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                    Contributed by Kraig Pullam on Oct 22, 2006
                
                
                    
            
            
            
            
            
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                    The story deals with a rather old fashioned lady, who was planning a couple of weeks vacation in Florida. She also was quite delicate and elegant with her language. She wrote a letter to a particular campground and asked for reservations. She wanted to make sure the campground was fully equipped
                    
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                    Dr. James Dobson’s Focus On The Family recently aired this true story from  Dr. Bob Reccord, president of the International Missions Board:
A pastor friend in Texas was in a hurry after work. He had to get to the mall for some items, go to his daughter’s school to pick her up, take her home, get
                    
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                    Contributed by Scott Brewer on Jul 29, 2007
                
                
                    
            
            
            
            
            
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                    William Lobdell is a writer and reporter for the Los Angeles Times. Several years ago he attended a men’s retreat and decided that he wanted to follow Christ. He began to attend church, read the Bible and serve God in a variety of ways. He soon wanted to write about faith and he approached the
                    
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                    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 8, 2008
                
                
                    
            
            
            
            
            
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                    Title: What’s in your heart? What’s in your wallet?
Matthew 7:24 
Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock: 
(illustration ) Let me tell you a story of 2 men. One, we will call Jim, and the other we will
                    
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                    Contributed by Peter Loughman on Oct 20, 2008
                
                
                
                    FREE, BUT STILL ENSLAVED
William Knibb sailed for Jamaica in November of 1824. He traveled to replace his missionary brother Thomas, who had died just a few months before his departure from England. 
His school in Jamaica dedicated to the children of slaves prospered. Slaves flocked from the
                    
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                    The story of this song, Oh Holy Night, began in the 1840’s in France when a Priest asked a poet named Placide Cappeau de Roquemaure to write a poem for Christmas Mass.  Cappeau composed this poem while he was in a carriage on the road to France … and that he titled Cantique de Noel.  
Cappeau was
                    
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