Contributed by James Mcdonald on Sep 18, 2007
                
                
                
                    This past Tuesday, Stacy and I went up to Freeport to encourage a local homeschooling support group. The group had advertised the event in their area, seeking to increase attendance a bit. I received an email from a friend of mine, Bob, who attends a Reformed church in Southern Wisconsin. Bob was
                    
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                    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Oct 24, 2007
                
                
                
                    In the Greek Islands, you can see the home of Hippocrates, the father of modern medicine.
 
Near his house there is an olive tree, supposedly dating from his time. The trunk of this tree is very large but completely hollow; it is little more than thick bark. There are a few long, straggling
                    
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                    Contributed by Owen Bourgaize on Oct 18, 2000
                
                
                
                    I read of a remarkable story of God’s providential care.  Police in Nepal saved the lives of Christians by arresting them! A musical team from an Indian church travelled to Tikapur, Nepal, to attend a church conference. Hours before they were scheduled to return to India, police arrested the team
                    
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                    Contributed by Brian Matherlee on Nov 29, 2007
                
                
                
                    e.    Elmer Towns tells about a member of a motorcycle gang who was converted to Jesus Christ dramatically and the first Sunday he did the only thing he knew he should do and so he went to church. Nobody in the church knew him and he walked down to the second aisle and sat in the seat. And the
                    
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                    Sherlock Holmes and his friend Dr. John Watson went on a camping trip. 
They set up their tent and fell asleep. 
Some hours later, Holmes woke his faithful friend.
"Watson, look up at the sky and tell me what you see."
Watson replied, "I see millions of stars."
"What does that tell you?" asks
                    
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                    Contributed by Anne Benefield on May 28, 2008
                
                
                
                    Reverend Marsh tells the story of two men who worked together for years.  
	Joe went to church every Sunday, Harvey not at all.  One Monday morning, Harvey said, "Joe, I went to church yesterday," whereupon Joe responded excitedly, "Harvey, I'm sure glad to hear that."
	Harvey continued, "The
                    
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                    Contributed by Brian Lewis on Sep 25, 2008
                
                
                    
            
            
            
            
            
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                    What Kind of Shoes are YOU?
House shoes/slippers: They are comfy, you can relax in them, maybe fall asleep. Beliefs: too comfy, too relaxed. Church is just a routine, been doing it for years, same pew.
High heels: Vey stylish, but not very comfortable, probably hard to walk, although I wouldn't
                    
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                    Contributed by Paul Carlson on Feb 16, 2009
                
                
                
                    Ministry Area Profile 2006 -- Compass Report	10/24/2006
Estimated 2006 households likely to be primarily concerned with:
The Basics: Maintaining personal health – 42.6%
Hopes and Dreams: 
	1) Achieving long-term financial security – 56.8%
	2) Finding time for recreation/leisure – 31.7%
	3) Other
                    
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                    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 2, 2001
                
                
                    
            
            
            
            
            
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                    [T]here really is no story about the Resurrection in the New Testament. Except in the most fragmentary way, it is not described at all. There is no poetry about it. Instead, it is simply proclaimed as a fact. Christ is risen! In fact, the very existence of the New Testament itself proclaims it.
                    
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                    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 9, 2001
                
                
                    
            
            
            
            
            
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                    Two men were marooned on an Island.  One man paced back and forth
worried and scared while the other man sat back and was sunning himself.
The first man said to the second man, "aren’t you afraid we are about to
die."  "No," said the second man, "I make
                    
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                    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Oct 18, 2000
                
                
                    
            
            
            
            
            
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                    Leadership is the ability to put the plans into practice, and to accomplish the specified objectives through the skillful management of people, time, and tangible resources. A good leader is one who is able to motivate people; one who is capable of making good decisions, even under pressure or in
                    
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                    In the Secret Service
A gentleman was in front of a preacher coming out of the church one day.  The preacher grabbed him by the hand, pulled him aside and said to him, "You need to join the Army of the Lord!" The man replied, "I’m already in the Army of the Lord, Pastor." The Pastor questioned,
                    
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                    Contributed by C.a. Mccracken on Mar 22, 2005
                
                
                    
            
            
            
            
            
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                    Leonard Ravenhill said this in his book “Why Revival Tarries”
“No man is greater than his prayer life…Poverty–stricken as the church is today in many things, she is most stricken here, in the place of PRAYER.
We have many organizers, but few agonizers; many players and payers, few PRAYERS.
The
                    
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