THE LESSON OF "GEE" AND "HAW"
Amos 3: 3 Can two walk together, except they be agreed?
In 1974 it was my first year teaching school in Lee County, Virginia. To better know my students, I made home visits.
I had 44 students all day long. Wow, no wonder I thought about quitting?
I had a student named
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Assembly Of God
Contributed by Sermon Central on May 9, 2003
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At the Royal Palace of Tehran in Iran, you can see one of the most beautiful mosaic works in the world. The ceilings and walls flash like diamonds in multifaceted reflections.
Originally when the palace was designed, the architect specified huge sheets of mirrors be placed on the walls. When the
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Contributed by Dennis Jones on Jun 10, 2003
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There was a church that had a young lady that had started attending the church. She had more than a checkered past to say the least. She had turned her life over to the Lord and had dedicated the rest of her life to serving and following Jesus. She had worked very hard to not let her past get in
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Pentecostal
Contributed by Ronald Keller on Nov 24, 2003
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“Some time ago I saw a travelogue on television concerning a group of explorers who were searching in Africa for a vanishing tribe. In the course of their travels they came across some natives who for centuries had made their home on the banks of this one particular river. This in itself did not
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Nazarene
Contributed by D. Greg Ebie on Jan 7, 2004
✎ Let’s imagine today is payday only instead of a check we are all given cash. What do you notice about the money we have all worked so hard for? It’s not enough right? No, M is not for “more” it’s for “MERCY,” so in your minds eye take a close look at your money, and what do you see?
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Assembly Of God
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I imagine many of you have heard the old joke — or at least some version of it — about the man who’s walking along the street one night and comes across one of the neighborhood children inching along on his hands and knees down on the sidewalk beneath a streetlight. The man asks the boy, “What’s
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Lutheran
Contributed by Clark Tanner on Oct 14, 2004
Lynn and I recently watched a late September program of Larry King Live. The topic for discussion was “God, Anger, War & Religion”, and his five guests were a Muslim, a Jew, a Christian, a Roman Catholic priest (and I thought it interesting that he saw Christian and Catholic as two separate
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Orthodox
Contributed by Bruce Howell on Jan 3, 2005
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A speaker in Colorado was about to address a gathering of businessmen and women. Sitting a the head table, he turned to the real estate salesman on his left and said, "So, how are things going for you?" "Terrible," he answered. "Haven¡¯t you heard about the strikes? 80% of the people in this
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Wesleyan
Contributed by Timothy Smith on Jan 29, 2005
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Illustration: “In the Dark”
A young soldier and his commanding officer got on a train together. The only available seats were across from an attractive young lady who was traveling with her grandmother. As the four engaged in conversation, the soldier and the young lady kept eyeing one another, as
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Christian Church
Contributed by Peter Chan on Feb 11, 2005
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As I did a search on the Internet on “Noah’s Ark”, I came across a webpage where there was a colourful picture of the Noah’s Ark with the title: “Everything I Really Need to Know I learned from Noah’s Ark. Then it was followed by these statements:
Plan ahead. It wasn’t raining when Noah
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Presbyterian/Reformed
Contributed by Robbie Bankens on Aug 9, 2005
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You see, I understand what it’s like to be hooked on prescription pain killers and muscle relaxers.
I know what it’s like to wake up drunk in a ditch, laying in your own vomit and not remember how you got there.
I know what it’s like to pass out in the middle of the night in a graveyard, because
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Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Tom Burkholder on Sep 2, 2005
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Illustration: “Road Rage” By Dan Betzer
It happened just a couple of blocks from my study yesterday afternoon; it was about 4 o’clock with rush hour traffic. Iti our burgeoning county, it sometimes seems like every car on earth is in my lane. A young fellow kept weaving in and out of traffic,
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Pentecostal
Contributed by Davon Huss on Sep 7, 2005
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The new preacher, fresh out of college, had just moved into town. He was nervous but excited about all of the opportunities. After a few days, a nurse at the hospital called and said that he needed to come and visit Mabel. He had never met Mabel but she was a member of the church. On the way to
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Christian/Church Of Christ
Contributed by Bill Butsko on Jul 3, 2006
Story: “God Will Provide”
Back in the depression days of the early 1930’s, my husband pastored a small country church. We then had three little children. Many times our weekly income was less than $10.00. One day, we found ourselves out of bread and with only some rancid bacon grease for
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Christian Church
Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 17, 2006
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Generation Gap Many of today’s young people, unlike their parents, have never known anything but a world dominated by technology. Even their social lives revolve around the Web, iPods, and cellphones. So they dress down, talk loose, and reveal their innermost thoughts online. The result is a
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Suppose that the Super Bowl was being held at Ericsson Stadium (where the Carolina Panthers play but this will fit at any Pro football stadium.) You would love to go, wouldn’t you? What do you need in order to get in? You need a ticket! If you don’t have a ticket, there’s nothing you can do – you
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Evangelical/Non-Denominational
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