Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Dec 15, 2002
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THE FIRST CHRISTMAS CARD
The first Christmas card ever produced had its own disturbing qualitites. It was designed by an English artist named John Calcott Horsley in 1843, after he was commissioned for the task by Sir Henry Cole, a businessman from Bath, England. There were 1,000 of the
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Methodist
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I heard a story that illustrates this point in an interesting way. An author named Bret Harte wrote a story about the Wild West, called “The Luck of Roaring Camp.” Roaring Camp was the meanest, toughest Mining Town in all the West. There were more murders and thefts than any other place around.
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Christian/Church Of Christ
Main Idea: Jesus was a baby that changed the whole world.
Verse: “But when the fullness of the time had come, God sent forth His Son, born of a woman…” (Galatians 4:4 NKJV).
Illustration: Once upon a time there was a village. In the village there lived many men. They were always mad at each
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Charismatic
Contributed by Paul Dietz on Aug 16, 2008
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METAMORPHOSIS
I can recall how taken back I was, in my fourth grade science class, when I first became aware of this almost magical phenomena of an ugly, old caterpillar becoming a beautiful butterfly. Of course at that age I had a very hard time understanding the whole biological time-clock thing
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A man once wrote, I overheard my mother passing along to my father a newsy tidbit, concerning a neighbor. "You know you shouldn¡¦t repeat stories about others," I said with mock seriousness. "That makes you a gossip." "I¡¦m not a gossip!"
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United Methodist
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In my home town there was a company that purchased some land and began to build what
was to become a large grocery store. The foundation was laid, the frame of the building
was erected, then, for some unknown reason, all work stopped. For years the unfinished
building stood as a sort of
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Baptist
Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 16, 2001
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HAM, HENEK, MET
While I was serving in Paraguay, a Maka Indian named Rafael
came to sit on my porch. I was eating and went out to see what
he wanted. He responded, "Ham, henek met." Again I asked what
I could do for him, but the answer was the same. I understood
what he was saying but not its
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 26, 2002
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HAS GOD REVEALED HIMSELF IN OTHER RELIGIONS?
Karl Barth was lecturing to a group of students at Princeton. One student asked the German theologian "Sir, don’t you think that God has revealed himself in other religions and not only in Christianity?" Barth’s answer stunned the crowd.
With a
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Contributed by Paul Fritz on Jul 10, 2002
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Robert Louis Stevenson tells of a storm that caught a vessel off a rocky coast and threatened to drive it and its passengers to destruction. In the midst of the terror, one daring man, contrary to orders, went to the deck, made a dangerous passage to the pilot house and saw the steerman, at his
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Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Joel Vicente on Aug 17, 2002
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SAILING AWAY
A personal testimony.
Inspired by His calling, Joel Vicente. -------
I was secure at home when I heard the voice from the Captain exclaim,
"Come follow me. Go where I send you. No need to fear. I will be with you."
I asked, "But Captain, may I remain here on the shore where it is
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Baptist
Contributed by Donnie Martin on Aug 27, 2002
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Believe or Reject
I would recommend you either believe God up to the hilt, or else not to believe at all. Believe this book of God, every letter of it, or else reject it. There is no logical standing place between the two. Be satisfied with nothing less than a faith that swims in the deeps of
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Baptist
Contributed by Howard Parnell on Sep 26, 2002
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The story is told of a little girl whose parents never went to church. However, they insisted upon her
attendance and what is more is that she had to be able to recite the preacher’s text for the day. One morning she rushed home excited: "Oh mama, my name is in the Bible." "That’s not likely,"
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Contributed by Timothy Mills on Oct 13, 2002
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Jesus and Satan had an arguement before God about which one could type on a computer faster and better. God commanded a contest. Satan was typing so fast that the keyboard was smoking, and sparks were flying from his fingertips. Jesus was not behind, but he kept doing something else that Satan
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