Contributed by Pat Damiani on Jun 20, 2006
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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 Michael De Rosa on Sep 10, 2006
Derek McGinnis, a 29 year old war vet, lost his left leg to a suicide bomber in Iraq, but he became determined not to let that stop him from his passion of surfing. With that determination, he gathered other war amputees around him to teach them how to surf.
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Free Methodist
Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 19, 2007
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An ancient Psalm was recently discovered in an Irish bog. The book has been dated to the years 800-1000. A Trinity College manuscripts expert says it’s the first discovery of an Irish early medieval document in two centuries. The book was found open to a page describing, in Latin script, Psalm 83,
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i. Tadlock states, ‘The loss of perspective is another cost of hurry sickness. Perspective means a balanced way of seeing things-the capacity to see people or things in their relationship to each other. You see things as they are rather than in some distorted manner. It’s hard to
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Contributed by Martin Kim on Nov 1, 2004
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Joni Eareckson, back in July of 1967, at 17 years of age, dove off a diving platform in the Chesapeake Bay. She hit the shallow bottom and broke her neck. She became a quadriplegic. She was paralyzed from the neck down. I will paraphrase what she wrote in one of her books. She writes
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Adventist
Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Jul 20, 2009
According to Wikipedia, "The persecution of Christians is the religious persecution that Christians have endured as a consequence of professing their faith, both historically and in the current era. In the two thousand years of the Christian faith, about 70 million believers, of whom 45.5 million
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Contributed by Chris Gowen on Jan 17, 2010
Noah walked with God because his life was lined up with God's ways. No one can walk together except they be agreed. Two men were trying to get a piece of furniture through a doorway. After much frustration and energy was expended, the men stopped and looked at each other with a puzzled look. It was
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Contributed by Paul Carlson on Jan 25, 2010
ILLUSTRATION
The example of EVIL in the 20th century.
1. 6,000,000 Jews murdered in gas chambers.
2. 7,000,000 gypsies/others
3. Russia slaughtered 20,000,000 Ukrainians
4. 1.5 million Armenians killed
5. tens of thousands
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Henry Ward Beecher shares this thought about love, "We never know how much one loves till we know how much he is willing to endure and suffer for us; and it is the suffering element that measures love. The characters that are great must, of necessity, be characters that shall be willing, patient
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Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Feb 22, 2010
Early African converts to Christianity were earnest and regular in private devotions. Each one reportedly had a separate spot in the thicket where he would pour out his heart to God.
Over time the paths to these places became well worn. As a result, if one of these believers began to neglect
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Pentecostal
Contributed by Terry Barnhill on Jun 15, 2011
THE TRUE BLESSING
When God blessed Abraham, He blessed him so that he could be a blessing to all nations. To be a true blessing to others requires that we share with them the power of God’s transforming Truth.
If you give food to a man who is trapped in a pit, they are still trapped in that
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Presbyterian/Reformed
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A CHILD'S PERSPECTIVE OF THANKFULNESS
When asked to list what he was thankful for, one little boy wrote, "My glasses!"
"That's good," said the teacher, "they help you see better".
"No," responded the child, "I’m thankful for my glasses because they keep the other boys from hitting and fighting
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Contributed by Perry Greene on Oct 16, 2012
A church member, noted for his "kickative mood and objective case," was challenged to construct a workable program rather than always finding fault with the attempts of others. "No," he replied, "you go ahead and make the plans, I will tell you what is wrong with them."
This is essentially how
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Napoleon Bonaparte said, "I know men and I tell you that Jesus Christ is no mere man. Between Him and every other person in the world there is no possible term of comparison. Alexander, Caesar, Charlemagne, and I have founded empires. But on what did we rest the creations of our genius upon
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Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Apr 30, 2007
One of the greatest legends in teaching was a 17th century Czech man named Jan Komensky. He is sometimes called Comenius. He promoted the idea of universal education for all, came up with the idea of illustrated textbooks and interlinear books with columns in two languages -- and a host of other
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Independent/Bible
Contributed by Sherm Nichols on Dec 31, 2007
A Skit – 3 people up front, each with a plate and snack in front of him/her. All 3 are very hungry. Person #1 thinks really hard about the food. Person #2 touches the food – maybe smells or licks it. Person #3 devours it, then asks the
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Christian/Church Of Christ
Making Christ the center of your life is like making the hub of your life. Just like the hub of bicyle there are spokes the run out from the hub the outer weel. All the interest we have in life sports, hobbies, our job, family, recreation, etc. should not be the center of most important as the hub
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Assembly Of God
Contributed by Jim Kane on Jan 7, 2008
his is the season of the song. What holiday, other than perhaps Easter, do we celebrate and remember with so much singing? Christmas carols and songs are a part of this holiday season. What would Christmas be like without the classic carols, “Silent Night” or” Away In A Manger?” Or the traditional
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Church Of God
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