Contributed by Jimmy Haile on Oct 7, 2011
NO TRESPASSING
"No Trespassing" sign in West Texas, with the ranchers name signed in blood red next to the warning:
"STOP. I know you’re thinking about crossing this gate. What you should know is that if the
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Baptist
Contributed by Bruce Howell on Mar 30, 2001
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Nancy Spiegelberg captured the scene in the Garden with these lines:
In the dark place of olive trees
You had a chance to turn Your back
on us and say:
¡§Father, forget them; they¡¦re not worth
the price.¡¨
Instead, in the dark place, above
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Wesleyan
Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 26, 2002
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*Busy Doctors*
One fella walked into a doctor’s office and the receptionist asked him what he had. "Shingles," he said. So she took down his name, address and medical insurance number and told him to have a seat.
Fifteen minutes later a nurse’s aid came out and asked him what he had. "Shingles,"
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Contributed by Raymond Maurer on Jul 21, 2004
“We’ve long known that the ability to laugh is helpful to those coping with major illness and the stress of life’s problems. But researchers are now saying laughter can do a lot more -- it can basically bring balance to all the components of the immune system, which helps us fight off
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Contributed by Pat Cook on Sep 14, 2005
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This story comes from p131-133 of the The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe in The Chronicles of Narnia series.
Peter, the great king, has just slain the evil wolf general Maugrim. Aslan tells him he has blood on his sword. Peter looks down and sees that t is true. He bends down and wipes the blood
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Baptist
Contributed by Curry Pikkaart on Jul 20, 2011
DEAD TO GARLIC
The problem is we are so accustomed to sin we do not recognize it's gravity.
I once read the news account of the two Lake Worth, Florida, high school boys. They were suspended from school because they ate so much garlic that no one could stand to have them around. They had read
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Presbyterian/Reformed
Contributed by Juan Lane on Dec 27, 2002
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Truly marriage has a way of challenging everything that you believe to be true. We were all raised with different values and beliefs and many times we try to do the same thing that our role model did and we expect the same or somewhat similar results. We bring our beliefs into our marriage and
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Pentecostal
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Quest Study Bible notes this about the question,” What changed at this pivotal point in history?”
The resurrection vindicated Jesus’ claims about himself, that he was the Son of God in the flesh, the fulfillment of God’s dealings with humankind. No longer would people have to follow rules and
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Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Jan 4, 2008
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I am drawn to realize that I must make room and give careful attention to the witness of the Scriptures. It is my attention to the Scriptures as the challenged, but undefeated Word of God that I will overcome the flood of doubts and opposition to my faith that will come in 2008. I need an anchor
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Salvation Army
Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Apr 7, 2010
You can’t see it, hear it, or touch it, but scent is powerful. The smell of things like crayons, petunias, and colognes evoke memories that transport me to the past and bring to mind people and places I might not otherwise recall.
Some celebrities have fragrances named after them. Fans can
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Evangelical/Non-Denominational
DISCIPLINE, BROKENNESS, AND STRENGTH
Discipline is a virtue that is in short supply nowadays. We see men and women demonstrating a dangerous lack of self restraint and discipline. People do things just because they feel like it, ignoring the consequences. What there is no restraint, no discipline
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Independent/Bible
Contributed by Garris Hudson on Dec 19, 2022
What Child is this?
To the seeker, He's the Way;
to the philosopher, He’s the Truth;
to the penitent, He’s the Life.
He is Joshua's captain,
He is Moses' smitten rock,
He is Ruth’s Kinsman Redeemer,
What Child is this?
He is David’s Covenant King,
He is Esther’s
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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Fanny Crosby, blinded by an illness at 6 weeks of age, would grow to write over 9,000 poems and hymns. One of her many hymns begin this way:
Redeemed, how I love to proclaim it,
Redeemed by the blood of the
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Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Dec 10, 2007
That great truth inspired Count Zinzendorf to write the following lines in the glorious hymn “Jesus, Thy Blood and Righteousness,” translated by John Wesley:
Bold I shall stand in that great day,
For who ought to my charge shall
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Contributed by Donny Granberry on Aug 10, 2008
J. W. Tucker did not save anyone in the Republic of the Congo of Africa. As a matter of fact he was murdered by the Congan people and his body thrown in the Congo River and fed to the crocodiles.
But today, through the blood that Jesus shed, and the martyrdom of Bro. Tucker, the
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Assembly Of God
Contributed by Paul Wallace on Oct 28, 2008
A man in my hometown worked in the coal mine, and boasted the top rock couldn't fall fast enough to catch him. He boasted when the roll is called up yonder, I'll be there (pointing down).
The rock did fall, and
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Wesleyan