Contributed by John Shearhart on Feb 8, 2007
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“A Roman Catholic priest […] was making his way down [an] alley to his parked car, [when] a man suddenly emerged from the shadows, thrusting the muzzle of a revolver into his ribs demanding, ‘Hand me your wallet!’
Offering no word of protest, the priest immediately began to comply. As he reached
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Contributed by Fred Sigle on Feb 13, 2007
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A faithful Christian man was DYING. His wife and son and daughter, who were all devout Christians, came to his bedside. He HUGGED them and said, “Good night, I’ll MEET you in a BETTER PLACE.”
He had another son, however, who never OBEYED the GOSPEL. He was a GOOD BOY, but he just never saw the
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Contributed by John Price on Mar 9, 2007
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John Maxwell said in His Book the Success Journey “A dream without a positive attitude produces a daydreamer. A positive attitude without a dream produces a pleasant person who can’t progress. A dream together with a
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Pentecostal
Contributed by Kenneth Squires on Mar 13, 2007
If God is to develop His plan in your life and you are to work at it with all your heart, then you must grow new spiritual muscle for the challenge. As a runner begins to train, his or her entire being is transformed. Within weeks of starting training the runner actually grows new capillaries.
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Pentecostal
Contributed by Kenneth Squires on Mar 13, 2007
In his Inaugural Address on March 4, 1933, Franklin D. Roosevelt made the most famous quote about fear when he said,
...The only thing we have to fear is fear itself...nameless, unreasoning, unjustified, terror which paralyzes needed efforts to retreat into
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Pentecostal
Contributed by Ted Mulder on Mar 24, 2007
John Elderidge wrote in his book The Journey of Desire
“Nearly every Christian I have spoken with has some idea that eternity is an unending church service… He goes on to write – We have settled on an image of the never-ending sing-along in the sky, one great hymn after another, forever and ever,
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Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Mar 27, 2007
In his book Integrity, Ted Engstrom tells this story: For Coach Cleveland Stroud and the Bulldogs of Rockdale County High School [Conyers, Georgia], it was their championship season: 21 wins and 5 losses on the way to the Georgia boys’ basketball tournament in March, then a dramatic
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Pentecostal
Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Mar 27, 2007
When telling his young daughter the story of Abraham and Isaac, a father related how God had finally told Abraham not to kill Isaac and had provided a sacrificial lamb instead. The little girl looked up with a sad expression and said, “I don’t like killing lambs.”
The father was speechless for
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Pentecostal
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Dr. David Seamands in his book Healing for Damaged Emotions says, “The two primary causes of emotional stress are the failure to receive forgiveness and the failure
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In his book, “Culture Warrior” that I mentioned earlier Bill O’Riely lists what He refers to as the 10 Commandments of the Secular Progressive Movement. The first is… “Thou Shalt Not Make Any Judgment Regarding Most Private Personal Behavior.
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Baptist
Contributed by Vic Folkert on Apr 5, 2007
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Robert Schuller tells of a time early in his ministy when he was experiencing great opposition. He was unable to sleep, panic-stricken, and the thought came to him, "Schuller, you’re cracking up." He desperately prayed, "Jesus Christ, are you dead or alive? I’ve been preaching it every Easter. But
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Presbyterian/Reformed
Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007
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The man who boasts only of his ancestors confesses that he belongs to a family
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007
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The man who has nothing to boast of but his illustrious ancestors is like a potatothe only good
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