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A famous violinist once ordered a manufacturer to make for him the very best instrument his skilled fingers could produce. But when the violin was delivered, its tone did not please the sensitive artist. In indignation he smashed it.
The disheartened dealer tried to atone for his failure.
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Contributed by Chris Jordan on Jan 17, 2009
"When love, acceptance and forgiveness prevail, the church of Jesus Christ becomes what Jesus was in the world: a center of love designed for the healing of broken people, and a
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Contributed by Charles Wallis on Jan 30, 2008
“If our worship simply becomes about ‘Jesus and me,’ and doesn’t have any real impact on broken humanity, then I don’t think we are
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Pentecostal
Contributed by Donnie Martin on Jan 12, 2009
We make a lot of promises to others and many promises are made to us. Sadly, too many promises are broken on both ends of the equation. God, however, never breaks a promise.
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Don’t let the broken promises of this world keep you from believing the promises of God. God will
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Contributed by Greg Buchner on Sep 26, 2004
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Chuck Colson is quoted saying, “Without ultimate justice, people’s sense of moral obligation dissolves; social bonds are broken. People who have no fear of God soon have no
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Methodist
Contributed by Dave Kinney on Jul 26, 2008
Pastor Dave Kinney said, "From God's fixed place in heaven He can powerfully fix anything broken in the human heart, and because God still reigns,
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Baptist
Contributed by Dana Chau on Apr 2, 2003
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An American visiting a village in a developing country saw a native reading the Bible. He arrogantly commented, "In our country, we don’t allow the Bible in schools anymore."
The
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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Chuck Colson is quoted saying in regard to justice, “Without ultimate justice, people’s sense of moral obligation dissolves; social bonds are broken. People who have no fear of God soon
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 2, 2008
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I like Jerry Cook’s vision: “To see the church become what Jesus was in the world – a center of love, designed for the healing of broken people, and a force for God.” (Love, Acceptance and
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Contributed by Michael King on Jul 20, 2003
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In his retirement, Thomas Jefferson founded the University of Virginia. Because
Jefferson trusted that students would take their studies seriously, the code of
discipline was lax. Unfortunately, his trust proved misplaced when the misbehavior
of students led to a riot in which professors who tried
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Contributed by James Wilson on Nov 23, 2000
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A couple of weeks ago I was listening as my Dad talked about what it is like to live on a fixed income, now that he is retired. "Fixed income," I said, "I’d love for my
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Baptist
Contributed by Eric Peloquin on Dec 15, 2007
Peace is rare: Less than 8 percent of the time since the beginning of recorded time has the world been entirely at peace. In a total of 3,530 years, 286 have been warless. Eight thousand treaties have been broken in
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Assembly Of God
Contributed by Charles Wallis on May 10, 2008
"Money ’is useless to me know, without my family...they were washed away’." Thein Myint, a broken fisherman who lost 28 relatives in the recent Myanmar cyclone. (LA
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Pentecostal
Contributed by Robert Rose on Sep 27, 2005
Ok, you pull into your driveway. You have had a long day at work, and all that is on your mind right now is, you want to veg out in your favorite chair and take in some tube. When you pull into your drive way you notice ice on your driveway. As you carefully enter the house you notice that your
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Holiness
Contributed by Don Jones on Oct 28, 2006
Last night I got a wild hair around 7:00 P.M. I wanted to fix a mechanical pencil that was broken and refill a ball point pen. These had been broken for the past 6 years but at that moment they were all that I had on my mind. I finished a good 45 minutes later victorious and filled with pride at my
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Baptist
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