Contributed by Owen Bourgaize on Nov 18, 2000
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A small boy was writing a letter to God about the Christmas presents he badly wanted. "I’ve been good for six months now," he wrote. But after a moment’s reflection he crossed out "six months" and wrote "three". After a pause that was crossed out and he put "two weeks". There was another pause
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Contributed by Evie Megginson on Jul 19, 2003
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A preacher recently quit the ministry after more than 20 years of faithful, dedicated service and became a funeral director. When asked why he changed vocations, he said:
"I spent 10 years trying to straighten out John and he’s still an alcoholic. Then I spent three and one-half years trying to
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Baptist
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I am going to paraphrase what Paul W. Powell, in The Complete Disciple, wrote as he described this condition: "Many churches today remind me of a group of farmers trying to gather in a harvest while they sit in the machine shed. They go to the machine shed every Sunday and they study bigger and
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Congregational
Contributed by Tony Abram on Nov 2, 2006
Close with story of old man in poor house years ago with Baptist young preacher fresh out of Bible College. It was his first encounter with an old dying person. The man was lost, he confessed he was a great sinner and what could he do? The young preacher said his mind when blank, then the Lord
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Contributed by Sherm Nichols on Dec 31, 2007
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Many times, during my wife’s pregnancies, she was unable to keep food down. I’d take her out to a nice restaurant for lunch. She’d be starving, from being unable to eat. She’d eat a nice meal. I’d pay a nice meal price. We’d leave. She’d lose it. The meal came with no guarantees. I was out
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Christian/Church Of Christ
Contributed by Don Crowson on Feb 1, 2008
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When I attended college I had a speech professor who came in one morning and had the class take out a piece of paper. “On the paper,” he said, “write out five things you cannot do using the statement, ’I can’t do…’” I wrote out those things. One was, “I can’t cook.” He then instructed us to
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Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 5, 2009
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TOAST
An explorer in the deepest Amazon suddenly finds himself surrounded by a bloodthirsty group of natives. Upon surveying his situation, he says quietly to himself, "I’m toast."
A ray of light breaks forth from the sky and a voice booms out: "No, you are NOT toast. Pick up that stone in front
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Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Apr 2, 2007
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A couple was strolling along an ocean side beach and noticed a bottle floating in the water. They waded out toward it and saw it contained a note. They eagerly opened the bottle and read the note. It said:
"I’m marooned on a tropical island.
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Independent/Bible
Contributed by Marianne Unger on May 28, 2009
DROVE?
Genesis talks about how God drove Adam and Eve out of Eden.
Someone on the internet was wondering what kind of vehicle it might have been.
The obvious answer is from our scripture reading today. If
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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A couple was strolling along an ocean side beach and noticed a bottle floating in the water. They waded out toward it and saw it contained a note. They eagerly opened the bottle and read the note. It said:
"I’m marooned on a tropical island.
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Let’s look at two scenarios about the importance of actions, or lack of actions and how we impact a person searching for the truth.
T.S. - Let’s explore what the church should look like to people who are seeking a spiritual encounter with the Lord.
Scenario 1: “The visitor”
John and Amanda
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Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Ted Sutherland on Mar 26, 2001
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Queen Victoria was much loved. She made unexpected calls on the farm folks who lived in cottages. Any day might be a royal day, and the Scots had a chair prepared for her visit. Their houses were kept spotless. They were a clean and wholesome people, but her announced visits added to the joy of
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Baptist
Contributed by Edward Frey on Jul 18, 2001
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This single fruit of the Spirit is quite dynamic. It has many dimensions to it: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. It’s as if this single fruit has multiple flavors. I’m reminded of the movie Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. There
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Lutheran
Contributed by Darren Ethier on May 9, 2002
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This story is about a cave which lived under the ground, as caves have the habit of doing. It had spent its life in darkness. It heard a voice calling to it: "Come up into the light; come and see the sunshine." The cave retorted: "I don’t know what you mean; there isn’t anything but darkness."
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Pentecostal
Contributed by Martin Wiles on May 9, 2002
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On January 20, 1953, Dwight Eisenhower, his wife, family, and Cabinet members went to the National Presbyterian Church before his inauguration as 34th president.
After the service, Ike went back to the hotel suite to write a prayer that he would read during the inauguration ceremonies.
He wrote:
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 9, 2003
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The famious evangelist Bill Sunday was looking for people to tell about Jesus.
-Since he was going to be in this city he wrote a letter to the mayor in which he asked for the name of individuals he knew who had a spiritual problem and needed help and prayer.
-How surprised
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