Contributed by Donny Granberry on Jun 21, 2008
When I hold my little five month old granddaughter in my arms I can’t seem to take my eyes off of her.
It does not matter if I am feeding her, playing with her, talking to her, or even changing a diaper, I can’t
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Assembly Of God
Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 8, 2004
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A little boy, not more than eleven or twelve years of age, somewhat delicate in health, and rather backward, once went to a large boarding school. The first night that he slept there, when they came to go to bed, he glanced timidly round the room to see what other boys were doing, and then he saw
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Contributed by Paul Carlson on Jan 25, 2010
Elvis Presley, He is a cultural icon, often known as "The King of Rock 'n' Roll", or simply "The King". Presley began his career as one of the first performers of rockabilly, an uptempo fusion of country and rhythm and blues with a strong back beat. Presley "was an untrained musician who played
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Baptist
Contributed by Scott Sharpes on Dec 16, 2010
WHAT WOULD YOU SAY?
A number of years ago a couple traveled to the offices of an Adoption Society in England to receive a baby. They had been on the waiting list a long time. They had been interviewed and carefully scrutinized. Now at last their dreams were to be fulfilled. But their day of
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Nazarene
Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 8, 2011
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HONEY ALL THE WAY DOWN
In one of his famous escapades, Winnie the Pooh, this lovable toy bear, tries to trap an elephant--or, as he pronounces it, a heffalump.
So Pooh digs a hole to catch the heffalump, and decides to bait the trap with some of his own favorite food: honey. But of course, it is
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Contributed by Tim White on Mar 5, 2012
THE UNENDING WISH
When I was a boy, my dad asked me if I could have one wish be granted, what would it be? We played that game as a family, and every time my brother or one of my sisters thought of a better wish than I thought about, I would change my wish. Then my dad unplugged all the fun by
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Baptist
Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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Done to Escape Consequences
A fellow named Louie, deep in debt, was thinking of ending it all. "That’s ridiculous," says his neighbor, who was a chemist. "Look, I can give you a pill that will put you in a state of suspended animation. I’ll say you died - but then I’ll ship your body to another
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Contributed by Bruce Ritter on Feb 2, 2008
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Pastor and author Stuart Briscoe writes: I was in Edinburgh about a year ago speaking at Charlotte Chapel, and a delightful young lady gave her testimony. She had come back from Kabul, Afghanistan, where she was a missionary nurse. She said how she was really enjoying the work she was doing there,
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Assembly Of God
Contributed by Doug Lyon on Jan 9, 2002
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Garibaldi had an incredibly committed volunteer army. He would appeal for recruits in these terms: “I offer neither pay, nor quarters, nor provisions; I offer hunger, thirst, forced marches, battles and death. Let him who loves his country with his heart and not with his lips only, follow
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Independent/Bible
Contributed by Aubrey Vaughan on Feb 7, 2007
William Booth once put it like this, “ I will tell you the secret: God has had all that there was of me. There have been men with greater brains than I, even with greater opportunities, but from the day I got the poor of London on my heart and caught a vision of what Jesus Christ could do with me
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Baptist
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 Brian Stevenson on Nov 24, 2006
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The Greek origin of the word “compassion” is splangkh-nid’-zom-ahee (Splagchnizomai – Splagchnon means bowels or intestines). German Theologian, Karl Barth gives us a revealing look at to what this Greek word means:
“The term obviously defies adequate translation. What it means is that the
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Vineyard
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Richard Foster in his book "Prayer: Finding the Hearts True Home", says that intercession is a way of loving others. Intercessory prayer is selfless prayer, even self-giving prayer.
"Intercessory prayer is priestly ministry, and one of the most challenging teachings in the New Testament is the
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Presbyterian/Reformed
Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 3, 2007
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TRIUMPH
(By Jim L. Davey)
It was a dark & sullen morn, as several women approached the tomb,
With breaking hearts and deepest gloom,
The furthest thing from their minds.....was triumph
Why did He have to die they asked, each other on the road that morn,
It made no sense, their hearts were
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 3, 2008
WHO NEEDS REVIVAL?
Do I need revival? Consider this checklist and see how you do:
1)Is your heart crowded? Does Christ get ALL your love, or merely one of many pieces?
2)Is your heart cold or calloused? Is your love for Him & others fervent? Constant?
3)Is your heart corrupt? Do you crave or
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