Contributed by Kenneth Henes on Jun 23, 2004
Dear Lord,
I have been re-reading the record of the Rich Young Ruler and his obviously wrong choice. But it has set me to thinking.
No matter how much wealth he had, he could not --
ride in a car,
have any surgery,
turn on a light,
buy penicillin,
hear a pipe organ,
watch TV,
wash dishes in
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Contributed by Pat Cook on Jul 22, 2005
ABOUT ESAU...
Bible commentator Henry Morris points out that hunting was unnecessary because with a large flock of sheep, there was plenty to eat. This may mean that Esau was always away hunting as opposed to being at home helping with
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Contributed by John White on Aug 15, 2005
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InstrumentsOf Grace In His Service
The grace of God can turn problems to patience, vexation to victory and tragedy to triumph. The same pressure that can cause a destructive explosion can be harnessed to drive the wheels of progress. Pressure usually produces and the production can be good or
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Contributed by Tommy Hames on Oct 18, 2000
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PROVE YOUR OWN SELVES
When I was a senior in high school I owned a 1969 Volkswagen Beetle. I loved that car. It was metallic gray with red, orange and yellow pin stripes down the side. I went everywhere in that car. I even used it to carry a carload of kids to school every day, despite its size.
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Contributed by Rodelio Mallari on Apr 14, 2011
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WHY ENOCH NEVER RETURNED
A little child gave a most exquisite explanation of walking with God. She went home from Sunday School, and the mother said, "Tell me what you learned at school." And she said: "Don't you know, Mother, one day they went for an extra long walk, and they walked on and on,
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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During the course of his sermon, a preacher wanted to emphasize the brevity of life. He took a long pause, then said, “Every member of this church is going to die.” But, to his surprise, a man in the back row responded to this statement with a big smile.
Repeat twice, louder…After the sermon he
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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Our words can crush a person’s spirit, and they can leave people feeling hurt and hopeless.
For example, a middle-aged man had been fighting depression for most of his adult life. Several psychiatrists had agreed that the root problem was chemical and needed to be treated with anti-depressant
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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When Charles Goodyear was just twenty-six years old, he had made his first fortune. He had set up the first hardware store in America that sold only domestically manufactured farm implements. Everything was going in his direction. Then suddenly, things changed. Several of his suppliers closed their
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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Humorus story: God was once approached by a scientist who said, "Listen God, we’ve decided we don’t need you anymore. These days we can clone people, transplant organs and do all sorts of things that used to be considered miraculous.
"God replied, "Don’t need me huh? How about we put your theory
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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C.S Lewis: tells the story of a wasp enjoying himself sucking the goodness on the the jam whilst the rest of its body has been decapitated – The wasp continues sucking unknowing to its condition. He says it’s a picture of human nature today we enjoy the sweet pleasures of life yet we fail
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 30, 2008
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LYING
Penn State researcher Dr. Nancy Darling reports 98% of teens reported lying to their parents in a recent study. They lied about what they spent their allowances on, whether they’d started dating, what clothes they put on away from the house, what movie they went to, and whom they went with.
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