Contributed by Dan Steadman on Jun 11, 2004
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"A young man was apprenticed to a master artist who produced the most beautiful stained glass windows anywhere. The apprentice could not approach the master’s genius, so he borrowed his master’s tools, thinking that was the answer. After several weeks, the young man said to his teacher, ’I’m not
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Contributed by Jason Wall on Jun 21, 2004
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Since its Father’s Day I would like to share with you two things that you will never hear a man say on Father’s Day. You would never hear a father say to his son, “…here are the keys to my brand new truck, and here is my platinum Master Card… go wild!” And you would never hear a father say to his
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Let me close with a poem that was read out at the Queen Mother’s funeral; which I think sums up the Christian faith very well.
"I said to the man who stood at the gate of the year. “Give me a light that I may tread safely
into the unknown.”
And he replied: “Go out into the darkness
and put your
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Contributed by Dave Mcfadden on Oct 20, 2004
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A woman walking down a residential street, noticed a little old man rocking in a chair on his porch. She called out to him as she passed. "Hello there! I couldn’t help but notice how happy you look. What’s your secret for a long happy life?" "I smoke three packs of cigarettes a day," he replied.
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Contributed by Herman Abrahams on Nov 11, 2004
ILLUSTRATION
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The Beggar
On 9–8-82 I saw a man, Jimmy Packer, outside a Safeway store, asking for $1 for wine. Usually I’d brush by or give him a quarter to rid myself of the nuisance, but I told him, “I need to run an errand. If you’re still here in 5 minutes and want to dry out, I’ll
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 1, 2005
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According to the Bureau of Standards in Washington, D.C., a dense fog covering seven city blocks to a height of 100 feet is composed of less that one glass of water. That amount of water is divided into about 60 billion tiny droplets. Yet when those minute particles settle over a city or the
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Contributed by Jeff Simms on Jan 2, 2005
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Someone once said “Joy is like the hidden note in the glass. Joy is tuning in to what God is doing around you, seeing the world through his eyes, picking up on his delight in us as his children. Anyone can find happiness for a while. . . Happiness depends on what is happening to you. Joy is
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Contributed by Thomas Black on Feb 2, 2005
William Gurnall in his book "The Christian In Complete Armour" writes:
"Ask faith to look through the keyhole of the promise and tell you what it sees there laid up for him that overcomes; ask it to listen and tell you whether it cannot hear the shout of those crowned saints receiving the reward
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Contributed by Fred Sigle on Apr 20, 2005
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A PARAMEDIC was asked on a local Dallas TV talk-show program: “What was your most unusual and challenging 911 call?”
“Recently,” paramedic began, we got a call from that big white CHURCH on 11th and Walnut. A frantic usher was very concerned that during their WORSHIP service an elderly man
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Contributed by Erik Hinchey on Apr 28, 2005
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Adventure looks like crossing a brisk stream on long hills in the woods, listening to the squirrels as they scamper across the underbrush; it looks like climbing a sheer rock face, with only your grip and determination as a safety device.
These images remind us of our intended adventure, of our
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Contributed by Tim Richards on Sep 3, 2005
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Bishop Fulton Sheen in his autobiography, Treasure in Clay wrote about an experience he had when he was traveling around preaching, "I stopped to ask a few boys for directions to the Town Hall where I was giving a lecture. They told me where the Town Hall was and then asked, "What are you going to
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 12, 2005
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Charles William Eliot (1834-1926), former president of Harvard University, had a birthmark on his face that bothered him greatly. As a young man, he was told that surgeons could do nothing to remove it. Someone described that moment as “the dark hour of his soul.”
Eliot’s mother gave him this
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What is the truth that Narnia alludes to? That there are portals to the supernatural all around us for those who have eyes to see.
In a sermon called Weight of Glory, C.S. Lewis said:
“Do you think I am trying to weave a spell? Perhaps I am, but remember your fairy tales. Spells are used
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 21, 2005
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Once, when a stubborn disputer seemed unconvinced, Lincoln said, “Well, let’s see how many legs has a cow?” “Four, of course,” came the reply disgustedly. “That’s right,” agreed Lincoln. “Now suppose you call the cow’s tail a leg; how many legs would the cow have?” “Why, five, of course,” was the
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