A little boy wanted to meet God.He knew it was a long trip to where God lived, so he packed his suitcase with a bag of potato chips and a six-pack of root beer and started his journey. When he had gone about three blocks,he met an old woman. She was sitting in the park, just staring at some
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 15, 2002
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In answer to William Ernest Henley’s "Invictus", charging that he is the captain of his soul, leaving no room for Christ’s work on the cross, Dorothea Day answers him in her poem, "My Captain". What a great comparison between the heresy of salvation by works and salvation by grace:
Out of the
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Contributed by Martin Wiles on Apr 30, 2002
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INTO THE DAY
I got up early one morning
And rushed right into the day;
I had so much to accomplish
I didn’t have time to pray.
Troubles just tumbled about me
And heavier came each task.
Why doesn’t God help me, I wondered,
He answered, "You didn’t ask."
I tried to come into God’s presence,
I
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An old Gospel hymn by Annie Johnson Flint sums up today’s message so well for me:
God has not promised skies always blue,
Flower strewn pathways all our lives through;
God has not promised sun without rain,
Joy without sorrow, peace without pain.
Refrain
But God has promised strength for the
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Methodist
Contributed by D. Greg Ebie on Nov 16, 2006
Noel Coward, a well known British playwright and comedian in the 20th century, once played a prank on ten famous men in London. He sent each of these distinguished men the same note which read: “We know what you have done. If you don’t want to be exposed, leave town.” Within six months all ten
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Assembly Of God
Contributed by Matthew Doebler on Apr 16, 2003
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During World War II, a young paratrooper, David Webster of E Company, 101st Airborne wrote his mother, “Stop worrying about me. I joined the parachutists to fight. I intend to fight. If necessary, I shall die fighting, but don’t worry about this because no war can be won without young men
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Lutheran
Contributed by Warren Lamb on Jun 23, 2007
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When I was young, my grandfather was plowing with a team of oxen. One was a huge ox and the other a very small bullock. That ox towered over the little bullock that was sharing the work with him. It seemed such a silly picture, and I asked my dad about it. He said, "I want you to notice something.
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Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Mark Eberly on May 27, 2009
HONOR OF DEATH
I have had the privilege to be with several people and their families when they have breathed their last breath. It is an incredible privilege to be present for those who make the transition into God’s kingdom.
I also count it a privilege and honor to visit with people and their
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Church Of God
Contributed by Noel Herr on Dec 18, 2010
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A JOYFUL NOISE
You know, when our youth group went Christmas caroling, Emma was all aglow. We sang to her, perhaps not in the most angelic of tones----especially when we tried to sing "O, Come, All Ye Faithful", because the music we used wasn't the familiar tune we sang today. I felt kind of bad
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Contributed by Barry O Johnson on Jun 25, 2018
Whenever a city was conquered in the ancient world, the type of animal the victorious king would ride as he entered a defeated town would make all the difference in the world to the people. If he was seated on a horse, the city was doomed; it was a sign that he had come in war, riding his
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Psalm 51 (AD)
The only sacrifice you ever desired was done
On that rugged Cross by Your own holy Son.
In Your sight, I have sinned only against Thee.
The painful burden of that sin is ever with me.
If You took my life, it would be just and well.
You have every right to send my soul to Hell.
I
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Contributed by Benjamin Karner on Sep 18, 2009
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40 MEN DIE FOR CHRIST
One such story took place in 328 B.C. in a city high in the icy mountains of Armenia.
It was a bitterly cold winter and in the middle of that winter an order came from the Roman emperor that every man, woman, and child under the rule of his empire must bow down to
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