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  • Love One Another...?

    Contributed by Fr Mund Cargill Thompson on Nov 13, 2012
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    LOVE ONE ANOTHER...? A story from the Peanut’s cartoons - you know - with Snoopy and Charlie Brown: It’s Christmas time and Lucy comes in where Charlie Brown is standing and says, "Merry Christmas, Charlie Brown. `Tis the season of peace on earth and good will toward men. Therefore, I suggest we ...read more

  • Mary Illustrates

    Contributed by Tim Spear on Dec 4, 2012
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    Mary illustrates that hungry heart that wants to understand the depth of this great salvation. --John ...read more

  • Joseph Reminds Us

    Contributed by Tim Spear on Dec 4, 2012
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    Joseph reminds us that the call of God isn’t always easy or conventional, but it is always right – and God will give us the courage to follow if we’re willing to obey. ...read more

  • The Shepherds Didn't Just Talk

    Contributed by Tim Spear on Dec 4, 2012
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    The shepherds didn't just talk about what they saw, but about the life-changing "good news" they heard. It was indelibly written on their hearts. Joyful worship and witness like that of the shepherds is the result of personal experience ...read more

  • Someone Asked A Group Of Jewish Merchants What ...

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Dec 4, 2012
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    Someone asked a group of Jewish merchants what they do on Christmas Day to celebrate. They said they go to their shops, count the cash ...read more

  • Playpen

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Dec 17, 2012
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    Jeffie was in his playpen and he was crying. Tears were rolling down his little cheeks, his face was red as it could be. He was crying, and he looked pitiful in his little baseball T-shirt and diaper. Then Jeffie’s Grandpa entered the room; Jeffie’s little face lit up when he saw his Grandpa! ...read more

  • The Gift Of A Child,” By Mary Ann ...

    Contributed by Danny Janes on Dec 18, 2012
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    “The Gift of a Child,” by Mary Ann Matthews. “Christmas comes at different times for me every year. I never know precisely when it will arrive or what will produce its spirit, but I can always be sure that it will happen. Last year Christmas happened while I was visiting my parents. The day was ...read more

  • Gabriel Hurles Was Enjoying His Sixth Birthday ...

    Contributed by Derrick Tuper on Dec 21, 2012
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    Gabriel Hurles was enjoying his sixth birthday party. He was so focused on eating his birthday cake, that he hardly noticed the giant package in the corner of the room. When another child pointed out the large gift, Gabriel ran over and began to tear off the wrapping. It wasn’t a bicycle or any of ...read more

  • Gold, Common Sense, And Fur

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Dec 24, 2012
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    There was a couple who desperately wanted children. They prayed to the Lord and he gave them 4 children in 4 years. When the children were still 5 years old and younger, they were the stars of the Christmas pageant. Here are the mothers words to describe the production: “My daughter was playing ...read more

  • The Shoes From My Father

    Contributed by Ed Sasnett on Jan 21, 2013
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    THE SHOES FROM MY FATHER Roy Smith was a preacher of a past generation. In his book Tales I’ve Told Twice, he tells about being at a dress rehearsal for the school play. He was a freshman at the little junior college in the town where his family always lived. He didn’t know how but somehow his ...read more

  • Ii. Anthony Grew Up In An Italian Bakery In A ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    II. Anthony grew up in an Italian bakery in a mostly Italian neighborhood of New York. His father was the baker, and as long as Anthony could remember he was at work in his father’s business. The sights and sounds of the bakery permeated every aspect of Anthony’s life. The heat of the oven. The ...read more

  • 2) A Story Is Told About A School District That ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    (2) A story is told about a School District that had banned using the name of "Christ" in any of their Christmas programs. Sort of ironic isn’t it that Christ couldn’t be mentioned along with Christmas. Though they could use the name "Christmas" they began calling the Holiday programs things like ...read more

  • When I Was In The Uscg We Were Once Lost In Ny ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    When I was in the USCG we were once lost in NY harbor. Our compass had been removed for recalibration. Heavy fog had sucked in and all of NY harbor was down to about 100 feet of visibility. So there we were between Brooklyn and Staten Island, lost unable to navigate, unable to fulfill our purpose ...read more

  • The Significance Of Nazareth  PRO

    Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Aug 11, 2008
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    The Significance of Nazareth "God sent the angel Gabriel to Nazareth, a town in Galilee." (Luke 1:26) Many Christian historians tell us that by the time of the birth of Christ, Nazareth had become an unimportant town. It was the home of Joseph and Mary (Luke 2:39) and Nazareth was where the ...read more

  • The Heart Of Mary: Circumcised Heart

    Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Aug 11, 2008
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    The Heart of Mary: Circumcised Heart "A man is not a Jew if he is only one outwardly, nor is circumcision merely outward and physical. No, a man is a Jew if he is one inwardly; and circumcision is circumcision of the heart, by the Spirit, not by the written code..." (Romans ...read more

  • Stable Stabilizing

    Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Aug 11, 2008
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    Stable Stabilizing Luke 2:12 says, "Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; He is Christ the Lord... You will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger." Just as Christ was humble enough to be born in a stinky stable and all stables have a bad smell, no matter how ...read more

  • The Heart Of Mary: Highly Favored

    Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Aug 11, 2008
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    The Heart of Mary: Highly Favored "The angel went to her and said, 'Greetings, you who are highly favored! The Lord is with you.'" (Luke 1:28) This spoken blessing into her life did not come from abroad, but from the very throne of God and the term "highly favored" (kecharitomene) is an active ...read more

  • The Heart Of Mary: Submission To The Lord  PRO

    Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Aug 11, 2008
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    The Heart of Mary: Submission to the Lord "I am the Lord's servant... May it be to me as you have said." (Luke 1:38) The first desire in the child of God who wants to enjoy the favor of God in his life is to die to self and surrender to the will of God in his life. The key word here "servant" ...read more

  • A Brother Like That  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 11, 2008
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    A BROTHER LIKE THAT A friend of mine named Paul received an automobile from his brother as a Christmas present. On Christmas Eve when Paul came out of his office, a street urchin was walking around the shiny new car, admiring it. "Is this your car, Mister?" he asked. Paul nodded. "My brother gave ...read more

  • In One Of My Sources, I Read This About The ‘wise ...

    Contributed by Jim Kane on Sep 27, 2008
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    In one of my sources, I read this about the ‘wise men’ and some of it was news to me! "Not much is known about these astrologers (traditionally called wise men). We don't know where they came from or how many there were. Tradition says they were men of high position from Parthia, near the site of ...read more