Contributed by Gary Kins on Feb 7, 2003
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1. The Bear & The Travelers - Aesop
Two travelers were on the road together, when a bear suddenly appeared on the scene. Before he observed them, one made for a tree at the side of the road, and climbed up into the branches and hid there. The other was not so nimble as his companion; and, as he
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Christian/Church Of Christ
Contributed by Herman Abrahams on Oct 19, 2009
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For 23 years I lived in a small three-bedroomed duplex house which was attached to other duplexes on either side of my house. My (duplex) house stood on a 120sq metre plot of ground. I used to tell my family that one day I would have a big house with an office at the back of the house so that when
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Charismatic
Contributed by Aubrey Vaughan on Jun 29, 2006
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I recently read in the National geographic magazine about a forest fire in Yellowstone national park, rangers found a bird literally petrified in ashes at a base of a tree. As the ranger touched the petrefied bird
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Baptist
Contributed by Sidney Sumida on Sep 15, 2009
In the 1990’s, when forest fires were breaking out all over Southern California, scientists discovered that these fires did bring good to the forest. They discovered that some of the sicknesses and diseases among the trees and shrubbery,
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Charismatic
Contributed by Bob Gillchrest on Dec 29, 2008
Surprise is a metaphor for God's response to all Earth's heartache. God sprung a surprise on the whole world that first Christmas morning. The Jews wanted a big, burly, handsome, Messiah ready to gather an army and defeat
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Baptist
A True Story: Mellissa. Texas 1991
Two students were hostel roommates for the first year at college.
When they returned from their winter break, Andrew was asked what presents he had received for Christmas. He began to tell his friend about the new clothes, the nice books, and all the other
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Independent/Bible
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In one of the biggest movies of the year, Talladega Nights, Will Ferrell who plays the race car driver Ricky Bobby is at the table getting ready to eat. And when he asks the blessing, he prays to “the baby Jesus.” But in the middle of his prayer in which he returns thanks for the bountiful
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United Methodist
Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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There was a perfect man who met a perfect woman. After a perfect courtship, they had a perfect wedding. Their life together was, of course, perfect.
One snowy, stormy Christmas Eve this perfect couple was driving along a winding road when they noticed someone at the roadside in distress. Being the
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Contributed by Aubrey Vaughan on Apr 14, 2007
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“In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth,” so read the American astronauts – Andres, Lovell and Borman as they gazed in Awe at the earth from their orbit around the moon on Christmas Eve 1968. These three men experienced a deep
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Baptist
Contributed by Bruce Howell on Mar 30, 2001
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Nancy Spiegelberg captured the scene in the Garden with these lines:
In the dark place of olive trees
You had a chance to turn Your back
on us and say:
¡§Father, forget them; they¡¦re not worth
the price.¡¨
Instead, in the dark place, above
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Wesleyan
Contributed by Chris Gowen on Dec 29, 2009
DEVOUT VS. RIGHTEOUS
A person might be devout, but not necessarily righteous. During the Christmas season of 2009 a Nigerian terrorist attempted to blow up a plane in Detroit, Michigan. His attempts failed. He was devoted to his
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Baptist
Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2008
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There once was a man who had nothing for his family to eat. He had an old rifle and three bullets. So, he decided that he would go out hunting and kill some wild game for dinner.
As he went down the road, he saw a rabbit. He shot at the rabbit and missed it. The rabbit ran away.
Then he saw a
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Contributed by Ross Cochrane on Apr 9, 2010
"Pa, let's play David and Goliath." My grandson and I play all kinds of games ranging from kings and heroes to dinosaurs. At any point in the game my grandson may change from being Petri the Pterodactyl to Spiderman. As my daughter and I walked with her children last night I ranged from being the
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Evangelical/Non-Denominational