Contributed by Peter Loughman on Jan 6, 2007
Let me end with this:
The Plant.
We have this plant in our office. I have it right here this morning in this small clay pot.
It is a small tiny little thing.
And there is this note, taped to a pencil, and the pencil is stuck in the soil.
The note says:
African Violet.
Low Sunlight. Set in water.
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Contributed by Ross Cochrane on Dec 30, 2009
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CHRISTIANS AND SALT
I use a saline solution for my contact lenses. It has the same salty consistency as my tears have. Without it I could not clean my lenses and putting them in would be difficult.
I’m told that too much salt is bad for you. The Bible says Christians are like salt. And we live in
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Contributed by Timothy Brown on Feb 7, 2010
Illustration: A man found a cocoon of the emperor moth and took it home to watch it emerge. One day a small opening appeared, and for several hours the moth struggled but couldn't seem to force its body past a certain point. Deciding something was wrong, the man took scissors and snipped the
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Baptist
Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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Years ago there was a valley in New England that was going to be dammed up for a hydro-electric plant. There was a small town in the bottom of the valley, and that town fell into disrepair. Someone asked why? The answer came
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Dr. James Dobson’s Focus On The Family recently aired this true story from Dr. Bob Reccord, president of the International Missions Board:
A pastor friend in Texas was in a hurry after work. He had to get to the mall for some items, go to his daughter’s school to pick her up, take her home, get
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Episcopal/Anglican
Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
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"A majority of the great historic accomplishments of the past have been the final result of a persistent struggle against discouragement and failure. A man is never beaten until he thinks he is.
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 26, 2007
Malcolm Muggeridge, the 20th century British journalist and Christian scholar once wrote, “God the Father is both far away and near at hand; his voice is, at once, deafening in its
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Contributed by James O. Davis on Dec 5, 2001
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The year was 1934. The place was Charlotte, NC. The evangelist was Mordecai Ham. The city was deeply moved by God, and a farmer’s son named Billy Graham was saved in that revival. The secret was that a group of business men gathered at Billy Graham’s father’s farm and prayed for revival for an
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Assembly Of God
Contributed by Ray Searan on Feb 21, 2007
The prodigal son came to his father and said, "I want to be free. Give me what is mine." Then he wandered into the far country, saying, "I’m free! I’m free!" However, his freedom was brief. His friends left him when his money ran out, and he found himself enslaved to a Gentile taskmaster and to a
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Assembly Of God