Contributed by Larry Wilson on Aug 25, 2011
FOCUS ON CHRIST
The healthiest people do not think about their health; the weak induce disease by morbid introspection. If you begin to count your heartbeats, you will disturb the rhythmic action of the heart. If you continually imagine a pain anywhere, you will produce it. And there are some
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Contributed by Jimmy Chapman on Jan 26, 2008
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A young woman asked for an appointment with her pastor to talk with him about a besetting sin about which she was worried. When she saw him, she said, "Pastor, I have become aware of a sin in my life which I cannot control. Every time I am at church I begin to look
around at the other women, and I
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Baptist
Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 7, 2008
Internet Impact 80% of American adults - 178 million people - regularly go online these days, usually for about 11 hours a week, finds a recent Harris Poll. This compares with only 18 million in ’95. Once considered the playground of the young, educated, wealthy and geeky, the online world is now
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Contributed by Stephen Wright on Oct 13, 2007
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During the siege of Plevna, the Czar, while going around the camp one evening, found a man who had fallen asleep while writing a letter to his wife. This officer had told of his hard work and exposure in the trenches, but said that these were nothing compared to his debts. "Who will pay my debts?"
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Contributed by A. Todd Coget on Dec 4, 2003
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Author Max Lucado writes:
All of us occasionally do what is right. A few predominately do what is right. But do any of us always do what is right? According to Paul we don’t. "There is none righteous, no, not one" (Rom. 3:10, NKJV).
Some may beg to differ. "I’m not perfect, Max, but I’m better than
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Contributed by Mark Eberly on Apr 13, 2009
OBJECT LESSON: THE MOP HEAD
I have here a mop head that I recently replaced at the Upper Room. This has been used to mop urine. I know, because I mopped up when this guy urinated all over himself, the couch he was sitting on, and the floor while he was asleep. It has mopped up the filth that was
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Contributed by Ross Cochrane on Jun 13, 2010
Rome, who only 1 year old, picked up a plastic spade and began playing it, pretending it was a guitar. It has the right shape. Anything can become a guitar in his hands. He has seen guitars at Church and as he danced he made sounds like he was playing one of the upbeat worship songs. We danced and
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Contributed by Paul Fritz on Jun 27, 2003
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A young woman asked for an appointment with her pastor to talk with him about a besetting sin about which she was worried. When she saw him, she said, "Pastor, I have become aware of a sin in my life which I cannot control. Every time I am at church I begin to look around at the other women, and I
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Contributed by Jeff Simms on Aug 11, 2004
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Rick Warren has said in his book “Purpose Driven Life” that there are 2 main problems when thinking about spiritual gifts. One is called “gift-envy”. This means that we compares our abilities and gifts to others. In doing that, we might feel tempted to feel jealous of others or feel dissatisfied
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Contributed by Melvin Newland on Feb 14, 2001
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A minister friend of mine received a Christmas card with a note in it from a lady in his congregation. He said she was very complimentary about his preaching, & compared him with Billy Graham. She finished by writing, "I think you are one of the really great preachers of all time."
Later that
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Christian/Church Of Christ
Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 20, 2007
Social Justice, contrary to conventional wisdom, is more actively supported by evangelicals than mainline Protestants finds Calvin College research fellow Stephen Monsma. Of 500 welfare-to-work programs studied, 96 were Protestant programs, 61 sponsored by evangelical churches vs. 35 by mainlines.
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MY GOD, MY GOD
Jesus' lonely cry of, "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me!" is a desperate cry of loneliness. I believe this was the worst and the most horrible part of the crucifixion for Jesus. I believe it was worst than the beatings, the betrayal of Judas, the desertion of the disciples,
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Contributed by Les Sinks on Aug 4, 2007
A minister received a Christmas card with a note in it from a lady in his congregation. He said she was very complimentary about his preaching, & compared him with Billy Graham. She finished by writing, "I think you are one of the really great preachers of all time." Later that day, when he showed
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Baptist
Contributed by Carla Powell on Jan 2, 2002
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Keeping a spending log - What does it say about you?
Try this exercise sometime. Look at the entries
in your checkbook or computer budget program.
Factor out bills like utilities, and compare
how much money you spend on certain categories
each week. How much money do you spend eating
out or
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Lutheran
Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 6, 2006
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Divorce Cycle Is Being Broken Adult children of divorced parents have a much lower likelihood of experiencing divorce themselves today than 20 years ago. Compared with those who didn’t divorce, they have a:
49% higher split-up rate. In ’73 it was 172% higher.
34% higher rate of teen-age marriage.
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