Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 21, 2005
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A Christian who passes through the dark tunnel of depression tends to focus on his sinful weaknesses and failures. God can use this time in a positive way, however, to enlarge his appreciation for His all-encompassing and all-sufficient grace.
In 1964, Alan Redpath, former pastor of Moody Church
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Years ago, a radio station received a letter from a shepherd who lived on an isolated ranch in the western part of the United States. Never before had the station received such a request. It read, “Will you please strike an ‘A’ on the piano in your studio? I am far from a piano, and the only
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Contributed by Donnie Martin on Jun 19, 2004
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When your own faithlessness and distrust of God has gotten you in a mess, donâ't start blaming the preacher, or other saints. Lay the blame where it belongs, on your on shoulders.
It is said that when the British and French were fighting in Canada in the 1750s, Admiral Phipps, commander of the
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Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Feb 22, 2010
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BAIT AND SWITCH
Mart DeHaan explains:
In an unethical selling technique called the bait-and-switch method, a retailer lures customers into his store by advertising a well-known product at a very low price. When the buyer asks to purchase it, however, he is told that it is out of stock. The
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Contributed by Rodelio Mallari on Nov 20, 2010
Little Girl: "Mother, we learned in Sunday school today that we came from dust and that we are going back to dust. Is that true?"
Mother: "Yes, darling, that's true."
Little Girl: "Well, I just looked under the bed and someone is either coming or going."
— Encyclopedia of 15,000
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Contributed by Rodelio Mallari on Dec 12, 2010
LEGEND OF A KING AND A HEAVY STONE
There are certain lessons of grace that can be learned only in the valley of pain and distress. Show me a Christian who has suffered much and deepened his dependence on God, and I will show you a sensitive soul full of compassion for others, and with a deep
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Contributed by Rodelio Mallari on Apr 13, 2011
OUR DEEPEST NEED
Several years ago in an interview during his battle with cancer, theologian Francis Schaeffer said, "The only way to be foolishly happy in this world is to be young enough, well enough, and have money enough--and not give a care about other people. But as soon as you don’t have
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T.H. Huxley, a well-known agnostic, was with a group of men at a weekend house party. On Sunday morning, while most of them were preparing to go to church, he approached a man known for his Christian character and said, "Suppose you stay at home and tell my why you are a Christian."
The
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Contributed by Donnie Martin on Apr 28, 2008
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PRAYING TO BE GOOD
When Robert Louis Stevenson was a boy he once remarked to his mother, "Momma, you can’t be good without praying."
"How do you know, Robert?" she asked.
"Because I’ve tried!" he answered.
This brings to mind a story about another little fellow--one who had been sent to his
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Contributed by Anne Benefield on Mar 5, 2009
Another thing that bothers most people is that when we pray, we seem to get distracted. That is especially true when we are trying to listen for God’s word. There is an old story about St. Bernard, who once had a friend who told him her never had any distractions. Bernard confessed to having
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Contributed by Paul Fritz on Oct 18, 2000
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A famous evangelist told the following incident: I have a friend who in a time of business recession lost his job, a sizable fortune, and his beautiful home. To add to his sorrow, his precious wife died; yet he tenaciously held to his faith -- the only thing he had left. One day when he was out
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Contributed by Donnie Martin on Jun 19, 2007
A group of botanists went on an expedition into a hard-to-reach location in the Alps, searching for new varieties of flowers.
One day as a scientist looked through his binoculars, he saw a beautiful, rare species growing at the bottom of a deep ravine. To reach it, someone would have to be lowered
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Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Jul 8, 2007
Illustration: Reverse Reasoning
Often when couples meet for premarital counselling, they are entranced in a rosy fog of optimism. Blinded to the shortcomings, each sees only the other’s good points. But as the excitement of the new marriage wears off, they often drift to the opposite extreme and
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Contributed by Richard Sharp on Oct 27, 2007
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Ill- The Fable of the Jealous eagle (Taken from an old "Our Daily Bread")
The Great Evangelist DL Moody once told a fable of an eagle who was envious of another that could fly better than he could. One day the bird saw a sportsman with a bow and arrow and said to him “I wish you
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