Contributed by David Yarbrough on Jul 22, 2002
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For people who suffer from loneliness and depression during the holiday season counselors give them the advice to go serve the homeless in a soup kitchen or do something for less fortunate people in need. The results are always the same, when they serve others they
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Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Richard Tow on Sep 23, 2003
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Last year a fire in Northern California burned over 14,000 acres resulting in one fatality. It took 1350 firefighters to put the blaze out. Do you know how that horrific fire got started? It
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Charismatic
Contributed by Jim Kane on Sep 4, 2006
Have you ever been asked to do something or felt led to do something that you believed was a God thing and when you took stock of the resources and situation, you felt intimidated and confused? Did you wonder
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Church Of God
Contributed by Tony Abram on Oct 23, 2006
There is a chorus that has the words that Jesus is standing some where in the shadows and that is where you will find Him. He is the only one who cares and understands. Quite touching, however, you can not hide the Light of World in the shadows.
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Contributed by Melvin Newland on Sep 3, 2009
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After he retired, one man wrote,
I get up in the morning, and I dust off my wits.
I go out, get the paper, and I read the obits.
If my name is missing, I know I’m
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Christian/Church Of Christ
Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 29, 2010
FAMOUS LAST WORDS
On the day that Karl Marx died, March 14, 1883, his housekeeper came to him and said, "Tell me your last words, and I'll write them down."
Marx replied, "Go
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Brethren
Contributed by Larry Wilson on Aug 9, 2011
IT'S NOT THE PIANO'S FAULT
One man gets nothing but discord out of a piano; another gets harmony. No one claims the piano is at fault.
Life is about the same. The discord is there, but so is the harmony. Study to play it correctly, and it will give forth the beauty; play it
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Baptist
Contributed by D. Greg Ebie on Sep 20, 2007
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ILLUSTRATION: The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey ran a help-wanted ad for electricians with expertise at using Sontag connectors. They received170 responses, even though there is no such thing as a Sontag connector. The Authority ran
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Assembly Of God
Contributed by Darrin Fish on Dec 10, 2007
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I was reading an article in readers digest by a man named Mark Smith
• And in that article Mark Like many high school seniors, was filling out a college-scholarship application.
• One form asked for any extracurricular activities.
• He answered:
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Christian Church
Contributed by Gene Gregory on Feb 27, 2008
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Ask a soldier what bravery is and he will tell you that bravery is not being without fear; it is doing what needs to be done in spite of your fear. Ask a saint of old what faith is and he will tell you it is “trusting God
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Baptist
Contributed by Charles Wallis on Mar 9, 2008
Someone gave Brett a knife for Christmas. His dad took it out and found that it could cut the hair on his arm like a razor. So his dad decided to hold on to the knife for Brett’s good. In the same way, God does
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Pentecostal
Anna Nicole Smith dominated the news the past few months. In her life we saw the very dramatic and pitiable effects of humanistic philosophy hyped and worked-out once again by Hollywood. Anna Nicole wanted two things in life – to
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United Methodist
Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 28, 2008
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THE BEST GIFT
Bobby was getting cold sitting out in his back yard in the snow. Bobby didn't wear boots; he didn't like them, and anyway he didn't own any. The thin sneakers he wore had a few holes in them, and they did a poor job of keeping out the cold.
Bobby had been in his backyard for about
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Contributed by Craig Simonian on Jun 8, 2001
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Last time, I mentioned the movie City Slickers… where Billy Crystal asked Curley what the meaning of life was. He pointed his finger up. “Your finger is the meaning of life?” “No, one thing. One thing is the meaning of
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