Contributed by Rodelio Mallari on Dec 31, 2010
                
                
                
                    BE DIFFERENT
"The hardest struggle of all is to be something different from what the average man is." - Charles M. Schwab
"If you do things well, do them better. Be
                    
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                    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
                
                
                    
            
            
            
            
            
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                    Every difference of opinion is not a difference of principle. We have called by different
                    
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                    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Jun 11, 2007
                
                
                    
            
            
            
            
            
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                    Illustration: My Son Died, Don’t You Care
An Unknown author wrote this story:
The day is over, you are driving home. You tune in your radio. You hear a little blurb about a little village in India where some villagers have died suddenly, strangely, of a flu that has never been seen before.
It’s
                    
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                    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 24, 2002
                
                
                    
            
            
            
            
            
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                    ALL THE DIFFERENCE
All but four of the major world religions are based on mere philosophical propositions.  Of the four that are based on personalities rather than philosophies, only Christianity claims an empty tomb for its founder.  
In 1900 B.C. Judaism’s Father Abraham died.    In 483 B.C.
                    
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                    Contributed by A. Todd Coget on Jul 17, 2003
                
                
                    
            
            
            
            
            
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                    NO DIFFERENCE TO ME
John G. Paton, a nineteenth-century missionary to the South Seas met opposition to leaving his home in Scotland and going to preach to the cannibalistic people of the New Hebrides Islands.
A well-meaning church member moaned to him, “The cannibals, the cannibals!  You’ll be
                    
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                    Contributed by Al Schifano on Mar 25, 2004
                
                
                    
            
            
            
            
            
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                    Making A Difference
Don’t Look Back 
As you travel through life there are always those times
when decisions just have to be made, 
when the choices are hard and solutions seem scarce 
and the rain seems to soak your parade! 
There are some situations where all you can do
is to simply let go and
                    
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                    Contributed by C Jordan on May 8, 2011
                
                
                
                    WE ARE DIFFERENT! 
(Taken from Men are Like Waffles; Women are Like Spaghetti, by Bill and Pam Farrel).
Because of the differences between men and women, we need God’s wisdom and help!
IN THE BATHROOM: A man has six items in his bathroom: a toothbrush, toothpaste, shaving cream, a razor, a bar
                    
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                    A DIFFERENCE IN WORLDVIEW
It was one of those awkward moments in a friendship -- when you feel like you should speak up, but you're not sure how your friend will react.  I was a teenager -- just finishing up high school, thinking about the future.  My best friend and I were preparing for a day of
                    
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                    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Jul 8, 2007
                
                
                    
            
            
            
            
            
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                    Illustration: Needs Are Different
Perhaps our understanding for marriage is to give our spouse what we feel is best. 
Dr. Willard Harley, a Massachusetts psychologist, surveyed the perceived basic needs of men and women in marriage and found that the perceived needs are completely different.
                    
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                    Contributed by Richard Goble on Nov 8, 2007
                
                
                    
            
            
            
            
            
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                    Differing Perspectives
Shortly after the Communist revolution in Cuba, there were strong persuasive attempts at turning the people away from God. In grade schools, teachers would ask their students whether God could live up to His promises or not. Of course, the students said yes. The teacher would
                    
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                    A DIFFERENT VIEW
It was just a few days before Christmas. Two men who were next-door neighbors decided to go sailing while their wives went Christmas shopping. While the men were out in their sailboat, a storm arose. The sea became very angry and the men had great difficulty keeping the boat under
                    
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                    Contributed by Dale Krueger on Feb 9, 2009
                
                
                
                    THE LOVE IS THE DIFFERENCE
Edward Perry wrote an article entitled, "Where are the People?"  It is a summary of his findings on why churches lose or gain members.  He concluded that the "key is how people do or do not nurture and support each other in the local congregation."  He says, "We
                    
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