Contributed by Gene Gregory on Feb 26, 2009
                
                
                
                    We are having some difficult times, and people are struggling, but there are some things we need to realize and remember this morning.
“A few centuries ago, 4/5s of the French spent 90% of their income for food.  With only what you and I consider a marginal tip to a waitress, they had to provide
                    
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                    Contributed by Charles Wallis on Nov 20, 2008
                
                
                
                    The 60’s were very difficult times in America.  Morals were declining rapidly, Vietnam was an unpopular war. Many were advocating free love, drugs, and a sexual revolution.  Out of those days of spiritual decay, God raised up a group called the "Jesus People."  One man who was saved was Greg Laurie
                    
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                    Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Jul 18, 2025
                
                
                
                    [137].  A MESSAGE FROM A POEM – IF THERE IS DESPAIR SUCH AS IN VIRUS TIMES
This poem was written in the middle of the COVID virus, that terrible scourge from China.  Depending on where you lived in the world, you suffered repression from governments, some not too bad, but others were draconian. 
                    
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                    Contributed by John Quigley on May 29, 2007
                
                
                
                    Dealing with people is so very difficult, this week on Thursday as I was working on my sermon for today, my computer system went down. I was no longer able to connect to the internet, I was studying for the sermon and I was no longer able to do so. I called the folks at Wild Blue and told them what
                    
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                    Contributed by Greg Bond on Dec 28, 2009
                
                
                
                    ACCEPTING FORGIVENESS CAN BE DIFFICULT
I’m sure that many of you, just looking at this title, already have emotions running through your mind. Maybe accepting forgiveness from God and acceptance into His fellowship, is something you have struggled with personally, or you know one person, or
                    
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                    Contributed by Davon Huss on Jan 25, 2010
                
                
                    
            
            
            
            
            
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                    Difficult People Are Like Tools
Some difficult people are like the tools in your tool shed:
A.  Measuring tape:  These people always let us know that we don’t quite measure up.  These perfectionists feel compelled to set the standards for everyone else.  In short, they judge by their own
                    
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                    Contributed by Alan Perkins on Apr 3, 2001
                
                
                    
            
            
            
            
            
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                    "There is nothing more difficult to take in hand, more perilous to conduct, or more uncertain in its success, than to take the lead in the introduction of a new order of things. Because the innovator has for enemies all those who have done well under the old conditions,
                    
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