Contributed by Gregg Svalstad on Nov 3, 2004
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Jim Elliot a missionary who was killed in South America in the late 50’s said: “He is no fool who gives up what he cannot keep, to gain what he cannot lose.”
We are to be sold out to the eternal things we cannot lose rather than selling out to the temporary things here that we cannot keep. What
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Contributed by Richard Mcnair on Nov 4, 2004
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At the spiritual level, planning means taking the initiative. It’s not about sitting around until you are absolutely certain God is calling you to a particular task, direction, country, or ministry. Nor is it waiting for the doors to open so you can go there easily. Planning is an act of faith.
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Contributed by David Ward on Dec 7, 2004
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In the early 1990s when President George Bush had John Sununu as his White House chief of staff, a reporter asked Sununu if his job was difficult. He quickly answered, "No." The reporter thought Sununu had misunderstood the question, so he asked again, and got the same reply.
Sununu, a former
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Contributed by Jim Kane on Dec 14, 2004
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“Cheap grace is the deadly enemy of our church…The sacraments, the forgiveness of sin, and the consolations of religion are thrown away at cut prices. Grace is represented as the Church’s inexhaustible treasury, from which she showers blessings with generous hands,
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Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Jan 10, 2005
If I plant some zucchini seeds, I will eventually, Lord willing, get a plant that flowers. Some people batter and fry the flowers. But if the flowers are left alone, then will produce zucchinis. And inside each zucching are many, many seeds. So the mature Christian flowers, but also reproduces.
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The work of the Riddler is a very strange, different, and very unique work. The work of the Riddler requires much patience and time and skill. Ramone the Riddler can turn ninety bottles of champagne per minute, thirty-thousand bottles a day, and more than 100 million in his lifetime.
Each bottle
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Contributed by Bart Leger on Feb 2, 2005
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During the Second World War, a church in Strasbourg was destroyed. After the bombing, the members of this particular church went to see what was left and found that the entire roof had fallen in, leaving a heap of rubble and broken glass. Much to their surprise, however, a statue of Christ with
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Contributed by Jim Kane on Feb 2, 2005
In Henry Blackaby’s book Experiencing God he makes a point that is so true and yet makes us so uncomfortable. I was reminded of that when I received the January 17, 2005 e-mail devotional based on that book.
The call to relationship is also a call to be on mission with God. That call to mission
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Contributed by Paul Humphrey on Jan 3, 2006
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A man once told his wife that he never wanted to live in a vegetative state dependant upon a machine. He said, “If I ever get in that shape, I want you to pull the plug.”
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United Methodist
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HENRY M. STANLEY THE GREAT EXPLORER AND DAVID LIVINGSTON THE GREAT MISSIONARY FROM ENGLAND DID A VAST WORK IN AFRICA.
Henry Stanley was the explorer and he was telling an African Chief about Jesus, when the African chief started crying and desired to know more.
That night Stanley was pacing the
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Contributed by Pat Cook on Jan 16, 2006
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I like the story of a man who walked into a gift shop that sold religious items. Near the cash register he saw a display of caps with "WWJD" printed on all of them. He was puzzled over what the letters could mean, so he asked the clerk. The clerk replied that the letters stood for "What Would Jesus
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Contributed by Jim Kane on Jan 29, 2006
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In his book, "Half Time," Bob Buford tells the story of meeting a renowned management consultant at a critical point in his life to determine what course the rest of his life would take. The man, named Mike, asked Buford one simple question, ‘What’s in the box?’
The point of this question was to
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Contributed by Terry Kemp on Feb 9, 2006
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Here’s a story with which we’re familiar …
Twelve men went to spy out Canaan,
(Ten were bad, two were good)
What do you think they saw in Canaan?
(Ten were bad, two were good)
Some saw giants, big and tall!
Some saw grapes
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2006
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In Rebuilding Your Broken World, Gordon MacDonald suggests twenty-six questions to help develop accountability and invite feedback. If we desire to grow, we should submit our selves to a spiritual mentor and answer these questions honestly.
1. How is your relationship with God right now?
2. What
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During the Second World War a company of American soldiers was marching through France when a little old lady approached them with a broom over her shoulder. She joined the soldiers and began to march with them.
The soldiers smiled at the lady and told her to please step aside because she could
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Lutheran
Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 17, 2006
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On a wall near the main entrance to the Alamo in San Antonio, Texas, is a portrait with the following inscription: "James Butler Bonham--no picture of him exists. This portrait is of his nephew, Major James Bonham, deceased, who greatly resembled his uncle. It is placed here by the family that
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