Contributed by Colin Bain on Nov 13, 2007
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I may have mentioned that I love my wife’s cooking. I am always amazed at the way she simply just knows exactly what to do and what to put in the dish. She follows a recipe as a guide rather than an instruction manual. She does things and puts things together, I would think were completely wrong,
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Salvation Army
Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Jan 19, 2009
Walking with God can be a great source of Eustress (positive stress)…
example: Some of you this week found time in your crazy schedule to listen to or read your Bible. How did you feel afterward?
It’s Wednesday night, and you help with AWANA. It’s been a busy day and you’re tired. But you
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Independent/Bible
Contributed by Danny Presswood on Jan 26, 2009
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The GOLDEN RULE is the CULMINATION of the ENTIRE SEMON ON THE MOUNT. As I said earlier, "THEREFORE" is the key word - it means - BECAUSE of everything that I’ve already said here on the mount - you MUST do this! Because of the BEATITUDES-THE BLESSED BE’S - because YOU are the SALT OF THE EARTH and
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Baptist
Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2002
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REAL COMFORT
“When life caves in, you do not need reasons -- you need comfort. You do not need some answers -- you need someone.
And Jesus does not come to us with an explanation --
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DISCOURAGING IRRESPONSIBILITY
So what should we do about people who won’t take responsibility for their own actions? I believe the answer is simple:
Set them free.
Give them the freedom to make their own decisions, to face the consequences of their own acts, to see for themselves what their
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Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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A young boy had to feed his father every day when he came home from school. His father had been so injured and couldn’t do many things for himself and to help with things the mother gave him one job to do and that was to feed his father every day, once a day.
But on this particular day, the boy,
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Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Jun 15, 2008
"We cannot be profoundly influenced (or encouraged) by that which we do not know. The comfort and strength of God's Word will avail us not at all if we do not know it"
Source: Hughes, R. K. (1993). Hebrews: An
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
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"You are already of consequence in the world if you are known as a man of strict integrity. If you can be absolutely relied upon; if when you say a thing is so, it is so; if when you say you will do a
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Contributed by Peter Loughman on Jul 27, 2010
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SPIRITUAL ATHEIST?
Let’s think about this. Good equals Godly? Good equals spiritual? How exactly does being good and being spiritual parallel?
I give a man on the street a warm meal and a place to stay. That’s a good thing. How is giving a man a warm meal and a place to stay a spiritual
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Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Donnie Martin on Aug 2, 2002
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Sin Compared to Poison
Dr. J. Wilbur Chapman told of a distinguished minister, Dr. Howard, from Australia who preached very strongly on the subject of sin. After the service, one of the church officers came to counsel with him in the study. “Dr. Howard,” he said, “we don’t want you to talk as
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Baptist
Contributed by Greg Buchner on Aug 9, 2004
I can remember when we first arrived as the pastor’s family at Ravenna, there was only a handful of people. In fact, within the first couple weeks it became evident that the Ravenna congregation couldn’t even pay the pastor’s salary.
But instead of crying to the conference for help or making the
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Methodist
Contributed by Eric Hanson on Nov 17, 2008
Let’s continue now. (Read 28-30) Men, I have a question for you. When you are in pain, do you do something about it? When my back hurts terribly, I sometimes have to stop stacking wood or shoveling snow long enough to bend over and do some stretching and relaxing of tight muscle groups. Then I can
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Contributed by A. Todd Coget on Nov 14, 2003
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We all know what it’s like to still have growing to do.
Jeanne Olsen, a mother of five from Illinois, took her daughter Kirsten, age 9, out for a mother-daughter breakfast. During their meal, Jeanne courageously asked her daughter, "How do you think I could be a better mom?"
Kirsten thought for a
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Contributed by Steve Malone on Oct 7, 2004
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“To accept people is to be for them. It is to recognize that it is a very good thing that these people are alive, and to long for the best for them. It does not, of course mean to approve of everything they do. It means to continue to want what is best for their souls no matter what they do.”
AND –
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Christian/Church Of Christ
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Honesty does not come from out of nowhere. It is a product of your moral convictions. But what do you do when your convictions are challenged? It is faith that gives you the strength to go on believing. Though I am a Christian, I respect the religions of others, and I think that they play a vital
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