Contributed by Glenn Durham on Mar 25, 2008
A friend convinced Phil to go deep-sea fishing, something he had never done before. Now that he was in the middle of the ocean, he felt sure this was the dumbest thing he had ever done. Who would have believed that seasickness could be so awful? With every pitch and roll, Phil wondered if he could
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Presbyterian/Reformed
Contributed by Clint Meade on May 5, 2007
Once there were two brothers who shared adjoining farms. For over 40 years they worked side by side, sharing equipment and helping each other out whenever needed.
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Baptist
Contributed by Paul Kuzma on Jan 2, 2002
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“Somewhere along the line, most of us bought into productivity as a chief value in life. The lie that came along with this value was that the more we work, the greater would be the productivity. The end result: rest is dangerous to productivity. We can only rest after the work is done. This is
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Foursquare
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Paul told Timothy to do the work of an evangelist. That was not his gift. He had the pastoral gifts of shepherding, teaching, and administration, but he still had to work outside his comfort zone. He may not have been called to be an evangelist or especially empowered for that type of
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Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Apr 19, 2006
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If you try to fail, and succeed, which have you done?
Before they invented drawing boards, what did they go back to?
If the number 2 pencil is the most popular, why is it still number 2?
If a person told you he was a pathological liar, would you
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Independent/Bible
Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 17, 2006
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Christian Music Illegal: The New York Division of Human Rights has accused a skating rink of discrimination for playing Christian music during a skate party for churches. Rink owners insist they’ve done nothing wrong and that authorities are investigating to
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Contributed by Jim Kane on Feb 28, 2010
In 2007, The Pew Research Center did a follow up survey to one done in 1990 regarding what makes a marriage work and here is what they found:
In 1990 95% of those surveyed said that faithfulness was the most important ingredient in making a marriage work. In 2007 that dropped slightly with
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Church Of God
Contributed by Chris Edmondson on May 26, 2007
The law of first things says that Whatever is done with the first determines the rest. Why is that so important to God? If He is God, He doesn’t need my sheep or my money! That’s true. He puts this principle in His word because He wants
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Baptist
Contributed by Owen Bourgaize on Oct 28, 2000
Sir Winston Churchill paid tribute to the Battle of Britain pilots - that "so many owe so much to so few". Those famous words need to be slightly adapted when we think of what God in Christ has done. It is that "so many owe so much to only one person".
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Baptist
Contributed by Paul Fritz on Oct 18, 2000
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At the close of life, the question will not be,
"How much have you gotten?" but "How much have you given?"
Not "How much have you won?" but "How much have you done?"
Not "How much have you saved?" but "How much have you sacrificed?"
It will be "How much
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Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Evie Megginson on Aug 5, 2003
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A Certain story is told about the construction of the overseas highway between Miami, Florida, and Key West, Florida. In the midst of the construction, a fierce storm destroyed most of the work that had been done. The man in charge called b back to his home office described
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Baptist
Contributed by Paul Fritz on Dec 30, 2003
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At the close of life, the question will not be,
"How much have you gotten?" but "How much have you given?"
Not "How much have you won?" but "How much have you done?"
Not "How much have you saved?" but "How much have you sacrificed?"
It will be "How much
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Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Mar 27, 2007
Silas Weir Mitchell is quoted in Harvey Cushing’s Life of Sir William Osler as having remarked that, “The first thing to be done by a biographer in estimating character is to examine the stubs of his victim’s cheque-books.” By this standard, as by many another, the character of David, son of
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Pentecostal
Contributed by Ross Cochrane on Dec 28, 2009
I remember stealing a bag of lollies from a shopping centre as a kid. I would have done it again and again, except the guilt of that act stayed with me for years. I regretted being so dishonest. All of us have broken the 10 commandments in our lives. In fact the NT
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Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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… All have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God (Romans 3:23 NIV)
Somerset Maugham, the writer, once said, “If I wrote down every thought I have ever thought and every deed I have ever done, men would call me a monster of
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Contributed by James Chandler on Feb 17, 2008
Belief causes the Christian to say Amen, we need to witness.
Conviction causes the Christian to get up and witness.
Belief causes the Christian to have pity for the lost.
Conviction causes the Christian to stop at nothing for the lost.
Belief causes the Christian to promise God they will
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Christian/Church Of Christ
Contributed by Joseph Shubert on Oct 21, 2006
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Most of us remember the story of Pinnochio. What we remember most about Pinocchio is how his nose grew whenever he told a lie. The story is actually much deeper than that. The original tale was written by Carlo Collodi about 1883. Pinocchio is in many ways a beautiful illustration of what Christ
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Church Of God
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