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This two-part story can frame a message on heaven, hope or the resurrection.
The 1989 Armenian earthquake needed only 4 minutes to flatten the nation and kill 30,000 people. Moments after the deadly tremor ceased, a father raced to an elementary school to save his son. When he arrived, he saw that
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Contributed by Lisa Delay on Aug 28, 2005
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From studying the brain scientists have found that repeated thoughts actually create physical grooves in the brain. When we practice a skill, learn a sport or study facts, a little trench is carved into our brain tissue. This is another reason why it is hard to break a habit. A habit is truly
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Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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When things go wrong as they sometimes will;
When the road you’re trudging seems all uphill;
When the funds are low, and the debts are high;
And you want to smile, but have to sigh;
When care is pressing you down a bit-
Rest if you must, but don’t you quit.
Success is failure turned inside
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Anger is the spontaneous reaction we have when someone interferes with our will or messes up our plans. If you doubt that, see what emotion seizes you on the way home when someone cuts you off on Loop 410. (The other day, Susan and I were driving to church when a car wasn’t cooperating with my
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"Happiness is a consequence of good things happening around us; it is superficial. But Joy comes from inside, from knowing that God has not forsaken us and that He does indeed love us. That Joy can come from no one but the Holy Spirit." Ruth Senter
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Christian/Church Of Christ
Contributed by Gregg Bitter on Aug 17, 2010
FAITH AND PROMISE
When something is promised, you have not seen it happen yet, have you? If I promise my wife that I'm going to clean out the basement, there's no proof that you can see. There's only my word. That promise is the only evidence it will happen. And I may prove unreliable for one
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Contributed by Rick Pendleton on Nov 17, 2008
There once was a weak and sickly man. The man was so sick and he could not afford going to town to the doctor. The man lived in the deep back woods in an old log cabin, his condition seemed to grow worse. Out in front of his cabin was a huge boulder. The rock was massive in front of his place. One
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Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Jun 1, 2004
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Quoted from 2004 Pastor’s Conference Workshop at Moody Bible Institute:
As Bill Thrall put it, "When my fear of the power of sin is greater than my
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Independent/Bible
Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
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"For, we know, not every morrow can be sad; So, forgetting all the sorrows we have had, Led us fold away our fears, And put by our foolish
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 9, 2006
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"The one concern of the devil is to keep Christians from praying. He fears nothing from prayerless studies, prayerless work, and prayerless religion. He laughs at our toil, mocks
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Contributed by Robert Clark on Jun 19, 2009
Illustration: Missionaries new post– husband missing – wife worried - hears native drums – fear/what if’s – husband returns with friendly natives bearing anniversary gifts - wife
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
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"Our enemies may be irrational, even outright insane, driven by nationalism, religion, ethnicity or ideology. They do not fear the United States for its diplomatic skills or the number of automobiles and software programs it
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Contributed by C Jordan on Apr 6, 2008
QUOTE: “The one concern of the devil is to keep Christians from praying. The devil fears nothing from prayerless studies, prayerless work, prayerless religion. The devil laughs at our toil,
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Contributed by Melvin Newland on Nov 9, 2001
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An interesting article appeared in the Wall Street Journal. It was an interview of 6 top executives, all of them making 6-figure salaries. That means that they made somewhere between $100,000 & $999,999 a year.
Now you are probably thinking what I thought, "If I made even $100,000 a year, I’d
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