Contributed by Don Jones on Feb 26, 2008
Some have described the practice of mercy or being Christ-like as a pond. There are outlets at both ends. God’s grace, forgiveness, mercy, and blessings flow in one end and we in turn are to allow those blessings to flow out to
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Baptist
Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Mar 2, 2008
Glandion Carney and William Long – book, “Trusting God Again”. Carney tells the story of 11 year-old Ron, an HIV patient. In speaking of trust, Carney writes, “Ron’s struggle was not simply to get better physically, but also to trust
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Salvation Army
Contributed by Matthew Kratz on May 3, 2008
It is said of Robert Murray McCheyne, a godly Scottish minister of the last century, that his face carried such a hallowed expression that people were known to fall on their knees and accept Jesus Christ as Savior when they looked at him. Others were so attracted
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Contributed by Glenn Durham on May 14, 2008
The second grade teacher showed a magnet to her class and illustrated its uses. The next day she gave a quiz with this question: “My full name has six letters. The first one is M. I pick up things. What am I?”
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Presbyterian/Reformed
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Pour water on the sponge and the duck. Which one soaks up the water? The sponge or the hard shelled duck?
One is open to receive the water and other has a hard shell that reflects the water away.
What are you like a sponge, or a
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Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Gene Gregory on Dec 8, 2008
EMPTY THE GARAGE
Driving around Deltona, it is amazing the number of people who have garages with no cars in them. Why? Their garages are filled with other things.
If you are going to be filled with the Holy Spirit, you must make room. Get
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Contributed by Thomas Cash on May 14, 2009
William Barclay said: "The disaster that happened to Peter could have happened to the most heroic of us. All the others ran away; Peter did not. To enter the courtyard—-the very center of the high priest’s house-—was to
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Christian/Church Of Christ
Contributed by Chad Moore on Aug 21, 2009
OBJECT LESSON IDEA: We used boxes on stage and labeled several of them with words that explain how experienced in our lives hurt us. When we put a box between ourselves and those who want to love us
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"In trying to evangelize, we confront powerful cultural pressures towards religious relativism; the dominant idea today is that ‘any one religion is as good as any other’ and that people should keep their religious beliefs to themselves."
(Source: Archbishop Jose omez on
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Catholic
Contributed by Tim Spear on Dec 6, 2012
“Above all, don't lie to yourself. The man who lies to himself and listens to his own lie comes to a point that he cannot distinguish the truth within him, or around him, and so loses all respect for himself and for others. And having
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Baptist
Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 24, 2002
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TALE OF TWO KINGS
Two of the greatest love stories ever told. The one, at Camelot; the other, at Calvary. Two of the noblest kings ever to live. The one, King Arthur; the other, King of the Jews. The one is adorned with a jeweled crown; the other, with a crown of thorns.
The comparisons
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Contributed by N A on Jun 20, 2010
COMMITMENT, RELATIONSHIPS AND FAMILY
"The logical beginning point of any family relationship is a covenant commitment, which has unconditional love at its core. Out of the security provided by this covenant, love develops grace. In this atmosphere of grace, family members have the freedom to
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 12, 2002
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LETTING GO OF TREASURES
Giving with a glad and generous heart has a way of routing out the tough old miser within us. Even the poor need to know that they can give. Just the very act of letting go of money or some other treasure does something
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