Contributed by Bruce Emmert on Jul 11, 2002
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FULFILLING MY TASK
“[Most people] act as if they were simply dropped down in creation and have to entertain [them] selves until [they] die. But we [Christians] were sent into the world by God, just as Jesus was. Each of us has a mission in life.
Jesus prays to his Father for his followers,
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United Methodist
Contributed by Timothy Smith on Oct 20, 2006
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In his book, Exit Interviews: Revealing Stories Why People Are Leaving the Church, William Hendricks took a survey asking folks why they no longer attended church. Surprisingly, the most common complaint was not the music, or the facility, or that church was dull. The most common reason given for
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Christian Church
Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Nov 13, 2006
Walter Kaiser writes:
“What took place was a "strange sight" (v. 3) to Moses. Therefore, to explain what happened here as a temporary mirage of reflected sunlight on some red leaves or a campfire of some Bedouin … is to substitute our experience for Moses’ forty years in that area and his estimate
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Independent/Bible
Contributed by John Shearhart on Jan 11, 2007
Imagine a town which has everything to offer: State-of-the-art hospitals, prestigious schools, award winning entertainment, and many other things. There is nothing a person could need which couldn’t be found in this town except one thing: the water makes people sick; any time someone dares drink
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Contributed by Keith Broyles on Oct 4, 2007
At the turn of the 18th century, Christmas could be a very dangerous time for ordinary common folk like us. Back in those days, it was customary for bands of young men to go door-to-door, demanding food and drink and in exchange provide a song for the household’s entertainment. If nothing was
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Methodist
Contributed by Andrew Moffatt on Nov 8, 2009
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From exaggeration to lies. Illicit Cola says this. Life wouldn’t be much fun without a bit of entertainment and mischief. Don’t grow old and boring – live life on the edge. Take a dirty big gulp of illicit and get amongst it! Illicit cola – it’s good to be bad.
Well the times I’ve been bad weren’t
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Salvation Army
Contributed by Bruce Ball on Sep 15, 2005
It is said that about 200 years ago, the tomb of the great conqueror Charlemagne was opened, and the sight that greeted the workmen startled them.
It seems they found his body in a sitting position, clothed in the most elaborate of royal garments, with a scepter in his bony hand. On his knee lay
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Contributed by Hal Seed on Jul 27, 2007
One traveler, who toured that area of the world before it became commercialized, wrote this description of how evening banquets at rich guys’ houses went in 1894. He said,
“…entertainment is a public affair. The gateway of the court, and the door… stand open… A long, low table, or more often
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Baptist
Contributed by Guy Caley on Apr 20, 2003
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STAY IN THERE!!
I don’t usually begin a sermon on a sad note like this, but sometimes we need to pause and remember what life is all about.
There was a great loss recently in the entertainment world. Larry LaPrise, the Detroit native who wrote the song "The Hokey Pokey", died at age 83.
I’m
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Assembly Of God
Contributed by Denise Raterta on Oct 31, 2005
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Paul wisely instructed us to allow pure, true and good things to permeate our thinking and lifestyle (Php 4:8). In congruence to achieving a positive state of mind such as thankfulness, contentment and joyfulness, this practice would be necessary. When we accustom ourselves to finding and
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Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Nov 13, 2006
There are many people today who are in bondage to things they can no longer control. We hear about them every day. Keith Urban, the Country Music star who is married to Nicole Kidman, checked himself into a rehabilitation treatment center last week for alcohol abuse, and could not appear at the
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Methodist
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