Contributed by Rick Crandall on Sep 28, 2025
GOOD FOOD FROM THE GOOD SHEPHERD
This is David's message to us in Psalm 37:1-3, where the KJV says:
1. Fret not thyself because of evildoers, neither be thou envious against the workers of iniquity.
2. For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, and wither as the green herb.
3. Trust in
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Contributed by Jeff Strite on Mar 24, 2013
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THE BLOOD AND WATER
Before I became a minister I attended a secular college for a couple of years. While I was there I took several classes I thought would help me when I went to Bible college, and some of those classes were in Philosophy.
Now Philosophy and Christianity are somewhat at odds.
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Christian/Church Of Christ
Contributed by Robert Leroe on Jul 5, 2002
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A minister was visiting an elderly man, who’d been a Christian for most of his long life. The minister remarked, “Well sir, after keeping the faith for so long, you must feel pretty confident of holding out to the end.” The gentleman replied, “It’s not a matter of me
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Contributed by Jim Kane on Sep 4, 2003
Martin Luther, in his famous work, Table Talk, shares this conversation he had with a friend:
“I cannot think what we shall find to do in heaven,” mused Luther. “No change, no work, no eating, no drinking, nothing to do.”
“Yes,’ replied his friend, “Lord, show us the Father, and that
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Contributed by Paul Wallace on Aug 30, 2004
Deion Sanders seemed to have it all. He was an all pro corner back for the Dallas Cowboys, and a outfielder for the Cincinnati Reds. He had money, fame, and power. However, when his wife filed for divorce his world fell apart. He ran his sports car off of a high embankment
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Wesleyan
Contributed by Ed Sasnett on Aug 1, 2005
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Bruce Wilkinson, author of Prayer of Jabez, said:
Sexual immorality is a threshold sin. On one side of the threshold is immorality and on the other is purity. On one side are guilt, lying, deceit, addiction, and shame, an on the other side are freedom, honesty, transparency, liberty, and a clear
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Contributed by Greg Bond on Dec 28, 2009
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ABOUT "AMEN"
Then, of course, there is the Amen. It signifies faithful and true. Some suppose it is taken from the initial letters of adoni melech neetnem: My Lord, the Faithful King. In the Greek, it means, "So be it," or "Let it be so."
The main point is that Jesus says to end our prayer with
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Pentecostal
"Scripture tells us that everything that exists does not exist by chance but is willed by God and part of his plan, at whose center is the invitation to partake, in Christ, in the divine life. Creation is born of the Logos and indelibly bears the mark of the creative Reason which orders and directs
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Catholic
Contributed by Ken Henson on Jun 25, 2012
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IF GOD CAN'T DO IT, IT CAN'T BE DONE
"What we need to do is learn that only persistence in prayer can gain the victory. You see the truth is if God can’t do it, it cannot be done. We need to learn to close the blinds, shut the door, turn off the phone, stop
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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Illustration- Confession
A man told his pastor he had done a terrible thing and could find no rest for his conscience. The pastor asked him, “Have you confessed it to the Lord?”
And the man replied, “Pastor, I’ve confessed that sin a thousand times.”
The wise pastor said, “That is 999
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Contributed by Charles Newman on Aug 4, 2007
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Sometimes I find myself like the little boy reasoned in his prayer to God. He told God that "Lord, if you can’t make me a better boy, don’t worry about it. I’m having a real good time like I am."
We get so caught up in
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Methodist
Contributed by Neil Richardson on Mar 12, 2008
In the film ’The Shawshank Redemption’, the main character Andy Dufresne risks his life by speaking personally to the brutal chief prison guard. But by giving the man some sound financial advice, he secures a break with some beers for his fellow prisoners, although he himself does not drink a
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Baptist
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THE GOD SQUAD
This week, we finished remodeling our old house and started moving into our new house. But last Monday I threw my back out while working on the house. I was frustrated and hurting. But the pain was not as bad as the feeling of not being able to finish my tasks which what I wanted to
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Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Mar 12, 2025
[056]. A MESSAGE FROM A POEM – DEATH IS NOT A MYSTERY
We just had a poem on Death for the Christian, and in this one now, the concept is continued, though the poems are separated by over 20 years. Each stanza deals with a different aspect of life.
For me the poem is a testimony of the
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