Contributed by James Jack on Mar 8, 2005
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Dead Poets Society is, I think, one of the best films of all time. In his first lesson with
his senior class, the rather eccentric but very inspiring English teacher John Keating,
played by Robin Williams, takes the boys into the foyer outside the classroom where
he asks one lad by the name of
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Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Jun 21, 2006
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A Christian father lives by the instruction of Colossians 3:12, “…as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience. James 4:10 says, “Humble yourselves before the Lord, and He will lift you up.”
“Humility”
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Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Some of you may remember the Drop-While-You-Shop activity that the children did back in the spring. They took plastic cups, lined them with newspaper and put soil inside the newspaper. Then they took different seeds and put them between the newspaper and the side of the cup, so you could see the
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Nazarene
Contributed by Johnny Wilson on May 21, 2009
I didn’t get an allowance when I was in high school and any kind of paying work was few and far between. My parents expected me to come to them when I needed money for lunch money, class rings, yearbooks, books, gas money, dates, or anything. Instead of being thankful that they wanted to give me
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Contributed by Ross Cochrane on Feb 21, 2010
I went to a conference in Brisbane once in a large Church lead by Pastor Reg Kliminiok. After he spoke, I went to him to thank him for his message. I finally got my opportunity after others had finished speaking with him. He took an interest in me and asked me about my Church.
Halfway through the
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YOU CAN HAVE MY ROOM
Wally was a 7th grade student who was bigger than any of the other students in his Sunday school class. His mother had been an alcoholic when he was born, and as a result, Wally just did not have all the mental capabilities that the rest of his classmates had. But somehow he
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RECEIVING A WONDERFUL GIFT
The only son of a very wealthy man had his 21st birthday on Christmas Day. His mother gave him some gold cufflinks and engraved gold pens. His uncle and aunt bought him a set of TaylorMade R9 golf clubs that combined Flight Control Technology and Moveable Weight
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Contributed by Jim Butcher on Apr 11, 2018
Note: this happened to me personally - you can reference Jim Butcher of Madison WV.
Some of you have heard me share this story over the last few weeks, but I think it’s worth sharing again for those who haven’t had the chance to hear it.
In early March, Patti Price asked me to bring communion to
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Baptist
Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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When Charles Goodyear was just twenty-six years old, he had made his first fortune. He had set up the first hardware store in America that sold only domestically manufactured farm implements. Everything was going in his direction. Then suddenly, things changed. Several of his suppliers closed their
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A little boy wanted to meet God.He knew it was a long trip to where God lived, so he packed his suitcase with a bag of potato chips and a six-pack of root beer and started his journey. When he had gone about three blocks,he met an old woman. She was sitting in the park, just staring at some
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Baptist
Contributed by Brian La Croix on Jul 6, 2008
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FRUIT OF THE SPIRIT
The fruit is singular, not plural.
The most common teaching is that there are nine fruits of the Spirit. But that’s not the case. It’s one “fruit,” and that fruit has those characteristics.
For instance, take an apple. It’s one apple, but it has many characteristics: red,
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Wesleyan
Contributed by Eric Ferguson on Jul 18, 2008
Can You Be Trusted?
Before the breakup of the Soviet Union, Christians were routinely persecuted for their faith by the Communist regime.
We have many inspiring stories of courageous Christians behind the Iron Curtain who were willing to die for their faith during this difficult period in world
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