Contributed by Bruce Landry on Mar 31, 2008
                
                
                    
            
            
            
            
            
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                    THEY WILL GIVE YOU UP
Donald Grey Barnhouse led the son of a prominent American family to the Lord. He was in the service, but he showed the reality of his conversion by immediately professing Christ before the soldiers of his military company. 
The war ended. The day came when one of the
                    
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                    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 17, 2001
                
                
                    
            
            
            
            
            
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                    Back in the 13th century St. Richard of Chichester prayed:
"Thanks be to Thee, my Lord Jesus Christ, for all the benefits and blessings which Thou has borne for me. O most merciful Friend, Brother, and Redeemer: may I know Thee more clearly, love Thee more dearly, and follow Thee more nearly."
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                    Contributed by David Whitten on Nov 29, 2001
                
                
                    
            
            
            
            
            
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                    WHICH WAY YOU WENT
Years ago a man was searching his family roots and visited several cemeteries and read many inscriptions on the tombstones. There was one tombstone on which was engraved "Pause now stranger as you pass by; as you are now, so once was I. as I am now , so soon you will be. Prepare
                    
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                    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 24, 2002
                
                
                    
            
            
            
            
            
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                    J. Paul Getty was one of the richest men who ever lived.  You wouldn’t expect him to be envious of anyone.  But Getty once said he was envious of those who knew how to make marriage work and be happy in marriage.  Getty knew whereof he spoke, because his record was five marriages and five divorces.
                    
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                    Contributed by Don Hawks on Jul 31, 2002
                
                
                    
            
            
            
            
            
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                    In the news last week was the story of the rescue of the 9 miners from the PA coal mine. A large part of their survival was their encouragement of one another.  One of the miners said, “We decided we were all going to live together or die together.”
Your words of encourgament are like the leaven
                    
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                    Contributed by Mike Leiter on Jan 15, 2003
                
                
                    
            
            
            
            
            
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                    Two little boys got into a fight.  But the next morning Johnny took his cap and headed for Bobby’s house again.  Surprised, an older member of the family said teasingly, "What!  Going to play with him again?  I thought you had a fight last night and was never going to have anything more to do with
                    
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                    Contributed by Jim Luthy on Apr 28, 2003
                
                
                    
            
            
            
            
            
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                    The best-selling book among all Christian books right now is The Purpose Driven Life by Rick Warren.  Warren begins his book with these words…
“It’s not about you.  The purpose of your life is far greater than your own personal fulfillment, your peace of mind, or even your happiness.  It’s far
                    
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                    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 3, 2004
                
                
                    
            
            
            
            
            
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                    Though many fear annoying their friends with spiritual conversations, research shows that there is no annoyance at all when spiritual conversation is held with a family member, close friend, or trusted associate.  This supports Michael Green’s observation as to why the early church was so
                    
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                    Contributed by Bruce Howell on Apr 27, 2004
                
                
                    
            
            
            
            
            
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                    Illus.: “Mushrooms or Toadstools”
Dad brought home what looked like mushrooms.  Some in the family thought they were toadstools.  Were they edible or not?  Someone remembered seeing an article in the National Geographic magazine on mushrooms.  They found the article which had pictures and
                    
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                    Contributed by Pat Cook on Oct 7, 2005
                
                
                    
            
            
            
            
            
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                    I’m told of a turkey farmer who was always experimenting with breeding to perfect a better turkey. His family was fond of the leg portion for dinner and there were never enough legs for everyone. After many frustrating attempts, the farmer was relating the results of his efforts to his friends at
                    
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                    Contributed by Jim Kane on Jan 29, 2006
                
                
                    
            
            
            
            
            
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                    Chris Seiple writes in an article entitled ‘The Politics of Christmas,’ ‘Westerners, 2,000 years removed from the first Christmas, are tempted to assume that there could hardly be anything more innocent, non-threatening, and "non-political" than a baby in a manger. Yet the birth of a baby that
                    
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                    Contributed by Rick Boyne on Oct 9, 2012
                
                
                    
            
            
            
            
            
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                    There was a missionary in China who rode the bus everyday with the people. She was very friendly and open with her faith and dearly loved the Chinese. Trying to obey the oppressive Chinese law, she wouldn’t pass out Bibles indiscriminately, but always give one to someone who asked her, usually
                    
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                    Preacher Vance Havner once told a story about an elderly lady who was greatly disturbed by her many troubles--both real and imaginary. Finally, someone in her family tactfully told her, "Grandma, we’ve done all we can for you. You’ll just have to trust God for the rest." A look of absolute despair
                    
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                    Contributed by Donnie  Martin on Jul 31, 2007
                
                
                
                    Vance Havner told a story about an elderly lady who was greatly disturbed by her many troubles—both real and imaginary. Finally, someone in her family tactfully told her, “Grandma, we’ve done all we can for you. You’ll just have to trust God for the rest.” 
A look of absolute despair spread over
                    
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                    Contributed by Daniel Owens on Jan 8, 2008
                
                
                    
            
            
            
            
            
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                    L.R. Agnew, a professor at UCLA Medical School, gave his students this scenario:
	"Consider this family history:  
•	The father has a venereal disease
•	The mother has tuberculosis
•	They have had 4 children:  The first of whom was blind
The second died as an infant
The third is deaf
The fourth has
                    
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