Contributed by Darrin Fish on Dec 7, 2007
• A few years ago in Kentucky there was a little boy who was being very disruptive during service
• After a few minutes, his father who had put him under his arm carried him out.
• No one in the congregation so much as raised an
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Christian Church
Contributed by Clarence Clough on Dec 23, 2007
In an earlier time a Christian man was being burned at the stake. He was there because he refused to renounce his Christian testimony.
In the final moments of his body being burned he lifted his hands in the air a clapped three times. It seemed he clapped once for the
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Church Of God
Contributed by Peter Bines on Jan 22, 2008
Thomas Watson: ‘In the body of the sun, there are the substance of the sun, the beams, and the heat; the beams are begotten of the sun, the heat proceeds both from the sun and the beams; but these three, though different, are not divided; they all three make but one sun: so in the blessed Trinity,
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Independent/Bible
Rev. Billy Graham stated, "In times like this, we realize
how weak and inadequate we are, and our greatest
need is to turn in repentance and faith to the God of
all mercy and the Father of all Comfort. If ever there
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Church Of God
Contributed by Wayne Major on Jan 29, 2002
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I read an article a few years ago about Gene Stallings, former coach of a national championship football team at the University of Alabama, who had a son who was born with Down’s Syndrome. When the interview turned to questions about his son, he said absolutely nothing negative, and spoke only of
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Methodist
Contributed by Paul Fritz on Feb 20, 2002
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Bernice Kanner states in her book, "Are you Normal About Money," "What surprised me most was the incredible lengths that some people will go to for money. For example, 21% said they would wolf down a worm for $300, while 26% said they wouldn’t touch it for less than $1000. Meanwhile, 59% would
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Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Martin Wiles on Apr 29, 2002
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George Barna does a great deal of research in religious circles. In surveys taken a few years ago (1996 and 1997), he found some amazing facts. Most Americans, including many professing Christians, believe that people are inherently good and that there primary purpose is to enjoy life as much as
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Baptist
Contributed by Martin Wiles on May 5, 2002
I remember when I was a young child having a conversation with my grandmother while we walked down the street one day. I asked her if she was going to heaven when she died, and she replied that she hoped so. Now here is a lady who had probably been in church all her life, held many offices and has
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Baptist
Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 6, 2002
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TOO SMART FOR HELL
According to U.S. News & World Report, 78% believed in Heaven and believed they were going there. Only 60% believed in Hell, but only 4% believed they were going there.
In the same article, the Rev. Mary Kraus observed "My congregation would be stunned to hear a sermon on
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Contributed by Rick Davis on Jun 11, 2003
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MARRIAGE JOKES
1. Marriage made in Heaven — So is thunder in lightening!!
2. Love is a dream — Marriage is an alarm clock
3. A honeymoon is a Short Pause - between - I Do and You Better
4. Lady went to get a divorce—
Lawyer: “Do you have ground?”
Lady: “About 2 acres”
Lawyer: “Do
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Baptist
Contributed by Pat Cook on Jun 28, 2003
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Bob Carlyle, who sang Butterfly Kisses a few years back, also sang these words in the song Heaven: “Sometimes this tired old world starts bringing my heart down, but you gotta bear the cross if you want to wear the crown.” To have reward, you must first undergo hard times. Jesus told us that we too
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Baptist
Contributed by Mike Wilkins on Apr 20, 2005
One Carthusian Monk of the Middle Ages wrote of this inner chaos:
I become aware, Lord, that the world of my own spirit is still formless and void and that darkness still covers the face of this abyss. It is truly in a state of confusion, a kind of dark and terrifying chaos, knowing nothing of its
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Contributed by Don Carpenter on Oct 24, 2000
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I had a very animated professor at Bible college by the name of Dr. Emert. He taught us about the danger
of blaspheming God’s Son by claiming that He is anything less than God. He told how for some the earth
opened, for some fire fell from Heaven, and for some floods came. He told us that he had
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Baptist
Contributed by Jeff Strite on Aug 14, 2001
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It’s reported that a preacher in Redrock, Mississippi prayed this sermon: “Oh Lord, give Thy servant this mornin’ the eyes of the eagle and the wisdom of the owl; connect his soul with the gospel telephone in the central skies; ‘luminate his brow with the Sun of heaven; possess his mind with love
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Christian/Church Of Christ
Contributed by Warner Pidgeon on Apr 4, 2009
There’s an old story about a man who dreamed that an angel escorted him to church one Sunday. There he saw a keyboard musician playing vigorously, singers singing, and other musicians playing with gusto. But the man heard no sound. The congregation was also singing – well, most of them, but again
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Anglican
Contributed by Nathan Ingram on Nov 30, 2009
“Empty Hands” by Martha Nicholson
One by one He took them from me, All the things I valued most;
Until I was empty-handed, Every glittering toy was lost.
And I walked earth’s highways, grieving, In my rage and poverty,
Till I heard His voice inviting, “Lift your empty hands to me.”
So I held my
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Independent/Bible
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