Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Jan 2, 2026
[251]. A MESSAGE FROM A POEM – THAT COFFIN IS NOT ME
This is a special poem and unusual for my style. It is full of meaning, very serious meaning. It is me telling my story (as if I had died).
Some may find the subject strange; others may not want to think about such things. The point is, we
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Contributed by Bobby Scobey on May 22, 2007
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I want to tell you about a practicing Christian, a public figure who lives out his faith in Jesus Christ. Here is a behind-the-scenes story.
There was a lot of excitement in watching the Indianapolis Colts, led by Head Coach Tony Dungy, win their trip to the Super Bowl this past January.
A TV
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Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Mar 12, 2025
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[055]. A MESSAGE FROM A POEM – DEATH FOR THE CHRISTIAN
We deal with a subject today we often like to forget about. When we are young we give it little thought but when we are old, it tends to preoccupy our minds a lot more.
This poem is not so much about the subject of death itself, as it is
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Contributed by Melvin Newland on May 15, 2001
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I came across an article that was entitled, “Is it better to be a jock or a nerd?”
The article was about Michael Jordan, & it was written last year before he retired from professional basketball, playing for the Chicago Bulls. It pointed out that Michael Jordan received about $300,000 for every
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Contributed by Jan Spencer on Mar 19, 2002
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WHAT IS A MOTHER?
Somewhere between the youthful energy of a teenager and the golden years of a woman’s life, there lives a marvelous and loving person known as "Mother."
A mother is a curious mixture of patience, kindness, understanding, discipline, industriousness, purity and love.
A mother
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 20, 2002
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HOME COMING
That reminds me of the old story about an elderly missionary returning to the United States to retire. He & his wife had spent over 40 years serving in Africa. But now he was alone. His wife & two children had long since found their final resting place in the soil of Africa. As he got
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When I was in the first grade in Cincinnati, Ohio, we learned to draw and stay in the lines. My family could only afford the box of eight crayons. My eight crayons were big and fat and hard to keep in the lines. The girl that sat right in front of me had a big box of 64 Crayola Crayons. She had 8
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Assembly Of God
Contributed by Dean Kennedy on Sep 1, 2002
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IS THIS THE LIFE I WANT?
"I look in on my children as they sleep at night, [and] I think of the kind of father I want to be. I want to create moments of magic, I want them to remember laughing until the tears flow ... I want to have slow, sweet talks with them as they’re getting ready to close
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 22, 2002
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PREDICTIONS OF HIS 2ND COMING:
Earliest known prediction by Tichonius 381 A.D.; Then 500 A.D. by Hippolytus (170-236). Later, predictions surrounded the 1st millennium:
1000 A.D., 1009 A.D., & 1033 A.D. were popular.
1533 A.D. was agreed upon by both Michael Stiefel (1486-1567) a friend of
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Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Sep 29, 2002
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C. S. Lewis, in The Voyage of the Dawntreader, part of The Chronicles of Narnia series, tells the story of Eustace, a boy who happens upon a hidden treasure which is guarded by a dragon. He has become alienated from his friends and their values by his own churlishness, and when he finds the
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Methodist
Contributed by Karl Eckhoff on Jan 14, 2003
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I had my son’s 7th grade reading book at home this past week and I read a story written by Clifton Davis. You might know Clifton from the TV show entitled Amen. Clifton found success starring as the Reverend on the sitcom from the 1980’s.
It wasn’t success, however, that Clifton was encountering
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Contributed by Sermon Central on May 24, 2003
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I was approached by the station manager of a local television station in Pensacola, Fl to contribute a 50 second devotional for his program transition period. I was reluctant to agree since I struggled to limit my sermons to even 30 minutes. But feeling impressed by the Lord to accept it I did.
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Contributed by A. Todd Coget on Nov 14, 2003
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[Healed from Anger, Citation: Tony Campolo, "Year of Jubilee," Preaching Today #212]
In Preaching Today, author and speaker Tony Campolo tells this story:
I was in a church in Oregon not too long ago, and I prayed for a man who had cancer. In the middle of the week, I got a telephone call from his
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Contributed by Jerry Wood on Dec 11, 2003
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SNEAKY SNAKE
Sneaky Snake was the meanest animal in the forest. He loved to sneak up on the other animals and bite them with his sharp fangs. He had bitten everybody that had ever tried to be his friend; so, he did not have a single friend in the whole world, not even one.
One day, he was
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