Contributed by Dan Cormie on Oct 18, 2002
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“A farm boy accidentally overturned his wagonload of corn in the road. The farmer who lived nearby came to investigate. "Hey, Willis," he called out, "forget your troubles for a spell and come on in and have dinner with us. Then I’ll help you get the wagon up." "That’s mighty nice of you," Willis
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Contributed by Andy Beech on Mar 29, 2008
There is a story of a farm boy who accidentally overturned his wagonload of Corn in the road. The farmer who lived nearby came to investigate.
"Hey, Willis," he called out, "forget your troubles for a spell and come on in and have dinner with us. Then I’ll help you get the wagon up."
"That’s
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FOUR BATTLES WITH SELF CONTROL IN PROVERBS:
Uncontrolled lust. (Proverbs 6:26: “For the prostitute reduces you to a loaf of bread, and the adulteress preys upon your very life”).
Uncontrolled spending (Proverbs 21:20: “In the house of the wise are stores of choice food and oil, but a foolish man
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Contributed by Andrew Moffatt on Jun 6, 2024
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Another little me story, I went through a real struggle, mainly of my own making, thinking and due to anger and too much caffeine in Sri Lanka, where I was awake all night and ended up in hospital due to an atrial fibrillation that took 4 days to come right. Why do I share this with you, you are
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PROVERBS ON
WORDS THAT WE SPEAK
The Book of Proverbs shows us the seriousness of our words before the Lord.
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"Violence covers the mouth of the wicked" (Proverbs 10:11).
"The mouth of the foolish is a present destruction" (Proverbs
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Contributed by Timothy Smith on May 24, 2006
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“I am trying to prevent anyone saying the really foolish thing that people often say about Him: ‘I’m ready to accept Jesus as a great moral teacher, but I don’t accept his claim to be God.’ That is the one thing we must not say, A man who was merely a man and said the sort of things Jesus said
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Contributed by David Haun on Dec 27, 2003
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Few [called by Christ] would have been considered wise in the world’s eyes. Few were powerful or influential decision makers. Few were wealthy. Among the earliest disciples, five were fishermen, one was a tax collector, and the careers of the rest are unknown. None (with the possible exception of
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Contributed by Rodelio Mallari on Apr 13, 2011
OUR DEEPEST NEED
Several years ago in an interview during his battle with cancer, theologian Francis Schaeffer said, "The only way to be foolishly happy in this world is to be young enough, well enough, and have money enough--and not give a care about other people. But as soon as you don’t have
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 28, 2009
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"PA WON’T LIKE IT"
A farm boy accidentally overturned his wagonload of corn in the road. The farmer who lived nearby came to investigate. "Hey, Willis," he called out, "forget your troubles for a spell and come on in and have dinner with us. Then I’ll help you get the wagon up."
"That’s mighty
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Contributed by Bruce Landry on Jan 22, 2007
I have found so often in testimony during ministry that those who truly find their inner strength in Christ do so in unnerving weakness.
This weakness is seen in illness, in sadness and sometimes when they feel vulnerable and alone.
Yet, I God’s might strength is seen in their response to what
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Baptist
Contributed by Stuart Blount on Apr 20, 2001
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Some very well known people experienced major knock downs but got up to win.
FRED ASTAIRE – a memo circulated after his first screen test for MGM in 1933 – “Can’t act !, slightly bald !, can dance a little”
WALT DISNEY – was fired by a newspaper editor for lack of ideas. He also went bankrupt
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Contributed by Michael Gibney on Aug 9, 2002
Several years ago, the Wall Street Journal carried a story about Sally, an overly conscientious youngster who made herself miserable over the smallest failures and setbacks.
Early one fall, while the leaves were still on the trees, there was an exceptionally heavy snowstorm. Sally’s grandfather
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