Contributed by Douglas Vincent on Jan 27, 2004
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In April 1998, a series of tornadoes ripped through the southern part of the United States. A day after one of the Storms had hit the NPR program All Things Considered aired a story about a congregation called the Church of the Open Door. Their church had been destroyed the day previous.
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Methodist
Contributed by John Wheeler on Mar 3, 2004
With the Winter Olympics hosted again by Japan in 1998, a U.S. figure skater who took the bronze medal in Sapporo in 1972 comes to mind--Janet Lynn. The 44-year-old mother of five boys (three of them in college) remains a cult figure among the Japanese for an unforgettable moment of seeming failure
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Contributed by Kenneth Henes on Jun 23, 2004
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On the shore of beautiful Lake Como, nestled in the Italian Alps, is a lovely old villa, perhaps two or three hundred years old. For years the grounds have been immaculately kept by a trusted old gardener. One day some tourists were complimenting him on his work. “The owner must come here
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Contributed by Tim Zingale on Jun 30, 2004
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A pastor had gathered a selected group of workers to train them to witness for Jesus. A young worker was complaining to a veteran caller about one of the people he had visited. "I’ tried to tell him about Jesus, I tried to tell him about the love Jesus had for Him. I tried to tell him that Jesus
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Lutheran
Contributed by Tim Richards on Sep 15, 2004
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A man noticed a lady in the grocery store with her year-old in her cart. The child asked for cookies. Her mother said no. The little girl began to cry loudly. The mother patiently said, "Now Missy, we’re half way done, it won’t be long." The same thing happened in the candy aisle. This time the
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Contributed by John Harvey on Nov 2, 2004
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**Sudanese Boys- {page 17}
The four young Sudanese boys cried and screamed out for their mothers but they refused to repeat the words that would mean saving their lives yet renouncing their Christianity. Their red blood began to flow across their black skin, but they would not give up their
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Contributed by David Elvery on Nov 14, 2004
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One of the finest steamers afloat on Lake Champlain in Vermont, USA was the steamer "Champlain.’’ Cheer after cheer went up when she slid from her moorings on the dry-dock into the waters of the lake. Her machinery was perfect, her crew well trained, and the passengers on her for her maiden
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Contributed by Bill Whittaker on Nov 23, 2004
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Keep yourself pure. Be an example of the believer in purity. This high calling is only possible with God’s help. Cynthia was invited to a slumber party with three of her jigh school friends. They were having a good time when one of the girls said, “Let’s invite the guys over for the night.” Her
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Contributed by D. Greg Ebie on Dec 9, 2004
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Do you remember the story “The Little Engine That Could?” A trainload of toys was being taken over the mountain to all the children in Sunshine Valley, but unfortunately the engine broke down. One by one different engines came by, but none were willing to take the trainload of toys over the
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Assembly Of God
Contributed by Ted Mulder on Dec 30, 2004
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When you wait to buy what you need – not getting weary in doing well – many times you are in place for a miracle. Last month we gave more than what we had in our giving budget. We knew that was what we were suppose to do, but it caused our clothing budget to dip too low and Joanne was telling me
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Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 16, 2005
Most remarkable are the NDEs [Near Death Experiences] of little children. Diane Komp, an oncologist and professor of pediatrics at Yale University, did not start her adult life as a believer. “When I was in medical school,” she told Life magazine, “I was hanging out somewhere on that nebulous
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Contributed by Chip Monck on Feb 15, 2005
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10. Is it really possible to introduce pyrotechnics gradually?
9. Do rhinestones and choir gowns ever make a positive statement?
8. Never enlist a Worship Leader with a Marilyn Manson tattoo!
7. While drums can be a welcome addition to any worship service, is it really necessary to have them
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Wesleyan
Contributed by Herman Abrahams on Jul 23, 2005
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ILLUSTRATION - Self Evaluation
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State employment officials in Tucson, Arizona, posted an interesting sign over a full-length mirror. Directed to all job hunters, it read, “Would you hire this person?” In another office a mirror and sign posed this question: “Are you
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Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Jul 31, 2005
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Gordon Zwicky won top honors in this year’s Burlington Liars Club. Zwicky, who is 72, beat out 299 other people from 31 states and Canada. Zwicky claimed he and his wife, Dorothy, won the lottery and decided to drive to Florida. They had never been anywhere before, but their neighbor told them
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Methodist
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Story: When I was a school, the one poem that really had an impact on me was:
The Road Not Taken by Robert Frost
Let me read it to you in closing:
Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,
And - sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveller, long I stood
And looked down one as far as I
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Contributed by Richard Tow on Sep 22, 2005
Recently Jeanie and I have been working on a project to install a mantle above our fireplace. It is going to be beautiful when we finish it, if we ever finish it. The problem is that we started with a piece of wood that had already been molded into something else. It had been a piece of
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 12, 2005
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Judging others isn’t easy.
In his little book Illustrations of Bible Truth, H.A. Ironside pointed out the folly of judging others. He related an incident in the life of a man called Bishop Potter. "He was sailing for Europe on one of the great transatlantic ocean liners. When he went on board, he
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 12, 2005
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A man in Kansas City was severely injured in an explosion. Evangelist Robert L. Sumner tells about him in his book The Wonders of the Word of God. The victim’s face was badly disfigured, and he lost his eyesight as well as both hands. He was just a new Christian, and one of his greatest
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