Contributed by Mark Hensley on Jul 20, 2002
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The Greek word for grace is caris. Its basic idea is simply “non-meritorious or unearned favor, an unearned gift, a favor or blessings bestowed as a gift, freely and never as merit for work performed.”
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Contributed by Bruce Howell on May 1, 2005
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Did you hear about the 5-yr. old boy who said to his mother, “Mommy, I love you, and when I grow up I’m going to get you an electric iron, an electric
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Contributed by Owen Bourgaize on Jun 18, 2005
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Sir Edmund Hillary failed a few times in scaling Mount Everest but he looked up at the mountain and said, “I will defeat you because you are as big as you’re going to get –
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Contributed by Jimmy Haile on Oct 7, 2011
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TRYING
"What are you doing, son?" the storekeeper asked a little boy whose eyes were on a large basket of apples outside the storefront. "Are you trying to steal one of my
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Contributed by Dave Kinney on Sep 13, 2008
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Pastor Dave Kinney said, "Can you imagine how different our marriages would be if every community, every church member, lived to bring glory to God? Men, if we set the example, I’m
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Contributed by Robert Leroe on Sep 22, 2002
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Ralph Waldo Emerson was approached by a troubled man who said, with great anxiety, “I’m told the world is coming to an end.” Emerson answered, “Never mind; we can get along without it.”
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Congregational
Contributed by Dave Mcfadden on Oct 14, 2008
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A young lady once went to Will Rogers for counseling and said, “Mr. Rogers, what can I do about pride? Every time I look in the mirror, I think I’m beautiful.” Will
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Contributed by Arley Ellingson on Apr 11, 2007
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George Thomas was a pastor in a small New England town. One Easter Sunday morning, he came to the Church carrying a rusty, bent, old bird cage, and set it by the pulpit.
Several eyebrows were raised and, as if in response, Pastor Thomas began to speak. "I was walking through town yesterday when I
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Methodist
Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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George Thomas was a pastor in a small New England town. One Easter Sunday morning, he came to the Church carrying a rusty, bent, old bird cage, and set it by the pulpit.
Several eyebrows were raised and, as if in response, Pastor Thomas began to speak. "I was walking through town yesterday when I
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MISTAKES HAPPEN
The following series of advertisements reportedly appeared in a daily newspaper:
Monday: "The Rev. A.J. Jones has one color TV set for sale. Telephone 626-1313 after 7 p.m. and ask for Mrs. Donnelley who lives with him, cheap."
Tuesday: "We regret any embarrassment caused to
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Contributed by Greg Buchner on Mar 3, 2003
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Illus. - Bubba and the potato field
An old man lived alone in Idaho. He wanted to spade his potato garden, but it was backbreaking work, and his son, Bubba, who used to help him, was in prison.
The old man mentioned it in a letter he sent to his son by saying, “I’m not sure exactly what to do.
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Contributed by A. Todd Coget on Dec 4, 2003
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Author Max Lucado writes:
All of us occasionally do what is right. A few predominately do what is right. But do any of us always do what is right? According to Paul we don’t. "There is none righteous, no, not one" (Rom. 3:10, NKJV).
Some may beg to differ. "I’m not perfect, Max, but I’m better than
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Contributed by Tom Doubt on Mar 19, 2004
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John Thomas Oaks is musician in NYC [www.oaksengine.com] . On a chilly November, in Manhattan, he was playing at the Starbucks Café on 51st & Broadway. Others had said it was the most lucrative Starbucks in the world; tips were good if you played your tunes right. John was playing tunes from the
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Listen to how Bill Hybels described what Hell might feel like:
“The bottomless pit…conjures up dreamlike feelings of falling away -- falling, falling, falling. You’ve all had dreams like that; where when you woke your heart was beating because you were falling. Picture in your mind hanging over a
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Contributed by Paul Wallace on Mar 25, 2010
FOUL SPIRIT TO FREEDOM
Several years ago, I used to visit a nursing home near central El Paso. There was one ornery lady who would growl like a tiger. She was mean! It was clear that she was sick in her mind. Along with others, I would constantly pray for her deliverance. But she would push our
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