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When I was in Bible College, a tractor trailer load of Tropicana Orange Juice was dropped off at the cafeteria every week. I wondered how a low-cost Bible College could afford so much expensive O.J. One morning in chapel, I found out how an older Italian man in broken English, gave his
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 31, 2002
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WHAT IS A PRAISE CHORUS?
An old farmer went to the city one weekend and attended the big city church. He came home and his wife asked him how it was.
"Well," said the farmer, "It was good. They did something different,
however. They sang praise choruses instead of hymns."
"Praise choruses,"
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 6, 2002
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THE VALENTINE’S DAY TEN COMMANDMENTS
I. I am thy Main Squeeze; thou shalt have no other squeeze before me.
II. Thou shalt not take the name of thy Squeeze in vain, nor badmouth him/her behind him/her back.
III. Remember our Anniversary, and keep it holy--or else.
IV. Honor MY mother and
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Contributed by Chris Genders on Apr 8, 2002
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Have you ever eaten at an expensive restaurant for a special occasion? There you are, all dressed up, with three different forks, fine china and crystal. You are very careful to not embarrass yourself by spilling anything, or doing anything inappropriate.
Now compare that to eating a meal at
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Contributed by Darren Ethier on Apr 9, 2002
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WHY WORSHIP?
We need to let go of our intellectual idea of worship and realize there is more to worship than a sermon; we have to let go of our evangelistic notion of worship and reckon with the fact that worship is not primarily directed toward the sinners who need to be converted; we must let
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2002
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FROM BAD TO WORSE
There is a great lesson to be learned from the dictionary. When things start going bad, we often fear they will only get worse. It seems that "worse" will take us to the "worst". To prevent the "worse" from turning in to the "worst" look at the unique set up God has provided in
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2002
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IF ONLY I COULD SLEEP AGAIN
David Jeremiah, the founder of World Vision, the international Christian relief agency tells a story about Bob Pierce. Pierce had advanced leukemia, but he went to visit a colleague in Indonesia before he died. As they were walking through a small village, they
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Contributed by Don Hawks on Apr 14, 2002
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Alan Shepherd, the very first American astronaut in space, was asked by a reporter just before he got into the capsule: "What is the one thing you’re depending on most in this space venture?" His answer was classic, "I’m depending on the fact that God’s laws never change." What if the rotation of
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Contributed by Mike Wilkins on Apr 17, 2002
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Some of you know that I like to cycle, and I have this little book at home called “250 Best Cycling Tips.” In the section that deals with training for races they say, “The biggest problem that many cyclists face is finding enough time for training amidst life’s many responsibilities. Here are 10
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An old Jewish folktale bears witness to the importance of sharing in the tradition.
There were once two brothers who farmed together. They shared equally in all of the work and split the profits exactly. Each had his own storehouse. One of the brothers was married and had a large family. The
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Contributed by Dana Chau on Apr 22, 2002
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BY LIFE OR BY DEATH
John Piper, in his book, Future Grace, reprinted a letter by Carl Lundquist, former president of Bethel College and Seminary. In 1988, the doctors told him he had a rare form of cancer called mycosis fungoides, which invaded the skin over his entire body and ended his life
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Contributed by Dana Chau on Apr 8, 2002
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Many people have a great deal of misconceptions about prayer. God is not a celestial vending machine that gives what we ask, when we put money in the offering box. God is not a heavenly genie who grants us three wishes when we rub Him in the
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