Contributed by Dennis Jones on Feb 15, 2005
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KEEP YOUR FORK
There was a young woman who had been diagnosed with a terminal illness and had been given three months to live. So as she was getting her things "in order," she contacted her pastor and had him come to her house to discuss certain aspects of her final wishes.
She told him which songs
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Pentecostal
Contributed by Richard Francis on May 10, 2008
Then God will give you salvation by Jesus here are four easy steps:
1. God Loves You!
The Bible says, "God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life"
The problem is that . . .
2. All of us have done, said or thought
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Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Let down the nets? Give me a break!
But then...Luke says, “When they had done so, they caught such a large number of fish that their nets began to break.” Not the kind of break Peter had in mind. Not the kind of outcome he had in mind either. Have you ever reached to lift something -- a milk jug,
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Presbyterian/Reformed
Contributed by Owen Bourgaize on Jun 16, 2009
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THE MOST IMPORTANT GIFT
Rob Parsons, the founder of "Care for the Family," asks the question, "What is the most important gift a father can give to his child?" He always gives the same answer: it is his unconditional love and acceptance. The key to a child’s heart is to let him or her know that
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Baptist
Contributed by Kent Lenard on Dec 28, 2003
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The two main excuses most people give for not praying is that they don t have time and they don t have a place to go. Susanna Wesley, who was the mother of John and Charles Wesley back in the 1700 s had 19 children. If anybody had an excuse for not praying but a need to pray it was her. Susanna
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Baptist
Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 22, 2005
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An old woodsman gives this advice about catching a porcupine: “Watch for the slapping tail as you dash in and drop a large washtub over him. The washtub will give you something to sit on
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Contributed by Brian Mccutchen on Jan 29, 2001
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A mother noticed that it was about time for school to dismiss and since it looked like it would rain, she drove toward the school to pick up her eight-year-old daughter. She turned down the street to see her daughter running towards her down the sidewalk. A lightning bolt flashed and the little
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Christian/Church Of Christ
Contributed by Steve Malone on Dec 1, 2001
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Mickey Rivers, at the time an outfielder for the Texas Rangers, stated his philosophy of life: “Ain’t no sense worrying about things you got control over, because if you got control over them, ain’t no sense worrying. And there ain’t no sense worrying about things you
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Christian/Church Of Christ
Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 19, 2002
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In an article in this week’s issue of TIME magazine, Nancy Gibbs ponders the paradoxical nature of Thanksgiving. She says:
“It is an ordeal to travel and yet we do; family reunions can be wildly stressful and yet painful to miss…. This is the kind of holiday we need right now, an intrinsically
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Contributed by Don Hawks on Apr 14, 2002
Michael Elliot, writing for Time, was not exaggerating when he wrote, "For Americans, September 11, 2001, will go down in history as a day the
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Methodist
Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 9, 2002
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ONE YOUNG LIFE AT A TIME
Ken Canfield, Founder and President of the National Center for Fathering, once asked a stadium full of men: "Are fathers necessary or optional? Do dads have a unique and important contribution to make in the lives of their children?" The crowd grew quiet. He sensed
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 26, 2002
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NEXT TIME, TRY FAXING IT
"When Russell Sealy was fired from his job after five years with
Consignia, Britain’s postal service, he resolved to appeal on grounds that he had been treated unfairly. That was in in the fall of 2000.
Now, it appears, he may lose because of a court’s ruling against
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 8, 2005
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Time technicians at the National Institute of Standards & Technology (Formerly the National Bureau of Standards) set a new level of precision in 1949 by inventing the atomic clock. It counted the oscillations of the nitrogen atom in an ammonia molecule--and was reliable to within one second in
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It is said that Mahatma Gandhi was at a time contemplating becoming a Christian. He was so inspired after reading the Bible, especially the sermon on the mount. So he went to attend a church on a Sunday. And at the usherer standing at the entrance of the church told him that the church was
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Catholic
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