Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 24, 2002
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FOR THE PERSON WHO HAS EVERYTHING
Some gifts you can give this Christmas are beyond monetary value:
Mend a quarrel, dismiss suspicion, tell someone, “I love you.”
Give something away—anonymously.
Forgive someone who has treated you wrong.
Turn away wrath with a soft answer.
Visit someone
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Contributed by Bruce Howell on Mar 23, 2004
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IT WAS PENTECOST SUNDAY. As the congregation filed into church, the ushers handed each person a bright red carnation to symbolize the festive spirit of the day. The people listened attentively to the reading of the Pentecost story from the Book of Acts about how the disciples had heard “what
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There is generally a staff of three in our building, our secretary Patsy, youth and children’s minister Sandy, and the warden, me. One day this week, at a particularly still and quiet moment, there was an incredible BOOM that shook the building. Sandy and I hit the hallway at the same time – we
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 19, 2007
Online Generational Differences According to Forrester, almost 40% of Gen Y “likes to research products online and purchase them offline,” compared to 39% of Gen-Xers, 30% of Younger Boomers (ages 41-50) and less than 25% of Older Boomers (ages 51-61). In ’05 Gen X households accounted for over
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007
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It is fortunate that each generation does not comprehend its own ignorance. We are thus enabled
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Contributed by Bruce Howell on Jan 23, 2008
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Illus.: “The General Took His Stand”
Fredrick the Great of Germany, was a scoffer, but his great general, Von Zealand, was a devout Christian. One day at a gathering, the king was making coarse jokes about Jesus and the whole palace was ringing with laughter. Von Zealand arose stiffly and said,
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Contributed by Bruce Howell on Jan 23, 2008
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Illus.: “The General Took His Stand”
Fredrick the Great of Germany, was a scoffer, but his great general, Von Zealand, was a devout Christian. One day at a gathering, the king was making coarse jokes about Jesus and the whole palace was ringing with laughter. Von Zealand arose stiffly and said,
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Contributed by Tony Abram on Apr 26, 2008
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Every generation is strategic. We are not responsible for the past generation, and we cannot bear full responsibility for the next one; but we do have our generation. God will hold us responsible as to how well we fulfill our
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
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"How delightful is the company of generous people, who overlook trifles and keep their minds instinctively fixed on whatever is
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
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We are generally the better persuaded by the reasons we discover ourselves than by
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