Contributed by Guy Caley on May 5, 2003
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On the Sunday before Ash Wednesday this year, the central dining facility in Camp Udairi (Kuwait) caught fire, flames quickly spread to engulf all five tents and completely destroyed them in less than 30 minutes.
After the smoke cleared, and all units checked the status of their soldiers, it was
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Assembly Of God
Contributed by Jimmy Chapman on Nov 3, 2006
A little boy was helping his father clear a lot. He was trying very hard but failing to lift a big stone. “Are you using all your strength?” asked the father. “Yes, sir,” answered the boy. “No,” said the father, “you are not. You have not asked me to help you.”
None us us all our strength, live
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Baptist
Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 20, 2003
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2002: a busy year for those who help in times of disaster
With barely two weeks left in the year, only six of the 50 states have
not needed what the American Red Cross calls a large-scale disaster
response, a new report says. The agency says, however, that 93 percent
of its responses are to
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Contributed by Evelyn Weston on Sep 21, 2003
I once saw a famous painting that helped me understand the feelings of Matthew on that day. The Call of Saint Matthew, by the Renaissance painter Caravaggio, shows the scene.
On the left side of the painting, Matthew sits at a table, counting coins that he has earned in his work as a tax
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Lutheran
Contributed by Bruce Smith on Mar 13, 2002
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A man called his neighbour to help him move a couch that had become stuck in the doorway. They pushed and pulled until they were exhausted, but the couch wouldn’t budge. "Forget it," the man finally said. "We’ll never
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Pentecostal
Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 26, 2005
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The people who received help from Jesus were mainly “normal,” respectable, religious people. Yet they were demonized. A demon had gained access to some area of their personalities, and as a result they themselves were not in full control.
We need to remember that the moral and ethical code
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