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A young boy was invited to church by one of his friends.
On the way out the door, his mother handed him two dollars. Then she said, "There is one for you and for God when they pass the offering plate!"
As the boy walked along with his friend, the wind blew one of the dollars right out
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Ernest Hemingway became famous for snubbing his nose at morality and at God, declaring that his own life proved a person could do anything he wanted without paying the consequences. Like many others before and after him, he considered the ideas of the Bible to be antiquated and outdated,
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Rick Renner suggests that "by praying in Jesus' name, a believer actually stands in the physical place of Jesus who is in Heaven, acting on His behalf and operating in the authority He has vested to that believer as His official representative."
Thus, this prayer of the elders in
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Contributed by Owen Bourgaize on Oct 18, 2000
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What is God like? This is a question, which has exercised the minds of mankind. It reminds me of the story of the little girl who was in deep concentration over her drawing. Her mother asked her what she was drawing and received the curt reply, “God.” Her mother
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Contributed by Dan Cormie on Oct 25, 2002
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What is God like? This is a question, which has exercised the minds of mankind. It reminds me of the story of the little girl who was in deep concentration over her drawing. Her mother asked her what she was drawing and received the curt reply, “God.” Her mother
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Mennonite
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Simon tells the story of Judson Cornwall, an American Pentecostal preacher who, after the war, was invited to speak at a renewal conference in Germany.
But Cornwall had a deep seated grudge against the Germans and simply threw the invitation into the bin.
Remarkably, when his wife emptied the
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Anglican
You see, the power of holiness is God’s power at work in us. It is not some spiritual battery pack that we recharge and discharge at our discretion. It is not the we become powerful in the Spirit, rather it is God’s Spirit that is powerful in us. The power of holiness is God himself in action.
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You see, the power of holiness is God’s power at work in us. It is not some spiritual battery pack that we recharge and discharge at our discretion. It is not the we become powerful in the Spirit, rather it is God’s Spirit that is powerful in us. The power of holiness is God himself in action.
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Presbyterian/Reformed
Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 10, 2002
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During quail season in Georgia, an Atlanta journalist met an old farmer hunting with an ancient pointer at his side. Twice the dog ran ahead as his body ached rheumatism and pointed.
Twice his master fired into the open air. When the journalist saw no birds rise, he asked the farmer for an
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Story: The Swiss are a very dour people – and not prone to much communication.
Hans and Maria lived on a farm in Switzerland. Maria was starved of affection. And Hans never gave her any signs of love. So Maria’s need to be appreciated went unfulfilled.
At her wit’s end one day, Maria suddenly
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Contributed by Perry Greene on Sep 19, 2011
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I'M SORRY...AND CONGRATULATIONS
After breaking up with his fiancée, a young man realized the error of his ways when he wrote: "Dearest Marie, No words could ever express the great unhappiness I’ve felt since breaking our engagement. Please say you'll take me back. No one could ever take your place
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Contributed by Sam Peters on Feb 27, 2007
The late Erma Bombeck tells of God in the act of creating mothers. She says that on the day God created mothers He had already worked long overtime. And an angel said to Him, “Lord, you sure are spending a lot of time on this one.”
The Lord turned and said, “Have you read the specs on this model?
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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The late Erma Bombeck tells of God in the act of creating mothers. She says that on the day God created mothers He had already worked long overtime. And an angel said to Him, “Lord, you sure are spending a lot of time on this one.”
The Lord turned and said, “Have you read the specs on this model?
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Contributed by Mark Opperman on Jan 10, 2008
-Someone might say, “Well, God does not raise dead people anymore.” I would agree that it is not very common, but the Lord still does it. I have told some of you about my own experience with death. When I was between 1 & 2 years old, I got a hold of a piece of wood from an old orchard sprayer tank.
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Assembly Of God
Contributed by Brian Eatock on Jan 23, 2006
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When God was about to create man, according to a Jewish legend, He took into His counsel the angels that stood about his throne. “Create him not,” said the angel of Justice, “for if Thou dost he will commit all kinds of wickedness against his fellow men; he will be hard and cruel and dishonest and
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Holiness
Contributed by Owen Bourgaize on Sep 29, 2005
In the hard school of life God’s answer to our problems don’t come in the form of neatly pre-packaged solutions, like strips of shrink-wrapped capsules labelled for each anxiety we have, carrying a certificate of immunity from the hazards of life.
If I may give a personal illustration of this.
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Contributed by Brian La Croix on Oct 3, 2001
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A man working in the produce department was asked by a lady if she could buy half a head of lettuce. He replied, "Half a head? Are you serious? God grows these in whole heads and that’s how we sell them!"
"You mean," she persisted, "that after all the years I’ve shopped here, you won’t sell me
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Wesleyan