Contributed by Jimmy Chapman on Sep 27, 2006
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A visiting preacher once stayed in a house of a widow. He’d arrived on the Saturday before he was to preach on the Sunday, and the lady of the house, being that sort of person, had given up her bedroom for the guest. When he got up in the morning he threw back the curtains and looked out on a
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Contributed by David Moore on May 30, 2008
1. “Is it time for you, O ye, to dwell in your cieled houses, and this house lie waste?” Isn’t is funny how we always have reasons why we cannot serve God, but we always find the time and the money to serve ourselves?
Someone put it this way:
• Isn’t it strange how a 20 pound note seems like such
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Contributed by Larry Jacobs on Jul 18, 2005
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PERHAPS YOU ARE LIKE CHARLEY BROWN:
In a peanuts comic strip showed a conversation between Lucy and Charlie Brown. Lucy said that life is like a deck chair. Some place it so they can see where they are going; some place it so they can see where they have been; and some place it so they
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Contributed by Martin Wiles on May 9, 2002
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On January 20, 1953, Dwight Eisenhower, his wife, family, and Cabinet members went to the National Presbyterian Church before his inauguration as 34th president.
After the service, Ike went back to the hotel suite to write a prayer that he would read during the inauguration ceremonies.
He wrote:
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 19, 2003
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ILL: Franklin Roosevelt, who often endured long receiving lines at the White House complained that no one really paid any attention to what was said.
One day, during a reception, he decided to try an experiment. To each person who passed down the line and shook his hand, he murmured, "I murdered
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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The famous atheist Frederick Nietzsche, who coined the phrase “God is dead,” once said, “Assert yourself. Care for nothing except yourself. The only vice is weakness and the only virtue is strength. Be strong. Be a superman. The world is yours if you work hard enough for it” Jesus said, “Blessed
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Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Jul 13, 2008
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Last October, the Dalai Lama, the exiled Tibetan Buddhist monk, visited Canada. He started his tour in Ottawa to a crowd of 5,000 people and Parliament gave him an honorary Canadian citizenship. Wherever he has travelled, thousands have congregated to hear his words. What people want is a key to
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Contributed by Michael Wiley on Feb 4, 2009
Paul prayed three times to have his thorn removed. We don’t know what the thorn was.
The Greek word used in the original text meant thorn or stake.
Some believe it was some sort of chronic ailment that plagued him (thorn in the flesh).
Some believe it was all the ongoing trials of the previous
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Contributed by Timothy Brown on Jan 23, 2010
Illustration for Bible Knowledge (The Apostles’ Doctrine/Teaching) - Think of the Scriptures as an absolutely accurate map. A map tells you how to get to a certain destination. But just looking at a map won't automatically transport you to Arizona or England or Peru. Getting to those places means
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