Contributed by David Smith on Apr 21, 2005
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don’t think that there is any better answer to that question than the one given by the great painter Renoir. In old age the great French painter, suffered from arthritis, which twisted and cramped his hand. Henri Matise, his artist friend, watched sadly while Renoir, grasping a brush with only his
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 8, 2005
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Seems St. Peter and the Devil had an agreement to share the costs of maintaining the fence between Heaven and Hell.
One weekend there was a bit of a brawl in Hell that got out of hand, and part of the fence was smashed. It went unfixed for weeks and St. Peter approached the Devil about mending
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Contributed by Lynn Floyd on Jul 28, 2002
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“As soon as children are old enough to speak, one of the first questions parents ask is, “How big are you?” Children seem to always give the same answer, “I’m soooo big!” They generally raise their hands to get additional stature, as if to say, “I’m huge. I’m enormous. There’s no telling how big I
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Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Sep 20, 2025
[208]. A MESSAGE FROM A POEM – OUR GOD IS OUR STRENGTH
{{Psalm 81:6-10 “I relieved his SHOULDER of the burden. His hands were freed from the basket.
Psa. 81:7 YOU CALLED IN TROUBLE, AND I RESCUED YOU. I answered you in THE HIDING PLACE of thunder. I proved you at the waters of Meribah.
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Contributed by A. Todd Coget on May 16, 2003
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[illustration]
Imagine how a parent would feel if on Christmas day when the gifts for their children were handed out, the children just took them, said “Thank you,” and laid them aside with no attempt to open the gifts not even to find out what they were!
Imagine how the Lord must feel when he has
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Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Aug 11, 2008
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A Thanks Offering For His Plans for Us
Jeremiah 29:11-13 says, "For I know the plans I have for you,' declares the LORD, 'plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. Then you will call upon Me and come and pray to Me, and I will listen to you. You will seek Me
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Contributed by Bruce Howell on Jun 19, 2001
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Illus.: “The Human Fly” (pp.18,19, A Treasury of Inspirational Illustrations, Earl C. Willer)
Some years ago, a so-called “human fly” went to Los Angeles. It was announced that on a certain day he would climb up the face of one of the large department store buildings. Thousands gathered to
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Contributed by James Faillace on Aug 29, 2005
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Charles Spurgeon, the 19th century evangelist, writes this about the sovereignty of God—
There is no attribute more comforting to His children than that of God’s sovereignty. Under the most adverse circumstances, in the most severe trials, they believe that sovereignty has ordained their
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Contributed by Aubrey Vaughan on Jul 28, 2008
Charles Spurgeon, the 19th century evangelist, writes this about the sovereignty of God: "There is no attribute more comforting to his children than that of God's sovereignty. Under the most adverse circumstances, in the most severe trials, they believe that sovereignty has ordained their
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Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 27, 2010
Quote: Peter Marshall:
• "You are leaving port under sealed orders and in a troubled period.
• You cannot know whither you are going or what you are to do.
• You cannot know whither you are going or what you are to do.
• But why not take the Pilot on boar;
• Who knows the nature of your sealed
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Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Mar 14, 2025
[060]. A MESSAGE FROM A POEM – DO NOT TRUST OURSELVES – TRUST GOD
When you think you know it all:
Then you don't.
When you think you’ll do it all;
Then you won’t.
I find this a delightful poem (for myself) and I am sharing my own experience here in writing it. Often we think we know best
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When I finally decided to do what God wanted, I realized this first hand. Within the span of one week, my wife and I had several negative things happen in our lives. First, a close family friend died of a massive heart attack. Two days after that, we found out that her grandmother was diagnosed
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Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Jun 11, 2009
Joni Eareckson Tada
"One hot July afternoon in 1967, I dove into a shallow lake and my life changed forever. I suffered a spinal cord fracture that left me paralyzed from the neck down, without use of my hands and legs. Lying in my hospital bed, I tried desperately to make sense of the horrible
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