Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Dec 21, 2003
                
                
                    
            
            
            
            
            
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                    	A couple of years ago on America’s Funniest Home Videos, a young boy was shown on Christmas morning.  He came down to see a large present beside the tree and ran over to tear it open to see what was inside.  The paper went flying and suddenly he broke into a dance and jumped around the room
                    
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                    Contributed by Andrew Chan on Jul 28, 2004
                
                
                    
            
            
            
            
            
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                    A man was walking along our North shore mountain road and saw a First Nations man lying with his ear to the ground. As he approached the First Nations man, he heard him talking. 
“Chevy pickup truck. Large tires. Green. Man driving with large German shepherd in passenger seat. Loaded with
                    
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                    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006
                
                
                    
            
            
            
            
            
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                    Youth Pastor Burnout: The Bridges Project, a research study of the Institute for Youth Ministry at Princeton Theological Seminary, has identified several factors common to youth pastors who experience burn-out or a lack of success in ministry: ►Inability to shape healthy work relationships
                    
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                    Images are highly influential. They become emblazoned on the wall of our minds and they evoke a wide range of responses. Millions of people will remember the fireman carrying the baby out of the ruins of the Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City. Neil Armstrong taking that first step on the moon
                    
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                    Contributed by Johnny Creasong on Dec 18, 2006
                
                
                    
            
            
            
            
            
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                    Dorothy Rodefeld is known in Madison, Wisconsin, as the "light lady" because of the elaborate Christmas displays she builds each year at her 19th century farmhouse. Last year, however, Dorothy’s nativity scene was robbed.
Among the missing items were a shepherd and a wise man. But it was the loss
                    
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                    Take special note of the chapel windows. Each window uses symbols to  depict the life and destiny of a different apostle. You will see the three money bags that represent Matthew the tax collector. You will see two crossed fish to remind us of Andrew the fisherman who died a martyr's death on an
                    
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                    Contributed by Doug Lyon on Mar 7, 2009
                
                
                
                    WANTING TO BE WHERE THE MASTER IS
The most appealing part of heaven is not what isn’t there or what is there, but rather who is there.  And I am referring to Jesus, our Savior.  We want to be where our Savior is.
Don had 3 German Shepherds—Ranger, Gunner, and Josie.  He loved those dogs.  And
                    
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                    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 20, 2005
                
                
                    
            
            
            
            
            
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                    All We Need This Christmas Season
Bow before the manger baby 
Call upon him now and sing
Born of Mary in a stable
Near her breast this holy thing
He was bound by things created
Alive alone to set us free
Worshipped by the joyful shepherds
Midst the sounds of infant glee
Honor him who lay in
                    
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                    Blackaby shares from his book “The Power of the Call” pages 10-14 on a clear picture of what one looks like who is called by God into pastoral ministry:
i.	The pastor is chosen
ii.	He is chosen by God
iii.	He is chosen by God to be His servant
iv.	He is chosen by God to shepherd His people
v.	He
                    
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                    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Nov 21, 2011
                
                
                
                    STOP "SUPPOSING"
I remember reading the story of a faithful but fairly poor Christian woman. She was always cheerful and smiling and excited about life. But she was so cheerful that a friend of hers decided she was too cheerful. She needed a dose of "reality" and perspective. 
So the friend said
                    
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                    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 9, 2008
                
                
                    
            
            
            
            
            
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                    I Want my Dollar
A Redneck buys a ticket and wins the lottery. He goes to Austin to claim it and the man verifies his ticket number.
The Redneck says, ''I want my $20 million.'' The man replied, ''No, sir. It doesn't work that way. We will give you a million today and then you'll get the rest
                    
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