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Carry A Cross-----Carry a cross that leads to a kingdom,
carry the scars for the sake of His Name, it will be worth it to enter God’s city, it will be worth all the heartache and pain.
Carry a cross that will take you to glory,
no matter the struggle just keep moving on,
for there is a mansion just
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Contributed by Brian Harvison on Apr 12, 2008
I can imagine this conversation in Heaven
It starts with me
Lord, I have sinned, I have done this awful thing and I pray for you to forgive me
As I pray God is listening and He says
Look at that filth, he disgusts me
His life is full of sin makes me want to puke
How dare he approach my holy throne
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Baptist
Contributed by Dave Kinney on Jun 8, 2008
There's a place called Appomattox Virginia that is a very important place in the history of America. You see, at the end of the Civil War on April 9, 1865 - two powerful generals came together at the Appomattox Court House. In the original building, as you walk into the large room, there is the
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Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Sep 11, 2008
Tom Dempsey.
On Nov 8th, 1970, there was a hard fought game between the New Orleans Saints and the Detroit Lions.
The game was nip and tuck and it came down to the last final seconds to see who would win. The crowd gasped as they realized that the Saints were going to try a field goal of 63
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Pentecostal
Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 16, 2008
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DESPAIR AND DEPRESSION--THE NEWS
Max Lucado, pastor and author describes the topic title best when he speaks of having "doubt storms". He said, "Sometimes the storm comes after the evening news. Some nights I wonder why I watch it. Some nights it's just too much. From the steps of the Supreme
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 26, 2009
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WESLEY AND CRITICISM
John Wesley was a great English preacher of the 1700’s. He was considered a rather spiffy dresser. One Sunday morning he wore a bow tie that had long ribbons that hung downward. After the sermon was over a lady walked up to him and said, "Brother Wesley, are you open to some
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Contributed by Johnny Wilson on Feb 12, 2009
HOW THE MIGHTY FALL
The British group, The Alarm, sang about someone of great influence who had brought himself down. I remember this song because I went through a period of personal crisis after a time of career triumph. In my depression, I heard these lyrics being about me:
Once your words were
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CROSSING THE RIVER
Max Lucado in SIX HOURS ONE FRIDAY tells this story:
A missionary in Brazil discovered a tribe of Indians in a remote part of the jungle. They lived near a large river. The tribe was in need of medical attention. A contagious disease was spreading across the village. People
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Independent/Bible
Contributed by Dwight L. Moody on Jun 11, 2009
A CHILD’S PRAYER
(a classic illustration by D. L. Moody)
At the close of one of the afternoon meetings we had in the Berkeley street church a few weeks ago, a little child brought me a note. I put it in my pocket, and read it when I got home.
It was this, "Won’t you pray that my mother may
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Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Jun 16, 2009
Canadian poet John McCrae was a surgeon in World War I. On December 8, 1915, he published this poem to commemorate the deaths of thousands of young men who died in Flanders during the grueling battles there.
Flanders covered southern Belgium and northwest France.)
Legend has it that he was
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Pentecostal
Contributed by Sean Harder on Jul 8, 2009
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THE DEFINITION OF A BBQ
It’s the only type of cooking a "real man" will do. When a man volunteers to do the ’BBQ’ the following chain of events is put into motion:
1) The woman goes to the store.
2) The woman fixes the salad, vegetables, and dessert.
3) The woman prepares the meat for cooking,
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Contributed by Todd Catteau on Oct 6, 2009
A young man saw an elderly couple sitting down to lunch at McDonald’s. He noticed that they had ordered one meal, and an extra drink cup. As he watched, the gentleman carefully divided the hamburger in half, then counted out the fries, one for him, one for her, until each had half of them.
Then he
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Christian/Church Of Christ
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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Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Davon Huss on Apr 6, 2010
CRACKING DOWN MORE?
Louisiana does not have a good track record when it comes to corruption. Based on numbers from a Justice Department report in 2009, Louisiana is the most corrupt state, with 7.67 convictions per 100,000 residents over nine years. U.S. Rep. William Jefferson was busted in a
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Contributed by Curtis Emerson on Jun 8, 2010
Have we held the line? Should those who have died rest easy because we are holding to the values that they were willing to give their lives for?
Consider this timeline;
"in 1954 churches began to grow silent;
by 1963 the Bible and prayer were removed from public schools;
by 1965 the sexual
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