Contributed by Clyde Grimes on Dec 28, 2002
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I’d like you to listen to this poem entitled Ready for Christmas as I conclude this sermon.
“Ready for Christmas,” she said with a sigh
As she gave a last touch to the gifts piled high.
Then wearily sat for a moment and read
Till soon, very soon, she was nodding her head.
Then quietly spoke a
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Christian Missionary Alliance
Years ago, an evangelist was holding a meeting in South Carolina. Two men in the church a man and his son-in-law had not spoken to each other for many years. Each of them came to church every Sunday. The father-in-law sat on one side of the church and the son-in-law sat on the other side. The
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Contributed by David Trexler on Jan 14, 2005
I am a big country and western fan. And there is a song by John Michael McGomery called "Little Girl." I know this may sound harsh, but sadly enough it does happen. The song talks about the hard life of a poor little girl, a life that no little child should ever have to experience. Her mother
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Lutheran
Contributed by Eric Peloquin on Jun 7, 2005
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There is an enlightening Japanese legend of a stonecutter named Hasnu. While carving a stone one day he grew miserably weary, and in his weariness began to wish for easier work, and more money.
Seeing the king ride by on his horse, he thought he would like to be king. At once his wish was
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Assembly Of God
Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Sep 8, 2005
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Gordon MacDonald shared about a time when he and his daughter, Kristy attended the New Year’s Eve celebration at the InterVarsity Urban Missionary Convention in 1976. The night closed with a Communion Service. After the benediction, 17,000 students began to head for the arena portals and their
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Contributed by Terry Barnhill on Nov 5, 2006
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Frederick William 1 ruled Prussia in the early eighteenth century. He was said to be an eccentric man who stood on no ceremony. He would walk the streets of Berlin unattended, and when anyone displeased him he frequently beat them with his walking stick. It’s no wonder that Berliners often dove
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Presbyterian/Reformed
I drive a lot on Interstate 5 and can relate to the story of a highway patrol officer who was on I-5 late one night, when the road was almost clear, except for one car in the fast lane, barely moving, an accident waiting to happen. The car was crawling along when the trooper pulled it over, and he
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Episcopal/Anglican
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The world-famous acrobat, Blondin, was born in France in 1824. His real name was Jean Francois Gravalet. Over the years, he became famous throughout Europe and America. In London he once played a violin on a tightrope 170 feet above the ground. On this side of the Atlantic, he became famous for
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Baptist
Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Apr 6, 2009
Jeremy was a Christian. He had been saved at the age of 16, baptized, and was a faithful church member. When Jeremy chose a career, he did not pray about it or ask God for direction. He did what seemed obvious to him. When he dated, he was not careful to date only godly Christian women. When he
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Independent/Bible
Contributed by Melvin Newland on Sep 3, 2009
AFRAID OF WHAT?
Jack Benson was a missionary to China. He was held up by some bandits who took all his valuables & then held a gun to his head & forced him to kneel in the road. They told him they were going to shoot him.
Benson knelt calmly, maintaining his composure through it all. The
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Christian/Church Of Christ
Contributed by David Rumley on Dec 21, 2009
A bus carrying only ugly people that crashed into an oncoming truck, and everyone inside dies. As they stand at the Pearly Gates waiting to enter Paradise and meet their maker, God decides to grant each person one wish because of the grief they have experienced. They’re all lined up, and God asks
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Contributed by Gregg Bitter on Jan 3, 2010
"Praise be to the Lord, the God of Israel, because he has come and has redeemed his people" (Luke 1:68 NIV). A little child plays innocently in a park. Suddenly a man grabs her from behind and drags her into a van. She’s gagged. A bag’s pulled over her head. Dust stings her eyes. The smell of sweat
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Lutheran
Contributed by Warner Pidgeon on Jan 30, 2011
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MUSALAHA IN JERUSALEM
Musalaha is a charity in the Holy Land working for reconciliation. It is an Arabic word that means "reconciliation" and I recently received this communication from the head of Musalaha - Salim Munayer, who writes:
At the end of 2010, more than 150 people assembled, stood
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Anglican
A MOTHER'S EMBRACE
My own mother was a remarkable embodiment of both beauty and duty. She was lovely in appearance, and I think early in her life she turned many a head. But her real beauty was her embrace of duty. She worked hard from the time she was a child until, in her final years, she could
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