Contributed by David Simpson on Apr 17, 2018
                
                
                
                    Growth is a natural part of growing up!   The Lord wants us to grow up…to feed on Him and get growing!  
Ephesians 4:15 "Instead, speaking the truth in love, we will in all things grow up into him who is the Head, that is, Christ."
Col. 1:10 "And we pray this in order that you may live a life
                    
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                    Contributed by James Jack on Jun 9, 2007
                
                
                    
            
            
            
            
            
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                    I’m writing school reports at the moment. It’s something I hate doing. We have a system where you’re expected to write 50-100 words per student so that in the end over all your reports you’ve written tens of thousands of words most of which begin or end with “Johhny needs to be more focused in
                    
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                    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
                
                
                    
            
            
            
            
            
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                    Done to Escape Consequences
A fellow named Louie, deep in debt, was thinking of ending it all. "That’s ridiculous," says his neighbor, who was a chemist. "Look, I can give you a pill that will put you in a state of suspended animation. I’ll say you died - but then I’ll ship your body to another
                    
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                    Contributed by Paul Wallace on Aug 6, 2007
                
                
                
                    The Cincinnati Reds rookie center fielder Josh Hamilton shared his story in ESPN the magazine.  How that drug addiction nearly destroyed his life. He was in rehab 8 times.  When he quit using his dreams returned, but they were often dark and haunting and stayed with him long after he awoke.  
                    
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                    Contributed by Bruce Ritter on Feb 2, 2008
                
                
                    
            
            
            
            
            
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                    Pastor and author Stuart Briscoe writes: I was in Edinburgh about a year ago speaking at Charlotte Chapel, and a delightful young lady gave her testimony. She had come back from Kabul, Afghanistan, where she was a missionary nurse. She said how she was really enjoying the work she was doing there,
                    
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                    Ron Mehl in his book “The Ten(der) Commandments shares these insightful thoughts, “As I write these words, February 14 draws nigh on my calendar.  Unless you’re Charlie Brown or Saddam Hussein, you’ve probably given and received some special valentines in your life.  You’ve probably had some things
                    
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                    Contributed by Eric  Ferguson on May 27, 2008
                
                
                
                    THE POWER OF AN ANGRY ATTITUDE
You may say, "I am allowed to do anything." But I reply, "Not everything is good for you." And even though 'I am allowed to do anything,' I must not become a slave to anything. -- 1 Corinthians 6:12 (NLT)
An athletic young man stood before his peers. An ordinary
                    
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                    Contributed by Owen Bourgaize on Dec 15, 2008
                
                
                
                    Xmas or CHRISTmas ?
I used to get annoyed when I saw the word 'Xmas' as an abbreviation for 'Christmas' as it seemed to take something of the wonder out of the story of Jesus coming to our world as a baby in order to become the Saviour of the World.  It was all part of the commercialising this
                    
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                    TWELVE RULES FOR RAISING DELINQUENT CHILDREN  (HOUSTON, TEXAS POLICE DEPT., 1960)
 
1. Begin with infancy to give the child everything he wants. In this way he will grow up to believe the world owes him a living.
2. When he picks up bad words, laugh at him. This will make him think he's cute.
                    
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                    Contributed by Michael Tkachuk on Dec 23, 2004
                
                
                    
            
            
            
            
            
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                    Recently I received an e-mail which dealt beautifully with the true meaning of Christmas. The theme of the message focused on children and was entitled, “Teach the Children.” Let me share it with you this morning. This is what it said:
“I just finished the household chores for the night and was
                    
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