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                    There are going to be things happen to you in this life that will make you cling to that eternal hope because there is no other. Wally and Barbara Rendel know that’s true. Wally is the minister at the Southern Acres Christian Church in Lexington and has been for over 20 years. But five years ago
                    
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                    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
                
                
                    
            
            
            
            
            
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                    Obesity is a condition which proves that the Lord does not help those who help themselves and
                    
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                    Contributed by Dana Chau on Jun 17, 2003
                
                
                    
            
            
            
            
            
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                    Before CalFed Bank turned into Citibank, there was an advertisement that showed a toddler driving a parent crazy, and then words that suggest that while CalFed cannot help you take control of your child, it can at least help you take control of your finances.  
Children have ways of bringing
                    
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                    Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Sep 28, 2025
                
                
                
                    [214].  A MESSAGE FROM A POEM - PAUL’S  PRISON
This is my oldest surviving poem.  I had parts of others but they are gone.  The poem came about when thinking of Paul in prison in Rome.  Everything seemed against him there, but he was never forsaken by God of course.
When Paul was in prison he
                    
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                    We think that God wants us to try something on our own first, and then come to him in prayer for help only after we’ve worked at it and can’t figure it out. We hear the saying, “God helps those who help themselves” and think it’s true. Many people even believe it’s in the Bible. It’s not. It
                    
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                    Contributed by Chris Willis on Oct 17, 2007
                
                
                
                    How do you say thank-you for miscarriage? I don’t exactly know, but what I do know is that miscarriage has helped me to . . .
-	It’s helped me love and appreciate my wife more.
-	It’s helped me hug my nieces tighter.
-	It’s helped me sing louder praise to God.
-	It’s helped me long for heaven
                    
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                    Contributed by Chad Moore on Aug 24, 2009
                
                
                    
            
            
            
            
            
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                    Here is a prayer that was used to challenge married couples to begin praying with each other. 
Prayer below:
Thank you God for ________________. He/She is a gift from you. Thank you for our marriage and for the way you have blessed us. Help us understand love. I pray that we may both be filled with
                    
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                    Contributed by Les Sinks on Aug 4, 2007
                
                
                    
            
            
            
            
            
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                    A young woman went to her pastor and said, "Pastor, I have a besetting sin, and I want your help. I come to church on Sunday and can’t help thinking I’m the prettiest girl in the congregation. I know I ought not think that, but I can’t help it. I want you to help me with it." The pastor
                    
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                    Contributed by Mark Eberly on Feb 19, 2009
                
                
                
                    Learn from others. Learn from their mistakes. Learn from their advice. Ray was too self-centered to do that. He wasn’t seeking advice as much as wanting people to tell him that what he was thinking was right. He didn’t really want his father’s advisors to help him as much as he wanted them to agree
                    
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                    Contributed by C Jordan on Apr 25, 2006
                
                
                    
            
            
            
            
            
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                    I came across this humourous story on the internet recently:  Little Johnny had been misbehaving and was sent to his room. He emerged a couple minutes later and informed his mother that he had thought things over and had even said a little prayer. The mother was very happy and said, “If you asked
                    
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                    Contributed by Alton Coleman on Feb 1, 2008
                
                
                
                    Worship, honor, power and blessing
Thou art worthy to receive;
Loudest praises without ceasing
Meet it is for us to give.
Help, ye bright angelic spirits,
Bring your sweetest, noblest lays;
Help to sing the Saviour’s
                    
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                    Contributed by Mary Lewis on Feb 12, 2001
                
                
                    
            
            
            
            
            
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                    During the war in Vietnam, a young West Point graduate was sent over to lead a group of new recruits into battle. He did his job well, trying his best to keep his from ambush and death. But one night when they had been under attack, he was unable to get just one of his men to safety.
The soldier
                    
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                    Contributed by Tom Doubt on Mar 19, 2004
                
                
                    
            
            
            
            
            
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                    John Thomas Oaks is musician in NYC [www.oaksengine.com] .  On a chilly November, in Manhattan, he was playing at the Starbucks Café on 51st & Broadway.  Others had said it was the most lucrative Starbucks in the world; tips were good if you played your tunes right.  John was playing tunes from the
                    
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