Contributed by Charles Tucker on Dec 16, 2003
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With all the hustle and bustle, I thought we needed to be reminded why Christmas is a good idea. Without Christmas…
• The candied fruit market would completely collapse!
• Our boring, uneventful lives would have no stress at all!
• Eggnog would just be a slimy, high cholesterol beverage.
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During the reign of Oliver Cromwell, there was a shortage of currency in the British Empire. Representatives carefully searched the nation in hopes of finding silver to meet the emergency. After one month, the committee returned with its report. “We have searched the empire in vain seeking to
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Foursquare
Contributed by Evie Megginson on Apr 26, 2004
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On a particularly rough airplane flight, a lady became very airsick. Her shoulders drooped, and her head slumped forward - she was totally wiped out. The stewardess came by to help her. "Come, come now," she said, "buck up and get control of yourself. Sit up and take courage." She put her arm under
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Baptist
Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 28, 2004
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THE REAL DEAL?
Reaching the end of a job interview, the Human Resources Person asked a young accountant who was fresh out of school, "What starting salary were you thinking about?" The Accountant said, "In the neighborhood of 100,000 a year, depending on the benefits package."
The interviewer
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Contributed by Lynn Malone on Jun 13, 2005
Joseph Bayley writing in, The Last Thing We Talk About, used these words to describe what we’ve all felt.
“This frustrates us, especially in a time of scientific breakthrough and exploding knowledge, that we should be able to break out of earth’s environment and yet be stopped cold by death’s
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Methodist
Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 15, 2005
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A small country church in Wisconsin has a special tradition that they have used at the close of their communion services for a number of years. It is adapted from an ancient Jewish closing of the Passover meal. Since it is the hope of every devout Jew to celebrate the Passover at least once in
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 17, 2006
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F.E. Marsh has enumerated some of God’s blessings:
An acceptance that can never be questioned. (Ephesians 1:6).
An inheritance that can never be lost (I Peter 1:3-5).
A deliverance that can never be excelled (2 Corinthians l:10).
A grace that can never be limited (2 Corinthians 12:9).
A hope
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Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Mar 15, 2007
Ravi Zacharias tells of visiting a used bookstore. While he was there, wistfully searching through the classics, suddenly a man burst in and demanded in a loud voice, "How much for 128 feet of books?" The owner, having never sold scholarship by the foot, didn’t know exactly how to reply.
The
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Pentecostal
Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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Some suggest that TV is just giving the public what it demands. There is some truth to that, but don’t be misled, there is also a gay agenda that many in Hollywood push. Will & Grace star Eric McCormick said, "When little old women say, ’I hope he finds a nice man," the show will be successful." In
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Contributed by Charles Wallis on Nov 9, 2007
The military has a trauma system for mass casualties.
The lightly injured are called “minimal” because they don’t need immediate treatment.
The next level is “Delayed” – they need treatment but they can wait.
Then there is “Immediate” that have serious injuries but should survive if they get
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Contributed by Sherm Nichols on Jan 2, 2008
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XXXChurch was founded by Craig Gross, with help. They have a website at XXXchurch.com. The guys who run it are Christians, and they pioneered a ministry to reach people who are caught in pornography – not just who buy it and view it, but the people who are running the industry. For a few years
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Christian/Church Of Christ
Contributed by Bruce Landry on Feb 25, 2008
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F.E. Marsh has spoken of some of God’s blessings:
An acceptance that can never be questioned. (Eph.1:6). An inheritance that can never be lost (I Peter 1:3-5). A deliverance that can never be excelled (2 Cor. l:10).
A grace that can never be limited (2 Cor. 12:9).
A hope that can never be
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Baptist
I’d like a little more audience participation in the next few moments. Here’s what I’d like you to do. If you’re 34 years of age or younger---I’d like for you to stand up….some on, go ahead it’ll just take a couple of moments. Okay you can be seated. And I hope you count yourselves as some of
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Christian/Church Of Christ
Contributed by Anne Benefield on Jan 29, 2009
Alan Peters explains:
Whenever Christian believers gather together to worship, they create the opportunity for a miracle to occur. Worshippers who have experienced this miracle describe it in a number of ways:
• “We all seemed to be thinking and feeling the same things.”
• “There was such
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Presbyterian/Reformed
Contributed by Dale Krueger on Feb 9, 2009
"Many, I am afraid, think that being a Christian is primarily just a personal individual thing, like something that will benefit me. Even a church can be a very selfish venture if it is meant only to enhance the members. A congregation is not a religious club run for the benefit of the members."
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Lutheran
Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Dec 29, 2009
UNLIKELY PREDICTIONS
Toronto Maple Leafs – rough start to their Season. First eight games were loses. Then hope was born... we got Phil Kessel of the Boston Bruins! Haven’t won the cup since 1967 – yes, I was only 5 years old. People laugh. Leaf jokes are now hotter than Newfie jokes!
Things are
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Salvation Army
Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 29, 2010
A FATHER'S WISDOM
A father and his small son were out walking one day when the lad asked him a question. "Dad, how does electricity could go through the wires stretched between the telephone poles?
"I don't know," said his father. "I never knew much about electricity."
A few roads farther on,
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Brethren
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