Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 10, 2002
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GOOD BOUNDARIES
[Children have] a great need to know where behavioral boundaries are and who has the courage to enforce them. Years ago, during the early days of the progressive-education movement, an enthusiastic theorist decided to take down the chain-link fence that surrounded the
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 22, 2002
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COME AND LISTEN TO MY STORY…
"[Using] the very latest equipment, Texaco workmen set about drilling for oil at Lake Peigneur in Louisiana during November 1980.
"After only a few hours of drilling they sat back expecting oil to shoot up. Instead, however, they watched a whirlpool form, sucking down
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Contributed by Donnie Martin on Nov 11, 2002
John Paton was a missionary in the New Hebrides Islands. One night hostile natives surrounded the mission station, intent on burning out the Patons and killing them. Paton and his wife prayed during that terror-filled night that God would deliver them.
When daylight came they were amazed to see
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Baptist
Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 8, 2003
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My father grew up during the “Great Depression,” and he remembered a peddler lady who would visit their home from time to time. She carried a large backpack containing household goods, small clothing items, and other merchandise. She would spread her wares on the livingroom floor, and my grandma
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Contributed by Jeff Simms on Jul 15, 2003
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Gene Getz once said of God’s plan for Joseph that:
At age thirty, Joseph could never have handled this world-class task without
an intensive and experience oriented course in management. It began in
Potiphar’s house, where he managed all of his affairs. It continued in prison
where he was
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Baptist
Contributed by Kelly Grant on Sep 10, 2003
A young eight-year-old boy lost part of his right arm in a tragic accident at home. The boy soon began to struggle with great sadness and depression because of his injury. As he recovered at home the new pastor of his church came to his house to pay a visit. The boy’s father announced that the
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Baptist
Contributed by David Haun on Dec 27, 2003
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Few [called by Christ] would have been considered wise in the world’s eyes. Few were powerful or influential decision makers. Few were wealthy. Among the earliest disciples, five were fishermen, one was a tax collector, and the careers of the rest are unknown. None (with the possible exception of
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Christian/Church Of Christ
Contributed by Kenneth Squires on Apr 14, 2004
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At the age of 15 John Stoddard made a list of all the things he wanted to accomplish in his life. He envisioned himself as a great explorer and put down things like: explore the Nile, climb Mt. Everest, visit every country in the world, visit the moon. His list had 127 goals.
When John was 60, he
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Pentecostal
Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 22, 2004
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My friend,who was living at the time in Israel had a white dove come to nest in the eves of his house which both he and his wife considered to be significent in that they thought it might be God’s seal of aproval on their new home.
After some little time my friend asked his wife if she had noticed
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Contributed by Davon Huss on Nov 22, 2004
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If we could shrink the earth’s population to a village of one hundred people; here’s the way the world would look:
There would be 57 Asians, 21 Europeans, 14 from the Western Hemisphere, and 8 Africans.
50 would suffer from malnutrition and one would be near death. Only one would have a college
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Christian/Church Of Christ
Contributed by David Ward on Dec 7, 2004
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A man was having dinner with his parents at a stylish London restaurant. The food was superb, and the setting—complete with chandeliers, crystal and silver—was unbelievably elegant. Nonetheless, when his mother’s main course arrived, she felt the need for a little salt. Trying the three silver
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Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Gene Gregory on Jan 5, 2005
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Several years ago, Gladys and I went on a mission trip to Colorado. We drove from Marks, Mississippi, across the continental divide, to the plains of Colorado. We have many memories of that trip. We took a lot of pictures. And you know, I am convinced, since Gladys was pregnant and since we
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Baptist
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Unlike other countries that have a pay-as-you-use toll system on major roads, Switzerland expects drivers using its autoroute system to pay an annual fee of 40 Swiss francs. When you pay, you get a windshield sticker you display for the rest of the year.
Traditionally, traffic police give
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United Methodist
Contributed by Guy Caley on Sep 27, 2005
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Joseph Castleberry and his family were missionaries to Ecudor in 1998. Because of financial setbacks they were living month to month. Finally a month came when after paying bills on payday, there was no money left—plus there was an electric bill which had to be paid by the next day and there was
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Assembly Of God
Contributed by David Smith on Dec 5, 2005
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One of the hard, mature things we all have to do is to separate fact from fiction. I heard a cute story about a kid who finally began to face up to the fragility of his belief in the Tooth Fairy. He confronted his mother and asked her, “Mom, are you the Tooth Fairy?” Well, she gave a little sigh,
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Adventist
Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 12, 2005
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Amy Carter brought an assignment home one Friday night while her father was still President. Stumped by a question on the Industrial Revolution, Amy sought help from her mother. Rosalynn was also fogged by the question and, in turn, asked an aide to seek clarification from the Labor Department. A
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