I’m a fan of the television show "24". It has more fast-moving action packed into an hour than any show I have ever seen. The lead character, special agent Jack Bauer, is on the run practically the entire show. He has no sooner solved one crisis than another rises. The title "24" is taken from
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Methodist
Contributed by Tim Shepard on May 12, 2007
I’m going to share with you some startling facts; facts that you may not even be aware of. According to a 2004 Gallop Poll 76% of all Americas claim to be Born Again Christians. The same
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 8, 2008
I’m not talking about perfection, but I am talking about a desire for perfection.
“Let me explain with an example from marriage. Let’s suppose my wife asks me to go to the store and buy some things, but I deliberately buy a number of other things instead. It is not a mistake on my part; rather, I
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Contributed by Mark Eberly on Sep 29, 2008
Don't Tell Me I'm Cranky!!!!
Medications can have some unintended emotional side effects. Whether they are necessary prescribed meds or maybe just cold medicine, they can alter your mood sometimes without even us realizing it.
For me, certain allergy and OTC cold meds have the effect of lowering
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Church Of God
Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 17, 2001
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Sometimes when I’m talking to teens, I draw an analogy between the bonding capacity of the body and adhesive tape. Adhesive tape is not made for repetitive use. The strongest bond adhesive tape is capable of making is formed with the first surface to which it is applied. You can remove the tape and
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Contributed by Terry Barnhill on Oct 24, 2009
Here’s some common sense that doesn’t sound especially biblical, but it has some really good biblical foundations. Consider these quotes from “The Wisdom of Cowboys”:
• A cowboy would say, “Good judgment comes from experience, and a lot of that comes from bad judgment.” Now this is from
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Presbyterian/Reformed
Contributed by Pat Cook on Nov 17, 2003
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I’m sure most of you know what an oxymoron is. It’s a figure of speech that seems to contradict itself. There are lists and lists of the things, and here are some of my favorites: Artificial Grass, boneless ribs, big town, harmless lie, communist party, green oranges, easy labor, fresh frozen,
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Baptist
Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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JOHN TODD--Heaven is very real. Here is one of the loveliest stories I have ever read:
In October of 1800 a boy named John Todd was born in Rutland, Vermont. Shortly afterward, the family moved to the little village of Killingsworth. And there, when John was only six years old, both his parents
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Contributed by Bruce Pratt on Feb 11, 2008
I’m a pretty technically minded guy, and I like gadgets as much as the next person. But I just don’t seem willing or able to embrace the technology that has sprung up around cell phones. They make me feel positively old-fashioned. Maybe it’s just that when I hear the word phone, I assume that the
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Baptist
Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
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"A winner knows how much he still has to learn, even when he is considered an expert by others. A loser wants to be considered an expert by others,
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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Back when I was still wet behind the ears in my 1st ministry, our church had a joint VBS with one of the denominational churches in town. I liked their preacher, but I made the mistake of letting him give the invitation. His church sprinkled babies and ours only baptized adults… so he was a little
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