Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Jul 22, 2009
                
                
                
                    DISCIPLESHIP IS INTENTIONAL MAINTENANCE
Discipleship requires maintenance, which you find true in so many areas of life. 
Seventeen years ago we bought our present car. At the time I was working with the Rev. John Bomar on the American Family Asso. Committee. He noticed I had a new Volvo. They
                    
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                    Contributed by Guy Mcgraw on Dec 4, 2003
                
                
                    
            
            
            
            
            
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                    A young African boy listened intently as the missionary teacher explained why Christians give presents to each other on Christmas Day.  ’An expression of our joy over the birth of Jesus and our love for one another’.  
When Christmas came the boy brought the teacher a very beautiful sea shell. 
                    
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                    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Feb 26, 2007
                
                
                
                    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 their attackers leave. A year later, the chief of the tribe was converted to
                    
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                    Illustration 2: In Tanzania, two guys went for an interview. One was smarter than the other but they were good friends and willing to work together so the less smarter could pass. The educated one said if he went first, he would come back with the answers to the interview questions. It happens that
                    
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                    Contributed by Richard Jones on Nov 1, 2000
                
                
                    
            
            
            
            
            
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                    A group of well-intentioned people met to discuss ways and means of helping a friend who had been down on his luck recently. Knowing him to be an extremely proud person, who would not accept money, they decided to arrange a bogus raffle. They told him that they would all draw numbered slips of
                    
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                    Contributed by Matthew  Rogers on Feb 20, 2002
                
                
                    
            
            
            
            
            
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                    A three-year-old girl was listening intently to the children’s sermon one Sunday morning at her church.  The minister explained that God wants everyone to get along and love each other.
“God wants us all to be one,” he said.
To which the little girl replied, “But I don’t want to be one.  I want
                    
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                    Contributed by D. Greg Ebie on Feb 26, 2006
                
                
                    
            
            
            
            
            
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                    A three-year-old girl was listening intently to the children’s sermon one Sunday morning at her church. The minister explained that God wants everyone to get along and love each other.  He said, “God wants us all to be one.”  To which the little girl replied, “But I don’t want to
                    
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                    Contributed by Darrin Hunt on Jul 2, 2007
                
                
                
                    A term we medics would often use at the scene of an accident was “rubbernecker”.  This was the people who would drive by the scene, straining to see the action without any intention of helping out.  They were just curious, but without any compulsion or compassion.
They were just like
                    
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                    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
                
                
                    
            
            
            
            
            
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                    Strong men can always afford to be gentle. Only the weak are intent on
                    
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                    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 19, 2007
                
                
                
                    Just 6% people who visit porn sites while at work admit it was intentional.
                    
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