Contributed by Ed Vasicek on May 28, 2009
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ODD DISCIPLINES & BEHAVIORS
What idiosyncrasies might you need to sometimes sacrifice? What rules have you made up that you will not break for anything? In ministry, you often do what needs to be done--period!
Alexandre Dumas, the elder, ate an apple at 7 a.m. each morning under the Arc de
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Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Oct 19, 2009
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GOOD JEALOUSY
Dennis De Haan illustrates:
Shep, the newest member of our family, is a young Shetland sheepdog who openly displays his jealousy when I kiss my wife. He doesn’t snarl or bite, but in the language of barking he seems to be saying, "Hey, Master, you belong to me!" His jealousy gives
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 21, 2010
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BRANDED AS CHRIST'S DISCIPLE
Two Texans were trying to impress each other with the size of their ranches. One asked the other, "What's the name of your ranch?"
He replied, "The Rocking R, ABC, Flying W Circle C, Bar U, Staple Four, Box D, Rolling M, Rainbow's End, Silver Spur Ranch."
The
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Contributed by Larry Wilson on Aug 6, 2010
Wilderness Christians
NOTE: 4 marks of a wilderness Christian.
1) His body is with the church, but his mind and heart are still in Egypt!
ILLUS: They are like a compass in a land of two norths. They vacillate between the two readings and thus constantly wander!
James 1:8 A double minded man
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NO OTHER PLANS
There is an ancient legend about Jesus’ ascension into heaven.
He is met by the angel Gabriel who asks him, "Now that your work is finished, what plans have you made to ensure that the truth that you brought to earth will spread throughout the world?"
Jesus answered, "I have
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Contributed by E. Lee James on Oct 19, 2001
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We are to work while we wait. A gardener for a large estate in northern Italy was conducting a visitor through the castle and the beautiful, well-groomed grounds. As the visitor had lunch with the gardener and his wife, he commended them for the beautiful way they were keeping the gardens. He
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Contributed by James O. Davis on Dec 5, 2001
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Someone has said, “Christ dug deep the gorges, piled up the hills, and probed up the mountains with His will. The moon and the stars leaped on His arm. He did not have to write His signature on the corner of a sunrise because He is the creator. He did not have to place a laundry mark in the
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Contributed by James O. Davis on Dec 5, 2001
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The Story of Lawyer and a Doctor
Recently, in the Massachusetts Bar Association Lawyer’s Journal there were various list of questions that lawyers have been known to ask in court. Here is such series of questions:
Question: Doctor, before you performed the autopsy, did you check for a
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Contributed by James O. Davis on Dec 5, 2001
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The year was the late 1700’s. The place was India. The missionary was William Carey. He was a shoe repairman. He had a world map on his wall. India became a burden to him. He left for India and spent 42 years there and translated the Bible into 25 different languages. He became the Father of
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Contributed by James O. Davis on Dec 5, 2001
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The year was 1872. The place was London, England. The evangelist was an obscure YMCA leader named D. L. Moody. People were being converted. The secret was a bed ridden lady named Mary Ann Adler. She had read a newspaper clipping about D. L. Moody in Chicago. She had prayed
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Contributed by James O. Davis on Dec 5, 2001
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The year was 1934. The place was Charlotte, NC. The evangelist was Mordecai Ham. The city was deeply moved by God, and a farmer’s son named Billy Graham was saved in that revival. The secret was that a group of business men gathered at Billy Graham’s father’s farm and prayed for revival for an
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Contributed by James O. Davis on Dec 5, 2001
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Years ago, William Edward Perry, a famous English explorer, mapped out most of the Souther Polar Cap. Many of his maps are still being used today by those who travel to that desolate, sub-zero continent. On one particular expedition, he and his crew having completed mapping an uncharted region,
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Contributed by James O. Davis on Dec 5, 2001
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Robert Schuller’s Daughter lost a leg because of a horrible skying accident. She learned to walk all over again. After she returned home from the hospital, Schuller plucked a rose from his rose garden and began to play "He loves me and he loves me not" with his daughter. Schuller had planned to
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Contributed by James O. Davis on Dec 5, 2001
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Edmund Hillary attempted to climb Mount Everest in 1952. A few weeks later after his failed attempt, he was asked to address a group in England. Hillary walked to the edge of the stage, made a fist and pointed at a picture of the mountain. He said in a loud voice, "Mount Everest, you beat me the
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