In his book, The Power of One Another, Bob Russell tells about a young woman who commented to her friends that she thought the lifestyle of a certain Celebrity was “wrong.” Well, she found out that was the “wrong” thing to say! Even though the Celebrity led an openly sinful lifestyle, her friends
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Christian/Church Of Christ
Contributed by Ray Mckendry on Apr 1, 2010
WHAT WAS THE POINT?
Alan Scholes, a former agnostic, testifies from his experience:
"I had often heard my religious friends say, 'Jesus died for our sins' or 'Jesus died to save the world.' I could see how the good example of Jesus’ actions might possibly influence some men and women to live
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Baptist
Contributed by Evelyn Weston on Apr 13, 2004
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Joseph of Arimathea was a very wealthy Pharisee, a member of the council, and a secret follower of Jesus. It was Joseph who went to Pilate and asked for Jesus’ body after the crucifixion. And it was Joseph who supplied the tomb for Jesus’ burial.
Well, it seems that someone pulled him aside and
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Lutheran
When I was a student at Asbury College in the late 1960s, we used to sing the old Gospel Chorus:
Let’s talk about Jesus
The King of Kings is He,
The Lord of Lords Supreme throughout eternity,
The Great I AM the Way, the Truth the Life the door
Let’s talk about Jesus more and more.
On His Glorious
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Methodist
Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Nov 22, 2009
Pray “in the name of Jesus.” It is not a catchy phrase we attach to our prayers, that somehow validates what we have to say. It is recognition that what I have prayed about and prayed for is with the same spirit and heart that Jesus himself would have prayed; that my focus is not self-centered or
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Salvation Army
Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Nov 8, 2010
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FAD OR FOLLOWER?
I was looking at a list of some fads from the 1990's. Among them were: spandex shorts, Pokemon, Grunge music and fashion, The Macarena, Bowl cut, What would Jesus do?, Pogs, Polly Pocket Toys, and Tickle Me Elmo.
In that list, only one fad had long-term bearing, "What Would Jesus
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Independent/Bible
Contributed by C Jordan on Jul 23, 2007
QUOTE: “God loves you just the way you are, but he refuses to leave you that way. He wants you to be just like
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*other
Contributed by Rick Stacy on Mar 10, 2002
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Giant steps
Marathon the latest goal in a life of challenges.
Katie Lynch, 26, practicing for Monday’s Boston Marathon with a special Walker. (Globe Staff Photo / JohnTlumacki)
By John Vellante, Globe Staff, 4/14/01
WAYLAND
Her life -- all 26-plus years of it -- has been one challenge after
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Christian/Church Of Christ
Contributed by Darren Ethier on May 21, 2002
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A LETTER TO SANTA:
Dear Santa Claus: You’ll probably be surprised to receive this letter from an adult. You may be even more surprised as you read it to find that the writer is neither a maiden aunt nor a disgruntled bachelor. I’m a young mother.
It isn’t my intention, Santa, to hurt your
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Pentecostal
Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 5, 2002
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THE TROUBLE TREE
The carpenter I hired to help me restore an old farmhouse had just finished a
rough first day on the job. A flat tire made him lose an hour of work, his
electric saw quit, and now his ancient pickup truck refused to start. While I
drove him home, he sat in stony silence.
On
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 18, 2003
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SHEDDING LIGHT ON THANKSGIVING
The Associated Press, New York, carried this short piece on the first Thanksgiving:
"This time of year, classrooms across the United States are filled with tales of the first Thanksgiving feast. But children might not be getting the whole story, says Kenneth C.
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Contributed by Timothy Smith on Feb 22, 2005
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Listen to the expectations of a wife in the mid-50’s. This is entitled: “How to be a Good Wife” and was purportedly taken from a high school economics text book in 1954.
Have dinner ready. Plan ahead, even the night before, to have a delicious meal, on time. Prepare Yourself. Take 15 minutes
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Christian Church
Contributed by Kenneth Squires on Jun 13, 2005
My oldest son loves to read. His mom gets the credit for that. She has a ferocious appetite for reading, (as well as being extremely beautiful). One of the first series of books Kenny read was the children’s version of The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis. The seventh book is entitled The Last
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Pentecostal
Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 5, 2006
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Mature Audiences: One person will turn 50 in the United States every 7.5 seconds for the next 18 years! The U.S. Census Bureau projects there are 25.3 million Americans between ages of 50-59, and expect that figure will jump to 37.7 million by 2006. "This aging population is growing and it is one
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Contributed by Peter Loughman on Nov 17, 2006
We had a lady in our church in San Antonio – Betty.
Betty is a woman in command. Betty is a woman that would get things done.She would call the downtown shelter every year and ask how many coats were needed. Yes it does get cold in San Antonio.
She would go to a local store. Find some very nice
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Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Let’s see what good listeners you are. Each time I say the name "Samuel," you are to jump up and say, "Here I am!" and then lie back down again.
To begin, direct children to lie down and pretend they’re sleeping.
Samuel (pause while children jump up and down) was a young person who loved God and
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Evangelical/Non-Denominational