Contributed by David Butcher on Dec 8, 2006
Let me read you an e-mail from a missionary in Africa. “What an unintentional ’curse’ has been thrust on some parts of the African Church, certainly in our country, by missionaries not only preaching the Gospel but importing with it their own denomination and a Western way of worship. The result
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Pentecostal
Contributed by Scott Maze on Feb 15, 2007
Jackie Robinson was the first black
major-league baseball player.
He was the victim of racial hatred nearly everywhere he played baseball.
There were fast balls thrown at his hear and curses and slurs hurled at him from the dugouts and stands.
One day, playing at home in Brooklyn, Jackie
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Baptist
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The city of Jerusalem has always been a major center for conflict. In 1099, an invading army took the city and massacred the inhabitants. The destruction was so complete that the invaders proudly reported that the narrow streets ran red with blood. 88 years later, an army appeared to retake the
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Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Apr 28, 2002
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For me, my belief in God was reaffirmed recently by something I would not have expected. While I was in England I visited St. Paul’s Cathedral. Worshiping in that great cathedral your eyes are drawn to the great dome. It is actually three domes, one on top of the other, with the highest and
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Methodist
Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 17, 2006
Americans used 28,497,464 rolls and sheets of wrapping paper, 16,826,362 packages of tags and bows, 372,430,684 greeting cards, and 35,200,000 Christmas trees during the 1989 Christmas season.
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 15, 2005
Americans used 28,497,464 rolls and sheets of wrapping paper, 16,826,362 packages of tags and bows, 372,430,684 greeting cards, and 35,200,000 Christmas trees during the 1989 Christmas
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
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"Holiday and Holy Day, Christmas is more than a yule log, holly or tree. It is more than natural good cheer and the giving of gifts. Christmas is even more than the feast of the home and of children, the feast of love and friendship. It is more than all of these
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Contributed by Bruce Howell on Mar 30, 2001
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Nancy Spiegelberg captured the scene in the Garden with these lines:
In the dark place of olive trees
You had a chance to turn Your back
on us and say:
¡§Father, forget them; they¡¦re not worth
the price.¡¨
Instead, in the dark place, above
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Wesleyan
Max Lucado describes the choice Joseph made to be obedient by comparing it to going out on a limb for God. He claims,
Quote from Max Lucado (TAKEN OFF A SERMON TAPE):
Joseph was perched firmly on his branch in the tree. It was thick, reliable and perfect for sitting. It was so strong that he
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Christian/Church Of Christ
Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Sep 13, 2025
[199]. A MESSAGE FROM A POEM – ON STONY SHORES
This is a short poem and I do not wish to add to it. I live close to the beach and the rainforest. Some beaches in the tropics here have a lot of smooth rocks on them, basalt in origin from past volcanic activity.
In the tropical rainforest you
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Contributed by Rusty Davidson on Feb 19, 2007
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Farmer felt called to preach. Sitting under a tree sees letters P and C in the clouds. Decides it means “Preach Christ.” Sells farm and equipment goes to preach. He was horrible. After a sermon a neighbor came to
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Baptist
Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 26, 2007
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Illustration: Farmer called to preach. Sitting under a tree sees letters P and C in the clouds. Decides it means “Preach Christ.” Sells farm and equipment goes to preach. He was horrible. After a sermon a neighbor came
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Contributed by Ross Cochrane on Jan 25, 2010
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My Dad wasn’t a very good father to me or my sisters. He drank too much and got angry at our Mum far too often. At 5 years old while my Dad had a roaring argument with my Mum, I decided to swing my fists at him and tell him I hated him and tried to push him away from my Mum.
As a kid, I remember
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Contributed by Vernon Murray on Mar 11, 2004
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Some time back, my father-in-law told me of an experience he had in the wilderness of West Virginia. He was strolling through a field when he heard the joyous chirping of a robin. He enjoyed its melodious praise for a while before his eyes caught sight of the bird. It was perched high in a wild
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Presbyterian/Reformed
Contributed by Davon Huss on Dec 13, 2010
BASKIN' THROUGH LIFE
Two robins were sitting in a tree. One of the robins turned to his buddy and announced that he was hungry. The other robin said that he was hungry too, so they flew down to find some lunch.
As they came down, they saw an entire field full of worms. They ate and ate until
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Contributed by Ross Cochrane on Apr 9, 2010
"Pa, let's play David and Goliath." My grandson and I play all kinds of games ranging from kings and heroes to dinosaurs. At any point in the game my grandson may change from being Petri the Pterodactyl to Spiderman. As my daughter and I walked with her children last night I ranged from being the
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2008
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There once was a man who had nothing for his family to eat. He had an old rifle and three bullets. So, he decided that he would go out hunting and kill some wild game for dinner.
As he went down the road, he saw a rabbit. He shot at the rabbit and missed it. The rabbit ran away.
Then he saw a
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