Contributed by David Yarbrough on Jul 23, 2001
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Alexander the Great and a small company of soldiers approached a strongly fortified walled city. Alexander, standing outside the walls, raised his voice and demanded to see the king. when the king arrived, Alexander insisted that the king surrender the city and its inhabitants to Alexander and
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Contributed by Melvin Newland on Oct 10, 2001
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A preacher’s family had started putting up a nativity scene in their front yard. All of them were carrying out the little statues to put in the nativity scene. Finally everything was in place - Mary & Joseph & the manger & the baby, & angels & shepherds & all the barnyard animals.
Then
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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 Sermon Central on Nov 30, 2001
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Sitting together at the supper table, my 5 year old daughter Rachel asked if she could ask the blessing. "Sure," I said. Obviously hungry, she very concisely prayed, "Dear Jesus, thank you for the food. Amen." My wife and I, and our two older children, were surprised because Rachel was famous for
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 24, 2002
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The Valley of Sorrow
by Bernice Peyman
I came to the Valley of Sorrow,
And dreadful it looked to my view
But Jesus was walking beside me,
So together we journeyed it through.
And now I look back to that valley
As the fairest I ever have trod,
For I learned there the love of my Father,
I leaned on
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2002
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HANDSOME IN MY DIRTY CLOTHES
On one of Matthew Rogers’ recent work trips to the Dominican Republic, everyone in the group was encouraged to leave behind any clothes or gear they didn’t want, because someone there could certainly use them. He was just going to give away some of his old worn out
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 25, 2002
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Behind a church in the small town of Flint Hill, Virginia, you will find the grave of a young seminary student named Albert Gallatin Willis who died on October 14, 1864. Albert Willis’ story is unusual. Albert Willis served with the famedcommand of Mosby’s Raiders during the Civil War. Because of
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Contributed by Sermon Central on May 6, 2002
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LOVE MY ENEMIES
Richard Wurmbrand, who spent fourteen years suffering in a Communist prison, reminds all believers with less than ideal circumstances that “if the heart is cleansed by the love of Jesus Christ, and if the heart love Him, you can resist all tortures.” He says, “God will not judge
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Contributed by Darren Ethier on May 9, 2002
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CHANGED BY AGNOSTICISM
Dr. Harry Ironside was a great Christian leader in the first half of this century. On one occasion, he was involved with a Salvation Army meeting in San Francisco. Dr. Ironside shared his testimony with the gathering then returned to his seat on the platform. Soon after
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Contributed by Darren Ethier on May 9, 2002
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What if I owned a greenhouse that had been given to me by my father? He used state of the art equipment to create the ideal structure for growth. The atmosphere is perfect. The lighting exact. The temperature is suited for flowers, fruit, or anything I want, and what I want is flowers and fruit.
I
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Contributed by Ed Wood on Jun 5, 2002
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I heard once of a man who was an American Indian and had been converted. He described the old and the new nature this way, “There’s two dogs that live in me, one’s the old dog, he’s mean and vicious and hard and sinful. Then there’s the new dog who walks after Christ. He said they’re constantly
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Baptist
Contributed by Paul Fritz on Jul 10, 2002
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"Eagle Vision And Dependability" written by Christi Harken from Maple Grove, Minnesota, USA
Birds of all kinds can see where they are going. They pick and choose their direction and path. As birds fly by instinct they head where they are directed. But they can only see what is in front of
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Contributed by Clark Tanner on Sep 13, 2002
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There’s a story that came out of WWII, about a small village in Poland and the day the Nazis came to town.
The people were gathered in their church there worshiping, when troops of the Third Reich swarmed into the village, entered the church, escorted everyone outside and set fire to the
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Contributed by A. Todd Coget on Sep 20, 2002
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[Frances Havergal]
Frances Ridley Havergal, the British musician and devotional writer, left us such classic hymns as Like a River Glorious, Who is on the Lord’s Side?, I Am Trusting Thee, Lord Jesus, and Take My Life and Let It Be.
One day in January, 1858, while visiting the art museum in
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