Contributed by Paul Steen on Dec 9, 2017
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“My sheep hear my voice, and I know them,” (John 10:4 paraphrase)
When I was growing up, my uncle Otto was my favorite uncle. He lived on a big farm and milked about 100 cows every morning and evening.
One day he had all the cows out in the far back pasture he called the “back forty.” It was the
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Contributed by Garris Hudson on Jan 8, 2024
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Some people fall into temptation, but a great many make plans for disaster ahead of time.
"Son," ordered a father, "Don't swim in that canal."
"OK, Dad," he answered. But he came home carrying a wet bathing suit that evening.
"Where have you been?"
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WORDS IN THE SPIRIT
When I was asked to be the preacher for the North Little Rock Ministerial Alliance Community Thanksgiving Service, I was floored. I didn't think that anybody thought that much about me. I was honored by the gesture, but the moment I said "yes," my nerves got the best of me. I
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Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Mar 13, 2026
[310]. A MESSAGE FROM A POEM - THOUGH THE FIG TREE DOES NOT BLOSSOM
There is a poem called “I Will Still Praise God My Saviour” which is longer than this one. This one may have been the first part and got added to it just later. It is the same but the last stanza is added to the other
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
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"There are different kinds of curiosity, one of interest, which causes us to learn that which would be useful to us, and the other of pride, which springs
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Contributed by Chad Garrison on Dec 23, 2006
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The process of refining silver is a long process of heating the metal until all the imperfections have boiled out. Once the silver is cooled, it is then re-heated again to remove any other imperfections. This process is repeated until there are no signs of anything that isn’t the precious
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Contributed by Jack Kale on Apr 6, 2016
Easter Eggs and the Bloodhound in Your Soul
The rain forced us inside for our annual family Easter egg hunt, but we had a blast anyway. The kids started by hiding 120 eggs in the kitchen and den while the adults played cards in the dining room. Gangee, Pap-Pap, Uncle Paul, Aunt Kathryn, my
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Contributed by Donnie Martin on Jul 7, 2010
Grace is God drawing sinners closer and closer to him. How does God in grace prosecute this purpose? Not by shielding us from assault by the world, the flesh, and the devil, nor by protecting us from burdensome and frustrating circumstance, not yet by shielding us from troubles created by our own
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 16, 2002
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The Martyrs of the Ecuador Mission
8 January 1956 (modified by sermon author)
In the dense rain-forests of Ecuador, on the Pacific side of the Andes Mountains, lives a tribe of Indians.
-They simply call themselves the “people” but their neighbor’s call them “savages”
-For many generations
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Contributed by Dan Erickson on Nov 21, 2000
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I have mentioned before that leaders of the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association estimate that roughly 10% of people who come forward at the end of a Crusade meeting really become Christians that night. Many already were Christians and lots of others go through the external motions but never
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Contributed by Philip Cairns on Feb 1, 2002
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Hugh Mackay, the Australian social researcher collected some interesting information about Australian attitudes toward religious subject matter. In 1999, 74% of Australians indicated a belief in God of some sort (although no attempt was made to clarify their idea of God). But to the more specific
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Contributed by A. Todd Coget on Mar 29, 2002
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While driving to church on Easter Sunday two years ago, I told my children the Easter story.
"This is the day we celebrate Jesus coming back to life," I explained.
Right away, my 3-year-old son, Kevin, piped up from the back seat, "Will He be in church today?"
[Christ’s Alive and
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