Contributed by Bruce Howell on Aug 1, 2008
                
                
                
                    Pastor John R Ramsey once wrote, “For some time I have had a person provide me with a rose boutonniere to pin on the lapel of my suit every Sunday.  Because I always got a flower on Sunday morning, I really did not think much of it.  It was a nice gesture that I appreciated, but it became routine. 
                    
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                    Contributed by David Roundtree on May 13, 2017
                
                
                    
            
            
            
            
            
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                    John 19:25-27 "Now there stood by the cross of Jesus His Mother, and His mother's sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene. When Jesus therefore saw His Mother, and the disciple whom He loved standing by, He said to His Mother, 'Woman, behold your son!' Then He said to the disciple,
                    
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                    Contributed by Steven Cannon on Jan 15, 2007
                
                
                
                    John 14:15  "If you love me, you will obey what I command.
John 14:16  And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Counselor to be with you forever-- John 14:17  the Spirit of truth. The world cannot accept him, because it neither
                    
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                    Contributed by Jim Butcher on Apr 10, 2018
                
                
                
                    Back in ’09 there was a house fire that led to a dramatic rescue.  One of the family’s sons was trapped in the house.  A quick-thinking neighbor had someone get on his shoulders in order to reach the boy.  Their bravery and ingenuity allowed five-year-old John to escape just seconds before the
                    
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                    Contributed by Loyd C. Taylor on Mar 30, 2023
                
                
                
                    HE MUST INCREASE, BUT I MUST DECREASE.
When you need assurance of Eternity and answer the Gospel call- 
He must increase and I must decrease!
When He bids you take up your cross and be willing then to give all-
He must increase and I must decrease!
When the storms of life threaten, and you
                    
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                    Contributed by David Parks on Jan 30, 2003
                
                
                    
            
            
            
            
            
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                    A PERFECT PREACHER
After hundreds of years, a model preacher has been found to suit everyone. He preaches exactly 20 minutes and then sits down. He condemns sin but never hurts anyone.
He works from 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. In every type of work from preaching to custodial service. He makes $60.00 a
                    
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                    Contributed by Doug Sanders on Jan 2, 2001
                
                
                    
            
            
            
            
            
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                    HOW TO CATCH A MONKEY
Native hunters in the jungles of Africa have a clever way of trapping monkeys.
They slice a coconut in two, hollow it out, and in one half of the shell cut a hole just big enough for a monkey’s hand to pass through. Then they place an orange in the other coconut half before
                    
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                    Contributed by Bruce Howell on May 30, 2001
                
                
                    
            
            
            
            
            
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                    Illus.:  “The Boy Who Believes in the Holy Spirit Isn’t Here”
A children’s catechism class was learning the Apostles Creed.  Each child had been assigned a sentence to repeat.  The first one said, “I believe in God the Father Almighty, maker of heaven and earth.”  The second child said, “I believe
                    
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                    Contributed by A. Todd Coget on Feb 8, 2003
                
                
                    
            
            
            
            
            
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                    [Willing to Be Corrected, Citation: Jack Hayford, Midday Connection (11-28-01), used with permission from the Moody Broadcasting Network]
Pastor Jack Hayford tells the following story…
Early in his career, Matt Redman, the popular Christian musician in Britain, was singing with his church’s praise
                    
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                    Contributed by Bob Hager on Apr 26, 2001
                
                
                    
            
            
            
            
            
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                    WE'LL STAY OUT OF THE WAY
The Call to Worship had just been pronounced starting Easter Sunday Morning service in an East Texas church. The choir started its processional, singing "Up from the Grave He Arose" as they marched in perfect step down the center aisle to the front of the church. 
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