Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 10, 2001
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In his book, None of These Diseases, Dr. S.I. McMillen says, "Medical science recognizes that emotions such as fear, sorrow, envy, resentment and hatred are responsible for the majority of our sicknesses. Estimates vary from 60 to 100 percents."
One patient was told by his
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Contributed by Jerry Fenter on May 23, 2002
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Richard Halverson the former chaplain to the U.S. Senate wrote, “Whether a man likes it or not—if he’s in a place of leadership—he will be influencing others. He has no right just to consider himself. He must think in terms of his influence. This is part of the price of leadership! Not just the man
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Christian/Church Of Christ
Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 10, 2002
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When the Port Authority in New York and New Jersey ran a help-wanted advertisement for electricians with expertise at using Sontag connectors, they received 170 responses – even though there is no such thing as a Sontag connector. The Authority ran the ad to find out how many applicants falsify
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Contributed by Robert Leroe on Jul 10, 2002
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A recent issue of Christianity Today magazine has an interesting article on doubt. The author (Mark Buchanan) tells of meeting a man who called himself a skeptic. He asked if the man had ever read the Bible. The man answered, “No, not really. I told you, I’m a skeptic. I don’t believe it.”
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Congregational
Contributed by Dan Cormie on Oct 25, 2002
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In his book, None of These Diseases, Dr. S.I. McMillan says, "Medical science recognizes that emotions such as fear, sorrow, envy, resentment and hatred are responsible for the majority of our sicknesses. Estimates vary from 60 to 100 percent."
One patient was told by his
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Mennonite
Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on May 17, 2008
The bottom line: if we are going to have God's blessing. If God is to lavishly pour out his goodness in our personal and corporate lives, it includes our response to our financial resources and our willingness to purify our behaviour in this regard. People that do not take God's instruction
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Salvation Army
Contributed by Kyle Blanton on May 14, 2007
People and especially kids want to get away with what they can get away with.
I can’t count how many times I’ve been home with the kids and something breaks, or is left in the middle of the floor for me to step on or trip over, or a light is left on. And would you
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Baptist
Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Feb 13, 2023
President [Lincoln] prefaced a discussion of the draft Emancipation Proclamation by reading aloud from a favorite humorist. In response to the disapproval of some members of his cabinet, Mr. Lincoln said: Gentlemen, why don’t you laugh? With the fearful strain that is upon me night and day, if I
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Contributed by Jim Kane on May 18, 2009
A mother knows she’s been home too long for the following reasons:
1. She begins to talk to Barney as a real person.
2. She forgets which one is real – Mister Rogers or King Friday.
3. She cries for a wedding on Sesame Street.
4. She is one of the congregation
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Church Of God
Contributed by Greg Bond on Dec 28, 2009
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ABOUT "AMEN"
Then, of course, there is the Amen. It signifies faithful and true. Some suppose it is taken from the initial letters of adoni melech neetnem: My Lord, the Faithful King. In the Greek, it means, "So be it," or "Let it be so."
The main point is that Jesus says to end our prayer with
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Pentecostal
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I end with words from The Lion, the witch and the wardrobe, in which Mr Beaver describes Aslan, the lion who represents Jesus.
“Safe?” said Mr Beaver. “Didn’t you hear what Mrs Beaver tells you? Who said anything about
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Anglican
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The story of William Tyndale from Garlow pages 238-239.
i. William Tyndale could have enjoyed the life of a scholar. Instead he died a martyr. Many know his name. They know he’s important. But they know little of his life of profound sacrifice. Born in 1494, Tyndale was brilliant linguist with a
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Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Floyd Johnson on Nov 19, 2006
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As I worked the internet this week, I stumbled on the web page for the Colombian government. The Ambassador from Columbia to the USA is Andrés Pastrana. According to the web page he has two jobs – one is to manage the Columbian Embassy in Washington DC, which is responsible for serving Colombian
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Methodist
Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 16, 2008
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Employed by the human-development center of a corporation in the Midwest, a young woman was training the employees in proper dress codes and etiquette.
One day as she was stepping onto the elevator, a man casually dressed in jeans and a golf shirt got on with her.
Thinking of her
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Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Jun 8, 2009
SEEING BUT NOT EATING
The Jewish Rabbi known as Rav held a similar viewpoint. Brad Young summarizes his view, "One will be judged not only for sins committed against Torah but also for pleasures in life that were neglected because of a false religious abstinence. The sense of joy in living comes
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