Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006
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Books Influence Pastors: A new Barna survey finds Rick Warren’s The Purpose-Driven Life and The Purpose-Driven Church (Zondervan) are the most helpful books protestant pastors have read in the last 3 years. Other popular titles were What’s So Amazing About Grace? by Philip Yancey (Zondervan); Fresh
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Contributed by Rob Willis on Apr 10, 2006
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News story dated January 30, 3006:
A visitor to a British museum destroyed a set of priceless 300-year-old Chinese vases after tripping up on his shoelace, the Daily Telegraph reports. The three Qing vases, dating from the late 17th or early 18th century, had stood on a windowsill at the
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Baptist
Contributed by Brien Sims on Sep 6, 2006
When I tutored back during my high school years, I spent most of my hours at a moderate sized middle school called Elementary. During the two years I did after school programs some of the children became attached to me and honestly enough I became attached to them. Even though the little buggers
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Christian/Church Of Christ
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Once in his dream a man was haunted and thwarted by a mysterious, veiled figure. As soon as he had gained a fortune, the veiled form snatched it away from him. When he was about to enter into peace and joy, the veiled figure attacked his mind with fear and anxiety. When he was hungry and sat
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Pentecostal
Some people don’t need much of an excuse to stay home from church. If it even looks like it might rain, they don’t want to risk getting a little wet. The hymn writer Frances Havergal gave several reasons for attending church—especially on rainy days.
1. God has blessed the Lord’s Day, making no
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Lutheran
Not recognizing what is all around us. We feel helpless by our circumstances, missing the help and truth all around us
One ship found itself stranded at sea and unless help came soon, it was certain the crew would all die of thirst. Finally in the distance they saw a ship and frantically
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Christian/Church Of Christ
Contributed by Roger Nelmes on Jan 10, 2007
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1956 National Championship in Melbourne…in the third lap, Ron Clarke (Australian and World Junior Mile record holder) and John Landy moved forward at a strong pace. They were shooting for a new world record! Then Alec Henderson tried to squeeze between the two runners and the inside edge of the
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Pentecostal
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Jeffrey Dahmer was a convicted murderer and cannibal who cooked and ate his victims. You don’t really get much more heinous than that. He was awarded 16 life sentences. While in prison, Dahmer met with Roy Ratcliff, a minister with the Church of Christ in Madison, Wisconsin, and turned his life
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Episcopal/Anglican
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The movie "Mighty Ducks" is a David vs Goliath type of film. Gordon Bombay, a high priced lawyer with a prestigious law firm is arrested for DWI and ordered to perform 500 hours of community service. His assignment is to coach a pee wee hockey team made up of a bunch of misfits and troubled kids
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Contributed by Chris Edmondson on May 26, 2007
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There is another thing you need to know about the inspiration of the Bible: It is objective truth. What do I mean. It is true whether you like it or not. It is true whether you feel it or not. It is truth whether you experience it or not. It is truth whether you’re in the mood for it or not. It is
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Baptist
Contributed by Art Good on Jun 8, 2007
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There is a neat feature on Windows XP…it’s called “System restore”. Here’s how it works…
Suppose you suffer a system crash on Thursday, you downloaded a bad program or something…You’re not a computer expert and you aren’t sure how to recover the last 2 weeks of financial information you had saved
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Wesleyan
Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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A despondent woman was walking along the beach when she saw a bottle on the sand. She picked it up and pulled out the cork.
Whoosh A big puff of smoke appeared. "You have released me from my prison," the genie told her. "To show my thanks, I grant you three wishes. But take care, for with each
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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AOL News reported the story on July 4, 2002. Perhaps you remember. Steve Fossett, a Chicago millionaire, soared into the record books by becoming the first person to fly around the world in a hot air balloon solo. After beginning his voyage on June 19, 2002, in Western Australia, Fossett’s balloon
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