Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 2, 2008
A story from World War II illustrates this point. An American plane was flying a mission in Africa. Under the cloak of darkness they flew toward their destination of Benghazi in North Africa. A strong tail wind pushed the plane much faster than expected. When the instruments revealed they had
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Story: The legendary Malcolm Muggeridge was a British journalist, author , satirist and media personality
He was also a Marxist before he found Christ.
During the Cold War he travelled to Russia to write a story about the Communist party and the decline of religion in that atheistic regime.
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Anglican
Contributed by Eric Ferguson on Apr 29, 2008
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THE ARREST
A police officer in a small town stopped a motorist who was speeding down Main Street. "But officer," the man began, "I can explain..."
"Just be quiet," snapped the officer. "I'm going to let you cool your heels in jail until the chief gets back."
"But, officer, I just wanted to
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Evangelical/Non-Denominational
REJOICE
I can recall a memorable moment many years ago when Susan and I were taking Kimberly, age 2, and her slightly younger cousin, Able, to church in the car. Kimberly was in a foul humor that morning, but her smily faced cousin decided it was time for a word of exhortation. Though he could
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Christian/Church Of Christ
Contributed by Daniel Austin on Mar 23, 2007
OZYMANDIAS
by: Percy Bysshe Shelley
I met a traveller from an antique land
Who said: "Two vast and trunkless legs of stone
Stand in the desert. Near them on the sand
Half sunk, a shattered visage lies, whose frown
And wrinkled lip and sneer of cold command
Tell that its sculptor well those
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Christian/Church Of Christ
Contributed by Danny Presswood on Jan 26, 2009
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A friend found Socrates eyeing merchandise in the marketplace. The friend asked why he was looking, since he never bought anything. Socrates said: "Because I am always amazed to see how many things there are that I don't need."
At Christmas, Christians need to develop a new discipline. As our
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Baptist
Contributed by Anne Benefield on Mar 5, 2009
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NO ONE STOPPED TO HELP
This past week in DC, a frightening thing happened. In a bad neighborhood where drunkenness and drugs are wide spread. Three men got into an argument, probably about a bottle of beer. One man was punched. They called it a "sucker punch." The man fell backwards and hit
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Presbyterian/Reformed
Contributed by David Rumley on Apr 16, 2009
Paul Hammons says…
We have a tendency to see the past as being better than what it was… The good old days really weren’t all that good. We forget about all the hardships: (The depression, no air conditioning, out houses, no running water). Back in the days before electricity, a tightfisted old
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Pentecostal
Contributed by C Jordan on May 16, 2009
QUOTE:
“I tell the Lord my troubles and difficulties, and wait for Him to give me the answers to them,” said one man of God. “And it is wonderful how a matter that looked very dark will in prayer become crystal clear by the help of God’s Spirit. I think Christians fail so often to get answers to
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 10, 2009
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PICK OUT THREE HYMNS
I heard about this pastor. He was raising money for a new sanctuary. He told his congregation one Sunday morning "If anybody will give $1000, you can pick out three hymns."
A little old lady in the back raised up her hand and said "Pastor, I’ll do it." He was so excited. He
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Contributed by Johnny Creasong on Aug 28, 2009
When you pray do you seek His Face or His Hand?
In most of our praying we are not seeking God’s Face, but rather seeking His hand, looking for God to provide something for us. While Jesus instructed us to pray,
“Give us today our daily bread.”
(Matt 6:11 NIV)
I believe He intended our prayers to
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Church Of God
Contributed by Andrew Moffatt on Jan 1, 2010
PRECIOUS METALS, PRECIOUS GOD
When the priest walked into the tabernacle there in the courtyard there was bronze around him, you can imagine him looking at the bronze work as he made his way. And as he walked into the holy place silver, the wooden pillars covered in silver, the hooks and curtain
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Salvation Army
Contributed by Timothy Brown on Jan 23, 2010
Illustration for Bible Knowledge (The Apostles’ Doctrine/Teaching) - Think of the Scriptures as an absolutely accurate map. A map tells you how to get to a certain destination. But just looking at a map won't automatically transport you to Arizona or England or Peru. Getting to those places means
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Baptist
Contributed by Jim Kane on Feb 27, 2010
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ESTHER'S SHOES
Your story, my story, our story is in the Bible. We know what it is like to be in Esther's shoes.
We have had moments when our faith and our commitment to God has been tested at work, in the classroom, at home, and in the neighborhood. We are faced with the question, "Am I going
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Church Of God
Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 18, 2010
SHED THE LOAD
A missionary in the Philippines was driving in a large flat back truck. He saw a local farmer who he knew walking with a really heavy load tied to his back. The load was obviously heavy and weighing him down, so the missionary stopped and told the farmer to jump on board the truck.
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Brethren
A LOT BETTER JOB
A little girl crawled up into her great grandmother's lap one day. And looking up into her great grandmother's face she saw all those lines and wrinkles.
Then she felt her own smooth skin. She said to her great grandmother, "Did God make you?"
Her great grandmother said,
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Independent/Bible
Contributed by Jimmy Haile on Sep 27, 2011
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WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO HEAR?
Four friends were talking about death. One of them asked the other three, "When you are in your casket and people are mourning you, what would you like to hear them say about you?"
The first man said, "I'd like to hear them say that I was a fine physician in my time
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