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One Saturday morning a minister was busily trying to prepare his sermon under the most difficult conditions. It was a rainy day, and his young son was restless and bored, with little to do. Finally, in desperation, the minister picked up an old magazine and thumbed through it until he came to a
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Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Sep 23, 2019
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One cold, snowy Minnesota night, I got lost on the way home. The snow was blowing so fast and piling up so high, I couldn't see any street signs. With no map in my car and a dead cell phone, I thought I might be stranded so I pulled over to the side of the road.
Then breaking through the
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Contributed by Scott Chambers on Apr 23, 2007
In James Michener’s “Hawaii”, Nyuk Tsin Kee stands before the officer in her examination for United States citizenship. She has relentlessly driven herself to prepare for this exam. More than anything else, she wants to become a citizen of America. But now she is strangely silent. When the
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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A young Baptist Minister was preaching a Revival at a small church in Maryland. Following the service the pastor of the church asked him to stand at the back door with him to greet people as they left to go home. He enjoyed talking with several people, all of whom were very nice and complimented
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Contributed by Paul Wallace on Oct 8, 2007
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Back in the 1500’s - Ivan the IV became the first Czar of Russia. He ruled a large diverse nation but he wasn’t a good ruler. He wasn’t even a very nice man. In fact he was a very cruel man. He was so cruel they referred to him as "Ivan The Terrible." And he was widely known to be a very immoral
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Contributed by Richard Goble on Nov 12, 2007
Wonderful Burden
One morning R. C. Chapman, a devout Christian, was asked how he was feeling. “I’m burdened this morning!” was his reply. But his happy countenance contradicted his words.
So the questioner exclaimed in surprise, “Are you really burdened, Mr. Chapman?”
“Yes, but it’s a wonderful
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Contributed by Steve Smith on Dec 15, 2007
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ILLUSTRATION: “Outragious Claims” by Lee Stroble
A Story from Maggie
“Do you understand that you represent Jesus to me? Do you know, do you understand that when you treat me with gentleness, it raises the question in my mind that maybe He is gentle, too. Maybe He isn’t someone who laughs when I am
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To be saved, one has to understand that I am a sinner, and my sin has separated me from God. I can try to earn my way back to God all I want, or I can realize that is hopeless - nothing I can do can wash away my sin - only Christ’s blood - only his sacrifice is acceptable to God, so I have to give
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Contributed by Jim Kane on Sep 4, 2008
Thoughts on Fasting
I begin this morning with a riddle, or, at least what I hope is a riddle. (Or maybe a pseudo-riddle).
The riddle is a common experience several of us have had over the years. Here it is: "Some of us have had to do it more than once. It something that we know is for our own
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Contributed by Stephen Collins on Dec 11, 2008
JESUS THE ROSETTA STONE
Do remember the Rosetta Stone from history class in school? What was it? It was a tablet that was discovered that allowed archeologists to translate ancient, Egyptian hieroglyphics to modern-day languages. Without the discovery of the Rosetta Stone, all the ancient
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Contributed by Garris Hudson on Nov 7, 2022
"And when the great calm followed the storm, He was able to look at the astonished disciples, smile, and say, "I meant for that to happen!“
• A pastor was telling about how he was at his church building late one night when a terrible rain storm struck. This particular church had
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Contributed by Garris Hudson on Jul 8, 2024
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Muller himself interceded for more than half a century for the salvation of a small group of men. He once wrote: “In November, 1844, I began to pray for the conversion of five individuals. I prayed every day without a single intermission, whether sick or in health, on the land or on the sea, and
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