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  • We Were Just One

    Contributed by Bruce Howell on Nov 24, 2008
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    WE WERE JUST ONE During World War II, Hitler commanded all religious groups to unite so that he could control them. Among the Brethren assemblies, half complied and half refused. Those who went along with the order had a much easier time. Those who did not, faced harsh persecution. In almost every ...read more

  • John Vianney, 18th Century Pastor, Is Quoted As ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 11, 2008
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    John Vianney, 18th Century Pastor, is quoted as saying, “Love for our neighbor consists of three things: to desire the greater good of everyone; to do what good we can when we can; to bear, excuse, and hide other’s faults. The kind of love that Jesus is talking about here is the sacrificial love of ...read more

  • John Vianney, 18th Century Pastor, Is Quoted As ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 16, 2008
     | 1,478 views

    John Vianney, 18th Century Pastor, is quoted as saying, “Love for our neighbor consists of three things: to desire the greater good of everyone; to do what good we can when we can; to bear, excuse, and hide other’s faults. The kind of love that Jesus is talking about here is the sacrificial ...read more

  • On A Cold Winter Evening A Man Suffered A Heart ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 16, 2008
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    On a cold winter evening a man suffered a heart attack and after being admitted to the hospital, the man asked the nurse to call his daughter. He explained, “You see, I live alone and she is the only family I have.” The nurse went to phone the daughter. The daughter was quite upset and shouted, ...read more

  • I Recently Read Of A Sign Which Hangs On The Wall ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 16, 2008
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    I recently read of a sign which hangs on the wall of Shishu Bhavan, a children’s home in Calcutta, which reads; People are unreasonable, illogical, and self-centered, love them anyway. If you are kind, people may accuse you of selfish ulterior motives, be kind anyway. If you are successful, you ...read more

  • He Comes To Us

    Contributed by Charles Wallis on Dec 22, 2008
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    He Comes to Us During a Christmas program, the children's choir sang. A girl had a solo part and a pretty red dress that she could not wait to wear. When her time to sing came, she forgot the words and fell apart in tears. She walked back to the choir sobbing. Soon, the other children were ...read more

  • I Like Me Best When I'm With You

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 5, 2009
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    I LIKE ME BEST WHEN I'M WITH YOU As a part of an assignment for a doctoral thesis, a college student spent a year with a group of Navajo Indians on a reservation in the Southwest. As he did his research, he lived with one family, sleeping in their hut, eating their food, working with them and ...read more

  • A Sunday School Teacher Asked Her Class If They ...

    Contributed by Andy Payne on Jan 18, 2009
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    A Sunday School teacher asked her class if they knew the difference between kindness and loving kindness. One little girl said she knew the difference. She told the teacher that kindness is like when you ask your mother for some toast and she gives it to you, but loving kindness is when you ask ...read more

  • I Read A Story Of A Soldier In Wwi Who Was So ...

    Contributed by Bo Dunford on Jan 21, 2009
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    *I read a story of a soldier in WWI who was so distraught with the war that he deserted! * Tried to find his way to the coast so he could catch a boat, make his way back home to England. * In the darkness of the night he stumbled on a road sign. * It was so dark and he was so lost, he had no ...read more

  • William Gladstone, In Announcing The Death Of ...

    Contributed by Aubrey Vaughan on Feb 9, 2009
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    WILLIAM GLADSTONE, IN ANNOUNCING THE DEATH OF PRINCESS ALICE TO THE HOUSE OF COMMONS, TOLD A TOUCHING STORY. THE LITTLE DAUGHTER OF THE PRINCESS WAS SERIOUSLY ILL WITH DIPHTHERIA. THE DOCTORS TOLD THE PRINCESS NOT TO KISS HER LITTLE DAUGHTER AND ENDANGER HER LIFE BY BREATHING THE CHILD’S BREATH. ...read more

  • When North Korea Fell To The Communists, All The ...

    Contributed by Donnie Martin on Feb 9, 2009
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    When North Korea fell to the communists, all the Christians in a small village were ordered to go at once to their church. The building was plain and simple, and the people had placed a picture of Christ on the wall. When the soldiers walked in, they took it down and put it on the floor. All who ...read more

  • Newspaper Columnist And Minister George Crane ...

    Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Feb 18, 2009
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    Newspaper columnist and minister George Crane tells of a wife who came into his office full of hatred toward her husband. "I do not only want to get rid of him, I want to get even. Before I divorce him, I want to hurt him as much as he has me." Dr. Crane suggested an ingenious plan "Go home and ...read more

  • Eleanor Doon Said, "You Cannot Kindle A Fire In ...

    Contributed by Mark Eberly on Feb 19, 2009
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    Eleanor Doon said, “You cannot kindle a fire in any other heart until it ...read more

  • We Are Sons And Daughters  PRO

    Contributed by C. Philip Green on Mar 5, 2009
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     | 1,845 views

    WE ARE SONS AND DAUGHTERS The moment we put our faith in Christ, we not only became children of God, we became His full adult children. That’s the meaning of the word "sons" in this context. In other words, God doesn’t treat us like little babies in his family. He treats us as His mature, ...read more

  • The Perfect Bond

    Contributed by John Rollyson on Mar 27, 2009
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    The Great philosopher Plato: "Two things cannot be held together without a third; they must have some bond of union. And the fairest bond is that which most completely fuses and is fused into the things which ...read more

  • You Showed Me

    Contributed by Terry Blankenship on Mar 31, 2009
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    YOU SHOWED ME The young woman was married and had two beautiful children, but one day as she was standing over the sink, washing dishes, she thought, "There must be more to life than this." When her husband came home, he found a note she’d written and he began to weep. She would call him about ...read more

  • Welcome Home!

    Contributed by Mark Eberly on Apr 28, 2009
     | 3,022 views

    WELCOME HOME! Have you seen the show, “Extreme Home Makeover.” A powerful example of helping people and answering the question, “Who is your neighbor?” At the end of the show, Ty always closes with two words. It is the same two words ...read more

  • In The Race Together

    Contributed by Charles Wallis on May 7, 2009
     | 3,263 views

    IN THE RACE TOGETHER Team Hoyt runs in marathons and triatholons. Dick Hoyt pushes his son Rick, who has cerebal palsy, in a wheelchair, rides him on a bike, and pulls him in a boat, but they both experience the thrill of a race. We have a loving Father who carries us through our trials, ...read more

  • Larger Than The Universe

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Jun 1, 2009
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    LARGER THAN THE UNIVERSE Paul is telling us here that the love of Christ is too large to be confined by any measurements. It is larger than the universe. The invention of the Hubble telescope has revised our thinking about outer space. Astronomers are amazed to find out that the number of ...read more

  • Rosemary's Rag Doll

    Contributed by Donnie Martin on Aug 7, 2009
     | 2,106 views

    ROSEMARY'S RAG DOLL There is a natural, logical kind of loving that loves lovely things and lovely people. That's logical. But there is another kind of loving that doesn't look for value in what it loves, but that CREATES value in what it loves. Like Rosemary's rag doll. When Rosemary, my ...read more

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