Contributed by Aldy Duque on Oct 28, 2003
                
                
                    
            
            
            
            
            
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                    Your Lover Shall Live
During the 17th century, Oliver Cromwell, Lord Protector of England, sentenced a soldier to be shot for his crimes. The execution was to take place at the ringing of the evening curfew bell. However, the bell did not sound. The soldier’s fiancée had climbed into the belfry and
                    
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                    Contributed by Bruce Howell on Mar 23, 2004
                
                
                    
            
            
            
            
            
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                    Illus.: “Pulling the Plow Themselves”
	Shortly after the Korean War ended, two businessmen took a trip around the world. During their tour of Korea they traveled by bus with a missionary guide.  In a field nearby they noticed a young boy pulling a plow. One of the businessmen commented on how poor
                    
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                    Contributed by A. Todd Coget on Feb 20, 2004
                
                
                    
            
            
            
            
            
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                    Whenever people expend themselves, they want results. If they lay down their life, they want someone’s life raised up. If they empty themselves, they want someone to be filled. They want their sufferings to bear fruit. 
If this doesn’t happen, they’re tempted to give up. The refusal of the gift
                    
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                    Contributed by Wes Richard on Apr 11, 2005
                
                
                    
            
            
            
            
            
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                    Sometimes small churches look at themselves and say, “Oh, we can’t do this and we can’t do that because we are too small. We don’t have the resources.” And their vision gets limited by their circumstances and instead of taking giant steps of faith, they take baby steps. I’m reminded of the story of
                    
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                    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006
                
                
                    
            
            
            
            
            
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                    19% of Americans consider themselves to be highly religious, 28% quite religious, 42% just somewhat religious, 10% not religious and 1% not sure. 
90% of American women identify themselves as Christian compared to 83% of men.
The average American adult has 1-2 best friends, 4-6 close friends and
                    
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                    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Feb 13, 2006
                
                
                    
            
            
            
            
            
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                    "Christian women often find themselves on the horns of a dilemma: Should they make moral decisions on the basis of rules and abstract principles (ignoring their concern for others), or should they make moral decisions on the basis of what seems best for all parties, regardless of
                    
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