Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 26, 2007
A preacher walked through a cemetery one day and saw a man desperate and distraught lying on one of the graves and pounding the sod with his clenched fists. The grave was obviously not a new one. The sod had established itself and the headstone showed signs of weathering.
As the preacher
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 5, 2001
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LOVE IS ACTION
In his book, Dad, The Family Coach, Dave Simmons tells of an act of sacrificial love that occurred in a shopping mall. One day he took his eight year old Helen and five year old Brandon to the Cloverdale Mall. He needed to buy some tools in Sears.
When they pulled into
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Contributed by Thomas Cash on Mar 9, 2010
There is something convenient about being a fence-straddler.
We think we can have the best of both worlds.
But in order to make a real commitment to Jesus Christ, we have to weigh our options.
Anyone who has ever struggled with their faith will come out stronger. One of my biggest personal
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I am often asked, "How can salvation be free, but, yet, Jesus said that we cannot by His disciple unless we forsake everything for Him?" (Luke 14). Let me explain the answer to this question in a story.
Once there was a man who collected and traded in pearls. He had a fine collection of
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Contributed by Eric Bland on Jun 20, 2003
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About six months ago my son Caleb began to walk. He quickly went from a staggering walk to a run. Now he is twenty months old and anyone who has kids knows at that age they become pretty brave, so now he is jumping off of anything that elevates him, whether it is jumping off of books or stools or
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Baptist
Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Sep 12, 2004
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A pilot was taking his family in a light seaplane into British Columbia. When he attempted to land offshore in the ocean, the plane’s pontoons caught and flipped the plane into the icy waters. The pilot and his family managed to get out of the plane, but it quickly sank, and they had to swim a
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Methodist
Contributed by David Rogers on Jun 3, 2007
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On Judgment Day
Dedicated to my Brother in Christ Larry Livingston
There is a day
That is not too far away
When the clouds shall part
And in every man’s heart fear shall start.
Because on that day all shall see
Jesus the Lord coming on the billowy sea
Our hearts will tremble and be filled with
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Baptist
Contributed by Jim Luthy on Nov 12, 2002
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A song by the late 70’s, early 80’s rock group Styx describes the place many people find themselves spiritually these days. Listen to the words and see if any of these words or phrases correlate with your spiritual experience:
Another year has passed me by, still I look at myself and cry What
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Contributed by Dennis Jones on May 19, 2003
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THE COCOON
A man found a cocoon of a butterfly. One day a small opening appeared, he sat and watched the butterfly for several hours as it struggled to force its body through that little hole.
Then it seemed to stop making any progress. It appeared as if it had gotten as far as it could
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Contributed by Ross Cochrane on Dec 21, 2009
A few months ago I went into hospital for an operation. I had my wisdom tooth removed as well as a chipped tooth fragment removed, which had found it’s way into my sinus cavity. I was under anaesthetic so I didn’t feel a thing and woke up on the operating table after the procedure was finished. I
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