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  • Carry A Cross-----Carry A Cross That Leads To A ...

    Contributed by Stephen Funderburk on Mar 19, 2008
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    Carry A Cross-----Carry a cross that leads to a kingdom, carry the scars for the sake of His Name, it will be worth it to enter God’s city, it will be worth all the heartache and pain. Carry a cross that will take you to glory, no matter the struggle just keep moving on, for there is a mansion just ...read more

  • Speaking Of Getting The Log Out, A Wife Was ...

    Contributed by Mark Eberly on Mar 25, 2008
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    Speaking of getting the log out, a wife was making a breakfast of fried eggs for her husband. Suddenly her husband burst into the kitchen. “Careful ... CAREFUL! Put in some more butter! Oh my GOODNESS! You’re cooking too many at once. TOO MANY! Turn them! TURN THEM NOW! We need more butter. WHERE ...read more

  • Our Commitment In The Service Of Lord In Very ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 1, 2008
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    Our commitment in the service of Lord in very important in building the body of Christ. And I challenge you to commit your life in the ministry: Confidently, wholeheartedly and absolutely for the glory of God. In Yorkshire, England, during the early 1800s, two sons were born to a family named ...read more

  • How Can We Be A Friend To The Suffering?

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 1, 2008
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    How Can We Be A Friend To The Suffering? 1. We can be there for them. 2. We can feel their pain. 3. We can encourage them. 4. We can listen more than we talk. 5. We can be honest: I don’t know… don’t try to explain everything. 6. We can look beyond their faults and look to their needs. 7. We can ...read more

  • God's Word Helps Us As We Reflect, As We ...

    Contributed by Mark Eberly on Apr 1, 2008
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    God’s Word helps us as we reflect, as we meditate, and as we seek direction. Going to His Word helps challenge us, correct us, and encourage us. The early Church of God gave themselves the designation as a “People of the Book.” I like that. We are to be a People of the Book. I believe the Words ...read more

  • Entrepreneurs Are Among The Most Generous ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 7, 2008
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    Entrepreneurs are among the most generous donors, giving 25% more on average to charitable causes than other wealthy people, according to a Bank of America report. Very rich people — those with net assets of more than $50 million — gave 10 times as much on average as those with a net worth of ...read more

  • Title: The Hero, The Knight And The Good ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 8, 2008
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    Title: The Hero, the Knight and the Good Samaritan: There’s one Big Difference Henry Lawsons’ poem The Good Samaritan: ‘Once on a time there lived a man,’ But he has lived alway, And that gaunt, good Samaritan Is with us here to-day; He passes through the city streets Unnoticed and unknown, He ...read more

  • I Can Imagine This Conversation In Heaven

    Contributed by Brian Harvison on Apr 12, 2008
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    I can imagine this conversation in Heaven It starts with me Lord, I have sinned, I have done this awful thing and I pray for you to forgive me As I pray God is listening and He says Look at that filth, he disgusts me His life is full of sin makes me want to puke How dare he approach my holy throne ...read more

  • Volunteers And Servants  PRO

    Contributed by John Shearhart on Apr 29, 2008
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    VOLUNTEERS AND SERVANTS “Volunteers raise their hand to be called on. Servants are called by the Hand of God. Volunteers do work for God. Servants do work with God. Volunteers get tired of the work, Servants are tired in the work. Volunteers pray their work will succeed. Servants succeed as ...read more

  • Really Listen To Your Child. This Is So ...

    Contributed by Timothy Smith on May 3, 2008
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    Really listen to your child. This is so important. I remember one time when Zach was about five, and he came up to me while I was reading and said, "Daddy?" I said, "What?" He said, "Daddy?" I said, "What?" He said again, "Daddy?" Finally I put down my book in exasperation and said, "What, Zach? I ...read more

  • Jill Rigby Stated, "Respect For Ourselves Guides ...

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on May 13, 2008
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    Jill Rigby stated, “Respect for ourselves guides our morals; respect for others guides our manners” (Raising Respectful Children in a Disrespectful World, page 11). Rigby makes this observation about our society today: “When I was growing up, people weren’t perfect, but society was certainly more ...read more

  • Joy List

    Contributed by Dale Hummel on May 14, 2008
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    JOY LIST Writer C. W. Metcalf was working as a hospice volunteer when he met 13-year-old Chuck, who was terminally ill. One day Chuck gave Metcalf half-a-dozen sheets of paper with writing on both sides and said, "I want you to give this to my mom and dad after I die. It's a list of all the fun we ...read more

  • Works Of Thy Hands

    Contributed by Brian Harvison on May 29, 2008
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    WORKS OF THY HANDS How about a cheetah? The smallest of the big cats, it has amazing speed and stealth, while lacking climbing skills. It is the fastest land animal reaching speeds between 70 and 75 mph in short bursts covering distances up to 500 yards. The cheetah can accelerate from 0-68 mph in ...read more

  • Take For Instance What Happened To General Von ...

    Contributed by Larry Vinson on Jun 17, 2008
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    Take for instance what happened to General Von Zealand from Prussia. The Prussian king Frederick the Great was widely known as an agnostic. By contrast, General Von Zealand, one of his most trusted officers, was a devout Christian. Thus it was that during a festive gathering the king began making ...read more

  • Trials Of Getting ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 21, 2008
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    TRIALS OF GETTING OLDER Three elderly ladies were discussing the trials of getting older. One said, "Sometimes I catch myself with a jar of mayonnaise in my hand, standing in front of the refrigerator, and I can’t remember if I need to put it away or start making a sandwich." The second lady ...read more

  • Drop Leaf Table With The Leaves ...

    Contributed by Brian Matherlee on Jul 29, 2008
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    Illustration: Drop leaf table with the leaves down to begin with. • Everybody loves a party. Last night my family was together and the activity and conversation around the table was great. We were loud. It’s a good thing they put us in a room by ourselves. We love to talk, we love to eat, and ...read more

  • Missing The Baby For The Crib  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 11, 2008
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    MISSING THE BABY FOR THE CRIB One night a wife found her husband standing over their infant's crib. As she watched him looking down at their very first baby, she saw on his face a mixture of emotions: ...disbelief, doubt, delight, amazement, enchantment, skepticism. Touched by this unusual ...read more

  • Healthy Shame

    Contributed by Bruce Emmert on Sep 22, 2008
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    Healthy Shame Healthy shame is that inner compass—-the gentle voice of God-—that tells me something is amiss in my life, and it motivates me to change or make amends so that I can be true to myself. My first year of college was a bit of an exercise of 'livin la vida loca.' I didn't do well in ...read more

  • Wait? -- I Don't Have To Wait!! Why Doesn't God ...  PRO

    Contributed by Steve Lotze on Sep 27, 2008
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    Wait? -- I don't have to wait!! Why doesn't God just get up to speed? Well, what if I we're going to go under a surgeons knife to redo my face - but I wanted to stay awake during the operation so that I could freely give out my counsel to the surgeon - and tell him to hurry! Hurry! If he was to ...read more

  • The ...

    Contributed by Loyd Taylor on Oct 30, 2008
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    THE VOLUNTEERS This poem is dedicated to all faithful volunteers. We could not make it without your willingness to serve. Thank you, Loyd Taylor There are some special people that we know Found in needy places across this land, They’re people that selflessly serve others Always ready to lend a ...read more