Contributed by Mark Jones on Dec 14, 2002
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John Wesley preached his last sermon of Feb 17, 1791 on the text “Seek ye the Lord while He may be found, call ye upon Him while He is near” (Isa 55:6). The following day, a very sick man, he was put to bed in his home on City Road. During the days of his illness, he often repeated the words from
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Contributed by Mark Lennon on Dec 17, 2002
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Illustration: Have you ever been in a cave when the lights were turned out? The darkness that overcome you, being able to see nothing. Picture this… they turn out the lights and said “See Ya!” Then your begin to remember the deep canyons and step cliffs that went straight down and you realize I
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Contributed by Mark Hensley on Jan 16, 2003
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Why do we cry? Because we’re sad, or because we’re happy? When we’re calm, or when we’re stressed? Because we want to,
or because we can’t help it? Why do we cry, when we fall and when our feelings are hurt?
Why do we cry, when someone dies, and when someone lives?
Why do we cry, when someone
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Contributed by Mark Winter on Jan 17, 2003
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God’s people have never been called to stick their heads in the sand. “Church” and “apathy” do not belong in the same sentence. Our Methodist ancestors understood this. They fought to end slavery. They championed temperance. They worked to improve prison conditions. They built clinics, schools and
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Contributed by Mark Winter on Jan 17, 2003
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Superman fought a never-ending battle for truth, justice and the American way. Christians fight a battle for truth, justice and God’s way. The ancient words of Amos will never go out of date: “But let
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Contributed by Mark Winter on Jan 17, 2003
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Cher and Nicholas Cage starred in a 1987 movie called Moonstruck. In the film, Cher’s fiancé rushes to his dying mother’s bedside in Sicily. During his absence, Cher meets his estranged younger brother, played by Nicholas Cage. Cher is thunderstruck when she takes an immediate liking to Cage and an
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Contributed by Mark Winter on Jan 18, 2003
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In the Pacific Northwest, where it’s overcast most days, lots of people suffer from light deprivation, which results in mood swings and depression. There’s even a scientific name for this problem: “Seasonal Affective Disorder,“ or S.A.D. People suffering from S.A.D. have to set up special light
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Contributed by Mark Winter on Jan 18, 2003
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In the NT, the word for peace means “to reconcile or join.” Some missionary Bible translators were working very hard to find a word for peace in a particular tribal language. At last, a native who was working with them found a combination of words that captured the concept—“a heart that
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Contributed by Mark Hensley on Feb 13, 2003
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An average person’s anxiety is focused on:
40% -- things that will never happen
30% -- things about the past that can’t be changed
12% -- things about criticism by others, mostly untrue
10% -- about health,
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Contributed by Mark Hensley on Feb 13, 2003
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The beginning of anxiety is the end of faith, and the beginning of true faith is the
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Contributed by Mark Hensley on Mar 13, 2003
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George Burns a comedian from another generation once sang a song titled
I wish I was 18 again
At a restaurant in Dallas an old man chimed in,
And I thought he was out of his head.
Just being a young man I just laughed it off
When I heard what that old man had said.
He said I’ll never again
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Contributed by Mark Hensley on Mar 13, 2003
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John G. Wendel and his sisters were some of the most miserly people of all time. Although they had received a huge inheritance from their parents, they spent very little of it and did all they could to keep their wealth for themselves.
John was able to influence five of his six sisters never to
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Contributed by Mark Hensley on Apr 3, 2003
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Around the corner I have a friend,
In this great city that has no end.
Yet days go by and weeks rush on,
And before I know it a year is gone,
And I never see my old friend’s face;
For life is a swift and terrible race.
He knows I like him just as well
As in the days when I rang his bell
And
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Contributed by Mark Hensley on Apr 3, 2003
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“Our duty is to stand at our post however difficult our surroundings and unfriendly our company, and if we are sure that He has set us there, we may be sure that He is with us there and that there we can live the life and witness
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Contributed by Mark Connelly on Jul 31, 2003
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This past week I was getting my oil changed and I had a chance to present the gospel to the guy in the waiting room with me. For me, waiting rooms are the best places for evangelism because the people are sitting there with nothing to do. The oil change waiting room has been particularly fruitful
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Contributed by Mark Connelly on Jul 31, 2003
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I’ll tell you what I’ve seen some pretty lousy gospel presentations that people respond to. I’ve done it myself. There have been times when I’ve presented the gospel so poorly that I was boring myself, but the person responded in faith. There have been other times when I’ve answered every
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Contributed by Mark Connelly on Jul 31, 2003
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Andy Fastow was a brilliant kid in my high school graduating class in New Providence New Jersey. He was one of the really good kids. In fact he was the student body president of my senior class. He went on to get a great education and a fantastic job. He climbed his way up the ladder until he
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