Contributed by Thomas Cash on Jan 18, 2005
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There is a story of an attractive African woman on the slave block in the American south. For obvious reasons, bidding was intense. Finally she was turned over to the man who bought her, certain she was going to be used, abused, & discarded. As they walked away from the slave block, the man said
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
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"When we are motivated by goals that have deep meaning, by dreams that need completion, by pure love that
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Contributed by A. Todd Coget on May 2, 2003
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WHY DO YOU DO THAT?
I’m thinking of a small-town church in upstate New York.
They’d had a rector in that church for over thirty-five years.
He was loved by the church and the community.
After he retired, he was replaced by a young priest.
It was his first church; he had a great desire to do
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Contributed by Tim Richards on Dec 1, 2004
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In his book, When God Whispers Your Name, Max Lucado tells the story of John Egglen, who had never preached a sermon in his life before the Sunday morning when it snowed and the pastor wasn’t able to make it to the church. In fact, he was the only deacon to show up. He was not a preacher, but he
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Contributed by Mark Eberly on Apr 6, 2009
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THE CHURCH: WE NEED ONE ANOTHER
A pastor received a call from a chronic alcoholic. He just couldn't seem to stay sober. He had tried several other churches, but they didn't seem to have anything to help him. Finally he called this pastor whose church had a reputation for not giving up on people.
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Church Of God
Contributed by A. David Hart on Mar 26, 2008
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Down through the years we’ve discovered that many people try to keep you the way that you were. They would say that “A leopard cannot change it spots” and “You can’t teach an old dog new tricks.” And they believe that there is a slight chance for us changing. It reminds me a of my favorite comic
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Contributed by David Moore on Jul 11, 2008
A few years ago the Plain English Campaign ran a national survey that found that some people would rather have a grander job title than a pay rise. This might seem astonishing, but upgrading job titles has apparently become more and more popular as employers try to keep their staff happy.
Here are
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
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When it comes to housework the one thing no book of household management can ever tell you is
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
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"You have an ego a consciousness of being an individual. But that doesn't mean that you are to worship yourself, to think
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Contributed by Evie Megginson on Jul 19, 2001
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Vernon Grounds writes, “A friend told me of an incident that happened while he was in seminary. Since the school had no gymnasium, he and his friends played basketball in a nearby public school.
Nearby, an elderly janitor waited patiently until they finished playing. Invariably he sat there reading
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