The new priest offered his first sermon to his congregation. As the people left, many stopped and complimented him on his preaching. He thanked them, went through the week and, the next Sunday, noticed a larger congregation. Some of the parishioners looked at each other during the sermon
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Catholic
Contributed by Terry Barnhill on Jan 28, 2009
A few years ago, when the new Volkswagen Beetle was introduced, one feature that received lots of attention was the claim to be burglarproof. Volkswagen bragged there was no way anybody could steal their car. To demonstrate their point, VW hired a highly skilled burglar and called a news
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Presbyterian/Reformed
Contributed by Paul Wallace on Sep 22, 2004
On Monday, February 6, 1995, according to the Chicago Tribune, a Detroit bus driver finished his shift on the Route 21 bus and headed for the terminal. But somehow he took a wrong turn. He didn’t arrive at the terminal at the scheduled time of 7:19 p.m., and a short time later his supervisors
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Wesleyan
Contributed by Joel Santos on Dec 26, 2004
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A certain king had two servants. To the first he said, "I want you to travel for six months through my kingdom and bring back a sample of every weed you can find."
To the second servant the king said, "I want you to travel through my kingdom for six months and bring back a sample of every flower
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RESOLUTIONS THROUGH THE YEARS
Has anyone decided what your New Year’s Resolutions will be for 2011? Before you do it, let’s take a look at how Resolutions tend to work out… Here are some examples:
2007: I will read at least 10 books this year
2008: I will try to finish the book I started last
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Christian/Church Of Christ
Contributed by Paul Barreca on Jan 6, 2013
RESOLUTION STATISTICS
Today is the first Sunday of a New Year! Perhaps you made a New Years resolution. Many of us do. Here is some interesting information about New Years resolutions from thee University of Scranton. Journal of Clinical Psychology, (Published: 12.13.2012)
The Top 10 New Years
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Contributed by Bruce Landry on Mar 31, 2008
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THEY WILL GIVE YOU UP
Donald Grey Barnhouse led the son of a prominent American family to the Lord. He was in the service, but he showed the reality of his conversion by immediately professing Christ before the soldiers of his military company.
The war ended. The day came when one of the
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Baptist
Contributed by Michael Leon on Aug 11, 2006
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In 1954, a small boy was found outside a hospital in Bal Rampur, India. Doctors were perplexed by his condition and, after many examinations, were unsure of how to treat him.
The boy had calloused knees and hands, as if he had spent most of his young life on all fours. He had hideously pointed
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Pentecostal
Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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A young man by the name of James Taylor had lived a worldly life, and was a leader in opposing a revival that had swept his neighborhood. The morning of his wedding day he awoke with the words of Joshua 24:15 on his mind. In earlier years he had memorized that verse. Unlike our modern customs, he
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 11, 2003
Dr. Paul Tourier once compared life to a man hanging from a trapeze. The trapeze bar was the man’s security, his pattern of existence, his lifestyle. Then God swung another trapeze into the man’s view, and he faced a perplexing dilemma. Should he relinquish his past? Should he reach for the new
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Contributed by Ross Cochrane on Dec 27, 2009
The REAL CHRISTMAS ICON
in some ways should have been JOHN THE BAPTIST
Instead of a RED SUIT
we would have people in CAMEL’S HAIR and LEATHER BELTS
walking around the shopping centres
shouting “PREPARE THE WAY OF THE LORD”,
and giving out SAMPLES OF WILD LOCUSTS AND HONEY
for people to try.
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Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
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"We must be willing to get rid of the life weve planned, so as to have the life that is waiting for us. The old skin
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