Contributed by Melvin Newland on Nov 6, 2001
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ILL. For many years a large silver star adorned the top of the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem. One day back in the 1800’s, the Roman Catholic Church, which shares a part of the building with a Greek Orthodox Church, decided to take down the silver star & replace it with their own star. But
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Contributed by Melvin Newland on Nov 13, 2001
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Some years ago, a cartoon appeared in newspapers across the land. It pictured two farmers in Kentucky, standing in a field as snow fell softly. One turned to the other & asked, "Anything exciting happen today?" "Nah, nothing exciting," said the other farmer. "Oh, there was a baby born over at
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 6, 2001
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I remember years ago when the pastor was delivering a sermon on salvation, He told a story about a coloring book his mother bought him when he was in the first grade.
He didn’t want to be called a sissy, so he started on the first page and scribbled until it looked horrible. He had reached page
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 16, 2001
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Some years ago before the death of Mother Theresa, a television special depicted the grim human conditions that were a part of her daily life. It showed all the horror of the slums of Calcutta and her love for these destitute people. The producer interviewed her as she made her rounds in that
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 3, 2002
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Several years ago at a passion play an incident took place during Jesus carrying the cross. A man in the audience was heckling the character playing Jesus, throwing out jeers, taunts and dares. Finally the character could no longer tolerate the heckler, he dropped the cross and went over and
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Contributed by Mark Haines on Jan 19, 2002
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Eleven years ago, Walter Levine was diagnosed with multiple myeloma – a type of bone cancer. Today he dedicates his life to helping others beat the disease. He says, “Ninety-nine percent of everything you do in life is attitude. If you have a relationship with God and you have the right
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Wesleyan
Contributed by Guy Mcgraw on Feb 25, 2002
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Some years ago the MINNESOTA CRIME COMMISSION released a statement more in line with what the Bible teaches about man’s basic nature.
‘Every baby starts life as a little savage. He is completely selfish, and self-centered. He wants what he wants when he wants it – his bottle, his mother’s
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Contributed by Matthew Rogers on Feb 20, 2002
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A three-year-old girl was listening intently to the children’s sermon one Sunday morning at her church. The minister explained that God wants everyone to get along and love each other.
“God wants us all to be one,” he said.
To which the little girl replied, “But I don’t want to be one. I want
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Contributed by Darren Ethier on Mar 22, 2002
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Several years ago one of the astronauts who walked on the moon was interviewed and asked, "What did you think about as you stood on the moon and looked back at the earth?" The astronaut replied,
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Contributed by James May on Mar 24, 2002
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I remember a few years ago, that the Disney Channel presented a movie called “Flight of the Navigator”. It was a Sci-Fi movie where a young boy is abducted by an alien spacecraft. It seems that this spacecraft was piloted by a computer generated being that consisted only of one long mechanical
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Independent/Bible
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In forty years of involvement in his church, Wilt Durant had led one person to Christ. You know what they say, if only one person comes to Christ its worth all the effort, right?
When he retired in 1992, he moved to Rogers, AR and joined Immanuel Baptist Church. One Sunday, his pastor preached on
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Pentecostal
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The first 40 years Moses thought "He was somebody."
The next 40 years "He thought he was a No Body!"
The last 40 years Moses had learned "GOD IS
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Assembly Of God
Contributed by Michael Gibney on Aug 9, 2002
Several years ago, the Wall Street Journal carried a story about Sally, an overly conscientious youngster who made herself miserable over the smallest failures and setbacks.
Early one fall, while the leaves were still on the trees, there was an exceptionally heavy snowstorm. Sally’s grandfather
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 12, 2002
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For years I have seen and heard about the division in churches over "correct" and "incorrect" forms of worship. I have seen it all from "you shouldn’t smile in church because you should fear the Lord" to the Ringling Brothers Circus service. Each group seems to think the other has missed the mark
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Contributed by Owen Bourgaize on Nov 7, 2002
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Many years ago, a captain of an English ship sailing near Turkey was caught in a storm. As there was no harbour nearby he let down the anchor, but the wind blew so fiercely that it began to drag the anchor. It couldn’t get a grip on the sandy seabed and so the ship began to drift. Another anchor
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Contributed by Joel Preston on Nov 7, 2002
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Several years ago Roy Firestone interviewed the legendary basketball player Kareem Abdul Jabar. During the interview, Firestone Asked Jabar if there was one coach that he had during his career that influenced him the most. Immediately, Jabar answered, “Yes, John Wooten of UCLA.” Firestone then
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