Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 1, 2008
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
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Contributed by Peter Loughman on Dec 29, 2008
RANDOM UNIVERSE
I had a professor at Princeton Theological Seminary who had an ongoing feud with a professor at another institution. My professor would argue that the universe is well thought out and therefore life is not random and so life has great meaning. His nemesis would argue the opposite,
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Contributed by West Garner on Jun 29, 2009
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Ill<><Hand Illustration
There those that choose not to live under God’s hand. They don’t trust God lead & Control their lives so they live above His mighty hand. They make all the calls in their life. They are the boss. They know what is best. Some of them may hope that God we bless what they do
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Baptist
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WATCH OUT FOR THE WEEDS
Watch out for the weeds in your life – the things that come between you and God; between you and serving God.
I like the way Rick Warren illustrates weeds.
• You don’t have to plan for weeds to grow; it just grows.
• The difference between a plant and a weed is this.
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Independent/Bible
Contributed by Curry Pikkaart on Mar 16, 2010
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DARK AND STORMY NIGHT
In the Peanuts comic strips, Snoopy often tries to be an author. In one particular strip He's shown on his doghouse typing a novel. He begins his story with, "It was a dark and stormy night." That's the way he always begins his stories. Lucy comes and bluntly shouts, "You
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Presbyterian/Reformed
Contributed by Jeff Strite on Nov 21, 2011
STOP "SUPPOSING"
I remember reading the story of a faithful but fairly poor Christian woman. She was always cheerful and smiling and excited about life. But she was so cheerful that a friend of hers decided she was too cheerful. She needed a dose of "reality" and perspective.
So the friend said
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Contributed by Shine Thomas on Aug 28, 2017
Janez Rus lived in Germany during the days of the Nazi ruler Adolf Hitler. During that time he was a young shoemaker, looking to make his name prominent. Because of the power of the German government, he participated in public supports of the Nazi regime in hopes of gaining recognition. But after
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Assembly Of God
Contributed by Garris Hudson on Nov 15, 2023
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In Budapest, a man goes to the rabbi and complains, "Life is unbearable. There are nine of us living in one small apartment. What can I do?"
The rabbi answers, "Take your goat into the apartment with you." The man is totally upset when he hears this, but the rabbi insists.
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Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Troy Borst on Jun 29, 2011
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THREE LITTLE PIGS--FOLLOW UP
Once there was a mother pig who had three little pigs. The pigs left their mother’s pen to live out their lives in the best way possible.
The first little pig had not gone far when he decided to base his life on the pursuit of happiness. The pig did whatever made
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Christian/Church Of Christ
Contributed by Jack Kale on Sep 30, 2017
Rain on the Rocks
We were on the last morning of a five day float down the Buffalo River in Arkansas. Our family joined another for the second annual Kale-Parker river trip. Everyone had their own boat and each was packed with supplies ranging from coolers, cook-wear, clothes, fishing gear, and
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 26, 2007
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C. S. Lewis, the great British Christian writer, has another answer in his book The Problem of Pain. Some of you may have seen the Anthony Hopkins’ movie Shadowlands which tells the story of Lewis’s faith and grief at the death of new bride. Lewis married late in life to an American women after
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Contributed by Chris Surber on Apr 28, 2007
A few years ago I was working on a class for my undergraduate degree in religion. For the final exam you were required to write a series of brief essays on several Christian doctrines. Well, I worked feverishly on the project. I really wanted to get a high grade on the project since this class
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Christian Church
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