Contributed by Troy Borst on Feb 16, 2005
ILLUSTRATION... -James S. Hewett, Illustrations Unlimited p. 378
A fifteen-year-old boy came bounding into the house and found his mom in bed. He asked if she were sick or something. He was truly concerned. Mom replied that, as a matter of fact, she didn’t feel too well. The son
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Christian/Church Of Christ
Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Jun 9, 2005
LANCASTER, Pa. -- Days after being shot in the leg, a 2-year-old Lancaster boy is home again after being released from the hospital Tuesday morning June 4th.
Pedro Melendez was shot last week in what police call a case of road rage.
Police said Jon Eichelman shot the boy
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Salvation Army
Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Jul 24, 2006
The Jewish teachings echo Peter’s words…The Talmud says {Sepher Musar apud Drus. de Quaesitis, Ep. 54. & in loc.}, "the wife ought to take care of the family, to educate her children, to serve and minister to her husband in all things, "calling him her own lord"; which is
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Independent/Bible
Contributed by Ian Johnson on Aug 9, 2006
William Seymore was an African American preacher who became filled with the Holy Spirit in 1905. He got kicked out of his Church and found an old run down grain store to meet in, in a Los Angeles street called Azusa. He had a lot standing against him. His race, His lack of education,
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Pentecostal
Contributed by Paul Wallace on Sep 19, 2006
Rodney “Gypsy” Smith trusted Christ in November, 1876. Reaffirmed his decision a few days later in a Methodist chapel. An old man asked if he had trusted Jesus and nothing else.
The lad replied, “I cannot trust myself, for I am nothing. I cannot trust what I have, for I
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Wesleyan
Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 20, 2007
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Adolescents regularly exposed to sex in media are more likely to have sex at ages 14 to 16 than those who have minimal exposure finds a Pediatrics study. White 12-14-year-olds exposed to sex through the media were 2.2 times more likely to participate in early sexual activity
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One day and employer was having an unusually bad day at the office. As a result he yelled at one of his employees, which made the employee mad. When the employee arrived home, he made an ugly comment to his wife. In turn, She yelled at their 10-year old son. The son ran outside and kicked the
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Baptist
Contributed by Jimmy Chapman on Mar 20, 2008
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A family was watching a movie of the life of Jesus on television. Their six-year-old daughter was deeply moved as the film realistically portrayed Jesus’ crucifixion and death. Tears ran down the little girl’s face as they took Him from the cross and laid Him in a borrowed tomb. She watched as a
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Baptist
Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Apr 20, 2008
Steve Jobs, founder of Apple Computer, wanted to recruit 38-year old John Sculley, President of Pepsi-Cola. Jobs issued a tremendous challenge to Sculley. He asked, "Do you want to spend the rest of your life selling sugared water, or do you want a chance to change the world?"
What a challenge to
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Salvation Army
Contributed by Charles Wallis on Sep 25, 2008
“He’s our miracle. He’s my hero. He’s my son, but he’s also my miracle.” Dustin Carter’s mother. Dustin, is an 18-year old High School wrestler who had both arms and legs amputated at the age of five. He made to the quarterfinals of the coveted State Tournament
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Pentecostal
Contributed by Paul Collins on Sep 7, 2009
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DAD'S ALARM
A father wrote about what happened when his son David was about five years old. They attended a church where it was common for the preacher to invite children to the front for a special sermon. On one particular morning, he brought up a smoke detector and asked the children if anyone
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Baptist
Contributed by Curry Pikkaart on Jul 6, 2010
COST OF COVETING BEAUTY
Venus lingers around every time an ad promotes personal beauty as something to be coveted above all else. I read recently that, if current trends continue, today’s 10-year-old girl, by the time she reaches 50, will have spent $450,000.00 on hair, make-up,
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Presbyterian/Reformed
Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 30, 2010
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THANKS, FRANKI
During the Christmas play, three six-year-old boys acted out the role of the wise men. As they presented their gifts at the nativity scene, each boy stepped forward and stated what they were offering to Christ.
The first held out his arms and said, "Gold." The second boy knelt
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Brethren
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Warren Wiersbe, "Preaching must be marked by three elements: conviction, warning, and appeal ("reprove, rebuke, exhort").
To quote an old rule of preachers, "He should afflict the comfortable and comfort the afflicted."
If there is conviction but no remedy, we add to
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Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Mike Wilkins on Nov 18, 2002
Nicky Gumble Why and How should I read the Bible:
“Sometimes God speaks to us in a very specific way. God spoke to me very clearly about my father after he died on January 21, 1981. I had become a Christian seven years earlier and my parents’ initial reaction was one of complete horror. Gradually,
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Contributed by Todd Pugh on Feb 6, 2007
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Michael Brown, “Go and sin no more” 20 reasons not to sin
1) Sin does not satisfy
a. Proverbs 27:20 Hell and Destruction are never full; So the eyes of man are never satisfied.
b. Hebrews 11:25 talks about, “the passing pleasures of sin,”
2) Sin leads to More sin
3) Sin Leads to Worse Sin
4) Sin
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Pentecostal
Contributed by Ray Searan on Feb 21, 2007
I know that most of you who are older recognize the name of Patrick Henry. But I’m afraid that many of our school children do not. Patrick Henry was a famous statesman and orator of colonial Virginia. In 1764 he was elected to the House of Burgesses where he became a champion of the frontier
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Assembly Of God