Contributed by Clark Tanner on May 19, 2008
I read a little blurb in a Reader’s Digest years ago. A man sent in the story of when he was driving through an animal park where the animals are free and the visitors drive through on a narrow road to look at them.
He said that as he came around a bend there was a large black car with darkly
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Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 24, 2010
THE BATTLE IS REALLY OVER
Theologians tell a story to illustrate how Christ’s triumph presently benefits our lives:
Imagine a city under siege. The enemy that surrounds they city will not let anyone or anything leave. Supplies are running low, and the citizens are fearful. But in the dark of the
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Contributed by Anne Benefield on Mar 4, 2009
Here’s an interesting thing: What often irritates us in someone else is what we do ourselves.
You know that I am very close to my younger sister Jean, who is also a pastor. Years ago, I noticed that when we were on the phone, she would sometimes “checkout” of the conversation. I would know
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Contributed by Garris Hudson on Jan 10, 2023
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Most people associate missions with leaving for another city, country, or continent. This is because, technically speaking, we refer to those who have crossed cultural, ethnic, or geographic lines in order to share about Jesus as missionaries.
However, mission work includes more than rain forest
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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A young Baptist Minister was preaching a Revival at a small church in Maryland. Following the service the pastor of the church asked him to stand at the back door with him to greet people as they left to go home. He enjoyed talking with several people, all of whom were very nice and complimented
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 2, 2008
If a football team suffers a loss, what does the coach do? Does he throw in the towel? No, he reviews the films, makes the necessary corrections for the next
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 2, 2008
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I like Jerry Cook’s vision: “To see the church become what Jesus was in the world – a center of love, designed for the healing of broken people, and a force for God.” (Love, Acceptance and
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