Let down the nets? Give me a break!
But then...Luke says, “When they had done so, they caught such a large number of fish that their nets began to break.” Not the kind of break Peter had in mind. Not the kind of outcome he had in mind either. Have you ever reached to lift something -- a milk jug,
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Presbyterian/Reformed
Contributed by Dana Chau on Jun 5, 2003
If we believe we are the product of atoms, time and chance, we will conclude as Bertrand Russell:
"That Man is the product of causes which had no prevision of the end they were achieving; that his origin, his growth, his hopes and fears, his loves and his beliefs, are but the outcome of
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Contributed by Mark Eberly on Jun 9, 2008
Lisa Beamer reflects on the loss of her dad in her book, "Let’s Roll." Slowly she began to understand that the plans God has for us don’t just include ‘good things’, but the whole array of human events. The ‘prospering’ he talks about in the book of Jeremiah is often the outcome of a ‘bad’ event.
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Church Of God
Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2006
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We trample the blood of the Son of God if we think we are forgiven because we are sorry for our sins. The only explanation for the forgiveness of God and for the unfathomable depth of His forgetting is the death of Jesus Christ. Our repentance is merely the outcome of our personal realization of
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 6, 2002
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Lisa Beamer: Reflecting on the loss of her dad.
“Slowly I began to understand that the plans God has for us don’t just include ‘good things’, but the whole array of human events. The ‘prospering’ he talks about in the book of Jeremiah is often the outcome of a ‘bad’ event. I remember my mom saying
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Contributed by Jeff Simms on Apr 18, 2004
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In “Let’s Roll: Ordinary People, Extraordinary Courage”, Lisa Beamer reflects on the loss of her dad. She says,
“Slowly, I began to understand that the plans God has for us don’t just include “good things”, but the whole array of human events. The “prospering” he talks about in the book of
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Baptist
Contributed by Sherm Nichols on Apr 27, 2009
THE STINK LETS YOU KNOW
March 18, 1937. It was just 17 minutes before school was to dismiss in the little town of New London, TX. It was oil country, and the school board had decided to save some money by using natural gas siphoned off an oil company’s pipeline. It would allow them to fuel the
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Christian/Church Of Christ
POLL ON SALVATION
56% say a good person can earn their way into Heaven.
44% say if a person does not consciously accept Christ as savior, they will be condemned to Hell.
44% say all people experience the same outcome after they die, regardless of their religious beliefs.
34% say there are some
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Contributed by Jeff Van Wyk on Feb 24, 2013
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WHAT WILL YOUR LEGACY BE?
I visited the home of Elvis in Graceland, Tennessee. After so many years after his death, I was amazed at the crowds of people that take the tour and listen to his life’s story. The sad thing is, the story will never change, because he has lived his life and what he has
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Charismatic
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The authenticity of Worship can be discerned if we really knew what was happening in the spiritual realm while we worship. At a certain point in our life, amidst great persecution from the enemy, as we worshipped the Lord with songs of praise and thanksgiving, my wife saw very few angels appearing
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Pentecostal
Contributed by Bryan Dill on Nov 5, 2006
One of the ESPN channels I really like is ESPN Classic. The entire network is dedicated to showing broadcasts of games that have already been played. And, I really like watching some of those older games that are classic rivalries, or famous players from years ago.
But, the best part about it
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Christian/Church Of Christ
Contributed by Bruce Emmert on May 22, 2001
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Mary Pipher, the author of Reviving Ophelia says children need both and control (limits) and affection (grace). ?These two dimensions interact to produce different outcomes for teenagers. Low-control and low-acceptance parents produce teens with a variety of problems including delinquency and
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United Methodist
Contributed by Charles Newman on Aug 4, 2007
Robert Joseph (RJ) ate supper with us last night. He originally declined my special fried okra. I asked him if he had ever tried it before and he said he hadn’t. I encouraged him to try just one piece and if he didn’t like it he didn’t have to eat anymore. He tried it and most surprisingly,
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Methodist
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Many people claim that their faith is a personal matter, not public. So it’s OK to tear down the symbols of our faith, like a cross on Mt. Soledad, or removing a small cross from the official seal of Los Angeles, while leaving a large image of the goddess Pomona intact — a pagan image of the Roman
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Episcopal/Anglican
Contributed by Don Jones on Mar 10, 2009
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COMMITMENT OR CONTENTMENT?
Four masked men came in with assault rifles screaming at the preacher and members during the worship service. They said that anyone who would deny their faith could leave safely, but the pastor had to stay and face the outcome.
Silence fill the church, and finally,
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Baptist
Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 9, 2009
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ONE MISTAKE, AND YOU’RE FINISHED
When I was chaplain at the University of Maryland, there was a religious group on campus which left no room for mistakes. If you didn’t measure up, out you went. We heard that one of the students had been sent out of that group for drinking. Then we heard that
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Contributed by James Wilson on Mar 2, 2001
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For thirteen extraordinary days in October of 1962, the world stood on the brink of an unthinkable catastrophe. Across the globe, people anxiously awaited the outcome of a harrowing political, diplomatic and military confrontation that threatened to end in an apocalyptic nuclear exchange between
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Baptist
Contributed by Dana Chau on Aug 18, 2002
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Some of you have seen the musical, "My Fair Lady." The story tells of Henry Higgins, who bets a friend that he can change a lowly flower girl, Eliza Dolittle, into a princess, a lady of brilliance and poise.
Mr. Higgins’ attempts include lectures and corrections to teach Eliza to speak
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