Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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Dr. Jay Vernon McGee was serving as pastor in a church in Los Angeles. Across the street from the church was a swanky club that was attended by some very rich men. The people who belonged to that club spent thousands of dollars to be a part of that society and they usually owned chauffeur driven
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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Humorus story: God was once approached by a scientist who said, "Listen God, we’ve decided we don’t need you anymore. These days we can clone people, transplant organs and do all sorts of things that used to be considered miraculous.
"God replied, "Don’t need me huh? How about we put your theory
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Shakespeare’s Henry the Fifth
In the Shakespearean play Henry the Fifth (which was also a movie a few years ago), King Henry comes against incredible odds on the battlefield.
In one scene you see hundreds of bowmen in the back lines sending a downpour of arrows arching over their own front
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Independent/Bible
Contributed by Donnie Martin on Aug 6, 2007
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I read about a small boy who was consistently late coming home from school. His parents warned him one day that he must be home on time that afternoon, but nevertheless, he arrived later than ever. His mother met him at the door and said nothing. At dinner that night, the boy looked at his plate.
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Baptist
Contributed by Brian La Croix on Aug 9, 2007
When I worked in Brookings, one of my clients was 3M. There were many times I had to go to various parts of the plant, whether it was in the office areas or in the manufacturing areas.
But regardless of where I went, I was required to have an escort. Corporate espionage is a huge deal, and they
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Wesleyan
Contributed by Johnny Knight on Aug 11, 2007
Illustration: During a night time thunderstorm, a little 4 years boy was frightened by the crash of thunder. He skurried to his parents bedroom.
"I’m afraid of the storm" he cried, "I want you to come lay down by me!"
His mother replied, "Son, God is always with us. He’ll be right at your bed
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Assembly Of God
Contributed by Amanda Wilson on Aug 26, 2007
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I was once talking to a man from South Africa whose father was a Baptist minster during the apartheid years. Their family lived in a mining town and the labourers at the mine were from 3 different African tribes, each with their own independent language. At one time there was a lot of unrest
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Independent/Bible
Contributed by Curt Cizek on Sep 19, 2007
When I was growing up, I lived in a house that had a brick patio in the backyard. The people that owned the house previously had put the bricks in place. They had not done a very good job. They had not made it level. This was bad enough but the part that really infuriated my father was the fact
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Lutheran
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Sheep are not particularly bright animals. It is not that they occasionally wander off, it is their pattern. It is predictable and expected. They are easily distracted and easily led astray. A story ran in the Washington Post in 2005 telling about shepherds in Gevas, Turkey who watched in shock
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Methodist
Contributed by Sherm Nichols on Oct 10, 2007
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”The Christian way is different: harder, and easier. Christ says "Give me All. I don’t want so much of your time and so much of your money and so much of your work: I want You. I have not come to torment your natural self, but to kill it. No half measures are any good. I don’t want to cut off
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Christian/Church Of Christ
Contributed by Rick Bezanson on Oct 17, 2007
There was a man named Yates who was a sheepherder. He was very poor and struggled to feed his family but at least he owned his ranch. For years he struggled to survive until one day an oil company came and asked if they could drill for oil on his land. He agreed and the oil company drilled and
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Lutheran
Why is it that we can be so intolerant about other people’s faults and so blind to our own?
o When you get angry, you have a bad temper; when I get angry, I’ve had a bad day.
o When you don’t like someone, you’re a bigot; when I don’t like someone I’m a good judge of character
o When you
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Christian/Church Of Christ
Contributed by Eric Peloquin on Dec 15, 2007
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One afternoon in 1965, Daniel Waswa, a citizen of Kenya, struggled up a hill and was crucified by his wife at his own direction. As he hung on the cross, he told the gathered crowd, “I am dying for the sins of all Kenyans.”
After nailing her husband to the cross, the woman collapsed on the ground
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Assembly Of God
Contributed by Sherm Nichols on Dec 31, 2007
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Here are some examples of instructions that, for one reason or another, weren’t made very clearly:
• “Do not sit in chair without being fully assembled”
• “Please take time to look over the brochure enclosed with your family”
• at a private school grounds: “No trespassing without
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Christian/Church Of Christ
Swindoll states from his book Living on Ragged Edge, “But the flesh will answer back, ‘Aw what’s the rush? Why not wait until you have sown a few wild oats? Why not wait thirty or forty years until you’ve had a pile of fun doing things your own way then turn to God? I mean, you get the best of both
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Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by C Jordan on Feb 15, 2008
QUOTE: (John Bevere, Driven by Eternity).
“Are you fulfilling your destiny? You may think, “But I don’t know what I’m called to do!” There could be a couple of reasons for this. First, have you sought God earnestly? If anyone earnestly seeks God… he will be shown what he’s been put on the earth
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*other
Contributed by Bill Butsko on May 9, 2009
WHERE ELSE COULD I GO?
"My little boy gave me a great awakening," said an intelligent and spiritually-minded mother. "Jimmy is getting to an age when he often wants to try his own way instead of mine. Then he generally meets with a difficulty that hurts his feelings, and he comes at once to me
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Christian Church
Contributed by Mark Eberly on May 27, 2009
HONOR OF DEATH
I have had the privilege to be with several people and their families when they have breathed their last breath. It is an incredible privilege to be present for those who make the transition into God’s kingdom.
I also count it a privilege and honor to visit with people and their
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