Contributed by A. Todd Coget on Aug 15, 2002
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[Sunday School]
When Robert Raikes started the Sunday School Movement, the Archbishop of Canterbury called together the bishops to see what could be done to stop him, for, he said, it was a violation of Exodus 20:8.
In the late 1700’s "Sabbath (or Sunday) School Societies" were started here and
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 31, 2008
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SUNDAY TRAINS
William Barclay tells this story:
The first Sunday train from Glasgow to Edinburgh ran on the 13th of March, 1842. Our contemporary journalist, wrote that it was filled with peaceful and respectable persons, gliding quietly away on its mission. The Presbytery of Glasgow, however,
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Contributed by Egerton Gbonda on Apr 2, 2011
MOTHERING SUNDAY
The history of Mothering Sunday is interesting. Some say it is difficult to be definitive about how it all began. The following are some of the theories advanced about the history of this all important day:
It may have started from a Roman Spring festival- a time in which the
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Episcopal/Anglican
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Steve Bouman tells the story We began to find our power as a congregation in New Jersey as a matter of being a place where you can go when there’s no where else to go. When you invite the poor and the homeless, they do come such as Edgar. He is by anybody’s standards a strange character. He lives
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Contributed by Mark Perryman on May 10, 2006
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A woman in West Palm Beach, Florida, died alone at the age of 71. The coroner’s report was tragic. “Cause of death: Malnutrition.” The dear old lady wasted away to 50 pounds. Investigators who found her said the place where she lived was a veritable pigpen, the biggest mess you could imagine.
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Assembly Of God
Contributed by Don Hawks on Feb 9, 2004
I love the entry in his diary where he says, "And today I submitted to be even more vile: I descended to the level of field preaching."
In essence, what Wesley did was take the church beyond the walls. To do that he preach out in the open—something was seen as heresy by the church leaders of his
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Methodist
Contributed by Jim Kane on May 25, 2004
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The Sunday School teacher was extremely enthusiastic. She looked at the class of four-years olds and asked this question: “Does anyone know what today is?”
A little girl held up her finger and said, “Yes today is Palm Sunday.” “That’s fantastic!” the teacher replied. “Does anyone know what next
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Church Of God
Contributed by Bruce Howell on Mar 23, 2004
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IT WAS PENTECOST SUNDAY. As the congregation filed into church, the ushers handed each person a bright red carnation to symbolize the festive spirit of the day. The people listened attentively to the reading of the Pentecost story from the Book of Acts about how the disciples had heard “what
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Contributed by Frank Carl on Mar 8, 2008
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“’Twas the Sunday before Easter”
‘Twas The Sunday Before Easter, And all through Israel’s House
There was planning and scheming by Herod the louse,
While palm leaves were waving o’er Christ’s lovely head
Just five days later, he’d be rejected and dead.
The children were running and leaping for
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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At the Crossroad
“I encountered a man on the Road of life,
so sure of himself – so convinced he was right.
He had (his) religion, but he didn’t know God,
And though he had eyes, I thought that rather odd:
He only could see what he wanted to see.
So, blind to the truth that could set his soul
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Contributed by Loyd C. Taylor on Mar 6, 2023
What Have We Learned?
They shouted with praises, reaching the sky,
Pushing and shoving to see Jesus pass by.
Crying, “Hosanna, glory to the King!’
He comes to us today, great joy He doth bring."
They threw down palm leaves, covering the way,
Making a clear path for Him to travel that
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Contributed by Guy Caley on May 5, 2003
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On the Sunday before Ash Wednesday this year, the central dining facility in Camp Udairi (Kuwait) caught fire, flames quickly spread to engulf all five tents and completely destroyed them in less than 30 minutes.
After the smoke cleared, and all units checked the status of their soldiers, it was
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Assembly Of God
Contributed by Robert Leroe on Jul 2, 2002
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A Sunday School was putting on a Christmas pageant which included the story of Mary and Joseph coming to the inn. One boy wanted so very much to be Joseph, but when the parts were handed out, a boy he didn’t like was given that part, and he was assigned to be the inn-keeper instead. He was pretty
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