Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 2, 2008
: (I came across this on a website this past week). To me, it’s a good idea to always carry two sacks of something when you walk around. That way, if anybody says, ’Hey, can you give me a hand?’ You can say,
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Contributed by James Lee on Jan 8, 2009
God is not concerned with your past but He is concerned with your future. It’s not where you’ve been
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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This past week, Josie received a rather interesting story via the e-mail that I would like to paraphrase for you this morning. Unfortunately, I do not know the name of the author. However, I do know that it was written by one of the students who witnessed this experiential sermon in a small
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Contributed by Alan Perkins on May 19, 2002
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This past December (12/01), the “Leaning Tower of Pisa” was finally reopened to the public, after having been closed for almost a dozen years. During that time, engineers completed a 25 million dollar renovation project designed to stabilize the tower. They removed 110 tons of dirt, and reduced its
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Contributed by Andrew Chan on May 31, 2002
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Just out in this past Thursday’s USATODAY website (May 30,2002) – “Americans are increasingly pessimistic about the war against terrorism following weeks of revelations about missed clues and warnings of likely future attacks. Only four in 10 Americans believe the United States and its allies are
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Evangelical Free
Contributed by Gene Gregory on Nov 17, 2003
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This past week, Pinellas Circuit judge W. Douglas Baird ruled that Terri’s Law, the law governor Jeb Bush and elected state officials passed in order to save the life of Terri Schiavo by preventing her feeding tube from being removed, was unconstitutional, denying Terri her constitutional right to
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Contributed by David Haun on Dec 22, 2003
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This past Thanksgiving, my wife and I drove to our daughter Debbie’s home for the holiday. When we turned on their street, I saw my grandson Ethan shooting baskets with his best friend next door. We pulled in front of Debby’s home, and I heard a six -year old voice yelling "gran-pa’! When I
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Contributed by Rick Stacy on Jan 19, 2004
I heard an interview by Brett Favre this past week. He talked about his father and football. The reporter asked, “How has your father’s death affected you and the others on the team?” (It was something like that.) Brett responded that he had always said that there is more to life than football.
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Contributed by Jim Kane on May 25, 2004
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Eric Reed in this past week’s Leadership Weekly e-mail column related the following story.
“After Easter last year, a woman approached a pastor I know and asked, "So what happened with Jesus after the Resurrection?" "Well, he ascended into heaven and he’s still alive," the pastor said.
"I know he
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Contributed by Greg Buchner on Dec 20, 2004
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This past week our Bishop wrote in article in the Michigan Christian Advocate. In it, he talked about his trip to Bethlehem and the effect it had...hear his words...
"Nothing before or since prepared this bishop for the surprising emotion I felt upon arrival in the little town of Bethlehem, five
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Methodist
Contributed by Gene Gregory on Sep 24, 2005
This past Sunday afternoon, after Katrina had already made a mess of South Florida, Gladys and I watched the news as the killer storm made it’s way across the Gulf, with its eye focused on the gulf coast. We, along with many of you and countless millions of others across the country, watched with
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Contributed by Gene Gregory on Dec 5, 2005
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This past week marked the 50th anniversary of the day Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on an Alabama bus to a white man. In a 1996 interview she said “she was tired of it all.” My friend, 1 person, a seamstress from Alabama, decided it was time for a change and through her action and
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Contributed by Manuel Amparo on May 9, 2006
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Men who have in the past exerted the greatest influence for good in the world had, as a rule, pious mothers. The mother of George Washington, the man in whose principles we glory today, made it a practice each morning to spend an hour in prayer, devotion, and Bible study before attempting to
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Seventh-Day Adventist
Contributed by Wincci Yin Chee on Jun 19, 2006
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A chicken and a pig were walking past a church building one day when they noticed the Sunday morning sermon posted on the outside bulletin board, "Helping the Poor." They walked away when the chicken suddenly came across with a suggestion. "Brother pig, why don’t we give all the poor people a nice
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