Contributed by Dean O'bryan on Sep 22, 2008
Ray Pritchard: He says, "We don’t have a leadership crisis. What we have is a servanthood crisis. We have too many people who want to be first, who want to lead the parade, who want to be on top of the heap, who want the big office, the title, the power, the perks and the prestige. We don’t have
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Contributed by Kyle Rye on Apr 29, 2009
Being a servant comes down to basin theology. "Remember what Pilate did when he had the chance to acquit Jesus? He called for a basin and washed his hands of the whole thing. But Jesus, the night before His death, called for a basin and proceeded to wash the feet of the disciples. It all comes down
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Contributed by A. Todd Coget on Dec 13, 2001
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GOD AND TRUTH RELIEVE AGONY
Lloyd John Ogilvie, chaplain of the United States Senate, recalls:
Senator Max Cleland, who lost both of his legs and his right hand in Vietnam, came to the Bible study withdrawn and tired. Another senator said, "Max, are you all right?"
"Not really," he said. "I’ve
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Contributed by Larry Jacobs on Aug 12, 2005
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JOKE: I am reminded of the story of the fellow that always fell asleep during the pastor’s sermon. The wife had decided to keep him awake - so she took a large hat pin with the intention of sticking him with it when he nodded off. Sure enough, right in the middle of the pastor’s message, he
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Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 27, 2010
FIGHTING THE WOLVES
There was a pastor of a local Church who was concerned about some unsavoury business outside his local school. His protests finally led to a court case and the opposing barrister tried to do everything he could to discredit the pastor.
"Are you a pastor?" the lawyer
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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Illustration- Confession
A man told his pastor he had done a terrible thing and could find no rest for his conscience. The pastor asked him, “Have you confessed it to the Lord?”
And the man replied, “Pastor, I’ve confessed that sin a thousand times.”
The wise pastor said, “That is 999
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SPITE FENCES:
I had a good friend that pastored a church in the same town where I pastored. We had a very good friendship and often pent time together. We both loved to laugh.
The church my friend pastored was next to a local grocery store. The grocery store venders would park in the back of the
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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I am sure all of us had our fair share of being disrupted, disparaged or discouraged by rude behavior such as insults, curses, or gossip.
Three pastors went to the pastor’s convention and were all sharing one room. The first pastor said, “Let’s confess our secret vices one to another. I’ll start
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 15, 2002
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PROUD HUMILITY
Humility is a sign of strength, not of weakness. Humility is above all, and quite simply, truthfulness--self-honesty. It is not the false modesty of one retreating shyly into the limelight.
It isn’t, in other words, the sort of "humility" that was expressed in the
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Last week some of us made a new covenant with the Lord and pledged to serve Him wholeheartedly. I reviewed this video this week and was encouraged at what happens to a place when they make a new covenant with the Lord and repent of their sins. Look at what happened to this nation in Africa.
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Contributed by Tim Richards on Sep 2, 2004
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When the Immanuel Baptist Church first called Pastor Waite he quickly made his way to each home. Letting people know that he wanted to know anything about the people that would be helpful in his ministry. It wasn’t long before the new pastor knew most of the church secrets. When it came to getting
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