Contributed by Owen Bourgaize on Dec 8, 2000
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I’ve been reading "The Journal of John Wesley". In the entry for 24th May 1738, he wrote a detailed account of his spiritual pilgrimage. As a young boy in the family of a clergyman he had been "carefully taught" that salvation could only be obtained by "keeping all the commandments of God." Over
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Sometimes my 2 ½ yr old son wakes up crying in the middle of the night. Joanne usually goes in, sometimes we both will if he’s really upset. Sometimes, as she holds him, I lean in and place my cheek against his cheek, or on his forehead, right in close. And I whisper, “It’s ok Thomas. Mommy
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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Billy Graham wrote in "The Key To Personal Peace"
“One of the powerful, enduring images that my wife, Ruth, and I have of our early years together is of the ticker-tape parades in New York City celebrating the end of WWII. The war was finally over And those who were spared from death by the enemy
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Contributed by Richard White on Oct 9, 2002
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Her name was Susan, she was an outcast. When I met her at the ER she had attempted suicide twice in the past 24 hrs. The doctor was doing his interview of her while I sat and watched. She was nervous, twitching and fidgeting as she answered his questions. While this was going on I was praying. My
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 13, 2005
On June 4, 1783 at the market square of a French village of Annonay, not far from Paris, a smoky bonfire on a raised platform was fed by wet straw and old wool rags. Tethered above, straining its lines, was a huge taffeta bag 33 feet in diameter. In the presence of “a respectable assembly and a
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Contributed by Kenneth Squires on Jul 19, 2004
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There is a remarkable prison in Brazil. For over twenty years the government has allowed two Christians to run the prison. The prison is called “Humaita” and it runs on Christian principles. All the work is done by the prisoners, except that which is required by two full-time staff. Families
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Contributed by James Wilson on Nov 23, 2000
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Because of erosion, the historic Cape Hatteras Lighthouse was in peril of washing into the Atlantic Ocean. So Congress appropriated $12 million for the National Park service to move it 2900 feet to safety.
With a combination of care, expertise, patience and raw power, The Expert House Movers of
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 30, 2001
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Thomas Carlyle, the noted historian, had just spent two years writing a book on the French Revolution. On the day he finished his manuscript he gave his only copy to a colleague, John Stuart Mill, to read and critique.
But, then the unthinkable occurred. Mill’s servant used Carlyle’s
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In a recent issue of READER’S DIGEST, Janey Walser wrote these words: I once worked in a grocery store and often assisted elderly people when they came in. One woman shopped nearly every day, asking for just a few items each time. After a month, she said to me, "I suppose you wonder why I’m here so
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 24, 2001
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Although not a good example of a Godly man, Steven King is an excellent example of patience and pereseverence. He began writing when he was in second grade. He lived in an upper floor bedroom of his mother’s house. His dream was to be published in a magazine. His first manuscript was rejected so he
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Contributed by Scott Hippler on Dec 3, 2001
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I can remember one late winter’s day when I was about 7, my grandmother had taken a cousin and me to the grocery store. When the shopping was done and the brown paper sacks were in the car, we headed home. On the way, grandma had to stop off at another
store for a few minutes, so my cousin and I
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Contributed by Paul Kuzma on Jan 2, 2002
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“Somewhere along the line, most of us bought into productivity as a chief value in life. The lie that came along with this value was that the more we work, the greater would be the productivity. The end result: rest is dangerous to productivity. We can only rest after the work is done. This is
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Contributed by Frank Houston on Jan 8, 2002
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BROKEN ALREADY
At the beginning of a new year, a high school principal decided to post his teachers’ new year’s resolutions on the bulletin board.
As the teachers gathered around the bulletin board, a great commotion started. One of the teachers was complaining. "Why weren’t my resolutions
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 19, 2002
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HAWKING A TREASURE
Unless you subscribe to The Atlanta Journal Constitution, you probably missed the story that was in the May 17, 1987 edition.
A rock hound named Rob Cutshaw owns a little roadside shop outside Andrews, North Carolina. Like many in the trade, he hunts for rocks, then sells them
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 20, 2011
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OH, HOSANNA
On a Palm Sunday some time ago, 5-year-old Stephanie sat on her aunt’s lap while they listened to the pastor’s sermon together. He described Jesus’ approach to Jerusalem and how the crowds cried, "Hosanna, Hosanna!" At that, Stephanie perked up and began to sing, "Oh, Hosanna, now
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Quote: “You can give without loving, but you cannot love without giving” (From Illustrations Unlimited).
Quote: Love is the key. Joy is love singing. Peace is love resting. Long-suffering is love enduring. Kindness is love’s touch. Goodness is love’s character. Faithfulness is love’s habit.
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Contributed by A. Todd Coget on Nov 14, 2003
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[Healed from Anger, Citation: Tony Campolo, "Year of Jubilee," Preaching Today #212]
In Preaching Today, author and speaker Tony Campolo tells this story:
I was in a church in Oregon not too long ago, and I prayed for a man who had cancer. In the middle of the week, I got a telephone call from his
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Contributed by Kent Mishleau on Apr 5, 2010
DELIGHT YOURSELVES IN THE LORD
"Delight" is to be happy or at peace with something. I wish I was an artist and could paint a picture of true wonderful delight. I wish I had awesome oratory skills that would set a picture in your minds that you could see a beauty that you would hold forever. I wish
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