Contributed by Jim Kane on May 18, 2009
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the resiliency of love reveals itself in the story of two newlyweds. Now prior to the marriage the groom was apprehensive about his foot order problem. His father recommended frequent foot washing and wearing socks to bed. He thought that to be a wonderful idea and would do so.
The bride-to-be was
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Contributed by Davon Huss on Oct 3, 2011
NOBLE SAVAGES
For a while people have believed that our problems exist because we are too civilized. If we would just get back to nature and throw away all of the modern conveniences and the ideas found in the Christian religion, then we would be like the noble savages of old.
A good example
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Henry Ward Beecher shares this thought about love, "We never know how much one loves till we know how much he is willing to endure and suffer for us; and it is the suffering element that measures love. The characters that are great must, of necessity, be characters that shall be willing, patient
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Contributed by Robert Mitchell on Mar 30, 2008
Have you ever heard the term the proof is in the pudding? It actually comes from the phrase "the proof of the pudding is in the eating." It means that the true value or quality of something can only be judged when it’s put to use. The meaning is often summed up as "results are what count."
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Contributed by Davon Huss on Jul 15, 2003
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Part of a song by Anointed-
if you say you’re sorry for all the stuff you do
Know that he is ready with a second chance for you
Praise the Lord He’s the God of Second Chances
You’ll be floored how His love in life enhances
You can be restored from your darkest
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Contributed by Timothy Mills on Sep 18, 2006
John Eldridge’s book The Ransomed Heart says that we have the wrong idea when we hammer at sin. He says that we are clean, that we are forgiven, and that we are no longer sinners. Well, we are clean, we are forgiven, but we remain sinners under the wrath of God with natures that are not yet fully
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
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"In every business, no matter how small or how large, someone is just around the corner forever trying to steal your ideas and build his success out of your imagination, struggling after that which you have toiled endless years to secure, striving to outdo you in each and every way. If such a
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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Billy Graham, “Truth is timeless. Truth does not change from one age to another, from one people to another, from one geographical location to another. Men’s ideas may differ, men’s custom’s may change, men’s moral codes may vary, but the great all prevailing truth stands
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Contributed by Davon Huss on Jan 9, 2012
WHAT DOES "SET APART" MEAN?
Jim Book: "My fear today is that many churches are dying because the average person in their pews have no idea what it means to be 'set apart' from the defilements of this world. The church is many areas is so worldly minded, it is difficult to see any real separation
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Contributed by Jim Kane on Feb 18, 2002
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GOD IS EVERY WHERE
A fifth grade teacher in a Christian school asked her class to look at TV commercials and see if they could use them in some way to communicate ideas about God. Here are some of the results:
GOD is like a FORD ... He’s got a better idea.
GOD is like COKE ... He’s the real
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Contributed by Darren Ethier on May 9, 2002
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A man came home one day to a cranky wife. Arriving at 6:30pm, he spent an hour trying to cheer her up. Then he had an idea. "Let’s start over and pretend I’m just getting home." He went outside and came back in. His wife
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Contributed by Curry Pikkaart on Jun 22, 2010
There’s a story about a businessman who was notorious for his ruthlessness. He announced to Mark Twain, “Before I die, I mean to make a pilgrimage to the Holy Land. I will climb Mount Sinai and read the Ten Commandments aloud at the top.” “I have a better idea,” said Twain. “You could stay home in
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Contributed by Philip Cairns on Feb 1, 2002
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Hugh Mackay, the Australian social researcher collected some interesting information about Australian attitudes toward religious subject matter. In 1999, 74% of Australians indicated a belief in God of some sort (although no attempt was made to clarify their idea of God). But to the more specific
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Holiness
Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 6, 2002
The scientific world has been bamboozled into believing that evolution has been proved. Nothing could be further from the truth … Every competent space mathematician would assure you that such a Darwinian idea had no chance of working … Every computer expert will in fact assure you that throwing
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Contributed by Dave Mcfadden on Dec 20, 2004
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Shakespeare once wrote:
"there is a tide in the affairs of men, Which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune;
Omitted, all the voyage of their life Is bound in shallows and in miseries."
The Latins had a phrase that expressed the same idea:
"Carpe diem, quam minimum credula postero," which
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