c. ILLUSTRATION: When I think of this, I think about our desires to do great things.
1) We could go to a concert where a world-renowned musician plays a tune on a piano for 30 minutes straight.
2) It’s beautiful. It’s heavenly. It’s euphoric.
3) And what do we all say after an experience like
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Contributed by Daniel Owens on Jan 8, 2008
When Astronaut, Allen Shepherd was preparing to make his first space flight, He was in a news conference and a reporter asked him
It was a legitimate question – the reporter asked,
“Mr. Shepherd, what are you depending on in this flight?”
Now, I’m sure that the reporter didn’t mean the question
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Contributed by C Jordan on Feb 15, 2008
QUOTE: (John Bevere, Driven by Eternity).
“Are you fulfilling your destiny? You may think, “But I don’t know what I’m called to do!” There could be a couple of reasons for this. First, have you sought God earnestly? If anyone earnestly seeks God… he will be shown what he’s been put on the earth
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Contributed by Donnie Martin on Apr 28, 2008
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PRAYING TO BE GOOD
When Robert Louis Stevenson was a boy he once remarked to his mother, "Momma, you can’t be good without praying."
"How do you know, Robert?" she asked.
"Because I’ve tried!" he answered.
This brings to mind a story about another little fellow--one who had been sent to his
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Baptist
Contributed by Eric Ferguson on May 9, 2008
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ILLUSTRATION: THE CUSSING DEACON
A Preacher was made aware that he had a Deacon in his church who was from time to time known to cuss.
In his attempt to help the Deacon overcome this terrible habit, the Preacher decided he should spend some personal time with the Deacon so they could have a long
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Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 8, 2008
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ALL PARTS ARE IMPORTANT
One day a young girl came home from school in tears because she had been given only a small part in the class play, and one of her friends had gotten a leading role. After her mother dried her tears, she wisely took off her watch and put it in the little girl’s hand. She
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Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Oct 20, 2008
LAGOS (Reuters) – A father took his 20-year old son to an Islamic court in northern Nigeria for idleness, asking that he be sent to prison for refusing to engage in productive activities, state news agency NAN said Friday.
"He is not listening to words and he is bringing shame to my family. I am
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Independent/Bible
Contributed by Samuel Wilder on Nov 10, 2008
IDEAS OF OTHER PEOPLE
Thomas A. Edison, the great inventor, was talking one day with the governor of North Carolina, and the governor complimented him on his inventive genius. "I am not a great inventor," said Edison.
"But you have over a thousand patents to your credit, haven’t you?" asked the
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Baptist
Contributed by Bruce Howell on Nov 24, 2008
While still a young man, a certain Christian formed the habit of praying beside his bed before he went to sleep. Later, when he joined the army, he kept up this practice, though he became an object of mockery and ridicule in the barracks. One night, as he knelt to pray after a long, weary march,
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Wesleyan
Contributed by Charles Wallis on Dec 22, 2008
He Comes to Us
During a Christmas program, the children's choir sang. A girl had a solo part and a pretty red dress that she could not wait to wear. When her time to sing came, she forgot the words and fell apart in tears. She walked back to the choir sobbing. Soon, the other children were
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Pentecostal
Contributed by Donnie Martin on Jan 19, 2009
When the preacher's car broke down on a country road, he walked to a nearby roadhouse to use the phone. After calling for a tow truck, he spotted his old friend, Frank, drunk and shabbily dressed at the bar.
"What happened to you, Frank?" asked the good reverend. "You used to be rich." Frank told
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Contributed by Charles Wallis on Jan 22, 2009
“The need for human relationships is a deep as anything humans experience. Infants who are given adequate amounts of food and water die if they do not receive human contact. Adults surrounded by people all day long cry out for friendships that will break down the walls of loneliness around them.
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Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Feb 18, 2009
A seminar leader wanted to make an important point, so he took a wide mouth jar and filled it with rocks. “Is the jar full?” he asked. “Yes,” came a reply. “Oh, really?” he said. Then poured smaller pebbles into the jar to fill the spaces between the rocks. “Is it full now?” “Yes,” said someone
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Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Peter Loughman on Feb 24, 2009
MOUTHWASH SALESMAN
True story. My father, in the early 1950’s was a salesman for the mouthwash Listerine. He did OK. But, there was one man, Laramie, who sold the stuff like crazy. Laramie sold more Listerine than all the other salesmen put together.
One afternoon, my father asked Laramie for
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Thomas A. Edison was working on a crazy contraption called a "light bulb" and it took a whole team of men 24 straight hours to put just one together. The story goes that when Edison was finished with one light bulb, he gave it to a young boy helper, who nervously carried it up the stairs.
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Property Laws of a Toddler: Some might say that this is evidences of Original Sin
1. If I like it, it's mine.
2. If it's in my hand, it's mine.
3. If I can take it from you, it's mine.
4. If I had it a little while ago, it's mine.
5. If it's mine, it must never appear to be
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