Contributed by David Barsky on Feb 2, 2004
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Once upon a time, there was a man who lived with his wife, two small children, and his elderly parents in a tiny hut. He tried to be patient and gracious, but the noise and crowded conditions wore him down. In desperation, he consulted the village wise man. “Do you have a rooster? asked the wise
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Independent/Bible
Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
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"If you wish success in life, make perseverance your bosom friend, experience your wise counselor, caution your elder
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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There is a story about the Apostle John at the end of his life. He was the pastor at the church in Ephesus, and at this point he was so old that he could no longer walk. Sunday after Sunday they other elders would carry him in on a mat and set him in the middle of the assembly. From this mat he
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Contributed by Donnie Martin on Sep 6, 2004
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Wilhelm Busch once said, “To become a mother is not so difficult; on the other hand, being a mother is very much so!” (Taken from Proclaim, “A Mother’s Day Sermon,” May 14, 1989). Concerning that statement, a preacher asked, “So, with all those qualifications, why bother with Mother’s Day at all?
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Contributed by Bledar Valca on Mar 30, 2009
Few years ago, we had Carl Mitchell of Harding University come to Albania and do series of lectures on family life and issues. Other then the lectures he gave we asked him to preach for us on Sunday. I vividly remember that as he was talking about gratitude or thankfulness he shared an experience
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Christian/Church Of Christ
Contributed by Bledar Valca on Apr 14, 2009
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GRATITUDE = SHORT PRAYERS
Few years ago, we had Carl Mitchell of Harding University come to Albania and do series of lectures on family life and issues. Other then the lectures he gave, we asked him to preach for us on Sunday. I vividly remember that as he was talking about gratitude or
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Christian/Church Of Christ
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Officials from India were concerned about the aboriginal tribes which inhabited the islands off the coast of Myanmar after the Tsunami disaster. They feared that as many as 6,000 of these primitive people may have been killed — perhaps even wiping out some of the smaller tribes. So they sent
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Methodist
Contributed by Daniel Olukoya on Apr 9, 2009
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WHAT GOD CALLS YOU
One of our elders in the Lord said, "You may decide to call yourself a pastor or an apostle or an evangelist, but in the book of God, which is the only book that matters, He writes that you are a
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Pentecostal
Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Feb 13, 2011
Derek Tidball – Ministry by the Book: New Testament Patterns for Pastoral Leadership:
"Peter presents a view of the church where all are priests but some are called to exercise an overseeing role as elders and shepherds, which they do both with
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Salvation Army
Contributed by Stuart Blount on Apr 10, 2001
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When VICTOR SERIBRIAKOFF was 15 his teacher told him he would never finish school and that he should drop out and learn a trade. Victor took the advice and for the next 17 years he was an itinerant doing a variety of odd jobs. He had been told he was a ‘dunce’ and for 17 years he acted like one.
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