Contributed by Rick Stacy on Apr 10, 2006
                
                
                
                    Let me read to something written by Oscar Wilde.  Oscar Wilde was a playwrite in the 19th century who was one of the leaders of the Decadence Movement of his era.  In modern use, decadence is often defined as a decline in or loss of excellence, obstructing the pursuit of ideals. It is typified by
                    
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                    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2006
                
                
                    
            
            
            
            
            
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                    I read about a small boy who was consistently late coming home from school. His parents warned him one day that he must be home on time that afternoon, but nevertheless he arrived later than ever. His mother met him at the door and said nothing. At dinner that night, the boy looked at his plate.
                    
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                    Contributed by Cameron Smith on Jun 3, 2006
                
                
                    
            
            
            
            
            
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                    There was a story I read the other day, about 2 friends who were sitting in a pub watching the eleven-o’clock news at night. A report comes on about a man threatening to jump from the 20th floor of a downtown building One friend turns to the other and says, "I’ll bet you ten bucks the guy doesn’t
                    
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                    Contributed by Tim Parsons on Sep 17, 2006
                
                
                
                    I read of a young Christian artist who painted a depiction of hell. In the flames he painted the faces of several of his lost loved ones. He painted his lost father crying out in agony. There was also his lost brother, and a lost neighbor burning in the flames of hell. When he showed it to his
                    
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                    Contributed by Fred Sigle on Oct 9, 2006
                
                
                    
            
            
            
            
            
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                    A man was reading his paper early one morning at the breakfast table.  His wife came over to him and patted him on the shoulder.  She looked at him, smiled, and said, “I bet you don’t know what today is, do you?”   He looked at her and said, “Of course I know what day it is!” and went back to
                    
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                    Contributed by Owen Bourgaize on Nov 10, 2006
                
                
                    
            
            
            
            
            
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                    I read the story of a man riding down the road on a horse and cart when he saw a stranger struggling under a heavy load.  He stopped and offered him a ride that was gladly accepted.  But as they rode along together, he noticed the stranger still kept carrying the huge sack on his back.  So he said,
                    
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                    Contributed by Ian Johnson on Dec 15, 2006
                
                
                
                    I once read that intimacy could best be described as IN TO ME SEE Its Allowing God to look into our heart and God allowing us to look into his! Wow! Imagine that, Looking into the very heart of God, seeing what he see’s. In intimacy we become one with the
                    
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                    I read about a Pastor who decided to experiment with changing those sad statistics in his church.  He made a list of 12 people who had recently been baptized in their church, and then he and his wife invited them over.  Naturally, these new Christians were thrilled to be invited to their Pastor’s
                    
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                    I read an email story this week about a group of salesmen who attended a convention out-of-town some years back. As they rushed through the terminal to get to their departing flight, one of them accidentally knocked over a table that held a display of apples. 
They continued running for their
                    
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                    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 19, 2007
                
                
                
                    11,243 Americans are injured while reading each year; 3,925 as they brush their teeth, and 17,916
                    
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                    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 26, 2007
                
                
                
                    I read a story recently about a terrible fire in a chemical plant. Several area fire departments responded to the blaze, and the whole community gathered at a distance to watch. The media was there in helicopters and satellite remote trucks. The president of the company was among the crowd, and he
                    
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                    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 26, 2007
                
                
                
                    A story I recently read reminds of one other thing we can do with God’s Word. A missionary in Africa gave a Bible to a local tribesman. The man hugged it. He expressed great appreciation for the precious gift. 
A few days later, the missionary saw the same man again. To his dismay, the Bible
                    
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                    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 26, 2007
                
                
                    
            
            
            
            
            
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                    I read an email story this week about a group of salesmen who attended a convention out-of-town some years back. As they rushed through the terminal to get to their departing flight, one of them accidentally knocked over a table that held a display of apples. 
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                    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 26, 2007
                
                
                
                    I read the story about a high school student, who went through an initiation for his sorority. They blindfolded him and tied him to the railroad tracks. What he did not know was there was another set of tracks. All he heard was the train coming. As it approached closer and closer he screamed for
                    
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                    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Mar 27, 2007
                
                
                
                    One of the wisest statements I ever read said that feelings must be owned before they can be disowned.  People who make the psychological approach of “stuffing their feelings” do themselves a disservice.  They avoid hard reality instead of working through it.
When I was a pastor in Yorkville,
                    
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