Contributed by David Simpson on Apr 17, 2018
Growth is a natural part of growing up! The Lord wants us to grow up…to feed on Him and get growing!
Ephesians 4:15 "Instead, speaking the truth in love, we will in all things grow up into him who is the Head, that is, Christ."
Col. 1:10 "And we pray this in order that you may live a life
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One incident helped change Western civilization—Paul’s vision of a man from northern Greece led him to take the gospel westward into Europe instead of eastward into Asia—with far-reaching results.
Nearly 400 years later, a remarkably similar dream changed all of Irish history.
Patrick, a
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Contributed by Bruce Howell on May 16, 2001
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It is said that Cyrus, the founder of the Persian Empire, once had captured a prince and his family. When they came before him, the monarch asked the prisoner, “What will you give me if I release you?” “The half of my wealth,” was his reply. “And if I release your children?” “Everything I
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Contributed by Mary Lewis on Sep 24, 2001
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The mother of four young boys often had difficulty curbing their energy, especially in church. But when her minister preached on "turning the other cheek," the boys gave him their undivided attention. “No matter what others do to us,” he said, “we should never try to ‘get even.’”
That afternoon
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Contributed by Matthew Rogers on Feb 20, 2002
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My Dad and I were having a conversation not too long ago about what people wear to church these days. He’s a suit and tie kind of a guy on Sundays, and was disappointed to see church attire becoming more casual. He said, “I was always taught that you should dress like you’re going to meet the
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Contributed by Rick Mccarley on Apr 30, 2002
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FORGIVE US OUR DEBTS...
A pastor friend recently told the true story of one of his church members, an attorney, who after meditating on several scriptures, decided to cancel the debts of all his clients that had owed him money for more than 6 months. He drafted a letter explaining his decision and
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Contributed by Martin Wiles on May 5, 2002
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Some of you may have seen the movie Santa Claus. It is the story of a little boy whose father becomes Santa Claus. The trouble is, he can’t get his mother and her new husband who is a psychologist to believe it. It begins to cause trouble in the family. One day, his stepfather is trying to get him
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 13, 2002
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One day a gentleman walked into one of Ben Franklin’s book stores.
As one of the clerks went to assist him, the gentleman asked the clerk the
price of the book he wished to purchase. The young clerk looked at the
price posted on the book and said, "That book is one dollar, sir."
The gentleman
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Contributed by Timothy Mills on Oct 24, 2002
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When I was about 15 years old, my Dad worked part time for a mortuary. The funeral director sent Dad to Detroit to get the new hearse for them. As we drove cross country, I would roll out my sleeping bag in the back compartment of the hearse. This resulted in several interesting events. One was
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