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                    I think of David Livingstone, the pioneer missionary to Africa, who walked over 29,000 miles. His wife died early in their ministry and he faced stiff opposition from his Scottish brethern. He ministered half blind. His kind of perseverance spurs me on. As I run, I remember the words in his diary:
                    
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                    Contributed by Paul Decker on Dec 1, 2002
                
                
                    
            
            
            
            
            
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                    WHAT GOD SAYS
In the Spring of 1924, Jack Sundine was a four-year-old kid, standing in a line with his father inside the White House, waiting to meet President Calvin Coolidge.  As they neared him, Jack noticed that he said something to each visitor as they shook hands.  Soon, the thrilling moment
                    
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                    It was a state campground near Old Walker Mine in late September.  My father and I pulled in about 11:30 at night and setting up camp what I remember most was the night sky.  It was black, not dark but black.  The stars were clearer, huge, close and more brilliant than I’d ever seen them or could
                    
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                    <ILLUS> While I don’t own a television myself, I remember being in a doctors office once, and a football game was on.  One guy ran the ball and was tackled – the ball came loose on the 5 yard-line.  A guy for the Jets scooped it up and ran like crazy, 95 yards for the touchdown.  He was going crazy
                    
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                    In her book The Hiding Place, Corrie ten Boom tells of the time she and her sister were forced to remove their clothes and stand naked during a typical Nazi inspection.  Miss ten Boom said she stood there feeling defiled and forsaken.  Then she remembered something.  Jesus hung naked on the cross. 
                    
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                    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 21, 2005
                
                
                    
            
            
            
            
            
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                    I think of David Livingstone, the pioneer missionary to Africa, who walked over 29,000 miles. His wife died early in their ministry and he faced stiff opposition from his Scottish brethren. He ministered half blind. His kind of perseverance spurs me on. As I run, I remember the words in his diary:
                    
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                    Bucket Theology 
Two buckets of water were mentioned in the Bible.  Do you remember what Pilate did when he had a chance to acquit Jesus? He called for a bucket and washed his hands of the whole thing. Matthew 27:24: “When Pilate saw that he was getting nowhere, but that instead an uproar was
                    
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                    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
                
                
                    
            
            
            
            
            
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                    Dr. David Seamands in his book Healing for Damaged Emotions says, “The two primary causes of emotional stress are the failure to receive forgiveness and the failure to forgive.” [Wheaton, ILL: Victor Books, 1989, pp.29-30]
Or as the great philosopher Lucy explained to Charlie Brown at the end of
                    
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                    Contributed by Bill Butsko on Sep 9, 2007
                
                
                    
            
            
            
            
            
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                    “How They Knew God’s Love”
We tried to visit the lepers at least once a month, when they gathered out on the grass, and we went over what they had learned and sought to make clear the way of salvation by the use of Gospel posters.
Sometimes we asked them questions, to see if they really
                    
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                    Contributed by Sherm Nichols on Jan 2, 2008
                
                
                    
            
            
            
            
            
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                    Greg Elder grew up on the east coast.  He would spend hours building intricate sand castles. Who cities would appear beneath his hands. One year, for several days in a row, there was a bunch of bullies who smashed his work.  So, he tried something: he put cinder blocks and rocks and concrete chunks
                    
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                    Contributed by Sherm Nichols on Jan 2, 2008
                
                
                
                    The Bible warns about the danger of wealth.  Some of you are going, “Yeah, I know.  Boy am I glad I’m safe!”  Remember, though, that if you had running water this morning, you’re living better than over half the world just because of that.  Stuff makes it hard to be close to God.  The bigger your
                    
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                    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Sep 14, 2008
                
                
                
                    Running For Dinner Or For Life
The reason you do what you do is all important. There is an old fable about a dog that boasted of his ability as a runner. One day he chased a rabbit and failed to catch it. The other dogs ridiculed him on account of his previous boasting. His reply was, "You must
                    
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                    Contributed by David Baeder on Nov 8, 2008
                
                
                
                    When Paul speaks of being dead to sin, he’s using a figure of speech.  He is not referring to literal physical death.  What does he mean?  He means that sin is off limits.  How many of you who are married can remember your wedding vows?  When you got married did you pledge to “forsake all others”? 
                    
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                    Contributed by Troy Borst on Feb 26, 2009
                
                
                
                    ILLUSTRATION… Ben Hur (p)
	When ever I think of leprosy, I think of the 1959 movie Ben Hur.  The character played by Ben Hur returns home after many years and eventually finds that his mother and sister contracted leprosy while in prison and now live a leper colony away from everyone else.  They
                    
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                    Contributed by Aaron Mishoe on Apr 2, 2009
                
                
                
                    Wealth Building
  Is getting rich wrong?
  The Bible says the love of money, not money itself is evil.
  What is your motivation in building wealth?
  John Wesley said, “Earn all you can, save all you can, give all you can.”
  Selfish reasons for wealth building will reveal pride and greed in our
                    
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                    Contributed by Bob Marcaurelle on Jan 18, 2010
                
                
                
                    Before he became a Christian, Augustine lived a pleasure filled life.  Many years after his conversion, he was approached by a prostitute he once knew,  who called out his name.  When he ignored her, she said, “Augustine, you know me.  Don’t you remember me?”  Augustine said, “Yes, I know you, but
                    
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                    Contributed by Aurora Alonso on Sep 14, 2010
                
                
                    
            
            
            
            
            
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                    Have you hugged your child today? How can you hug someone if he or she is not close to you?  You need to be close up in order to give them a hug, right? Well , God wants to give us a BIG BIG Hug, but i ask you Has God Hugged You today? If not Why? Is it because you have not gotten close enough to
                    
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                    Contributed by Perry Greene on Nov 29, 2011
                
                
                    
            
            
            
            
            
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                    IS THERE A DOCTOR?
I heard on the news of a woman who was on an overseas flight. She called flight attendant over to her and told her she was having a heart attack. The flight attendant asked, "Is there a doctor on board?" At that point, 67 heart doctors stood up. They were all headed to a
                    
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