Contributed by Bobby Scobey on May 3, 2010
Tim Stafford of “Christianity Today” magazine said (September 14, 1992, p. 36): A pastor I know, Stephey Belynskyj, starts each confirmation class with a jar full of beans. He asks his students to guess how many beans are in the jar, and on a big pad of paper writes down their estimates.
Then,
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Pentecostal
Contributed by Larry Wilson on Sep 2, 2011
WHEN I WAS YOUR AGE...
A young man who was also an avid golfer found himself with a few hours to spare one afternoon. He figured if he hurried and played very fast, he could get in 9 holes before he had to head home.
Just as he was about to tee off, an old gentleman shuffled onto the tee and
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Baptist
Contributed by Warner Pidgeon on Jan 5, 2008
In the 19th century the Baptist preacher Charles Spurgeon (1834-1892) said this: “Wisdom is the right use of knowledge. To know is not to be wise… [The greatest fool is] the
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NUTS AND BOLTS FOR CHRIST
Arthur Blessitt, the famous American Evangelist who carried a Cross around the world in the 1980s was once called a "religious nut" – to which
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Contributed by Rodelio Mallari on Dec 12, 2010
"Get your direction before you try for distance."
-— The Bible Friend (Encyclopedia of 15,000 Illustrations)
"When a man does not know what harbor he is headed for, no wind
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Contributed by Gordon Curley on Sep 27, 2011
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WHAT IS FAITH?
Three schoolboys were asked to write their definition of faith. One wrote: "Faith is TAKING hold of God." The second wrote: "Faith is HOLDING onto God." The third
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Brethren
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1. C. Leslie Charles says that the American Psyche is headed for a pressure cooker explosion because she sees a society that is getting angrier and angrier and more self-centered every day. She says many have bought into the belief of the “The Cranky Code” of conduct:
a. I am entitled to what I
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Contributed by Jerry Vargo on Feb 1, 2001
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People seem to believe that they have an inalienable right to be happy--"I want what I want and I want it now." No one wants to wait for anything and, for the most part, no one
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Contributed by Tim Spear on Dec 4, 2012
Joseph reminds us that the call of God isn’t always easy or conventional, but it is always right – and God will give us the courage to follow if we’re willing to obey.
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Contributed by Jesse Bennett on Nov 14, 2008
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My grandma used to say, "MONEY MONEY MONEY, ain't worth nothing if you ain't got your health". Oh how right she was--now that I am
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Contributed by Rusty Davidson on Aug 15, 2012
WHAT MEN EXPECT
C. S. Lewis – The Screwtape Letters – (Screwtape to the lesser Wormwood) – "Whatever men expect, they soon come to think they have a right to; the sense of disappointment can, with
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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Max Lucado tells the story like this: The faces of the three men were solemn as the mayor informed them of the catastrophe. “The rains have washed away the bridge. During the night many cars drove over the edge and into the river.” “What can we do?” asked one. “You must stand on the side of the
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Contributed by Jerry Flury on Mar 24, 2009
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THE SANDWICH-SIGN PARABLE
The faces of the three men were solemn as the mayor informed them of the catastrophe. "The rains have washed away the bridge. During the night many cars drove over the edge and into the river."
"What can we do?" asked one.
"You must stand on the side of the road and
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Baptist