Contributed by Charles Wallis on Apr 23, 2009
GOD WILL GIVE YOU WORDS
Michael was asked to speak at his youth group. He didn’t know what to say, but as soon as he stood up, God gave him powerful words to say. The Holy Spirit will give you the words to say. Luke
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Contributed by Doug Lyon on Jul 15, 2007
Ingmar Bergman is a celebrated Swedish filmmaker. He tells the story of how one day he was listening to the works of classical composer Igor Stravinsky. As he was listening to the music, he began to daydream about a 19th-century cathedral. He said that he found himself wandering around the great
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Independent/Bible
Contributed by Tony Abram on Jan 2, 2007
1. Speak the Word of God.
2. Believe the Word of God.
I tell the students that I teach in our schools around the world to stand and repeat these words before each session.
a. Lord, give me ears to hear.
b. Lord, give me a mind to
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Contributed by Noel Atkinson on Mar 3, 2008
Sharing our faith is full-time employment…. So many think that it’s a Sunday morning, 9:30-2:00 job and maybe an hour or two on Wednesday nights… But the Bible lets us know “that Satan the adversary is roaming to and fro as a lion seeking whom he may devour…” And if you know anything about lions,
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Baptist
Contributed by Ed Wood on Feb 7, 2003
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The Associated Press carried an interesting story about a group of post office customers who succeeded in speeding up some slow-moving service. One man said, “It was like watching grass grow.” There were 26 patrons jammed into two lines. They realized they weren’t getting enough attention, so a
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Contributed by Larry Jacobs on Jul 18, 2005
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ILLUS: John Bisagno former Pastor of Houston’s First Baptist Church tells the story of his coming there to candidate for the position of pastor many years ago. He said that as he entered the auditorium it was dimly lit, with just a few people huddled together. They were singing some old slow
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Contributed by Paul Wallace on Sep 20, 2006
A pastor told of being in the store the other day and the person in front of him wanted to leave, but her receipt was slow coming out of the cash register. She started making motions with her hand trying to speed up the printing of her receipt. As he watched her he was amused until he realized
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Wesleyan
Contributed by Ramon Canals on Jun 5, 2009
Ilustration: I read the story of nine special people participating in the Seattle Olympics.
A few years ago, at the Seattle Special Olympics, nine contestants, all physically or mentally disabled, assembled at the starting line for the 100-yard dash. At the gun, they all started out, not exactly
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Adventist
Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Nov 30, 2009
When I first began dating Marylu, she was a waitress. Fortunately, I was brought up with good etiquette, & knew to tip 15% for good service. Now the protocol is 20%, and I try to do that, if the service is good. If not, I leave less.
This week, an interesting story broke out of
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Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Nov 30, 2009
When I first began dating Marylu, she was a waitress. Fortunately, I was brought up with good etiquette, & knew to tip 15% for good service. Now the protocol is 20%, and I try to do that, if the service is good. If not, I leave less.
This week, an interesting story broke out of
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Independent/Bible
Contributed by Tim Smith on Oct 8, 2011
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THE GLUE TRAP OF LUST
Adam Hamilton tells the story of moving into his house after it was built only to discover that it was infested with mice. So he got glue traps which have a scent that attracts the mice. They step on it and then are stuck. Then the mice need to be killed and disposed of. He
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Methodist
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GUIDELINES FOR PRAYING
If the request is wrong, God says, "No."
If the timing is wrong, God says, "Slow."
If you are wrong, God says, "Grow."
But if the request is right, the timing is right and you are right, God says, "Go!"
Here is a prayer where everything was RIGHT:
In its early days,
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Contributed by Edwin Garvin on Sep 3, 2008
Once Winston Churchill was sitting on a platform waiting to speak to a large crowd gathered to hear him. The chairman of the event leaned over and said, "Isn’t it exciting, Mr. Churchill, that all these people came just to hear you speak?" Winston Churchill responded, "It is quite flattering, but
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Contributed by David Rumley on Oct 28, 2009
When life is hard… never give up…
• Henry Ford failed and went broke five times before he finally succeeded.
• Beethoven handled the violin awkwardly and preferred playing his own compositions instead of improving his technique. His teacher called him hopeless as a composer.
• Colonel Sanders had
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