Contributed by Aubrey Vaughan on Feb 9, 2009
REACHING THE UNREACHED: IN THE 18TH CENTURY BARTON IN THE BEANS CHAPEL IN LECIESTERSHIRE SENT OUT SO MANY MISSIONARIES – THAT THE INDIAN PEOPLE BEING REACHED SPOKE OF BARTON IN THE BEANS BEING A HUGE CITY LIKE LONDON WHEN IN FACT IT
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3. The Bitter Road to Dachau by Robert L. Wise reviewed by Cheryl Russell:
a. Pastor Christian Reger’s descent into hell begins in 1940. As a leader in the Confessing Church during World War II, he is arrested by the Nazis and eventually sent to the Dachau concentration camp. Here, as prisoner
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Contributed by Brian La Croix on Apr 30, 2003
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Speaking of spelling the name of God, three people from different parts of the country passed away at the same time. All were met at the gates by St. Peter. The first was an architect from California. Peter said, "You've built beautiful buildings and served men on earth, but before you come in you
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Wesleyan
Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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F. We were made by God, from out of the dust of the earth.
Gen 2:7 (AMP) Then the Lord God formed man from the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath or spirit of life, and man became a living being.
1. Your body contains about:
a. Enough iron to make a small nail.
b. Enough
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Contributed by Larry Jacobs on Jul 11, 2005
A young preacher came to Dr. G. Campbell Morgan one day and asked him, "Do you believe we should trouble God will our small problems?" Dr. Morgan gave that wonderful answer, "Young Man,
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Contributed by Mark Eberly on Mar 24, 2008
(Set up. Have everyone in the congregation receive a small empty plastic cup. Enter sanctuary carrying an empty pitcher with pants pulled down around the ankles. Suggest the wearing of pajama bottoms or sweats over underwear.
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Church Of God
Contributed by Jason Patrick on Dec 1, 2001
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Rev. Tom Erickson told a story about the public Library having a system called "Dial-A-Tale." Anytime a young child wants to hear a fairy tale, he can call the number and a voice comes on reading a short fairy tale to the listening young ear. However, the number is only one digit different from
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Contributed by Lewis Petrie on Jan 3, 2001
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Peter V. Deison, in his book The Priority of Knowing God, tells about Ramad, a man of India who was a member of a gang of robbers. On one occasion, while burglarizing a house, Ramad noticed a small black book containing very thin pages just right for making cigarettes. So he took it.
Each
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Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Jun 6, 2007
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A certain man wanted to sell his house in Haiti for $2,000. Another man wanted to buy it, but because he was poor, he couldn’t afford the full price.
After much bargaining, the owner agreed to sell the house for half the original price with just one stipulation: He would retain ownership for one
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Pentecostal
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Many people claim that their faith is a personal matter, not public. So it’s OK to tear down the symbols of our faith, like a cross on Mt. Soledad, or removing a small cross from the official seal of Los Angeles, while leaving a large image of the goddess Pomona intact — a pagan image of the Roman
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Episcopal/Anglican
Contributed by Peter Loughman on Oct 5, 2009
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LITTLE THINGS - BIG BLESSINGS
When we lived in Houston, Texas, our oldest Spencer was born. Spencer was placed in one of the vast Texas-sized nurseries at this hospital. There in that nursery, I met a group of volunteers who were all from a nearby church. The job of these volunteers in the nursery
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Contributed by Tim Smith on Feb 26, 2012
OBJECT LESSON: LEGO BRICKS
When you came in you received Lego building blocks of differing sizes and shapes. I’ve got a challenge for you; I want you to build something with your Lego blocks but there is one condition, you cannot use anybody else’s Lego block. Now what can you build with one Lego
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Methodist
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WHO DO YOU RELY ON?
In "Point Man", Steve Farrar tells about a photographer for a national magazine who was assigned to take pictures of a great forest fire. He was advised that a small plane would be waiting to fly him over the fire.
The photographer arrived at the airstrip just an hour before
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Contributed by Paul Newell on Dec 4, 2006
Mike Yaconelli, in his little book, Messy Spirituality writes, “Spirituality is about doing the tiny work of God, little acts, small responses to God’s presence in our lives. Every week, my church shows me
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