Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 10, 2003
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FROM THE "HOUSE OF BREAD"
Christ was born in Bethlehem. The literal meaning for the name Bethlehem is "The House of Bread."
Jesus was not born in the house of royalty, or the house of riches, or the house of celebrity.
Jesus was not born in Jerusalem, or in Rome, or in Athens or
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Contributed by Timothy Smith on Jul 19, 2004
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Have you heard of the man who claims and boasts of being the #1 NBA fan, and makes pro basketball his top priority? Listen to what he wrote in a national sports magazine recently. “April & May are not only my favorite months because of the NBA play-offs but they are my credit card company’s
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Christian Church
Contributed by Greg Buchner on Aug 9, 2004
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I can remember another time when Dad and I went to lunch at Wimpy’s. Wimpy’s was one of those hole in the wall kind of establishments that served the basic hot dogs and hamburgers. It was found on the south side of Lansing in a predominately African-American neighborhood.
When we entered this one
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Methodist
Contributed by Ric Feeney on Jun 7, 2004
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Halfway through the second grade, Mrs. Sergeant, who lived up to her name, sent a note home to the young boy’s parents. It was added onto his report card and therefore entered into his permanent record. It said, “Your son day dreams too much. He is always looking out the window and his mind
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Brethren
Contributed by Steve Miller on Jan 4, 2005
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SACRIFICIAL LOVE:
(Poem by Ruth Bell Graham)
Had I been Joseph’s mother
I’d have prayed
protection from his brothers
"God, keep him safe.
He is so young,
so different from
the others."
Mercifully,
she never knew
there would be slavery
and prison too.
Had I been Moses’ mother
I’d have
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Contributed by Steve Malone on Feb 3, 2005
"I am trying to prevent anyone from saying the really foolish thing that people often say about Him: "I’m ready to accept Jesus as a great moral teacher, but I don’t accept His claim to be God." That is the one thing we must not say. A man who was merely a man and said the sort of things Jesus said
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Christian/Church Of Christ
Contributed by Ed Wood on Jun 23, 2005
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One day a minister was having lunch with a Catholic friend. He asked him why he prayed through the Virgin Mary. He answered, “It is because she is closer to Jesus than anyone else. She can get His ear and attention.” He said, “Suppose you wanted to have an interview with the president of the U.S.
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Baptist
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Why would we feel like it’s an imposition to go to Church on Christmas Day? How ironic to think of Worshiping Jesus as an interruption to His birthday celebration!
It reminds me of a story I heard about a mother who was running furiously from store to store on Christmas Eve … trying to get
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Christian/Church Of Christ
Contributed by D. Greg Ebie on Feb 26, 2006
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ILLUSTRATION: After World War II, a group of German students volunteered to help rebuild an English cathedral that had been severely damaged by German bombs. As work progressed, they became concerned about a large statue of Jesus, whose arms were outstretched and beneath which was the inscription:
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Assembly Of God
Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2006
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A poor old widow, living in the Scottish Highlands, was called upon one day by a gentleman who had heard that she was in need. The old lady complained of her condition, and remarked that her son was in Australia and doing well. "But does he do nothing to help you?" inquired the visitor. "No,
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Contributed by Warner Pidgeon on Nov 14, 2006
At secondary school children are now taught citizenship; how should we behave towards one another and towards the world we live in. What does it mean to be a good citizen? On Sunday 12 November three 13 year old boys knocked on the door of our house.
One of them said, “I’m really very sorry. I’ve
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Anglican
Contributed by Scott Epperson on Nov 23, 2006
Illustration: I love my little boy, I want to give him the very best that I can give him, but sometimes because he is so small and I am so big in order to get my attention, to let me know he wants or needs something, he will pull on my pant leg and I will look down and grab him, lift him up to my
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Pentecostal
Contributed by Nathan Parker on Mar 10, 2007
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Life Examples: Hosea: A Longing for Intimacy (Hos 11:8-9)
Without questioning God, Hosea obeyed Him and took the prostitute Gomer to be his wife. Though she wandered and repeatedly slipped into unfaithfulness, Hosea obeyed the Lord and did not cast her way.
The moving poetry of Hosea reveals the
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Baptist
Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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Norman Vincent Peale would tell a story of what happened to him as a young boy. He found a cigar on the sidewalk, so he picked it up and took it into an alley and lit her up He said it tasted terrible, but as bad as it was, it still made him feel grown up.
Then, he said he saw his dad walking down
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Contributed by Richard Goble on Nov 8, 2007
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Differing Perspectives
Shortly after the Communist revolution in Cuba, there were strong persuasive attempts at turning the people away from God. In grade schools, teachers would ask their students whether God could live up to His promises or not. Of course, the students said yes. The teacher would
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Baptist
Contributed by David Ward on Dec 30, 2007
This past week our family went to see the movie “Enchanted,” which is a Disney musical/fantasy/romantic comedy. It’s about a princess who has to choose between two men to be her true love. 3/4 of the way through, my six-year-old son squirmed in his seat and whispered to me "this movie is
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Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Aubrey Vaughan on Jul 10, 2008
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AWAITING OUR FULL ADOPTION
LAST WEEK I SPOKE ABOUT ROMAN ADOPTION, AND THAT A CHILD WOULD BE TREATED AS HIS OWN CHILD. THIS IS A PICTURE OF WHAT HAS HAPPENED TO US AS SONS/DAUGHTERS OF GOD: WE ARE ADOPTED INTO THE FAMILY OF GOD.
THERE WAS A SECOND ADOPTION PROCESS OFTEN UNDERTAKEN IN ROMAN
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