Contributed by Paul Fritz on Dec 3, 2006
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A.J. Gordon was the great Baptist pastor of the Clarendon Church in Boston,
Massachusetts. One day he met a young boy in front of the sanctuary carrying
a rusty cage in which several birds fluttered nervously. Gordon inquired,
"Son, where did you get those birds?" The boy replied, "I trapped them
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TOGETHER AGAIN-----
TOGETHER AGAIN OVER YONDER
GOD’S PROMISE THE WAY IT WILL BE
NEVER AGAIN TO KNOW PARTING
TOGETHER AGAIN YOU AND ME
TOGETHER AGAIN UP IN HEAVEN
REMOVED FROM LIFE’S SORROW AND CARE
NO WORRY ABOUT A TOMORROW
TOGETHER AGAIN OVER THERE
TOGETHER AGAIN GLAD REUNION
HAPPY MEETING IN
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Contributed by Thomas Hensley on Nov 5, 2000
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In the Broadway Play, My Fair Lady, one of the characters sings a memorable song.
The Lord above made liquor for temptation, To see if man could turn away from sin, The Lord above made liquor for temptation, BUT, with a little bit
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
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"For three things I thank God every day of my life: thanks that He has vouchsafed me knowledge of His Works; deep thanks that He has set in my darkness the lamp of faith; deep, deepest thanks that I have another life
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Contributed by Steve Miller on Mar 16, 2008
The teacher was testing the children in his Sunday school class to see if they understood the concept of getting to heaven. He asked them, "If I sold my house and my car, had a big garage sale and gave all my money to the church, would that get me into Heaven?" "NO!" the children answered. "If I
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Contributed by David Rogers on Nov 23, 2004
I am reminded about the story of this particular church. One Sunday morning the congregation arrived to find a dirty old vagrant lying beside the door. Some looked at him and said how awful that someone like that is sitting outside our beautiful church, why the pastor should make him move on we
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 20, 2005
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What did King Nebuchadnezzar of ancient Babylon and Nikolai Ceausescu of present-day Romania have in common? Both were ruthless dictators who fell after boldly exalting themselves.
Nebuchadnezzar brazenly declared that he had built the great city of Babylon by his own power and for the honor of
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Contributed by D. Greg Ebie on Feb 26, 2006
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Missionary Robert Porteous and his wife were taken prisoners by Chinese communist bandits in 1931. This missionary couple was led to a lonely spot on top of a hill where they were to be executed. The Chinese leader said, “This is the place.” and the executioner took a long knife from its holder
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Observations of a Father
• I am going to share with you all my wisdom of four years of parenting
• Okay let’s look at what the Bible says
• When I had my first child I lost half of my memory, when I had my second child I lost the other half, when I had my third I lost another half I didn’t know I
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Contributed by Donnie Martin on Jul 14, 2002
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David Brainerd was an American colonial missionary to the Indians who died at the age of twenty-nine. His diary reveals a young man intensely committed to God. Brainerd once said to Jonathan Edwards: “I do not go to heaven to be advanced but to give honor to God. It is no matter where I shall be
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Contributed by Donnie Martin on Sep 1, 2003
In his classic devotional book titled The Saint’s Everlasting Rest, English Puritan pastor and author Richard Baxter (1615-1691) wrote:
Why are not our hearts continually set on heaven? Why dwell we not there in constant comtemplation…Bend thy soul to study eternity, busy thyself about the life to
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Contributed by Brian Harvison on May 29, 2008
THE OLD RUGGED CROSS
In 1913 George Bennard was struggling with a problem that caused him much suffering. His mind went back again and again to Christ’s anguish on the cross. This was the heart of the Gospel!
The cross he pictured was no gold-covered icon. It was a rough, splintery thing, stained
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Contributed by Kyle Meador on Jan 22, 2001
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Martin Luther many years ago was looking for a way to help the people of his day learn to praise God in song. So he went into the pubs to find out what they were singing. He took a popular tune and set words to it… “A Mighty Fortress is
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Contributed by Evie Megginson on Oct 9, 2001
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In a concert in Chicago, Harry Lauder, Scottish singer and songwriter, sang to an overflowing audience. At the conclusion, the audience stood en masse, and applauded uproariously. After the applause subsided, the audience said in unison, “Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!” Showing
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