Contributed by Davon Huss on Jun 23, 2003
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A. There was a Christian lady that had to do a lot of traveling for her business; so naturally, she did a lot of flying. Flying made her extremely nervous, so she always took her Bible along with her to read since it helped relax her on the long flights. One time, she was sitting next to a man.
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Contributed by Bruce Howell on Mar 23, 2004
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IT WAS PENTECOST SUNDAY. As the congregation filed into church, the ushers handed each person a bright red carnation to symbolize the festive spirit of the day. The people listened attentively to the reading of the Pentecost story from the Book of Acts about how the disciples had heard “what
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Contributed by Lee Johnson on Dec 9, 2005
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Jimmy Stewart shared the story about the filming of the movie, It’s a Wonderful Life. “It’s hard to explain. I, for one, had things happen to me during the filming that never happened in any other picture I’ve made. In one scene, for example, George Bailey is faced with unjust criminal charges
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Wayne Cordeiro tells of a receptionist from his church who has found a “little slice of heaven on earth” around God’s people:
He found out she worked her “day job” six days a week, and volunteered to be a receptionist at the church building her one day off.
He says:
“Why do you come here and do
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 13, 2009
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OPPORTUNITY’S BALD-SPOT
In the past, there was a well-known bronze statue of Kairos by a Greek sculptor named Lysippos. On this famous statue was an epigram about the meaning of the statue.
The epigram was a series of questions and answers. After inquiring about the author and his origins, it
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Contributed by Loyd C. Taylor on Dec 14, 2022
THE WAY IN A MANGER
To the tune of “Away in a Manger.”
The Way in a manger,
Was God’s only Son,
He came down to save us
From sin, we had done.
The world was made ready,
This child to receive.
God’s Gift sent from heaven
to all who believe.
The Angels around Him
looked down at His bed,
The little
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Contributed by David Parks on Aug 15, 2002
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An older minister recently told me he spent the first fifteen years of his ministry answering the question “Did God create the heavens and the earth?” only to realize the people were really asking, “Why did God create me?”
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Fenton, G. 1999. Your ministry’s next chapter. The pastor’s soul
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Contributed by S Henriques on Jan 27, 2003
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The English poet William Blake stood looking at a sunrise with a London merchant. The poet asked the shopkeeper, "What do you see?" The merchant replied, ’"I see a yellow disk which looks to me like a golden coin. What do you see?" The poet replied, "I see a host of angels, and they are crying,
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 18, 2006
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What We Believe: A recent Newsweek poll gauges Americans’ opinions on the Book of Revelation and end times: *36% believe the Book of Revelation contains “true prophecy,” while 47% say it is metaphorical. *55% think the faithful will be taken up to heaven in the rapture. *74% of Americans believe
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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One evening, a little girl was saying bedtime prayers with her mother.
“Dear Harold, please bless Mother and Daddy and all my friends,” she prayed.
“Wait a minute,” interrupted her Mother. “Who’s Harold?”
“That’s God’s name,” was the answer.
“Who told you that was God’s name?” asked the
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Contributed by Donnie Martin on Jun 19, 2007
As we paid nothing for God’s eternal love and nothing for the Son of His love, and nothing for His Spirit and our grace and faith, and nothing for our eternal rest...What an astonishing thought it will be to think of the unmeasurable difference between our deservings and our receivings. O, how free
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Baptist
Contributed by Michael West on Oct 2, 2008
God you are our Commander and in this war we know You are engaged in setting prisoners free, liberating captives, Lead us on O Lord of Hosts, train us for warfare Lord of the Armies of heaven so that we may be at Your side in this battle and all others. Cause us to shout the victory and take back
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Contributed by John Davis on Dec 3, 2008
A traveler was found by a U.S. customs agent to be carrying a 1/2 gallon bottle in from Mexico, the official asked the man what it contained? The Traveler replied, it’s just holy water from a shrine I visited, the inspector was suspicious, opened the bottle and sniffed, He shouted, this isn’t holy
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Contributed by Paul Green on Sep 18, 2009
Spurgeon - Throughout the book of Hosea there has been thunder: sometimes a low rumbling, as of a distant tempest, sometimes peal on peal, as of a storm immediately overhead. And now the tempest has gathered all its force. Here it culminates. You expect the bolt of heaven to destroy. But instead
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Contributed by Larry Wilson on Jul 10, 2010
ADOPTED BY GRACE
I have three daughters. Oh the cats that we took from the pound. They are in cat heaven! But they could have been left at the pound, except that we DECIDED to take them because we WANTED to love them. There was nothing those kittens could do to make me love them!
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Contributed by Andrew Chan on Apr 23, 2002
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“In fact, 15 percent of everything Christ said relates to this topic (money and possessions) – more than His teachings on heaven and hell combined. Why did Jesus put such an emphasis on money and possessions? Because there’s a fundamental connection between our spiritual lives and how we think
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