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  • We Know We Have A Healthy Body When Each And ...  PRO

    Contributed by Warren Curry on Sep 21, 2004
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    We know we have a healthy body when each and every member is working together and looking out for one another. Paul uses a lot of analogies comparing the human body and the church. There is not one part of our body that is not dependent on another part. Behold, a team went forth to play a game ...read more

  • I Love Phillip Keller's Details About A ...  PRO

    Contributed by Timothy Smith on Sep 26, 2004
    based on 11 ratings
     | 3,753 views

    I love Phillip Keller’s details about a “cast-down” sheep and what the shepherd does to get him back on his feet. “When sheep lay on their back, gas begins to collect in their stomach. It hardens the stomach, cuts off the air passage and they suffocate. Not only that, their legs go numb in that ...read more

  • Marshall Hayden Wrote An Article A Few Years Ago ...

    Contributed by Charles R. Swindoll on Oct 13, 2004
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    Marshall Hayden wrote an article a few years ago entitled, "Would Every Non-Hurter Please Stand Up?" He pointed out that people come to church wearing their best clothes & their best smiles. Everybody looks happy, so we assume everything is okay. But he suggests that we need to look beyond the ...read more

  • Clenched Fist Toward God  PRO

    Contributed by Paul Wallace on Feb 28, 2005
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    Clenched Fist Toward God A story I heard personally from Malcolm Muggeridge (that stirred me then and still does even yet) was his account of a conversation he had with Svetlana Stalin, the daughter of Josef Stalin. She spent some time with Muggeridge in his home in England while they were working ...read more

  • Things Churches Can Do To Build Greater Interest ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 15, 2005
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,665 views

    Things churches can do to build greater interest in religion, according to a Gallup survey: improve communication with members (21% of respondents); concentrate more on personal spiritual matters (19%); become more involved in community matters (18%); focus more efforts on young people (14%). Other ...read more

  • Masterpiece To Mess

    Contributed by Rob Willis on Apr 10, 2006
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     | 2,771 views

    News story dated January 30, 3006: A visitor to a British museum destroyed a set of priceless 300-year-old Chinese vases after tripping up on his shoelace, the Daily Telegraph reports. The three Qing vases, dating from the late 17th or early 18th century, had stood on a windowsill at the ...read more

  • Perhaps You've Seen The Commercial On Television ...

    Contributed by Lynn Malone on Mar 11, 2007
     | 1,975 views

    Perhaps you’ve seen the commercial on television advertising one of those lending companies. This nice man with a painted on smile stands surrounded by this nice all-American family, and he says, “I’ve got a beautiful family.” The next scene shows a picture of a big house and the same man says, ...read more

  • This Syndrome Also Reminds Me Of When We Had Our ...

    Contributed by Todd Stiles on Mar 27, 2007
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    This syndrome also reminds me of when we had our first child. We’re in the delivery room in Northside Hospital in Atlanta, while my parents and her parents are in the waiting room getting minute-by-minute updates form me! In fact, I recall running out there telling everyone it was a girl because as ...read more

  • There Is A Picture Mounted On One Of The Original ...

    Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Apr 5, 2007
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    There is a picture mounted on one of the original Norman pillars of our Church here at St Nicholas’ Church in New Romney, Kent, England. You will find it on the pillar closest to the war memorial at the back of Church and it is about a game of Chess. In the picture, Faust is engaged in a ...read more

  • Many Of Us In This Congregation Have Parents Who ...

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Apr 25, 2007
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    Many of us in this congregation have parents who are deceased. Have you reflected and given thanks for the positive impact they had on your life? One year we put flowers on the altar in memory of my wife’s parents. Barbara wrote a tribute to them and shared it with you. For the funerals of each ...read more

  • Gold Medalist

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Jun 18, 2007
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    Gold Medalist In Seoul Korea—At his father’s funeral, American Carl Lewis placed his 100-meter gold medal from the 1984 Olympics in his father’s hands. “Don’t worry,” he told his surprised mother. “I’ll get another one.” A year later, in the 100-meter final at the 1988 games, Lewis was competing ...read more

  • Do You Know Anyone Who Has Been Destroyed By ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Do you know anyone who has been destroyed by gossip Be careful how you build community This refers to court and THE COURT OF PUBLIC OPINION If you’re in a position to offer testimony on someone’s behalf you are not permitted to remain silent 1 of all-time baseball greats Babe Ruth, had lifetime ...read more

  • All This Talk Of Following Christ Reminds Me Of ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    All this talk of following Christ reminds me of an experience I had the other day. Russ Davis called me the other day and asked if I would like to roll some ground for him so he could plant oats. This was definitely something I was interested in so I went out to the farm west of his and met him ...read more

  • Mike Freeman, An Elder Here At Mcc, Shared This ...  PRO

    Contributed by Rick Stacy on Sep 17, 2007
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    Mike Freeman, an Elder here at MCC, shared this with me this past week. When he was finishing up his college he had an opportunity to do his internship at a really swanky resort in Missouri or to do it a children’s camp called Spring Hill in upper Michigan. The resort was one of these all ...read more

  • Spiritual Values In Collegians A Ucla Study ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 7, 2008
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    Spiritual Values in Collegians A UCLA study found college juniors are more likely to be engaged in a spiritual quest compared to when they first entered college as freshmen. The study showed 41.2% of freshmen in ’04 reported they considered developing a meaningful philosophy of life “very ...read more

  • Don't Wait

    Contributed by Brian Matherlee on Jul 23, 2008
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    DON'T WAIT Allison was an upbeat, enthusiastic teen. She was positive, eager, and energetic. She was one of the teens in my group and was always a joy. It was terrible the day I got the call about her dad. Allison’s dad died suddenly of a massive heart attack sitting in his office at work one ...read more

  • Allison Was An Upbeat, Enthusiastic Teen. She ...

    Contributed by Brian Matherlee on Sep 4, 2008
     | 1,174 views

    Allison was an upbeat, enthusiastic teen. She was positive, eager, and energetic. She was one of the teens in my group and was always a joy. It was terrible the day I got the call about her dad. Allison’s dad died suddenly of a massive heart attack sitting in his office at work one day. I got ...read more

  • Majority Rules?  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 9, 2008
    based on 3 ratings
     | 4,071 views

    Majority Rules? A rabbi was at odds with his congregation. The president of the synagogue said, "Rabbi, we must have a conference to settle this dispute once and for all." So the rabbi, the president an the ten elders met together to discuss the issue -- but the rabbi soon discovered that he was ...read more

  • Let Me Read A Quote From A Devotional By Os ...

    Contributed by Sean Harder on Nov 19, 2008
     | 1,295 views

    Let me read a quote from a devotional by Os Hillman: When we first begin our spiritual journey we often make decisions from convenience. Often, we decide what the outcome is that we want and then make decisions based on the perceived outcome. If it is a positive outcome, then we will make an ...read more

  • What Do You See?  PRO

    Contributed by Charles Wilkerson on Jul 7, 2009
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    WHAT DO YOU SEE? I don’t know if you’ve heard of Scott Ginsburg, but he is known for something very strange. As of today, he has worn a "Hello my name is..." tag for 3140 days. On one occasion he had given a speech to an employee group in South Dakota and told how he started wearing the name tag. ...read more

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