Contributed by A. Todd Coget on Aug 30, 2002
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Bible teacher F.B. Meyer once had a firewood factory that employed prisoners.
Meyer would give them a job to do, good wages, a place to live, and, when possible, spiritual encouragement.
In exchange, he expected them to render good employment.
They didn’t, and he lost money.
Finally he fired them
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Contributed by Paul Fritz on Oct 18, 2000
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MAKING THE CONNECTION
In a seminary missions class, Herbert Jackson told how, as a new missionary, he was assigned a car that would not start without a push. After pondering his problem, he devised a plan. He went to the school near his home, got permission to take some children out of class, and
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Contributed by Danny Thomas on May 21, 2001
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Open the Rose
A young, new preacher was walking with an older, more seasoned preacher in the garden one day and feeling a bit insecure about what God had for him to do, he was inquiring of the older preacher. The older preacher walked up to a rosebush and handed the young preacher a rosebud and
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Lisa Marino has a personal fitness coach who gives her advice and encouragement. But she’s never seen him. As a participant in a program called, “Life Practice,” Lisa begins each day by sending a report of her diet, exercise, sleep, and stress to an Internet web site. Later she receives an e-mail
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Contributed by Garris Hudson on Jan 31, 2022
E.M. Bounds, who was born in 1835, began his three-hour prayer routine at 4am. To him, prayer was not a prelude; it was a priority.
Edward Payson, who ministered during the Second Great Awakening, was said to have worn grooves into his hardwood floors as a result of prayer.
Adoniram Judson
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 10, 2003
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My father smoked all of my life so I grew up breathing second hand smoke. I never saw it as a good thing until the day I was thrust into the smoking section of a run down nursing in a big city. The room was just thick with the smoke and my fellow ministry team members couldn’t even stand it, so
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Contributed by Kenneth Squires on Jan 31, 2006
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Moses is now 40 years old (Acts 7:23). His life can be broken into three sections:
1st 40 years - Moses thought he was a somebody
2nd 40 years - Moses realized he was a
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Contributed by Garris Hudson on Apr 7, 2022
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A student at Penn State University went out on a ledge of a tall building on campus and threatened to take her life by jumping off. The campus chaplain was called in to bring calmness while awaiting the emergency team from nearby.
When the chaplain found the young woman, her threats seemed very
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Contributed by Garris Hudson on Jul 12, 2023
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A busy young father came home late from work and his two young daughters ran to the car to meet him. The oldest daughter got their first and jumped into Daddy's arms telling him how much she loved him while the youngest watched.
As they walked into the house, the oldest daughter looked back
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