Contributed by Mark Thometz on Aug 27, 2012
I grew up in what I would consider, lower middle class. In the schools I went to as a kid there were really 3 levels of kids when it came to income. You had the rich kids. These kids had a Playstation AND N64, which were big when I was kid. They had huge houses and a TV in every room. Then you had
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Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Jun 21, 2024
[017] A MESSAGE FROM A POEM - ALTOGETHER LOVELY ONE
There are times when we feel our hearts going out in worship to our Lord. What is the difference between praise and worship? This is not a sermon so I won’t be answering that question here, but I hope you think on it and that it might warm
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Contributed by Ron Ferguson on May 7, 2025
[099]. A MESSAGE FROM A POEM – GLORIOUS TRUTHS FROM ROMANS
Romans is the most doctrinal book in the Bible so it would be impossible to cover all the points in a poem. I am currently working through Romans in a commentary –
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Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Oct 30, 2025
[236]. A MESSAGE FROM A POEM - ROMANS 5 EXPLORATION
The book of Romans is considered to be The Gospel According to Paul, and is the most theological book in the New Testament. Chapter 5 is one some find difficult in the arguments the Holy Spirit makes through the Apostle.
I based my poem on
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Contributed by Juan Lane on Apr 21, 2005
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I was talking to one of my friends from the islands and he was explaining how the people on his island loved mangos. He went ahead to explain how mangos were also the leading fruit import to the island and how they would raise the prices on mangos at will. The second part to
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Contributed by Ed Wood on Jun 10, 2005
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A simple story told by James Pleitz illustrates how easily we forget how blessed we are.
Two children dressed in ragged and outgrown clothes, huddled inside the storm door. “Any old papers, lady?” The woman was busy and wanted to say so— until she looked down on their feet and saw their sandals
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Contributed by Gene Edwards on Jan 12, 2007
IN ONE OF OUR CELEBRATED GREEK TRAGEDIES, ORESTES, WHO HAD SLAIN HIS MOTHER AS A JUDICIOUS ACT BECAUSE, IN CONJUNCTION WITH HER PARAMOUR, SHE HAD MURDERED HIS FATHER, AGAMEMNON,
1. ON HIS RETURN FROM TROY, IS REPRESENTED AS PURSUED BY THE FURIES.
M. IN HIS DISTRESS, APOLLO ADVISES HIM TO GO
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 24, 2001
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THE MIRACLE OF THE GROCERIES
The following is a true story. In 1984, Mike and his family belonged to an East Coast church. One Sunday evening, the sermon was on sacrificial offerings, and a special offering was taken at the end of the sermon. The only money in Mike’s wallet was a $50 bill,
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THE WAY INDICATED
An open door which no man can shut, and a closed door which no man can open, are indications of God’s way. Rev. 3:8.
One morning at a hotel at Denver I inquired of the Lord what I should do that day. The answer came to my heart: "Write to Marion, and to Mrs. Reynolds, and
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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Some years ago someone sent me an e-mail entitled “Shake it off and step up.” It perfectly illustrates the concept of dealing with disappointment. A parable is told of a farmer who owned an old mule. The mule fell into the farmer’s well. The farmer heard the mule ‘braying’. After carefully
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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On Tithing:
W.A. Criswell tells of an ambitious young man who told his pastor he’d promised God a tithe of his income. They prayed for God to bless his career. At that time he was making $40.00 per week and tithing $4.00. God did just that and in a few years his income increased and he was tithing
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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Someone once asked radio commentator Paul Harvey to reveal the secret of his success. Here’s what he said: "I get up when I fall down," Bits & Pieces, March 3, 1994, p. 16.
That’s pretty simple, but I think race-car-driver Bill Vukovich might have him beat. When someone asked Vukovich the Secret
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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A group of geography students studied the "Seven Wonders of the World." At the end of the lecture, the students were asked to list what they considered to be the present-day seven wonders of the world. Although there was some disagreement, the following got the most votes: 1) the Great Pyramids of
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Contributed by Mark Eberly on Mar 17, 2008
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A family went to dine at a restaurant and the six-year-old boy was asked to say the blessing.
As they bowed their heads he said, “God is great. God is good. Thank you for this food. And I would even thank you more, God, if Mom bought us some ice cream after dinner with liberty and justice for all.
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Contributed by Rick Crandall on Jul 12, 2008
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Paul could have been filled with bitterness, but he overflowed with the joy of the Lord, and we can too! Our hands are not in chains today. We are blessed far more than most people in the world. But if all of that was taken away, we would still have grace; we would still have Heaven; we would still
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 31, 2008
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GOOD NEWS
Our world is desperately in need of some good news. Suzanne Jennings wrote this song in 1999:
I woke up Monday morning, walked out on the lawn
My eyes were barely open, and my mouth began to yawn
Picked up the daily paper, every single headline said,
That this ole world is full of
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Contributed by Paul Carlson on Feb 16, 2009
ACCEPTING OR COMPLAINING
In 2002, Lisa Beamer was interviewed by a writer for Today’s Christian Woman. She was asked "What happened to you on 9-11?" Lisa gave some details of the early part of that day and then says, "As soon as I heard that (it had been her husband’s flight), I cried out 'No!'
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