Contributed by Brian Matherlee on Nov 29, 2007
Author Thom Rainer tells of a man name George who learned a few weeks after becoming a Christian that at least 4 people were praying for him daily. George said:
“I wasn’t surprised (my wife) was praying for me….then George learned about others. ‘A friend of mine who lives over seven hundred miles
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Wesleyan
Contributed by Jay Winters on Dec 30, 2007
In the movie, Hotel Rwanda, based on a true story from the Rwandan civil war and genocide, Paul Russebegina played by Don Cheadle goes and makes a deal with the leader of the genocidal Interahamwe militia to get more supplies for his hotel where he is hiding refugees. The deal goes fine, but this
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Lutheran
Contributed by Sherm Nichols on Dec 31, 2007
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A farmer loaned his mule to a neighbor to help with some plow work. After an hour or so, he came back for help. “That mule won’t do a thing. I can’t even get him to move over to the plow.” The farmer said, “Let’s go have a look at him.” He picked up a 2 x 4 and followed his neighbor out to the
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Christian/Church Of Christ
Contributed by Timothy Dolan on Jan 5, 2008
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Are you all familiar with the ‘Footprints’ poster that essentially says that when times get rough and there was only one set of footprints in the sand as you walked with God, that this is the time when God carried you. How inspirational, but it’s a lie! What drivel…it all started within a heresy
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Baptist
Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 2, 2008
There’s an old fable about a miserable rich man who went to visit a rabbi. The rabbi took the rich man by the hand and led him to a window.
"Look out there," he said. The rich man looked into the street. "What do you see?" asked the rabbi.
"I see men, women, and children," answered the rich
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 2, 2008
In Miami, two brothers aged 15 and 17 celebrated their parents’ weekend absence by cruising the family car into a poor section of town and shooting six-inch spear darts into the backs of people walking down the sidewalk – mostly elderly African-Americans. When they were arrested, the oldest boy
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Contributed by Tony Abram on Apr 6, 2008
Every Christian should know the steps needed to lead a person to Christ. I remember back in a western town in Australia being stopped by 6 teenagers when they heard me say hello to them. They asked me if I was an American and what was I doing in their town. I told them we were there in the City
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A news story from Wales told of a feud in a church looking for a new pastor. It read:
"Yesterday the two opposition groups both sent ministers to the pulpit. Both spoke simultaneously, each trying to shout above the others. Both called for hymns, and the congregation sang two--each trying to
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Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Paul Dietz on Sep 13, 2008
The song I have chosen to share with you today should be fairly well known, especially to those who have spent a part of their life either in scouting or church related organizations as a child. Some may recall this little jingle from their school days. So, here it is:
Make new friends,
But keep
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Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Oct 27, 2008
The St. Bartholomew’s Day massacre … was a wave of Roman Catholic mob violence against the Huguenots (French Calvinist Protestants), during the French Wars of Religion. Traditionally believed to have been instigated by Catherine de’ Medici, the mother of King Charles IX, the massacre took place six
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Independent/Bible
Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Nov 13, 2008
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WORLDLY DISTRACTION
A man bought a new hunting dog. Eager to see how he would perform, he took him out to track a bear. No sooner had they gotten into the woods than the dog picked up the trail. Suddenly he stopped, sniffed the ground, and headed in a new direction. He had caught the scent of a
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Pentecostal
Contributed by Davon Huss on Nov 24, 2008
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There was a boy who was adopted by a Christian couple. When that boy became a teenager he started to hang around the wrong crowd. He got involved with drugs and the wrong kind of girls. He broke his curfew and was just rebellious. That couple went and talked to the preacher. They asked the
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Christian/Church Of Christ
Contributed by Rick Crandall on Jul 16, 2009
When I was a senior in high school, I took a trip with some friends over to Myrtle Beach South Carolina. We were headed east on the interstate, going up a long hill, when suddenly the cars started acting very strange on the other side. People were weaving, waving, yelling, flashing their lights and
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Baptist
Contributed by Sean Harder on Mar 18, 2010
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HOLDING ON
Let me share a story from Chuck Swindoll.
"Four guys decided to go mountain climbing one weekend. In the middle of the climb, one fella slipped over a cliff, dropped about 60 feet and landed with a thud on the ledge below. The other three hoping to rescue him yelled, 'Joe, are you
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Contributed by Ross Cochrane on Mar 22, 2010
NO RENOVATION...DEMOLITION!
My son and daughter in law are wanting to renovate their home. They need more space with a new baby coming. As it is, my granddaughter sleeps in what was once a large walk-in closet. So they really need some space. Even then the house will still be small.
The house
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Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Tim Smith on Mar 17, 2011
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BLESSING PEOPLE
Reggie McNeal tells the story of one man who decided to bless the baristas at the Starbucks he frequents. When he asked them the question, “How can I ask God to bless you?” they were somewhat taken aback. Slowly but surely, they warmed up to him and the employees started to come
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Methodist
Contributed by Rodelio Mallari on Apr 13, 2011
ABRAHAM'S WORSHIP
The Jews have a legend that when Abraham started on his journeys he saw the stars in the heavens and said, "I will worship the stars." But before long the stars set. Then Abraham saw the constellations—the Pleiades and the rest of them—and he said, "I will worship the
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