Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 8, 2006
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“We Christians too often substitute prayer for playing the game. Prayer is good; but when used as a substitute for obedience, it is nothing but a blatant hypocrisy, a despicable Pharisaism...To your knees, man! and to your Bible! Decide at once! Don’t hedge! Time flies! Cease your insults to God,
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Contributed by Mark Hensley on Oct 18, 2000
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*The captain of the ship looked into the dark night and saw faint lights in the distance. Immediately he told his signalman to send a message" "Alter your course 10 degrees south." Promptly a return message was received: "Alter your course 10 degrees north."
The captain was angered; his command had
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Baptist
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A person came to a minister to be counseled one day. He had lost money and said, “I”ve lost everything.”
Min: “”Oh I’m sorry to hear you have lost your faith.” Man: “no, I’ve not lost my faith.” Min: “Well then I’m
sorry to hear you have lost your character.” Man: “I didn’t say that, I
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Wesleyan
Contributed by Matthew Rogers on Mar 4, 2002
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A ship’s captain looked into the dark night and saw faint lights in the distance. Immediately he told his signalman to send this message: “Alter your course 10 degrees south.”
A prompt message came in return, “Alter your course 10 degrees north.”
Captain angered that his command had been ignored
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Christian/Church Of Christ
Contributed by Sherm Nichols on Nov 30, 2006
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A little girl had been taught the verse: Let your light so shine before men that they may see your good works and give glory to our Father who is in heaven. Her mom explained to her, "Well, it means that when you’re good and kind and thoughtful and obedient, you’re letting Christ’s light shine in
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Christian/Church Of Christ
Contributed by Bill Butsko on Oct 15, 2010
“Keep On Praying!”
“Though the foe of right oppress,
Keep on praying;
God is ever near to bless,
Keep on praying;
Let not fear your heart appall,
Naught of evil can befall,
Stronger is your God than all.
Keep on praying.
“Pilgrim, have you weary grown?
Keep on praying;
God is still upon the
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Christian Church
Contributed by Michael Biolsi on Nov 23, 2001
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Mark Twain said: “Speaking honestly is better. It takes a lot of stress out of our lives. If you tell the truth you don’t have to remember anything, but if you
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Baptist
Contributed by Jonathan Busch on Dec 22, 2002
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Many people are seeking laughter in their heart when they are really needing peace. Laughter is to a wounded heart what morphine is to terminal cancer. When the medicine is gone the pain is back.
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Pentecostal
Contributed by Matt Bombay on Apr 4, 2004
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The late Paul Hunsicker of the University of Michigan attempted to discover the answer to the question "What’s the toughest sport?" by taking 41 physical activities and gauging their demands in each of the following areas: coordination,
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Pentecostal
Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007
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"There is no longer any room in the world for a merely external form of Christianity, based upon custom. The world is entering upon a period of catastrophe and crisis when we are being forced to take sides, and in
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Contributed by Mark Eberly on Feb 12, 2008
Interactive Worship (praying for one another)
At this point a chair is brought out called the mercy seat and people take turns sitting in the chair as others gather around to "lay hands on" and pray for.
(sorry this is not really a
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Church Of God
Contributed by Mark Schaeufele on Sep 25, 2008
Probably all or most of us are familiar with the story of Spider Man. How a young man, Peter Parker, is accidentally shocked, and as a result, takes on some characteristic abilities of a spider. His identity is no
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Methodist
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