Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 8, 2005
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Seems St. Peter and the Devil had an agreement to share the costs of maintaining the fence between Heaven and Hell.
One weekend there was a bit of a brawl in Hell that got out of hand, and part of the fence was smashed. It went unfixed for weeks and St. Peter approached the Devil about mending
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 13, 2005
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Two old-timers were having a rather heated discussion in an old folks home. One, however, seemed to be doing most of the talking. This went on for several minutes while the second man waited patiently for an opening to present his side of the argument.
Just when it appeared the first man was about
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 7, 2006
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I am more and more convinced that man is a dangerous creature; and that power, whether vested in many or a few, is ever grasping, and, like the grave, cries, “Give, give!” The great fish swallow up the small; and he who is most strenuous for the rights of the people, when vested with power, is as
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2006
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A father of three won a shouting contest with a roar louder than a passing train. "If you want a war, you go!" Yoshihiko Kato shouted. The sound meter registered 115.8 decibels, louder than the racket of a train passing overhead on an elevated railroad. For that winning shout, Kato won the $750
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Contributed by John Shearhart on Jul 1, 2006
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“One of the basic characteristics of infancy is a lack of self-control. Not only do babies need diapers, they must be carried because they lack the necessary control and muscle coordination to sit up much less walk or run. If babies are healthy and normal, in time they will develop more and more
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Contributed by Todd Stiles on Nov 14, 2006
That’s right – “slavery” is the primary word used to talk about service or ministry in the Bible. In fact, let me bring you up to speed on our most biblical title: “doulos!” That’s right…you’re a doulos! Simply a slave. Feel better now, don’t you?
• Paul calls himself this every time, along with
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Baptist
Contributed by Steven Cannon on Jan 16, 2007
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Heb 5:7 During the days of Jesus’ life on earth, he offered up prayers and petitions with loud cries and tears to the one who could save him from death, and he was heard because of his reverent submission.
Heb 5:8 Although he was a son, he learned obedience from what he suffered
Heb 5:9 and,
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Christian/Church Of Christ
Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Jan 26, 2007
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When we pray for other people and focus on their needs and concerns we are involved in a significant form of volunteerism – we are investing our time in the lives of other people and when we do that, personal benefits are returned to us. We begin to feel a sense of value and purpose when we are
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Salvation Army
Contributed by Rick Pendleton on Apr 9, 2009
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TOO CLOSE TO WHERE I GOT IN
A little boy fell out of the bed in his sleep. His father picked him up and put him back in bed. He asked him, "Son, what happened?" The little boy responded, "I fell asleep too close to where I got in."
I believe that describes too many Christians today...they have
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Baptist
Contributed by Scott Bayles on Jun 16, 2009
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WHAT GOD LOOKS LIKE
A preacher once asked the preschoolers in Sunday school to draw pictures of God. He intended to use them as an illustration for his Sunday sermon. Toward the end of class the children were excited to show him their work. They came up with rainbows and men with big hands.
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Christian Church
Contributed by Mark Eberly on Aug 10, 2009
The phrase that helps remind me of not giving in to weariness (and we all get tired) is: Keeping on Keeping On.
Again this is not praying the same prayer in order to wear God down, it is being consistent, constant, and unwavering even when we don’t feel like it. I’m sure the widow wanted to give up
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Church Of God
“A human being has to work to live but has an insatiable appetite for more. This is common to both wise and foolish. Today the business world contains many clever people who work hard because they are obsessed with piling up money, while on the other side there are those who are ever alert for a
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Wesleyan
NO FUTURE WITHOUT FORGIVENESS
Archbishop Desmond Tutu cited the crucifixion as his inspiration. Tutu, daily living in the shadow of apartheid, said that the newly empowered South African blacks readily forgave their white persecutors, because they followed "the Jewish rabbi who, when he was
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Catholic
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