Contributed by John Boquist on Aug 9, 2008
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LACK OF WARNING
Imagine if the highway department only wanted to put up highway signs that made people feel good about driving. Instead of speed limit signs with a number, they would say something like, "Whatever seems right to you." Gone would be any signs indicating potential danger such as
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Contributed by David Baeder on Jun 10, 2009
ALLURE OF LUST AND GREED
Last night they had another one of those Dateline stings. In the sting, an undercover agent poses as a 13-15 year old on the internet, in one of those on-line chat rooms. Almost every man who came to a house to meet an underage girl for immoral purposes had seen previous
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Christian/Church Of Christ
Contributed by Donnie Martin on May 4, 2010
No Short Cuts For Revival
Finally, there are no shortcuts when it comes to revival. The church desperately needs revival, but it is not going to come by quick and easy methods. Evan Roberts prayed for eleven years before the Welsh Revival broke out, and his ministry during that remarkable time
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A Christian arrives in Heaven and meets the people of the OLD TESTAMENT Scriptures.
To Noah, he asks what it was like to be in the ark with all those animals.
To Joseph, he asks what it was like to be understand dreams and be 2nd in command of all of Egypt.
To Moses, he asks what it
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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From rags to riches. These kinds of stories always excite us somewhat. They are feel-good stories and they always offer to the common person a bit of encouragement to make something of ourselves in life. HAVEN’T WE ALL DREAMED AT ONE TIME OF PERHAPS DOING SOMETHING GREAT OR EXTRA-ORDINARY?
Perhaps
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Contributed by Brian Buriff on Mar 1, 2010
THERE’S NO WAY HE SHOULD HAVE BEEN ON THE MEDAL STAND
A. 19 Yr-Old Speed-Skater JR Celski.
1. Going into final turn the 1,500-meter short-track speed skating final
2. J.R. Celski was fifth – skating behind Apolo Ohno who was in 4th
3. The South Korean skaters had a firm grasp on the gold,
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Contributed by Bruce Howell on Aug 4, 2001
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Illus.: “Moody Loses His Temper”
One time D. L. Moody was lecturing and a theological student asked a question. Moody snapped back at him. At the end of his talk he paused and confessed, “Friends, I want to confess before you that I made a great mistake at the beginning of this meeting. I
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Contributed by Howard Parnell on Sep 18, 2002
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A counselor was trying to help a man who had come forward during an evangelistic meeting. "I’m a Christian," the man said, "but there’s sin in my life, and I need help." The counselor showed him I Jn. 1:9 and suggested that the man confess his sins to God.
"Oh Father," the man began, "if we have
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Contributed by Paul Decker on Dec 1, 2002
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WHAT GOD SAYS
In the Spring of 1924, Jack Sundine was a four-year-old kid, standing in a line with his father inside the White House, waiting to meet President Calvin Coolidge. As they neared him, Jack noticed that he said something to each visitor as they shook hands. Soon, the thrilling moment
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 21, 2005
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The first date Jim (Elliot) asked me for was to a missionary meeting at Moody Church in Chicago, late in April. Not surprising that he would choose an event like this rather than a concert or dinner out. The speaker was one of the daughters of the famous missionary to Africa C.T. Studd. She told of
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006
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Teens Want Modest Clothes: Students at Mountain View High School in Mesa, AZ, have presented a petition to Dillard’s Phoenix division. They are asking the department store chain to offer modest alternatives to teen clothing that resembles the attire of pop music stars like Britney Spears and
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Contributed by Richard Francis on Sep 10, 2007
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Verses 1 - 2: As the deer pants for streams of water, so my soul pants for you, O God. My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. When can I go and meet with God? What do you picture? A nice deer skipping up to a clear bubbling flowing spring and gently lapping up the refreshing water? Me I see a
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Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Sep 15, 2008
Patsy Dancey tells this story:
Hospital regulations require a wheelchair for patients being discharged. However, while working as a student nurse, I found an elderly gentleman already dressed and sitting on the bed with a suitcase at his feet-who insisted he didn’t need my help to leave the
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Independent/Bible
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I heard the story of a young man who told his pastor that the Lord had called him into the ministry. And for several months he was busy in the work of the Lord, serving in the pulpit, leading Bible studies, going to prayer meeting, and so on. But then all of a sudden, he stopped coming to church.
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Presbyterian/Reformed
Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Apr 6, 2009
O Lord, how shall I meet Thee,
How welcome Thee aright?
Thy people long to greet Thee,
My Hope, my heart’s Delight!
Oh, kindle, Lord most holy,
Thy lamp within my breast
To do in spirit lowly
All that may please Thee best.
Thy Zion strews before Thee
Green boughs and fairest palms,
And I, too, will
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