Contributed by Kelly Benton on Jan 29, 2013
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CARRYING WHAT I DON'T NEED
I think back to my Army days. All those foot marches and all the pain associated with them. As a young private I packed pretty much everything I could before we went out. I wanted to make sure I had all the comforts to help make life easier. I made sure to have extra
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Contributed by Kelly Mitchell on Jan 10, 2013
In 1 John 4:18, we are assured that Love defeats fear. That’s good news. But be careful not to read that God’s Love, and God’s Love alone drives out fear. It can. It does. However, some things are very difficult to fight alone. Go back and read verse 12 of Chapter 4 as well. There we are
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Contributed by Scott Carson on Mar 29, 2001
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A man on vacation was strolling along outside his hotel in Acapulco, enjoying the sunny Mexican weather. Suddenly, he was attracted by the screams of a woman kneeling in front of a child. The man knew enough Spanish to determine that the boy had swallowed a coin. Seizing the child by the heels, the
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William Ernest Henley (1849-1903)
Invictus
Out of the night that covers me,
Black as the Pit from pole to pole,
I thank whatever gods may be
For my unconquerable soul.
In the fell clutch of circumstance
I have not winced nor cried aloud.
Under the bludgeonings of chance
My head is
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 16, 2001
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Bishop Gerland Kennedy of California tells the true story of a shipwreck off the coast of Evanston, Ill. Many years ago. The students of Northwestern University came to the rescue. One student, Edward Spenser, personally saved the lives of 17 persons that day. Years later a reporter was writing
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 26, 2002
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Betty Maxfield survived the 9/11 tragedy at the Pentagon. In the Chicago Tribune, she said, “I should’ve been dead. We were all, for some reason, saved. My question now is, what am I supposed to do with it? I just can’t go waste it. I thought I was living my life well before, but obviously there’s
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 1, 2004
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As an electrician I was once completing the final lighting fitment in a family home. With me at the same time were 2 other tradesmen, (a carpenter and a stonemason) who were also applying the finishing touches to their handy work. When the young couple that owned the house arrived, they excitedly
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Contributed by Richard Mcnair on Nov 4, 2004
Betty Maxfield survived the 9/11 tragedy at the Pentagon. In the Chicago Tribune, she said, “I should’ve been dead. We were all, for some reason, saved. My question now is, what am I supposed to do with it? I just can’t go waste it. I thought I was living my life well before, but obviously there’s
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Contributed by Peter Loughman on Oct 27, 2006
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Story – Jesus this, Jesus that.
Few years ago I was talking with folks from this church – they needed a pastor.
Really liked their church, seemed like great people.
After awhile I noticed – Jesus didn’t seem to have anything to do with this church.
Presbyterian – by the way.
I, pointed this
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Contributed by Steven Cannon on Jan 16, 2007
John 11:38 Jesus, once more deeply moved, came to the tomb. It was a cave with a stone laid across the entrance.John 11:39 "Take away the stone," he said. "But, Lord," said Martha, the sister of the dead man, "by this time there is a bad odor, for he has been there four days." John 11:40 Then
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Contributed by Rick Pendleton on Sep 9, 2008
Michael Jordan averaged 32 points per game over his 15 years in the NBA. A reporter asked him how he was able to maintain such a high average and he replied, "I simplify the matter. It takes only takes eight points per quarter to score 32. I find a way every quarter to simply get those eight
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