Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 12, 2001
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Some of us get so used to the adrenaline rush of handling crises that we become dependent on it for a sense of excitement and energy. How does urgency feel? Stressful? Pressured? Tense? Exhausting? Sure. But let’s be honest. It’s also sometimes exhilarating. We feel useful. We feel
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Contributed by Johnny Creasong on May 11, 2002
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In A View from the Zoo, Gary Richmond tells about the birth of a giraffe:
The first things to emerge are the baby giraffe’s front hooves and head. A few minutes later the plucky newborn is hurled forth, falls ten feet,
and lands on its back. Within seconds, he rolls to an upright position with
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Church Of God
Contributed by David Rogers on Nov 16, 2004
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When Dr. W.A. Criswell, pastor of the largest Southern Baptist Church in North America, was preaching I the North Shore Baptist Church in Chicago, he was entertained at the home of deacon James L. Kraft who was the superintendent of the Sunday School and founder of Kraft foods. Kraft said that as
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Baptist
Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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Dr. Anthony T. Evans, Guiding Your Family in a Misguided World.
One day, two monks were walking through the countryside. They were on their way to another village to help bring in the crops. As they walked, they spied an old woman sitting at the edge of a river. She was upset because there was no
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Contributed by Stephen Evoy on May 11, 2008
In the hands of ordinary Christians, small social groups are a big spiritual deal. This is because "ordinary Christians" have more credibility than the ordained clergy. A guy named Herb Miller did some great research:
* When first-time visitors to a local church receive a "glad you came" visit
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Free Methodist
Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 18, 2003
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…Harry Truman, whose presidency included such momentous decisions as the Marshall Plan and the first use of the atomic bomb, once said: “I wonder how far Moses would have gone if he had taken a poll in
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Think about How children are……….My daughter loves Pecan Pie and she knows if we have some she can have it after we eat supper but she is tempted to eat it first……it’s
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Baptist
Contributed by John Shearhart on Jun 9, 2006
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The Greeks had a race in their Olympic games that was unique. The winner was not the runner who finished first. It was the runner who finished with his torch still lit. I want to run all the way with the flame of my torch
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If we are to be truly born again, one of the first things we have to do is to acknowledge our weakness and our helplessness. We cannot sustain a spiritual life by ourselves. If we are to grow spiritually, we must learn to
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Episcopal/Anglican
Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
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"Think not of death as the extinguishing of life, but rather the snuffing out of a
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