Her husband had skillfully amassed a multi-million dollar fortune. When her husband learned that he was dying he asked only one thing of her---he told her the entire fortune is yours but please do this one thing, have a will drawn up. He said something to the effect----Since we have no children
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Tony Campolo tells of a conversation he had on an airplane:
It was one o'clock in the morning when I boarded the red-eye flight going from California to Philadelphia. I was looking forward to getting some rest, but the guy next to me wanted to talk.
He asked, "What do you do?"
Now when I want to
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The boy sobbed, "But Dad, I want my ball..."
"You can play with your ball," I said, "but you’ll have to go downstairs and get it yourself" Now the tears flowed.
Tony’s playroom held the stuffed animals, toys, and games that four-year-old love. He spent hours there. But to turn on the
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Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Mar 1, 2026
[301]. A MESSAGE FROM A POEM - THERE WAS AN OBEDIENT FISH
Disobedience was the first sin in all of human history. Adam and Eve disobeyed, and through that disobedience gained a sin nature. Disobedience has remained at the forefront of sin and this can also be applied to Christians.
Jonah was
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We have a famous poem on our kitchen wall. Let me read it to you:
One night a man had a dream.
He dreamed he was walking along the beach with the Lord. Across the sky flashed scenes from his life. For each scene he noticed two sets of footprints in the sand; one belonged to him, and the other to
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Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Jul 3, 2024
[022] A MESSAGE FROM A POEM - AT HIS FEET
This poem looks at certain events focussed on being at the Lord’s feet. Those feet that today bear the scars of Calvary, walked this earth in ministry and teaching as God among us. The best known story about the feet of Jesus is this one – {{Luke
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Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Sep 9, 2025
[193]. MESSAGE FROM A POEM– NO ONE ELSE IS WORTHY OF SUCH PRAISE
This poem is the focus on the worthiness of the Lord for no one else is worthy. Jesus is the One who died, and was raised again for our sins.
There is so much these days of showmanship that is not worship. We hear song people
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Contributed by Tim Smith on Mar 17, 2011
PRAISING HIM WITH LIFTED HANDS
I attended a Conference in Overland Park, KS. The host pastor stood up before the opening worship service and said, he grew up in a controlled, dignified and domesticated worship service. He said no one in that church raised their hands in praise. But then when he
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Contributed by Ted Sutherland on Aug 27, 2001
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A country preacher sold a mule to a friend, and told him the mule was trained to go when the rider said "Praise the Lord," and to stop when the rider said, "Amen." The buyer mounted the beast and commanded, "Praise the Lord," and the mule shot off like a rocket. The startled rider panicked. "Whoa!"
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Contributed by Melvin Newland on Nov 13, 2001
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The story is told that in the latter 1800’s, Alfred Lord Tennyson invited a Russian nobleman to his estate. And early one morning this nobleman took off with dogs & guns & servants to go hunting.
At mid-day he returned & Lord Tennyson asked him how he did. He answered, "Not very well. I shot
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Contributed by Doyle Hayes on Jul 7, 2009
S. Lewis Johnson wrote in his article entitled “The Paralysis of Legalism” One of the most serious problems facing the orthodox church today is the problem of legalism. One of the most serious problems facing the church in Paul’s day was the problem of legalism. In every day it is the same.
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Dr Dobson “Marriage is a sacrament designed by God that serves as a metaphor for the relationship between Christ and His church. Tampering with His plan for the family is immoral and wrong. To violate the Lord’s expressed will for humankind, especially in
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Contributed by Gregg Bitter on Jul 22, 2009
Or consider the story of the boy catching fish for supper. He wanted to give some to the Lord. So he brought a fish to the pastor. The pastor asked, "Where are the other fish for you to eat?" The boy answered,
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Contributed by Dan Cormie on Oct 27, 2002
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A man is walking past the field of a farmer with a cow on a roap. The farmer says, "Hey mister, where ya goin with thet there cow?’
The man replies, "I’m takin it to town to sell it."
The farmer says, " You mean if it’s the Lords will you are."
The man says , "Well it’s my cow and I recon I can do
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