Contributed by Owen Bourgaize on Jan 4, 2005
John Wesley had a great contemporary in God’s service in the evangelical revival in the 18th century. His name was George Whitfield. They were great friends from their days at Oxford but were divided in their theology. Wesley was Arminian but Whitfield followed Calvin and there was some
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Baptist
Contributed by Timothy Smith on Oct 25, 2006
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I heard about a 4 year old staying with his Grandma and he said, "Grandma, I want `unch’." She said, "You want what?" "I want `unch’." She said, "You mean, you want lunch!" "Yes, I want `unch’." Grandma said, "I’m not gong to give it to you until you say it correctly. Now, what do you want?" "I
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Christian Church
Contributed by Sherm Nichols on Nov 17, 2006
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Nova Scotia. The manager of an insurance agency group told the salesmen under him that they weren’t being assertive enough. They weren’t showing a willingness to do whatever it takes to get their job done. One agent wanted to change that right away. Outside the window, on the 17th floor, were
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Christian/Church Of Christ
Contributed by James Chandler on Jan 10, 2007
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A new preacher at the local church walked into
the auditorium of His new church. He thought it
would be best to move the piano from the right
side of the stage to the left side of the stage,
so he moved it. Soon after he was fired for the
disruption caused by the new
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Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Mar 21, 2007
The Shepherd Psalm does speak against anxiety, worry, and fear. It calls for trust in God. Here’s an example of the wrong kind of faith.
Are you familiar with the Broom Hilda comic strip? Anybody ever seen it?
For an illustration of mindless faith I like the conversation that takes place between
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Pentecostal
Contributed by James Chandler on Apr 5, 2007
I have been to the eye doctor many times. Sometimes they would dilate my eyes and everything would get so blurry and out of focus. It would be hours before I could really get my focus back and see clearly.
Sometimes things were blurry not because my eyes were dilated but because my eyesight
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Christian/Church Of Christ
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A U.S. soldier shot by a sniper in Iraq back in August 2007 said his pocket-sized Bible tucked in his shirt saved his life by stopping a bullet near his heart. 22 year old Pfc. Brendon Schweigart was helping retrieve a tank in Iraq when he was hit by a sniper’s bullet. Schweigart said the bullet
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WORRIED THAT SHE'LL STOP CLAPPING
David Buttrick tells of a baby who claps her hands over most anything. "Shove breakfast cereal in the front of her, you’ll get a hand clap. Sit her in a circle of toys, and she’ll break into applause. Her parents took her to the seashore to watch the waves roll
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Wesleyan
Contributed by John Perry on Feb 9, 2010
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GOD SHOWING THROUGH
One Sunday morning a little girl on her way home from Sunday school in the car said to her parents, "I don't understand." Her parents said "What don't you understand, sweetheart?"
She said "Well, our Sunday school teacher today told us that God is inside of us!" "That's right
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Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Jun 22, 2010
A professor at Cornell University wrote this poem. I can’t decide if he were a disciple of Christ or an opponent.
What was our trust, we trust not;
What was our faith, we doubt.
Whether we must or must not,
We may debate about.
The soul perhaps is a gust of gas,
And wrong is a
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Contributed by Davon Huss on Sep 28, 2010
Roger Staubach who led the Dallas Cowboys to the World Championship in ‘71 admitted that his position as a quarterback who didn’t call his own signals was a source of trial for him. Coach Landry sent in every play. He told Roger when to pass, when to run and only in emergency situations could he
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Christian/Church Of Christ
DELIVERING DEATH NOTICES
When I lived in Albuquerque I was trained by the Albuquerque Police Department to deliver death notifications to people in town. The Police Department used local preachers wearing suits with Police Chaplain badges instead of sending uniformed officers because it was
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Contributed by Lou Nicholes on May 14, 2011
YOU DIDN'T WATCH
One time when Michigan State was playing UCLA in football, the score was tied at 14 with only seconds to play. Duffy Daugherty, Michigan State's coach, sent in place kicker Dave Kaiser who booted a field goal that won the game. When the kicker returned to the bench, Daugherty
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Is there anybody here who has ever told somebody a secret? What’s the first thing you say, when you are about to tell somebody a secret? Right-Don’t tell anybody. But if the secret is some really good news, and you’re the person who is being told the secret, your face lights up, your eyes get
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Presbyterian/Reformed
Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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A.W. Tozer’s Definition of a Christian
A Real Christian:
• He feels supreme love for One whom he has never seen,
• Talks familiarly every day to Someone he cannot see,
• Expects to go to heaven on the virtue of Another,
• Empties himself in order to be full,
• Admits he is wrong so he can be
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Contributed by Jimmy Dillon on Nov 1, 2007
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Roger Staubach who led the Dallas Cowboys to the Super Bowl in 71’ & 78’ admitted that his position as a quarterback who didn’t call his own signals was a source of trial for him. Coach Landry sent in every play.
He told Roger when to pass, when to run and only in emergency situations could he
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Baptist
Contributed by Peter Loughman on Jan 1, 2008
GOODNESS SCALE
Let’s look at it this way. If we place a scale on the wall behind me, with bad being at the bottom and good being at the top, where would you place yourself? We could place Hitler near the bottom, and Billy Graham closer to the top, right? My guess is all of us place ourselves
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Evangelical/Non-Denominational
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