Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 9, 2008
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Majority Rules?
A rabbi was at odds with his congregation. The president of the synagogue said, "Rabbi, we must have a conference to settle this dispute once and for all." So the rabbi, the president an the ten elders met together to discuss the issue -- but the rabbi soon discovered that he was
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He was born into wealth and was raised in a mansion. Today he wears prison gray after being convicted of planting a car bomb that took the lives of two members of his family. His almost unbelievable reversal of circumstances came after he tried to get control of a $10-million family
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Contributed by Steve Gallimore on Dec 14, 2008
On January 8, 1956 Jim Elliot, along with four other missionaries was killed while trying to bring this Good News of Christ to the Waodoni people of the Auca Indians in Ecuador. In his journal published in a book titled SHADOW OF THE ALMIGHTY, Jim wrote these words:
“One doesn’t learn to speak a
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Contributed by Michael West on Dec 20, 2008
The Golf Club
There was a famous golfer who had been invited by the king of Saudi Arabia to play in a tournament. He accepted and was flown there by the King in his own private jet. They played golf, had a good time and the golfer went home. But before he left, the king offered the golfer anything
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Independent/Bible
Contributed by Scott Berry on Aug 13, 2009
HOW MANY TIMES WOULD YOU FORGIVE YOUR DOG?
Think for a minute, how forgiving would you be as if your pet messed the carpet several times a day? I think eventually you’d give up on your pets and take them out into the wilderness and set them free, you know what I mean - dump them.
God’s love and
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Contributed by David Moore on Mar 26, 2010
I was interested to read a comment by the golfer Tiger Woods this week. As we all know Tiger Woods had a spectacular fall from grace, so to speak. One minute he was this squeaky clean, highly paid sports star, the toast of the golfing world and the next it was revealed he was a serial adulterer,
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Contributed by Ross Cochrane on Apr 28, 2010
Some years ago in Whitsunday Baptist Church a few men got together and started a prayer meeting. We met every week on a Monday morning at 6 am at Wyn’s place. It was high up on the side of a mountainous hill that overlooked Proserpine and back towards Airlie Beach. They were great prayer meetings.
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Contributed by Curry Pikkaart on Aug 16, 2011
THE ACCELERATOR OF SIN
The late Ray Stedman recalled a time he was a guest at a conference and was driven around in a Lincoln Continental. He remembered thinking how quietly it rode--he couldn’t hear the engine. Yet, as they drove through mountain passages, he realized that with each push of the
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Contributed by Eugene Morell on Jul 1, 2012
CALL SIN SOMETHING ELSE, PLEASE?
There is a story about a Methodist preacher who often spoke on the subject of sin. He defined sin as that abominable thing that God hates. One day some of the leading laymen came to urge their pastor to stop using the word sin. The laymen told their pastor that
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Moments with mothers ... and with grandmothers.... Often become the foundation ...of memories ... that in turn ... become stories ... that are shared within the family... for many years.
And as Children ... I have found ... we relate....... to our mothers ...differently .... through the
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Contributed by Dan Erickson on Nov 21, 2000
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There is a story about a pastor who was building a wooden trellis to support a climbing vine. As he pounded away, he saw that a little boy was watching him. The youngster didn’t say a word, so the pastor kept on working, thinking the lad would just leave. But he didn’t. Finally the pastor asked,
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Contributed by Alan Stokes on Apr 22, 2001
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In his book The Counselor, A.W. Tozer said, "Spell this out in capital letters: THE HOLY SPIRIT IS A PERSON. He is not enthusiasm. He is not courage. He is not energy. He is not the personification of all good qualities, like Jack Frost is the personification of cold weather. Actually, the Holy
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Holiness
Contributed by Bruce Howell on Sep 7, 2001
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Illus.: “Get On With the Operation”
A soldier was badly wounded. A surgeon said to him, “I must operate right away. I think I ought to tell you that you have one chance in a hundred to come through. Have you anything to say?” The soldier answered, “No, doctor, get on with the operation! All
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Contributed by A. Todd Coget on Mar 28, 2002
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QUESTION AND ANSWER
One lady wrote in to a question and answer forum.
"Dear Sirs,
Our preacher said on Easter, that Jesus just swooned
on the cross and that the disciples nursed Him back
to health. What do you think?
Sincerely, Bewildered.
Dear Bewildered,
Beat your preacher with a
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Contributed by Davon Huss on May 21, 2002
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A. Quote from the movie Hoosiers "Forget about the crowds, the size of the school, their fancy uniforms, and remember what got you here, focus on the fundamentals we have gone over time and time again, and most importantly don’t get caught up thinking about winning or losing this game. If you put
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Contributed by Don Hawks on Jul 31, 2002
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In the news last week was the story of the rescue of the 9 miners from the PA coal mine. A large part of their survival was their encouragement of one another. One of the miners said, “We decided we were all going to live together or die together.”
Your words of encourgament are like the leaven
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Methodist
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