Contributed by Don Hawks on Feb 3, 2004
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When I was attending Bluefield College as a young man many years ago I was talking to a pastor of an Independent Baptist church—someone I had known for several years in my hometown. The college had just started allowing dancing on campus about the time I started attending there. The Pastor I
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Methodist
Contributed by Sermon Central on May 4, 2004
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ACCORDING TO THE NUMBERS
82: Percentage of women ages 40-44 who are mothers (down from
90% in 1976)
4 million: Number of women a year who become mothers (or about 40%
of all births in a year)
25.1: Average age of first-time mothers (a record high, up
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Katherine Kehler gives practical advice on the need to spend the day with the Lord:
Usually our days are filled with the demands of life crying for our attention, ...but today, whether for four, eight or 12 hours, your only priority is to be with your Lord ...to bask in His love, to thank and
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Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 26, 2004
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A REMARKABLE WORK
When Benjamin Franklin was the Ambassador to France, he occasionally attended the Infidels Club -- a group that spent most of its time searching for and reading literary masterpieces. On one occasion Franklin read the book of Ruth to the club, but changed the names in it so it
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Contributed by Donald Stevens on Sep 30, 2004
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- Wesley taught about Prevenient Grace, Justifying Grace, and Sanctifying Grace.
- And even if we know about those forms of grace that Wesley emphasized,
- I think that we still have a hard time understanding what grace really is.
- I once heard it explained this way.
- Suppose that someone
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Contributed by Richard Mcnair on Oct 27, 2004
ILL>> A Coloradoan moved to Texas and built a house with a large picture window from which he could view hundreds of miles of rangeland. "The only problem is," he said, "there’s nothing to see." About the same time, a Texan moved to Colorado and built a house with a large picture window
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Baptist
Contributed by Bill Butsko on Jan 4, 2007
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Story: “When Orders Conflict”
A young man about to enter the regular army was talking with an old soldier. The old soldier had been giving him some strong advice on the subject of obeying orders. “But suppose, General,” said the young man, “orders sometimes conflict. What am I to do in a case
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Christian Church
Contributed by Fred Sigle on Feb 13, 2007
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A PREACHER told about his nine-year-old daughter who one day JUMPED off the SCHOOL BUS as it stopped in front of her house and SLAMMED her way through the front door. She MARCHED up the stairs into her ROOM and again SLAMMED the DOOR. All the time she was muttering under her breath:
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 26, 2007
In ancient China, the people desired security from the barbarians to the north. The result? The Great Wall of China. It’s 30 feet high, 18 feet thick, and more than 2400 km (1500 miles) long! The goal was to build an absolutely impenetrable defense—too high to climb over, too thick to break down,
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On one trip to India, my friend Masi hosted me at his home and made a point of asking me to wake him if I needed to visit the out door bathroom in the night. Well, he slept so soundly, and I had my own flashlight so I went outside on my own in the night to tend to things. The next time I was there,
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Christian/Church Of Christ
Contributed by David Rumley on Apr 16, 2009
Nancy Leigh DeMoss: Arthur Matthews was serving as a missionary in China when the Communists took control. He spent years in house arrest with his wife and daughter, and his writings show what it’s like to embrace the plan and purposes of God in suffering.
"An escapist generation reads security,
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Pentecostal
Contributed by Gaither Bailey on Aug 5, 2009
THE WRONG ONE
A conscientious wife tried hard to please her critical husband, but failed regularly. Jack was especially disagreeable at breakfast. If Jill prepared scrambled eggs, he wanted poached; if she poached eggs, he wanted scrambled. One morning Jill poached one egg and scrambled the other
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Presbyterian/Reformed
Contributed by Rickey Bennett on Aug 16, 2009
FRESH FAITH, FRESH GOSPEL
The dictionary defines "fresh" as that which is newly made or obtained; that which does retain the original properties without any degradation. Conversely, "staleness" is defined as: having lost the freshness, effervescence, or palatability; lacking originality or
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Contributed by Nathan Ingram on Nov 30, 2009
If have cable or satellite TV, you likely have hundreds of channels. Anything you can imagine at any hour of the day. But no matter where you are in the country, no matter what time of day you turn on the tv you’ll always find 3 things on…
A reality TV show… Somebody selling gaudy jewelry, and
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Independent/Bible
Contributed by Greg Bond on Dec 28, 2009
OUR FATHER, WHO ART IN HEAVEN...
Jesus says that every time we come to God in prayer, we should begin with this pattern of recognition. Coming to Him in this way encourages and increases our expectations because we see Him as He is. Coming to Him in this way establishes our faith because we see
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Pentecostal
Contributed by Timothy Brown on Jan 23, 2010
Illustration for Bible Knowledge (The Apostles’ Doctrine/Teaching) - Think of the Scriptures as an absolutely accurate map. A map tells you how to get to a certain destination. But just looking at a map won't automatically transport you to Arizona or England or Peru. Getting to those places means
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Baptist
I sold life insurance for many years, and since that time I have presided at many funerals. Few of those souls knew when they were going to die. The elderly grandmother didn’t know that her grandson was going to kill her for some drug money. The three boys I gave diplomas to didn’t know that
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Catholic
Contributed by Bill Butsko on Mar 12, 2010
“Is This the Right Road Home?
Is this the right road home, O Lord?
The clouds are dark and still,
The stony path is hard to tread,
Each step brings some fresh ill.
I thought the way would brighter grow,
And that the sun with warmth would glow,
And joyous songs from free hearts flow.
Is this the
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