And I have something else to say it. We share the same story as this crippled man did: we can’t walk and others carry us. The pastor, the elders, church board, somebody from your family… your religion is a second hand religion. Others are carrying you… You are just passive watcher, crippled
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Contributed by Charles Wallis on Jan 22, 2009
“The need for human relationships is a deep as anything humans experience. Infants who are given adequate amounts of food and water die if they do not receive human contact. Adults surrounded by people all day long cry out for friendships that will break down the walls of loneliness around them.
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Pentecostal
Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 26, 2009
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I DON’T REMEMBER
An elderly man moved into a retirement community. It wasn’t long until he had made a number of friends among the other residents. There was one lady he was especially attracted to and she was attracted to him, also. They spent a lot of time together. Finally one evening he
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Contributed by Peter Loughman on Feb 24, 2009
MOUTHWASH SALESMAN
True story. My father, in the early 1950’s was a salesman for the mouthwash Listerine. He did OK. But, there was one man, Laramie, who sold the stuff like crazy. Laramie sold more Listerine than all the other salesmen put together.
One afternoon, my father asked Laramie for
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Contributed by Ross Cochrane on Dec 28, 2009
I can’t say I have ever felt afraid of God, but I have felt the awe of His presence, and I have been overcome by a sense of His majesty. I remember standing out on a mound of earth out on a property and looking up at the stars. Away from the city, the stars seem so much brighter, and I cried out to
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Contributed by Lonnie Erwin on Oct 17, 2010
Before Andrew Jackson became the seventh president of the United States, he served as a major general in the Tennessee militia. During the War of 1812 his troops reached an all-time low in morale. As a result they began arguing, bickering, and fighting among themselves. It is reported that Old
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Baptist
Contributed by Scott Bradford on Nov 30, 2010
THE POWER OF HOPE
When 18 year old Heidi was thrown from a car and suffered a head injury it was a real miracle that she recovered and was soon in rehab at Crystus Santa Rosa. She was learning to walk again through rehab and therapy and a young 16 year old girl named Ashley was brought to Crystus
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United Methodist
Contributed by Ronnie Miller on Jul 30, 2011
STRENGTH WON'T DO IT
My Dad died in Dec 04. He was the strongest man I ever knew...he was the most honest man I ever knew….he was a good farmer...good mechanic ...good Dad...good husband...but he wasn't strong enough to defeat death. If I could write down the good deeds my Dad done in his life on
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Baptist
Contributed by Douglas Stull on Aug 31, 2011
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PROMISCUITY STATISTICS
Statistics show astronomical growth in sexual permissiveness and its attendant social problems in America since the sexual revolution of the 1960’s.
Couples Living Together:
YEAR TOTAL
2000 5,500,000
1997 4,000,000
1995 3,700,000
1990
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Brethren
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THE RAMBLINGS OF AN OLD WOMAN
I often worked for a lady doing yard work in her over-sized yard. She not only paid me, but also fed me, washed my clothes, and befriended me. One day, we were eating a meal together she had cooked. The TV was on, and I was focused on the program. She talked to me,
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Christian/Church Of Christ
Contributed by Tyler Edwards on May 26, 2009
During feudal times royal families would have what were called ‘whipping boys’. A whipping boy was a boy of the same age but not the same class in society as the prince or nobleman. For when a child was of high enough class he was too important to be beaten by anyone other than his father.
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Contributed by Chad Moore on Aug 24, 2009
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Here is a prayer that was used to challenge married couples to begin praying with each other.
Prayer below:
Thank you God for ________________. He/She is a gift from you. Thank you for our marriage and for the way you have blessed us. Help us understand love. I pray that we may both be filled with
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Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Curry Pikkaart on Sep 6, 2012
"I WORK FOR CHRIST."
Howard Hendricks, sat in a plane that was delayed for takeoff. After a long wait, the passengers became more and more irritated. Hendricks noticed how gracious one of the flight attendants was as she spoke with them.
After the plane finally took off, he told the flight
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Presbyterian/Reformed
Contributed by Bret Toman on Oct 31, 2012
THE BODY: THE IMAGE OF GOD
Paul Brand writing about what it means to be in the image of God in his book In His Image:
"We will not explore the psychological and mental attributes in each one of us that might reflect the image of God. Instead, we will center on a community, that group of God’s
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