Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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Perhaps one of the most striking examples of the place of prayer in revival happened in Coleraine in 1859: "A schoolboy in class became so troubled about his soul that the schoolmaster sent him home. An older boy, a Christian, went with him, and before they had gone far, led him to Christ.
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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Early in the nineteenth century, the King of Prussia, Frederick William III, found his nation in great trouble.
He had been attempting to bring prosperity to his land, but constant wars had drained the treasury. After prayerful consideration, he wrote an open letter to the women of Prussia asking
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Contributed by Donnie Martin on Aug 30, 2007
Are You At Wit’s End Corner?
Are you standing at “Wits End Corner”
Christian, with troubled brow?
Are you thinking of what is before you,
And all you are bearing now?
Does all the world seem against you,
And you in the battle alone?
Remember at “Wits End Corner”
Is where God’s power is shown.
Are
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Baptist
Contributed by Don Jones on Oct 23, 2007
A construction worker on the job site fell one day. He landed on his back and hurt himself badly. He told the boss he would finish and leave to get help and come back.
Well the pain eased a bit and because the job required him to not miss work he ignored medical help and went to work the next
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Baptist
Contributed by Mark Eberly on May 19, 2009
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SOIL AND SPIRITUAL SEASONS
Jesus says these people resemble the soil next to the path which in Palestine could look like decent soil but only an inch deep. Because the soil has settled there maybe blown by the wind or pushed there by the run off from the rain, it can be very fertile.
People are
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Church Of God
Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Sep 29, 2009
An old sailor repeatedly got lost at sea, so his friends gave him a compass and urged him to use it. The next time he went out in his boat, he followed their advice and took the compass with him. But as usual he became hopelessly confused and was unable to find land.
Finally he was rescued by
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Pentecostal
Contributed by Tim Adams on Dec 1, 2009
We have witnessed to airplane crashes this week on the news. A few years ago a US AIR airplane crashed near Pittsburgh. The cause of that crash was a mystery, because the plane just seemed to fall from the sky. So it was with great interest that the investigators listened to the information
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Baptist
Contributed by Ken Mckinley on Jan 10, 2010
I once took a graduate level class on the psychology of learning, and in that class we talked about the way people learn. And I remember one time we were talking about babies and how they perceive certain things. It was kind of amusing actually, but they did a study where they would sit a baby
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Independent/Bible
Contributed by Ross Cochrane on Jun 20, 2010
CHILDLIKE FAITH
Perhaps it is the reason that I embraced Christianity so easily was that the Christian faith doesn’t demand intelligence. I have an above average intelligence level. Well, actually, although it was above average according to the IQ test I completed at School, it was more tilted
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Evangelical/Non-Denominational
RESEARCHERS FIND THAT MULTI-TASKERS PERFORM POORLY
So you think you can multitask? Texting while driving? No problem. Watching television and reading the Bible? No problem. Checking your email while listening to a spouse, a child, or a friend? No problem. In reality, however, according to a team
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Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Scott Spencer on Nov 14, 2011
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CHIPPIE'S STORY
Max Lucado shares the story of a parakeet named Chippie. Chippie’s owner decided to clean his cage...with a vacuum cleaner. She was almost finished when the phone rang, so she turned around to answer it. Before she knew it, Chippie was gone.
In a panic she ripped open the vacuum
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Calvary Chapel
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