DADDY’S FOOTPRINTS
"Walk a little slower Daddy", said a child so small.
"I’m following in your footsteps and I don’t want to fall.
Sometimes your steps are very fast.
Sometimes they’re hard to see;
So walk a little slower, Daddy,
For you are leading me.
Someday when I’m all grown up,
You’re what
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Denomination:
Methodist
DADDY’S FOOTPRINTS
"Walk a little slower Daddy", said a child so small.
"I’m following in your footsteps and I don’t want to fall.
Sometimes your steps are very fast.
Sometimes they’re hard to see;
So walk a little slower, Daddy,
For you are leading me.
Someday when I’m all grown up,
You’re what
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Denomination:
Methodist
Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Apr 13, 2007
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Rick Warren, founder and pastor of Saddleback Church in Lake Forest, California saw his church grow to 10,000 people in worship attendance in fifteen years. In his book “The Purpose Driven Church” he says something that is offensive but at the same time is true for far too many churches. He wrote
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Denomination:
Salvation Army
Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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If you are ever going to love me,
Love me now, while I can know
The sweet and tender feelings
Which from true affection flow.
Love me now While I am living.
Do not wait until I’m gone
And then have it chiseled in marble,
Sweet words on ice-cold stone.
If you have tender thoughts of me,
Please
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Contributed by Aubrey Vaughan on Aug 12, 2007
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The Work of the Holy Spirit in the Church enables us to share unity as follows
• We have one Spirit - who activates our fellowship
• We are one Body – the fellowship of believers
• We share one Hope - The glorious future
• We have one Lord – Jesus Christ to whom we belong
• We share one Faith -
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Denomination:
Baptist
Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Oct 9, 2007
The English philosopher, John Locke, who set the tone for the American Revolution, in his Second Treatise, wrote "the ruling power ought to govern by declared and received laws, and not by extemporaneous dictates and undetermined Justice…"
Locke understood that laws worked best when people
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Denomination:
Independent/Bible
Contributed by Richard Sharp on Oct 11, 2007
"Charles Spurgeon illustrated the importance of faith’s obeject by telling of two men in a Boat. Caught in serve rapids , they were being swept toward a waterfall. some men on shore tried to save them by throwing them a rope. One man caught hold of it and was pulled to safetyon the shore. The
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Denomination:
Baptist
In his book, The Power of One Another, Bob Russell tells about a young woman who commented to her friends that she thought the lifestyle of a certain Celebrity was “wrong.” Well, she found out that was the “wrong” thing to say! Even though the Celebrity led an openly sinful lifestyle, her friends
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Denomination:
Christian/Church Of Christ
FROM: "LIVING WITH JESUS TODAY" by Juan Carlos Ortiz
We have a phenomenon in the church today which I call the "ETERNAL BABYHOOD OF THE BELIEVER."
We have members of our churches who, after years of hearing messages are just the same. They continually need a minister to keep after them, changing
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Denomination:
Assembly Of God
Contributed by Brian Harvison on Apr 7, 2008
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Does this mean that bad kids = bad parents? Of course not.
1. Today’s society has this “Blame someone else” mentality.
a. “I spilt this McDonald’s coffee on myself, it was to hot”
b. Lets sue the tobacco companies for giving people cancer.
c. Lets sue the gun manufacturers for gun violence.
2.
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Denomination:
Baptist
Contributed by Glenn Durham on Apr 8, 2008
The story is told of a carpenter nailing shingles when he lost his footing and started to slide off. As he was sliding he began praying, “Lord, oh, Lord, help me.” Still he kept sliding. Again the man prayed, “Lord, oh, Lord, help me.” He kept sliding until he got to the edge and a nail sticking up
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Denomination:
Presbyterian/Reformed
Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Apr 10, 2008
Sometimes a thing has to be repeated until we hear and understand.A man asked his physician what to do about his wife’s hearing, which he felt was deteriorating. The doctor suggested a little test, which the man applied. He went home and found his wife working at the kitchen sink. Just inside the
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Denomination:
Pentecostal
Contributed by Nathan Johnson on Sep 25, 2008
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The Invisible Church
Warren Weirsbe tells a story of a free-lance missionary that visited a pastor friend asking for financial support. "What group are you associated with?" his friend asked. The man replied, "I belong to the invisible church."
His friend then asked, "Well, what church are you a
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Denomination:
Baptist
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I remember a Youth Minister saying years ago "My problem is not motivating people; My problem is people DE-motivating me!" From years in ministry I have learned the hard way that People will disappoint you. People will oppose you. People will see themselves in competition with you. Sometimes in
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Denomination:
Christian/Church Of Christ
Contributed by David Moore on Dec 5, 2008
I remember a neighbour of mine dying with acute Leukemia. He was a believer who needed much encouragement, and one day a woman from his church told him God had revealed to her that He would spare his life, like he spared the life of Hezekiah. He asked me what I thought. I shared some deep
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Denomination:
Baptist