Contributed by Stephen Belokur on Nov 13, 2012
JOINING FOR THE PERKS
Lay down our lives? You mean total sacrifice?
Partial commitment is not allowed.
I remember a man in a church I attended long ago who had a grandson who was in the Army and his grandson was about to be deployed into a war zone. This man got up in church and with tears
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Contributed by Davon Huss on Dec 24, 2012
A story is told of a family that went into a restaurant. The waitress walked up and, looking at the young boy, said: “What will it be?” The boy eagerly shouted back: “I’ll take a hamburger, French fries, and a chocolate shake.” The mother immediately interrupted: “Oh, that’s not what he
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Christian/Church Of Christ
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I end with words from The Lion, the witch and the wardrobe, in which Mr Beaver describes Aslan, the lion who represents Jesus.
“Safe?” said Mr Beaver. “Didn’t you hear what Mrs Beaver tells you? Who said anything about
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Anglican
Contributed by Robert Leroe on Jan 7, 2013
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THE GOD-ALPHABET
J. Vernon McGee observed: "From an alphabet you make words, and Jesus Christ is called the 'Word of God' -- the full revelation and intelligent
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Congregational
Contributed by Jeff Strite on Mar 24, 2013
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THE BLOOD AND WATER
Before I became a minister I attended a secular college for a couple of years. While I was there I took several classes I thought would help me when I went to Bible college, and some of those classes were in Philosophy.
Now Philosophy and Christianity are somewhat at odds.
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Contributed by Robert Leroe on Apr 3, 2013
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Pastor Mark Driscoll states: "The only thing that gets me out of bed on Monday morning is the picture in the Book of Revelation of King
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Congregational
Contributed by Spencer Miller on May 19, 2013
GOING IN CIRCLES
A family who moved into a new neighborhood had a late start one morning. As a result their six-year-old missed her school bus. Though it would make him late for work her father agreed to take her to school if she gave him directions. After 20 minutes of going in circles they
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Contributed by Spencer Miller on Jun 3, 2013
A FRIEND OF MINE
Branch Rickey, whose name was recently placed back into our memories in the wonderful movie '42' a story about the baseball great Jackie Robinson, was a devout Christian. Once while head of the old Brooklyn Dodgers, he attended negotiations involving a certain ballplayer's
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Baptist
Contributed by Joe Tilton on Jun 4, 2013
I THINK IT'S JESUS IN THE LIMO
The Oklahoma Conference Leader Bishop Hayes is returning home after a speaking engagement. When his plane arrives, there is a limousine there to transport him to his home in Oklahoma City. As he prepares to get into the limo, he stops and speaks to the driver. "You
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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A story was told about a business man who was selling a warehouse and its property. The building had been empty for months and needed repairs. Vandals had damaged the doors, smashed the windows, and strewn trash around the interior.
As he showed a prospective buyer the property, the business man
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