Contributed by James Wilson on Nov 27, 2000
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After the Green Bay Packers won the Super Bowl a few years ago, Gilbert Brown was a hot commodity. Jacksonville offered him an extra million dollars to put his 325 pound body into their uniform, but Brown decided to stay in Green Bay.
Why would he turn down a
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Baptist
Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 16, 2001
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WHO AM I HURTING?
When we hate our enemies we give them power over us - power over our sleep, our appetites, our happiness. They would dance with joy if they knew how much they were worrying us. Our hate is not hurting them at
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Contributed by Darren Ethier on May 9, 2002
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JUST LISTENING
Dan Rather, CBS anchor, once asked Mother Teresa what she said during her prayers. She answered, "I listen."
So Rather turned the question and asked, "Well then, what does God say?" To that Mother Teresa smiled with confidence and
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Pentecostal
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There is the story of a man who was on his horse galloping swiftly along the road. An old farmer standing in the fields seeing him pass by called out, "Hey, rider where are you going?" The rider turned around and shouted back, "Don’t ask me, just ask
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United Methodist
Contributed by Tony Dicostanzo on Jan 27, 2003
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Illstration: Tonto and the Lone Ranger were riding through a canyon together when all of a sudden both sides were filled with Indian warriors on horses, dressed for battle. The Lone Ranger turned to Tonto and asked, “What are we going to do?” Tonto replied, “What you mean ‘we,’
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Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by David Elvery on Nov 14, 2004
There was a story told of two taxidermists who stopped before a window and immediately began to criticize the way an owl had been mounted. Its eyes were not natural; its wings were not in proportion to its head; its feathers were not neatly arranged; and its feet could certainly be
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Baptist
Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 5, 2007
Claude Hickman in the book Life on Purpose says, "There are more people alive today than have ever lived and died in all of history combined. The growth curve has taken a sharp turn upward, as over 6 million new people arrive on earth every month. This means that our generation
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Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Feb 2, 2009
STOLEN RAFT
Some Boeing employees on the airfield decided to steal a life raft from one of the 747s. They were successful in getting it out of the plane and home. Shortly after they took it for a float on the river, they noticed a Coast Guard helicopter coming toward them. It turned out that the
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Independent/Bible
Contributed by Melvin Newland on Mar 13, 2001
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ILL. Maybe you heard the story about a little girl named Sandra who was raised in an adobe house in a rural area of New Mexico, without electricity & running water.
In fact, her mother & father had to drive to El Paso, 200 miles away, so that her mother could be in the hospital when Sandra was
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Christian/Church Of Christ
Contributed by Ed Wood on Jul 6, 2004
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Some years ago "The King’s Business" told of a Christian fisherman who lay in his boat one night when he heard a loud
splash not far away. Knowing that the owner of another craft nearby was a heavy drinker, he hurriedly jumped into the cold water and with a great effort succeeded in pulling the
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Contributed by Brian Buriff on Aug 13, 2006
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Robertson McQuilkin, former president of Columbia International University (Columbia, South Carolina) wrote this testimony:
Life was heavy on me. My dearest friend and intimate companion, my delightful wife Muriel, was slipping away, one painful loss at a time, as Alzheimer’s disease ravaged her
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Church Of God
Contributed by Danny Rogers on Nov 29, 2006
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There have been times when we have gone to a high school football/basketball game and the kids asked for some money to buy candy. I gave them $5 and they returned with some candy. I ask for a piece and their answer is “no.” Here is what they don’t realize. First – I could take the candy away and
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Baptist
Contributed by Tim Adams on Dec 1, 2009
Remember Jonah? He fought the will of God. He was miserable in his hometown when he heard the will of God. He ran away to Tarshish and was miserable on the whole trip. When you have to hide in a belly of a ship to get away from the storm you brought upon yourself by disobedience you’re always
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Contributed by Curry Pikkaart on Dec 24, 2009
IF THEY WERE OUR OWN
If you boy or my girl were in darkness –
Were groping alone in the night,
Soul—weary and helplessly seeking
In vain for a glimmer of light,
Thro’ the dangerous depths of a forest,
Bewildered and frightened and lost,
Would I be at home by the fireside
Demurring and counting
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Presbyterian/Reformed
Contributed by Bill Burress on Jan 21, 2010
Illustration: Let’s say you and your spouse are going away for a couple of days and you leave your teenager at home by their self. Now before you go you give instructions that you don’t want any parties, they are not to drive dad’s sports car, and they are not to be out after midnight the nights
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Christian/Church Of Christ
Contributed by Davon Huss on Oct 3, 2011
NOBLE SAVAGES
For a while people have believed that our problems exist because we are too civilized. If we would just get back to nature and throw away all of the modern conveniences and the ideas found in the Christian religion, then we would be like the noble savages of old.
A good example
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