Contributed by Eric Vertein on Dec 12, 2005
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When a fellow pastor was a child, his family sold evergreens for Christmas. Since they did the trimming throughout the year, they could tell which tree was the fullest, and they would tag it, so that no one else would take the tree that they wanted...
Spiritually, we probably resemble Charlie
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Lutheran
Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 16, 2001
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LISTENING TO US
While serving as Presbyterian missionaries in Lebanon Ben and Carol Weir learned a great deal about prayer when Ben was suddenly kidnapped by Shiite Muslim extremists in 1984. He was held in solitary confinement, in cramped quarters for sixteen months. Carol wondered whether she
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WHAT'S THE USE
There was an old man that lived in the mountains of eastern Kentucky. The old man had a big family. One day one of the old man’s grandsons approached him with a problem.
The Grandson said, "Pap, I read the Bible and I don’t understand it, and what I understand I forget as soon as I
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Contributed by Steve Malone on Feb 4, 2003
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Mark Buchanan writes;
“Fasting churns the stuff up from the depths. Is there anger in me? I can usually control that with a burger and fries Am I resentful, irritated, overly ambition, fearful? I can smoother that with pizza. Am I depressed or embittered, suffering from a sense of life’s
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Christian/Church Of Christ
Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 16, 2003
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ONE OF US?
One of 1995’s biggest singles was Joan Osborne’s “One of Us.” The song earned 7 Grammy Award nominations, and made a virtually unknown singer an overnight sensation. It’s a song of spiritual questioning and about conceiving of God in a modern age.
These are some of the words of that
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Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Feb 23, 2010
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CREATED TO BE USED
In his book The Pursuit of Excellence, Ted Engstrom wrote these words: "I was cleaning out a desk drawer when I found a flashlight I hadn't used in over a year. I flipped the switch, but wasn't surprised when it gave no light. I unscrewed it and shoot it to get the batteries
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Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 22, 2010
GET USED TO IT
A missionary was assigned to some remote islands in the Pacific. After three months, he sent a fax to mission headquarters: "I'm being plagued by rats. What shall I do?"
Soon a crate arrived, filled with rat traps.
However, hardly a month later the missionary sent a second fax
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Brethren
Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Mar 12, 2012
ALCOHOL USE
According to MSNBC, “Alcohol abuse kills some 75,000 Americans each year and shortens the lives of these people by an average of 30 years, a U.S. government study suggested Thursday.
Excessive alcohol consumption is the third leading cause of preventable death in the United States
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Independent/Bible
Contributed by Gordon Curley on Jun 8, 2012
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SERVICE AND USEFULNESS
The great Italian violinist, violist, guitarist, and composer, Niccolo Paganini willed his marvellous violin to city of Genoa on condition that it must never be played. The wood of such an instrument, while used and handled, wears only slightly. But set aside, it begins to
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Brethren
Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 21, 2008
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EVIL IN US ALL
In 1960, Israeli undercover agents kidnapped one of the worst killers in Hitler’s army from his hideout in South America. His name was Adolf Eichmann. They took him to Israel to stand trial for crimes against humanity.
Prosecutors called a long list of witnesses who had either seen
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 5, 2003
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I remember as a child, my brother, sister and I used to ‘play house’ outside. Dad had built us a playhouse and we spent many days out there. Like most kids who would play house always had to make something to eat – right?
So there we would go. Gotta have a little water to mix in with that dirt –
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Contributed by Mark Engler on Oct 12, 2005
If you tell your child to go to your room and clean it, and you say I want you to pick up all the clothes, make your bed, through away the trash, and vacuum the floor. What have you done? You’ve told your child that involved in cleaning the room is going, picking up clothes, making the bed,
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Christian/Church Of Christ
Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 25, 2002
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WHOSE BOY ARE YOU?
One of the great preachers of our time is Dr. Fred Craddock. Craddock tells a story about vacationing with his wife one summer in Gatlinburg, Tennessee. One night they found a quiet little restaurant, where they looked forward to a private meal. While they were waiting for
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Contributed by Donnie Martin on Nov 23, 2002
Andrew Murray said, “God’s child can conquer everything by prayer. Is it any wonder that Satan does his utmost to snatch that weapon from the Christian or hinder him from the use of it” (Sammy Tippit,
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Baptist
Imagine this, your child comes to you and says mom I don’t like my bike anymore and I want a new one. You as a responsible parent ask the child what is wrong with the bike, and the child responds I just don’t like it. You tell him/her that it would be best if they were to keep using the one they
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