Contributed by Craig Sully on Apr 7, 2010
One can see the great Methodist revivals, “The First, Second and Third Great Awakening”, of the 18th & 19th centuries.
The Wesleys, George Whitefield, Charles Finney, and others stirred thousands.
In Cane Ridge, Kentucky, (late 1700‘s, early 1800‘s) the revival caused the construction of the
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Contributed by Don Hawks on Sep 10, 2002
Here’s a passage from Time Magazine, which named him the Person of the Year for 2001.
On the morning of September 11th, primary day of the New York City, Rudy Giuliani was paddling along with all the other lame ducks into oblivion. The tower of strength had become an object of pity: the iron man’s
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Robert Frost -- Mending Wall -- Something there is that doesn’t love a wall, That sends the frozen-ground-swell under it, And spills the upper boulders in the sun, And makes gaps even two can pass abreast. The work of hunters is another thing: I have come after them and made repair Where
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 1, 2001
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In America, Bibles are everywhere. You can find them in grocery stores, prisons, and motel rooms. They’re available in all sizes, shapes, translations, and versions, leather bound or paperback. Every year the Bible outsells every other major book. Last year 500 million Bibles were published in
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Contributed by Lynn Floyd on Jul 6, 2001
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One summer night during a severe thunderstorm a mother was tucking her small son into bed. She was about to turn the light off when he asked in a trembling voice, "Mommy, will you stay with me all night?" Smiling, the mother gave him a warm, reassuring hug and said tenderly, "I can’t dear. I have
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Contributed by Paul Fritz on Nov 25, 2001
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James Dobson said, "When I went to my old high school in Texas I found my tennis trophies thrown away in the trash heap to make room for new ones in the trophy case. It made me realize that all human accomplishments are really nothing but trash that will not stand the test of time. It made me
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 11, 2001
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Engage the congregation in a pricing game. Ask them to estimate the value of objects in the worship room. Enlist assistants to tape a blank piece of paper on each object and write the estimated value. After the congregation has estimated several object values ask for a child to come and stand by
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There was a little boy who was kneeling by his bed with his mom to say his nighttime prayers. He began to shout to the top of his lungs, “Dear God, I’ve been real good this year so please let me get a new bicycle for my birthday.” His mom said, “Son, God’s not deaf; you
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Contributed by Dan Cormie on Oct 25, 2002
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Anonymous writer, about an American tourist’s visit to the 19th century Polish rabbi, Hofetz Chaim:
Astonished to see that the rabbi’s home was only a simple room filled with books, plus a table and a bench, the tourist asked,
"Rabbi, where is your furniture?"
"Where is yours?" replied the
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Contributed by Dana Visneskie on Feb 4, 2004
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A friend often told me about the problems he had getting his son to clean his room. The son would always agree to tidy up, but then wouldn’t follow through. After high school the young man joined the Marine Corps. When he came home for leave after basic training, his father
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Contributed by Tim Richards on Sep 3, 2005
I remember the first time I was with someone when they died. Just before Lloyd passed from this life to the next he talked about how he saw someone holding his hands out to him. I believe he was talking about Jesus. The rest of in the room didn’t see Him, but we didn’t have
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Contributed by Clarence Clough on Nov 28, 2006
A young lad was hospitalized because a life-threatening condition had developed. The boy became
sad during the lengthy stay. One of his school teachers asked permission from the nurse to visit the
boy in his room and review grammar and math with him.
When questioned by the nurse, after the lad
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Contributed by Darrin Hunt on Feb 19, 2007
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Years ago, when I worked in the hospital’s Emergency Room, the Chief ER doctor, who was also one of my elders in my church, loved to have me help him sew up his patients so we could "discuss" spiritual things between us. Obviously, the patients, who didn’t
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 14, 2007
One summer night during a severe thunderstorm a mother was tucking her small son into bed. She was about to turn the light off when he asked in a trembling voice, "Mommy, will you stay with me all night?" Smiling, the mother gave him a warm, reassuring hug and said tenderly, "I can’t dear. I have
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 15, 2007
One summer night during a severe thunderstorm a mother was tucking her small son into bed. She was about to turn the light off when he asked in a trembling voice, "Mommy, will you stay with me all night?" Smiling, the mother gave him a warm, reassuring hug and said tenderly, "I can’t dear. I have
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Contributed by Larry Wilson on Jul 30, 2010
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INVOLVING OTHERS
Ezra accepted the plan. He immediately swore in the leading priests and Levites as the committee to investigate the matter and see to it that the law was obeyed. But instead of participating immediately in the investigation, he withdrew into one of the rooms of the temple to fast
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