Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Oct 14, 2009
AFRAID OF COMPETITION
Knute Rockne, the famous football coach at Notre Dame, once observed, "The trouble in American life today, in business as well as in sports, is that too many people are afraid of competition. The result is that in some circles
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Pentecostal
Violence puts the brakes on authentic development and impedes the evolution of peoples towards greater socio-economic and spiritual well-being. This applies especially to terrorism motivated by fundamentalism[69], which generates grief, destruction and death, obstructs
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Catholic
Contributed by Joo-Ching Chng on Jan 1, 2008
According to a legend Satan and his demons were having a Christmas party. As the demonic guests were departing, one grinned and said to Satan, “Merry Christmas, your majesty.” At that, Satan replied with a growl, “Yes,
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Pentecostal
Contributed by Tony Abram on Apr 26, 2008
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Every generation is strategic. We are not responsible for the past generation, and we cannot bear full responsibility for the next one; but we do have our generation. God will hold us responsible as to how well we fulfill our
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Contributed by Clark Tanner on May 8, 2008
"What claim has sin upon a dead man? None! Well, then, God looks upon the believer as dead - dead with Christ, and risen again; and his power to deny the working of sin consists in his
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Orthodox
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"It becomes the disciples of Christ to apply themselves to him for instruction in prayer. Lord, teach us to pray, is itself a good prayer, and a very needful one, for it is a hard thing to pray well and it is Jesus Christ only that can
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Baptist
Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Dec 7, 2009
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WAITING FOR GABRIEL
I was picking up my son at a youth event, and I saw Darl, who was doing the same. Darl’s oldest son is Gabriel. I asked him how he was, and Darl said,
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Independent/Bible
Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Sep 16, 2008
"The family, though the smallest and seemingly most fragile of institutions (is) proving itself to be humankind's bedrock as well as its fault line (whose) strength lies in the cohesion and loyalty of the parent-child unit around which larger worlds of
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Salvation Army
Contributed by Kelly Mitchell on Jan 10, 2013
In 1 John 4:18, we are assured that Love defeats fear. That’s good news. But be careful not to read that God’s Love, and God’s Love alone drives out fear. It can. It does. However, some things are very difficult to fight alone. Go back and read verse 12 of Chapter 4 as well. There we are
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 18, 2001
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Global military expenditure is now running at well over $1 million per minute, according to New Internationalist magazine. One in every five scientists worldwide, says the magazine, is now engaged in military work, and the average military product
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 9, 2003
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The legend is told of the time Satan and his demons were having a Christmas party. As the demonic guests were preparing to depart, one grinned and said, "Merry Christmas, your majesty!" At that, Satan replied with a growl, "Keep it
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Contributed by George Rennau on Feb 19, 2001
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A condemned prisoner awaiting execution was granted the usual privilege of choosing the dishes he wanted to eat for his last meal. He ordered a large mess of mushrooms.
"Why all the mushrooms and nothing else?" inquired the guard.
"Well,"
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Assembly Of God
Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 8, 2006
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"What you do in your house is worth as much as if you did it up in heaven for our Lord God. We should accustom ourselves to think of our position and work as sacred and well-pleasing to God, not on account of the position and work, but on account
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
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"I fell in lovethat is the only expression I can think ofat once, and am still at the mercy of words, though sometimes now, knowing a little of their behavior very well, I think I can influence them slightly and
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Paul W. Powell, the former President of the Annuity Board of the Southern Baptist Convention once said…
“Pride is so subtle that if we aren’t careful we’ll be proud of our humility.” He went on to say when this
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Baptist
Contributed by David Tack on Jul 30, 2009
A surgeon may take a man’s life into his hands and perform a most delicate operation on his brain. But that is nothing compared to a pastor, who has people’s spiritual well-being in his hands. It is the difference, not just a
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