Contributed by Erik Hinchey on Apr 28, 2005
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Adventure looks like crossing a brisk stream on long hills in the woods, listening to the squirrels as they scamper across the underbrush; it looks like climbing a sheer rock face, with only your grip and determination as a safety device.
These images remind us of our intended adventure, of our
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Baptist
Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 13, 2005
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Recently I stepped into the restroom next to the office where I work. Another employee was standing there with a scowl on his face, and complained to me about the smell in the bathroom.
I was rather puzzled. Just by the very nature of their purpose restrooms have a tendency to contain some very
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Contributed by Richard Tow on Sep 23, 2005
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Listen to this dreary inscription on a gravestone in Britain near Windsor Castle:
Pause, my friend, as you walk by;
As you are now, so once was I
As I am now, so you will be.
Prepare, my friend, to follow me!
A
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Charismatic
Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 15, 2005
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A recent survey by America’s most popular teen magazine revealed that only 4.1% of the teenage girls in America feel they could to go their father to talk about a serious problem. Even more recently, USA Today published the eye-opening results of a study of teens under stress. When asked where they
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 21, 2005
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Once, when a stubborn disputer seemed unconvinced, Lincoln said, “Well, let’s see how many legs has a cow?” “Four, of course,” came the reply disgustedly. “That’s right,” agreed Lincoln. “Now suppose you call the cow’s tail a leg; how many legs would the cow have?” “Why, five, of course,” was the
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Contributed by George Rennau on Sep 9, 2006
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As the Union Pacific Railroad was being constructed, an elaborate trestle bridge was built across a large canyon in the West. Wanting to test the bridge, the builder loaded a train with enough extra cars and equipment to double its normal payload. The train was then driven to the middle of the
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Assembly Of God
Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Sep 9, 2006
Trekkie fans – familiar with Tuvok and his Vulcan mind meld. By placing his fingers strategically on another’s face their thoughts become his thoughts and the Vulcan would say, “Our minds are one.”
This is the picture language of Fellowship in this text. They were a living, breathing organism that
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Salvation Army
ILL> the Roman philosopher, Seneca, wrote a letter to his friend: “my wife has a ignorant child, who has suddenly became blind. What I am about to tell you will be difficult to believe, but is true. We cannot make her understand that she has become blind and no change in her environment will help
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Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Feb 12, 2007
Back when I was a teen, we used the word "Cool." It has turned into "Khuuul" but still means the same thing.
What you think is "cool" is where your mind is going to be
If you think walking closely with God is cool, you are more likely to walk with God… if you feel like your faith was forced upon
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Independent/Bible
Contributed by Steven Chapman on Nov 6, 2000
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In the article "The American Witness" in the Nov/Dec 1997 issue of The Barna Report, George Barna examined 131 different measures of attitudes, behaviors, values, and beliefs. In that study he concluded that in the aspects of lifestyle where Christians can have their greatest impact on the lives of
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Christian/Church Of Christ
Contributed by Mary Lewis on Feb 12, 2001
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C. S. Lewis said: "to love at all is to be vulnerable. Love anything, and your heart will certainly be wrung and possibly be broken. If you want to make sure of keeping it intact, you must give your heart to no one. Wrap it around carefully with hobbies and little luxuries; avoid all entanglements;
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Contributed by Martin Wiles on May 9, 2002
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A man named Mr. Jenner stood on a George Street in Sydney, Australia, and asked people where they would spend eternity.
1. British pastor, Francis Dickson, found nine people from five countries who were led to Christ by Mr. Jenner.
2. When he met Jenner, he told them about those nine
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 11, 2002
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DOING NOTHING
Make a commitment to be under-committed. (If you don’t hear anything else this morning, hear this... Make a commitment to be under-committed.) Look at your calendar and make sure there are lots of blank spaces. Stop saying "It will slow down when..." Because it won’t. Quindlen
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 5, 2002
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I read about a bride who sought advise
on how to deal with her nerves as she
processed to the altar at the start of
her wedding.
The pastor suggested that she remember
to keep her eyes first on the isle.
Then, upon turning the corner, to focus
on the altar. And. finially, as she
drew
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Contributed by Aaron Burgess on Dec 27, 2002
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We’ve got a guy name Mark Batelle that comes to our church. Mark is an excellent musician and a solid Christian. But Mark also has the “F” word tattooed on the back of his bald head. A few months ago the president of Cincinnati Bible College and Seminary came to visit our church. And I looked
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Independent/Bible
Contributed by Sermon Central on May 23, 2003
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As a kid growing up in Johnstown, PA I was fascinated by the electric trolley cars that hauled people around the city. As big as they were, the trolley car was powerless until the conductor hooked it up to the cable. Moreover, the trolley could run only along the route determined by the trolley
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2004
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Carol Podemski has a story that really demonstrates this. The story goes like this. When my son was five years old, I showed him around my grandfather’s farm, pointing out the hard work and skills it once took to farm the land. As we entered the cow barn, I gazed up at the long, handmade ladder
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