Contributed by Tim Hinrichs on May 8, 2012
START WITH JUST ONE
Dawson Trotman, founder of the Navigators, tells the story of a 23 year old Sailor that he spent time discipling. He spent many hours with this young man in the Word and the importance of being a witness for the Lord and leading other sailors to Jesus.
A month later the
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Lutheran
Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Jun 25, 2007
According to an article from Wikipedia, those who believe that Spontaneous Human Combustion is true describe some of their observations:
"According to believers, the phenomenon known as spontaneous human combustion may result in simple burns and blisters to the skin, smoking, or a complete
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Independent/Bible
Contributed by Art Good on Aug 14, 2007
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A young banker was driving his BMW, in the mountains, during a snowstorm. As he rounded a turn the vehicle slid out of control and toward a cliff. At the last moment he unbuckled his seatbelt and jumped from the car.
Though he escaped with his life, his left arm was caught near the hinge of the
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Wesleyan
Contributed by Lonnie Erwin on Oct 12, 2007
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Illustration::
John Wesley describes his pilgrimage in terms of his preaching rather vividly. It parallels closely his inward growth.
(1) From the year 1725 to 1729 I preached much, but saw no fruit of my labor.
(2) From the year 1729 to 1734, laying a deeper foundation of repentance, I saw
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Baptist
though batttle scarred she kept the faith and never would give in a teacher and a preacher a great soldier to the end a thousand lives were touched by her, a spirit always strong
today she walks in glory another saint has now moved on
there is no doubt that she was called her gifts came shining
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Assembly Of God
Contributed by Andrew Moffatt on Jun 17, 2024
Here is a wee question, is struggling with God a bad thing? Where is a person's character developed? Did the saints of God become saints before or without struggling with God, without responding to those things in the scriptures or the words of Jesus that offended them, before they repented of
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Salvation Army
Contributed by David Flowers on Jun 2, 2005
There is a scene in "Rainman" where Charlie grabs Raymond by the neck. Raymond grabs a notebook and records the time and date of the offense. Though there is very bad language in this scene and most churches would not want to
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Free Methodist
Contributed by Robert Leroe on Dec 12, 2012
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QUOTATIONS ON ENVY
"I defy you to show me an envious man who is a happy man" (Billy Graham).
"Of all the 7 deadly sins, envy's the only one that's 'no fun at all'" (Joseph
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Congregational
Contributed by Donny Granberry on Sep 20, 2007
*ILLUSTRATION*
Kids want to grow up.
Not only do they want to get bigger, but they want to get stronger.
Parents will mark their growth on door frames and measure their growth.
You can ask a boy, show me your
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Assembly Of God
Contributed by Sherm Nichols on Dec 31, 2007
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The city commission of Miami established a municipal beautification committee. They appointed 25 members to it. Word got around, and it seems that everyone wanted on it. Request after request was granted until 131
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Christian/Church Of Christ
Contributed by Dean O'bryan on Sep 9, 2008
C. S. Lewis wrote, We are all.…under construction. Naturally, there’s unfinished lumber showing here and there -- protruding nails and unsightly scaffolding -- but it’s still clear that a work is in progress, that the Builder has
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Baptist
Contributed by Eric Snyder on Oct 23, 2001
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A young man goes into a drug store to buy 3 boxes of chocolate. The pharmacist says what size small medium or large "Well," he said, "I’ve been seeing this girl for a while and she’s really Beautiful. I want the chocolate because I think tonight’s "the" night. We’re having dinner with her parents,
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Christian/Church Of Christ
Contributed by Andrew Chan on Apr 23, 2002
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Near Haifa, rescue workers picked up the pieces of eight Israelis slaughtered on a bus. And at the Nablus camp, frightened Palestinian mothers comforted their children and watched their husbands and sons led away by Israeli soldiers in a mass arrest. Both sides grieved, as they have for the past 18
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Evangelical Free
Contributed by Michael De Rosa on Sep 10, 2006
Derek McGinnis, a 29 year old war vet, lost his left leg to a suicide bomber in Iraq, but he became determined not to let that stop him from his passion of surfing. With that determination, he gathered other war amputees around him to teach them how to surf.
Transitional
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Free Methodist
Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 6, 2004
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A Sunday school teacher was trying to demonstrate the difference between right and wrong to her young teen class. She chose stealing for her example. The teacher said: "All right let’s use this example. If I were to go into a man’s pocket and take his wallet with all his
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Contributed by Roger Haber on Oct 24, 2006
Let’s start with a true/false quiz:
• I am growing in my intimacy with God and faithfulness to his word.
• I am growing in real relationships with others in a small group.
• I am growing in my service to God and others.
• I am growing in reaching my pre-Christian relationships for
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Denomination:
Baptist