Contributed by Donnie Martin on Aug 2, 2002
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HOW MUCH DO YOU WANT KNOWLEDGE?
There’s a story about a proud young man who came to Socrates asking for knowledge. He walked up to the muscular philosopher and said, “O great Socrates, I come to you for knowledge.”
Socrates recognized a pompous numbskull when he saw one. He led the young man
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Contributed by Lynn Floyd on Aug 9, 2002
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I do not know if you knew this but the number of unchurched people is growing every year. “Only 41% of Americans attend church services on a typical weekend. Each new generation becomes increasingly unchurched. Slightly over one half (51%) of the builder generation (born before 1946) attends
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 15, 2002
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There are some events you’d just rather not be a part of.
For example, on November 2, 2002, a coalition of atheist organizations (such as American Atheists, the Young Atheist Society, and the Institute for Unicorn Research) will be sponsoring the “Godless Americans March on Washington”. After so
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Be sure your sin will find you out!
This young couple were about to get married. The young man went to his Dad and said, "I’m a bit apprehensive about getting married, Dad". "Why, son", said the Dad. "Well, I’ve got terribly smelly feet Dad and it’ll be so embarrassing when my wife finds out".
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 29, 2002
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Have you noticed that people are more and more angry then ever before? Consider the following…
§ One anger management firm stated that “one out of every five Americans has an anger management problem.”
§ According to FBI statistics, there were 23,305 homicides in 1994 and the most common reason was
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Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Sep 20, 2002
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. "All you think about is golf," the heartbroken wife complained. "You never think of me--even here at the breakfast table."
"Of course I think of you," he repsonded.
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Independent/Bible
Contributed by Timothy Smith on Sep 27, 2002
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You’d have to be living under a rock not to have heard of Star Wars, but if you are not “into” the Star Wars saga you may not know that the two-foot tall, 800+year old character you just saw is Yoda. Now, it’s true, Yoda can’t speak a straight forward English sentence. “Totally backward his
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Christian Church
Contributed by Scott Malone on Mar 1, 2005
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“The new pluralism demands that you must not say that anyone else’s belief is inferior or, worse yet, flatly mistaken. To say someone is wrong is to be intolerant, to be close-minded and provincial, to be extreme and is impossible to reason with.”
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Contributed by Brian La Croix on Mar 19, 2005
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Because the time’s going to come when you will pass from this earth, and you will stand face to face with God.
I don’t know exactly what’s going to happen at that point, but here’s one possibility.
I’ve asked my daughter, Dani, to help me with this.
Here’s what I think might happen:
You’re
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Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on May 29, 2005
You may remember the story of Aron Ralston, the 27-year-old from Colorado who had climbed 49 of Colorado’s major peaks — each measuring over 14,000 feet. On this particular day, he was rock climbing in Blue John Canyon in southern Utah. He was going up a 3-foot wide slot canyon, and as he was
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Methodist
“If you’re speeding down the freeway, the police might pull you over. But no one ever makes you take pit stops. You have to choose them. It’s the same with life. Emergencies force us to stop, but pit stops of joy are events we plan for and savor. It’s good to let go and bring a little relief
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Christian/Church Of Christ
Contributed by Ed Sasnett on Jun 21, 2005
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Imagine that you have a big house and lots of land. Imagine further that a refugee shows up at the door asking if he might camp out in your backyard for a while. You are moved with compassion and grant him permission. A little later he asks if some relatives, who are also homeless, might also
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Contributed by Ed Wood on Jun 23, 2005
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Suppose I gave you an automobile valued at $50,000. I say to you, "I’ll give it to you if you just give me $1." You say, "I thought you were going to give it to me." That’s not a gift. It might be cheap, but it’s not a gift. It is the result of your payment.
If I am saved by the grace of God
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Contributed by Larry Jacobs on Jul 4, 2005
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If you love it let it go – if it does not return, it was never yours – If it does return, it was always yours. If it comes back and eats your food and messes up
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Contributed by Ed Sasnett on Aug 1, 2005
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Women, did you know that sexual promiscuity takes a heavier toll on you than it does men? You are more susceptible to STD than men, for example. A woman is eight times more likely than a man to contract HIV from a single sexual encounter and four times more likely to get gonorrhea when exposed.
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