Ridiculous Gifts PRO
Contributed by Ken Henson on Sep 11, 2012
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RIDICULOUS GIFTSThere is a program in the US called “Good Morning America.” This was about 10 years ago, there was a lady named Joan London, who did a segment on Christmas Gifts and made some suggestions about the list: “You may want to include these in your list:• Jaguar 220 – this is a ...read more
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God Stops To Hear Your Cry
Contributed by Tony Abram on Sep 11, 2012
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GOD STOPS TO HEAR YOUR CRYAs a young person sitting in the choir of Kathryn Kuhlman I heard her say many times, "God will stop making ...read more
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Eat, Drink And Be Merry...?
Contributed by Perry Greene on Sep 11, 2012
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EAT, DRINK AND BE MERRY...?After the "Cold War" was over, a squadron of Russian pilots was invited to participate in tactical war games at a U.S. Air Force base. A gala dinner was planned by the Base Commander. Thinking to relax the guests, he offered a WW II toast to open the meal. Smiling, he ...read more
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Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ
What Are You Afraid Of? The Barney Story
Contributed by Michael Deutsch on Sep 11, 2012
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WHAT ARE YOU AFRAID OF? THE BARNEY STORYA few years ago, a church in Seattle, Washington was having a big kick-off Sunday. They wanted to do something for their children's programs. So they brought in Barney the Dinosaur. They learned, Kids like Barney when he’s on TV or in a stuffed animal. ...read more
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Denomination: Baptist
I'd Limp Too PRO
Contributed by Jeff Strite on Sep 9, 2012
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I'D LIMP TOOWe did NOT inherit Adam's sin. But we did inherit something from Adam. His sin altered our DNA (if you will). His sin bent us toward limping in our righteousness.The story's told of a doctor who was teaching a group of medical students. She points to an x-ray and says, "As you can ...read more
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Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ
The White Man
Contributed by Gordon Curley on Sep 8, 2012
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THE WHITE MANWhen Wycliffe Bible translator Doug Meland and his wife moved into a village of Brazil's Fulnio Indians, he was referred to simply as "the white man." The term was by no means complimentary since other white men had exploited them, burned their homes, and robbed them of their lands. ...read more
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Denomination: Brethren
Statistics On Prayer
Contributed by Troy Borst on Sep 8, 2012
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STATISTICS ON PRAYERBarna research says slightly more than four out of five adults in the U.S. (84%) claim they had prayed in the past week. That has been the case since Barna began tracking the frequency of prayer in 1993. A Newsweek poll titled "Is God Listening?" indicated that, of those who ...read more
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Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ
Praying Together: Greater Than The Sum Of Our ...
Contributed by Christopher Gregas on Sep 8, 2012
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PRAYING TOGETHER: GREATER THAN THE SUM OF OUR PARTSSomeone wrote, "At a horse-pull in Canada, one horse pulled 9,000 pounds, another pulled 8,000 pounds. Together, we might assume that they could pull 17,000 pounds. However, when harnessed together these mighty steeds pulled 30,000 pounds, over ...read more
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Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational
I Don't Want To Be One!
Contributed by Christopher Gregas on Sep 8, 2012
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I DON'T WANT TO BE ONE!There was a pastor that was giving a "children’s sermon" to all the young children. And as they sate before him, a bright-eyed three-year-old girl listened intently as he explained that God wanted them all to get along and love each other. "God wants us all to be one," he ...read more
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Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational
All Moms Know This Stuff PRO
Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 7, 2012
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ALL MOMS KNOW THIS STUFFOne mom was out walking with her 4-year-old daughter when her girl picked up something from the ground and started to put it in her mouth. The mother tells what happens in her own words: "I took the item away from her and I asked her not to do that." My daughter quickly ...read more
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The Savior And The Judge
Contributed by Bruce Ball on Sep 6, 2012
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THE SAVIOR AND THE JUDGEI heard a story that took place in a western town in the late 1800's. It told of a horse that was spooked and then bolted, running away uncontrollably with a small boy in the bed of the wagon. Seeing the child was in grave danger, a young man risked his life to catch the ...read more
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I Work For Christ.
Contributed by Curry Pikkaart on Sep 6, 2012
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"I WORK FOR CHRIST."Howard Hendricks, sat in a plane that was delayed for takeoff. After a long wait, the passengers became more and more irritated. Hendricks noticed how gracious one of the flight attendants was as she spoke with them. After the plane finally took off, he told the flight ...read more
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Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed
Free To Be Your Slave
Contributed by Christian Cheong on Sep 5, 2012
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FREE TO BE YOUR SLAVEElisabeth Elliot wrote a beautiful prayer, in "A Lamp for My Feet":"Lord, break the chains that hold me to myself; free me to be Your happy slave – that is, to be the happy foot washer of anyone today who needs his feet washed, his supper cooked, his faults overlooked, his ...read more
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Denomination: Independent/Bible
Peanuts: Learn More From Defeat
Contributed by Perry Greene on Sep 4, 2012
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PEANUTS: LEARN MORE FROM DEFEATCharlie Brown was complaining because his team always lost their games. Lucy attempted to console him with, "Remember, Charlie Brown, you learn more from your defeats than from your ...read more
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Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ
The Three-Legged Chicken
Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Sep 4, 2012
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THE THREE-LEGGED CHICKENOne day a traveller was driving down a back country road when he noticed that there was a three-legged chicken running alongside his car. He stepped on the gas but at 50 miles per hour, the chicken was still keeping up. After about a mile of running, the chicken ran up a ...read more
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Denomination: Independent/Bible
Tarzan Story: Failure To Recognize
Contributed by Suresh Manoharan on Sep 3, 2012
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TARZAN STORY: FAILURE TO RECOGNIZEJohnny Weissmuller, the champion Olympic swimmer who donned the role of Tarzan the Ape Man in the silver screen with as much aplomb in 1930s and 40s as he dominated the Olympic swimming lanes in 1920s, had "a close encounter of a different kind" with the ...read more
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The Holmes Brothers On Pride
Contributed by Gordon Curley on Sep 2, 2012
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THE HOLMES BROTHERS ON PRIDEThe brilliant physician and writer Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr., and his brother John represent two radically different views on the subject of flattery. Dr. Holmes loved to collect compliments, and when he was older he indulged his pastime by saying to someone who had ...read more
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Denomination: Brethren
Geddie's Mission
Contributed by Gordon Curley on Sep 2, 2012
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GEDDIE'S MISSIONDr. John Geddie was a Scots-Canadian missionary who was known as "the father of Presbyterian missions in the South Seas." In 1848 he pioneered missionary work in the New Hebrides islands, Aneityum (Anatom) and worked there for God for 24 years. On the tablet erected to his memory ...read more
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Denomination: Brethren
The Divine Words Grow Together With The One Who ...
Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Sep 1, 2012
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"The divine words grow together with the one who reads them." ...read more
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Denomination: Catholic
The Three Races
Contributed by Christian Cheong on Aug 31, 2012
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THE THREE RACESA boy realised that God had made him fast. He wanted to have a race in his village to prove his speed. People from his village and the surrounding villages were invited, either as competitors or spectators. A wise man came to watch the race, which the boy won easily. Everyone ...read more
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Denomination: Independent/Bible
