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A little girl was pushing the limits of her mother’s very last nerve. Mom was nearing the end of a hectic season of cooking, cleaning, shopping, wrapping and church stuff. She was also nearing the breaking point with her little pre-schooler.
Finally the little girl was bathed and ready for bed.
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United Methodist
Contributed by Rob Short on Apr 6, 2001
based on 189 ratings
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In 1994, two Christian missionaries answered an invitation from the Russian Department of Education to teach morals and ethics in a large orphanage. About 100 boys and girls who had been abandoned, abused, and left in the care of a government-run program were in the orphanage.
It was nearing
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Denomination:
Baptist
Contributed by Andrew Chan on May 21, 2001
based on 152 ratings
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There was a certain old recluse who lived deep in the mountains of Colorado. When he died, distant relatives came from the city to collect his valuables. Upon arriving, all they saw was an old shack with an outhouse beside it. Inside the shack, next to the rock fireplace, was an old cooking pot and
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Denomination:
Evangelical Free
Contributed by Melvin Newland on Nov 5, 2001
based on 178 ratings
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Wally was a 7th grade student who was bigger than any of the other students in his Sunday school class. His mother had been an alcoholic when he was born, & as a result, Wally just did not have all the mental capabilities that the rest of his classmates had. But somehow he managed to get
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Christian/Church Of Christ
Contributed by Steve Malone on Nov 12, 2001
based on 244 ratings
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YOU KNOW CHRISTMAS IS ALMOST HERE WHEN:
10) There are more pine needles on your carpet than on your tree
9) The credit card is smoked along with the turkey and ham.
8) It’s A Wonderful Life has been shown for the 13th time
7) A trip to the mall and back is more challenging then the Indy 500
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Denomination:
Christian/Church Of Christ
Contributed by Jim Kane on Dec 22, 2001
based on 228 ratings
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FOR ALWAYS
In 1994 two Americans answered an invitation from the Russian Department of Education to teach morals and ethics (based on Biblical principles) in the public schools. They were invited to teach at prisons, businesses, the fire and police departments, and a large orphanage.
It was
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Denomination:
Church Of God
Contributed by Jeff Strite on Dec 17, 2002
based on 75 ratings
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Preparing for large Christmas Eve family gathering, a mother had been giving out orders like a drill sergeant: "Pick up your things! Don’t get your clothes dirty! Put away those toys."
Well, her 4-year-old daughter had been underfoot all day, so she sent her to the next room to play with their
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Denomination:
Christian/Church Of Christ
Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 29, 2004
based on 6 ratings
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QUESTIONS FOR MARY
Max Lucado has twenty-five questions that he wants to ask Mary the mother of Jesus, here are a few of my favorites.
What was it like watching him pray?
When he saw a rainbow, did he ever mention a flood?
Did you ever feel awkward teaching him how he created the world?
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 29, 2004
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THE FIRST ONE
“Mary was the first person in the world to carry the Gospel.”
SOURCE: Rodney Buchanan in
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When Orville and Wilbur Wright finally succeeded in keeping their homemade airplane in the air for fifty-nine seconds on December 17, 1903, they rushed a telegram to their sister in Dayton, Ohio, telling of this great accomplishment. The telegram read, "First sustained flight today fifty-nine
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Denomination:
Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Mark Brunner on Oct 11, 2004
based on 6 ratings
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“Knowledge in Ignorance!” Luke 2: 1-5 Key verse(s): 2: “Some of the Pharisees asked, ‘Why are you doing what is unlawful on the Sabbath?’”
The story is told of a preacher who lived along a river in a northern clime. Sunday after Sunday throughout the year he would climb into his old Tin Lizzy
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Denomination:
Lutheran
Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 13, 2004
based on 2 ratings
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“The fact of Jesus’ birth is the final and immeasurable proof that God
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Contributed by Mark Brunner on Dec 20, 2004
based on 15 ratings
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“Afraid of Christmas?” Luke 2: 8-14 Key verse(s): 10: “But the angel said to them, ‘Do not be afraid. I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people.”
“If I hear one more person wish me a “Happy Holiday!” I think I will just burst!” How often have you heard that over the
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Denomination:
Lutheran
Contributed by Rick Crandall on Dec 14, 2005
based on 5 ratings
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*Christmas is a time when God came near. And God comes near today.
*Joe McKeever told the story of a little girl named Rachel. Like many preschoolers, Rachel had a problem waking up in the middle of the night, scared and crying. The only thing that would sooth her fears was crawling into bed with
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Denomination:
Baptist
Contributed by Warner Pidgeon on Dec 23, 2005
based on 7 ratings
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Sometimes when I tell people about my experience of God, I feel a bit like Lucy when she had returned from the wardrobe for the first time (The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe). She really had been to Narnia. It really did exist. It was an amazing place, and yet it just sounded too far fetched for
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Denomination:
Anglican
Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Jul 23, 2006
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Robert Louis Stevenson wrote, Dr. Jekyl and Mr. Hyde
"Stevenson’s man found a trick by which he could change himself into the person of another man, make an actual transformation of himself. He could change, not only his internal thoughts and feelings, but also his external looks and actions.
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Denomination:
Independent/Bible
Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 10, 2009
based on 2 ratings
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HANUKKAH VS. CHRISTMAS
In his book The Jesus I Never Knew, Philip Yancey recounts an episode of the TV show Thirtysomething in which Hope, a Christian, argues with her husband Michael, a Jew, about the holidays. "Why do you even bother with Hanukkah?" she asks. "Do you really believe a handful of
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 25, 2011
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THE FACE OF GOD
I heard the story once of a great Cherokee wood carver. He took logs and sat them on a stump outside his back door and sat in front of that log sometimes for hours just staring at it. Finally, he would pick up his carving tools and start carving the most beautiful of things out of
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