Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Oct 21, 2008
Count Your Blessings--No, Really!
It was a typical Indiana spring day. Outside the house, it was raining. Inside the house...it was raining. Water slowly dripped from the ceiling, reminding me that when you replace your own roof, there's nobody to get mad at when it leaks.
I should be a pretty
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Pentecostal
Contributed by Guy Mcgraw on Feb 15, 2012
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COUNT YOUR MANY BLESSINGS
While on a short-term missions trip, Pastor Jack Hinton was leading worship at a leper colony on the island of Tobago. A woman who had been facing away from the pulpit turned around.
"It was the most hideous face I had ever seen," Hinton said. "The woman's nose and ears
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 17, 2007
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Someone put it this way: “Not only count your blessings, but
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007
The tendency to seldom think of what we have but always of what we lack is the greatest tragedy on earth.
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 15, 2008
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COUNTING ON THEM
The wise farmer can usually depend on expected timetables of seedtime and harvest. Not so in the spiritual life. One of the greatest frustrations in the Christian ministry, and principal cause for "weariness in well doing" is the inability to calculate the spiritual outcome of
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Contributed by Dana Chau on Dec 1, 2002
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I tried counting backwards, I tried counting sheep.
The leftovers beckoned-- the dark meat and white,
But I fought the temptation with all of my might.
Tossing and turning with anticipation,
The thought of a snack became infatuation.
So, I raced to the kitchen, flung open the door
And gazed at
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*other
Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007
"Reflect upon your present blessings, of which every man has many not on your past
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Contributed by Curtis Kittrell on Apr 22, 2002
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“‘Blessed are the poor in spirit’ means: ‘Blessed is the man who has realized his own utter helplessness, and who has put his whole trust in God.’ If a man has realized his own utter helplessness, and has put his whole trust in God, there will enter into his life two things which are opposite sides
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Pentecostal
Contributed by Jim Kane on Feb 27, 2010
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According to "Character Counts!" to be responsible is to
* Do what you are supposed to do
* Persevere: keep on trying!
* Always do your best
* Use self-control
* Be self-disciplined
* Think before
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Church Of God
Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Aug 10, 2008
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Blessed Are The Persecuted
Matthew 5:10-12 says, "Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of Me. Rejoice and be glad,
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Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Greg Buchner on Oct 3, 2004
Closing Blessing
You are a child of creation, a reflection of God,
No one can steal your beauty or reduce your worth,
Unless you let them…don’t let them!
You are a miracle of God’s love…
Never look at yourself and see anything less!
Your life is not a random stroke of chance,
You are part of a
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Denomination:
Methodist
Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 23, 2011
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THE RELATIONSHIP IS WHAT COUNTS
Wayne Cordeiro, a preacher in Honolulu, HI writes:
Some time ago some wonderful people in our church gave Anna, my wife, and me a dinner certificate to a nice restaurant for $100. We thought, Wow, a hundred bucks. Let's go for it.
We found a free evening. We
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Sometimes you want to run away to a land far, far away! But unless you are Peter Pan, flying to Never-land is hardly a good idea! You see, your presence is more important than you know. Feelings of inadequacy bombard every dad, so at times you may not think you’re a good father! You may even think
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Evangelical/Non-Denominational