Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007
"The time draws near the birth of Christ, The moon is hid, the night is still; The Christmas bells from hill
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Contributed by Bruce Lee on Jun 8, 2015
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Acts 17:27 says, "He is not far from each of us." A little boy and his sister were playing outside. The boy said something ugly to his sister. She said, "God hears what you say." The boy said, "No, God didn’t hear me He is to far away." That’s how many people think of God. So, we rely upon our own
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Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Chris Jordan on Dec 13, 2007
QUOTE –GOD CAME NEAR:
“They were too busy. The day was upon them. The day’s bread had to be made. The morning’s chores had to be done. There was too much to do to imagine that the impossible had occurred. God had entered the world as a baby. Yet, were someone to chance upon the sheep stable on the
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Contributed by Donnie Martin on Jul 6, 2010
Grace is God drawing sinners closer and closer to him. How does God in grace prosecute this purpose? Not by shielding us from assault by the world, the flesh, and the devil, nor by protecting us from burdensome and frustrating circumstance, not yet by shielding us from troubles created by our own
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Baptist
Contributed by Ed Wood on Jun 29, 2005
A little girl was drawing a picture of God. Her mother told her that nobody knew what God looks like. The girl replied that they
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Baptist
Contributed by Paul Carlson on Feb 10, 2009
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THE TALLEST TREE DRAWS THE FIRE
1991 U.S. Open – Hazeltine National Golf Course, just outside Minneapolis, MN. A peaceful, calm day.
Gray clouds rush swiftly overhead within minutes. Lightning is spotted; a golfer’s worst nightmare. Storm sirens soon blast as a fierce thunderstorm blows in,
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Baptist
Contributed by Shane Hart on Jan 12, 2006
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There is an organization near Chicago with approximately 12,000 members
It requires each one of its members to give up one day’s earnings every week which averages out to about $110 per person equaling about $1.3 mil a week to further their cause.
When a person joins this organization they must
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Pentecostal
Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Jan 24, 2010
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Spiritual Near-Sightedness
One of my favorite riddles is this one
Q: What did the near-sighted porcupine say when it backed into a cactus?
A: Pardon me, honey!
If you are near-sighted, you see objects that are near, but distant objects are blurry or unclear. To put is simply, you are equipped to
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Independent/Bible
Contributed by Loyd C. Taylor on Dec 13, 2022
Christmas Must Be Near
When soft snowflakes fill childish dreams,
And Missy hangs the mistletoe.
Then gift shoppers show up in streams,
And Mike the mailman is bending low.
When the generosities astound,
Then through the air, we hear the sound
Of joy-bells ring…
“Ting-a-ling, ting-a-ling!”
Then
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Baptist
VITICULTURE IN THE NEAR EAST
The vine has been cultivated in Pal. from the earliest times. The climate of Pal. is peculiarly adapted to viticulture with the country's bright sunshine and the heavy dew of the late summer nights (Tenney Pg. 882)
Its Cultivation
The cultivation of the vine
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007
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Only alone can I draw close enough to God to
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Contributed by Tommy Hames on Jan 28, 2004
Think about the three-dimensional drawings of the human body that can be found in encyclopedias and school books. The bottom picture is simply a picture of a skeleton. The next page is drawn on clear plastic and might have a picture of the intestines. As you turn the page it fits into place so that
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Baptist
Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007
"We speak a language that draws on quotations. They are telegraphic. A form of shorthand. We use them to lend point and luster to what we say.Quotations have always been supremely effective rhetorical devices, instruments of one-upmanship,
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2007
"Adversity draws men together and produces beauty and harmony in lifes relationships, just as the cold of winter produces ice flowers on
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