Contributed by Glenn Hickey on Jun 9, 2003
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CONCRETE LOVE
Pastor Joel Gregory tells the story of a seminary professor who taught the Christian graces of love and forbearance for forty years until he retired.
Occupying himself in his retirement years, he poured a new concrete driveway to his house. Finished, he went in to rest and get a
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Baptist
Contributed by Clark Tanner on Jul 26, 2003
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I'M A DIFFERENT PERSON
“…that you be renewed in the spirit of your mind…”
When I still lived in California, and for a while was selling cars until I repented, I worked with a very lovely young woman named Sheri. We became good friends, because we were hired very close to the same time. She
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Orthodox
Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 15, 2001
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The First Billionaire
The very first person to reach the status of billionaire was a man who knew how to set goals and follow through. At the age of 23, he had become a millionaire, by the age of 50 a billionaire. Every decision, attitude, and relationship was tailored to create his personal power
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 17, 2009
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Compassion in an Inner-City Church
Feed the dogs. Touch the dumb, and find faith in places where you least expect it. This is what truly brings pleasure to our Lord, much more than any outward show of self-righteousness.
There is church in the inner-city of Chicago that for me demonstrates this
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Contributed by Ken Pell on Apr 13, 2013
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THE "STREAM OF FORGIVENESS"
Mirosalv Volf wrote a fantastic book on forgiveness titled "Free of Charge: Giving and Forgiving in a Culture Stripped of Grace." In the book he uses the beautiful imagery of a stream to show how God's character (love) is poured into us by His Spirit and becomes our
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Nazarene
Contributed by Denn Guptill on Apr 30, 2011
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"I TITHE--HE'LL FIND ME."
Two men have ended up marooned on an island in the South Pacific. You can fill in the blanks as to how they got there.
So they are on the clichéic deserted island, one palm tree, nothing to see but the ocean. One guy is in a complete panic, pacing back and forth,
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Wesleyan
Contributed by David Parks on Jan 13, 2022
"GRUDGITIS" ... KILLER DISEASE
"Fret not thyself because of evildoers..." (Psalm 37:1).
A grizzly bear lumbered into a clearing where garbage had been dumped. Tourists noticed that there was only one animal the grizzly would permit to eat with him - a skunk. Doubtless he
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Christian/Church Of Christ
Contributed by James Snyder on Apr 3, 2020
For the last several weeks, the Gracious Mistress of the Parsonage and myself have been enjoying some quiet time in our parsonage. I cannot remember the last time we had such quiet time all to ourselves.
One of the blessings of this time is the fact that telemarketers are not calling. In a way, I
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Christian Missionary Alliance