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In her book, THE HIDING PLACE, Corrie Ten Boom relates an incident that taught her to be thankful for things we normally would not be thankful for. She and her sister, Betsy, prisoners of the Nazis, had just been transferred to the worst prison camp they had seen yet, Ravensbruck. Upon entering the
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Christian/Church Of Christ
Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 19, 2002
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There is no situation so chaotic that God cannot from that situation, create something that is surpassingly good. He did it at the creation. He did it at the
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 28, 2002
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THIS IS GOOD!
The story is told of a king in Africa who had a close friend with whom he grew up. The friend had a habit of looking at every situation that ever occurred in his life (positive or negative) and remarking, "This is good!"
One day the king and his friend were out on a hunting
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Contributed by Brian La Croix on Jun 21, 2003
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I¡¦m afraid of spiders. Have been all my life. I come by it honestly, though, through my dad. In fact, all 3 of us boys and my dad are afraid of spiders.
My dad can capture rattlesnakes with a forked stick, then cook and eat them. He has no problem with blood or worms.
But spiders are
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Wesleyan
Contributed by William Noel on Jun 4, 2004
My children have three dogs, Sunny, Diamond, and Star. The live in a large kennel, 50X50. They each have their own doghouse. They are fed and watered on a regular basis. And, the kids love playing with them. However, everytime someone goes to the kennel, all three dogs try to get out and run
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Baptist
Contributed by Lou Nicholes on Dec 27, 2004
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A farmer went to his banker and announced that he had bad news and good news. “First, the bad news...” “Well,” said the farmer, “I can’t make my mortgage payments. And that crop loan I’ve taken out for the past 10 years—I can’t pay that off, either. Not only that, I won’t be able to pay you the
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Baptist
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I scratched a Car!!!
I was about 17 at the time. I finally was able to drive a car. I took my mom to work in a car that a friend had lent her for the day. It was a stick shift. After dropping off my mom my small cousin jumps to the front seat while eating chips.
The driveway to the house we lived
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Baptist
Contributed by Mark Brunner on Feb 15, 2005
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“The Inevitability of Gradualness!” Hebrews 13:20-22 Key verse(s): 21:“(He) equip you with everything good for doing his will, and may he work in us what is pleasing to him, through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory for ever and every. Amen.”
“I was doing the right thing; but it seemed the harder I
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Lutheran
Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 25, 2009
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WWII VET'S BLOOD SAVES GRANDMOTHER
And I think it is also what Paul was talking about in Romans 8:28 when he says, "...in all things God works for the good of those who love Him..."
Kim Huffman tells this story: World War II was over, and my father, along with thousands of others had been
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Contributed by Sermon Central on May 9, 2010
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Hurricane Victims’ Suffering Lead Them to Christ
38-year-old Carlotta Bennett was riding out Hurricane Katrina in her attic with her family. The winds had blown her house way off its foundation, and the rising water was threatening to flood the house to the roof and drown the five people in the
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 26, 2010
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Post-it® Notes--Success from Failure
Everyone knows what Post-it® Notes are. They're those great little self-stick notepapers. Most people have Post-it® Notes. Most people use them. Most people love them. But Post-it® Notes were not a planned product.
No one got the idea and then stayed up nights
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 26, 2011
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THE BLACK DEATH AND THE GREAT FIRE
In 1665 the residents of London were dying by the thousands each day. The bubonic plague was spreading from house to house because of the unsanitary conditions. Rats and fleas spread the germs throughout the city. Almost 30,000 people died, almost a third of
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Contributed by Ken Pell on Jan 30, 2011
A "CONQUERING" FAITH
The following story comes from Hank Hanegraaff's book, "The Last Disciple" (which refers to the Apostle John, the last one of the 12 to die). It is set within the historical context of first century Rome's persecution of the church. Leah is the sister of a young Christian
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Nazarene
Contributed by Sermon Central on May 5, 2011
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HYMN STORY: O LOVE THAT WILL NOT LET ME GO BY GEORGE MATHESON
George Matheson was only fifteen when he was told that he was losing what little eyesight he had. Instead of giving up, Matheson immediately continued with his plans to enroll in the University of Glasgow, and his determination lead to
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Contributed by Josh Hunt on Feb 6, 2012
BILLY GRAHAM'S ARENA DREAMS
Billy Graham, in his book "Nearing Home: Life, Faith, and Finishing Well" (pp. 2-3, Thomas Nelson) writes:
I have remained a baseball fan, not necessarily of one team over another but of the game itself--the teamwork, the strategy, and the challenge of defeating the
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Baptist
Contributed by Sermon Central on May 10, 2012
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GOD IS FOR US
Keith Hartsell of Wheaton, Illinois, was driving around with a friend of his in California, when he noticed that his friend's cell phone was locked with an unusual password -- pro nobis. Keith asked him what pro nobis meant and why he chose that for a password. Keith's friend told
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