Contributed by Darren Ethier on May 8, 2002
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A woman testified to the transformation in her life that had resulted through her experience in conversion. She declared, "I’m so glad I got religion. I have an uncle I used to hate so much I vowed I’d never go to his funeral. But now,
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Contributed by Michael Gibney on May 18, 2002
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A.W. Tozer (1897-1963) God wants worshipers before workers; indeed the only acceptable workers are those who have learned the lost art of worship. . . . The very stones would praise him if the need
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Contributed by Bruce Howell on Aug 3, 2001
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Illus.: “You Can’t Practice Burying Me”
Shortly after a recent seminary graduate had assumed his first pastorate, he and his wife went to visit his family. His mother sensed that her daughter-in-law was unhappy, but not wishing to interfere, she pretended not to notice. As they were leaving,
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Wesleyan
Contributed by Darren Ethier on Apr 8, 2002
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Lowell Ogden tells the story of a little boy who lived out in the country around the turn of the century. He had never seen a traveling circus, and one was coming to his town on Saturday. When he asked his father for permission to go, his dad said he could providing his chores were done early.
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Contributed by Tanner Smith on Nov 17, 2005
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In the Lion King the Hyenas are talking about the King Lion, Mufasa. When one hyena says Mufasa’s name, the other hyena shivers and says "OOO, say it again!" The other hyena responds "Mufasa, Mufasa, Mufasa."
The point is that the name of Jesus can elicit many feelings in us. In this case,
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 18, 2004
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BUILT BY GRACE
Years ago, late on a stormy night in Philadelphia, an elderly couple walked wearily into a hotel. They approached the night clerk at the desk and practically begged him for a room. Apparently there were three conventions in town, and every hotel was filled to capacity. "Are there
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 17, 2007
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Edith Burns was a wonderful Christian who lived in San Antonio, Texas. She was the patient of doctor by the name of Will Phillips. Dr. Phillips was a gentle doctor who saw patients as people. One of his favorite patients was Edith Burns.
One morning he went to his office with a heavy heart and it
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 26, 2009
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TO WIN THEM, YOU MUST WEEP FOR THEM
A woman went to her pastor and said, "I’ve been a Christian for 20 years. I’ve read books on how to win souls. I’ve memorized scripture. I’ve taken courses on how to win the lost. And yet I haven’t won one person to the Lord. Why?"
The pastor’s answer
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Contributed by Tim Smith on Sep 24, 2016
Hugh Hewitt in his book “The Embarassed Believer” contends that most Christian are embarrassed believers. They do not talk about their faith or church. They don’t have Bibles on the corner of their desks. They never engage others in spiritual conversations. And the result has been the dramatic
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Methodist
Luke 19:3 And he sought to see Jesus who he was; and could not for the press, because he was little of stature.
People will climb a wall to catch a foul ball at the game, but find any excuse to miss church. Revival will be
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Baptist
Just as the Old Testament priest would take an innocent lamb and slaughter it on the alter for the sins of the nation of Israel, so Jesus came to offer Himself for the sins of the world. His entire reason for coming from Heaven to others was for "OTHERS" and not Himself.
o He was born
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Evangelical/Non-Denominational
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Melissa Highsmith was kidnapped by a babysitter in 1971 at the tender age of 22 months.
Over the next 51 years, Highsmith's family and the police searched for her without success.
Finally, with the use of DNA technology, her identity was confirmed and she was reunited with her family.
Melissa
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Pentecostal
Contributed by Alison Bucklin on Aug 27, 2023
“The new believer will often rest for days or months in the peace which follows the initial decision, but after a while they begin to become aware of “the ground of their heart, which God before would not disclose unto them lest the soul should fail before Him, and the spirit which He had made. Now
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Contributed by Ken Pell on Aug 6, 2013
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In his book, “Imagine Your Life Without Fear” Max Lucado gives some significant insight when he says,
"Questions can make hermits out of us, driving us into hiding. Yet the cave has no answers. Christ distributes courage through community; he dissipates doubts through fellowship. He never deposits
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Nazarene