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But some of us continue to carry the heavy burden of tying to be “good enough.” I heard a modern Parable that illustrates this. In the Parable, the driver of a wagon was on his way to market when he overtook an old man carrying a heavy load. Taking compassion on him, the driver invited the old
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 23, 2011
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MARGIN OR MESSIAH?
Richard Swenson wrote a book in the 1990's titled, "Margin" in which he describes modern society as so overcommitted and over scheduled that we have no space left for rest. A reviewer writes: Overload is not having time to finish the book you're reading on stress. Margin is
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Contributed by Sermon Central on May 12, 2013
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TRACTOR PULLS AND YOKES
Some people like going to events called Tractor Pulls. This is when they cover the floor of an arena with dirt and guys in souped-up tractors compete to see who can pull the heaviest loads. That’s nothing new because long before the internal combustion engine, farmers were
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 2, 2013
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THE UNRELIGION
When Jesus hung on the cross, He cried out, “It is finished!” Jesus did all the work. All that remains for us to do is depend on Him. You see, not only our salvation, but our success in this life is all up to Him.
I like the way Dane Ortlund put it in his book, Defiant Grace.
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 2, 2013
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BUSYNESS
Busyness is no sign of spirituality or any kind of a full life. In fact, it’s more likely the sign of an empty life.
Tim Kreider, in an article he wrote for The New York Times called The Busy Trap put it this way: “If you live in America in the 21st century, you’ve probably had to listen
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And I must say here, this does not come automatically, we have to work at it and develop it, and many times we grit our teeth as we think we fail every now and again, but I will end with this analogy, it is the best I can up with, it is crude … but think of yourself when you give your offering,
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Episcopal
Contributed by Shine Thomas on Nov 8, 2018
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Muhammad Ali, the great wrestler was never known for being a kind person. Once he was on an airplane and he often said, “I'm the greatest.” The airhostesses looked at him and saw he didn't have his seatbelt fastened. She said to him, “Mr. Ali, you'll have to fasten your seatbelt.” Ali
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Assembly Of God
Contributed by Donnie Martin on May 10, 2003
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Mothers are central to the success of the American family. Their love, dedication, and wisdom touch countless lives every day in every community throughout our land. And their love and guidance of children help to develop healthy and spiritually sound families.
President John Quincy Adams once
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Baptist
Contributed by Sermon Central on Sep 5, 2003
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Illustration: If you use an alarm clock to wake you up in the morning, you know what a snooze button is. When the alarm goes off, you can hit the snooze button and get nine more minutes of sleep. There are two problems with the snooze button: (1) If we continue to hit the button, we may end up
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 9, 2002
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On a port call in the Philippines Roy Fowler saw a great illustration.
The driver of a caribou wagon overtook an old man carrying a very heavy load. Having compassion on him, the driver invited the old man to ride in the wagon for free.
Gratefully the old man accepted. He got in the wagon and
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Contributed by Aaron Jones on Mar 4, 2001
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Over 25,000 Americans commit suicide each year. Over one million will try but only one out of fifteen will succeed. It is the tenth highest killer in the U.S. More will die by suicide than by murder. The model age for attempting suicide is 32 for men and 27 for women. The model age of succeeding
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Christian/Church Of Christ
Contributed by Bruce Howell on Oct 9, 2001
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Illus.: Prayer Life of General Stonewall Jackson
General Stonewall Jackson had in his service a man who had become so accustomed to his ways that he was able to discern whenever the General was about to start on an expedition. Someone asked him how he knew the General was about to depart without
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Wesleyan
Contributed by Richard Goble on Nov 28, 2007
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A Rubber Band.
A rubber band, if stretched, will return to its normal, relaxed position when the external force is removed. The body’s stress response is also stretched whenever it is subjected to any emergency or demand. The rubber band ought to return to a normal, relaxed state when the demand
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Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Dec 25, 2007
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“‘Come hither to me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, I will give you rest.’ Oh! Wonderful, wonderful! That the one who has help to give is the one who says, Come hither! What love is this! There is love in the act of a man who is able to help and does help him who begs for help. But for
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Methodist
Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Dec 25, 2007
“‘Come hither to me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, I will give you rest.’ Oh! Wonderful, wonderful! That the one who has help to give is the one who says, Come hither! What love is this! There is love in the act of a man who is able to help and does help him who begs for help. But for
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Methodist