Contributed by Peter Loughman on Dec 20, 2007
THE GIFT
A professor of mine from seminary told us this story: When he was a young man, all of 23, he had the opportunity to take a summer tour of Europe as a graduation present, he was from a well to do family. He traveled about Europe by train, boat and sometimes by bicycle. Finally he ended up
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Evangelical/Non-Denominational
BARNABAS' GIFT
Barnabas later becomes the disciple who takes St. Paul in tow on the first missionary journey. It is on that journey that Paul discovers his calling to be the apostle to the Gentiles. So Barnabas’s gift, his free will offering of what he owned
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Catholic
Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 18, 2009
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THE GIFT OF THE SKATES
So how do we recognize His authority in our lives? How do we express our faith and our love to Him? By committing ourselves to His mission. Jesus doesn’t say anything about saving sinners and getting them into heaven. The primary priority of his mission is to preach good
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Contributed by Ed Sasnett on Jul 7, 2010
THE GIFTS IN THE FRIES
If you have one or more of the gifts of service, you are critical to the work and glory of God. Do not think lightly of your place in God’s plan.
A man goes to buy a hamburger for lunch. The young lady behind the counter asks, “Do you want fries with that?” The man
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Denomination:
Baptist
A GIFT OF THE WORD
When I was a teenager, my pastor gave me a little pocket New Testament, bound in red leather. And inside, on the flyleaf, he had written a note. And with the note was a Scripture citation: Romans 12:1-2. I couldn’t wait to turn to that passage and read what it said. If you know
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Presbyterian/Reformed
Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 25, 2011
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THE EMPTY GIFT
God offers us more than this world does, but most of us never take the time to see it. There was a 15-year old boy named Joey, whose mother died at birth. She was a severe alcoholic, and that had affected his pre-natal development. The result was that he was slightly
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Contributed by Sermon Central on May 11, 2011
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GIFT OF HONOR
Football practice was over, and Denny was sore from head to toe. Slowly he climbed the graffiti-laden stairway of the aging apartment building. Suddenly, his mother’s chilling screams pierced the cold, still air. He had heard the sound many times before. Still, a sickening knot
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GIFT OF PEARLS
A number of years ago, when our oldest was just a little tyke, a Chinese man we knew gave my wife a string of pearls as a gift. Anyway, the pearls he gave her were different from the ones we might find in a jewelry store; they were natural, not cultivated.
Now, the most common
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Denomination:
Lutheran
THE GIFT OF A CROSS
Story: Woman Led to Christ through an Act of Kindness
Craig Groeschel, The Christian Atheist (Zondervan, 2011). p. 210
It's amazing what a difference the little things will make. For example, years ago when I was a new believer, I always wore a tiny cross pin on my shirts.
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Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Feb 26, 2012
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OWNERSHIP OF THE GIFT
A humanitarian group in Africa, noticing the filthy water, sewage, and disease, built clean water and sewage system for a village. Months later, they visited the village, but it was back to square one with filthy water, sewage and disease. [from Pickthebrain.com]
The chief
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Independent/Bible
Contributed by Ken Henson on Sep 10, 2012
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RIDICULOUS GIFTS
There is a program in the US called “Good Morning America.” This was about 10 years ago, there was a lady named Joan London, who did a segment on Christmas Gifts and made some suggestions about the list: “You may want to include these in your list:
• Jaguar 220 – this is a
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*other
Contributed by Tim Smith on Oct 20, 2012
THE GIFT OF THEIR LIVES
A Dutch pastor was helping Jews escape the Nazis when he himself caught. He was loaded into a boxcar with several Jews and others to be sent to a concentration camp. It was a long, frightening journey through the night. Finally the train stopped, the doors opened, and
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Methodist
Contributed by Glynda Lomax on Dec 26, 2014
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“Life is one of those precious fleeting gifts, and everything can change in a heartbeat." - Author Unknown
His name was Justin Timion. He was only nineteen years old the day it happened. A good looking, fun loving kid, he loved doing auto mechanics with his Dad and often used his skills to
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Charismatic
Contributed by Gerald Manning on Dec 13, 2015
The man was quite obviously hard pressed by life .. his clothing was a bit tattered, he hadn’t shaved for several days, his face was gaunt, his eyes vacant. He was hungry, no doubt, and all I had in my pocket was a quarter. I knew that it wouldn’t buy much, but perhaps it was a start, and I
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Nazarene
Contributed by Joel Vicente on Oct 11, 2002
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THE GRADUATION GIFT
A young man was getting ready to graduate from college. For many months he had admired a beautiful sports car in a dealers showroom, and knowing that his father could well afford it, he told him that was all he wanted. As Graduation Day approached, the young man awaited
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Baptist
Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 9, 2002
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THE EMPTY GIFT
"I was enjoying 1st grade to the fullest until one day in December when the little girl behind me set "it" on her desk. It was the tiniest Christmas present imaginable, less than an inch on each side with white glossy paper tied up with a sliver of red cellophane. Immediately I was
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 2, 2003
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Salvation is a "Free Gift" from God.
Although "Free" it does not mean everyone has it.
If the local harware store was handing out free snow shovels today, does that mean you have one, no.
You have to go to the hardware store and ask for one of those free snow shovels, and then when it is in your
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Contributed by A. Todd Coget on May 15, 2003
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[illustration]
Imagine how a parent would feel if on Christmas day when the gifts for their children were handed out, the children just took them, said “Thank you,” and laid them aside with no attempt to open the gifts not even to find out what they were!
Imagine how the Lord must feel when he has
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Denomination:
Evangelical/Non-Denominational