Contributed by Norman Lawrence on Aug 23, 2002
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Old John was a man of God and loved his village chapel. One day he was stopped by an acquaintance, who, by the way, was an ardent angler. "I say, John," said the angler, "I have often wondered what attraction there is up at the village chapel. You go week after week to the same old chapel, see the
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Assembly Of God
Contributed by David Owens on Oct 19, 2009
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RAWLINS KEPT U.S. GRANT ON HIS HORSE
Ulysses S. Grant was a 4 star general of the union forces during the Civil War and became the 18th President of the United States. John A. Rawlins was Grant’s friend and fellow general, who became Grant’s chief of staff. During the Civil War, no one was closer
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Christian/Church Of Christ
There was a little old church out in the countryside: painted white and with a high steeple. One Sunday, the pastor noticed that his church needed painting. He checked out the Sunday ads and found a paint sale. The next day, he went into town and bought a gallon of white paint. He went back out to
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Contributed by Jay Mccluskey on Jan 29, 2009
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IS YOUR CHURCH A CHURCH OF BONES?
In the town of Sedlec in the Czech Republic, there is a famous cemetery that dates back to the 13th century. Some 40,000 people who died from the Black Plague in the 14th century and in the Hussite wars in the beginning of the 15th century were buried there.
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Baptist
Contributed by David Elvery on Nov 14, 2004
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Once there was a church in Holland once which felt strictly bound to obey God’s commandment to keep the Sabbath holy. On a certain Sunday the area was threatened by high wind and ferocious waves. If the dikes were not strengthened, the people would not survive. The police notified the pastor of
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Contributed by Paul Wallace on Aug 24, 2004
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Dennis Jernigan said his struggle with homosexuality began with sexual experimentation with other small boys at six years of age. He never told anyone about his struggle, because he saw hatred in the response of the church to homosexuals. As a senior in college he went to a 2nd chapter of Acts
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Wesleyan
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The church service ended at the Lutheran Church in New Sweden, Maine as everyone “passed the peace.” It was the first Sunday after Easter, and the 50 people in attendance headed to the fellowship hour to have some coffee. Some of the people complained that the coffee was bitter, but people
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Methodist
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Four things that Doug Murren says in his book Churches That Heal that hinders the church from becoming a church that heals:
i.A Lack of Compassion
He notes, “Two million people die every year. Only about 200,000 of those die knowing Jesus as their Savior. Loneliness is one of the major
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Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Keith Davis on May 5, 2003
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Larry Crab said in his book, The Safest Place on Earth, “The difference between the spiritual and unspiritual community is not whether conflict exists, but is rather in our attitude toward it and our approach to handling it. When conflict is seen as an
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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In one of his powerful writings R. C. Sproul observed that unbelievers often feel uneasy in the presence of an obedient Christian. The holiness of God reflected in a believer’s life makes the non-Christian uncomfortable. Sproul then told the following true incident to illustrate his point:
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