Contributed by Al Schifano on Mar 24, 2004
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Making A Difference
Don’t Look Back
As you travel through life there are always those times
when decisions just have to be made,
when the choices are hard and solutions seem scarce
and the rain seems to soak your parade!
There are some situations where all you can do
is to simply let go and
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Catholic
Contributed by Patrick Nix on Jul 8, 2010
DADS MAKE A DIFFERENCE
Dad, you might not feel like your presence is very important. You might not feel like you are making a difference, but you are.
Fatherless kids are more likely to:
- Be convicted of a violent crime (2,000% more likely than those with fathers)
- Be involved in a teen /
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Baptist
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The story is told of a South Sea Islander who proudly displayed his Bible to a G.I. during WW II. He had received it as a present from a missionary some time before.
The soldier said, “Oh, we’ve outgrown that sort of thing like the Bible.”
The native. who had been a Cannibal before he was
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Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 30, 2008
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ONE PERSON MAKES A DIFFERENCE
Many people believe that one person cannot truly make a difference. Yet, history teaches us better.
The story is told that in days past the state of Rhode Island was electing a state legislature. There was a thrifty Federalist farmer who started for the polls late
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Contributed by John Bright on Jun 14, 2023
According to the 2022 U.S. Census Bureau, 18.4 million children, 1 in 4, live without a biological, step, or adoptive father in the home. That’s enough children to fill New York City twice or Los Angeles four times over. Research shows that a father's absence affects children in numerous
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Methodist
Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007
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"Little things make the difference. Everyone is well prepared in the big things, but only the
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Sometimes we think that God is not using us if we are not preaching to thousands every weekend. If you think that, remember this story about the value of one soul!
I recently read about an old man, walking the beach at dawn, who noticed a young man ahead of him picking up starfish and flinging
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Denomination:
Evangelical/Non-Denominational
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In 1645, one vote gave Oliver Cromwell control of
England.
In 1649, one vote caused Charles I of England to be
executed.
In 1776, one vote gave America the English language
instead of German.
In 1839, one vote elected Marcus Morton governor of
Massachusetts.
In 1845, one vote brought Texas into
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Denomination:
Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Oct 28, 2008
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WHO I AM MAKES A DIFFERENCE
A teacher in New York decided to honor each of her high school seniors for the difference they made in her life. Then she presented each of them with a Blue Ribbon imprinted with gold letters, which read, "Who I Am Makes a Difference."™
Afterwards the teacher gave each
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Denomination:
Pentecostal
Contributed by John Harvey on Jan 3, 2006
“We’re not making a difference outside our walls, and we haven’t done anything to gain the right to be heard.” Bishop Harry
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Baptist
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At Christmastime, we set up our Christmas trees and toy trains. We may even walk along singing carols, or we may preach a sermon, but these bits and pieces are barren if we are thinking only of them or even thinking only of being in heaven, and are not stopping to ask ourselves, “What difference
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Denomination:
Presbyterian/Reformed
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WHAT DIFFERENCE DOES IT MAKE?
The job of the church is not to impact the church, but to impact the world.
It’s like a huddle in a football game. 67,000 people don’t pay $25.00 a ticket to watch the Titans huddle. What if you went to a Titans game and for 2½ hours you watched 11 men stand in a
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Christian/Church Of Christ
Contributed by Bob Soulliere on May 4, 2007
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WHAT A DIFFERENCE A CHANGE MAKES
Once upon a time there was a prince who fell in love with a fair maiden. But his enemy captured the fair maiden and held her captive in a tower. Now the prince had a plan to rescue her, so he recruited the help of two small animals to send a message to the maiden.
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Denomination:
Christian/Church Of Christ
Contributed by A. Todd Coget on Jul 16, 2003
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NO DIFFERENCE TO ME
John G. Paton, a nineteenth-century missionary to the South Seas met opposition to leaving his home in Scotland and going to preach to the cannibalistic people of the New Hebrides Islands.
A well-meaning church member moaned to him, “The cannibals, the cannibals! You’ll be
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Denomination:
Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 17, 2006
What A Difference a century makes! In 1904: ►The average life expectancy in the U.S. was 47 years. ►Only 14% of the homes had a bathtub, 8% had a telephone. ►A 3-minute call from Denver to New York City cost $11. ►There were only 8,000 cars in the U.S. and 144 miles of paved
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Contributed by Rodelio Mallari on Dec 30, 2010
BE DIFFERENT
"The hardest struggle of all is to be something different from what the average man is." - Charles M. Schwab
"If you do things well, do them better. Be
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*other
Contributed by Brian Mavis on Jul 25, 2002
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IS THERE A DIFFERENCE?
In their recent book "Unveiling Islam," Emir and Ergun Caner, former Sunni Muslims cite the major differences between Islam and Christianity as the "personalness" of God, and "grace as opposed to works."
"Jesus Christ ... is ultimately personal and wants to have a
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Evangelical/Non-Denominational