Contributed by Glynda Lomax on Dec 26, 2014
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“Most men pursue pleasure with such breathless haste that they hurry past it.”
- Soren Kierkegaard
We all know at least one person that, when given something really beautiful as a gift, will open a closet and store it away for “a special day” or “for when company comes over.” When you gave that
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Charismatic
Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 12, 2005
It is hard to believe now, but the potato was once a highly unpopular food. When first introduced into England by Sir Walter Raleigh, newspapers printed editorials against it, ministers preached sermons against it, and the general public wouldn’t touch it. It was supposed to sterilize the soil in
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007
"It is good to appreciate that life is now. Whatever it offers, little or much, life
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007
"A trip to nostalgia now and then is good for the spirit, as long as you
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 9, 2008
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NOW, OF THE SEVEN CHURCHES, SMYRNA AND PHILADELPHIA ARE THE ONLY TWO, THAT JESUS DOESN’T SAY ANYTHING NEGATIVE ABOUT. IN THOSE DAYS, PEOPLE WHO LIVED IN ASIA MINOR, HAD TO BELONG TO A LABOR UNION, TO GET WORK, AND TO BELONG TO A LABOR UNION, YOU HAD TO BURN INCENSE AND BOW BEFORE THE GOD OF THAT
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Contributed by Chris Jordan on May 22, 2010
NOW HE KNOWS
A little five-year-old boy one day was playing with his two-year-old brother, when the two-year-old reached up and pulled his older brother's hair. He screamed in pain, and his mother came rushing in. He cried and said that his younger brother had pulled his hair. His mom said, "Well,
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Contributed by Larry Wilson on Aug 29, 2011
JESUS SAVES ME NOW
The old version used to tell us that He was able to keep us from falling. The new version, giving a closer rendering of the Greek, tells us that He is able to guard us from stumbling. So He can. So He will. But we must trust Him. Moment by moment we must look into His face, and
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Baptist
THE ARTIST IS NOW KNOWN
In 2002, a drawing was discovered in what used to be a maid's room in one of the museums. The chalk drawing of a candlestick was one of 5 drawings sold collectively to the museum in 1940 for $60.
For decades, it sat in the storage until one day a visiting scholar
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Independent/Bible
Contributed by Curry Pikkaart on Apr 23, 2012
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NOW I UNDERSTAND
It reminds me of an older lady, who had no affinity for contemporary worship, who was complaining about a particular song used in the worship service at her church. A fellow worshipper responded, "Why, that is not a new song -- it is a very old song! David sang that song to Saul."
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Presbyterian/Reformed
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BLIND BUT NOW I SEE
Peter spent a few years trying to cope with his blindness, learning ways of looking after himself so that he wasn’t so much a burden upon his family, although they still continued to visit on the odd occasion. He also learned how to read Braille.
Then one day he was informed
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Baptist
Contributed by Mark Eberly on Jun 26, 2008
GIVE YOURSELF RIGHT NOW
Those in recovery groups talk about seeing what he or she can “pack into the stream of life.” Many addicts and alcoholics initially think of themselves as pretty good people who just need to cut back drinking. If they have problems, they happen because of other people.
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Church Of God
Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Apr 26, 2010
BIGGER THAN NOW
When you prepare to come out of high school, you go through processes in grade 11 and 12 where you evaluate future options. You might have had a conversation with your school counsellor, talking about programs and courses you needed to qualify for certain post-secondary studies.
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Salvation Army
Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 17, 2006
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It is hard to believe now, but the potato was once a highly unpopular food. When first introduced into England by Sir Walter Raleigh, newspapers printed editorials against it, ministers preached sermons against it, and the general public wouldn’t touch it. It was supposed to sterilize the soil in
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Contributed by Steve Malone on Mar 3, 2003
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NOW – there are a lot of different religions we could look at this morning BUT I have limited our discussion to just 4… Islam, Buddhism, Hinduism, and Christianity… AND – the reason is because they represent over 76% of the world’s population…
CHECKOUT – the chart in your
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Christian/Church Of Christ