Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 17, 2004
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PRUNING WITH A PURPOSE
I have a lilac tree in my back yard – beautiful white flowers. Well I decided it needed a little bit of pruning, so I got out some cutters and – well, the truth is I hacked it up. I didn’t really know what I was doing, but it had overgrown my clothes-line and needed to be
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007
Conversation is a game played with pruning shears in which each player cuts off his
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Contributed by Tim Smith on Oct 7, 2011
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POURING OUT LIKE SWEAT
Several years ago, Gatorade had an ad with Michael Jordan where he was covered in orange drops of sweat. The image says clearly that Michael Jordan is so full of Gatorade that it is literally pouring out of him like sweat.
That’s an appropriate image of the Holy Spirit in
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Denomination:
Methodist
Contributed by Don Hawks on Aug 19, 2004
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One communion Sunday, the communion steward prepared communion with a twist. When it came time to uncover the elements the grape juice looked darker than usual. The pastor thought nothing of it and began to serve the communion. Promptly upon receiving the cup, each recipient’s face had a
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Denomination:
Methodist
Contributed by James Pless on May 28, 2006
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9222. Jonathan Appleseed
One of the men we might thank for spreading the apple tree in America was Jonathan Chapman, better known as Johnny Appleseed. Many people think Johnny was merely a legendary figure, but he lived, indeed. Born in Massachusetts around 1775, Chapman set out alone into the
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Denomination:
Baptist
Contributed by David Dewitt on Mar 31, 2001
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In Hampton Court near London, there is a grapevine under glass; it is about 1,000 years old and has but one root which is at least two feet thick. Some of the branches are 200 feet long. Because of skillful cutting and pruning, the vine produces several tons of grapes each year. Even though some
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Denomination:
Church Of God
Contributed by Glenn Hickey on Jun 8, 2003
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Woodson Armes was pastor of Polytechnic Baptist Church in Fort Worth, Texas during my seminary years. At a seminary chapel service he told this story from his growing up as a teenager in rural Texas.
“As a teenager growing up I really gave my parents a lot of grief. On one particular occasion I
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Denomination:
Baptist
VITICULTURE IN THE NEAR EAST
The vine has been cultivated in Pal. from the earliest times. The climate of Pal. is peculiarly adapted to viticulture with the country's bright sunshine and the heavy dew of the late summer nights (Tenney Pg. 882)
Its Cultivation
The cultivation of the vine
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Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Contributed by Clyde Grimes on Jan 2, 2003
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Louis Evans tells a story that I’m sure many can relate to. At one of the homes in which he lived, he had a problem with a persistent weed that “grew rapidly and pushed it ugly stalk and leaves right in front of [his] bedroom window.” He tried chopping it down several times hoping to discourage
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Denomination:
Christian Missionary Alliance
Contributed by Guy Mcgraw on Jan 20, 2008
Our world has plenty of knowledge and education, but not much wisdom.
Wisdom can often be learned from the fairly uneducated. Take children for instance.
Patrick, age 10 “Never trust a dog to watch your food.”
Michael, age 14 “When your dad is mad and asks you, ‘Do I look stupid?’ don’t answer
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Contributed by Pat Cook on May 15, 2005
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The Bible is full of real and imperfect people. Noah was a drunk; Abraham was too old and a liar; Sarah laughed at God’s promises; Isaac was a daydreamer; Jacob was a liar; Leah was ugly. Joseph was abused; Moses had a stuttering problem and a short fuse; Miriam was a gossip; Gideon was afraid;
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Denomination:
Baptist
Contributed by Curry Pikkaart on Aug 25, 2010
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A Beautiful Prayer
“I asked God to take away my pain. God said, ‘No. It is not for me to take away, but for you to give it up.’
I asked God to make my handicapped child whole. God said, ‘No. His spirit is whole, his body is only temporary.’
I asked God to grant me patience. God said, ‘No. Patience
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Presbyterian/Reformed
Contributed by Rick Stacy on Dec 15, 2002
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THE WISDOM OF BABES
Have you ever heard the phrase, “Out of the mouth of babes?” Certainly you have. It comes from the simple truth that sometimes it takes a child to reveal lasting wisdom. It seems foolish but it isn’t!
For example:
· Patrick, age 10, said, “Never trust a dog to watch your
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Christian/Church Of Christ
Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 9, 2009
THE MOUTH OF BABES
Have you ever heard the phrase, "Out of the mouth of babes?" Certainly you have. It comes from the simple truth that sometimes it takes a child to reveal lasting wisdom. It seems foolish but it isn’t! For example:
Patrick, age 10, said, "Never trust a dog to watch your
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 4, 2012
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A LESSON FROM A LIGHT BULB
A missionary in Africa lived in his central mission which had a small generator to supply current for his church and a small rectory.
Some natives from an outlying mission came to visit the pastor. They noticed the electric light hanging from the ceiling of his living
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We used to live in a very nice house which had some live plants near the driveway. One of those plants in particular was a “volunteer elm” and we absolutely hated it. Sure enough, we saw that thing getting bigger—but we didn’t want that to happen. It was out of place!
Somehow, I obtained a can of
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Denomination:
Baptist
Contributed by Ronald Keller on Nov 23, 2003
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“Some time ago I saw a travelogue on television concerning a group of explorers who were searching in Africa for a vanishing tribe. In the course of their travels they came across some natives who for centuries had made their home on the banks of this one particular river. This in itself did not
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Denomination:
Nazarene
Contributed by Melvin Newland on Nov 5, 2001
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I came across a paragraph by an 85 year old woman that I think is a classic. Here is what she wrote, "If you live to be 75 years old you will live over 657,000 hours." Did you know that? That’s almost 2/3rds of a million hours that you’re going to live. That’s too much to be anxious about all
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Denomination:
Christian/Church Of Christ