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In the 60’s Simon and Garfunkel wrote this
I am a rock,
I am an island.
I’ve built walls,
A fortress deep and mighty,
That none may penetrate.
I have no need of friendship;
friendship causes pain.
It’s laughter and it’s loving I disdain.
I am a rock,
I am an
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Denomination:
Anglican
Contributed by Roy Fowler on Sep 12, 2020
Scripture: 1 Peter 4:8
Quotes about friends.
A friend is one who overlooks your broken fence and admires the flowers in your garden. (Unknown)
Many people will walk in and out of your life, but only true friends will leave footprints in your heart. (Eleanor Roosevelt)
Relationships
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Denomination:
Independent/Bible
Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 5, 2002
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A SERIOUS RELATIONSHIP
Even those people who espouse a belief in God still often resist and resent the notion of specifically commanded behaviors. People often want the benefits of having a God for personal requests or crisis interventions, and may use being a “believer” as a way to increase
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Anxiety can be the ruin or the salvation of our relationships. It is an alarm mechanism. It alerts us to potential danger. But sometimes it goes off too often or quickly. Sometimes we do not seem able to regulate it. Shocked, we lash out, hold our ground, or retreat. However, anxiety can be our
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Denomination:
Presbyterian/Reformed
THE IMPORTANCE OF RELATIONSHIPS
I recently read some interesting statistics that show how IMPORTANT relationships are in our lives. The American Institute of Stress conducted research on 232 patients who had undergone cardiac surgery. Of those patients, 21 died within six months.
Here are two
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Denomination:
Christian/Church Of Christ
Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Aug 8, 2010
RELATIONSHIPS AND BATS
In the Spring, Marylu and I spent a day at one of our State Parks, McCormick's Creek (my personal favorite). But we could not go into the cave there because of a deadly disease that is annihilating bats.
2. This week, an AP story broke:
"A mysterious illness is
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Denomination:
Independent/Bible
Contributed by Alan Perkins on Apr 24, 2001
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"Rules of Male-Female Relationships"
1. The Female always makes the Rules.
2. The Rules are subject to change at any time without prior notification.
3. No Male can possibly know all the Rules.
4. If the Female suspects the Male knows all the Rules, she must immediately change some or all of the
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Denomination:
Baptist
Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 19, 2002
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There is only one relationship that matters, and that is your personal relationship to a personal Redeemer and Lord. Let everything else go, but maintain that at all cost, and God will fulfill His purpose through your life. (This includes meeting the needs of your heart.) One individual life
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 16, 2006
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Business destroys relationships. It substitutes shallow frenzy for deep friendship. It feeds the ego but starves the inner man. It fills a calendar but fractures a family. It cultivates a program that plows under priorities. Many a church boasts about its active program: "Something for every night
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Contributed by Doane Brubaker on Apr 1, 2007
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You understand the relationship of cause & effect. If that happened, then this results.
When you enter a dark room and flip a light switch you expect the room to brighten. If you flip that switch and the windows open, you’re pretty surprised because the two aren’t related.
When you get in your
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Denomination:
Mennonite
Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2007
"Trust is a treasured item and relationship. Once it is tarnished, it is hard to
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007
Peace is not a relationship of nations. It is a condition of mind brought about by a serenity of soul. Peace is not merely the absence of war. It is also a state
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007
The relationship between commitment and doubt is by no means an antagonistic one. Commitment is healthiest when its
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007
To have a loving relationship with a sister is not simply to have a buddy or a confidante it
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007
The most important aspect of the relationship between the president and the secretary of state is that
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Contributed by Alan Tison on Feb 26, 2008
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To have strong relationships in the body of Christ we must deal with our brokenness.
How do we deal with brokenness?
Individually – Realize we are all broken people.
In many stores you find merchandise in a certain section marked with a 2 word phrase. This 2 word phrase is a is a tip off about
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Denomination:
Christian/Church Of Christ
Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 9, 2008
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IT'S ABOUT RELATIONSHIPS
According to the Stanford Research Institute, the money made in any endeavor is determined only 12.5% by knowledge, and 87.5% by your ability to deal with people. 68% of customers quit shopping with you because of an attitude of indifference toward them by an employee.
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