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The Top 10 Reasons It’s Great to Be a Church Usher
10. You get to wear a cool badge. 9. You don’t have to sit on a hard pew for the whole service. 8. You can slip out to the restroom if you need to, and nobody notices. 7. You get … Continue reading
Answered Prayer
A story is told about a small church that was located close to a major highway. Sometimes during the church services, the church’s sound system would pick up the voice of a trucker using his CB radio. The truckers, of … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Living, Church, Humor, Prayer
Tagged CB radio, church sound system glitch, Ephesians 6:18, funny things in church, truckers
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Deeply Rooted
For many years there has been a pear tree on the property of our church. Every year the tree produces an abundance of juicy, tasty pears. Neighbors often stop and ask if they may gather some of the pears. Sometimes … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Living, Leadership, Prayer
Tagged Ephesians 3, illustration, rooted in faith, spiritual growth, spiritual power, tree blew over, tree roots
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Joy in Trials
Sometimes I scan the congregation during Sunday morning worship services. I like to see the faces of people as they express their love to God with their singing. I remember one time looking at the crowd and seeing the face … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Living, Church, Communion Meditations
Tagged God's goodness, good good Father, illustration, James 1:2, joy, singing, trials, worship
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Important Job
Charlie Plumb was a U.S. Navy pilot during the Vietnam War. After flying 75 successful combat missions, Plumb’s plane was hit by an enemy missile, forcing him to eject and parachute into enemy territory. He spent 6 years as a … Continue reading
Time Well-Spent
A certain man often referred to a special day in his childhood when his father took him fishing. The day was fixed in his adult mind, and he often reflected upon many of the things his father had taught him … Continue reading
Healthy Fear
Yesterday I noticed something extremely unusual. A fox was sitting on the front steps of a country church building. I parked my car near the fox, but he just looked at me as if he did not have a care … Continue reading
No Cussin’!
Years ago the city council of South Pasadena, California, did something unusual. They adopted a resolution calling for one week off from swearing. It was called, “No Cussin’ Week”. No one would be arrested or fined, but it was an … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Living
Tagged bad language, cursing, cussing, Ephesians 4:29, foul language, illustration, swearing, unwholesome talk, uplifting speech
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Accepting the Pardon
About the year 1830, a man named George Wilson killed a man. Wilson was tried, convicted and sentenced to be hanged. However, President Andrew Jackson sent him a pardon. But Wilson did a strange thing. He refused to accept the … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Living, Communion Meditations
Tagged Andrew Jackson, baptism, forgiveness, illustration, Mark 16:16, pardon, salvation
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Always Praying
1 Thessalonians 5:17 says, “Pray continually.” How can we do that? What does it even mean, anyway, to “pray continually”? Here is what Mandy Smith says about the matter—“Having a daily time of prayer is essential, but we must be … Continue reading
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