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Unappreciated
The Baptist preacher in town had spent a lot of time trying to convince a certain man that he ought to come to church. When pressed for a reason why he would not attend the worship services, the man … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Living, Church, Humor
Tagged church attendance, good samaritan, illustration, joke, loving your neighbor, Luke 10:25-37
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Teamwork
Last month the Boston Celtics lost their star point guard, Rajon Rondo, to a season-ending knee injury. When Rondo was injured, the outlook for the Celtics’ season suddenly became quite bleak. However, the team has responded with a great effort, … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Living, Church, Leadership, Sports
Tagged Boston Celtics, illustration, injury, Rajon Rondo, teamwork
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A Good Shepherd
The leadership model most frequently used in the Bible is the analogy of a shepherd taking care of his flock. Though much change has occurred over time, no other model has come along to replace this one. Some have tried … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Living, Church, Leadership
Tagged Acts 20:28, flock, illustration, pastoral care, shepherd
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Sweet Harmony
“You create a new voice with a combination of two or three. It’s always unique and always changing. Collaboration is what I love best about making music.”—Emmylou Harris. Until I read the above quote, I never thought about how unique … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Living, Church
Tagged Emmylou Harris, Ephesians 5:19, harmony, illustration, singing in church, unity, worship
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Nearby Threat
The FBI has recently made some changes in the way they train their agents to handle firearms. The agency once focused on long-range marksmanship training. However, studies have shown that 75% of shootings involving FBI agents consisted of suspects who … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Living, Church, Leadership
Tagged FBI, firearms training, friendly fire, illustration, Psalm 55:12-14, Satanic attacks
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His Presence
A little boy had to miss church one day because he was sick. His mother stayed home with him while his father took the other children to church. It happened to be Palm Sunday, and when the family returned home … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Living, Church, Communion Meditations, Humor
Tagged illustration, Matthew 28:20, Palm Sunday, the presence of Jesus, worship
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Doing Your Part
Science Hill Christian Church in Science Hill, Kentucky, suffered a devastating fire several years ago. Their church building was declared a total loss, and they had to erect a new structure. The church decided to use their own people as … Continue reading
The Heart of the Matter
“If a person gets his attitude toward money straight, it will help straighten out almost every other area of his life.”—Billy Graham A lot of people who have difficulties in life can trace their problems to their outlook … Continue reading
An Ounce of Prevention
I recently heard someone make the observation that when we speak of health care, what we are usually referring to is actually illness management. How true! When we talk about health care, we are usually talking about treating some type … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Living, Church, Leadership, Prayer
Tagged church health, health care, illustration, spiritual disciplines, spiritual health, Titus 3:10
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