Archive | March, 2012

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sixhours.jpgWas Reading “Six Hours One Friday” written by Max Lucado.

In it he says…

“Six hours. One Friday.

Let me ask you a question: What do you do with that day in history? What do you do with its claims?

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The people stood yelling, “Crucify!”
and it breaks our hearts every time.
For Jesus’ death occurs every time
someone is ignored, mistreated, oppressed.

“Crucify!”
tears away at God’s Beloved.

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After the church service, a young boy told the Youth Pastor: “When I graduate and get a job, I’m going to give you some money.” “Well, thank you,” the youth pastor replied, “but why?” “Because my dad says you’re one of the poorest preachers we’ve ever had.”

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I ran across this story in my my email archives today. I had saved it as i thought the message was quite powerful. As it is getting close to Easter, I thought I’d share it with you as well. Use it with your youth or adults for a great message.

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  • I was at the beach with my children when my four-year-old son ran up to me, grabbed my hand, and led me to the shore, where a sea gull lay dead in the sand. “Mommy, what happened to him?” the little boy asked. “He died and went to Heaven,” I replied. My son thought a moment and then said, “And God threw him back down?”

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  • 90 million chocolate Easter bunnies are made for Easter each year.
  • Each day, five million marshmallow chicks and bunnies are produced in preparation for Easter.
  • 16 billion jelly beans are made for Easter
  • 63 percent of Americans would most like to receive a chocolate bunny on Easter morning, followed by marshmallow bunnies (10 percent).

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family_circus.jpgBill Keane, creator of the Family Circus cartoon strip tells of a time when he was penciling one of his cartoons and his son Jeffy said, “Daddy, how do you know what to draw?” I said, “God tells me.” Jeffy said, “Then why do you keep erasing parts of it?”

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Over the massive front doors of a church, these words were inscribed: “The Gate of Heaven”. Below that was a small cardboard sign which read: “Please use other entrance.

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Rev. Warren J. Keating, Pastor of the First Presbyterian Church of Yuma, Arizona, USA, says that the best prayer he ever heard was: “Lord, please make me the kind of person my dog thinks I am.

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1118843_cow.jpgOn a very cold, snowy Sunday in February, only the pastor and one farmer arrived at the village church. The pastor said, “Well, I guess we won’t have a service today.” The farmer replied: “Heck, if even only one cow shows up at feeding time, I feed it.”

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