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The axis of the earth sticks out visibly through the centre of each and every town or city.

Oliver Wendell Holmes

And it is still true, no matter how old you are, when you go out into the world it is best to hold hands and stick together.

Robert Fulghum

I have found that a smile and a stick will carry you through all right, and in ninety-nine cases out of a hundred it is the smile that does the trick.

Robert Powell

A fishing-rod was a stick with a hook at one end and a fool at the other.

Samuel Johnson

To have a curable illness and to leave it untreated except for prayer is like sticking your hand in a fire and asking God to remove the flame.

Sandra L. Douglas

Even in decline, a virtuous man increases the beauty of his behavior. A burning stick, though turned to the ground, has its flame drawn upwards.

Saskya Pandita

Choosing a goal and sticking to it changes everything.

Scott Reed

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

Theodore Roosevelt

The three great essentials to achieve anything worth while are: Hard work, Stick-to-itiveness, and Common sense.

Thomas Edison

Snowflakes are one of nature's most fragile things, but just look what they can do when they stick together.

Vesta M. Kelly

But screw your courage to the sticking place and we'll not fail.

William Shakespeare

Satan will seldom come to a Christian with a gross temptation. A green log and a candle may be safely left together, but a few shavings, some small sticks and then larger, and you may bring the green log to ashes.

John Newton

Consider the postage stamp: its usefulness consists in the ability to stick to one thing till it gets there.

Josh Billings

Faith for my deliverance is not faith in God. Faith means, whether I am visibly delivered or not, I will stick to my belief that God is love. There are some things only learned in a fiery furnace.

Oswald Chambers

Snowflakes are one of nature's most fragile things, but just look at what they can do when they stick together.

Vesta Kelly

1341. Thanks for the Hurting

Illustration

Monica Dickens

David, a 2-year old with leukemia, was taken by him mother, Deborah, to Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, to see Dr. John Truman who specializes in treating children with cancer and various blood diseases. Dr. Truman's prognosis was devastating: "He has a 50-50 chance." The countless clinic visits, the blood tests, the intravenous drugs, the fear and pain the mother's ordeal can be almost as bad as the child's because she must stand by, unable to bear the pain herself. David never cried in the ...

1342. Welcome, Inc.

Matthew 10:1-42

Sermon

R. Kevin Mohr

The lady of the house was giving last minute instructions to her butler before the start of a huge dinner being held at the estate: “Bentley,” she said, “I want you to stand at the front door and call the guests’ names as they arrive.” “Very well, madam,” replied the butler, “I’ve been wanting to do that for years.”1 One of the occupational hazards of being a butler is that you have to be welcoming to people who aren’t particularly welcome-able. Actually, it isn’t just butlers who have that experience. ...

1343. Not Such a Difficult Question

Matthew 22:34-46

Sermon

King Duncan

If you’ve ever sweated through a job interview, then you know what it’s like to hold your breath as you wait for that next question. Will it be something off-the-wall that you can’t possibly answer . . . Or will it be a perfectly reasonable question . . . but one that will cause your mind to go blank the minute the interviewer asks it? Maybe you heard the story of a young woman who was interviewing for admission into a top business school. The head professor began the interview. “We can ask you ten easy ...

1344. Practicing What We Preach

Matthew 23:1-12

Sermon

Albert G. Butzer III

The scribes and the Pharisees sit on Moses’ seat; therefore, do whatever they teach you and follow it; but do not do as they do, for they do not practice what they teach. —Matthew 23:2-3 In today’s scripture from Matthew, Jesus accused the scribes and the Pharisees of hypocrisy. And he did not do it just once, but numerous times. Indeed, throughout Matthew’s gospel, Jesus spoke more often about “hypocrites” than he did about “prayer.” I was surprised to discover that! He spoke about hypocrisy twelve times ...

1345. Just Be Jolly

Humor

I heard about another woman who was about 60 pounds overweight, and the doctor had been advising her for several months about her problem. No matter what sort of diet he would prescribe, she just wouldn't stick to it. Finally, he said to her, "We've tried everything I can think of to get your weight down, but you won't follow my directions. I have only one suggestion left. Why don't you forget about dieting and learn to be jolly."

The person patting you on the back may only be determining where to stick the knife.

Traditional

1347. A Good Match

Humor

After the wedding, many a person finds out that a good match is nothing but a stick with a flammable head on it.

If the creator had a purpose in equipping us with a neck, He surely meant us to stick it out.

Arthur Koestler

1349. The Road to the Passover

John 2:13-22

Sermon

Timothy W. Ayers

It was Samuel’s twelfth birthday and for the first time in his life, he would accompany his Father Lemuel to the Passover in Jerusalem. Every Jewish male from twelve years on was to make the pilgrimage to the Holy City and to the temple to make their Passover sacrifice. It was a long journey so Lemuel traveled it without his family - until this year. Samuel was twelve and had to accompany his father. He and his father traveled with a caravan of pilgrims for safety. The roads were rough and dusty and the ...

1350. The Eleventh Commandment

John 13:1-17

Sermon

King Duncan

In his book The Wounded Warrior, Dr. Steve Stephens tells the tragic story of former National football star Pat Tillman. Some of you may recall Tillman’s fate. Pat Tillman thought his dreams had come true. He had a multi-million dollar contract with the Arizona Cardinals football team, for whom he played starting safety. Everything was lining up just right for young Pat. Then came 9-11. On September 11, 2001, you’ll remember that 19 al Qaeda terrorists hijacked four airplanes and carried out suicide ...

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The axis of the earth sticks out visibly through the centre of each and every town or city.

Oliver Wendell Holmes

And it is still true, no matter how old you are, when you go out into the world it is best to hold hands and stick together.

Robert Fulghum

I have found that a smile and a stick will carry you through all right, and in ninety-nine cases out of a hundred it is the smile that does the trick.

Robert Powell

A fishing-rod was a stick with a hook at one end and a fool at the other.

Samuel Johnson

To have a curable illness and to leave it untreated except for prayer is like sticking your hand in a fire and asking God to remove the flame.

Sandra L. Douglas

Even in decline, a virtuous man increases the beauty of his behavior. A burning stick, though turned to the ground, has its flame drawn upwards.

Saskya Pandita

Choosing a goal and sticking to it changes everything.

Scott Reed

Speak softly and carry a big stick.

Theodore Roosevelt

The three great essentials to achieve anything worth while are: Hard work, Stick-to-itiveness, and Common sense.

Thomas Edison

Snowflakes are one of nature's most fragile things, but just look what they can do when they stick together.

Vesta M. Kelly

But screw your courage to the sticking place and we'll not fail.

William Shakespeare

John Newton

Consider the postage stamp: its usefulness consists in the ability to stick to one thing till it gets there.

Josh Billings

Faith for my deliverance is not faith in God. Faith means, whether I am visibly delivered or not, I will stick to my belief that God is love. There are some things only learned in a fiery furnace.

Oswald Chambers

Snowflakes are one of nature's most fragile things, but just look at what they can do when they stick together.

Vesta Kelly

1341. Thanks for the Hurting

Illustration

Monica Dickens

1342. Welcome, Inc.

Matthew 10:1-42

Sermon

R. Kevin Mohr

1343. Not Such a Difficult Question

Matthew 22:34-46