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Psalm 100:1-5

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J. Howard Olds

Happiness is…. Well, how would you define it? The playpen philosopher, Marvin, says, “Happiness is a diaper fresh from the dryer on a cold morning." Author Robert Fulghum says, “Happiness is a big box of crayons, the kind with the sharpener built in." Ziggy says, “I wish I knew the secret to happiness. I would tell everybody I know." Writer John Powell says, “Happiness is an inside job." The Westm...

2. What Church Is All About

Psalm 100:1-5

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James Merritt

A U.S.A. Today poll asked people why they went to church. 45% said they went "because it was good for them." "Worship" didn't even rate in the survey.[1] There are all kinds of reasons to go to church, and I would say good reasons. Some people go to church for the fellowship; some go for service; some go for Bible study; some go for the music; some go for the atmosphere; some go for the preaching...

3. Up Close & Personal: Open the Doors

Psalm 100:1-5

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James Merritt

What I am about to say to you I want to upfront make sure that I am not misunderstood. I am not a name dropper and I don’t like name droppers. During the course of my life I’ve gotten to meet many people, some of whom I consider famous, from the standpoint that they are well-known. But like most of you, I have a few people that I have always wanted to meet, or hope to one day meet. Not because I ...

4. Sitting at the Big People Table

1 Thessalonians 5:16-18, 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18, 1 Timothy 2:1-7

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Billy D. Strayhorn

Psalms 100 [1] Make a joyful noise to the LORD, all the earth. [2] Worship the LORD with gladness; come into his presence with singing. [3] Know that the LORD is God. It is he that made us, and we are his; we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture. [4] Enter his gates with thanksgiving, and his courts with praise. Give thanks to him, bless his name. [5] For the LORD is good; his steadfast lo...

5. It's Thanksgiving Time!

Psalm 100:1-5

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James W. Moore

One of the great comedians of all time was Jack Benny. He was great because he made us laugh at ourselves… at our weaknesses, our foibles, our selfishness, our greed. You remember, of course, how attached Jack Benny was to his money. I love that routine where the hold-up man runs up to Jack Benny and shouts: "Your money or your life!" There is a long pause as Jack goes into that familiar pose wit...

6. The Wizard of Yoj

Psalm 100:1-5

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Edward L. Palmer

Once upon a time in the Land of Yoj, there was a wizard; and a wonderful wizard he was. He was big. He was handsome. And, as everyone knew, he was the greatest. Never in this land had there been anyone greater or more powerful than he. One night he had a vision. It began as a beautiful scene in which he had been named chief, high potentate of the entire universe. The sun would rise and set at his...

7. All The More Reason To Give Thanks

Psalm 100:1-5

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Brett Blair

It is interesting to note that it wasn’t until we were at war, the Civil War to be exact, that our Thanksgiving holiday was officially recognized by Congress. It had started in the small Plymouth Colony in 1621 when the English Pilgrims feasted with members of the Wampanoag (Wam·pa·no·ag) Indians who brought gifts of food as a gesture of goodwill. The custom grew in various colonies as a means of ...

8. I'm Thankful for...

Psalm 100:1-5

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David E. Leininger

Thanksgiving coming up. One of my friends posted the following on PresbyNet:(1) I am thankful for... • the mess to clean up after a party because it means I have been surrounded by friends. • the taxes I pay because it means that I'm employed. • the clothes that fit a little too snug because it means I have enough to eat. • my shadow who watches me work because it means I am out in the sunshi...

9. The Language of the Heart

Psalm 100:1-5

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David E. Leininger

Music, music, music. In the words of Carlyle, "Music is well said to be the speech of angels."(1) Or Longfellow, "Music is the universal language of mankind."(2) Shakespeare: "If music be the food of love, play on."(3) Music. Sometime back public school music teachers compiled some answers that youngsters gave to test questions:(4) • Refrain means don't do it. A refrain in music is the part you ...

10. A Time for Penance and a Time for Partridge

Ps 100, Col 2:1-7

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Coming home from the Royal Oak's Farmers' Market along about 9:30 yesterday morning, the lovely lady I live with was overheard to say: "Let's see, we've got brussels sprouts, new potatoes, sweet potatoes, green beans for the casserole, shrimp for the appetizer….Becky said she would bring the dessert….I've got everything but the turkey. Unless, that is, you want me to get a ham." Which I don't. Alt...

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