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  • Mothers Have Taught Us With Faithful Words Of ...  PRO

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Jun 1, 2006
    based on 5 ratings
     | 3,236 views

    Mothers have taught us with faithful words of instruction (listen to some of these from a Mothers Day website) To Value A Job Well Done "If you’re going to kill each other, do it outside. I just finished cleaning." Time Travel "If you don’t straighten up, I’m going to knock you into the middle of ...read more

  • The British Busted Up Of A Terrorist Plot - One ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 12, 2006
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,471 views

    The British busted up of a terrorist plot - one that was within days of blowing up as many as 10 U.S. airliners somewhere over the Atlantic - demonstrates once again that we have two enemies in the War on Terror. These enemies are the terrorists themselves and our own complacency. It’s almost ...read more

  • Somewhere Way Back Deep In My Mind, I Happened To ...

    Contributed by Philip Harrelson on Sep 7, 2006
    based on 1 rating
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    Somewhere way back deep in my mind, I happened to lodge an article in my memory from National Geographics that I knew would come in handy one of these days. In October, 1998, NG had an article entitled “Perfume, The Essence of Illusion.” One major player in the industry stated, “Perfume is a ...read more

  • In 1902, And Eventually Received The Title "Poet ...

    Contributed by R. David Reynolds on Sep 27, 2006
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    in 1902, and eventually received the title “Poet Laureate of Michigan.” His poem “Sermons We See,” drives home the urgency of being a good, Christlike role model for others to follow: I’d rather see a sermon than hear one any day; I’d rather one should walk with me than merely tell the way. ...read more

  • Adam And Eve Were Living The Kind Of Life People ...  PRO

    Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Apr 3, 2007
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,919 views

    Adam and Eve were living the kind of life people can only dream about… I think that’s the kind of dream that makes a show like “Deal or No Deal” so popular. (In case you haven’t seen it, the TV show has 26 suitcases up on stage … and the Contestant must choose the ONE they think is worth a million ...read more

  • I Have A Friend Back Home Named Alison. I've ...

    Contributed by Mary Lewis on Jun 11, 2004
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,315 views

    I have a friend back home named Alison. I’ve known Alison for several years now, and I’ve noticed something. In fact its hard to help noticing if you’re around her a lot. She loves birthdays. You see, Alison will turn 16 this year. And though her birthday isn’t ‘til August, she’s been talking about ...read more

  • In 1953 In Grimes Iowa, Violet Cross Was Getting ...  PRO

    Contributed by Guy Caley on May 25, 2003
    based on 7 ratings
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    In 1953 in Grimes Iowa, Violet Cross was getting sicker by the day. Finally her eldest son Frank insisted she go to the doctor. Eventually they ended up at the large teaching hospital in Iowa City. The diagnosis was devastating. Though Violet had never smoked she was dying of Lung cancer. One ...read more

  • A Young Fellow Heard A Preacher From The Olden ...  PRO

    Contributed by George Bannister on Jun 4, 2003
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    A young fellow heard a preacher from the olden days, and was greatly moved, and the preacher said: "When you have a religious impression, the time to act upon it is right then. The time when you hear God’s call, in which you ought to respond is right then." And the young fellow walked down the ...read more

  • Is This What I'm Here To Do?  PRO

    Contributed by Glenn Hickey on Jun 9, 2003
    based on 5 ratings
     | 1,571 views

    IS THIS WHAT I’M HERE TO DO? At 39, Garth Brooks is probably the world’s most successful singer. He has sold more records than Frank Sinatra, Barbara Streisand, Elvis Presley, or any other solo act in history and he has done it in only 12 years. He has won every prize in the recording business. A ...read more

  • Not Long After Paul Was In Prison There Was A ...  PRO

    Contributed by Brad Beaman on Jul 21, 2003
    based on 10 ratings
     | 2,372 views

    Not long after Paul was in prison there was a man, one of the early church fathers, by the name of Pollycarp. He lived his life for the sake and the glory of God. At eighty-six years old the officials called upon him. Even before this he had a vision that he was to by martyred. He could have fled ...read more

  • Did You Know That The United States Once Had A ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 2,518 views

    Did you know that the United States once had a king? Actually, he wasn’t a king—he was an emperor. During the gold-rush days of the 1800s in San Francisco, a man named Joshua A. Norton lost everything he had in market speculation. When that happened, something happened to his mind. He declared ...read more

  • A. Seven Years Ago, A Little Girl Named Keri Was ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 2,159 views

    A. SEVEN YEARS AGO, A LITTLE GIRL NAMED KERI WAS PLACED IN FOSTER CARE, AFTER SUFFERING EXTREME ABUSE AND NEGLECT AT HOME. "KERI WAS A ZOMBIE," RECALLS HER FOSTER MOTHER. "SHE DIDN’T TALK AT ALL." B. AT THE SAME TIME, AN OLDER COUPLE, NAMED ELMER AND MARJORIE DAVIS WERE DEEP INTO RETIREMENT ...read more

  • A $200 Life-Changing Miracle

    Contributed by Rick Crandall on Aug 23, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,681 views

    *Did you see the story in the Baptist Message about the two seminary students in New Orleans, who stopped at a local grocery store? It happened years ago, and one of the students was Don Wilton. *In the store they noticed a scruffy looking couple with a baby dressed only in a diaper. God’s Spirit ...read more

  • Speaking About Balance, Yesterday I Read About A ...  PRO

    Contributed by W F on Jan 27, 2008
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,241 views

    Speaking about balance, yesterday I read about a 28 year old woman in Sacramento who died last week from drinking too much water! The woman had entered a competition on a radio station and the idea was to see who could drink the most water without having to go to the bathroom. The comp was called, ...read more

  • In December Of 2004, Judge Michael Higgins, ...

    Contributed by Ross Cochrane on May 20, 2010
     | 1,881 views

    In December of 2004, Judge Michael Higgins, presiding at the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal here in Australia, found Pastors Daniel Scot and Danny Nalliah guilty of inciting RELIGIOUS HATRED against Victorian Muslims. This was an historic case, the first finding of RELIGIOUS ...read more

  • The Story Of Catherine Lawes

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 26, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 9,268 views

    THE STORY OF CATHERINE LAWES "Don’t set foot in the prison," people told her, but Catherine Lawes, whose husband was the warden at Sing Sing in 1921, went anyway. The first time there was a prison basketball game, she went, 3 daughters in tow and sat in the bleachers with the inmates. When she ...read more

  • Our Lives Are Like A...

    Contributed by Chuck Sligh on Jun 14, 2011
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     | 1,838 views

    OUR LIVES ARE LIKE A... Listen to what the Bible compares our lives to, and as you do, notice that the central theme of each comparison is the idea of the BREVITY of our lives upon this earth: * First, our lives are compared to A VAPOR (James 4:1) - Think about the vapor from a teapot. It is ...read more

  • The Bells Toll For Someone Else

    Contributed by Alison Bucklin on Jun 22, 2011
     | 1,313 views

    THE BELLS TOLL FOR SOMEONE ELSE We began the week with the story of the Chicago nightclub fire in which 21 people were killed as they rushed to the exit. The club had already been cited for overcrowding and other safety violations--like not enough doors and windows. What happened was that a ...read more

  • Where Can I Get A Heart Like Yours?

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 12, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,519 views

    WHERE CAN I GET A HEART LIKE YOURS? Bill White of Paramount, California talks about being in Compton, California, working with volunteers from several different churches on a Saturday doing projects to serve the city. At lunch time, he was headed down a narrow side street when he saw dozens of ...read more

  • Right Prayer For The Wrong Reason  PRO

    Contributed by Mark Stepherson on Nov 18, 2011
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     | 5,704 views

    RIGHT PRAYER FOR THE WRONG REASON I began teaching during the Wednesday night prayer meetings seven months ago. Suppose I prayed every day for all those months for God to make us into a praying church. Suppose I prayed morning, noon, and night for God to make us a praying church. Suppose I prayed ...read more

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