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  • Difficult Times Have Helped Me To Understand ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
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    Difficult times have helped me to understand better than before how infinitely rich and beautiful life is in every way and that so many things that one ...read more

  • No Man Can Be Absolutely True To Himselfwithout ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007
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    "No man can be absolutely true to himselfwithout becoming original, for there is in every creature a fountain of life which, if not choked back by stones and other dead rubbish, ...read more

  • Axelrod Shares This Story About A Magnificent ...

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on May 15, 2003
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    Axelrod shares this story about a magnificent mom: There is a story about four preachers discussing their favorite translations of the Bible. The first one said, "I like the King James Version because of its beautiful English." Another said, "I like the New American Standard version because it¡¦s ...read more

  • An Adult Granddaughter Was Visiting Her ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 26, 2004
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    An adult granddaughter was visiting her grandmother when she asked her to get a box of letters from her dresser. As granddaughter was getting the letters, she saw a beautiful hand made quilt in the drawer. The granddaughter asked about the quilt. Her grand mother said that she could take it out ...read more

  • Sulfur Caves  PRO

    Contributed by David Selleck on Nov 17, 2005
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    Sulfur Caves In Southern Mexico lies the Cueva de Villa Luz, or Cave of the Lighted House. As you make your way to the cave you walk through a veritable paradise of tropical birds and lush rain forest. Underwater the cave is fed by 20 underground springs, beautiful watercourses which teem with tiny ...read more

  • How Would It Have Felt To Grow Up In Slavery, To ...

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Oct 23, 2006
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    How would it have felt to grow up in slavery, to give birth to children who were slaves, and then to die in slavery? Wouldn’t you wonder, "Where is God in all this? If we are God’s people, why isn’t he doing something?" But God thinks in the long term --decades, centuries, and even millennia. ...read more

  • Sulfur Caves

    Contributed by Paul Wallace on Dec 11, 2007
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     | 1,371 views

    Sulfur Caves In Southern Mexico lies the Cueva de Villa Luz, or Cave of the Lighted House. As you make your way to the cave you walk through a veritable paradise of tropical birds and lush rain forest. Underwater the cave is fed by 20 underground springs, beautiful watercourses which teem with tiny ...read more

  • On Our Vacation One Year, We Borrowed My Dad's ...

    Contributed by Tim White on Jun 19, 2009
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    On our vacation one year, we borrowed my dad’s boat and went up to a beautiful mountain lake in Western Arkansas. It was narrow with fingers reaching into the mountains and piny woods. It was beautiful. The problem arose when we decided to head back to the boat landing. We missed a turn and headed ...read more

  • When Michelangelo Looked At A Particular Piece ...

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Aug 11, 2009
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    When Michelangelo looked at a particular piece of marble, he saw what ended up being his sculpture Angel Holding a Candelabra. Asked about how he created such beautiful artwork out of a simple marble slab, he said, “I saw the angel in the marble and carved until I set him free.” When God looks at ...read more

  • So Much For Paradise

    Contributed by Brad Henry on Jul 26, 2011
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    SO MUCH FOR PARADISE Have you ever received a beautiful brochure of a vacation spot and it never felt that way when you go there? Years ago I went on a business trip to the Bahamas and the hotel and surrounding area looked beautiful. The first evening in the hotel as I was drifting off to sleep I ...read more

  • Mothers And May

    Contributed by Loyd C. Taylor on May 9, 2023
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    Mothers and May There are many things I love about the magic month of May-- the beautiful budding flowers, the gorgeous life-giving weather, the celebration of Mother’s Day! There are many things I love about our having Mother’s Day-- a day of recognition, a time to offer commendation, to one ...read more

  • Œwhile Touring Europe A Tourist Visited A ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 16, 2008
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    “While touring Europe a tourist visited a lovely estate in Italy. He admired the beautiful garden encountering the gardener he said, “You’ve done a beautiful job. How long have you worked here?” 25 years, came the answer. “How often has the owner been to this estate?” – 4 times – ...read more

  • Œwhile Touring Europe A Tourist Visited A ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 28, 2008
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    “While touring Europe a tourist visited a lovely estate in Italy. He admired the beautiful garden encountering the gardener he said, “You’ve done a beautiful job. How long have you worked here?” 25 years, came the answer. “How often has the owner been to this estate?” – 4 times – ...read more

  • Sulfur ...

    Contributed by Paul Carlson on Feb 21, 2009
     | 1,181 views

    Sulfur Caves In Southern Mexico lies the Cueva de Villa Luz, or Cave of the Lighted House. As you make your way to the cave you walk through a veritable paradise of tropical birds and lush rain forest. Underwater the cave is fed by 20 underground springs, beautiful watercourses which teem with tiny ...read more

  • Tony Campolo, Who For Years Was A Professor At ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 22, 2004
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     | 866 views

    Tony Campolo, who for years was a professor at the University of Pennsylvania and now teaches at Eastern College, says that every year, usually in May, students come into his office, look at him across the desk, and say, “Doc, I’m not coming back next semester.” Campolo then whips off his ...read more

  • A Certain King Had Two Servants. To The First He ...  PRO

    Contributed by Joel Santos on Dec 26, 2004
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    A certain king had two servants. To the first he said, "I want you to travel for six months through my kingdom and bring back a sample of every weed you can find." To the second servant the king said, "I want you to travel through my kingdom for six months and bring back a sample of every flower ...read more

  • The Miracle In A Bug  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 25, 2009
    based on 3 ratings
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    THE MIRACLE IN A BUG Shortly before his death, the legendary film producer Cecil B DeMille wrote this beautiful meditation: "One day as I was lying in a canoe, a big black beetle came out of the water and climbed up into the canoe. I watched it idly for some time. Under the heat of the sun, the ...read more

  • The Selfish King  PRO

    Contributed by James Lloyd on Dec 4, 2011
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    THE SELFISH KING Once upon a time there was a king who lived in a beautiful kingdom. He was happy and so were his people. They worked together to improve the kingdom and brought the king many gifts. The king, in turn, was generous to his people. People all over the world heard of this kingdom and ...read more

  • The Ugly Woman

    Contributed by Daniel King, D. Min. on Jul 25, 2018
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    Main Idea: God was willing to pay a high price to redeem you because He thinks you are valuable. Verse: “You are of more value than many sparrows” (Matthew 10:31 NKJV). Illustration: In Africa, a groom must pay a bride price to a woman’s father in order to marry a woman. Usually, this dowry ...read more

  • Brennan Manning: "I Learned What A Wise Old ...

    Contributed by Charles Wallis on Jan 23, 2009
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    Brennan Manning: "I learned what a wise old Franciscan told me the day I joined the Order -- 'Once you come to know the love of Jesus Christ, nothing else ...read more