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  • Crabs In A Basket

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 11, 2011
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    CRABS IN A BASKET Charles L. Allen wrote about a fisherman friend of his who told him that one never needs a top for his crab basket. If one of the crabs starts to climb up the sides of the basket, the other crabs will reach up and pull it back down. ("The Miracle of Love") Allen then observed ...read more

  • How Is Jesus Coming Back?

    Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Oct 28, 2019
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    HOW IS JESUS COMING BACK? We don't know WHEN He is coming......but we do know HOW He is coming. Jesus is coming PERSONALLY – ...read more

  • Facts About Persecution Of Christians

    Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Aug 18, 2020
     | 2,678 views

    FACTS ABOUT PERSECUTION OF CHRISTIANS: * More Christians were martyred in the 20th century than in all other centuries combined. * Currently over 200 million Christians are being persecuted worldwide. * 70 percent of the world's population lives in a religiously intolerant environment. * Every ...read more

  • Despair

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    . DESPAIR A. No Hope On Sea Or Land. The 2,037-ton Portuguese coastal steamer, Save, with 53 crewmen, 300 Portuguese troops, and 200 Mozambique Africans aboard, grounded on a sandbar of East Africa during a storm. While rescue efforts were being made from the shore, fire broke out on the ship. ...read more

  • Statistics: Our Kids Every Day: 1,000 Unwed ...

    Contributed by Aubrey Vaughan on Nov 13, 2007
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    Statistics: Our kids Every day: 1,000 unwed teenage girls become mothers - 1,106 teenage girls get abortions - 4,219 teenagers contract sexually transmitted diseases - 500 adolescents begin using drugs - 1,000 adolescents begin drinking alcohol - 135,000 kids bring guns or other weapons to school ...read more

  • 23% Of Christians Interviewed In A Poll Said They ...

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Nov 19, 2007
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    23% of Christians interviewed in a poll said they bought a lottery ticket once a week.People place more faith in lottery tickets than in God. Roger Babson states: 1. $1.00 spent for lunch lasts five hours. 2. $1.00 spent for necktie lasts five weeks. 3. $1.00 spent for a cap lasts five ...read more

  • A) Ever See The Movie Clue? Albert Einstein And ...

    Contributed by Randy Hohf on Feb 6, 2008
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    a) Ever see the movie Clue? Albert Einstein and his colleagues pass off a local garage mechanic as some surprise genius, coaching him so that he can give lectures on physics to gatherings of scholars (it was all a match-making scheme to get him hooked up with Einstein’s niece). Of course, it was so ...read more

  • 1 Way Of Improving Your Chances Of Making Friends ...

    Contributed by Daniel Harman on Mar 28, 2008
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    1 WAY OF IMPROVING YOUR CHANCES OF MAKING FRIENDS – SMILE!!! It takes less muscles to smile than to frown & it also will help to keep you young! "A happy heart makes the face cheerful!" Prov. 15:13 (NIV), 2 Cor. 3:18 (our faces should reflect God’s glory!) A loving heart and a friendly smile ...read more

  • Alzheimer's Has Struck More Than Five Million ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2008
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    Alzheimer's has struck more than five million Americans, up 10% from 5 years ago ('02).The number is expected to more than triple by 2050, absent a cure, as the 85-and-over population soars and boomers move into their late 60s and 70s. The disease afflicts 1 in 8 people 65 and over, and 42% of ...read more

  • They Pray At A Level Americans Would Not ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2008
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    "They pray at a level Americans would not believe," says Chad Hammond, Busan Franklin Graham Festival director, who witnessed more than 325,000 Koreans fill Busan Asiad Stadium during the 10/07 evangelistic event. Throughout the weeks ahead of the event, more than 1,000 people gathered daily at ...read more

  • "David Had Eight Wives, Including Maacah, The...

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on May 12, 2008
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    "David had eight wives, including Maacah, the daughter of a king who ruled over the tiny nation of Geshur (2 Samuel 3:3). In the Psalms, we read about David’s struggles with God as his son was pursuing him, trying to kill him to steal his throne. But how did Maacah feel about this? Was she ...read more

  • Fact Or ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 30, 2008
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    FACT OR FICTION? The London Daily Mail reports that one in four Britons don’t believe Prime Minister Winston Churchill actually existed. They suspect he is a mythical character rather than a historical one. Likewise, they think historical figures such as Florence Nightingale, Sir Walter Raleigh, ...read more

  • Active Father Figures

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 30, 2008
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    ACTIVE FATHER FIGURES Active fathers and father figures play a key role in reducing behavior problems in boys and psychological problems in young women, according to the peer-reviewed journal Acta Paediatrica. Swedish researchers found regular positive contact reduces criminal behavior among ...read more

  • Plug-In ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 30, 2008
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    PLUG-IN POLLUTION The expected introduction of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles could cut U.S. gasoline use but could also increase air pollution in some areas. A plug-in’s lower tailpipe emissions may be offset by smokestack emissions from the utility plants supplying electricity to recharge the ...read more

  • Stupid With ...

    Contributed by Jesse Bennett on Nov 14, 2008
     | 1,569 views

    Stupid with money Will Smith Item: Dog shrink Cost: $2,500/month When the pressure of life get his dogs down, Smith’s four Rottweilers visit the Sigmund Freud of the canine world — renowned Hollywood hound analyst Cesar Millan, a.k.a. “The Dog Whisperer.” Apparently, it takes a special talent to ...read more

  • Blackaby Notes (Experiencing God, Page ...

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Dec 3, 2008
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    Blackaby notes (Experiencing God, Page 157): In many ways, obedience is your moment of truth. What you do will: 1. Reveal what you believe about God. a. Do you believe God does what He says He will do! 2. Determine whether you will experience His mighty work in you and through you. 3. Determine ...read more

  • Kids Write To Santa

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 28, 2008
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    KIDS WRITE TO SANTA "Dear Santa, you did not bring me anything good last year. You did not bring me anything good the year before that. This is your last chance. Signed, Alfred." "Dear Santa, There are three little boys who live at our house. There is Jeffrey; he is 2. There is David; he is 4. ...read more

  • We Died Before We Came Here

    Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Nov 6, 2022
     | 1,278 views

    When James Calvert went as a missionary to the cannibals of the Fiji Islands, the captain of the ship sought to turn him back, crying out “You will lose your life and the lives of those with you if you go among such savages” Calvert only replied, “We died before we came here.” In ...read more

  • Precious Blood  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 18, 2002
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    PRECIOUS BLOOD Several years ago in Oshawa, Ontario, Canada, George and Vera Bajenksi’s lives were changed forever. February 16, 1989. A very normal Thursday morning. The phone rang at 9:15 a.m. "There’s been an accident..." It involved their son Ben. As they approached the intersection of ...read more

  • He Chose The Nails  PRO

    Contributed by Sean Smuts on Jan 15, 2003
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     | 2,160 views

    HE CHOSE THE NAILS Max Lucado writes: ...God’s list contains the name of every person who ever lived. For this is the scope of his love. And this is the reason for the cross. He loves the world. "For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son" (John 3:16 NLT) As boldly as the center ...read more