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  • Godly Sorrow Results In A Willingness To Change. ...

    Contributed by Timothy Smith on Jul 1, 2006
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     | 2,912 views

    Godly sorrow results in a willingness to change. Worldly sorrow results in hanging on to the sin. Worldly sorrow sees the sin as precious, as something you know is wrong yet you find yourself desperately trying to figure out some fool proof way to keep it close to you. Video Clip: Lord of the ...read more

  • Two Hundred Years Ago, On 25th March 1807, The ...

    Contributed by Aubrey Vaughan on Mar 27, 2007
     | 1,013 views

    Two hundred years ago, on 25th March 1807, the British parliament voted in favour of a law that would have consequences all around the known world. This new law was the abolition of human slavery. This act of 1807 was one of the most humanitarian pieces of legislation ever enacted in a British ...read more

  • John R. Brokhoff, Preaching The Miracles) When ...

    Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on May 22, 2009
     | 2,057 views

    (John R. Brokhoff, Preaching the Miracles) When the Statue of Liberty was remodeled, it was discovered that the entire inside support system had to be replaced. The outside copper skin of the statue was okay; workers cleaned that and it was fine. The inner iron supports were corroded and rusting ...read more

  • Have You Ever Watched A Cat Hunt? I Saw A ...

    Contributed by Mark Eberly on Sep 10, 2009
     | 1,658 views

    Have you ever watched a cat hunt? I saw a neighborhood cat creep up on a rabbit. When the cat was about 20’ away, the rabbit saw the cat. They both froze not moving a muscle. The rabbit’s heart was probably beating 200mph waiting to see if this thing was a threat. They actually sat there for a good ...read more

  • Oxen, Nuts And Shells  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 31, 2009
    based on 2 ratings
     | 3,250 views

    OXEN, NUTS AND SHELLS All of us, at one time or another, have heard humorous stories of people who in a moment of frightful crisis will make extravagant promises to Almighty God, to other people; or, to themselves! Then, when the crisis is over or has subsided, they reduce the levels of their ...read more

  • When I First Began Dating Marylu, She Was A ...

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Nov 30, 2009
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    When I first began dating Marylu, she was a waitress. Fortunately, I was brought up with good etiquette, & knew to tip 15% for good service. Now the protocol is 20%, and I try to do that, if the service is good. If not, I leave less. This week, an interesting story broke out of ...read more

  • When I First Began Dating Marylu, She Was A ...

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Nov 30, 2009
     | 1,117 views

    When I first began dating Marylu, she was a waitress. Fortunately, I was brought up with good etiquette, & knew to tip 15% for good service. Now the protocol is 20%, and I try to do that, if the service is good. If not, I leave less. This week, an interesting story broke out of ...read more

  • Trivial Pursuit Board ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 1, 2010
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    Trivial Pursuit Board Game - Created 1979 is a game in which progress is determined by a player’s ability to answer general knowledge and popular culture questions - The object of the game was to answer a correct question in each of 6 categories such as Geography, Sports and Leisure, History, and ...read more

  • Sadly, Those Who Believe The False Teachers Will ...

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on May 25, 2010
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    Sadly, those who believe the false teachers will be judged with them. Believing the "experts" can kill you. On March 20, 1980, Mount St. Helens in Washington, a supposedly dormant volcano, began to quake and rumble. The local population was evacuated to a “safe” distance 8 miles away. Later, the ...read more

  • Can't Call Him A Liar

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 2, 2010
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    CAN'T CALL HIM A LIAR During quail season in Georgia, an Atlanta journalist met an old farmer hunting with an ancient pointer at his side. Twice the dog ran rheumatically ahead and pointed. Twice his master fired into the open air. When the journalist saw no birds rise, he asked the farmer for an ...read more

  • Hesed

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Oct 25, 2010
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    HESED Proverbs 20:6 records: "Many a man claims to have hesed, but a faithful man, who can find?" Not only is a person with hesed truthful, he is also faithful. The proverb indicates that many people may claim to have hesed for you, but only a very few will demonstrate it by actually remaining ...read more

  • Be Careful What You Wish For  PRO

    Contributed by Anonymous Contributor on Apr 22, 2011
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     | 5,136 views

    BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU WISH FOR There was this man and a woman who got married. But they shared the same birthday and they decided to get married on the same day. So they got married, had a few kids, and lived the lives they dreamed. But 20 years passed. They were celebrating their 40th anniversary ...read more

  • Trapped On A Tram

    Contributed by Tim Hinrichs on Jun 1, 2011
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    TRAPPED ON A TRAM It was a beautiful sunny day in Ostrava, Czech Republic, a city of 300,000. It was 1995, and I had just moved there to take an intense Czech language course. After half a day of Czech grammar, I was tired. I got on the tram and spaced out for my 20-minute ride to the suburbs ...read more

  • Wranglers, Not Stranglers

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Jul 3, 2011
     | 1,868 views

    WRANGLERS, NOT STRANGLERS Ted Engstrom tells about a literary group that once gathered at the University of Wisconsin. The members wanted to be poets, novelists, essayists and authors--and they had the talent to be successful. These young men met regularly to read and critique each other’s work. ...read more

  • One Hour

    Contributed by Larry Wilson on Sep 6, 2011
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    ONE HOUR A child loved his dad but seldom saw him. The man was so busy with so many things to do. The child collected bottles and cans, did odd jobs and seemed to be always trying to make money. One day he asked his father, "How much do you make in an hour?" The dad said, "$20.00, why?" ...read more

  • The Bible Treasure

    Contributed by Robert Leroe on Sep 26, 2011
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    THE BIBLE TREASURE Kathleen Norris tells the story of a South Dakota rancher and his bride who received a leather-bound Bible as a wedding gift from the groom's grandfather. They wrote a thank-you note and stowed the Bible away on a closet shelf, out of the way. As time passed, the grandfather ...read more

  • The Impact Of Lust

    Contributed by Tim Smith on Oct 8, 2011
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    THE IMPACT OF LUST I think about a woman I knew in college who dated and slept with one guy after another until one night she slept with several men consecutively. After college, she went from one relationship to another until she had a mental breakdown. Now in her mid 40s, she just pulling her ...read more

  • There Was A Tv Documentary About The Food We Eat. ...

    Contributed by Christian Cheong on May 5, 2012
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    There was a TV documentary about the food we eat. Someone decided to test the quality of food in one of America’s most famous fast-food restaurants. The 30-day plan was to eat nothing but fast food – morning, noon, and night. Tests were done prior to the experiment and would be done after ...read more

  • "Knowing" Christ  PRO

    Contributed by Paul Barreca on Jan 6, 2013
    based on 8 ratings
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    "KNOWING" CHRIST In today's world of Smart Phones, tablets and instant Internet access, there are many things that we can "know." If someone asks the questions, "how long is the Verrazano Bridge," a nimble person with a 4 G connection and an Iphone can ask Siri, "How long is the Verrazano ...read more

  • John Maxwell In His Book Failing Forward Tells Of ...

    Contributed by Alan Tison on May 21, 2007
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    John Maxwell in his book Failing Forward tells of a story Sergio Zyman, a vice president in fortune 500 company. After 20 years of lagging sales, Sergio believed the company needed a fresh approach. People listen to Sergio, after all in 1982 Sergio introduced the company to a new product and ...read more