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  • Dietrick Bonhoeffer Says In His Book "Life ...

    Contributed by Tim Zingale on May 8, 2006
     | 2,983 views

    Dietrick Bonhoeffer says in his book "Life Together": " God has willed that we should seek and find His living Word in the witness of a brother/sister, in the mouth of a man/ woman. Therefore, the Christian needs another Christian who speaks God’s Word to him/her. He/she needs him again and ...read more

  • Dale Jarrett

    Contributed by Paul Wallace on Sep 20, 2006
     | 797 views

    Dale Jarrett I grew up in a Christian home, my parents made sure that we were in church, but as I grew up I got side tracked and didn’t live my life as I should. But things changed when I started driving for Joe Gibbs, here was and is a man that is very strong in the Lord and his influence on me ...read more

  • How Can I Deal With My Neighbor, In A Way Which ...

    Contributed by Peter Loughman on Oct 27, 2006
     | 1,194 views

    How can I deal with my neighbor, In a way which glorifies God. Sandy the busy busy busy dog. In San Antonio we had a dog on our street –Sandy. Sandy wasn’t a bad dog – but the owner was. Every morning Sandy would open every newspaper on the street, Thank you Sandy. Every trash day, Sandy ...read more

  • On My 20th Ministry Anniversary Celebration Last ...

    Contributed by John Tung on Jan 24, 2007
     | 1,993 views

    On my 20th Ministry Anniversary celebration last year, the Praise Team members sang a song to me. The title of the song is called, “That’s What Friends Are For.” Part of the words goes like this: “Keep smilin’ Keep shinin’ Knowin’ you can always count on me for sure that’s what friends are ...read more

  • When I Was Very Young, My Grandfather Worked ...

    Contributed by Isaac Butterworth on Jan 25, 2007
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    When I was very young, my grandfather worked for a time as a night watchman. His assignment was a textile plant that manufactured carpet. I never got to see him at work, but I sometimes got to see him before he left for the job and sometimes when he came home. He wore a badge and what I would call ...read more

  • Let Down The Nets? Give Me A Break!

    Contributed by Isaac Butterworth on Feb 2, 2007
     | 1,150 views

    Let down the nets? Give me a break! But then...Luke says, “When they had done so, they caught such a large number of fish that their nets began to break.” Not the kind of break Peter had in mind. Not the kind of outcome he had in mind either. Have you ever reached to lift something -- a milk jug, ...read more

  • A Father & Son Were Walking Thru The Grasslands ...

    Contributed by Andy Anquoe on Feb 15, 2007
     | 1,954 views

    A father & son were walking thru the grasslands of an open prairie. In the distance, they noticed a wildfire headed their way which would eventually engulf them in flames Quickly, the father acted in the only way that would save them He took some matches and lit a fire right where they were ...read more

  • A Closing Quote From Dietrick Bonhoeffer From His ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 26, 2007
     | 1,820 views

    A closing quote from Dietrick Bonhoeffer from his book "Life Together" says it best: " God has willed that we should seek and find His living Word in the witness of a brother, in the mouth of a man. Therefore, the Christian needs another Christian who speaks God’s Word to him/her. He needs him ...read more

  • During One Church Member's Stay In The Hospital, ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 2,410 views

    During one church member’s stay in the hospital, he fell into conversation with a hospital employee. I heard him ask, "Do you go to church?" This woman said she did and gave the name of her church. Our continued by asking, "Are you saved?" She readily responded by saying, "I sure am. And I’m ...read more

  • Poem By Larry Bryant

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 4,979 views

    Poem: When the Model T first hit the street, It didn’t bring all heaven to its feet. And when the first computer was born, They didn’t blow Old Gabriel’s horn. There’s only one thing that we’re sure about That can make those angels jump and shout: It’s when a sinner makes the Lord his ...read more

  • The Story Of Lawyer And A Doctor  PRO

    Contributed by Kelly Fellows on Dec 7, 2007
    based on 14 ratings
     | 5,399 views

    The Story of Lawyer and a Doctor A doctor was being sued for malpractice – the new lawyer on the case was anxious to win his case Question: Doctor, before you performed the autopsy, did you check for a pulse? Answer: No. Question: Did you check for blood pressure? Answer: No. Question: Did you ...read more

  • A Different View  PRO

    Contributed by Norman Lawrence on Dec 9, 2007
    based on 9 ratings
     | 2,609 views

    A DIFFERENT VIEW It was just a few days before Christmas. Two men who were next-door neighbors decided to go sailing while their wives went Christmas shopping. While the men were out in their sailboat, a storm arose. The sea became very angry and the men had great difficulty keeping the boat under ...read more

  • Max Lucado Explains What It Looks Like Existing ...

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Jan 15, 2008
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    Max Lucado explains what it looks like existing in the dead zone: 1. “When we attempt to swap roles with God and tell him we can eat (think, say, do, control, own, hurt, inhale, ingest, demand) anything we want, we die two deaths. Adam and Eve did. They died physically, eventually, and spiritually, ...read more

  • Two Country Fellows That Met On A Back Road One ...

    Contributed by Guy Mcgraw on Jan 21, 2008
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    Two country fellows that met on a back road one afternoon. One had a possum-hunting dog with him. The other said, “How much will you take for that dog?” The owner said he would take $100 for it. The other fellow pulled out his checkbook and wrote ...read more

  • Put Two Young Children In A Room With One Toy And ...

    Contributed by Richard Schwedes on Mar 16, 2008
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    Put two young children in a room with one toy and see what happens. Their response can probably best summed up by a recent comic strip of the Baby Blues For those of you who haven’t seen the comic strip It is about a everyday family. Two young children, Hammy and Zoe are the main stars of the ...read more

  • Prognosis Not Good  PRO

    Contributed by Rev Dr Randall M Deal Sr on Mar 16, 2008
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,417 views

    PROGNOSIS NOT GOOD A woman accompanied her husband to the doctor’s office. After the checkup, the doctor took the wife aside and said, "if you don’t do the following, your husband will surely die." 1. "Each morning fix him a healthy breakfast and send him off to work in a good mood." 2."At lunch ...read more

  • The Father Of A Small Boy Would Occasionally ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 2, 2008
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    The father of a small boy would occasionally sneak into a neighbor’s orchard and pluck some of the choicest fruit. He always made sure, however, that "the coast was clear." One day with his son tagging along, after carefully looking in every direction and seeing no one, he crept through the fence. ...read more

  • The More I Began To Understand His Majesty, The ...

    Contributed by Michael West on Apr 2, 2008
     | 1,407 views

    The more I began to understand His Majesty, the more I realize that I am not all that. I am not a good man and by nature I came that way, but Jesus came to save sinners. I can’t stand and say, “Lord, I sure am glad I haven’t done what that man did.” No, because in deed or thought, I have sinned as ...read more

  • When The 6'4" 250 Pound Giant Of A Man Lyndon ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2008
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    “WHEN THE 6’4" 250 POUND GIANT OF A MAN LYNDON JOHNSON WAS THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, HE WAS ON THE TARMAC OF AN AIR FORCE BASE, VISITING THE TROOPS IN VIETNAM IN 1965 AND HE WAS BEING ESCORTED TO HIS HELICOPTER BY A LOWLY CORPORAL. THE ONLY PROBLEM WAS, THERE WERE HUNDREDS OF HELICOPTERS ...read more

  • The Market For Gifts And Home Decorative Accents ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 14, 2008
     | 1,691 views

    The Market for Gifts and home decorative accents hit $65.2 billion in ’07. The gift market grew at a compound annual rate of 14.7% from ’02 to ’07, while home decor rose 9.4%. Change is the norm. Unity Marketing’s Pam Danziger notes, “What was hot 5 years ago has gone frigidly cold. And what is hot ...read more