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  • The Reverend And The Rose

    Contributed by Larry Wilson on Aug 30, 2011
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    THE REVEREND AND THE ROSE Rev. Jerry Parnell, pastor of the Canaan Baptist Church of Anderson, South Carolina, will often conclude one of his sermons with an illustration using a live rose. He tells how that God gives us a fresh flowing in life, but that over the course of time we make bad ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • We Earn It!

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Sep 12, 2011
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    WE EARN IT! But Americans regard approval, success, and status as rewards for performing well. When this value system gets translated into the Christian life, salvation becomes a matter of our efforts. A cartoon picturing modern day Pharisees was captioned, "We ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • The Three Stone-Carriers  PRO

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Oct 3, 2011
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    THE THREE STONE-CARRIERS Many years ago in a church in England, a preacher entered the pulpit and said: "Brethren, before I preach, allow me to tell this story. Many years have passed since I was in this place. On that evening there came three young men, not only with the intention of ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • They Get An "A," You Get An "A," What's Wrong ...

    Contributed by Curry Pikkaart on Oct 20, 2011
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    THEY GET AN "A," YOU GET AN "A," WHAT'S WRONG WITH THAT? On the first day of class the professor says, "I have this very complicated Math problem, the solution of which shall constitute your grade for the entire semester. I'm giving you the problem now so you can start working immediately if you ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Inlets And Outlets

    Contributed by Pat Cook on Dec 5, 2011
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    INLETS AND OUTLETS My favourite spot here on Cape Sable Island is the walk from Cat Rock to Clam Point. It’s a beautiful location, quiet and peaceful, and I love meeting God there. But along the way, you will walk by several ponds. Some of the ponds are quite nice. But some of them are not. ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • More To Follow

    Contributed by Guy Mcgraw on Mar 31, 2008
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    MORE TO FOLLOW Sam Ducanannan was a simple man with very few talents, but he had a great desire to do something for the Lord. So he made it his practice to cut out pictures from cards and magazines and to paste onto these pictures appropriate verses and poems. He would then give them as simple ...read more

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  • A Man Purchased A White Mouse To Use As Food For ...  PRO

    Contributed by Brian Harvison on Apr 5, 2008
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    A man purchased a white mouse to use as food for his pet snake. He dropped the unsuspecting mouse into the snake’s glass cage, where the snake was sleeping in a bed of sawdust. The tiny mouse had a serious problem on his hands. At any moment he could be swallowed alive. The mouse needed to come up ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • U.s. Retailers Are Expected To Add Up To 600,000 ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2008
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    U.S. retailers are expected to add up to 600,000 people to their employment rolls between now and December. Target alone will hire 50,000 to 80,000 seasonal workers. Retail staffs increase an average of 5% during the holidays, but some stores boost employee rolls by as much as 50%, a number to ...read more

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  • The Spirit Of God Is Always The Spirit Of ...

    Contributed by Tony Abram on Apr 17, 2008
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    The Spirit of God is always the spirit of liberty; the spirit that is not of God is the spirit of bondage, the spirit of oppression and depression. The Spirit of God convicts vividly and tensely, but He is always the Spirit of liberty. God who made the birds never made birdcages; it is men who make ...read more

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  • When A Person Works An Eight-Hour Day And ...

    Contributed by Donnie Martin on Apr 17, 2008
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    When a person works an eight-hour day and receives a fair day’s pay for his time, that is a wage. When a person competes with an opponent and receives a trophy for his performance, that is a prize. When a person receives appropriate recognition for his long service or high achievements, that is an ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Sinners Pour Out Love For Their Savior

    Contributed by Ryan Reed on May 30, 2008
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    SINNERS POUR OUT LOVE FOR THEIR SAVIOR Leonard Ravenhill tells of going to a worship service at David Wilkerson’s skid-row mission in New York City. There he stood with former prostitutes and drunks and drug addicts and he said a short little man stood up and said, "Let's sing our national ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

  • You Remember The Story. Paul Was Riding Along The ...

    Contributed by Jay Winters on Jun 28, 2008
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    You remember the story. Paul was riding along the road to Damascus, where he had papers that would allow him to lock up and possibly kill any Christians when he got there. When all of the sudden, a bright light shone down on Paul and Jesus spoke to him in a disembodied voice, "Saul, Saul, why do ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • Showing Favor

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 23, 2008
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    SHOWING FAVOR In July of 2005, Angelina Jolie adopted a little Ethiopian child. While she was touring drought and disease and famine stricken Ethiopia, she got the idea that although she couldn’t do every child in Africa a favor, she could grant favor to one child. So she stepped out of her world ...read more

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  • Once Upon A Time...  PRO

    Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Aug 11, 2008
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    Once Upon A Time... ...in 1725 to be exact, a little boy was born and was named John. His sailor father was gone to sea for long periods of time leaving John’s mother to raise him. She was a kind, God-fearing woman who loved him dearly and endeavored to raise him in the love of the Lord, ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • What Did We Do To Deserve This?

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Aug 13, 2008
     | 1,681 views

    WHAT DID WE DO TO DESERVE THIS? In an old Dennis the Menace cartoon, Dennis and his little friend Joey are leaving Mrs. Wilson's house, their hands full of cookies. Joey says, "I wonder what we did to deserve this." Dennis answers, "Look, ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Give It To Get It

    Contributed by Mark Eberly on Aug 18, 2008
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     | 3,418 views

    Give It to Get It I have the opportunity to hang out with alcoholics and addicts that are working on recovery. And it is truly amazing to see how they often serve one another. You see for those in recovery serving those who are still suffering in terms of sharing the greatest thing that they have, ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

  • Take The Lord's Table To Others

    Contributed by Mark Eberly on Aug 18, 2008
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     | 2,626 views

    Take the Lord's Table to Others And just as we experience the presence of the Lord, I believe with every part of my being and more that we are to take this presence to share with those around us. We are to take the Lord's Table to other people. So as I talk about taking the Lord's Table to ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

  • Christ: An All-Access Pass

    Contributed by Hal Seed on Aug 21, 2008
     | 2,908 views

    CHRIST: AN ALL-ACCESS PASS Mark and Susie Alderson have been attending New Song since what we call our "portable days." In the early days of the church, we would pack a trailer full of equipment, unload it at a local school, hold church there, and then pack up and put the trailer away. Mark is ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Oops...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 9, 2008
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    OOPS... Bill, Jim and Scott were at a convention together and were sharing a large suite on the top of a 75-story skyscraper. After a long day of meetings, they were shocked to hear that the elevators in their hotel were broken and they would have to climb 75 flights of stairs to get to their ...read more

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  • Film: The Green Mile

    Contributed by Steve Smith on Oct 14, 2008
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    Film: The Green Mile Tom Hanks – Paul Edgecomb; Michael Duncan – John Coffey Coffey had the ability to reach inside and remove one's sickness. Hanks had a kidney infection/stone. Coffee reached out and touched him and was able to literally take on that sickness and remove it from Hanks. The ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist