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  • The First Time I Helped My Dad Prep A Car For ...

    Contributed by Charles Wilkerson on Aug 1, 2008
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    The first time I helped my dad prep a car for painting I got the glamorous job of wet sanding it by hand. I got done, went in the house and my dad said, "Are you done?" I got my usual senior high ego in a twist and said, "Of course. It wasn’t that hard." After lunch, my dad went out to look at the ...read more

  • All ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 11, 2008
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    ALL ALIKE? The pilot was Jewish, and the co-pilot was Taiwanese. It was the first time they had flown together, and it was obvious by the silence that they didn’t get along. After 30 minutes, the Captain finally spoke. He said, "I don’t like Chinese." The co-pilot replied, "Why is that?" The ...read more

  • I'm Sure That By Now Many Of You Have Seen The ...

    Contributed by Michael Snow on Aug 13, 2008
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    I'm sure that by now many of you have seen the movie "The Bucket List." It's the story of two men who meet by chance as hospital roommates. As the story develops, we soon discover that one of the men is terminally ill, and the other man is incredibly wealthy. With hours to spend in their ...read more

  • Hardly Safe: The Lion The Witch And The Wardrobe

    Contributed by Paul Wallace on Oct 28, 2008
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    HARDLY SAFE: THE LION THE WITCH AND THE WARDROBE If you have ever been through a tornado. ... One personal encounter with a power that before was only theoretical can make all the difference. You live differently after that. You respect the power. You live in awe of its presence and tremble ...read more

  • Joseph Sung A Romanian Pastor Who Was Tortured ...  PRO

    Contributed by Dave Kinney on Nov 22, 2008
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    Joseph Sung a Romanian Pastor who was tortured and beaten under Communist rule for 25 years. The communists despised his Christianity. After the fall of Communism in Eastern Europe Joseph became a spiritual leader in Romania until his death in 1998. An American Pastor asked Joseph what he thought ...read more

  • We Need More Training  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 28, 2008
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    WE NEED MORE TRAINING I have decided to join the US Army. Depending on whether or not I could pass the physical.... Well, let's assume I did. In that case, I figure it should only take me about one week of training and I'll be ready to go to Iraq or Afghanistan. OH COME ON NOW! We all know better ...read more

  • Jesus Loves Me This I Know

    Contributed by Bruce Howell on Feb 21, 2009
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    JESUS LOVES ME THIS I KNOW KARL BARTH was a German theologian who dominated the theology of the 20th century. In 1962, six years before his death, he made his only visit to the United States. One night he lectured at a seminary in Virginia, and after the lecture he met with students in the ...read more

  • Dr. J. Wilbur Chapman Told Of A Distinguished ...

    Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Feb 25, 2009
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    Dr. J. Wilbur Chapman told of a distinguished minister, Dr. Howard, from Australia who preached very strongly on the subject of SIN. After the service, one of the church deacons came to counsel with him in the study. "Dr. Howard," he said, "we don’t want you to talk as openly as you do about man’s ...read more

  • : A Bank President Came To His Pastor ...

    Contributed by Bruce Howell on Mar 31, 2009
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    Illus.: A bank president came to his pastor concerned about one of his teller’s soul. He asked his pastor to talk to him, but the pastor said, “It would be better if you would do that. He would look upon my visit as a professional task.” “All right,” said the banker, “but, will you go with me?” ...read more

  • The Resiliency Of Love Reveals Itself In The ...

    Contributed by Jim Kane on May 18, 2009
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    the resiliency of love reveals itself in the story of two newlyweds. Now prior to the marriage the groom was apprehensive about his foot order problem. His father recommended frequent foot washing and wearing socks to bed. He thought that to be a wonderful idea and would do so. The bride-to-be was ...read more

  • Because Dad ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 10, 2009
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    BECAUSE DAD CRIED The great author Walter Wangerin has a wonderful story, called "Matthew, Seven, Eight, and Nine" where he writes: "I tried to stop my son Matthew from stealing comic books. I even took him to the police station and reported his actions to a detective who I thought scared the ...read more

  • The Bridge ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 10, 2009
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    THE BRIDGE BUILDER An old man, going down a lonely highway, Came at the evening cold and gray, To a chasm vast and wide, Through which was flowing a swollen tide, The old man crossed in the twilight dim, The swollen stream had no fear for him. But he turned when safe on the other side, And built a ...read more

  • David: Brokenness Leads To Loyalty

    Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Jul 19, 2009
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    DAVID: BROKENNESS LEADS TO LOYALTY Psalm 51 Our text was written by King David about a year after he had an adulterous affair. While his men were off to war he was home relaxing. The story results in a series of events that went from adultery to deception and finally murder to cover his tracks and ...read more

  • In His Book, Integrity, Ted Engstrom Told This ...

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Jul 20, 2009
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    In his book, Integrity, Ted Engstrom told this story: For Coach Cleveland Stroud and the Bulldogs of Rockdale County High School (Conyers, Georgia), it was their championship season. They had 21 wins and 5 losses on the way to the Georgia boys’ basketball tournament in March, then a dramatic ...read more

  • One Of The Most Stirring Pages In English ...

    Contributed by Clark Tanner on Jul 22, 2009
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    “One of the most stirring pages in English history tells of the conquests and crusades of Richard I, the Lionhearted. While Richard was away trouncing Saladin, his kingdom fell on bad times. His sly and graceless brother, John, usurped all the prerogatives of the king and misruled the realm. The ...read more

  • The Practice Of ...

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Aug 6, 2009
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    The Practice of Restitution. Do those lofty ideals ever get put into practice? Yes, by specific individuals. Years ago we had in this church a man who had been saved after beginning to attend here. He was serious about Christ and had a strong desire to witness for Christ. The apostle Peter gave a ...read more

  • The Noahide Commands

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Aug 31, 2009
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    THE NOAHIDE COMMANDS A Pagan could become > An Alien Believer > A God-fearer > A Jew (proselyte) A pagan would be an idolater or worship many gods, or one not serving the true God. An alien believer would be a gentile who wanted to be saved, repented from his sins and turned to the God of ...read more

  • Soap Opera ...

    Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Sep 2, 2009
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    "Soap opera prayers" Too many times we pray as a LAST resort! Years ago (before she knew better) my wife used to watch a soap opera called GENERAL HOSPITAL. How many of you ever saw that … now be honest. Of course, I had NO interest in it whatsoever --- I mean who cares what Luke and Laura ...read more

  • Community Stores Refuse Kind Acts Of ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 9, 2009
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    Community Stores Refuse Kind Acts of Service The story is told of a minister who was organizing opportunities for people in his church to do small acts of kindness as a demonstration of Christ’s love in the community. 1. He phoned several neighborhood grocery stores and Laundromats and asked for ...read more

  • Drunk Asks Priest About The Cause Of ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 11, 2009
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    Drunk Asks Priest About the Cause of Arthritis Sometimes our words can get us into trouble. A man who smelled like a brewery flopped on a seat at a bus stop next to a priest. The man’s shirt was stained, clothes messy, and a half empty bottle of wine was sticking out of his torn coat pocket. He ...read more