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  • Habits

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 17, 2009
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    HABITS The American Heritage Dictionary "A recurrent, often unconscious pattern of behavior that is acquired through frequent repetition." It comes from the idea "to have, to hold, possess." Roman poet Ovid in 43 BC: "Nothing is stronger than habit." Habit is a cable; we weave a thread each day, ...read more

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  • Last Year In India I Prayed For A Young Woman ...

    Contributed by Ian Johnson on Nov 3, 2005
     | 1,636 views

    Last year in India I prayed for a young woman who had known success. She was a university graduate, but grief had overtaken her when someone close had died. She was unable to release it to the Lord. Over time she became possessed by Demonic Spirits, when I first met her she could not talk but only ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • It Is A Funny Thing I Have Observed About Boys. ...

    Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Apr 3, 2007
     | 2,884 views

    It is a funny thing I have observed about boys. They love to do things, and they especially love to do what ever they see their fathers doing. They want to help. And the wise father will figure out a way to let the son help out in some way that is consistent with his age and skill level. I saw ...read more

    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Needless Fear  PRO

    Contributed by A. Todd Coget on Sep 13, 2002
    based on 41 ratings
     | 6,374 views

    [Needless Fear] The early American Indians had a unique practice of training young braves. On the night of a boy’s thirteenth birthday, after learning hunting, scouting, and fishing skills, he was put to one final test. He was placed in a dense forest to spend the entire night alone. Until then, he ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Years Ago There Was A Well Known Speaker By The ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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     | 1,424 views

    Years ago there was a well known speaker by the name of Dr. Harry Ironside. One time he was visiting a sheep ranch in Texas and he saw the most peculiar animal. It looked like it had two heads, not one, four front feet instead of two and four back feet instead of two. Then the rancher explained, ...read more

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  • Jesus Was Thirsty

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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     | 2,512 views

    Jesus said, "I am thirsty." No wonder he was thirsty. Loss of blood. Exposure. Heat. Exhaustion. Dehydration. He’s been on the cross now for 6 hours. The sweat rolls off him like buckets. It’s hot. And the flies are buzzing around him. The crowds taunting him. The blood mixes with the sweat as it ...read more

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  • Walking The Cliffs

    Contributed by Lonnie Erwin on Nov 2, 2007
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    Illustration: Walking the Cliffs When descending the Grand Canyon, often times a person has to travel on narrow ledges that have only enough room for a mule to get a foothold. The ribbons of rock that run along the edges of these towering cliffs overlook vertical precipices that descend ...read more

    Denomination: Baptist

  • The February Edition Of The Forward / ...

    Contributed by Ronald Thorington on Jan 1, 2008
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    The February edition of the Forward / Northwestern Lutheran had an article in it titled, “Let’s learn from the elephants.” The article was an interesting story about a herd of African elephants. In an attempt to thin out this herd, the authorities killed off a number of the older males and moved a ...read more

    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • The Teacher Was Testing The Children In His ...

    Contributed by Steve Miller on Mar 16, 2008
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    The teacher was testing the children in his Sunday school class to see if they understood the concept of getting to heaven. He asked them, "If I sold my house and my car, had a big garage sale and gave all my money to the church, would that get me into Heaven?" "NO!" the children answered. "If I ...read more

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  • Lazarus The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 21, 2008
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    LAZARUS THE DOG There is a true story of a family in New Mexico who had a pup named Brownie. Brownie got out of the yard one Saturday afternoon and, like all good animals he went exploring. Unfortunately, Brownie ventured out in the street and got struck by a passing car. The family tearfully ...read more

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  • Greed Cost You More Than You Know. Here Is How, ...  PRO

    Contributed by Jesse Bennett on Oct 4, 2008
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     | 2,130 views

    Greed cost you more than you know. Here is how, by greed, an Eskimo catches a wolf. The Eskimo coats his knife blade with animal blood and allows it to freeze. He then adds layer upon layer of blood, until the frozen blood completely conceals the blade. The hunter next fixes the knife in the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • As I Mentioned, Ancients Held The Belief That ...

    Contributed by Mark Eberly on Nov 18, 2008
     | 1,254 views

    As I mentioned, ancients held the belief that blood was significant. It was powerful. The Hebrews would hold animal sacrifices. The blood would be used to symbolically cover up the sin of the people. Hebrews 9:22 says that forgiveness does not come without the shedding of blood. The Hebrews had to ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

  • Ants: Look At Ants On An Anthill. There They Are ...

    Contributed by Ray Mckendry on Oct 23, 2009
     | 3,785 views

    ANTS: Look at ants on an anthill. There they are working, suffering, dying, due for death and destruction. We might feel sorry for them, but we cannot save the ants...We have no way of making them live forever or of stopping their toil and suffering. What if the only way to save the ants was to ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Jewish Blessings

    Contributed by Perry Greene on Dec 19, 2011
     | 3,257 views

    JEWISH BLESSINGS David Stern relates in hid Jewish NT Commentary, pp.115-116 that there are many blessings given by the Hebrew people. There are blessings for wine (Matthew 26.27-29); for bread (14.19); The Talmud (circa 5th century CE) had specific formulas for dozens of blessings that the people ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • What God Will Do, Not What You Will Do For God  PRO

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Oct 23, 2012
    based on 2 ratings
     | 1,721 views

    WHAT GOD WILL DO, NOT WHAT YOU WILL DO FOR GOD Henry Blackaby said, "You never find God asking persons to dream up what they want to do for Him...Without doubt, the most important factor in each (Biblical) situation was not what the individual wanted to do for God. The most important factor was ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • The Government Already Has!!  PRO

    Contributed by Scott Chambers on Jan 29, 2003
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     | 3,714 views

    THE GOVERNMENT ALREADY HAS!! The Lord spoke to Noah and said, “Noah in six months I am going to make it rain until the whole world is covered with water and all the evil things are destroyed. But, I want to save a few good people and two of every living thing on the planet. So I want you to ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • In Ancient History, Tanning Was Considered A ...

    Contributed by John Tung on May 10, 2007
     | 3,247 views

    “In ancient history, tanning was considered a “smelly” trade and relegated to the outskirts of town, amongst the poor. Tanning by ancient methods is so foul smelling that tanneries are still isolated from those towns today where the old methods are used. The ancients used leather for waterskins, ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Speaking Of Contaminants Let Me Tell You About A ...

    Contributed by Brien Sims on Dec 13, 2007
     | 1,805 views

    Speaking of contaminants let me tell you about a house I once helped my landlord clean. It was back when we lived in Moberly, just a few blocks away from our house. I had helped my landlord, Dr. Stan McCreary, do many things and so he asked me if I wouldn’t mind helping him fix up a house he had ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • In China Many Years Ago There Lived An Old Man, ...

    Contributed by Guy Mcgraw on Jan 21, 2008
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    In China many years ago there lived an old man, with his son and a horse. Back in those days, having a horse was like owning a car today, so you can well imagine how valuable a property the animal must have been. One morning, when the man went to his field to feed the horse, the animal was gone. ...read more

  • Public Opinion

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 23, 2008
     | 2,478 views

    PUBLIC OPINION Some of you may have seen the joke that circulated this week on e-mail that tries to explain why Moses and the Israelites wandered in the wilderness for forty years. The punch line of the e-mail read, "Even then, men would not stop for directions." While this may not really explain ...read more

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