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  • Chasing A Wagging Tail  PRO

    Contributed by Mark Brunner on Jun 17, 2004
    based on 5 ratings
     | 2,345 views

    CHASING A WAGGING TAIL Stephen Hawking is an astrophysicist at Cambridge University and perhaps the most intelligent man on earth. He has advanced the general theory of relativity farther than any person since Albert Einstein. Unfortunately, Hawking is afflicted with ALS Syndrome (Lou Gehrig’s ...read more

  • Erma Bombeck Writes In One Of Her Books, "When ...

    Contributed by Timothy Smith on Aug 2, 2004
     | 6,655 views

    Erma Bombeck writes in one of her books, "When did I become the mother and the mother become the child? Does it begin one night when you are asleep and your mother is restless? And you go in her room and tuck the blanket around her bare arms? Does it appear one afternoon when, in a moment of ...read more

  • Should We Strive To Be Like Jesus! Of Course! But ...

    Contributed by Timothy Shumer on Aug 22, 2004
     | 3,585 views

    Should we strive to be like Jesus! Of course! But He was perfect, and for me, there’s always a little sense within that I know I am going to fall short of that perfection. I know I should keep it as a goal before me. Frankly, if I aim for that, I’ll get nearer than if I don’t, and if I am devoted ...read more

  • There Was Once A Man Who Lived In A Deep ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 17, 2004
     | 3,535 views

    There was once a man who lived in a deep valley. It was dark, desolate, cold and foreboding. At the edge of the mountain was a massive mountain, towering into the sky. The man had become so obsessed with the thought of escaping the valley that he finally decided to climb the face of the ...read more

  • The Church Is Called The Body Of Christ. Have ...  PRO

    Contributed by Greg Warren on May 4, 2005
    based on 14 ratings
     | 7,886 views

    The church is called the body of Christ. Have you ever thought about what it would be like if the members of our physical bodies behaved like the members of the spiritual body sometimes do? HEART - "You know, I’m just stuck in a rut. For the last 45 years all I do is beat and beat. Lub, ...read more

  • Different Views Of ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 2, 2009
     | 3,628 views

    Different Views of Time You may not realize it, but your appreciation of time this morning goes well beyond the challenges of adjusting to daylight-savings time. There was a time when time was a relatively simple thing. People were born, grew up, grew old and died. Days, seasons and years past. ...read more

  • 37 Things To Say To Your Spouse

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on May 20, 2008
     | 1,569 views

    37 THINGS TO SAY TO YOUR SPOUSE A healthy marriage is a safe haven where we can relax and recuperate from the tensions of everyday life. We need to hear positive things from our mate. Just as I gathered together some friends to tell me what not to say to a spouse, so they also suggested what they ...read more

  • Dealing With People Is So Very Difficult, This ...

    Contributed by John Quigley on May 29, 2007
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    Dealing with people is so very difficult, this week on Thursday as I was working on my sermon for today, my computer system went down. I was no longer able to connect to the internet, I was studying for the sermon and I was no longer able to do so. I called the folks at Wild Blue and told them what ...read more

  • I Remember Something That Happened Just After I ...

    Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Sep 4, 2010
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    I remember something that happened just after I moved to Texas from New Mexico in 1974. I was driving down a street in Alvin and was pulled over by a city policeman. He asked me if I was aware that I was driving over the speed limit in a school zone. Having just moved to Texas, I didn’t know ...read more

  • The Lord's Supper With Grandma

    Contributed by Curry Pikkaart on Oct 13, 2010
    based on 2 ratings
     | 9,144 views

    In 1999 the church I was serving designated a particular Sunday morning service for celebrating the lives of our shut-ins. Every effort was made to get them to the church that day. We highly encouraged their family to make arrangements but had volunteers step up where that didn’t work. After the ...read more

  • The Bouquet Of Love

    Contributed by Jimmy Haile on Nov 23, 2010
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    THE BOUQUET OF LOVE In A Second Helping of Chicken Soup for the Soul, Rev. John R. Ramsey tells how in one church a certain person provided him with a rose boutonniere for the lapel of his suit every Sunday. At first he really appreciated it but then it sort of became routine. Then one Sunday it ...read more

  • Value Of Life A Store Owner Was Tacking A Sign ...  PRO

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Apr 15, 2002
    based on 65 ratings
     | 2,052 views

    Value of Life A store owner was tacking a sign above his door that read ’Puppies for Sale.’ These signs had a weird way of attracting children. And sure enough, a little boy appeared at the sign. "How much are you gonna sell those puppies for?" he asked. The store owner replied" Anywhere from ...read more

  • Every Day Is A Celebration  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 6, 2004
    based on 17 ratings
     | 5,799 views

    EVERY DAY IS A CELEBRATION I have a habit that may seem strange to some: I tape football games and watch them again—and again and again, if the game turns out right. Super Bowl 32 is one of my favorites, the one where the Broncos defeated Green Bay 31-24. (I’m a Bronco fan.) The first time I saw ...read more

  • The Preacher Who Wouldn't Do  PRO

    Contributed by David Parks on Feb 8, 2006
    based on 31 ratings
     | 3,751 views

    THE PREACHER WHO WOULDN’T DO A church was in need of a preacher. One of the elders was interested in finding out just what kind of a preacher the church wanted. In order to do this he composed a letter as though it had been received from a preacher and read it to the committee selecting a new ...read more

  • The Other 19 Percent

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 9, 2009
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     | 3,316 views

    THE OTHER 19 PERCENT Even if they’re unsure of it, most people want to believe in Heaven, and most people have some concept of it. TIME took a poll 10 years ago, and 81% of the people they surveyed said they believed in the existence of Heaven, where people lived forever with God after they ...read more

  • Fatal Oversight

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 9, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,707 views

    FATAL OVERSIGHT On September 1, 1923, the island of Japan was ravaged by the most devastating earthquake in recorded history up until that time. The tragic Canto earthquake began at 11:58 A.M. and continued for more than three and a half hours, creating a casualty list that would stagger the ...read more

  • Haddon Robinson Told A Story Of A Mother And Her ...

    Contributed by Curry Pikkaart on Jan 18, 2010
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    Haddon Robinson told a story of a mother and her son. The father died when the boy was young. This was back before television, when folks spent evenings listening to the radio or reading to one another. They both enjoyed listening to good music. In his early twenties, he met a young woman at the ...read more

  • Spiritual Health Checks  PRO

    Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Aug 11, 2008
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    Spiritual Health Checks (Devoted to Prayer) There are four signs that show that the child of God is a healthy Christian. One is a heart hungry for God's Word, second is his desire to be involved in Christian fellowship, third he observes "Communion," and four he is devoted to prayer. (Acts ...read more

  • We Get A Whole Bunch

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 9, 2008
     | 1,272 views

    We Get a Whole Bunch Pastor John R Ramsey once wrote, "For some time I have had a person provide me with a rose boutonniere to pin on the lapel of my suit every Sunday. Because I always got a flower on Sunday morning, I really did not think much of it. It was a nice gesture that I appreciated, but ...read more

  • The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 28, 2009
     | 1,330 views

    THE i-POD One day a woman came home to find her husband in the kitchen, shaking frantically with what looked like a wire running from his waist to the electric coffeepot he had in his hand. It seemed that he was being electrocuted. So - intending to jolt him away from the deadly current - she ...read more