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  • An Author For Reader's Digest Writes How He ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2006
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    An author for Reader’s Digest writes how he studied the Amish people in preparation for an article on them. In his observation at the school yard, he noted that the children never screamed or yelled. This amazed him. He spoke to the schoolmaster. He remarked how he had not once heard an Amish child ...read more

  • Like The First Disciples, Our Greatest Need Is ...  PRO

    Contributed by Darryl Bell on Apr 19, 2006
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    Like the first disciples, our greatest need is not just to see or hear about the resurrection, but to have the resurrection happen to us. Lloyd Ogilvie says, “The most powerful historical proof of the resurrection is the ‘resurrected’ disciples. Dull, defeated people became fearless, adventuresome ...read more

  • Without Kindness The Teachable Become Arrogant In ...

    Contributed by Timothy Smith on Jul 8, 2006
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    Without kindness the teachable become arrogant in their learning. Without kindness we have only puffed up people, they taunt, they think it’s all about M-E! Video Clip - Coach Carter - mpeg 2:04 Coach Carter s right. When is working hard not enough? When is winning not enough? When it’s ...read more

  • Researchers In Indiana Have Measured The Effects ...

    Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Oct 21, 2006
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    “Researchers in Indiana have measured the effects on a brain scan. The study’s principal investigator, Dr. Vincent Mathews, said prolonged exposure to violence actually affects brain function and behavior. Dr. David Walsh, National Institute on Media and the Family asks, “"What good could possibly ...read more

  • The Power Of Prayer

    Contributed by Bill Butsko on Nov 18, 2006
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    “The Power of Prayer” J. Edgar Hoover said, “The spectacle of a nation praying is more awe-inspiring than the explosion of an atomic bomb. The force of prayer is greater than any possible combination of man-made or man-controlled powers, because prayer is man’s greatest means of tapping the ...read more

  • In Chile, I Remember, One Man Heading For The ...

    Contributed by Tony Abram on Dec 31, 2006
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    In Chile, I remember, one man heading for the platform was stopped by a worker. He said he was god and how could we keep him off the platform. When he saw the policeman coming he took off. The next day in the newspaper there was a photo of him behind bars. The caption said something like god was ...read more

  • Grace Is For Beggars  PRO

    Contributed by Stan Coleman on Jan 17, 2007
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    Listen to this from R.C. Sproul: “Perhaps the most difficult task for us to perform is to rely on God’s grace and God’s grace alone for our salvation. It is difficult for our pride to rest on grace. Grace is for other people—for beggars. We don’t want to live by a heavenly welfare system. We want ...read more

  • Book Tunes Books Now Come With Soundtracks, Some ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 19, 2007
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    Book Tunes Books now come with soundtracks, some come packaged with the book while others are distributed informally. The idea is that as they read, people can listen to music that matches the mood of the books. In some cases, the songs are mentioned in the books themselves; in others, the lyrics ...read more

  • America Has Entered A Great Struggle That Tests ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
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    "America has entered a great struggle that tests our strength, and even more our resolve. Our nation is patient and steadfast. We continue to pursue the terrorists in cities and camps and caves across the earth. We are joined by a great coalition of nations to rid the world of terror. And we will ...read more

  • When You Influence A Child, You Influence A ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
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    "When you influence a child, you influence a life. When you influence a father, you influence a family. When you influence a pastor, you influence a church. When you influence a leader, you influence all who look to him or her for leadership. You have numerous opportunities to influence, and make a ...read more

  • Good Is The Enemy Of Great. And That Is One Of ...

    Contributed by Richard Mcnair on Nov 4, 2004
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    “Good is the enemy of great. And that is one of the key reasons why we have so little that becomes great. We don’t have great schools because we have good schools. We don’t have great government, principally because we have good government. Few people attain great lives, in large part because ...read more

  • One Blistering Hot Day When They Had Guests For ...

    Contributed by Lou Nicholes on Nov 8, 2004
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    One blistering hot day when they had guests for dinner, Mother asked 4-year old Johnny to return thanks. “But I don’t know what to say!” the boy complained. “Oh, just say what you hear me say” his mother replied. Obediently the boy bowed his head and mumbled, ...read more

  • Divorce Aftershocks

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 14, 2009
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    DIVORCE AFTERSHOCKS The National Child Development Study in the U.K. tracks 17,000 people born in Britain during the same week in 1958. Comparing those individuals with those born years later, the study revealed those in both generations with divorced parents were more likely to suffer from ...read more

  • Hamburger And Husks

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Feb 23, 2010
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    HAMBURGER AND HUSKS One family in desperate straits came to a congregation for help. The people began to pull together some resources to help them out. Someone brought a word of prophecy that said, "Don’t give hamburger to those I have put on husks." God put the prodigal on husks so he would come ...read more

  • Materialism Buys

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Feb 26, 2010
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    MATERIALISM BUYS One highly successful advertiser stated "I am a success because I can convince people that the longing they have in their lives can be fulfilled with the stuff I have for them to buy. I know that they will buy into my item and in turn buy my product only to discover that after a ...read more

  • A Survey Conducted By The American Research Group ...

    Contributed by Jim Kane on Feb 27, 2010
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    A survey conducted by the American Research Group last month indicated that people would be spending less this Christmas season on gifts than last year. Those surveyed indicated that they would be spending $417 on Christmas gifts this year down from $431 last year. Interestingly, the total spent ...read more

  • Buechner's Unique Look At Forgiveness

    Contributed by Isaac Butterworth on Mar 19, 2010
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    BUECHNER'S UNIQUE LOOK AT FORGIVENESS Frederick Buechner is a Presbyterian minister and an author, and he has delightful little book called The Alphabet of Grace. It is somewhat like a dictionary of terms that people of faith commonly use, only Mr. Buechner offers some very uncommon reflections on ...read more

  • N 2000, I Uprooted Anne And The Three Children, ...

    Contributed by Dale Miller on May 24, 2010
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    N 2000, I UPROOTED ANNE AND THE THREE CHILDREN, AND MOVED THEM FROM THE ONLY HOME THEY HAD EVER REALLY KNOWN, TO THE FROZEN NORTH. CAMERON WAS 8, AMSY 11, AND DEREK WAS 16. BEFORE WE MOVED, I TOOK DEREK ASIDE AND HAD THIS CONVERSATION WITH HIM. I TOLD HIM; THE PEOPLE UP THERE DON’T KNOW YOU ...read more

  • Many Jewish Families Lost Their Place In The ...

    Contributed by Larry Wilson on Jul 12, 2010
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    Many Jewish Families lost their place in the genealogical record by failing to return home. Also, many who once had a place at our table, have disappeared, and can no longer prove their pedigree. Their status with the Lord and with men is in doubt. Perhaps a Christian. Perhaps a member. But ...read more

  • How To Hug

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 4, 2010
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    HOW TO HUG A man walked by a book store, and in the window saw a book with the title How to Hug. Being somewhat of a romantic, he went in to buy the book. To his disappointment, he discovered that it was a volume of an encyclopedia covering the subjects "How" to "Hug." Everyone knows that the ...read more