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  • The Cross: Solution To Alignment Problems  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 18, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,912 views

    THE CROSS: SOLUTION TO ALIGNMENT PROBLEMS I remember when my first car, a beautiful 92 Chevy Cavalier, developed and alignment problem. I would be driving down the freeway, and it pulled to the right pretty hard. In fact, you really had to work against the car to make it get in the left lane. On ...read more

  • Defense Lawyer's Final Trick Back ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 19, 2009
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    Defense Lawyer’s Final Trick Back Fires A defendant was on trial for murder in Oklahoma. There was strong evidence indicating guilt, but there was no body. In the defense’s closing statement the lawyer, knowing that his client would probably be convicted, resorted to a trick. "Ladies and gentlemen ...read more

  • We Were Standing In Line To Go Into Church. It ...

    Contributed by Ross Cochrane on Mar 11, 2010
     | 1,693 views

    We were standing in line to go into Church. It was a long line and we had to wait for some time for the doors to be opened. Although the auditorium seated 1,500 people, some people would have to come to the next service or sit in a "bad seat". You had to get to Church early to get a "good seat" (3 ...read more

  • The Moral Basis Of ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 5, 2012
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    THE MORAL BASIS OF GOVERNMENT Richard Halverson, present chaplain of the United States Senate, wrote: ``To be sure, men will abuse and misuse the institution of the State just as man because of sin has abused and misused every other institution in history including the Church of Jesus Christ, but ...read more

  • Thanksgiving Joke

    Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Nov 20, 2019
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    A lady purchased a parrot whose previous owner had taught him profanity and decided that she would reform him. The parrot learned a number of Christian words and Bible verses to replace the cuss words. However, the owner caught him cussing one day and grabbed him and said, "I'll teach ...read more

  • Unknown Source) Once Upon A Time There Was A ...

    Contributed by Darrin Hunt on May 10, 2007
     | 1,753 views

    (Unknown source) Once upon a time there was a child ready to be born. So one day he asked God, “They tell me You’re sending me to earth soon. But how am I going to live there being so small and helpless?" •Among the many angels, I chose one for you. She will be waiting for you and will take care ...read more

  • A Middle School Teacher Asked Her Class To Write ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 2 ratings
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    A middle school teacher asked her class to write imaginative definitions of a friend. One student said, “A friend is a pair of open arms in a society of armless people.” Another said, “A friend is a warm bedroll on a cold and frosty night.” Other said, “A friend is a lively polka in the midst of a ...read more

  • From His Very First Paycheck, John Rockefeller ...

    Contributed by Don Hawks on Jun 22, 2007
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    From his very first paycheck, John Rockefeller gave ten percent of his earnings to his church. As his wealth grew, so did his giving, to educational and public health causes, and for basic science and the arts. Oddly enough, Rockefeller was probably best known in his later life for the practice of ...read more

  • Sid Caesar In Early 1950s – Carl Reiner, As An ...

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Jul 12, 2007
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    Sid Caesar in early 1950s – Carl Reiner, as an airport reporter, is interviewing Sid Caesar as Professor Von Houdinoff, an expert on magicians. Reiner: As I understand what you’re trying to explain, your book is saying there is a connection between the illusions of magicians and what happens to ...read more

  • For Me I'd Rather Go To The Appropriate Store For ...

    Contributed by Rev. Saeed Richardson on Oct 7, 2007
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    For me I’d rather go to the appropriate store for the appropriate item - I prefer BJ’s or Sam’s Club for meat because I can get it cheaper in bulk have the butchers cut it up and package it so that I can freeze it when I get home. For fruits and vegetables I plan to eat within a day I’ll go to ...read more

  • According To The Us Census Bureau, Almost 30 ...

    Contributed by Johnny Creasong on Nov 5, 2007
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    According to the US Census Bureau, almost 30 percent of the people living within five miles of our church do not have the ability to paint their own home. If population projections are correct, that number will grow to nearly 35 percent by 2011. These folks are not impoverished or disabled, yet ...read more

  • Unity: Members Of The Body Of ...

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Nov 10, 2007
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    ILLUSTRATION : Unity: Members of the body of Christ are truly dependant on one another. Three Indonesian mothers, Eti , Rebekka, and Ratna, were imprisoned two years ago for teaching Muslim children in their Sunday School. Prison was shocking, discouraging and very hard at first. One of the women ...read more

  • The Following Cases Of Rebellion Have Been ...

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Dec 12, 2007
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    The following cases of rebellion have been highlighted by the article Characteristics of A Culture in Rebellion Against God by Dr. Phil Stringer (Florida) 1. A case in point on rebellion: Homosexuality is the ultimate form of rebellion against God. It involves not only rebelling against the ...read more

  • Barnabas Was Seeing So Many People Come To Jesus ...  PRO

    Contributed by Mark Opperman on Jan 21, 2008
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    -Barnabas was seeing so many people come to Jesus that he knew he needed more help. So, he set out for Tarsus (probably on foot) to find Saul. Tarsus was 100 miles around the NE corner of the Mediterranean Sea from Antioch. It probably took him a few days to get there. Why did he go to all that ...read more

  • God Will Often Allow Crises Into ...

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Mar 29, 2008
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    Illustration: God will often allow crises into our lives to show us where we put our confidence. There was a farmer who one day went happily and with great joy in his heart to report to his wife and family that their best cow had given birth to twin calves, one red and one white. And he said, “You ...read more

  • In The End, What Is It That Honestly, Really ...

    Contributed by Peter Loughman on Jun 25, 2008
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    IN THE END, WHAT IS IT THAT HONESTLY, REALLY MATTERS? When I was a student chaplain at a hospital in Philadelphia, I spent a great deal of my time in the geriatric wing. The general routine was to start the shift by checking in with all the patients on the floor to see if anyone needed to talk or ...read more

  • Mortification  PRO

    Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Aug 11, 2008
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    Mortification Romans 8:13 says, "For if ye live after the flesh, ye shall die: but if ye through the Spirit do mortify the deeds of the body, ye shall live." (King James) Mortification is the special ministry that enables the child of God to overcome those evil desires that could destroy the ...read more

  • Yet, Excuses Still Abound. "It's Too Hard. It's ...

    Contributed by Mark Eberly on Oct 23, 2008
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    Yet, excuses still abound. “It’s too hard. It’s too messy. It’s too inconvenient. It’s takes too much time.” I just have one thing to say—“Wah!” “It doesn’t really matter. What difference can I make?” Actually each one of us makes a huge difference. Do you believe that every single person matters ...read more

  • What Is Hell?

    Contributed by Ruben Castro on Dec 16, 2008
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    What is Hell? En una encuesta realizada por la organización Barna, las per¬sonas dieron a conocer sus ideas con respecto a lo que ellos creen debe ser el infierno. • El 39% por ciento cree que el infierno es un estado de separación eterna de la presencia de Dios. • El 32% por ciento dice que es ...read more

  • Don't Be Cheap With The Seed

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 10, 2009
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     | 6,770 views

    DON’T BE CHEAP WITH THE SEED In Canada, a believer operated a large grain farm. His spread included some twenty-five hundred acres. When asked how he planted the seed, he reached in a bin and pulled out an ear of corn. Then he proceeded to pop out the kernels one by one as he walked along, ...read more