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  • Growing Up In Illinois, We Didn't Have ...

    Contributed by William Noel on Jan 11, 2007
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    * Ill.: Growing up in Illinois, we didn’t have $500 XBox’s or PlayStations. We had to come up with our own games, using the stuff around us. A Lot of times we used to play kickball or basketball or the like, to pass time Of course, ’Someone. usually the best athletic among us, would come up with ...read more

  • Michelle Collins Of The Globe & Mail

    Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Jan 13, 2007
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    Michelle Collins of the Globe & Mail: When 26-year-old Geoff Emery put money down on his first condominium, he started looking forward to moving out of his mother’s house. The move-in date of November 2005 rolled around only to find himself in November 2006 still living with his mom in Markham. He ...read more

  • Another Young Man Was Looking Through The ...

    Contributed by Jerry Caddell on Feb 16, 2007
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    Another young man was looking through the classifieds in search of a used car when he came upon an ad for a brand new Jaguar being sold for only $50. Surely he thought this was typo, but calling the number listed he was assured that $50 was correct. The next day he went by to see the car and to his ...read more

  • Several Years Ago Driving Through The Ocala ...

    Contributed by Lou Nicholes on Apr 26, 2007
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    Several years ago driving through the Ocala National Forest at night, I spotted a large brown object lying in the middle of the road. I thought it looked like it might be a bear cub that had been struck by a car. I got out and looked at it, and sure enough, that is what it was. About the time I ...read more

  • A Great Philosopher (Kierkegaard) Told A Parable ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    A great philosopher (Kierkegaard) told a parable about geese that is a good illustration of these jaw-bones. Every seventh day these geese would parade to a corner of the yard where their most eloquent orator sat upon the fence and spoke about the wonders of being a goose. He told them the great ...read more

  • Lazy

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Illustration- Lazy I heard about a man whose family sent him to the doctor because he constantly complained of being too sick to work. The doctor examined his patient, then told him to get dressed and meet him in his office. When the man came into the office and sat down, he said, “Give it to me ...read more

  • Take The Poison

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Joke- Take the Poison A man goes to see the Pastor. "Pastor, something terrible is happening and I have to talk to you about it." The Pastor asked, "What’s wrong?" The man replied, "My wife is poisoning me." The Pastor, very surprised by this, asks, "How can that be?" The man then pleads, "I’m ...read more

  • A Scottish Lawyer Was A Wicked Man. Once He ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    A Scottish lawyer was a wicked man. Once he hired a horse and, either through accident or ill-usage, killed the animal. Naturally the owner insisted on being paid its value, together with some compensation for the loss of its use. The man of law acknowledged his liability, and said he was perfectly ...read more

  • Story: I Saw This Truth At Work Several Years ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Story: I saw this truth at work several years ago while skiing. As I was swishing down the mountain, I was blown away by a group of blind skiers. Skiing is difficult enough when you can see; imagine zipping down a tree-lined mountain w/out sight under the direction of someone’s voice. Ski guides ...read more

  • A Young Bible College Student Was Witnessing In ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    A young Bible college student was witnessing in Atlanta, GA. As he approached one house an elderly gentleman was sitting in his chair on the front porch. He asked, “Are you a Christian?” “No, I’m a Smith. The Christians live two doors down.” “I don’t think you understand. I mean, are you lost?” ...read more

  • Billy Graham Uses The Illustration That When A ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Billy Graham uses the illustration that when a little girl did something wrong, her mother called her into the kitchen to talk to her, but the little girl’s face pouted as she looked down to the floor and she said she didn’t want to talk about it. I think we do the same thing with the Lord. When He ...read more

  • Clarence Thomas, The Brilliant Supreme Court ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    CLARENCE THOMAS, THE BRILLIANT SUPREME COURT JUSTICE WRITES: “AS CHRISTIANS WE NEED TO KNOW THAT BEING A NEIGHBOR IS IN EVERY WAY AN EXERCISE IN MEEKNESS. ON THE ONE HAND WE ARE TO SERVE OUR NEIGHBOR; ALWAYS WILLING TO TOLERATE HIS WEAKNESSES AND IDIOSYNCRASIES. WE MUST EXERCISE THIS TO THE ...read more

  • How Would Your Church Respond If Your Young ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    How would your church respond if your young people were approached by an organized cult? One night at a church skating party, a group of teenagers were "befriended" by several men who asked about their spiritual lives. The teenagers were given an invitation to join them for a series of special ...read more

  • There Is A Story Is A Guy Taking A Class In ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    There is a story is a guy taking a class in ornithology, the study of birds. The teacher has a reputation for being extremely difficult, so this guy studies his brains out for the final. He comes the classroom feeling prepared, but instead of having normal test, there are 25 pictures on the wall of ...read more

  • About One Hundred Years Before The Reformation, ...

    Contributed by Jay Winters on Jun 21, 2007
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    About one hundred years before the Reformation, an artist named Andrei Rublev painted a depiction of the Trinity. Today we celebrate the feast of the Trinity, this mystery of faith revealed to men. Rublev’s painting is taken from a scene in Genesis 18. The story is of when three angelic beings ...read more

  • When I Was Young, My Grandfather Was Plowing With ...

    Contributed by Warren Lamb on Jun 23, 2007
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    When I was young, my grandfather was plowing with a team of oxen. One was a huge ox and the other a very small bullock. That ox towered over the little bullock that was sharing the work with him. It seemed such a silly picture, and I asked my dad about it. He said, "I want you to notice something. ...read more

  • George Washington Carver Said, "Ninety-Nine ...

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Jul 5, 2007
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    George Washington Carver said, "Ninety-nine percent of failures come from people who have the habit of making excuses." Carver was no stranger to adversity and could have easily made excuses for not succeeding. But that wasn’t his way. Despite being born into slavery, he rose above his ...read more

  • When We Choose To Follow Jesus, We Are Walking In ...

    Contributed by Austin Mansfield on Jul 31, 2007
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    When we choose to follow Jesus, we are walking in his steps. When I was being taught how to clear a minefield our instructor told us to step precisely in the footprint left by the person in front of us. The concept was simple: since the person in front of us stepped on a spot that didn’t set ...read more

  • Ron Mcclung Is A Former Pastor Of 33 Years And ...

    Contributed by Steve Smith on Aug 28, 2007
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    Ron McClung is a former pastor of 33 years and wrote these words: “God sees the dream in our hearts. People all around us have dreams of being better than they are, of doing better and climbing higher. Yet, sometimes we don’t recognize the dreams because we don’t see them clearly as God does. ...read more

  • Examine Your Hearts Today As You Partake Of The ...

    Contributed by R. David Reynolds on Oct 7, 2007
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    Examine your hearts today as you partake of the body and blood of Christ. Repent of any thought, word, or deed that the Holy Spirit points out in your life that is not pleasing to God. Rededicate yourself to being His disciple, and receive the heart warming assurance John Wesley experienced on ...read more