Contributed by Chad Garrison on Dec 23, 2006
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The process of refining silver is a long process of heating the metal until all the imperfections have boiled out. Once the silver is cooled, it is then re-heated again to remove any other imperfections. This process is repeated until there are no signs of anything that isn’t the precious
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Foursquare
Contributed by James Chandler on Feb 1, 2007
It is not the preacher that should get glory. It is the God of the message.
A basketball costs anywhere from $5 - $50.
But what is the worth of a basketball signed by Michael Jordan?
A sleeve of golf balls cost around $10.
But what is the worth of a golf ball hit by Tiger Woods?
A football can
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Christian/Church Of Christ
Contributed by Steve Smith on Feb 26, 2007
S.D. Gordon tells of a spring storm that broke a large limb on his cherry tree. Although it hung by a very small strand, to his surprise the blossoms came anyway. Later some fruit began to grow as it did on the other branches.
He noticed, however, that only those in full contact with the tree
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Baptist
Contributed by Brian Menear on Mar 31, 2007
ILLUS-Death was walking toward a city, and a man stopped Death and asked “what are yo going to do?” “I’m going to kill 10,000 people today” Death said. The man ran ahead to the the city. He warned everybody he passed that Death was coming and what he was going to do. At then end of the day, he
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Evangelical/Non-Denominational
"Rice Christians"
In India, I discovered the Christians have a name for people who make a profession of faith just because they want to receive something from the Western Missionaries. They call them “Rice Christians.” The same kind of problem happens here in our country, too. Some people turn
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Christian/Church Of Christ
Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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There are two (2) African tribes who have an unusual way of expressing thanks One of them, the Masai tribe, a pastoral and hunting people of Kenya and Tanzania, West Africa, bow and put their foreheads on the ground, and say, "My head is in the dirt." The other tribe, whose name I do not know, sit
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Contributed by Alan Tison on Jul 9, 2007
What do we have to Worry about?
Consider the following…
40% of our worries never happen. Anxiety is the result of a tired mind.
30% of our worries concerns past decisions which cannot be changed
12% of our worries centers on criticism by others, meant to make us feel inferior
10% is related to
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Christian/Church Of Christ
In Australia the early prison authorities knew this
To control and break the really bad prisoners
They developed a solitary confinement gaol at Port Arthur,
Where prisoners could have no contact with anyone else
they were kept in a dark cell
and even the prison guards wore cloth on their feet when
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Lutheran
Contributed by Aubrey Vaughan on Nov 13, 2007
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Statistics: Our kids Every day: 1,000 unwed teenage girls become mothers - 1,106 teenage girls get abortions - 4,219 teenagers contract sexually transmitted diseases - 500 adolescents begin using drugs - 1,000 adolescents begin drinking alcohol - 135,000 kids bring guns or other weapons to school
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Baptist
Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Dec 10, 2007
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The knowledge of our wives must extend beyond the everyday. Yet there are days when all a man has to do is open his mouth and he takes his life in his own hands. There is a story of a couple who was attending a marriage seminar on communication and the instructor told them that is was essential
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Other
Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Feb 25, 2008
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My friend Agnes is an accomplished harpist who frequently plays for weddings, receptions, parties and other such events. She is also blond and has an appropriately cherubic face. She was on her way to an engagement at the Peabody Hotel in Memphis, and stepped into an elevator with her large golden
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Independent/Bible
Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 25, 2008
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Man desiring to learn how to play golf stood up to tee off,was near sighted. Thought an ant mound was to hold the ball.Placed it on top and began to swing. He cut the ground up before and behind and all around the ball. He destroyed the ant mound and all the ants in it except two. One ant looked to
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Contributed by Brian Harvison on Apr 7, 2008
It is true God is Love.
But God is also jealous
I found 18 different occurrences where God is called Jealous, or the scripture refers to His Jealousy.
Exodus 34:14 even says His name is Jealous;
For thou shalt worship no other god: for the LORD, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God:
God is
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Baptist
Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 8, 2008
Many of you remember the struggles of the Viet Nam War. During that war, our troops would often set up “fire bases”. These were bases where troops & artillery would be placed. They were arranged in such a way that if one fire base was attacked, usually one or two other bases could provide covering
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