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  • One Of My Favorite Songs Is By The Legendary ...

    Contributed by Jim Kane on Nov 13, 2005
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    One of my favorite songs is by the legendary Contemporary Christian Artist Larry Norman. Norman is one of a handful of pioneers of contemporary Christian music that paved the way for the ministry (and industry) that it is today. I have played the song before and it is entitled, ‘The Outlaw.’ It ...read more

  • Remember Robin Williams In That Hilarious Movie, ...

    Contributed by Bud Rose on Nov 26, 2005
     | 2,171 views

    Remember Robin Williams in that hilarious movie, "Mom Forever?" What? Don’t remember that one? Well, that’s what they call it in Italy, anyway. We know it better as Mrs. Doubtfire. Some American-made movies and TV shows end up with very different names by the time they reach foreign turf. Often, ...read more

  • A Little Boy Opened The Big And Old Family Bible ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 8, 2005
    based on 5 ratings
     | 3,131 views

    A little boy opened the big and old family Bible with fascination, looking at the old pages as he turned them. Then something fell out of the Bible and he picked it up and looked at it closely. It was an old leaf from a tree that has been pressed in between the pages. "Momma, look what I found," ...read more

  • I Was Once Invited To Lay Hands On Some People ...

    Contributed by Samson Musyoki on Sep 22, 2007
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    I was once invited to lay hands on some people who had obeyed to an altar call during an open air meeting. I asked one sick old man whether he believed in Jesus Christ as Lord and saviour and he told me, no. I again asked him if he was ready to receive the Lord Jesus into his life and be saved, and ...read more

  • I Heard About A Church That Had Bought A New ...

    Contributed by Jimmy Chapman on Jan 10, 2008
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    I heard about a church that had bought a new organ, and they invited a talented musician to play that organ during the dedication recital for that organ. The organist came and sat down at the organ to begin playing. And as soon as he touched one of the keys there was silence - nothing. A ...read more

  • Php 3:14 I Press Toward The Mark For The Prize Of ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 2, 2008
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    Php 3:14 I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus. As a bowler that carried a 200 average I understand what Paul was saying. Many bowlers start throwing the ball for the pins, they will do very poorly. Some have learned to throw the ball to the arrows and do ...read more

  • Sees The Potential

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 8, 2008
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    Sees the Potential - John 1:40-42 Born Simon, called Peter. “Rockman.” Peter, this was a strange name given for the unstable son of Jonas who appeared to have in him nothing of the steadfastness of a rock. Someone once noticed that Andrew Carnegie had a lot of millionaires working for him. When ...read more

  • In 1961 The Soviet Union Shocked The World By ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 8, 2008
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    In 1961 the Soviet Union shocked the world by sending the first man into space. One month later America followed with a 15-minute space flight by Alan Sheppard. Everyone was excited, but that was only the beginning. On September 12, 1961, President John F. Kennedy made a bold, almost unbelievable ...read more

  • Plug-In Pollution

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2008
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    PLUG-IN POLLUTION The expected introduction of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles could cut U.S. gasoline use but could also increase air pollution in some areas. A plug-in's lower tailpipe emissions may be offset by smokestack emissions from the utility plants supplying electricity to recharge the ...read more

  • Christ Is Building His People. He Is Gathering ...

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Apr 26, 2008
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    "Christ is building His people. He is gathering His flock. He is fulfilling His promise to be with the Christians to the end of the age. He is teaching by the Spirit and through His world. He is marking the Church off from the world through the sign of baptism and by making himself remembered and ...read more

  • Willie Nelson Apparently At One Time Owned A ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Willie Nelson apparently at one time owned a golf course. He said the great thing about owning a golf course was that he could decide what par for each hole was. He pointed at one hole and said, “See that hole there? It’s a par 47. Yesterday I birdied it.” Well, we cannot decide what par for the ...read more

  • It Was A Cold Winter's Night. The Wind Was ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    It was a cold winter’s night. The wind was howling and a bone chilling rain was falling when the telephone rang at the home of a doctor. The man that was calling said that his wife needed urgent medical attention. The doctor was very understanding and said, "Sir, I’ll be glad to come and see what I ...read more

  • Moody's Dying Words  PRO

    Contributed by Donnie Martin on Sep 21, 2011
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     | 3,929 views

    MOODY'S DYING WORDS "Earth recedes. Heaven opens before me. If this is death, it is sweet! There is no valley here. God is calling me, and I must go." "No, no, Father," said Moody's son, "You are dreaming." "I am not dreaming," replied Moody. "I have been within the gates. I have seen the ...read more

  • Perspective And Self-Indexing

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Mar 16, 2020
     | 1,935 views

    A man given to day-dreaming was driving down the freeway a cell phone call came in through his blue tooth audio system. He heard his wife's voice urgently warning him, "Herman, I just heard on the news that there's a car going the wrong way on Highway 401. Please be careful!" ...read more

  • Honesty

    Contributed by Dr. Fred W. Penney on Feb 7, 2022
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    Blaise Pascal observed that human life is nothing but perpetual delusion; human relationships are based on mutual deception. Martin Buber wrote of the uncanny game of hide and seek we play - in which the soul seeks to hide from itself. Thomas Merton - our minds are deformed with a contempt for ...read more

  • Funnnnnny Story About The Fatted Calf!!

    Contributed by Garris Hudson on Mar 15, 2022
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    FUNNNNNNNNNNY!! A Pastor was doing the children’s devotional in the church service one Sunday when he called all of the kids to the front and asked them this question: “Boys and girls, in the Parable of the Prodigal Son, who was the saddest of all to see the younger brother come back home from the ...read more

  • Unpitied

    Contributed by C Vincent on Sep 22, 2009
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    UNPITIED Spurgeon quote "…if ……we have been warned, if our ministers have been faithful, if they have aroused our conscience, and have constantly and earnestly called our attention to the fact of the wrath to come, if we have not attended to their message, if we have despised the voice of God, if ...read more

  • The Boy Scout

    Contributed by Donnie Martin on Feb 6, 2010
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    The Boy Scout A noted brain surgeon, Dr. Bronson Ray, was taking a stroll when he saw a boy on a scooter smash headfirst into a tree. Realizing that the boy was seriously injured, the doctor told a bystander to call an ambulance. As he proceeded to administer first aid, a boy not much older than ...read more

  • Let Me Share A Story I Recall From My Short Time ...

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on May 22, 2010
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    Let me share a story I recall from my short time as a religious. One of the young brothers came from a large family. He was a little downbeat in his approach, but seemed happy in his own way. His director called him in one day and, in the course of direction, suggested that he challenge his ...read more

  • Ask Me Later

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Jul 6, 2010
     | 2,835 views

    ASK ME LATER Clear-thinking people are often interesting people. One woman shares this story: When my 88-year-old mother was called for jury duty, she had to submit to questioning by the opposing lawyers. "Have you ever dealt with an attorney?" asked the plaintiff's lawyer. "Yes. I had an ...read more