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  • The Late Great American Writer Of Children's ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 7, 2009
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    The late great American writer of children’s books and poetry, Phyllis McGinley (1905 - 1978): "Families that own a surface similarity of good cheer are happy families! For one thing, they like each other, which is quite a different thing from loving. For another, they have almost always, one ...read more

  • It Always Seems To Me That Christmas Is A Time ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
     | 2,102 views

    "It always seems to me that Christmas is a time of magic. Each December we celebrate a Prince, the Prince of Peace, born in utter poverty. And the fact of his birth makes hearts turn warmest at the coldest time of the year...One of the great messages of this season is that its never too late to ...read more

  • C. S. Lewis Said That

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Mar 29, 2009
     | 1,048 views

    C. S. Lewis said that “the devil laughs when he sees us overcome by pride: “He is perfectly content to see you becoming chaste and brave and self-controlled provided, all the time, he is setting up in you the Dictatorship of Pride… For Pride is spiritual cancer: it eats up the very possibility of ...read more

  • Mark Twain Shortly Before His Death Wrote, "A ...

    Contributed by Mark Armstrong on Jun 2, 2009
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    Mark Twain shortly before his death wrote, "A myriad of men are born; they labour and sweat and struggle;...they squabble and scold and fight; they scramble for little mean advantages over each other; age creeps upon them; infirmities follow; ...those they love are taken from them, and the joy of ...read more

  • A Young Man Had A Terrible Falling Out With A ...

    Contributed by Warner Pidgeon on Jun 7, 2009
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    A young man had a terrible falling out with a neighbouring farmer. One night, in an act of cruel vengeance, he crept through the neighbouring fields. As he did so, he scattered seeds of a persistent, virulent weed. Very soon, the weeds sprang up, and no amount of effort would eradicate them. Years ...read more

  • We Erect Stone Markers To Identify The Graves Of ...

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Jun 16, 2009
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    We erect stone markers to identify the graves of the significant people we loved. When Cracker Jack creator Frederick Rueckheim decided to put a logo on the confection’s package in the early 1900s, he modeled it after his own beloved grandson Robert, who often wore a sailor suit. But just as the ...read more

  • William Temple's Definition Of ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 30, 2009
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    William Temple’s Definition of Worship In summing up how all this comes together in giving worship, William Temple said: The world can be saved by one thing and that is worship. For to worship is to quicken the conscience by the holiness of God, to feed the mind with the truth of God, to purge the ...read more

  • Give While You're Still Alive

    Contributed by Timothy Darling on Apr 19, 2010
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    GIVE WHILE YOU'RE STILL ALIVE I remember a friend of mine suggesting that waiting until after your death to give the people you love something you want them to have is not the best way to do it. If you wait until they get it from your will, in many cases, they must pay an inheritance tax on it. ...read more

  • The Sin Of Doing ...

    Contributed by Christian Cheong on Jun 28, 2010
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    THE SIN OF DOING NOTHING I was hungry and you formed a humanities club and discussed my hunger. I was imprisoned and you crept off quietly to your chapel and prayed for my release. I was naked and in your mind you debated the morality of my appearance. I was sick and you knelt and thanked God ...read more

  • Whose Jeans?  PRO

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 9, 2010
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     | 1,102 views

    WHOSE JEANS? After going on a diet, a woman was really feeling good about herself, especially when she was able to fit into a pair of jeans she had outgrown long ago. "Look, look!" she shouted while running downstairs to show her husband. "I can wear my old jeans again!" Her husband looked at her ...read more

  • Free To Be Your Slave

    Contributed by Christian Cheong on Sep 5, 2012
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    FREE TO BE YOUR SLAVE Elisabeth Elliot wrote a beautiful prayer, in "A Lamp for My Feet": "Lord, break the chains that hold me to myself; free me to be Your happy slave – that is, to be the happy foot washer of anyone today who needs his feet washed, his supper cooked, his faults overlooked, his ...read more

  • I Don't Want To Be One!

    Contributed by Christopher Gregas on Sep 8, 2012
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    I DON'T WANT TO BE ONE! There was a pastor that was giving a "children’s sermon" to all the young children. And as they sate before him, a bright-eyed three-year-old girl listened intently as he explained that God wanted them all to get along and love each other. "God wants us all to be one," he ...read more

  • Engraved On A Cathedral In Germany

    Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Apr 2, 2022
     | 345 views

    These words are engraved on a cathedral in Lubeck, Germany: You call Me master and obey Me not, You call Me light and see Me not, You call Me the way and walk Me not, You call Me life and live Me not, You call Me wise and follow Me not, You call Me fair and love Me not, You call Me rich ...read more

  • Thoughts On The Submission Of The Christian Wife

    Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Aug 21, 2023
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    Means to follow your husband as he follows Christ. Intended to bless and protect the wife, not to enslave her. Does not mean that she is without voice in decision – making (Gethsemane). Never to be used by the man by force. Never to be used as an excuse for evil. Should always reflect the way ...read more

  • I Surrender All – Judson W. Van Deventer, 1896

    Contributed by Richard Goble on Mar 19, 2008
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    I Surrender All – Judson W. Van DeVenter, 1896 Van DeVenter beautifully describes the process of absolute surrender in his timeless hymn I Surrender All. If I may impose my perception of this hymn, I would suggest that He reveals the struggle involved in surrendering all that he is to the Lord. ...read more

  • Hudson Taylor Learns About ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 10, 2010
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    Hudson Taylor Learns About Giving One wonderful testimony of faith from church history is that of Hudson Taylor, the first missionary to the interior of China (in the mid-1800s). He was a great evangelist because he learn “to move man, through God, by prayer alone.” To prepare for the loneliness ...read more

  • Listen, Son: I Am Saying This As You Lie Asleep, ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 16, 2001
    based on 8 ratings
     | 1,966 views

    Listen, son: I am saying this as you lie asleep, one little paw crumpled under your cheek and blond curls stickily wet on your damp forehead. I have stolen into your room alone. Just a few minutes ago, as I sat reading my paper in the library, a stifling wave of remorse swept over me. Guiltily I ...read more

  • Christian Author Neil Anderson Wrote A List He ...  PRO

    Contributed by Pat Cook on Sep 17, 2005
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     | 3,299 views

    Christian author Neil Anderson wrote a list he called The Twenty Cans of Success. These are based on what the NT says is true of Christians. These are promises, claimed by believers through the centuries. Allow God to speak to you through these assurances. 1. Why should I say I can’t when the ...read more

  • The Guest Of Honor — Uninvited  PRO

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Dec 16, 2005
    based on 7 ratings
     | 2,751 views

    Illustration – e-mail letter I received As you well know, we are getting closer to my birthday. Every year there is a celebration in my honor and I think that this year the celebration will be repeated. During this time there are many people shopping for gifts, there are many radio announcements, ...read more

  • Pastor Bob Schmidgall Said Of Super Bowl Sunday, ...  PRO

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Mar 27, 2007
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     | 2,007 views

    Pastor Bob Schmidgall said of Super Bowl Sunday, "That’s a pastor’s nightmare. What do you do on Super Bowl Sunday night? Go watch the game? I’m not worried about watching it. I’m worried about all those people don’t come to church." Then he quoted this, written by a minister: "As a minister ...read more

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