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  • Why Is It That The Vast Majority Of Christian ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2006
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    "Why is it that the vast majority of Christian believers remain largely unexposed to Christian learning--to historical-critical studies of the Bible, the content and structure of the great doctines, to two thousand years of classic works on the Christian life, to basic disciplines of theology, ...read more

  • No Charge

    Contributed by Danny Rogers on Sep 27, 2006
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    A young boy wrote a letter to his mother: Dear Mom, For cleaning my room: 25c For doing the dishes: 25c For taking out the trash: 25c For cutting the grass: 25c Total: $1.00 The mother came home and read the note. She then pulled out the dollar and placed it with his note. She then ...read more

  • A 6 Year Girl In Our Church Had The Greatest ...

    Contributed by David Moore on Jan 16, 2007
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    A 6 year girl in our church had the greatest insight. While remodeling the back of there house, an old piano became the subject of conversation. Being an upright piano the kids had grown to like the looks of it. Because it had been in a room that was exposed to the differences of hot and cold ...read more

  • The Song Of Jesus  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 17, 2009
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     | 4,171 views

    THE SONG OF JESUS One night while conducting an evangelistic meeting in the Salvation Army Citadel in Chicago, Booth Tucker preached on the sympathy of Jesus. After his message a man approached him and said, "If your wife had just died, like mine has, and your babies were crying for their mother ...read more

  • Canadian Figure Skater - Joannie ...

    Contributed by Brian Buriff on Mar 1, 2010
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    Canadian Figure Skater - Joannie Rochette 1. Her mother said these words 1 week before they traveled to Vancouver : "I always encouraged her to have confidence in herself, to believe in her dreams . . . The hurdles she faces motivate her to rise above them, Joannie has always been naturally ...read more

  • Standing In Worship

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Jul 9, 2011
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    STANDING IN WORSHIP Jesus stands in God’s presence--he stands, because he has trodden death and the power of the Evil One underfoot. At the end of this struggle, he is the one who stands upright, the one who remains standing. This standing is also an expression of readiness: Christ is standing ...read more

  • Understanding The Spiritual Gifts By Dr. Dale A. ...

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Oct 13, 2011
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    Understanding The Spiritual Gifts By Dr. Dale A. Robbins 1. The ministry of Spiritual Gifts originates in the New Testament, commissioned by our Lord Jesus Christ. After He established His church on the earth and ascended to Heaven, Jesus sent the Holy Spirit to equip His church with power and ...read more

  • The Enduring Frog

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Jun 13, 2012
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    THE ENDURING FROG We can flourish and develop in new ways or we can drown in despair. Story from India: One night two frogs found themselves in a dairy. Hopping and jumping around as frogs do they both jumped into a milk pail half full of milk. After swimming around for some time they tried to ...read more

  • The Man Who Found The Pearl Had Already ...

    Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Oct 11, 2007
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    The man who found the Pearl had already Sacrificed … just in his search for the Pearl. Pearl hunting involved immense danger. You don’t just walk along a beach to find them. Oysters generally thrive at a debth of about 40 feet, and it those days there was no scuba gear. Back in Jesus’ day, A ...read more

  • A Man Who Was A School Teacher Reflected Upon A ...

    Contributed by Don Hawks on Dec 30, 2007
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    A man who was a school teacher reflected upon a Christmas experience. He said, "At Christmas the kids always brought me gifts. They brought them in different types of boxes but after a while I was pretty savvy about what the gifts were. There would be a thin handkerchief box. I knew it was a ...read more

  • I Can Swim!

    Contributed by Dale Pilgrim on Aug 12, 2008
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    I CAN SWIM! Some of the richest times of my childhood are memories of my parents' interaction with us. Dad could kick a soccer ball in the air straight as an arrow, and my youthful mind remembered it becoming so small that it disappeared from view. Or the time he rode a bicycle and seem much too ...read more

  • Louis L'amour, Famed Writer Of Novels About The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Louis L’Amour, famed writer of novels about the American West, wrote a short story that described a man who liked books. The man was noticed acting suspiciously as he perused the shelves in a library. He took down a leather-bound copy of Shakespeare’s King Lear and ran his fingers gently over the ...read more

  • I Heard About A Football Game Being Played On ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    I heard about a football game being played on the home field. The home team was being smeared by the visiting squad. Someone on the sidelines kept yelling, "Give the ball to Calhoun Give the ball to Calhoun’’ They tried another play, and again the home team was smashed to the ground, losing ...read more

  • 1) I Heard A Story About A Woman Who Was ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    (1) I heard a story about a woman who was standing at a bus stop. She had just cashed her tax refund check, so she was carrying more money than usual & was a little bit nervous about that. She glanced around & noticed a shabbily dressed man standing nearby. And as she watched, she saw a man walk up ...read more

  • The Farley Post Office Building In New York City ...

    Contributed by Doug Lyon on Jul 15, 2007
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    The Farley Post Office building in New York City has these words inscribed on it: “Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds.” That motto was actually used in ancient times to describe the Persian couriers in 500BC. ...read more

  • Keeping Them Up In The Air

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Mar 10, 2009
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    KEEPING THEM UP IN THE AIR A pet store delivery truck driver was traveling down the road. Every time he came to a stoplight, he would get out of the truck and grab a 2 X 4. Then he’d run to the back and start beating on the truck’s back doors. This went on for several miles, and nobody could ...read more

  • Cast The First Stone

    Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Feb 6, 2024
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    Marilyn Helleberg told about being a teenager at church camp. She said an ugly rumor got started there about two of the counselors and it quickly became the talk of the camp. The next day, at Morning Prayer, the minister read the story of the adulterous woman. He spoke of Jesus telling the crowd ...read more

  • Anastasia's Father Lost His Job-Not Through A ...

    Contributed by Mack Armstrong on Nov 5, 2006
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    Anastasia’s father lost his job-not through a direct fault of his own. As a result of losing his job, the entire family had to leave their nice home and go live in an apartment. After a few weeks living in this rental, they were moved far away and made to live in a small town where it was extremely ...read more

  • I Am Only Vaguely Aware Of How God Fits ...

    Contributed by Russell Brownworth on Nov 27, 2006
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    I am only vaguely aware of how God fits everything together. But, often looking back we see more clearly. I was searching through some old papers and came across a note from Sarah Hollis. Sarah was Carrie’s age (10) when we went to Jacksonville, Florida. She rode our van to church each week – ...read more

  • Giving Begets Giving  PRO

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Nov 30, 2009
    based on 7 ratings
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    GIVING BEGETS GIVING Leadership Magazine carried a story about four young men, Bible College students, who were renting a house together. One Saturday morning someone knocked on their door. And when they opened it, there stood this bedraggled-looking old man. His eyes were kind of marble-ized, and ...read more