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  • A Man Fell Into A Pit And Couldn't Get Himself ...

    Contributed by Sherm Nichols on Dec 31, 2007
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    A man fell into a pit and couldn’t get himself out. A Christian Scientist came along and said: "You only think that you are in a pit". A Pharisee said: "Only bad people fall into a pit". A Legalist said: "You deserve your pit". A Charismatic said: "Just confess that you’re ...read more

  • Our Situation Tends To Be Like A Guy Who Comes ...

    Contributed by Sherm Nichols on Jan 2, 2008
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    Our situation tends to be like a guy who comes into the doctor – “Hey, doctor, I’m having these pains. I think I need a prescription.” And the doctor, who has studied the situation and who knows what needs to happen looks at you and says, “It’s a good thing you came in. You need major ...read more

  • Let Me Close With This Story From Rick Labate ...

    Contributed by Rev. Richard Norman on Apr 12, 2008
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    Let me close with this story from Rick Labate King Henry III grew tired of court life and the pressures of being the king so he applied to a monastery to be accepted for a life of contemplation. The religious superior said to him, “Your Majesty, do you understand that the pledge here is one of ...read more

  • Good ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 30, 2008
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    GOOD FIGHTS A good fight with your spouse may be good for your health, according to preliminary results of a University of Michigan 17-year study. The study looked at how suppressed anger and the resulting buildup of resentment in a marriage affect overall mortality rates. Couples in which both ...read more

  • H.b. London Jr., Of Focus On The Family, Writes ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 26, 2009
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    H.B. London Jr., of Focus on the Family, writes about his relationship with his father, who was a pastor: "My father was a great preacher. I only wish I had known him better. He was an absentee dad. I searched for a relationship with him until the time of his death, but I never found it. To give ...read more

  • Jim Lopardo Tells This ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 25, 2009
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    Jim Lopardo tells this story: I was a percussion major when I was in college, and during a rehearsal of the student orchestra, my section kept making mistakes. "When you’re too dumb to play anything," the professor conducting us sneered, "they give you a couple of sticks, put you in the back and ...read more

  • Just Passing Through

    Contributed by Bret Toman on Jan 2, 2010
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    JUST PASSING THROUGH If a business trip took you to Pueblo for 8 weeks and your company rented you an apartment to stay in ... how much time would you spend decorating the place and making it look nice? Why? You’re just passing through, you won’t be there long. Is it possible that we invest far ...read more

  • Corrie Ten Boom On ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 4, 2010
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    Corrie Ten Boom on Prayer It was Corrie Ten Boom who asked, “Is prayer your steering wheel or your spare tyre?” I am afraid for too many of us it is the spare tyre, the source we look to only when our journey has ground to a halt, but really, it ought to be our steering wheel, and Jesus teaches us ...read more

  • The £1.50 Hearing Aid

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 15, 2010
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    THE £1.50 HEARING AID An elderly man stopped at a hearing aid centre and asked about prices. The salesman said, "We have them from £25,000 down to £1.50." "What's the £25,000 one like?" The salesman said, "Well, it translates three languages." "And what about the one for £1.50?" "It's this ...read more

  • There's An App For That

    Contributed by Ken Pell on Feb 10, 2011
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    THERE'S AN APP FOR THAT So is your sin and guilt getting the better of you? Well, now "There’s an app for that." CBS News reports (February 9, 2011) a new application for the iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch called the "Confession Booth app. All you do is confess to your iPhone! It sells for $1.99 ...read more

  • Our Solar System Is Special

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Nov 4, 2012
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    OUR SOLAR SYSTEM IS SPECIAL Back in 2005, five secular planetary scientists met at the American Museum of Natural History and agreed that our solar system appears special. One commented, (Fritz Benedict of the University of Texas) "The older I get, the less likely it seems to me there'd be a bunch ...read more

  • Wishing For Pascal's Brain  PRO

    Contributed by Lalachan Abraham on Feb 17, 2013
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    WISHING FOR PASCAL'S BRAIN Biblical Education is the process by which Godly character is formed, strength of clear conscious and sound mind is amplified, and understanding is sharpened, as a result of which one can walk in divine wisdom. Someone once approached Blaise Pascal, the famous French ...read more

  • Inheritance

    Contributed by Joseph Adedio on Mar 28, 2017
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    The word of GOD is unique and encompassing.No matter what you think is not possible to the human thinking is possible to HIM.He promised us our inheritance and by faith we must claim it because He has promised and He will never fail. Whatever you labor for, you will duly enjoy it.Stand on His word ...read more

  • Guilt Trip

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Sep 24, 2019
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    My mother, a master of guilt trips, showed me a photo of herself waiting by a phone that never rings. “Mom, I call all the time,” I said. “If you had an answering machine, you’d know.” Soon after, my brother installed one for her. When I called the next time, I got her machine: “If you are a ...read more

  • Understanding Strongholds

    Contributed by Garris Hudson on Jan 2, 2023
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    A "stronghold" is a mind-set that holds you hostage. It makes you believe that you are hopelessly locked in a situation, that you are powerless to change. That’s when you hear people saying, “I can’t, I can’t, I can’t.” The only reason you say, “I can’t,” when God says, “You can” is ...read more

  • He Was Graduated From The Finest Four-Star ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2006
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    He was graduated from the finest four-star Christian college. The product of a distinguished evangelical church, he had a good personal grasp of the Scriptures. From a strong Christian family, he was a personable and handsome green shoot -- the whole nine yards! Like many in his league, however, ...read more

  • Sidewalk Flowers

    Contributed by Glynda Lomax on Dec 27, 2014
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    "There is no failure except in no longer trying. There is no defeat except from within, no really insurmountable barrier save our own inherent weakness of purpose." - Hubbard, Kin American Journalist (1868-1930) I once knew a woman who grew up in Oklahoma in a very poor family. She ...read more

  • Not My Job  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 28, 2008
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    NOT MY JOB The names in this story have been changed out of respect for their privacy. Julie W told her family's story in a magazine article. [My daughter], Allison, came home for the weekend. She opened the door, didn't speak, and dropped her duffel bag. Smudges of mascara circled her eyes. I ...read more

  • Today In Sunday School The Teacher Told Us A ...

    Contributed by Dr. Ronald Shultz on Jul 13, 2001
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    Today in Sunday School the teacher told us a story about Gaylord and his old dog that wouldn’t bite anybody. Seems that the dog liked to run alongside when Gaylord rode his bike. Gaylord either did not have a chain guard on the bike or this was in the days when they did not use them. Anyway, one ...read more

  • The Book "Will Daylight Come?" By Richard ...  PRO

    Contributed by Kenneth Squires on Apr 18, 2003
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    The book “Will Daylight Come?” by Richard Hoefler, illustrates the truth, that forgiveness frees and unforgiveness enslaves. A little boy visiting his grandparents was given his first slingshot. He practiced in the woods, but he could never hit his target. As he came back to grandma’s back yard, he ...read more