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  • Object Lesson: Lego Bricks

    Contributed by Tim Smith on Feb 26, 2012
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    OBJECT LESSON: LEGO BRICKS When you came in you received Lego building blocks of differing sizes and shapes. I’ve got a challenge for you; I want you to build something with your Lego blocks but there is one condition, you cannot use anybody else’s Lego block. Now what can you build with one Lego ...read more

  • Overcomers

    Contributed by Ronald Franklin on Jul 10, 2012
     | 5,337 views

    ILLUS: I watched Serena Williams win the Wimbledon tennis championship yesterday. She cruised through the first set. But in the second set, her opponent rallied and got hot, and won the set. Then, in the 3rd set, Serena got her game back on track and she just overwhelmed her opponent to win going ...read more

  • When The Infidel Robert G. Ingersoll Was ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 2,223 views

    When the infidel Robert G. Ingersoll was delivering his lectures against Christ and the Bible, his speaking ability usually assured him of a large crowd. One night after an inflammatory speech in which he severely attacked man’s faith in the Savior, he dramatically took out his watch and said, ...read more

  • The Job Of The Church Is Not To Impact The ...

    Contributed by Brian Harvison on Apr 12, 2008
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     | 1,905 views

    The job of the church is not to impact the church, but to impact the world. It’s like a huddle in a football game. 67,000 people don’t pay $50.00 a ticket to watch the World champion Giants huddle. What if you went to a Giants game and for 2 ½ hours you watched 11 men stand in a circle and ...read more

  • Ode To Mom

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Apr 10, 2007
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     | 2,439 views

    ODE TO MOM (from Pearl Sewell and Patti Cowell). POSITION: Mother, Mom, Mama JOB DESCRIPTION: Long term, team players needed, for challenging permanent work in an often chaotic environment. Candidates must possess excellent communication and organizational skills and be willing to work ...read more

  • The Wizard Of Oz: Getting Home

    Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Jul 10, 2011
    based on 1 rating
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    THE WIZARD OF OZ: GETTING HOME I remember watching the Wizard of Oz. Dorothy is trying to find her way home, and along the way she runs into a scarecrow with no brain, a tin man with no heart, and a lion with no courage. But they learn that there is a wizard in the land of Oz who can help them ...read more

  • Ode To Mom  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 8 ratings
     | 3,555 views

    ODE TO MOM (from Pearl Sewell and Patti Cowell). POSITION: Mother, Mom, Mama JOB DESCRIPTION: Long term, team players needed, for challenging permanent work in an often chaotic environment. Candidates must possess excellent communication and organizational skills and be willing to work variable ...read more

  • Jill Rigby Notes From Her Book "Raising ...

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on May 13, 2008
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    Jill Rigby notes from Her book "Raising Respectful Children in a Disrespectful World" that the following areas need to be shielded and monitored in our homes: Magazines, Books, Music, TV, Movies, and certain others. 1. We as parents must bear the burden to shield the eyes and the ears of our ...read more

  • Clovis Chappell, A Minister From A Century Back, ...  PRO

    Contributed by Evie Megginson on Jul 12, 2001
    based on 77 ratings
     | 2,099 views

    Clovis Chappell, a minister from a century back, used to tell the story of two paddleboats. They left Memphis about the same time, traveling down the Mississippi River to New Orleans. As they traveled side by side, sailors from one vessel made a few remarks about the snail’s pace of the other. ...read more

  • Get Some Rest!  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 1, 2002
    based on 22 ratings
     | 7,116 views

    GET SOME REST! Our most notorious industrial accidents in recent years—Exxon Valdez, Three Mile Island, Chernobyl, the fatal navigational error of Korean Air Lines 007—all occurred in the middle of the night. When the USS Vincennes shot down an Iranian A300 airbus killing all 290 people aboard, ...read more

  • Four Guys In A Jeep On A Jungle Trail In Viet ...  PRO

    Contributed by Rick Stacy on Jun 24, 2002
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    Four guys in a jeep on a jungle trail in Viet Nam I was told several years ago about four guys in a jeep on a jungle trail in Viet Nam. All was well until they were suddenly under fire from Viet Cong all around them. Bullets were flying at them from every direction. The driver tried frantically ...read more

  • For Goodness' Sake  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2003
    based on 5 ratings
     | 2,135 views

    FOR GOODNESS’ SAKE "Starting next year, high school and college students in Thailand will reportedly be graded not just on academics, but on ’goodness’ as well. Concerned that the competitive education system puts too much emphasis on materialism and not enough on morality, officials told the ...read more

  • John Eldredge Tells The Story Of A Scottish ...

    Contributed by Kelly Randolph on Feb 17, 2003
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,360 views

    John Eldredge tells the story of a Scottish discus thrower from the 19th century. He lived days before professional trainers and developed his skills alone in the highlands. He made his own discus from the description he read in a book. What he didn’t know was that the competition discus was made ...read more

  • Josh Mcdowell Writes, In His Book, Answers To ...  PRO

    Contributed by Steve Malone on Mar 11, 2003
    based on 45 ratings
     | 2,871 views

    Josh McDowell writes, in his book, Answers To Tough Questions Skeptics Ask About The Christian Faith; Lest anyone think this isn’t something marvelous, we’d like to give you this challenge. Find ten people from your local area having similar backgrounds, who speak the same language, and ...read more

  • Bruce And The Spider

    Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Jul 27, 2005
     | 1,649 views

    Story: Bruce and the spider After the Scottish defeat at the battle of Falkirk, and then the terrible news of Wallace’s execution, Robert the Bruce is said to have been inspired to continue the struggle against the English by the persistence of a spider trying to weave its web. Bruce was hiding ...read more

  • In The Russian Orthodox Church, The Standard ...  PRO

    Contributed by William Yates on May 6, 2006
    based on 8 ratings
     | 3,047 views

    In the Russian Orthodox Church, the standard greeting is: “Christ is risen!” To which someone would reply: “He is risen, indeed!” Years ago, when the communists began to take control of Russia, a Communist party official came to a Russian village to seek to convert its residents there to Communism. ...read more

  • Robert Moffatt, A Scottish Missionary To Africa, ...

    Contributed by Terry Barnhill on Nov 6, 2006
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,448 views

    Robert Moffatt, a Scottish missionary to Africa, returned to England to recruit young men for the missionary field. He was greeted by the fury of a cold British winter. Arriving at the church where he was to speak, he noted only a small group had braved the elements to hear his appeal. What ...read more

  • Lets Be Honest, There Are Things We Face In Our ...

    Contributed by Randall Bergsma on Dec 19, 2006
     | 1,410 views

    Lets be honest, there are things we face in our lives, and times when we are afraid. Your newly married and your thinking “What did I get myself into? I don’t know what I’m doing. ”You have a friend in trouble and you think “I don’t know what to say!” You’re in your job and you think, “Why did ...read more

  • > My First Basketball Team As A Coach Was ...

    Contributed by Richard Mcnair on Nov 4, 2004
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    >>> My first basketball team as a coach was good. The first day I saw these guys had been playing together for a while and were really good. The first few practices went well and a starting 5 became clear. We ran plays like clock work. --- But after the first game when we were beaten by 40 ...read more

  • Ted Williams, Who Died In 2002 Was Arguably The ...

    Contributed by Kevin Short on Oct 13, 2009
     | 1,424 views

    Ted Williams, who died in 2002 was arguably the best hitter baseball has ever known. He was the last baseball player to hit better than .400 in a season. Upon his death George Will said in his column "There is no joy in Red Sox nation, a.k.a. New England, or in any heart where baseball matters." ...read more