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  • Joseph Bayly, In His Book The View From A ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
    based on 1 rating
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    Joseph Bayly, in his book The View From A Hearse, tells of what he said to offer hope to a woman whose small son was dying. "It’s good to know, isn’t it," I spoke slowly, choosing my words with unusual care, "that, even though the medical outlook is hopeless, we can have hope for our children in ...read more

  • During A Night Time Thunderstorm, A ...

    Contributed by Johnny Knight on Aug 11, 2007
     | 3,169 views

    Illustration: During a night time thunderstorm, a little 4 years boy was frightened by the crash of thunder. He skurried to his parents bedroom. "I’m afraid of the storm" he cried, "I want you to come lay down by me!" His mother replied, "Son, God is always with us. He’ll be right at your bed ...read more

  • Fear Of Bugs

    Contributed by Brad Henry on Jul 26, 2011
     | 4,285 views

    FEAR OF BUGS I hear the word camping and run for cover. Through the daily writings most of you know that a number of weird things happen to me. How much more in the open woods. Of all the times I camped OUTSIDE I have never had a good experience. If there are 1,000 people in a field and 1 ...read more

  • Where Does God Fit In?

    Contributed by Curry Pikkaart on Dec 1, 2011
     | 2,749 views

    WHERE DOES GOD FIT IN? One Christmas season a schoolteacher in England supervised the construction of a manger scene in a corner of her classroom. Her pupils were delighted to set up the model barn and cover the floor with real straw and then arrange the clay figures of Mary, Joseph, the ...read more

  • Discovered By Mistake

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on May 24, 2021
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    In 1968, scientist Spencer Silver at the 3M company created a very weak adhesive that would peel off when removed from any surface. The funny thing was that he was in fact trying to create a super strong adhesive No one thought there was any use for such a product, until another scientist, Art Fry, ...read more

  • The Giving Heart

    Contributed by Christian Cheong on Mar 5, 2005
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    THE GIVING HEART The heart does not receive blood to store it up. While it pumps blood in at one valve, it sends it out at another. The blood is always circulating everywhere, and is never stagnant. The same is true of all the fluids in a healthy body; they are in a constant state of ...read more

  • According To The National Bureau Of Standards, A ...

    Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Apr 2, 2008
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    According to the National Bureau of Standards, a dense fog covering seven city blocks to a depth of 100 feet is composed of something less than one glass of water. That is, all the fog covering seven city blocks 100 feet deep could be, if it were gotten all together, held in a single drinking ...read more

  • Hunting Area — Large Oaks

    Contributed by Gary Kins on Jun 25, 2007
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    Hunting Area - Large Oaks Tree stands last when you put them in oaks because they withstand the winds of winter. One time the mighty oak was just an acorn covered with soil that ...read more

  • At Times It Seems That I Am Living My Life ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
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    "At times it seems that I am living my life backward, and that at the approach of old age my real youth will begin. My soul was born covered with wrinkleswrinkles that my ancestors and parents most ...read more

  • In The Central Place Of Every Heart There Is A ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007
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    "In the central place of every heart there is a recording chamber; so long as it receives messages of beauty, hope, cheer, and courage, so long are you young. When the wires are all down and your heart is covered with the snows ...read more

  • A Wise Mother And Christ's Picture  PRO

    Contributed by Steve Greene on Dec 29, 2005
    based on 7 ratings
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    A Wise Mother And Christ’s Picture A mother visited her boy at college. Upon entering his room, her eye swept across the walls, which were covered with more than a dozen suggestive pictures. Her heart was grieved, but she said nothing. Several days later, the mailman delivered a package to the ...read more

  • A Fellow Pastor Shared This Incident That ...

    Contributed by Kent Kessler on Jan 8, 2007
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    A fellow pastor shared this incident that happened to him while he was ministering on a college campus in Minnesota. He said, “I had the opportunity to share the gospel with Glenn, a student and musician who sang and played his guitar in local bars and restaurants to help cover his tuition costs. ...read more

  • After A Three-Month Summer Recess, On October ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 1,670 views

    After a three-month summer recess, on October 3,1994, the Supreme Court of the United States opened its 1994-95 term. According to the New York Times News Service, the court’s legal business for that first day could be summed up with one word: “No.” The court announced it had refused to hear more ...read more

  • Self-Love Under A Form Of Holiness: -- The Text ...

    Contributed by Lonnie Erwin on Sep 27, 2007
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    Self-love under a form of holiness: -- The text may be considered two ways -- relatively or absolutely. 1. Relatively. as it relates to the eighteen sins before mentioned; so this sin is the cloak to hide and cover them all; men will be lovers of themselves, but under a form of godliness. Hence ...read more

  • Are We Hypocrites?

    Contributed by John Bright on Feb 13, 2025
     | 263 views

    I once saw a video of a pastor who had figures, covered with sheets, up in the front of the church. As he started to preach, they were uncovered and you could see monsters and scary characters related to Halloween. The preacher kept asking, “Should these be in the House of God?” The congregation ...read more

  • We Can Get Ourselves In Trouble Fast  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 4, 2001
    based on 191 ratings
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    We can get ourselves in Trouble Fast A burglar broke into a house one day. As he was stealing the valuables he heard a voice out of the darkness that said, "Jesus is watching you". He almost choked. He stoped and looked around and then he shook of his fear and went on stealing some more. ...read more

  • Buried Chickens, Buried Sin

    Contributed by Aaron Kilbourn on Jan 4, 2011
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    BURIED CHICKENS, BURIED SIN One of our youth, Andrew Plasier, shared this true story about an uncle of his in South Dakota and what happened a few summers ago. His uncle raised chickens, about 1200 of them, year round. In July the fans to the chickenhouse malfunctioned and stopped fanning the ...read more

  • Do You Remember The Little Girl From Canada That ...  PRO

    Contributed by Mark Haines on Mar 8, 2001
    based on 139 ratings
     | 2,287 views

    Do you remember the little girl from Canada that slipped into the backyard alone wearing only a diaper a couple of weeks ago? It was –20 C. She ended up collapsing on the snow-covered lawn before being found by distraught family and friends. The mother, who had been sleeping with the girl and a ...read more

  • Amazing ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 9, 2008
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    Amazing Grace In every country, on every day, there is man trying to work his way into favor with God. Many years ago the Grand Rapids Press covered this story… "Conversation to Hindu Faith Is Tortuous." "A West German businessman has completed his conversion to the Hindu faith by piercing ...read more

  • Sanctification Is A Fancy Church Word That Simply ...  PRO

    Contributed by David Wilson on Jan 20, 2005
    based on 14 ratings
     | 5,153 views

    Sanctification is a fancy church word that simply means cleaned up and ready to use. Your laundry that has been washed, dried, and ironed is sanctified because it has been cleaned and prepared for use. My son is a tennis shoe freak. It started out with a pair of Jordan sneakers. He has lots and ...read more