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  • 10th Birthday

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Nov 16, 2014
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    Donald Whitney tells us of his 10th birthday. He invited 8 friends. They played football and basketball, enjoyed hot dogs and hamburgers, then devoured ice cream and cake. “The climax was a gift from me to them. Nothing was too good for my friends. I was going to pay their way to the most ...read more

  • Love Obedience And The Law

    Contributed by Roger Whipp on Dec 31, 2014
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    Anyone that has been zapped by a speed camera or pulled over by the Police and gets a fine and endorsement is likely to be a bit more careful in the future, especially if the loss of their driving licence is threatened. Our obedience to the law doesn’t come about by our love for the policeman who ...read more

  • Daddy, Let's Go!

    Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Mar 1, 2016
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    DADDY LET’S GO! A little girl with shining eyes, Her little face aglow, Said, "Daddy, it is almost time For Church......let’s go!" They teach us there of Jesus’ love, Of how he died for all Those who on Him call.” Oh, no!” said Daddy, “Not today. I’ve worked hard all week; I’m going to the ...read more

  • No Tents In Heaven!

    Contributed by Dr. David Hallum on Jun 24, 2016
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    I am not a camper. I spent one miserable weekend as a kid in an old, smelly canvas tent. It was designed to sleep 10, but 2 adults and 2 kids kicked, punched and threw sand all over one another all night. And that was while we were asleep. As I said, it was a miserable weekend. When I became ...read more

  • Taste The Goodness Of The Lord

    Contributed by David Simpson on Apr 17, 2018
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    We went out to eat the other night at Provinos and I ordered an Italian dish that was absolutely delicious, Cannelloni Genovese (pasta stuffed with ground veal, spinach, cheese, rosatella sauce and baked). It tasted so good that whenever I go back I’m ordering it again! There’s nothing like food ...read more

  • I Was Working In A Hospital In The ...

    Contributed by Randall Mitchell, Sr. on Jun 1, 2007
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    ILLUSTRATION: I was working in a hospital in the Facility Safety Department as the night supervisor. I received a call from the E.R. nurse that they needed someone to watch a patient in one of the rooms. The man wanted to leave because, as he said, "I just have a scratch." The man couldn’t see ...read more

  • A Young Boy Was Leaving For Iraq And On His Last ...

    Contributed by Bob Marcaurelle on Jun 16, 2007
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    A young boy was leaving for Iraq and on his last night at home he went out with his friends. Arriving home about 11:30 he made his regular stop at the refrigerator. The mother and father were in bed upstairs, and as always did not feel right until they heard him come in. The mother said to the ...read more

  • Footprints

    Contributed by Matthew Koscielski on Jun 17, 2007
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    How I once truly felt: One night I had a dream-- I dreamed I was walking along the beach with the Lord and across the sky flashed scenes from my life. For each scene I noticed two sets of footprints, one belonged to me and the other to the Lord. When the last scene of my life flashed before ...read more

  • They Are Known As The Forty Martyrs Of Sebaste. ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    They are known as the forty martyrs of Sebaste. In the famed Twelfth Legion of Rome’s imperial army there were forty soldiers who professed their faith in Jesus Christ. One day their captain informed them that Emperor Licinius had sent out an edict commanding all soldiers to offer sacrifice to ...read more

  • Justin Armour

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Justin Armour The September/October 1996 Issue of Campus Life ran a story about Justin Armour, wide receiver for the Buffalo Bills. Before he played his first pro game, Justin joined some teammates for a night on the town. They ended up by the docs, where one by one his teammates started ...read more

  • In Bill Moyers's Book A World Of Ideas Ii, Jacob ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    In Bill Moyers’s book A World of Ideas II, Jacob Needleman remembers, "I was an observer at the launch of Apollo 17 in 1975. It was a night launch, and there were hundreds of cynical reporters all over the lawn, drinking beer, wisecracking, and waiting for this 35-story-high rocket. "The ...read more

  • Intense Battle

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Intense Battle On October 2, 1864, one of the worst battles of the American Civil War was fought. 2800 Confederate soldiers squared off against 4500 Union soldiers. The battle is forever recorded in American history as one of the worst atrocities that has ever occurred on US soil. After a day of ...read more

  • Bob Russell, A Preacher In Kentucky, Tells Of ...

    Contributed by Timothy Smith on Sep 23, 2007
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    Bob Russell, a preacher in Kentucky, tells of calling Baptist East Hospital late one night to check on one of his elderly members. The operator transferred him to a nurse who answered, "Pediatrics." Bob said, "Pediatrics? I’m checking on a lady that’s 87 years old! I’ve got the wrong floor." Bob ...read more

  • The Purpose Of The Law

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Oct 13, 2007
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    The Purpose of the Law Evangelist Fred Brown used three images to describe the purpose of the law. First he likened it to a dentist’s little mirror, which he sticks into the patient’s mouth. With the mirror he can detect any cavities. But he doesn’t drill with it or use it to pull teeth. It can ...read more

  • I Close With A Story From Becky Tirabassi Whose ...

    Contributed by Jim Kane on Feb 18, 2008
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    I close with a story from Becky Tirabassi whose wrote the article posted at Christianity Today.com I spoke of earlier that illustrates one young man’s desire to be free in Christ. While speaking at Oregon State, ‘in front of 1,000 students,’ she wrote, ‘near the end of my message, a young man ...read more

  • Saved By Sickness From Niu Shooting

    Contributed by Charles Wallis on Feb 21, 2008
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    Saved by Sickness from NIU Shooting The church member, a grandfather, received a phone call one evening this past week from his granddaughter who was sick and asked for prayer. The godly grandfather prayed and prayed in faith for healing. But she got worse in the night. Early the next morning ...read more

  • Evangelist Fred Brown Used Three Images To ...

    Contributed by Don Jones on Mar 1, 2008
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    Evangelist Fred Brown used three images to describe the purpose of the law. First, he likened it to a dentist’s little mirror, which he sticks into the patient’s mouth. With the mirror he can detect any cavities. But he doesn’t drill with it or use it to pull teeth. It can show him the decayed area ...read more

  • An Important Business Executive Boarded The ...

    Contributed by Jimmy Chapman on Apr 3, 2008
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    An important business executive boarded the New-Orleans-to-Washington train. He was a heavy sleeper, and he needed to be awakened in order to get off the train in Atlanta about 5 o’clock in the morning. He found a porter and told him, "I want you to awaken me in order that I might get off the ...read more

  • We Learn To Walk During The Good Times And The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 3, 2008
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    We learn to walk during the good times and the bad times: 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 ...read more

  • Romans 8:31 Says: "If God Is For Us, Who Can Be ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 3, 2008
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    Romans 8:31 says: “If God is for us, who can be against us?” It’s knowing that God is “with us” that gives us our courage… and helps us overcome our fears. I read the true story once about a woman who was babysitting for the 2 year old son of her preacher. The boy was sleeping in her home one ...read more