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  • A New Spirit And Opportunity  PRO

    Contributed by Steve Stewart on Apr 6, 2004
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    A NEW SPIRIT AND OPPORTUNITY A few years ago a young girl by the name of Sofi was born in Siberia, a bitterly cold and desolate area of Russia. A difficult place to be a child but Sofi’s life was going to be even rougher than most. She was an orphan. Then suddenly at the age of 2 she was adopted, ...read more

  • The Sign In The Window Read: "Boy Wanted". ...

    Contributed by Charles R. Swindoll on Sep 30, 2004
    based on 2 ratings
     | 17,363 views

    The sign in the window read: "Boy Wanted". Young John Simmons, though he was lazy, saw his opportunity and applied. He was quickly hired by elderly Mr. Peters. The pace was leisurely so he enjoyed the job. Toward the middle of the afternoon however, he was sent up to the attic -- a dingy place ...read more

  • Pastor Bruce D. Weaver And His Wife Drove In ...  PRO

    Contributed by Charles R. Swindoll on Oct 17, 2004
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    Pastor Bruce D. Weaver and his wife drove in their car to pick up their son from Vacation Bible School. The sky was growing dark and there was a storm watch in effect, but no rain was falling yet. The theme for their upcoming Vacation Bible School had to do with Noah’s ark and the flood, so he ...read more

  • I Was Invited To Be A Valet For Mid Americas ...

    Contributed by Douglas Vincent on Nov 19, 2004
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    I was invited to be a valet for Mid Americas corvette rally. It was so amazing. I got to drive a 63 coverable, a crème white 69; I drove more 2000 models than I can count. Each one got my adrenaline pumping, and I was amazed by the power each car had. I was parking them in the grass below these ...read more

  • Scientists Also Tell Us That Light Will Not ...  PRO

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Dec 1, 2004
    based on 8 ratings
     | 1,546 views

    Scientists also tell us that light will not reduce – You cannot dismantle the parts of light and have light. It will not work if you try to reduce it or dismantle any of lights parts it will not work. Light is non reduce-able but you can use light as a source of energy because you can compress a ...read more

  • The Smithsonian Is Vast Collection Of Museums ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 26, 2005
    based on 2 ratings
     | 2,966 views

    The Smithsonian is vast collection of museums that could take weeks to see, but we hurried through two or three of the most popular. One of our favorites was the Air and Space Museum, which features everything from the original Wright brothers’ aircraft to displays of advanced space exploration. ...read more

  • The Sign In The Window Read: "Boy Wanted". Young ...

    Contributed by Ed Wood on Jun 29, 2005
    based on 3 ratings
     | 24,325 views

    The sign in the window read: “Boy Wanted”. Young John Simmons, though he was lazy, saw his opportunity and applied. He was quickly hired by elderly Mr. Peters. The pace was leisurely so he enjoyed the job. Toward the middle of the afternoon however, he was sent up to the attic — a dingy place full ...read more

  • Dallas Willard Writes: "As A Child I Lived In An ...  PRO

    Contributed by David Ward on Aug 26, 2006
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    Dallas Willard writes: “As a child I lived in an area of southern Missouri where electricity was available only in the form of lightning. But in my senior year of high school the REA (Rural Electrification Administration) extended its lines into the area where we lived, and electrical power became ...read more

  • Isaac Watts Was A Well Known Minister And Writer ...

    Contributed by Terry Barnhill on Jan 21, 2007
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    Isaac Watts was a well known minister and writer of songs in the 1700’s. Among his better known songs are, “Joy to the World,” “Oh God, Our Help in Ages Past,” and “I’ll Praise My Maker While I’ve Breath.” The theme of this last hymn reflects Isaac’s great interest in the afterlife with Christ. ...read more

  • Twice Mine

    Contributed by Kent Kessler on Mar 24, 2007
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    “TWICE MINE” Little JOHNNY had spent hours building a small sail boat, crafting it down to the finest detail. He carried his new boat to the edge of the river and then carefully placed it in the water. How smoothly the boat sailed! Little Johnny sat in the warm sunshine, admiring the little boat ...read more

  • You Understand The Relationship Of Cause & ...

    Contributed by Doane Brubaker on Apr 2, 2007
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    You understand the relationship of cause & effect. If that happened, then this results. When you enter a dark room and flip a light switch you expect the room to brighten. If you flip that switch and the windows open, you’re pretty surprised because the two aren’t related. When you get in your ...read more

  • While Attending Ministerial School (Seminary) In ...

    Contributed by Fred Sigle on May 22, 2007
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    While attending MINISTERIAL SCHOOL (SEMINARY) in Lubbock, Texas, I had a CLASS MATE, Lloyd, who shared a STORY about an incident that HAPPENED to him while in Vietnam. I can’t remember all the DETAILS, but this is what I recall. Lloyd was a HELICOPTER MACHINE GUNNER. While on a MISSION flying ...read more

  • The Top Ten Things Teenagers Hate To Hear Their ...

    Contributed by D. Greg Ebie on Sep 20, 2007
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    The top ten things teenagers hate to hear their parents say: 10. Pull your pants up. (What good will that do? They will just fall down again.) 9. When I was your age we did things differently. (Unfortunately, your kids still aren’t convinced you ever were their age.) 8. Who is going with you and ...read more

  • On ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 23, 2008
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    ON BACKSLIDING A. M. Hills (From Backsliders and Worldly Christians) -- "It is doubtful if a moral fall is ever precipitous. People decline in religion and backslide gradually. Like descending a stairway, they go down step by step." Herman Melville -- "We warn you against little concessions, ...read more

  • Mortification  PRO

    Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Aug 11, 2008
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    Mortification Romans 8:13 says, "For if ye live after the flesh, ye shall die: but if ye through the Spirit do mortify the deeds of the body, ye shall live." (King James) Mortification is the special ministry that enables the child of God to overcome those evil desires that could destroy the ...read more

  • People Need To Be Scared

    Contributed by Brian Harvison on Nov 12, 2008
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    PEOPLE NEED TO BE SCARED As Christians today we tend to blend in with the world. We don’t want to be seen as a fanatic. We should want to be considered a fanatic. The shorten form of the word fanatic is fan, Which in sports or entertainment is a compliment. We are not ashamed to be considered a ...read more

  • The Light Of Hope  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 28, 2008
    based on 8 ratings
     | 10,591 views

    THE LIGHT OF HOPE As Craig T. Kocher in his commentary on our text states, "Christian hope is fundamentally different from optimism. Christian hope locks its steely eyes on the devastation of the world around it, and readily acknowledges that things may not get better. Christian hope does not bury ...read more

  • The Light That Saves

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 28, 2008
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    THE LIGHT THAT SAVES The story is told of a remarkable event that took place a little more than 30 years ago in the Gulf of Mexico. Darrel Dore was working on an oil rig when the rig suddenly started to wobble. Before too long, the rig tipped to one side and crashed into the water. Darrel found ...read more

  • The Greatest Generation

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 9, 2009
     | 2,860 views

    THE GREATEST GENERATION Franklin Delano Roosevelt: "This generation of Americans has a rendezvous with destiny." The year was 1940, and it would be called the fulcrum of America in the 20th century. The nation was balanced precariously between the darkness of the Great Depression on one side and ...read more

  • From Betty Lukens- A Roman Soldier's Letter To ...

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Oct 26, 2009
     | 2,062 views

    From Betty Lukens- A Roman soldier’s letter to his parents in the 1st century AD. “But the most shocking experience I’ve had lately was over 40 men who denounced the gods to become Christians. They have really caused a stir. Nothing our priests could do, nothing they could offer them, nothing ...read more