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  • Tenth Hours

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 24, 2009
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    TENTH HOURS Napoleon said that in every battle there [is] a period of ten or fifteen minutes which decides the issue of the conflict. Certainly in the battle of life there are moments and hours which, so far as we can tell, determine our history: hours when the spirit in which we lived, the step ...read more

  • He Will Quiet You With His Love!

    Contributed by Bala Samson on May 24, 2013
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    He will quiet you with His love! Zephaniah 3:17”………..He will quiet you with His love…” When I was admitted for an operation, the next room woman delivered a baby with a hole in her heart, the family did something which was horrendous and incredible, they decided to abandon her. The little infant ...read more

  • Paying The Bully  PRO

    Contributed by William Neel on Jan 14, 2003
    based on 13 ratings
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    In his book Fuzzy Memories, Jack Handey writes: There used to be this bully who would demand my lunch money every day. Since I was smaller, I would give it to him. Then I decided to fight back. I started taking karate lessons. But then the karate lesson guy said I had to start paying him five ...read more

  • I Heard A Story About Fdr That When He Was ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    I heard a story about FDR that when he was president he got tired of saying the usual things all the time at those White House receptions. So one evening he decided to find out if anybody was paying any attention to what he was saying. As each person came up to him and shook his hand he would smile ...read more

  • Heroic Love

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Oct 10, 2009
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    HEROIC LOVE St. Gianna Molla stands out as another fool for Christ. She conceived a child and then discovered a grave medical problem. A doctor herself, "A few days before the child was due, although trusting as always in Providence, she was ready to give her life in order to save that of her ...read more

  • The Novelist, A. J. Cronin, Tells A Story From ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 16, 2001
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    The novelist, A. J. Cronin, tells a story from his own experience as a doctor that catches the wonder of the gift of grace. The Adams family at the close of the Second World War decided to open their home to a little refugee boy with the outlandish name of Paul Piotrostanalzi. The Adams had two ...read more

  • In Nascar, The Vehicles Run Around The Track ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    In Nascar, the vehicles run around the track somewhere between 200 and 250 times before they finish the race. How often do you suppose a car makes all the way through the race without ever stopping? That’s right… not once. They’re not built to run the whole race without pulling into their pit and ...read more

  • The Citizens Of Feldkirch, Austria, Didn't Know ...  PRO

    Contributed by Paul Fritz on Dec 31, 2003
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    The citizens of Feldkirch, Austria, didn’t know what to do. Napoleon’s massive army was preparing to attack. Soldiers had been spotted on the heights above the little town, which was situated on the Austrian border. A council of citizens was hastily summoned to decide whether they should try to ...read more

  • A Young Woman Named Florence Chadwick Attempted ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    A young woman named Florence Chadwick attempted to swim from Catalina Island to the California coast in 1952 in an attempt to set a record for covering that distance. When she entered the water, a heavy fog had settled itself on the path before her. Blinded by fog, she became disoriented and ...read more

  • Preach Christ...?  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 30, 2008
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    PREACH CHRIST...? A middle-aged farmer wanted to be a preacher for years, but wasn't sure if it was God's will. One day, while he was working in the field, he decided to rest under a tree. As he looked up into the sky he saw that the clouds seemed to form into the letters P and C. As he thought ...read more

  • A Few Years Ago The Chernobyl Nuclear Plant In ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    A few years ago the Chernobyl nuclear plant in Russia had a meltdown and created an enormous tragedy. The disaster threatened the people in Russia and the neighboring countries, but also countries as far away as Sweden. To make the best of a catastrophic situation, the Russian authorities ...read more

  • Years Ago, I Spent A Summer Working At Church ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Years ago, I spent a summer working at Church Camp in Prescott, Arizona. I took a wrong turn --- walking back to the camp from a trip into town ---and I got hopelessly lost. After I walked around a water tower in the dark, I completely lost my sense of direction. It was getting late. I was feeling ...read more

  • Many Are Trusting The Rope? (Unknown)  PRO

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Apr 18, 2002
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    MANY ARE TRUSTING THE ROPE? (unknown) They tell the story of a mountain climber, who desired to conquer the Aconcagua Mountain in Argentina, near the Chilean border. The Aconcagua Mountain is the highest mountain in the Andes, and the highest mountain in the western hemisphere. ...read more

  • I Read A Story Of A Soldier In Wwi Who Was So ...

    Contributed by Bo Dunford on Jan 21, 2009
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    *I read a story of a soldier in WWI who was so distraught with the war that he deserted! * Tried to find his way to the coast so he could catch a boat, make his way back home to England. * In the darkness of the night he stumbled on a road sign. * It was so dark and he was so lost, he had no ...read more

  • We Carve What We Already See

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 31, 2008
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    WE CARVE WHAT WE ALREADY SEE I heard the story once of a great Cherokee wood carver. He took logs and sat them on a stump outside his back door and sat in front of that log sometimes for hours just staring at it. Finally, he would pick up his carving tools and start carving the most beautiful of ...read more

  • The Little Girl And The Piano

    Contributed by Shane Hart on Apr 27, 2006
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    The Little Girl and the Piano A little girl wanted to become a great pianist, but all she could play on the piano was the simple little tune, "Chopsticks." No matter how hard she tried, that was the best she could do. Her parents decided after some time to arrange for a great maestro to teach her ...read more

  • The Movie Industry Has Made Some Pretty Creative ...  PRO

    Contributed by Tony Miano on Jun 18, 2001
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    The movie industry has made some pretty creative attempts at explaining conflict with god. For those of you that remember the movie “Caddyshack,” there is a scene toward the end of the movie in which a golfing enthusiast priest is playing the round of his life. As he makes his way around the ...read more

  • The Presence Of His Love Send By ...  PRO

    Contributed by Troy Borst on Jan 2, 2003
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    THE PRESENCE OF HIS LOVE Send by Adams7745P@aol.com The passengers on the bus watched sympathetically as the attractive young woman with the white cane made her way carefully up the steps. She paid the driver and, using her hands to feel the location of the seats, walked down the aisle and found ...read more

  • We Have A Famous Poem On Our Kitchen Wall. Let Me ...  PRO

    Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Jul 9, 2001
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    We have a famous poem on our kitchen wall. Let me read it to you: One night a man had a dream. He dreamed he was walking along the beach with the Lord. Across the sky flashed scenes from his life. For each scene he noticed two sets of footprints in the sand; one belonged to him, and the other to ...read more

  • Footprints  PRO

    Contributed by John Williams Iii on Sep 26, 2001
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    Footprints One night a man had a dream. He dreamed that he was walking along the beach with the Lord. Across the sky flashed scenes from his life. He noticed two sets of footprints in the sand: one belonging to him, ...read more