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  • How Can We Be A Friend To The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 28, 2008
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    How Can We Be A Friend To The Suffering? 1. We can be there for them. 2. We can feel their pain. 3. We can encourage them. 4. We can listen more than we talk. 5. We can be honest: I don’t know… don’t try to explain everything. 6. We can look beyond their faults and look to their needs. 7. We ...read more

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  • No One Can Be A Member Of The Christian ...

    Contributed by Charles Wallis on Mar 10, 2009
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    "No one can be a member of the Christian fellowship who does not acknowledge Jesus as Christ and the Son of God and who does not love the brothers in obedience to the Lord." ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • You Can't Take It With ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 10, 2009
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    YOU CAN’T TAKE IT WITH YOU Ann Landers had an interesting letter in one of her columns. She wrote about a man who earned a very good living, but refused to spend the money on anything. When he was dying, he said to his wife, "I want you to promise me one thing. Promise me that when I’m dead you’ll ...read more

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  • Hey, I Can Hear ...

    Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Sep 2, 2009
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    "Hey, I can hear you!" The other day, Susan and I were eating out and some guys at a nearby table were talking about some of their experiences with women. They were getting louder and louder, and it seemed like they were trying to one-up each other with who could say the most inappropriate thing. ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Regret And Remorse Are Of The Mind And Can Be ...

    Contributed by Clark Tanner on Sep 28, 2009
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    "Regret and remorse are of the mind and can be assuaged with time and the kindness of loved ones. But repentance must be worked in and brought from ...read more

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    Denomination: Orthodox

  • The Theme Of Development Can Be Identified With ...

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Mar 13, 2010
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    The theme of development can be identified with the inclusion-in-relation of all individuals and peoples within the one community of the human family, built in solidarity on the basis of the fundamental values of justice and peace. This perspective is illuminated in a ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

  • An Understanding Of The Rapture Can Be Gained ...

    Contributed by Bruce Ball on Oct 5, 2010
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    An understanding of the Rapture can be gained from understanding the Jewish Wedding Tradition. IN THE JEWISH WEDDING TRADITION, • As the young man becomes of age to marry, • He builds a room onto his father’s house, • So there will be a place • For him and his bride to live. WHEN THE YOUNG ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

  • I Can See You.

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 24, 2010
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    "I CAN SEE YOU." One night a house caught fire and a young boy was forced to flee to the roof. The father stood on the ground below with outstretched arms, calling to his son, "Jump! I'll catch you." He knew the boy had to jump to save his life. All the boy could see, however, was flame, smoke, ...read more

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    Denomination: Brethren

  • What Can I Fear?

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 29, 2010
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    WHAT CAN I FEAR? In A.D. 373 John Chrysostom became a hermit. He went alone into the mountains near Antioch, seeking to know God better. Although his time of isolation was cut short by illness, he discovered that with God at his side, he could attend alone against anyone or anything. That ...read more

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    Denomination: Brethren

  • Can't Stop Crying  PRO

    Contributed by Charles Jones on Dec 16, 2010
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    CAN'T STOP CRYING Consider this there was a story about a little boy who would not stop crying. No matter what his mother did, he would always cry. So one day this lady next door after hearing the baby cry thought she knew the answer to the problem and assured the mother that she could stop her ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • I Can See You.

    Contributed by Scott Kircher on Mar 27, 2011
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    "I CAN SEE YOU." During the bombing of London during WW2, the Nazis would nightly bomb buildings and homes of civilians. A father, holding his small son by the hand ran from a building that had been struck by a bomb. In the front yard was a shell hole. Seeking shelter as quickly as possible, ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • I Can't Remember

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 19, 2011
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    I CAN'T REMEMBER An elderly man moved into a retirement community. It wasn't long until he had made a number of friends among the other residents. There was one lady he was especially attracted to and she was attracted to him, also. They spent a lot of time together. Finally one evening he ...read more

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  • What Can Man Do?

    Contributed by Christian Cheong on Aug 23, 2011
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    Charles Spurgeon says: You look at man as he is, and what can he do? He can do nothing! Jesus already says, 'Apart from Me, you can do nothing.' (John 15:5) But look at man with ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • God Can Shake Anyone

    Contributed by Brad Henry on Aug 24, 2011
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    GOD CAN SHAKE ANYONE Yesterday around 2:00 pm I had to take some pain medicine for my shoulder. Being a hypochondriac is no fun!! About two minutes after I took the medicine my chair started to shake. I felt my pulse, thinking maybe the medicine was causing some weird reaction. I know I’m weird. ...read more

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  • Doing The Best You Can

    Contributed by Scott Spencer on Sep 17, 2011
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    DOING THE BEST YOU CAN There is an old story from the Middle East about a little sparrow: "A man was traveling on his donkey when he came upon a small fuzzy object lying in the road. He dismounted to look more closely and found a sparrow lying on its back with its scrawny legs thrust upward. At ...read more

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    Denomination: Calvary Chapel

  • Christmas Cards Can Be Funny!

    Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Dec 21, 2020
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    Our culture really gets into Christmas cards. It’s reported that Americans send 2.1 billion of them each year. Hallmark alone has more than 2,700 Christmas card designs. I don’t always read the cards but do like to catch up on those famous “Our-family-is-perfect Christmas letters” often found ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Can You See It?

    Contributed by John Bright on Feb 24, 2021
     | 1,430 views

    We are surrounded by things we can’t see, so are they real? It was really windy here this week. Did you see it? Of course not! We can’t see the wind. I saw the trees moving. I heard the wind chimes on the porch. I felt it on my skin. I never saw it… so is the wind real? Last week, during ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • Public Can Be Not So Bright

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Sep 13, 2021
     | 1,157 views

    Airline personnel deal with the public, and anyone who deals with the public has stories. " Farida can’t even begin to count how many times she’s been asked to open a window or the emergency exit to “let some fresh air in.” Incredibly enough, this doesn’t just happen on the ground, but also ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • In The Time I Have Spent Studying History, I Have ...  PRO

    Contributed by Keith Broyles on Jul 17, 2001
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     | 1,508 views

    In the time I have spent studying history, I have learned that Alexander Graham Bell was no different. When Bell developed improvements in the telegraph, creating the harmonic telegraph, many said that his work was a waste of time, effort, and money. It can’t be done. When he improved the ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • God Can Change Your Attitude

    Contributed by Paul Wallace on Aug 27, 2008
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    God Can Change Your Attitude We live in an angry world, surrounded by angry people. We can give all kinds of excuses for being an angry person, but none of them really make an angry attitude the only option. I went out to visit our friend Bruce Thursday. If you remember he had surgery for a ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan