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  • How An Animal Migrates Is Significant In ...

    Contributed by Paul Wallace on Sep 27, 2006
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    How an animal migrates is significant in determining how much energy is needed as well as how much must be stored in the body. Flying, for example, is more physically intensive than walking or swimming, so migratory birds must build up large energy stores before they set off. Just before spring and ...read more

  • When Some Elementary Kids Were Ask If They Had ...  PRO

    Contributed by Mark Canfield on Nov 9, 2006
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    When some elementary kids were ask if they had any questions for God, this is what they said: • Dear God, is it hard for you to love everybody in the whole world? There are only 4 people in my family and I can never do it. – Nan • Dear God, My Grandpa says you were around when he was - little ...read more

  • From Dennis Rainey): Set Out A ...

    Contributed by Robert Fox on Dec 4, 2006
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    Illustration (from Dennis Rainey): Set out a “minefield of traps. I happen to have some animal traps – huge deadly-looking metal devices I inherited from my grandfather. Set them out all over the floor. Label them with things like “greed”, “lust”, “power”, “popularity”, and “Alcohol”. ...read more

  • When My Son Was 3 Years Old He Was Sitting In ...

    Contributed by Don Jones on Dec 29, 2006
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    When my son was 3 years old he was sitting in his room. We could hear his frustrated voice coming from his room. The vocal frustration grew and grew until finally his mom went to see what the problem was. She walked in the room and saw my son sitting before a pile of blocks on the floor. She ...read more

  • When My Son Was 3 Years Old He Was Sitting In ...

    Contributed by Don Jones on Jan 1, 2007
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    When my son was 3 years old he was sitting in his room. We could hear his frustrated voice coming from his room. The vocal frustration grew and grew until finally his mom went to see what the problem was. She walked in the room and saw my son sitting before a pile of blocks on the floor. She ...read more

  • Try This On For Size. These Are Twelve Questions ...

    Contributed by Robert Castile on Jan 2, 2007
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    Try this on for size. These are twelve questions for the purpose of self-examination proposed by the famous Methodist missionary John Fletcher of Madeley. He called them "Self-examination Questions for Spiritual People." And he meant that we should ask ourselves these questions each and every ...read more

  • In The September 11th Issue Of The Los Angeles ...  PRO

    Contributed by Jim Kane on Jan 12, 2007
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    In the September 11th issue of the Los Angeles Times, Patrick Goldstein wrote an article entitled, ‘Five Years Later: Pop Culture of Denial.’ Its subtitle made a very interesting statement, ‘Our fascination with glitz is unabated, and artists remain cautious. We haven’t come to grips with ...read more

  • When I Lived In San Antonio There Was A Lot Of ...

    Contributed by Peter Loughman on Jan 27, 2007
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    When I lived in San Antonio there was a lot of building going on and limestone was used in building a lot. It was everywhere, Dig a hole and chances are – limestone. I had a chance to watch some of the stone masons in action. These guys were very fast in their work. As they built a wall, or a ...read more

  • While Waiting At The Airport For A Delayed Flight ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 23, 2007
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    While waiting at the airport for a delayed flight I got engaged in a conversation with a physicist who worked for the German electronics company that had played a leading role in developing the compact disc (CD). [Phillips and Sony, 1980] I told him I had a question that perhaps he could answer. ...read more

  • Dr. Henry Brandt Told Of Going To Visit A Friend ...

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Mar 27, 2007
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    DR. HENRY BRANDT told of going to visit a friend whose wife had died. While there he shared these wonderful words of the apostle Paul from II Cor. 1:3-4, 8-11a: "Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all ...read more

  • Unfortunately, There Are Some People Who Have No ...

    Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Apr 8, 2007
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    Unfortunately, there are some people who have no hope at all. They live in a kind of existential pessimism and despair. Bertrand Russell was a brilliant thinker, but because he made no room for God in his thoughts, he could not figure out the mystery of life. He once said, “When I die, I ...read more

  • Sole Witness

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 17, 2009
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    SOLE WITNESS A fine lad entered the Army. He faced a real test the first night he went to be in the barracks. He had formed the commendable habit of placing his Bible on his bed at home and kneeling down to read a chapter while having his daily prayer time before retiring. Surrounded by scores of ...read more

  • On Predestination

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 17, 2009
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    ON PREDESTINATION During my basic training in the South African Air Force, we were out on a field trip for about a week. It was bitterly cold and raining during the entire period. Shortly after we arrived in the field, the corporal in charge had our unit line up outside. "You, you, and you," he ...read more

  • Sin ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 24, 2009
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    SIN DEFINITIONS What is sin? Here are some suggestions: "Sin is like a kidney stone. No one likes a kidney stone, nor should anyone like sin." "Sin is like a rotten egg we try to cover up with spices." "Sin is like a cancer with a 0% survival rate." "Sin is like weeds in a garden; if not ...read more

  • It's Sort Of Like The Fable That Evangelist D. L. ...

    Contributed by Johnny Wilson on Mar 30, 2009
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    It’s sort of like the fable that evangelist D. L. Moody used to tell. It seems there were two eagles. One of the eagles won every race and the other eagle was jealous. One day, the jealous eagle overheard a hunter say, “I’d bring down that eagle if I had decent fletching on my arrows.” The eagle ...read more

  • Population Control Stats

    Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Mar 30, 2009
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    POPULATION CONTROL STATS The God of Israel stood apart in the ancient world as the One and Only God who cares about even the most helpless little infant. Exodus 1:20 says that God rewarded these brave midwives by giving them families of their own. You see, our God sees babies as blessings! ...read more

  • Bad Experiences With Christians

    Contributed by Nigel Heath on Apr 4, 2009
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    BAD EXPERIENCES WITH CHRISTIANS A few weeks ago, I had a conversation with the Rt. Hon. Adam Ingram MP. I dared to ask him about something I had heard to see if it was true. I had been told that Adam Ingram as a young man had attended the BTI (Bible Training Institute) Bible College in Glasgow. ...read more

  • The Church: We Need One Another

    Contributed by Mark Eberly on Apr 6, 2009
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    THE CHURCH: WE NEED ONE ANOTHER A pastor received a call from a chronic alcoholic. He just couldn't seem to stay sober. He had tried several other churches, but they didn't seem to have anything to help him. Finally he called this pastor whose church had a reputation for not giving up on people. ...read more

  • What A Friend We Have In Jesus

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 7, 2009
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    WHAT A FRIEND WE HAVE IN JESUS I want to close this message by singing a great hymn of prayer and faith. "What a Friend We Have in Jesus." This hymn was written by Joseph Scriven who lived from 1819 to 1886. Joseph Scriven had wealth, education, a devoted family, and a pleasant life in his native ...read more

  • Jesus' Words

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 8, 2009
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    JESUS’ WORDS There is a hopefulness in life as we hear and become empowered by Jesus’ words. A Sunday School teacher illustrated this concept of hopefulness in life by drawing on the blackboard two pathways. In the middle of one she placed a large rock, covering the entire path. At the end of ...read more