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  • I Heard A Story About The Day That Jesus Returned ...  PRO

    Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Feb 23, 2006
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    I heard a story about the day that Jesus returned to Heaven. The Angel Gabriel asked Jesus to explain what had happened down there on earth. He asked, “Did they make you King?” Jesus answered, “No.” “Did they make you prince?” “No.” “Did they worship you?” ...read more

  • Then He Appeared  PRO

    Contributed by John Shaw on Dec 2, 2006
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     | 1,677 views

    Then he appeared THE TRAMP SAID HE had walked 70 miles from a dry brook in Israel SAID His name was ...... something Jewish and unprouncable Slicker or HE..LIKE..HER .......Whatever SAID his name meant .. My god is Jehovah SAID he had shut up the skies Stopped the rain Him ...read more

  • I Never Failed A Good Nap There

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
     | 1,636 views

    I never failed a good nap there I was reading last week how, Hugh Latimer, the famous sixteenth century English Reformer and Preacher [11] was surprised to see a neighbor heading out the door early one Sunday morning. “My Lady, whither goest thou?” The neighbor replied, “I am going to Saint Thomas ...read more

  • Dietrich Bonhoeffer Said, "He Who Is Alone With ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Dietrich Bonhoeffer said, “He who is alone with his sins is utterly alone. It may be that Christians, not withstanding corporate worship, common prayer, and all their fellowship in service, may still be left to their loneliness. The final breakthrough to fellowship does not occur because, though ...read more

  • In Paul Tournier's A Place For You, The Famous ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    In Paul Tournier’s A Place for You, the famous author has depicted our Christian hope as a leap of faith. He said that we live in a rhythm of life between quitting one place and seeking another. He used the analogy of a trapeze artist swinging on a high bar to the utmost distance it can carry him, ...read more

  • God Answers His People. In The Days Of His ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    God answers his people. In the days of his uncertainty John Bunyan was tortured by doubt. “Everyone dost think his own religion rightest, both Jews and Moors and pagans. And how, if all our faith in Christ and scripture should be but a think-so, too?” But when the light broke, he ran out crying ...read more

  • There Was A Revival Going On. The Evangelist Was ...

    Contributed by Bob Joyce on Oct 8, 2007
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    There was a revival going on. The evangelist was a warm, gracious man. He always had a kind word for everyone. As he was walking with the pastor through the church parking lot there sat a Cadillac. In that Cadillac there was a man who was a paraplegic. He was able to drive that Cadillac because of ...read more

  • Dr. James Dobson Writes In "Preparing For ...

    Contributed by Brian Matherlee on Nov 29, 2007
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    • Dr. James Dobson writes in “Preparing For Adolescence” that there are several important things to note about emotions (Pgs. 124-136): o They are cyclical-no one stays up to long or down to long…we go from high to low and back again. o Don’t rely solely on impressions…be sure your inner voices are ...read more

  • A Few Years Ago There Was A Tv Show Called Early ...  PRO

    Contributed by Paul Wallace on Feb 20, 2008
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    A few years ago there was a TV show called Early Edition. The main character in this program would receive a paper every day that showed what was going to happen the next day. He would then set out to correct the bad things before they happened. Through a series of events in which he often put ...read more

  • Boating On The Chesapeake Bay

    Contributed by Eric Ferguson on Jun 4, 2008
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    BOATING ON THE CHESAPEAKE BAY One family was filled with skilled boaters and water-skiers. They often skied not on nice, glassy lakes but on the huge, choppy Chesapeake Bay. To one preschool nephew, however, the experience was absolutely horrifying. It seemed to him that everyone would be thrown ...read more

  • At The Seattle Special Olympics, Nine ...

    Contributed by C Vincent on Feb 13, 2009
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    At the Seattle Special Olympics, nine contestants, all physically or mentally disabled, assembled at the starting line for the 100-yard dash. At the gun, they all started out, not exactly in a dash, but with a relish to run the race to the finish and win. All, that is, except one little boy who ...read more

  • In The First Place We Should Insist That If The ...

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Jul 12, 2009
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    “In the first place we should insist that if the immigrant who comes here in good faith becomes an American and assimilates himself to us, he shall be treated on an exact equality with everyone else, for it is an outrage to discriminate against any such man because of creed, or birthplace, or ...read more

  • A Good Example To This Though Is Our Sign ...

    Contributed by Steve Smith on Jan 23, 2010
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    A good example to this though is our sign project. We know that based on our regular offerings that we could not afford the gorgeous sign out front. But we also know that in order for God to be able to change the hearts of others, we must 1st get them into church. The sign gives us a means to ...read more

  • In One Community -- The Village Atheist Was Not ...

    Contributed by Karl Popke on May 28, 2010
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    In one community -- the Village atheist was not a bad man. He just didn’t believe. He wasn’t interested in church…and there was only one in the area. And this church was,-- well, mostly a social club. Heartlessly and spiritually dead—no conversions or decisions for Christ had been made for some ...read more

  • A Professing Christian Justifies Her ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 6, 2010
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    A Professing Christian Justifies Her Adultery Oprah Winfrey had a program with women who were having affairs with married men. When the women were challenged on the morality of their adultery, one woman said, “Wait a minute. I’m a Christian, but I want everyone to know that my personal life and my ...read more

  • Flight Check

    Contributed by Brad Froese on Oct 4, 2011
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    FLIGHT CHECK When you're a pilot and you're getting ready to go on a flight, you always run through a checklist: to assess the air worthiness of the aircraft, and the conditions you'll be flying in before you commits to the flight because all the weather information and every surface and ...read more

  • Uh, That's "Maranatha"

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 1, 2012
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    UH, THAT'S "MARANATHA" An elderly Christian lady attended a Christian conference gathering, similar to Keswick/Spring Harvest etc. For her it was really the first time she had mixed with Christians from other denominations. This really blessed her and opened her eyes to the richness of Christian ...read more

  • Burning The Turkey

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Nov 25, 2019
     | 3,541 views

    But what if you burn the bird? There is a positive way of looking at it: • Salmonella won't be a concern • No one will overeat. • Everyone will think it's Cajun Blackened. • Uninvited guests will think twice next year. • Your cheese broccoli lima bean casserole will gain newly found ...read more

  • Ronald Regan Story - Embaressed And Humbled

    Contributed by J Jeffrey Smead on Feb 24, 2026
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    Ronald Reagan, ... recalling an occasion when he was governor of California ... made a speech in Mexico City: He shared these words: "After I had finished speaking, ... I sat down ...to a rather unenthusiastic applause, ... and I was a little embarrassed. The speaker who followed me ... ...read more

  • Spiritual Gifts Are Like An Orchestra  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 22, 2009
    based on 3 ratings
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    SPIRITUAL GIFTS ARE LIKE AN ORCHESTRA When I was in the 5th grade, our entire 5th grade class at Anderson Elementary School was required to take band. At a certain hour of each day we would gather in the band room and attempt to play our instruments. We didn’t really have a choice which ...read more