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  • Let God's Grace Find You

    Contributed by Steve Kinnard on Mar 1, 2019
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    LET GOD’S GRACE FIND YOU, IT WILL COME WHERE YOU ARE 1.GOD’S Grace went to the mountain top for Abraham when he was about to sacrifice Isaac; GOD provided a ram 2.GOD’S Grace went to the prison where Joseph was; Found Him and made Him second in command in all Egypt 3.GOD’S Grace went to the ...read more

  • Things That Happened At Midnight In The Bible

    Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Mar 12, 2022
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    "MIDNIGHT" — Did you ever notice how many things in the Bible took place at midnight?   A. It was at midnight that the Lord God passed through Egypt, killed all the firstborn, and brought Israel out of the land of bondage with his mighty hand and stretched out arm (Ex. 11:4; ...read more

  • The Priest And The Levite (Parable Of The Good Samaritan)

    Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Mar 20, 2022
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    Keathley makes several interesting points that the Priest and Levite mentioned in the Parable of the Prodigal Son were leaving Jerusalem and could not use the excuse that they did not want to touch the man and be unclean for worship. Why? They had already accomplished their duties and were heading ...read more

  • I'm Fine, Sir!

    Contributed by Donnie Martin on Sep 19, 2008
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    "I'm Fine, Sir!" During the most intense fighting of the war with Iraq, I was listening to one of the embedded reporters who was traveling with a column of Marine tanks. He was sitting on top of one of the tanks when the enemy opened fire. He said it was a frightening moment, but he emerged ...read more

  • Spiritual Zombies

    Contributed by John Bright on Feb 2, 2025
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    Ephesians 2:1-3 “2 And you He made alive, who were dead in trespasses and sins, 2 in which you once walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit who now works in the sons of disobedience, 3 among whom also we all once conducted ourselves ...read more

  • A Woman Was Heartbroken When Her Dog Disappeared. ...  PRO

    Contributed by Lance Bane on Nov 7, 2001
    based on 49 ratings
     | 1,764 views

    A woman was heartbroken when her dog disappeared. She put an ad in the paper offering a reward for its return. The next morning the phone rang. It was the voice of a woman: I’m calling about your dog." Then she began to cough. She explained she wasn’t feeling too well. In fact, she hadn’t felt well ...read more

  • In The Eleventh Century, King Henry Iii Of ...  PRO

    Contributed by James Dunn on Feb 1, 2002
    based on 34 ratings
     | 2,730 views

    In the eleventh century, King Henry III of Bavaria grew tired of court life and the pressures of being a monarch. He made application to Prior Richard at a local monastery, asking to be accepted as a contemplative and spend the rest of his life in the monastery. "Your Majesty," said Prior Richard, ...read more

  • One Of The Most Frequent Headlines The Past ...  PRO

    Contributed by Jim Kane on Mar 10, 2002
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    One of the most frequent headlines the past several months has been the Firestone tire safety issue on certain Ford Sport Utility Vehicles. However, not only have these two companies been linked together by business deals, they have also been linked together by marriage. In 1947 Harvey Firestone, ...read more

  • On Being A Daddy James Tippins  PRO

    Contributed by J T on Mar 24, 2003
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    "On Being A Daddy" James Tippins My 3.5 year old daughter was used to me being home all the time. Being a business consultant in a home office was a luxury for my family. After a few years of part time ministry, I was called to serve as an excutive pastor at a church. This was a great time to ...read more

  • A Famous King, Depressed By Circumstances In His ...  PRO

    Contributed by Guy Glass on Apr 25, 2003
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    A famous king, depressed by circumstances in his realm and feeling rejected by many of his subjects, called for his three daughters to comfort and reassure him. After they had talked awhile, he asked how much they loved him. Two of them answered that they cared for him more than all the gold and ...read more

  • We Have Some Older Men And Women In Our ...  PRO

    Contributed by Emil Boniog on Dec 10, 2003
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    We have some older men and women in our fellowship that so clearly exhibit this. Though I love our people and try to be a godly leader, I must admit there are times I do my job because it is my job. At times like that I look around and I see some of these "fathers" serving at my side. I am humbled ...read more

  • Numbers 24:17 Had Predicted That "A Star Will ...  PRO

    Contributed by Joel Pankow on Aug 20, 2004
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    Numbers 24:17 had predicted that “A star will come out of Jacob; a scepter will rise out of Israel.” That star was a young boy by the name of Jesus - who would save His people from their sins. Every evening when you wake up you can look at the stars and depend on the fact that it will be in the ...read more

  • In The Eleventh Century, King Henry Iii Of ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 13, 2005
    based on 25 ratings
     | 4,409 views

    In the eleventh century, King Henry III of Bavaria grew tired of court life and the pressures of being a monarch. He made application to Prior Richard at a local monastery, asking to be accepted as a contemplative and spend the rest of his life in the monastery. “Your Majesty,” said Prior Richard, ...read more

  • A Christian Railroad Engineer Was Speaking To A ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 20, 2005
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    A Christian railroad engineer was speaking to a group of fellow workers about heaven. He said, “I can’t begin to tell you what the Lord Jesus means to me. In Him I have a hope that is very precious. Let me explain. Many years ago as each night I neared the end of my run, I would always let out a ...read more

  • Many Of Us Would Agree With Peter When He Says ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2006
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    Many of us would agree with Peter when he says that parts of Paul’s letters are hard to understand! And there are difficulties and apparent discrepancies in other parts of the Bible too. On this matter of discrepancies, I remember reading something written by an old seventeenth-century Puritan ...read more

  • In The Eleventh Century, King Henry Iii Of ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 17, 2006
     | 1,630 views

    In the eleventh century, King Henry III of Bavaria grew tired of court life and the pressures of being a monarch. He made application to Prior Richard at a local monastery, asking to be accepted as a contemplative and spend the rest of his life in the monastery. "Your Majesty," said Prior Richard, ...read more

  • In His Book "Fatherhood", Bill Cosby Wrote, "Now ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    In his book “Fatherhood”, Bill Cosby wrote, “Now that my father is a grandfather he just can’t wait to give money to my kids. But when I was a kid and I asked him for 50 cents, he would tell me the story of his life. How he got up at 5 a.m. when he was 7-years-old and walked 23 miles to milk 90 ...read more

  • Anonymous) - I Used To Go Out In The Morning To ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    (Anonymous) - I used to go out in the morning to get the paper when we lived in El Paso. Our house was a good four miles from the main parade ground at Fort Bliss. On most mornings I could hear the whump, whump, whump of the 13-gun salute which was sounded every morning at seven o’clock. But on ...read more

  • In The Whisperer Test Mary Ann Bird Writes, ...  PRO

    Contributed by Curtis Rowe on Dec 11, 2007
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    Ill. In the Whisperer Test Mary Ann Bird writes, “I grew up knowing I was different, and I hated it; I had a cleft pallet and a speech impediment. My second grade teacher was a short, round, happy, sparkling lady named Miss Leonard. Each year we had a hearing test and during that test she uttered ...read more

  • Watch Your Step

    Contributed by Roger Nelmes on Jan 29, 2008
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    Watch Your Step As a child, my second home was a baby-sitters house. My father worked on rotating shifts as a policeman, so often times we even slept there. My sitter was one BIG lady - over 300lbs. After many times of wetting her bed, she took away my bed sleeping privileges and forced me to ...read more