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  • Storage Wars. ...

    Contributed by Tim Spear on Dec 6, 2012
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    I enjoy watching a TV show called Storage Wars. In this reality show people bid on storage units that have been abandoned after having five minutes to look at them from the doorway. I enjoy watching because many times they find some great treasures worth a lot of money buried in all the other ...read more

  • Grace And Matthew

    Contributed by Kevin Karhoff on Mar 12, 2013
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    GRACE AND MATTHEW These days people don't know Matthew as a failure and embarrassment who sold his soul to the Romans for a job. We know Matthew as a follower of Jesus who wrote the first book of the New Testament. It's important to understand that the grace of God doesn't simply invite us to ...read more

  • Clean Conscience

    Contributed by Shine Thomas on Jul 24, 2017
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    Xaviera Hollander wrote a book with a title: The Happy Hooker. Hollander, a prostitute, sought to silence the people who believe that no prostitute could find joy in what she was doing. In her book, Hollander celebrates the joy that she experienced in her profession, saying that she never felt ...read more

  • Funny Marriage Proposal

    Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Jan 4, 2021
     | 4,988 views

    FUNNY LOVE STORY Ruth Chudrow stated that she met her husband “while I was working in a science library. He came in every week to read the latest journals and eventually decided to take out the librarian instead of the books. After a year and a half of dating, he showed up at the library and ...read more

  • Dishonesty Is A Trait That Never ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Illustration: Dishonesty is a trait that never works well for the long haul. There was a man who came home drunk and not wanting to fuss with his wife he snuck up the stairs quietly. He looked in the bathroom mirror and bandaged the bumps and bruises he’d received in a fight earlier that night. He ...read more

  • On The Nascar Circuit, They Have Their Own Form ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    On the NASCAR circuit, they have their own form of church called the MRO (Motor Racing Outreach). Nascar great Darrell Waltrip helped found this organization and he commented that Nascar is a dangerous commercialized place and they can’t always get away to go back to their church. He said: “If you ...read more

  • Some Suggest That Tv Is Just Giving The Public ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Some suggest that TV is just giving the public what it demands. There is some truth to that, but don’t be misled, there is also a gay agenda that many in Hollywood push. Will & Grace star Eric McCormick said, "When little old women say, ’I hope he finds a nice man," the show will be successful." In ...read more

  • A Girl Named Angie Smith Wrote: While Working In ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    A girl named Angie Smith wrote: WHILE WORKING in a new pizzeria, I was surprised to find that many people had never eaten pizza. One customer admitted this when she came in for a takeout order. I explained our menu and took great care in helping her make her decision. After baking her pie to a nice ...read more

  • How Successful People See Failure

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    John Maxwell - When most people try to gauge success, they judge it according to how little failure they find. If they see flops or fumbles, they say, "He sure has messed up a lot. He’s a failure." But that’s exactly opposite of how successful people see failure. They already know what the editors ...read more

  • That Should Be Impressive Enough. But Then ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    That should be impressive enough. But then Stoner analyzed the probability of 48 prophecies being manifested in one person. He concluded that the probability is one chance in 10 to the 157th power. That’s a 1 with 157 zeroes behind it. Again, Lee Strobel came to my rescue with a more concrete ...read more

  • In 1991 James Patterson And Peter Kim Released ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    In 1991 James Patterson and Peter Kim released The Day America Told the Truth, a study based on an extensive opinion survey which guaranteed the anonymity of its participants. And the truth was shocking Let me give you a brief sampling of their findings: Only 13% of Americans see all Ten ...read more

  • A Goober Goes To A Restaurant, Buys A Coffee A ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    A goober goes to a restaurant, buys a coffee a sits down to drink it. He looks on the side of his cup and finds a peal off prize. He pulls off the tab and yells, "I WON I WON I WON a motor home, I WON a motorhome" The waitress runs over and says, "That’s impossible. The biggest prize given away ...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

  • Be Gentle With Thy Wife

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Be Gentle With Thy Wife (from Doris Shields) Be gentle, for you little know How many trials rise; Although to thee they may seem small, To her of giant size. Be gentle, though perchance that lip May speak a murmuring tone, The heart may beat with kindness yet, And joy to be thine own. Be ...read more

  • My Dear Friend Maureen Smith Grable Conveys This ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    My dear friend Maureen Smith Grable conveys this truth very well in her poem “Doing Battle on Our Knees.” "Many warriors have gone to battle riding mounted, prancing steeds But the Christian goes to battle when he falls upon his knees. The greatest warfare will take place when the Christian kneels ...read more

  • Our Family Has Been Outdoors People Most All Of ...

    Contributed by Donny Granberry on Jun 26, 2007
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    Our family has been outdoors people most all of my life. Many of our vacations were camping, hunting, and fishing. It may be hard for some of you to imagine, but my Mom can be an outdoors lady. She always caught the most fish and she would always get a good Buck. One thing we loved as boy’s, and ...read more

  • President Woodrow Wilson Had This To Say ...

    Contributed by Earl Graston on Jul 11, 2007
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    President Woodrow Wilson had this to say concerning strife: The way we generally strive for rights is by getting our fighting blood up; and I venture to say that is the long way and not the short way. If you come at me with your fists doubled, I think I can promise you that mine will double as fast ...read more

  • In The Summer Of 1805, A Number Of Indian Chiefs ...  PRO

    Contributed by Gene Gregory on Jul 24, 2007
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    In the summer of 1805, a number of Indian chiefs and warriors met in council at Buffalo Creek, New York, to hear a presentation of the Christian message by a Mr. Cram from the Boston Missionary Society. After the sermon, a response was given by Red Jacket, one of the leading chiefs. Among other ...read more

  • Billy Graham Used To Tell A Story Of A Professing ...

    Contributed by Bruce Howell on Aug 9, 2007
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    Billy Graham used to tell a story of a professing Christian who got a job in a lumber camp that had the reputation of being very ungodly. When a friend heard that he had been hired, he said to him, “If those lumberjacks ever find out you’re a Christian, your going to be in for a very hard time!” ...read more

  • The Yoke

    Contributed by Herman Abrahams on Aug 14, 2007
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    Matthew 11:29-30: "Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light" Jesus’ yoke (his commandments) fits us well. The life that he gives us to live is not a bitter, heavy burden; ...read more