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    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 31, 2008
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    GERANIUMS A man walked into a flower shop and asked for some potted red geraniums. "I’m sorry," said the clerk in flower shop, "we are completely sold out of all of our potted geraniums. But I’d be more than happy to give you a deal on something else. Could you use African violets ...read more

  • The Oprah Winfrey Show

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Aug 19, 2008
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    Ranai Carlton said: During Sunday school I was trying to teach the children that we all need God’s forgiveness. After the Bible story I asked on of the girls, "Lisa, when is a time you might need God’s forgiveness?" Her blank stare prompted a response from my son. "It’s okay, Lisa. You don’t have ...read more

  • Jo Guerrero Told This: When My Daughter Was Five, ...

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Aug 19, 2008
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    Jo Guerrero told this: When my daughter was five, she disobeyed me and had been sent to her room. After a few minutes, I went in to have a talk about why she was being punished. Teary-eyed, she asked, “Why do we do wrong things?” “Well, I said, “sometimes the Devil tells us to do something wrong ...read more

  • Sparky Anderson The Great Baseball Manager Wh...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 9, 2008
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    Sparky Anderson the great baseball manager who won many pennants and a world championship, said,” I’m not lying when I say that this religion is so important to me. If I had one great wish, it would be that I could honestly say that I was one of God’s children. That is the one emptiness I have. I ...read more

  • On God's Promises, C.h. Spurgeon ...

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Nov 23, 2008
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    On God’s promises, C.H. Spurgeon said; “God never gives his children a promise which he does not intend them to use. There are some promises in the Bible which I have never yet used, but I am well assured that there will come times of trial and trouble when I shall find that that poor despised ...read more

  • One Time A Minister Was Talking With A Man With ...

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Jan 13, 2009
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    One time a minister was talking with a man with not much education. The preacher was asking him about spiritual matters. The preacher asked, "Aren’t you concerned about your soul?" He replied, "No, I have no soul." The preacher replied, "I thought every one had a soul." The poor fellow ...read more

  • Faith Isn't Comfortable

    Contributed by Bill Butsko on Jan 29, 2009
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    FAITH ISN'T COMFORTABLE "You will never learn faith in comfortable surroundings. God gives us the promises in a quiet hour; God seals our covenants with great and gracious words, then He steps back and waits to see how much we believe; then He lets the tempter come, and the test seems to ...read more

  • Two Men Are On A Journey One Day. The First ...  PRO

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Feb 7, 2009
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    Two men are on a journey one day. The first complains to the second that he never focuses on anything; he's always being distracted by something. The second disputes the claim and says he can and does focus on doing what he is doing frequently. The first man says, "I bet you a banana split that ...read more

  • If You Need Anything...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 17, 2009
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    "IF YOU NEED ANYTHING..." A wealthy man was moving into a new house, and his next door neighbor just happened to be a Quaker. The Quakers, as you know, believe in simplicity and plainness of life. The Quaker neighbor watched as the movers carted in numerous pieces of furniture, a great deal of ...read more

  • Under The Law With Its Ten-Fold ...

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Jul 8, 2009
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    Under the law with its ten-fold lash Learning, alas, how true That the more I tried The sooner I died While the law cried, "You! You! You!" Helplessly still did the battle rage, "Oh, wretched man," my cry. And deliverance I sought By some penance bought, While my heart cried, "I! I! I!" Then ...read more

  • You Do Not Pull The Shore To ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 24, 2009
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    YOU DO NOT PULL THE SHORE TO YOU Prayer is surrender--surrender to the will of God and cooperation with that will. If I throw out a boathook from the boat and catch hold of the shore and pull, do I pull the shore to me, or do I pull myself to the shore? Prayer is not pulling God to my will, but ...read more

  • Richard Sibbes Commented On This Passage In His ...

    Contributed by Rickey Bennett on Aug 16, 2009
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    Richard Sibbes commented on this passage in his book, The Bruised Reed. He said of Jesus, He died that he might heal our souls …and by that death save us… And has he not the same heart in heaven? ‘Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?’ cried the Head in heaven when the foot on earth was trodden ...read more

  • There Is A Story Told About A Faithful Old Deacon ...

    Contributed by Christian Cheong on Aug 31, 2009
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    There is a story told about a faithful old deacon whose oft repeated prayer expression was, "O Lord, touch the unsaved with Thy finger." One prayer meeting night he was leading in prayer when as he intoned this petition, as he so often did, he abruptly stopped praying. Supposing he had been ...read more

  • Martin Luther And Corrie Ten Boom On ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 30, 2009
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    Martin Luther and Corrie Ten Boom on Loss Corrie ten Boom: “I’ve learned that I must hold everything loosely, because when I grip it tightly, it hurts when the Father pries my fingers loose and takes it from me!” Martin Luther: I have held many things in my hands and I have lost them all; But ...read more

  • Baseball Manager Demonstrates Humility After ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 3, 2010
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    Baseball Manager Demonstrates Humility After Winning the Pennant When the Florida Marlins baseball team won their first trip to the WORLD SERIES, the press began to shower praise on manager Jim Leyland. When congratulated on winning his first National League Pennant, Leyland responded, “I didn’t ...read more

  • The Fearless Lion Tamer

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 4, 2010
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    THE FEARLESS LION TAMER A 1st grader stood in front of his classroom to make a speech about "What I want to be when I grow up." He said, "I'm going to be a lion tamer and have lots of fierce lions. I'll walk into the cage and they will roar." He paused for a moment, thinking through what he had ...read more

  • Bach And The Glory Of God

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 24, 2010
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    BACH AND THE GLORY OF GOD J. S. Bach said, "All music should have no other end and aim than the glory of God and the soul's refreshment; where this is not remembered there is no real music but only a devilish hub-bub." He headed his compositions: "J. J." "Jesus Juva" which means "Jesus help ...read more

  • I Am One Of Those Fingers

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Nov 27, 2010
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    I AM ONE OF THOSE FINGERS There once was a Sunday School teacher and a little girl. They had just finished a lesson on our security in Christ. The teacher asked the little girl; "What if you slipped away?" The little girl replied "I can't slip away for he has me in my hand." The teacher teasing ...read more

  • Bach: The Glory Of God

    Contributed by Rodelio Mallari on Dec 12, 2010
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    BACH: THE GLORY OF GOD Johann Sebastian Bach said, "All music should have no other end and aim than the glory of God and the soul's refreshment; where this is not remembered there is no real music but only a devilish hub-bub." He headed his compositions: "J. J." "Jesus Juva" which means "Jesus ...read more

  • Why Enoch Never Returned

    Contributed by Rodelio Mallari on Apr 13, 2011
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    WHY ENOCH NEVER RETURNED A little child gave a most exquisite explanation of walking with God. She went home from Sunday School, and the mother said, "Tell me what you learned at school." And she said: "Don't you know, Mother, one day they went for an extra long walk, and they walked on and on, ...read more