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  • A Muslim In Africa Became A Christian, And Some ...

    Contributed by Kenneth Squires on Jul 19, 2004
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    A Muslim in Africa became a Christian, and some friends asked him, “Why have you done such a thing?” He answered, “Well, it’s like this: Suppose you were going down the road and suddenly the road forked in two directions. You didn’t know which way to go; and there at the fork were two men - one ...read more

  • When You Become A Sports Spectator Instead Of A ...

    Contributed by W F on Sep 21, 2004
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    When you become a sports spectator instead of a participant, all the wrong things start to happen to your body. Your weight, blood pressure, resting heart rate and cholesterol all go up. And your oxygen consumption, muscular flexibility, stamina and strength all go down. So it doesn’t take too much ...read more

  • There Was A Lady That Broke Down In The Middle ...

    Contributed by Shane Rodriguez on Nov 8, 2004
    based on 2 ratings
     | 7,976 views

    There was a lady that broke down in the middle of the desert. As she walked the heat beat down on her and her tongue swelled and her lips cracked from no water. She finally sat down and gave up from walking any further. Later she was found dead from lack of water. The sad thing is a mile north from ...read more

  • There Was A Man Went In For Physical And Got A ...  PRO

    Contributed by David Elvery on Nov 14, 2004
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    There was a man went in for physical and got a call from the doctor a couple of days later. The Doctor said that he had bad and worse news. "Give me the bad" the man asked. "Your tests showed that you had 48 hours to live." replied the doctor. "That’s the bad news! That’s the worst thing I have ...read more

  • Do We Have The Tendency To Offer God Small ...

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Jan 30, 2005
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    DO WE HAVE THE TENDENCY TO OFFER GOD SMALL THINGS? Sometimes we offer to God but a very little. Crumbs, scraps. It has been calculated that in a typical 70 year life span: Sleep ---- 23 years ----32% Work ---- 16 years ---- 22% TV ------ 8 years ------ 11% Eating --- 6 years ---- 8% Travel --- 6 ...read more

  • She Bought Me Another Dog  PRO

    Contributed by Bruce Howell on Apr 11, 2005
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    “She Bought Me Another Dog” Pepper Rogers, coach of UCLA’s football team suffered through a poor season back in the 1970’s. He came under intense criticism and pressure from alumni and fans. Things got so bad that he felt as if all his friends were gone. “My dog was my only true friend,” he ...read more

  • In 1968 I Worked With A Nurse At Bethesda Naval ...

    Contributed by Jack Valentino on May 24, 2005
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    In 1968 I worked with a nurse at Bethesda Naval Hospital who told me one day after I had just lost it with a co-worker. “You know you are only as big as the things you let bother you” Although I wasn’t in the mood to hear it at that time, it did impact me. However she didn’t respond much better ...read more

  • But What Am I Going To Do With A Verse Like ...

    Contributed by Richard Tow on Sep 23, 2005
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    But what am I going to do with a verse like 1Thessalonians 3:3? Well, there are several things I can do with it. I could just jump over it and try to find something more positive to think about. Have you ever thrown a rock across a pond or river and in such a way that it sort of skipped across ...read more

  • I'm Told Of A Turkey Farmer Who Was Always ...  PRO

    Contributed by Pat Cook on Oct 7, 2005
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    I’m told of a turkey farmer who was always experimenting with breeding to perfect a better turkey. His family was fond of the leg portion for dinner and there were never enough legs for everyone. After many frustrating attempts, the farmer was relating the results of his efforts to his friends at ...read more

  • A. W. Tozer Said, "God Dwells In A State Of ...  PRO

    Contributed by Bud Rose on Nov 26, 2005
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    A. W. Tozer said, “God dwells in a state of perpetual enthusiasm. He is delighted with all that is good and lovingly concerned about all that is wrong. He pursues His labors always in a fullness of holy zeal. No wonder the Spirit came at Pentecost as a sound of a rushing mighty wind and sat in ...read more

  • Teach Creationism: 64% Of Americans Say That ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 27, 2006
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    Teach Creationism: 64% of Americans say that creationism should be taught alongside evolution in public schools according to a new Pew Forum on Religion poll. 38% favor replacing evolution with creationism. The poll found that 42% hold strict creationist views (living things have existed in their ...read more

  • People Buy Gifts To Enhance Their Emotional ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 3, 2006
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    People Buy Gifts to enhance their emotional connection with another, says Pam Danziger, president of Unity Marketing. Since the focus of gift giving is emotional, gifts that connect embody a feeling, rather than being something practical, the very best gifts are life’s little luxuries and ...read more

  • I Came Across This Humourous Story On The ...  PRO

    Contributed by N A on Apr 25, 2006
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    I came across this humourous story on the internet recently: Little Johnny had been misbehaving and was sent to his room. He emerged a couple minutes later and informed his mother that he had thought things over and had even said a little prayer. The mother was very happy and said, “If you asked ...read more

  • I Tend To Be A Tosser – When Something ...

    Contributed by Floyd Johnson on Nov 29, 2006
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    (Ill.) I tend to be a tosser – when something doesn’t work, I will toss it out, I will buy a replacement. So when the lawn mower stops working, I take it out to the garbage and go buy a new one. But we have a neighbor who is wonderfully skilled in repairing things. So he will come out and grab ...read more

  • John Maxwell Tells The Story Of Two Shoe ...  PRO

    Contributed by Matthew Sickling on Apr 3, 2007
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    John Maxwell tells the story of two shoe salesmen who were sent to a remote Island to sell shoes. After arriving, the first salesman called the home office back in Chicago and told them that he would be returning the next day because no one on the Island even wore shoes. The second salesman arrived ...read more

  • Worldliness Is A Hard Word To Define, Mainly ...

    Contributed by Michael Carbaugh on May 5, 2009
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    Worldliness is a hard word to define, mainly because the world sees their way of thinking as a good thing. Consider what one online dictionary has to say about the matter. “Worldliness is the quality or character of being intellectually sophisticated through cultivation or experience or ...read more

  • Seductive Idols

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 28, 2009
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    SEDUCTIVE IDOLS "The seductiveness of a nearby idol for the Christian is that it promises to get things done, to be powerful, to make good changes -- but by means that conflict with God's means." pg. 44, Richard Keyes, No God, But God by Os Guinness "Idols are not just on pagan altars, but in ...read more

  • No Future Without Forgiveness

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Nov 12, 2009
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    NO FUTURE WITHOUT FORGIVENESS Archbishop Desmond Tutu cited the crucifixion as his inspiration. Tutu, daily living in the shadow of apartheid, said that the newly empowered South African blacks readily forgave their white persecutors, because they followed "the Jewish rabbi who, when he was ...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

  • Let Me Tell You About Sin And The Power Of Sin. ...

    Contributed by Clark Tanner on Mar 23, 2010
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    Let me tell you about sin and the power of sin. It keeps its victims in an almost trance-like state. It is a sort of spell that keeps you from recognizing the deadly path on which you tread. It brings you to do things openly that would in any moment of clear thought shame you and that you would ...read more