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  • When I Was Very Young, I Remember Swimming At A ...

    Contributed by Gene Gregory on Jul 12, 2004
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    When I was very young, I remember swimming at a lake during a Gregory family reunion. I know, the thought of such a reunion is more than some of you can stomach. At the lake, there was a dock. I would walk a little ways out on the dock, jump in the water, and then walk back to shore. Each time ...read more

  • In A Recent Column In Leadership Weekly, Gordon ...  PRO

    Contributed by Jim Kane on Aug 7, 2004
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     | 2,479 views

    In a recent column in Leadership Weekly, Gordon MacDonald, a retired pastor and editor at large for Leadership, a journal for pastors, reflected on a comment from Louis Berkhof who said, "God does not want us as objects but as covenant partners, partners who can converse. He desires our ...read more

  • Bob Russell, A Preacher In Kentucky, Says That ...

    Contributed by Timothy Smith on Aug 28, 2004
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    Bob Russell, a preacher in Kentucky, says that when he was 11-12 he wanted to build his brother, John, a toy wheel barrow for Christmas. He got some old broom handles and a wheel off a wagon and some old wood. Bob said he put together the most awful looking contraption you can imagine. One week ...read more

  • A Speaker In Colorado Was About To Address A ...

    Contributed by Bruce Howell on Jan 3, 2005
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    A speaker in Colorado was about to address a gathering of businessmen and women. Sitting a the head table, he turned to the real estate salesman on his left and said, "So, how are things going for you?" "Terrible," he answered. "Haven¡¯t you heard about the strikes? 80% of the people in this ...read more

  • Years Ago This Worker Would Stroll Into The ...  PRO

    Contributed by Peter Loughman on Jun 2, 2007
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    Years ago this worker would stroll into the department I was working in, make several observations about how we were doing our jobs and then proceed to tell us what we needed to do to be better at our jobs. Later she would visit and be taken back that none of her “suggestions” were implemented. ...read more

  • In Last Sunday's Daytona 500 Everyone Thought ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    In last Sunday’s Daytona 500 everyone thought the winner of the race would be Mark Martin. And he was in the lead up, until the last few moments when Kevin Harvick put on a burst of speed and edged Martin out at the finish line. Martin is a legend on the Nascar circuit, but it wasn’t always so. At ...read more

  • Lois K. Blanchard Pictures Christ As Still ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Lois K. Blanchard pictures Christ as still walking the streets today. She asks these pointed questions: If Jesus came to your home to spend a day or two-- If he came unexpectedly, I wonder what you’d do? I know you’d give your nicest room to such an honored Guest, And all the food you’d serve to ...read more

  • We Tend To Be Tough On Others And Easy On ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    We tend to be tough on others and easy on ourselves. Few things are more discouraging to people that living with someone who can’t be pleased. A speaker at a marriage seminar told this story on himself. He and the family were gathered in the den to watch a football game. His wife asked the kids, ...read more

  • Dr. Henry Brandt Told Of Going To Visit A Friend ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    DR. HENRY BRANDT told of going to visit a friend whose wife had died. While there he shared these wonderful words of the apostle Paul from II Cor. 1: "Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, ...read more

  • Tony Campolo Is A Baptist Professor And Preacher ...

    Contributed by Bob Joyce on Sep 6, 2007
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    Tony Campolo is a Baptist professor and preacher who has the gall to insist that we look at things, even sacred cows, from a truly Christian perspective. He’s a compelling motivational speaker who speaks to many kinds of audiences. He once was invited to speak at a sales conference sponsored by a ...read more

  • In The Movie, "Hook," Robin Williams Plays Peter ...

    Contributed by Brian La Croix on Oct 29, 2007
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    In the movie, “Hook,” Robin Williams plays Peter Pan, who had left Neverland and had grown up to be a corporate attorney. He is completely focused on his job, and ends up neglecting his son over and over. There is a line that he quotes from time to time in the beginning of the movie that sets the ...read more

  • The Famous Preacher D.l. Moody Told About A ...

    Contributed by Donnie Martin on Nov 13, 2007
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    The famous preacher D.L. Moody told about a Christian woman who was always bright, cheerful, and optimistic, even though she was confined to her room because of illness. She lived in an attic apartment on the fifth floor of an old, rundown building. A friend decided to visit her one day and ...read more

  • John The Baptist Lived A Simple Life, Even By ...

    Contributed by Dale Harlow on Dec 17, 2007
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    John the Baptist lived a simple life, even by their standards. In Luke 3 he gives us an important teaching that tends to get eliminated in our society. Luke 3:11 John answered, “The man with two tunics should share with him who has none, and the one who has food should do the same.” Think about ...read more

  • A Woman Was Diagnosed With A Terminal Illness And ...

    Contributed by Sylvester Fergusson on Dec 23, 2007
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    A woman was diagnosed with a terminal illness and had been given three months to live. As she was getting her things in order, she contacted her pastor and asked him to come to her house to discuss some of her final wishes. She told him which songs she wanted sung at her funeral service, what ...read more

  • How Would The Bible Read, I Wonder, If Faith Were ...

    Contributed by Sherm Nichols on Dec 31, 2007
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    How would the Bible read, I wonder, if faith were left out. Imagine Heb 11 w/o faith: ­ Without Faith, Noah, when warned about things not yet seen, didn’t even gather the materials to build an ark because a worldwide flood was such an impossibility. ­ Without faith, Abraham, didn’t leave his home ...read more

  • There's A Funny Story About A Man Who Went To ...

    Contributed by Bob Gomez on Jan 8, 2008
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    There’s a funny story about a man who went to the doctor after weeks of symptoms. a. The doctor examined him carefully, then called the patient’s wife into his office. - The doctor told her, "Your husband is suffering from a rare form of anemia." - "The bad news is that without treatment, ...read more

  • Addiction | Angeles Arrien, A Cultural ...  PRO

    Contributed by Isaac Butterworth on Feb 21, 2008
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    ADDICTION | Angeles Arrien, a cultural anthropologist, describes our situation this way. She says our condition is one of universal addiction. She has written that we are all afflicted with addictions, not necessarily to drugs or alcohol or other substances -- those are merely symptoms -- but ...read more

  • The Big Question

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 1, 2008
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    THE BIG QUESTION “What things are important and what things are trivial?” Christmas night 2002, Jack Whittaker had five out of five numbers in the West Virginia Power ball drawing. Jack Whittaker had just won $314 million, the largest undivided lottery jackpot in history. He took the one lump ...read more

  • Proper Attitude

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 8, 2008
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    PROPER ATTITUDE - Ephesians 5:18-20 >1 Corinthians 10:31 Therefore, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do everything for God’s glory. Chuck Swindoll said: “The longer I live, the more I realize the impact of attitude on life. Attitude to me is more important than facts. It is more ...read more

  • Although I Am Sure That There Are More Viking ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 8, 2008
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    Although I am sure that there are more Viking Fans here than Green Bay Packer fans all fans of professional football were amazed by something Brett Favre did a few years ago. Just a day after he learned that his father died he played in a Monday Night Football game. Favre’s athletic performance was ...read more