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  • Years Ago, There Was A Wicked Emperor By The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Years ago, there was a wicked emperor by the name of Dionysius. He discovered that near to where he lived was a cave shaped in the form of a funnel with an opening right at the surface. Dionysus used this cave as a workshop for his slaves. He put all the slaves in caves and then he’d go up and put ...read more

  • One Day, A Father Took His Son And One Of His ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    "One day, a father took his son and one of his son’s friends on a fishing trip. They got to their camp sight, and everything was just perfect. The weather was warm but not hot, the lake was calm, and they had a level campsite. They raised their tent, cooked their dinner, and went to bed ...read more

  • There Was A Perfect Man Who Met A Perfect Woman. ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    There was a perfect man who met a perfect woman. After a perfect courtship, they had a perfect wedding. Their life together was, of course, perfect. One snowy, stormy Christmas Eve this perfect couple was driving along a winding road when they noticed someone at the roadside in distress. Being the ...read more

  • I Read About One Lady That Was The Church ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    I read about one lady that was the church organist. The church was having a 6:30 am Sunrise service. The woman over-slept and at 6:31, the pastor called to see if she was on her way. She jumped up out of bed, hastily got ready, and arrived about 30 minutes late. The next year, her phone rang at ...read more

  • I Was Nearly 50 Years Old Before I Learned The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    I was nearly 50 years old before I learned the positive definition of mercy in Peter Wagner’s book on spiritual gifts. Let me illustrate it. Long ago a poor woman from the slums of London was invited to go with a group of people for a holiday at the ocean. She had never seen the ocean. When she ...read more

  • You May Recall That On Easter Sunday I Made ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    You may recall that on Easter Sunday I made reference to Charles Schulz’s comic strip PEANUTS. The fact that I have to identify it as “Charles Schulz’s comic strip PEANUTS” just shows you how much things have changed. In the circles where I grew up, you could quote “PEANUTS” with no more ...read more

  • He Left It All

    Contributed by Bill Butsko on Aug 9, 2007
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    “He Left It All” A famous millionaire died of cancer. For weeks he suffered intolerable agony. Although surrounded by every luxury and receiving every possible care, he died as wretchedly as a pauper. There was the usual publicity, flowers, telegrams, an expensive bronze casket and a towering ...read more

  • God Is So Into You That He Already Made It Up In ...

    Contributed by Charles Jones on Aug 30, 2007
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    God is so into you that He already made it up in his mind that based upon your conviction and your confession of faith. He has decided that the plans and the purposes that he has for your life, because you decided to walk in obedience to his word God is convinced that yes I can trust him or her ...read more

  • Suppose The Ceo Of A Large Corporation Was Asked, ...

    Contributed by Bob Joyce on Aug 31, 2007
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    Suppose the CEO of a large corporation was asked, "Who is the most important person in your life?," and he said, "My vice president of marketing is the most important person in my life. He makes a great contribution to our success." "What about your wife." "Oh, yes, of course, that goes without ...read more

  • Maybe We Need To Set Up Appropriate Boundaries ...

    Contributed by Mark Eberly on Sep 10, 2007
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    Maybe we need to set up appropriate boundaries especially when people transgress our boundaries. This is not an act of condemnation but of self-preservation so that we can live out the love of Christ. When I worked at Pizza Hut as a shift manager, I got a call from a customer where we made a ...read more

  • It's Like The Guy You May Have Seen, That Acts ...  PRO

    Contributed by Rev. Saeed Richardson on Oct 7, 2007
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    It’s like the guy you may have seen, that acts like a gentleman, sweet and loving, taking a lady out to a nice dinner, and a romantic evening, only so he can get “something” out of the deal. Instead of doing all these things out of the sincerity of his heart, he’s really just putting out some money ...read more

  • Solomon Is Chpater 1 Of Ecc Tells Us That There ...

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Oct 17, 2007
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    Solomon is chpater 1 of Ecc tells us that there is no memory of men who have died and left this place – their memories fade, their work is forgotten and they fade off into the realm of nothingness when they live their life without God.Everyone like this will be forgotten!Playboy’s founder - Hugh ...read more

  • We Are Often Like The Child Who When Walking With ...

    Contributed by Aubrey Vaughan on Oct 17, 2007
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    We are often like the child who when walking with their parents they either have the tendancy to lag behind their parents kicking their heels or even run ahead doing their own thing for instance. 1. Maybe we’ve been walking for so long we’ve stopped and were tired and are reluctant to go on, were ...read more

  • At High School, I Had A Sports Teacher Who Was ...

    Contributed by Amanda Wilson on Oct 20, 2007
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    At high school, I had a sports teacher who was very good at teaching people how to do things. One day my sports class was in the gym and a good friend of mine, Pam, was on the big trampoline. I was standing waiting for my turn when this sports teacher came up and offered to teach Pam how to do more ...read more

  • How Do Some People Seek Guidance From God?

    Contributed by Brian La Croix on Oct 29, 2007
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    How do some people seek guidance from God? > Signs – like a falling star, a chance meeting between people, something in a fortune cookie… Here’s something that I think would be good for a fortune cookie: “Stop trying to find your fortune in a cookie and go get a job!” > Random Bible Openings – ...read more

  • There Was Once A School For Poor And ...  PRO

    Contributed by John Cuddeford on Nov 1, 2007
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    There was once a school for poor and underprivileged boys. In it there was a rule that, if certain things took place, the offender was to receive so many blows from a cane. One day a very poor boy broke this rule. He was called and stripped to receive his punishment. He had had little to eat, and ...read more

  • Author Thom Rainer Tells Of A Man Name George Who ...

    Contributed by Brian Matherlee on Nov 29, 2007
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    Author Thom Rainer tells of a man name George who learned a few weeks after becoming a Christian that at least 4 people were praying for him daily. George said: “I wasn’t surprised (my wife) was praying for me….then George learned about others. ‘A friend of mine who lives over seven hundred miles ...read more

  • This Past Week, Scientists Were Predicting That ...

    Contributed by Sherm Nichols on Dec 31, 2007
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    This past week, scientists were predicting that they will someday, in the next 10 years or so, be able to “create artificial life.” Interesting. As it turns out, they were talking about being able to put together a cell – a membrane, a nucleus, and the other parts that make it “live,” all in the ...read more

  • A Farmer Loaned His Mule To A Neighbor To Help ...

    Contributed by Sherm Nichols on Dec 31, 2007
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    A farmer loaned his mule to a neighbor to help with some plow work. After an hour or so, he came back for help. “That mule won’t do a thing. I can’t even get him to move over to the plow.” The farmer said, “Let’s go have a look at him.” He picked up a 2 x 4 and followed his neighbor out to the ...read more

  • My Daddy Knows…

    Contributed by Daniel Owens on Jan 18, 2008
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    3 little boys were in the back yard playing. Pretty soon they got into this old thing of – you know – My dad is bigger that your dad – better than your dad, greater than yours. My dad can beat your dad and all that. This one little boy says, “My dad knows the Mayor.” Pretty impressive. The ...read more