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  • Go Get Your Own

    Contributed by Louis Pantelis on May 21, 2009
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    GO GET YOUR OWN One day a group of scientists got together and decided that man had come along way and no longer needed God. So they picked one scientist to go and tell Him that they were done with Him. The scientist walked up to God and said "God, we’ve decided that we no longer need you; We’re ...read more

  • You Know What It Reminds Me Of? Remember The ...

    Contributed by Sean Harder on Jun 25, 2009
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    You know what it reminds me of? Remember the first Indiana Jones Movie, where for several seconds this crazy and skilled guy is threatening Indiana by whirling this sword around with incredible flash, then in an instant, Jones calmly, with mild irritation, pulls out his gun and bang its over. ...read more

  • When I Was A Teenager, I Remember My Unle ...

    Contributed by Shawn Miller on Jul 6, 2009
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    When I was a teenager, I remember my uncle telling me of times when He would go spelunker caves. He loved the thrill of finding new caves and the thought of being somewhere where no one had been. He told me that there were times deep inside some of the caves where you had to crawl on your stomach ...read more

  • Vern Treat - Follow Your Bubbles. I Recently Had ...

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Jul 8, 2009
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    Vern Treat - FOLLOW YOUR BUBBLES. I recently had a conversation with a man who’s a scuba diver. He shared an interesting story. He said that when you’re down deep, you’re encircled by light. There’s no way you can tell which way is up because the water diffuses the light. You’re also ...read more

  • Search And Rescue

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 21, 2009
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    SEARCH AND RESCUE There is a group of people I hope we never have to meet. They’re job is hard, exciting, frightening and important all at the same time. They do SAR; Search and Rescue. They work near Reno, Nevada and work ski resorts and desert rescue. They pull people off of Mt. Hood, find lost ...read more

  • To Know God's Will, Follow The ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 26, 2009
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    To Know God’s Will, Follow the Guide In A Slow and Certain Light, Elizabeth Elliot tells of 2 adventurers who stopped by to see her, all loaded with equipment for the rainforest East of the Andes. It was the first time they are trekking the forest but they sought no advice, just a few phrases to ...read more

  • Residents Of Pompeii Ignored Warning ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 2, 2009
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    Residents of Pompeii Ignored Warning Signs Naomi and I visited the ruins of Pompeii outside of what is today Naples. The Roman City of Pompeii was destroyed in A.D. 79. The explosion of Mount Vesuvius was so sudden, the residents were killed while in their routine: men and women were at the market, ...read more

  • It Was Approaching Thanksgiving And Dave's Family ...

    Contributed by Bret Toman on Jan 7, 2010
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    It was approaching Thanksgiving and Dave's family was together. He was in the construction supply business and business was good. In response to hearing about how well things were going, Dave's daughter said "We sure have a lot to be thankful for!" But instead of agreeing, Dave snapped "I worked ...read more

  • Selling What You Believe In

    Contributed by Warren Whitaker on Feb 10, 2010
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    Selling What You Believe In My best friend in high school is now a teacher, but when we were in college, he tried his hand at selling things. He worked for Amway, Long Distance Telephone services, all sorts of those door to door, sign-you-up, pyramid-type business. I even remember him selling ...read more

  • There Were Three Men Who Went Bear Hunting ...

    Contributed by Bobby Scobey on Feb 23, 2010
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    There were three men who went bear hunting together: a lawyer, a drunk and a preacher. As they were walking through the woods to pick their places, a bear ran right in front of them. All three with quick reflexes took quick aim and fired. The bear fell down dead. An argument arose about who had ...read more

  • A Stinging Blow For Good  PRO

    Contributed by Curry Pikkaart on Mar 2, 2010
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    A STINGING BLOW FOR GOOD Always remember that God knows what he is doing with us, even if we don’t know. Many years ago there was found in an African mine the most magnificent diamond in the world’s history. It was presented to the King of England to wear in his crown. The king sent it to ...read more

  • I Have A Water Filter Attached To My Kitchen Sink ...

    Contributed by Jerry Blaxton on Mar 5, 2010
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    I have a water filter attached to my kitchen sink at home. The water normally smells bad, tastes bad, because it has stuff in it. When the water comes into the filter, the filter holds on to all the bad stuff. It doesn’t allow the bad stuff to go on through. I think our brains have a “filter” too. ...read more

  • The Master Is There; That's Enough

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 21, 2010
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    THE MASTER IS THERE; THAT'S ENOUGH A sick man turned to his doctor, as he was preparing to leave the examination room and said, "Doctor, I am afraid to die. Tell me what lies on the other side." Very quietly, the doctor said, "I don't know." "You don't know? You, a Christian man, do not know ...read more

  • La Bendición Aarónica Nos Muestra Que El Amor De ...

    Contributed by Luis Marquez on May 23, 2010
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    La Bendición Aarónica nos muestra que el amor de Dios el Padre, la gracia del hijo Jesucristo y la comunión del Espíritu Santo pueden reinar sobre nosotros. Esto es una relación con el Dios Trino que se debe renovar cada día pues “cada día trae su propio afán”. Termino con una canción de los años ...read more

  • Philip Henry's ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on May 29, 2010
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    Philip Henry’s Romance D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones tells the story of Philip Henry, the father of Matthew Henry the commentator. He and a young lady had fallen in love with each other. She belonged to a “higher” level of society than he did, and although she had become a Christian and therefore regarded ...read more

  • You May Find This Interesting; I Once Did This ...

    Contributed by Andrew Moffatt on Jul 13, 2010
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    You may find this interesting; I once did this driving course called an anti-skid driving course. One of the really valuable learning’s that I got out of it was, that when you drive, you should drive with your eyes looking well ahead maybe a couple of hundred metres ahead, not on the car just in ...read more

  • Bearing Witness

    Contributed by Sterling Franklin on Oct 12, 2010
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    BEARING WITNESS In court, bearing witness is telling the truth about what you've seen and heard. John the Baptizer was doing the same about Jesus. If we witness, we can tell others about something the Lord has done in our lives, whether relating to Salvation or some other matter of His ...read more

  • Sabbath Vs. Little League

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Mar 1, 2011
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    SABBATH VS. LITTLE LEAGUE The NT changes several things about the Sabbath. However, it is wise to observe a time of rest and worship. A couple of years ago Roman Catholic Cardinal John O' Connor took on Little League baseball because many altar boys were missing Sunday services. He wanted ...read more

  • Burning The Cargo

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 29, 2011
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    BURNING THE CARGO There’s a story of two paddleboats that left Memphis about the same time, travelling down the Mississippi River to New Orleans. As they travelled side by side, sailors from one vessel made a few remarks about the snail’s pace of the other. Words were exchanged. Challenges were ...read more

  • Beauty From What He Puts In

    Contributed by Thomas Cash on Apr 15, 2011
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    BEAUTY FROM WHAT HE PUTS IN There once was a brier growing in a ditch when a gardener came along with his spade and dug it up. He dug around it and gently lifted it out of the ground, bringing the brier to ask itself, "What is he doing? Doesn’t he know I’m a worthless brier?" But the gardener ...read more