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  • Clutching My Cane--Straightening The Derby!" ...  PRO

    Contributed by Mark Brunner on Nov 25, 2004
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    “Clutching My Cane--Straightening the Derby!” Acts 8: 18-25 Key verse(s): 24: “Then Simon answered, ‘Pray to the Lord for me so that nothing you have said may happen to me.’” There’s an old East Texas saying: “It doesn’t matter how much milk you spill just so long as you don’t lose the cow.” To ...read more

  • The Two Faces Of Change!" 2 Kings 12: 1-8 Key ...  PRO

    Contributed by Mark Brunner on Jan 9, 2005
    based on 7 ratings
     | 2,366 views

    “The Two Faces of Change!” 2 Kings 12: 1-8 Key verse(s): 2-3:“Joash did what was right in the eyes of the Lord all the years Jehoiada the priest instructed him. The high places, however, were not removed; the people continued to offer sacrifices and burn incense there.” On June 4, 1783 at the ...read more

  • Are You A Patter?" 2 Timothy 4:11 Key Verse(S) ...  PRO

    Contributed by Mark Brunner on May 8, 2005
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    “Are You A Patter?” 2 Timothy 4:11 Key verse(s) 11:“Only Luke is with me. Get Mark and bring him with you, because he is helpful to me in my ministry.” Everyone seems to have a purpose; but what is mine? Do you sometimes wonder just what your calling in life is? For some it seems pretty obvious. ...read more

  • I'll Get Back To You! (08.04.05--Boldness ...  PRO

    Contributed by Mark Brunner on Aug 2, 2005
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    I’ll Get Back to You! (08.04.05--Boldness Too!--Acts 3:11) “Let me think about it and I’ll get back to you.” How often have you heard that said in your life. If we could count the number of times action has been spared by inaction due to the “thought process” necessary beforehand, we’d probably ...read more

  • Strange Bedfellows! (11.14.05--Christian ...  PRO

    Contributed by Mark Brunner on Nov 10, 2005
    based on 7 ratings
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    Strange Bedfellows! (11.14.05--Christian Soldiers!--Exodus 8:25-29) Many years ago I was an avid smoker. I smoked a pipe, cigarettes and cigars. Anything that had nicotine in it, I was putting a match to. Then I decided to quit. I threw away the cigarettes and cigars and put my pipes in their ...read more

  • Give The Keys To Jesus

    Contributed by Brian La Croix on Feb 14, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,778 views

    1. Give the keys to Jesus. Letting anyone drive our vehicle is tough. I admit that at times I’m not the best passenger, especially when it’s my vehicle. Just ask my wife. And just for the record, I think my wife’s a great driver. If I didn’t think so, I wouldn’t let her take my kids ...read more

  • The Story Of Squanto  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 26, 2007
    based on 7 ratings
     | 1,846 views

    The Story of Squanto Most of us know the story of the first Thanksgiving -- at least, we know the Pilgrim version. But how many of us know the Indian viewpoint? No, I’m not talking about some revisionist, politically correct version of history. I’m talking about the amazing story of the way God ...read more

  • You Probably Recognize The Name Sam Houston. He ...  PRO

    Contributed by Chris Edmondson on May 26, 2007
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    You probably recognize the name Sam Houston. He was a Texas and an American hero. Originally he was a native of Virginia. He became a congressman and a governor of the state of Tennessee. He eventually moved to Texas where he joined the fight for independence and became commander of the Texas army. ...read more

  • Dr. James Dobson's Focus On The Family Recently ...  PRO

    Contributed by Austin Mansfield on Jun 3, 2007
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    Dr. James Dobson’s Focus On The Family recently aired this true story from Dr. Bob Reccord, president of the International Missions Board: A pastor friend in Texas was in a hurry after work. He had to get to the mall for some items, go to his daughter’s school to pick her up, take her home, get ...read more

  • But A Recent Gallop Poll Commissioned By The ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    BUT A RECENT GALLOP POLL COMMISSIONED BY THE SUNDAY SCHOOL BOARD SAID, “FIFTY NINE PERCENT OF 3700 PEOPLE RANDOM SELECTED WHILE LEAVING 217 CHURCHES BELIEVE, THEY COULD STAND BEFORE GOD ON THEIR OUR OWN MERITS, AND THAT IN THE END, GOD WILL BE FORCED TO GRADE US ALL ON THE CURVE ANYWAY.” PERHAPS ...read more

  • Hot-Sync Your Marriage!

    Contributed by Mike Fox on Feb 23, 2008
     | 1,956 views

    Hot-Sync Your Marriage! "Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof." Proverbs 18:21 We used to have just PDA’s. Now, like most, we’ve updated to PDA Phones, mainly for business. But when we had our PDA’s, we had a feature called "Hot-Sync". The ...read more

  • I Know Your ...

    Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Aug 11, 2008
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    “I Know Your Face” Quite recently a very dear friend suffered the heartbreaking miscarriage of a child. She was devastated by this loss of life and it got me thinking about my own miscarriage some 23 years ago of our first child and how distraught I was. My husband, Terry, and I were not ...read more

  • First Step To ...

    Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Aug 11, 2008
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    First Step to Spiritual Revival The need for turning to God has never been more urgent than today. The latest fads of social Christianity and religious programs have been unable to deliver Americans from their economic concerns, fear of terrorist attacks and moral decline. Many in America have ...read more

  • Blessed Are The Merciful

    Contributed by Terry Laughlin on Aug 11, 2008
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    Blessed Are The Merciful In the Sermon on the Mount, we notice that Jesus' subject was not on how people are to be saved, but on the fruit of those who allow the Holy Spirit to work in their lives. One of the signs or evidences that a person has been converted is that he is now merciful. ...read more

  • Fly Like An Eagle

    Contributed by Eric Ferguson on Aug 13, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,766 views

    FLY LIKE AN EAGLE A nature lover was once walking through the countryside when he came upon a farm. He walked up to the fence and looked into the barnyard. He saw lots of chickens and geese and other farm animals wandering and scratching about. Then he noticed one bird that didn’t fit. He looked ...read more

  • The Red Glove

    Contributed by Chester Harris on Dec 4, 2008
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     | 3,385 views

    THE RED GLOVE It was one of those rare wintry days on the campus of Asbury Seminary with snow drifting over the sidewalks and students slipping and sliding, intentionally and without serious intent! I needed to mail a letter and decided to trek the extra distance to the Wilmore post office, rather ...read more

  • How To Get Kicked Out Of Church On Christmas Eve  PRO

    Contributed by Peter Loughman on Dec 15, 2008
    based on 5 ratings
     | 7,206 views

    HOW TO GET KICKED OUT OF CHURCH ON CHRISTMAS EVE Christmas Eve 1990. I came this close to being physically thrown out of church. We were new to town and we heard that a certain church in town had a fantastic Christmas Eve service. So, we went with some friends, about ten of us total, to this ...read more

  • Love Doesn't Give Up

    Contributed by Paul Green on Oct 28, 2009
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    LOVE DOESN'T GIVE UP I came across an article in the paper this week that had the heading "A Mother's Love and Determination." And the subtitle "Refusing to give up, Cynthia Teare helped her son to walk again." I caught my attention because out theme today is "Love is... determined." It's the ...read more

  • I-Phone Apps And The Mind Of ...

    Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Dec 9, 2009
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    i-Phone apps and the Mind of Christ: Some of you may be aware that I have just succumbed to a sickness shared by several of you here today. I just purchased my first Apple I-phone. I supposedly did it for the purpose of gaining internet access, texting, and e-mails … along with using it as an ...read more

  • Messiah Sighting In Brooklyn

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 30, 2009
     | 5,107 views

    MESSIAH SIGHTING IN BROOKLYN In 1993 I saw a news report on T.V. it was about a "Messiah sighting" in the Crown Heights section of Brooklyn, New York. Twenty thousand Lubavitcher Hasidic Jews live in Crown Heights, and many of them believed the Messiah was dwelling among them in the person of ...read more