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  • The Arrest

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 11, 2009
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    THE ARREST A young man was sitting at a stop light in downtown New Orleans one evening, when the lady in front of him was distracted as she was going thru some papers on her front seat. The red light changed to green and the young woman did not move. The young man was a bit put off by this and ...read more

  • Jesus Stands ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 12, 2009
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    JESUS STANDS READY During the years of 1980s, I traveled quite a bit from Washington D.C. to New Jersey to go between my father and mother’s house. As a 10-year-old I traveled alone on planes, so news stories about planes and travels were on my radar, so to speak. So, in 1982 when January 13th ...read more

  • Habits

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 17, 2009
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    HABITS The American Heritage Dictionary "A recurrent, often unconscious pattern of behavior that is acquired through frequent repetition." It comes from the idea "to have, to hold, possess." Roman poet Ovid in 43 BC: "Nothing is stronger than habit." Habit is a cable; we weave a thread each day, ...read more

  • The Am/Pm Alarm Mishap

    Contributed by Austin W. Duncan on Apr 17, 2026
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    Some mornings I don’t walk out of the house feeling good. Some mornings I wake up, look at my phone, and realize I set my alarm for 6 PM instead of 6 AM. Which means I didn’t set an alarm. Which means I’m now late. Which means that quiet, unhurried morning I had planned, Bible, coffee, a few ...read more

  • I Want To Share A Story From Reader's Digest, ...

    Contributed by Warren Lamb on Oct 23, 2007
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    I want to share a story from Reader’s Digest, December 2002, which was taken from a story by Lee Hill Kavanaugh, of the Kansas City Star. It goes like this: Perry Bice turned off the engine but remained behind the wheel. Parked in his driveway was a wheelchair-accessible van, a huge red and gold ...read more

  • Mike The Headless Chicken

    Contributed by Terry Blankenship on Apr 2, 2008
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    Mike the Headless Chicken On September 10, 1945, Mike’s short life was about to take a turn for the worse. On this day, Mike received a death sentence. His owners, Lloyd and Clara Olsen, decided that it was time to slaughter a group of birds, some to sell and to prepare others for themselves. Out ...read more

  • Mike The Headless Chicken

    Contributed by Terry Blankenship on Apr 2, 2008
     | 1,328 views

    Mike the Headless Chicken On September 10, 1945, Mike’s short life was about to take a turn for the worse. On this day, Mike received a death sentence. His owners, Lloyd and Clara Olsen, decided that it was time to slaughter a group of birds, some to sell and to prepare others for themselves. Out ...read more

  • Mike The Headless Chicken  PRO

    Contributed by Terry Blankenship on Apr 2, 2008
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    Mike the Headless Chicken On September 10, 1945, Mike’s short life was about to take a turn for the worse. On this day, Mike received a death sentence. His owners, Lloyd and Clara Olsen, decided that it was time to slaughter a group of birds, some to sell and to prepare others for themselves. Out ...read more

  • De La Oscuridad A La Luz: Un Rescate Que Refleja El Plan De Dios

    Contributed by Carlos Vazquez on Feb 18, 2025
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    En 2010, el mundo fue testigo de uno de los rescates más impresionantes de la historia. 33 mineros chilenos quedaron atrapados a más de 700 metros de profundidad en la mina San José. Sin agua potable, con escasas provisiones y sin saber si alguien los estaba buscando, su única ...read more

  • Mommy, I'm So Thirsty  PRO

    Contributed by David Yarbrough on Jan 28, 2002
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    Mommy I’m so thirsty. I want a drink. Susanna Petroysan heard her daughter’s pleas, but there was nothing she could do. She and four-year-old Gayaney were trapped beneath tons of collapsed concrete and steel. Beside them in the darkness lay the body of Susanna’s sister-in-law, Karine, one of ...read more

  • Susanna Petroysan Heard Her Daughter's Pleas, But ...  PRO

    Contributed by Joel Vicente on May 27, 2004
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    Susanna Petroysan heard her daughter’s pleas, but there was nothing she could do. She and four-year-old Gayaney were trapped beneath tons of collapsed concrete and steel. Beside them in the darkness lay the body of Susanna’s sister-in-law, Karine, one of the fifty-five thousand victims of the worst ...read more

  • A Parking Spot In Heaven! (06.16.05--The Tie That ...  PRO

    Contributed by Mark Brunner on Jun 14, 2005
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    A Parking Spot in Heaven! (06.16.05--The Tie That Binds--Psalm 51:12 ) What motivates you? Why do you go to work every day? What causes you to get out of a warm bed where you may have been dreaming contentedly and plant those feet down on the hard floor ready to launch into another day? I am an ...read more

  • If Only We Would Turn Around! ...  PRO

    Contributed by Mark Brunner on Jun 26, 2005
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    If Only We Would Turn Around! (06.28.05--Direction--John 21:7-9 ) It’s a funny thing about life isn’t it that when we find ourselves off course we very seldom consider reversal the right direction to take. I guess it is just human nature to assume that where we’ve been already was a good choice ...read more

  • Too Easily Pleased! (07.06.05--Joy Every ...  PRO

    Contributed by Mark Brunner on Jul 5, 2005
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    Too Easily Pleased! (07.06.05--Joy Every Day--Ecclesiastes 9:7-10) I was happy with things the way they were. Why should I go to any great length to make them any better when, as it were, I was contented with how my car looked and drove? This was my response about a year ago when my wife ...read more

  • In Max Lucado's Book The Applause Of Heaven, He ...  PRO

    Contributed by Timothy Smith on Jul 29, 2006
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    In Max Lucado’s book The Applause of Heaven, he gives an illustration, that cements Jesus’ point that the only way to change your life is to change your heart. At one time Max and his family lived in Rio De Janeiro, working as missionaries. Once, when they were leaving on a week long trip, Max ...read more

  • Death Is Certain But The Bible Speaks About ...

    Contributed by Tony Abram on Aug 20, 2009
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    Death is certain but the Bible speaks about untimely death! It is written in the Bible (Galatians 6:7): ’Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man sow, that shall he also reap Here are some men and women who mocked God : John Lennon (Singer): Some years before, during his ...read more

  • Compassion For

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 18, 2009
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    Compassion for "Dirty Dog Gentiles" Mark 7:36-37 Jesus commanded them not to tell anyone. But the more he did so, the more they kept talking about it. People were overwhelmed with amazement. “He has done everything well,” they said. “He even makes the deaf hear and the mute speak.” (NIV) These ...read more

  • Christian Walk Compared To Learning How To Pitch ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 14, 2009
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    Christian Walk Compared to Learning How to Pitch Horseshoes When I married into Charlotte’s family I married into a really close family that liked to spend a lot of time together. Almost every Sunday was spent at Charlotte’s Mom and Dad’s house. There were football or baseball games to watch or ...read more

  • Are You Tired? I Am.

    Contributed by Todd Catteau on Dec 22, 2023
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    Can you believe it? Another year is in the books. I don’t know about you, but as magical and wonderful this time of year is, it is exhausting. I’m tired! And the fact is that it’s not just this time of year. I find myself getting weary and tired often. Life is like that. It can wear you down. ...read more

  • April 21, 2005 "Give Me A Shrub With Character!" ...  PRO

    Contributed by Mark Brunner on Apr 19, 2005
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    April 21, 2005 “Give Me A Shrub With Character!” Proverbs 12:3 Key verse(s) 3:“A man cannot be established through wickedness, but the righteous cannot be uprooted.” There are some plants that you can’t kill! I have long been fascinated by the differences exhibited in hardiness among the many ...read more