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  • D.l. Moody Illustrates How To Grow ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 12, 2009
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    D.L. Moody Illustrates How to Grow Spiritually In one of his meetings, D.L. Moody was explaining to his audience the truth that we cannot bring about spiritual changes in our lives by our own strength. He demonstrated the principal like this: “Tell me,” he said to his audience, “how can I get the ...read more

  • My Old Friend Tom Keller Was On Sentry Duty ...

    Contributed by Johnny Wilson on Jan 16, 2010
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    My old friend Tom Keller was on sentry duty during his time in the military and he fell asleep, standing on his feet. Something awakened him and as he opened his eyes, he saw spit-shined boots directly opposite his own. He wanted to curse, but instead, he said, “In Jesus’ name, Amen!” and looked up ...read more

  • Many People Find It Much Easier To ...

    Contributed by Davon Huss on Jan 18, 2010
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    Many people find it much easier to compartmentalize their lives and justify their inconsistencies. Consider this story. A man and his girlfriend went to a fast food restaurant. They bought a bucket of chicken to take on a picnic, but the cashier mistakenly gave them the bucket full of the day’s ...read more

  • John Wesley Sells Painting To Meet Someone's ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 6, 2010
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    John Wesley Sells Painting to Meet Someone’s Need The story is told of the famed evangelist and preacher, John Wesley, who, one winter day, met a poor girl in one of the schools under his care. She seemed almost frozen. He asked her if she had no clothing but the thin garments she was wearing. She ...read more

  • Bait And Switch  PRO

    Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Feb 22, 2010
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    BAIT AND SWITCH Mart DeHaan explains: In an unethical selling technique called the bait-and-switch method, a retailer lures customers into his store by advertising a well-known product at a very low price. When the buyer asks to purchase it, however, he is told that it is out of stock. The ...read more

  • On Anger

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Jul 7, 2010
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    ON ANGER "As a clinical psychologist specializing in the treatment of angry men, I’ve seen many of my patients lose jobs, wives, and opportunities because they were simply not able to handle the normal frustrations and disappointments in life. They argue, they insult, and they sulk. They come to ...read more

  • Integrity On A Bus

    Contributed by Curry Pikkaart on Jul 19, 2010
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    INTEGRITY ON A BUS One Sunday a pastor preached a sermon on honesty. Monday morning he took the bus took get to his office. He paid the fare, and the bus driver gave him back too much change. During the rest of the journey, the pastor was rationalizing how God had provided him with some extra ...read more

  • Youngest Mp Ever

    Contributed by John Perry on Oct 2, 2010
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    YOUNGEST MP EVER In the recent federal election Australia’s youngest ever MP was elected into office. One article reads - WATCHING Australia's youngest-ever MP shake hands and stop to greet members of the public, you'd think he had been doing it for years. But Wyatt Roy, 20, who won the ...read more

  • Start With Heaven

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Dec 31, 2010
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    START WITH HEAVEN Randy Alcorn states the following: “Often our thinking is backwards. Why do we imagine that God patterns Heaven’s holy city after an earthly city, as if Heaven knows nothing of community and culture and has to get its ideas from us? Isn’t it more likely that earthly realities, ...read more

  • The Danger Of The Serpent

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 5, 2011
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    THE DANGER OF THE SERPENT There was a tragedy in Florida. I’m not sure if the baby BURMESE PYTHON came with a warning. If not, it should have. The Oxford, Florida family that brought the serpent home as a pet would live to regret allowing such a creature in the house. The snake, now 12 feet long, ...read more

  • Our Deepest Need

    Contributed by Rodelio Mallari on Apr 13, 2011
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    OUR DEEPEST NEED Several years ago in an interview during his battle with cancer, theologian Francis Schaeffer said, "The only way to be foolishly happy in this world is to be young enough, well enough, and have money enough--and not give a care about other people. But as soon as you don’t have ...read more

  • Jack Nicklaus And Repentance  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 14, 2011
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    JACK NICKLAUS AND REPENTANCE Jack Nicklaus is considered by most as the greatest golfer who has ever played the game. Once, when he was at the top of his game, he quit playing for 30 days to correct something with his game. He couldn’t correct it. He tried but to no success. Then he went back to ...read more

  • Don't Worry, Be Happy  PRO

    Contributed by Jason Bonnicksen on Jun 26, 2011
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    DON'T WORRY, BE HAPPY Some people have dogs; some have cats, and some have both. Our dogs — well, they don’t worry about their fur. As far as we know, they don’t worry about much of anything. When they’re hungry they let us know. When the need to go outside and do their thing, they let us ...read more

  • Are You Going Deaf?

    Contributed by Gordon Curley on Jul 2, 2011
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    ARE YOU GOING DEAF? Fed up with people telling him he was going deaf, a man went to get his hearing tested. After examining the man, the audiologist place a clock on a desk and asked the man if he could hear it ticking. The man replied; "Yes I can." The audiologist then placed the clock at the ...read more

  • Fear Of Bugs

    Contributed by Brad Henry on Jul 26, 2011
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    FEAR OF BUGS I hear the word camping and run for cover. Through the daily writings most of you know that a number of weird things happen to me. How much more in the open woods. Of all the times I camped OUTSIDE I have never had a good experience. If there are 1,000 people in a field and 1 ...read more

  • Are You Planting The Right Seed?

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 11, 2011
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    ARE YOU PLANTING THE RIGHT SEED? Some time ago "Reader’s Digest" told the story about a company who mailed out some special advertising business post cards with a mustard seed glued to it with the following caption that went something like this: "If you have faith as small as this mustard seed in ...read more

  • Bread And Butter  PRO

    Contributed by David Tack on Aug 25, 2011
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    BREAD AND BUTTER A small-town baker bought his butter from a local farmer. After weighing his butter, he concluded the farmer had been reducing the amount in the packages but charging the same. Therefore, the baker accused the farmer of fraud. In court the judge asked the farmer, "Do you have ...read more

  • Come To Jesus "Messy"

    Contributed by Brad Henry on Aug 30, 2011
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    COME TO JESUS "MESSY" My autistic son Chase has this ritual where he has to look at every clock in the house at :50 on the hour. It starts at 6:50, 7:50 till 8:50 at night. I once got tired at night when Julie was at a bible study and tried to get Chase to bed early. I changed the upstairs clock ...read more

  • The Mind Is Like Silly Putty

    Contributed by Michael Walther on Oct 10, 2011
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    THE MIND IS LIKE SILLY PUTTY "The peace of God which passes understanding will guard your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus" (Philippians 4.7) Our minds are wonderful creations of God. But did you know they need to be guarded? When I was a boy I used to play with Silly Putty. You could do a lot ...read more

  • We Had Been Given A Gift To Go The Whitewater ...

    Contributed by Brad Henry on Dec 9, 2011
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    We had been given a gift to go the Whitewater Center in Charlotte, NC to go on a Rope Course and Zip Line. First of all you get into a harness which feels like you are a two year old that has just gotten into trouble for the 20th time. Now you are on a leash, a short leash. The rope course is ...read more