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  • Because I Have Been Given Much

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Because I Have Been Given Much By Grace Nowell Crowell Because I have been given much, I too must give Because of Thy great bounty Lord, each day I live. I shall divide my gifts from Thee With every brother that I see Who has need of help from me. Because I have been sheltered, fed, by Thy good ...read more

  • I Read About A Woman Who Was Stopped By A ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    I read about a woman who was stopped by a policeman for going through a stop sign. He walked up to the side of the car, looked at her and said, "I’m going to have to give you a ticket you for going through a stop sign." She said, "You’ve got to be kidding. I didn’t drive through any stop sign. I ...read more

  • Jesus Was Thirsty

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007
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    Jesus said, "I am thirsty." No wonder he was thirsty. Loss of blood. Exposure. Heat. Exhaustion. Dehydration. He’s been on the cross now for 6 hours. The sweat rolls off him like buckets. It’s hot. And the flies are buzzing around him. The crowds taunting him. The blood mixes with the sweat as it ...read more

  • Charles Dickens's Tale Of Two Cities Is A Story ...

    Contributed by Kenneth Mitchell on Jan 31, 2008
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    Charles Dickens’s Tale of Two Cities is a story woven around the events of the French revolution. Each day, a grim procession of prisoners would make its way on the streets of Paris to the guillotine. One prisoner, Sidney Carton, a brave man who had once lost his soul but had now found it again, ...read more

  • Larry Burkett States, "A Verse In Proverbs Says ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 10, 2008
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    LARRY BURKETT STATES, “A VERSE IN PROVERBS SAYS THAT GOD HAS ASKED FOR OUR FIRST FRUITS: THE FIRST AND BEST OF ALL THAT WE RECEIVE. THAT MEANS THAT WE SHOULD TITHE FROM OUR TOTAL GROSS INCOME BEFORE TAXES. ANY PROFIT MADE FROM THE SALE OF A HOME OUGHT TO BE TITHED UPON, BECAUSE IT IS, IN FACT, PART ...read more

  • Gary Farmer Was Not Open To The Gospel. I Would ...

    Contributed by Donny Granberry on Apr 20, 2008
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    Gary Farmer was not open to the gospel. I would share little things with him, but most of all, Rick and I would just shower him with kindness and try to live Jesus to him. His mother got sick and passed away. She was a good Christian lady, and Gary knew that there was only one way he would ever ...read more

  • The Mission Is Worth ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 11, 2008
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    THE MISSION IS WORTH IT "If God gives me another life, may I give it to him as a missionary." –Samuel Kang, executive head of the Korean World Missions Association. “If I am a Christian, I am not set on saving my own skin, but on seeing that the salvation of God comes through me to others.” ...read more

  • There Was Excitement All Through The Orphanage, ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 9, 2008
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    There was excitement all through the orphanage, for a lady had come to take little Jane home with her. The girl was sort of nervous about the thought of becoming the kind ladies child, "Do you want to go with me and be my child?" the lady asked her in a gentle tone. The little girl said,” I don’t ...read more

  • William Colgate

    Contributed by Willem Nel on Feb 4, 2009
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    WILLIAM COLGATE His family was poor and at the age of 16 he left home to seek his fortune. The only thing he knew was how to make soap and candles. He met an old canal-boat captain, who gave him this advice: "Be a good man, give your heart to Christ, pay the Lord all that belongs to Him, make an ...read more

  • Women ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Feb 13, 2009
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    WOMEN GIVING Women make 84% of all philanthropic decisions and 80% of all major consumer-buying decisions. The number of women-owned businesses with 500 or more employees grew by 125% from ’97 to ’03. Business owners give an average of 7% of their annual income vs. 2% for the average household, ...read more

  • Fasting Is Getting More Attention These Days. In ...

    Contributed by Anne Benefield on Mar 5, 2009
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    Fasting is getting more attention these days. In a special issue of Time Magazine on "How Faith Can Heal" Jeffrey Kluger writes: "Faith and health overlap in other ways too. Take fasting. One of the staples of both traditional wellness protocols and traditional religious rituals is the cleansing ...read more

  • The Walter Wilson Story

    Contributed by Warner Pidgeon on Jun 3, 2009
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    THE WALTER WILSON STORY Walter Lewis Wilson was an American doctor born towards the end of the 19th century. He was a faithful Christian who often hosted visiting missionaries to his church. One visitor from France didn't mince words, asking him, "Who is the Holy Spirit to you?" Wilson's answer ...read more

  • The Fragments Of Our Lives - Good Story

    Contributed by J Jeffrey Smead on Feb 25, 2026
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    Hear God's Word in John's telling: BIBLE "And when they had eaten their fill, he told his disciples, "Gather up the leftover fragments, that nothing may be lost." 13 So they gathered them up and filled twelve baskets with fragments from the five barley loaves left by those ...read more

  • Bill Hybels And Soccer Coach (Across The Room ...  PRO

    Contributed by Paul Wallace on Feb 22, 2007
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    Bill Hybels and Soccer Coach (Across the Room p30) Bill tells about his sons soccer coach (Brian). One day he felt prompted to leave the sideline and go introduce himself and help put the balls and equiptment away. He wasn’t thrilled to find out Bill was a pastor. After several months of ...read more

  • Bitter And Resentful

    Contributed by Glynda Lomax on Dec 27, 2014
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    "Bitterness is like taking poison, and waiting for the other person to die." - Malachy McCourt I once knew a woman whose heart had been broken by disappointing relationships. She became very sarcastic towards the opposite sex and could often be overheard making disparaging remarks about ...read more

  • God's Name Was So Sacred To The Jews That It Was ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 18, 2002
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    God’s name was so sacred to the Jews that it was pronounced only once a year by the high priest when giving the blessing on Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement (Lev. 23:27). Michael G. Moriarty, The Perfect 10: The ...read more

  • A Little Boy Was Saying His Bedtime Prayers With ...  PRO

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Dec 8, 2005
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    A little boy was saying his bedtime prayers with his mother: "Lord, bless Mommy and Daddy, and God, GIVE ME A NEW BICYCLE!!!" Mom: "God’s not deaf, son. Boy: "I know, Mom, but Grandma’s in ...read more

  • Church Attendance According To Abc News, 40% Of ...

    Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 3, 2006
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    Church Attendance According to ABC News, 40% of Americans attend church in a typical week. Polls indicate 95% profess belief in the existence of God or a universal spirit. Americans gave $88 billion to religious ...read more

  • Are You Making Your Mom And Dad Proud Of You? My ...

    Contributed by Herman Abrahams on Aug 8, 2007
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    Are you making your mom and dad proud of you? My three children have over the years always showed their appreciation by thanking my wife and I for all we have done for them. They also show their ...read more

  • The Paradox Of Our Time In History  PRO

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Jan 8, 2005
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    The Paradox of Our Time in History The paradox of our time in history is that.... We have taller buildings but shorter tempers, wider freeways, but narrower viewpoints. We spend more, but have less. We buy more, but enjoy less. We have bigger houses and smaller families, more conveniences, but ...read more